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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ALTIMMUNE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Other assets |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Total operating expenses |
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Loss from operations |
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Total other (expense) income, net |
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Net loss before income tax benefit |
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Other comprehensive (loss) income — unrealized (loss) gain on short-term investments |
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Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance at December 31, 2020 | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
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Vesting of restricted stock awards including withholding, net |
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Issuance of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | | | — | — | | |||||||||||
Retirement of common stock in exchange for common stock warrant |
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Issuance of common stock warrant in exchange for retirement of common stock |
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Issuance of common stock in at-the-market offerings, net | | | | — | — | | |||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon cashless exercise of warrants |
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Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
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Net loss |
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Balance at March 31, 2021 |
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Vesting of restricted stock awards including withholding, net |
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Issuance of common stock in at-the-market offerings, net | | | | — | — | | |||||||||||
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Net loss |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 |
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Vesting of restricted stock awards including withholding, net |
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Net loss |
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Balance at September 30, 2021 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance at December 31, 2019 | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
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Net loss |
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Balance at March 31, 2020 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ALTIMMUNE, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
Nature of Business
Altimmune, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Altimmune”) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Company is focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. The Company’s pipeline includes proprietary intranasal vaccines and next generation peptide therapeutics for obesity, NASH (pemvidutide, proposed INN, formerly known as ALT-801) and chronic hepatitis B (HepTcell). Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital, and has financed its operations through the issuance of common and preferred stock, long-term debt, and proceeds from research grants and government contracts. The Company has not generated any revenues from the sale of any products to date, and there is no assurance of any future revenues from product sales.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021. In the opinion of management, the Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and these consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year 2021 or any future years or periods.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, there have been no significant changes to the Company’s summary of significant accounting policies contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC, except for the recently adopted accounting standard for income taxes.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, including any resurgences or the emergence of new variants, may directly or indirectly impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations is highly uncertain and subject to change.
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The Company considered the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s estimates and assumptions and determined that there was not a material impact to the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. However, actual results could differ from those estimates and there may be changes to the Company’s estimates in future periods.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU No. 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 amends the approaches and methodologies in accounting for income taxes during interim periods and makes changes to certain income tax classifications. The new standard eliminates the legacy exceptions to the general guidance for intra-period tax allocation, when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items, and to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The standard also requires franchise or similar taxes partially based on income to be reported as income tax and the effects of enacted changes in tax laws or rates to be included in the annual effective tax rate computation from the date of enactment. Lastly, in any future acquisition, the Company would be required to evaluate when the step-up in the tax basis of goodwill is part of the business combination and when it should be considered a separate transaction. The Company adopted the standard as of January 1, 2021 and has evaluated the effects of this standard and determined that the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 consisted of the following:
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The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:
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The warrant liability is included in Other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020. The warrant liability was valued using the Monte Carlo simulation valuation model with Level 3 inputs.
Short-term investments have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, utilizing third party pricing services or other market observable data (Level 2). The pricing services
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utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income and market-based approaches and observable market inputs to determine value.
Short-term investments had quoted prices at September 30, 2021 as shown below:
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Total | $ | | $ | — | $ | |
Short-term investments had quoted prices at December 31, 2020 as shown below:
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The fair value of contingent payments classified as a liability is based on the regulatory milestones described in Note 8 and estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation valuation model with Level 3 inputs.
The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of contingent payments that are classified as a liability at September 30, 2021 include the following significant unobservable inputs:
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If applicable, the Company will recognize transfers into and out of Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period in which the actual event or change in circumstance occurs. There were
Separate disclosure is required for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis from those measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis, such as property and equipment and intangible assets are recognized at fair value when they are impaired. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge to property and equipment, net on a non-recurring basis (see below). As of December 31, 2020, the Company had
Property and Equipment, Net
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $
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on the assets, the probability of satisfying the contractual restrictions, physical deterioration, functional obsolescence, and economic obsolescence. The fair value measurement is considered a Level 3 measurement within the valuation hierarchy.
4. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
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As of September 30, 2021, construction-in-progress primarily includes costs related to the procurement of long-lead equipment associated with the Company’s manufacturing collaboration with Lonza Houston, Inc. (“Lonza”) for the manufacture of AdCOVID or other adenovirus-based vaccines. Under the agreement, the Company has committed approximately $
In June 2021, the Company announced the discontinuation of further development of AdCOVID following the Company’s review of findings from the Phase 1 clinical trial. Construction continues at Lonza, and the Company is currently assessing its strategic options with respect to the suite. The Company’s current expectation is that, more likely than not, the suite will be disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. As of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded $
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was approximately $
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5. Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:
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| ( |
| — | ||||
Total intangible assets subject to amortization |
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| |
| ( |
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IPR&D assets |
| Indefinite |
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| — |
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Total |
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| $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Amortization expense of intangible assets was $
6. Operating Leases
The Company rents office and laboratory space in the United States. The Company also leases office equipment under non-cancellable equipment leases through
Short-term leases are leases having a term of twelve months or less. The Company recognizes short-term leases on a straight-line basis and does not record a related lease asset or liability for such leases.
The office space leases provide for increases in future minimum annual rental payments as defined in the lease agreements. The office space lease also includes an option to renew the lease as of the end of the term. The Company has determined that the lease renewal option is not reasonably certain of being exercised.
The cash paid for operating lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $
Supplemental other information related to the operating leases balance sheet information is as follows:
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September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
| |||||
Operating lease obligations (see Note 7 and 9) |
| $ | |
| $ | | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets (included in "Other assets" in Balance Sheet) | $ | | $ | | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |
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Weighted-average discount rate |
| | % |
| | % |
7. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||
Accrued professional services |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Accrued payroll and employee benefits |
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Accrued interest |
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Accrued research and development |
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Lease obligation, current portion (see Note 6) |
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Deferred revenue |
| |
| | ||
Total accrued expenses | $ | | $ | |
8. Contingent Consideration
The Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated
The transaction closed on July 12, 2019. The Company issued
The acquisition of Spitfire was accounted for as an asset acquisition instead of a business combination because substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, and therefore, the asset was not considered a business. The Company expensed the acquired intellectual property as of the acquisition date as in-process research and development with no alternative future uses.
The Spitfire Merger Agreement also includes future contingent payments up to $
● | a one-time payment of $ |
● | a one-time payment of $ |
● | payments of up to $ |
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The Regulatory Milestones will be payable in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued in connection with each milestone amount, if any, are dependent on the share price at the time of achievement. The number of any shares issued in consideration for the IND Milestone Consideration Amount will be determined based on lower of (A) the average of the closing prices of our Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market for the
The future contingent payments related to the Regulatory Milestones are stock-based payments accounted for under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity (“ASC 480”). Such stock-based payments are subject to a lock-up whereby
The Company estimates the future contingent consideration for the Regulatory Milestones based upon a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model that is risk adjusted based on the probability of achieving the milestones and a discount for lack of marketability. The Company remeasures the fair value of the contingent consideration at each reporting period. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company achieved the IND Milestone and paid the obligation in shares according to the calculation above.
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||
Beginning balance |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Change in fair value |
| |
| | ||
Ending balance | $ | | $ | |
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the increase in fair value was primarily attributable to an increase in the closing share price of the Company’s common stock and in the probability of milestone achievement. Any changes in fair value have been recorded within research and development expense during the respective periods presented.
9. Other Long-Term Liabilities
The Company’s other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||
Lease obligation, long-term portion (see Note 6) |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Conditional economic incentive grants |
| |
| | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Total other long-term liabilities | $ | | $ | |
10. Common Stock
Public Offering
On July 16, 2020, the Company offered and sold (i)
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common stock if, as a result of such exercise, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than
The Company has assessed the Pre-Funded Warrants for appropriate equity or liability classification and determined that the Pre-Funded Warrants are freestanding instruments that do not meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480 and do not meet the definition of a derivative pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The Pre-Funded Warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock and meet all other conditions for equity classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815. Accordingly, the Pre-Funded Warrants are classified as equity and are accounted for as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. As of September 30, 2021,
At-the-Market Offerings
On February 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “2021 Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co., Evercore Group L.L.C., and B. Riley Securities, Inc., serving as sales agents (the “Sales Agents”) with respect to an at-the-market offerings program under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $
As of September 30, 2021, the Company has sold
On March 27, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “2020 Agreement”) with JMP Securities LLC, serving as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) with respect to an at-the-market offerings program under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $
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Exchange Agreement
On February 25, 2021, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with an Investor and its affiliates (the “Exchanging Stockholders”), pursuant to which the Company exchanged an aggregate of
11. Warrants
A summary of warrant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2020 |
| |
Exchanges (see Note 10) | | |
Exercises |
| ( |
Warrants outstanding, September 30, 2021 |
| |
As of September 30, 2021, all of the common stock warrants that were previously classified as a liability were exercised in full.
12. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options
The Company’s stock option awards generally vest over
Information related to stock options outstanding at September 30, 2021 is as follows:
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| Weighted-Average |
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Weighted- | Remaining | |||||||||
Number of | Average | Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic | |||||||
Stock Options | Exercise Price | (Years) | Value | |||||||
Outstanding |
| | $ | |
| $ | | |||
Exercisable |
| | $ | |
| $ | | |||
Unvested |
| | $ | |
| $ | |
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Restricted Stock
At September 30, 2021, the Company had unvested restricted stock of
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, employees purchased
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended |
| For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2021 |
| 2020 | 2021 |
| 2020 | |||||||
Research and development | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
General and administrative |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
13. U.S. Government Contracts and Grants
In June 2020, the Company was awarded $
In July 2016, the Company signed a
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revenue under the current BARDA contract. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $
14. Income Taxes
Due to a full valuation allowance, the Company did not record an income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
With respect to the prior year, on March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act provided both stimulus measures and a number of tax provisions, including: temporary changes regarding the utilization and carry back of net operating losses, temporary changes to the prior and future limitations on interest deductions, technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of qualified improvement property, and certain refundable employee retention credits. As of September 30, 2020, the Company recognized a total tax benefit of $
15. Net Loss Per Share
Because the Company has reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders for all periods presented, basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders are the same for all periods presented.
Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average numbers of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Basic shares outstanding includes the weighted average effect of the Company’s outstanding pre-funded warrants, the exercise of which requires little or no consideration for the delivery of shares of common stock.
Diluted net loss per share is calculated by adjusting weighted average shares outstanding for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. As such, all unvested restricted stock, common stock warrants, and stock options have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because such securities would have an anti-dilutive impact for all periods presented.
Potential common shares issuable upon conversion, vesting or exercise of unvested restricted stock, common stock warrants, and stock options that are excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, as they are anti-dilutive, are as follows:
| For the Three and Nine | For the Three and Nine | ||
Months Ended | Months Ended | |||
September 30, 2021 |
| September 30, 2020 | ||
Common stock warrants |
| |
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Common stock options |
| |
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Restricted stock |
| |
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16. Commitments and Contingencies
Spitfire Acquisition
As disclosed in Note 8, the Company is obligated to make payments of up to $
Lonza Manufacturing Agreement
In March 2021, the Company expanded its manufacturing collaboration with Lonza in connection with the Manufacturing Agreement entered into in November 2020 for the manufacture of AdCOVID or other adenovirus-based
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vaccines. Under the expanded agreement, the Company has committed approximately $
Litigation
The Company is a party in various contracts and subject to disputes, litigation, and potential claims arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which are currently reasonably possible or probable of material loss.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2021.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “target,” “strategy,” “intend,” “project,” “guidance,” “likely,” “usually,” “potential,” or the negative of these words or variations of such words, similar expressions, or comparable terminology are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make is included in the cautionary statements herein and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments that we may make.
We have based the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of this quarterly report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements, other than as required by law. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we, in the future, may file with the SEC, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Overview
Altimmune, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. Our pipeline includes proprietary intranasal vaccines and next generation peptide therapeutics for obesity, NASH (pemvidutide, proposed INN, formerly known as ALT-801) and chronic hepatitis B (HepTcell). In June 2021, we announced the discontinuation of further development of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID following our review of findings from the Phase 1 clinical trial, and in view of the highly competitive COVID-19 landscape. In the study, AdCOVID was generally well tolerated, but the immunogenicity data demonstrated lower than expected immune responses for each of the immune parameters tested.
Impact of COVID-19
We are closely monitoring how the spread of COVID-19, including any resurgences or the emergence of new variants, is affecting our employees, business, preclinical studies and clinical trials. We have reopened our executive office to allow certain employees to return to the office based on a phased approach that is intended to comply with federal and state guidelines, with a focus on employee safety and optimal work environment. We are continuing our regular interactions with the FDA and other regulatory agencies and, based on current information, we do not anticipate COVID-19 to materially affect our regulatory timelines for our ongoing clinical trials. Furthermore, as a government contractor, we are subject to the federal government vaccination mandate, which requires federal contractor employees, except in certain limited circumstances, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. While the vaccination mandate remains subject to the interpretation of various government agencies and other entities, and questions remain regarding the specific application of the vaccination mandate, we are continuing to develop and implement health, safety, employment and operational protocols in order to timely comply with the vaccination mandate. As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the vaccination mandate has not had a material impact on our employees or operations.
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Although operations have not been materially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, at this time, however, there is significant uncertainty relating to the trajectory of the pandemic and the impact of related responses, and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may result in difficulties or delays in initiating, enrolling, conducting or completing our planned and ongoing trials and the incurrence of unforeseen costs as a result of disruptions in clinical supply or preclinical study or clinical trial delays. The impact of COVID-19 on our future results will largely depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions, the ultimate impact on financial markets and the global economy, and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease. In addition, a recurrence of COVID-19 cases, or variants thereof, could cause other widespread or more severe impacts depending on where infection rates are highest. We continue to monitor developments as we deal with the disruptions and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. See “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
U.S. Government Contracts and Grants
In June 2020, we were awarded $4.7 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command (“USAMRDC”) to fund our Phase 1/2 clinical trial of T-COVID. The competitive award was granted by USAMRDC in collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (“MTEC”), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium working in partnership with the Department of Defense (“DoD”). Under the contract, MTEC pays us a firm fixed fee based upon the achievement of certain milestones for conduct and completion of a Phase 1/2 study and research and development work on the replication-deficient adenovirus 5 (“RD-Ad5”) vector vaccine platform. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we have recognized approximately $0.5 million of grant revenue under the contract. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we have recognized approximately $2.3 million of grant revenue under the contract.
In July 2016, we signed a five-year contract with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”). The contract, as amended, has a total value of up to $136.8 million and is used to fund clinical development of NasoShield. Under the contract, BARDA pays us a fixed fee and reimburses certain costs for the research and development of an Ad5-vectored, protective antigen-based intranasal anthrax vaccine through cGMP manufacture and conduct of a Phase 1 clinical trial dose ranging assessment of safety and immunogenicity. The contract consists of an initial base performance period providing approximately $30.9 million in funding for the period July 2016 through December 2021. BARDA has seven options to extend the contract to fund certain continued development and manufacturing activities for the anthrax vaccine, including Phase 2 clinical trials. Each option, if exercised by BARDA, would provide additional funding ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $34.4 million for a three-year period beginning in 2021. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we have recognized approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of grant revenue under the current BARDA contract. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized approximately $0.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of grant revenue under the current BARDA contract.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgment and Estimates
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions, and expectations of what could occur in the future given available information.
There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies and significant judgment and estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 except for recently adopted accounting standards (See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements appearing in Item 1 of this report). For more information
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regarding our critical accounting policies, we encourage you to read the discussion contained in Item 7 under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” and Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| Increase (Decrease) |
| ||||||
Revenue | $ | 157,559 | $ | 2,937,991 | $ | (2,780,432) |
| (95) | % | |||
Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
|
| ||||
Research and development |
| 29,205,739 |
| 17,041,975 |
| 12,163,764 |
| 71 | % | |||
General and administrative |
| 4,155,928 |
| 4,220,238 |
| (64,310) |
| (2) | % | |||
Total operating expenses |
| 33,361,667 |
| 21,262,213 |
| 12,099,454 |
| 57 | % | |||
Loss from operations |
| (33,204,108) |
| (18,324,222) |
| (14,879,886) |
| (81) | % | |||
Other income (expense): |
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|
|
|
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Interest expense |
| (32,866) |
| (2,275) |
| (30,591) |
| (1,345) | % | |||
Interest income |
| 12,485 |
| 45,127 |
| (32,642) |
| (72) | % | |||
Other (expense) income, net |
| (286,199) |
| 29,218 |
| (315,417) |
| (1,080) | % | |||
Total other (expense) income, net |
| (306,580) |
| 72,070 |
| (378,650) |
| (525) | % | |||
Net loss before income tax benefit |
| (33,510,688) |
| (18,252,152) |
| (15,258,536) |
| (84) | % | |||
Income tax benefit |
| — |
| 482,017 |
| (482,017) |
| (100) | % | |||
Net loss | $ | (33,510,688) | $ | (17,770,135) | $ | (15,740,553) |
| (89) | % |
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| Increase (Decrease) |
| ||||||
Revenue | $ | 1,132,698 | $ | 5,872,321 | $ | (4,739,623) |
| (81) | % | |||
Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
| 54,356,051 |
| 40,823,756 |
| 13,532,295 |
| 33 | % | |||
General and administrative |
| 11,636,001 |
| 9,097,511 |
| 2,538,490 |
| 28 | % | |||
Impairment loss on construction-in-progress | 8,070,000 | — | 8,070,000 | 100 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses |
| 74,062,052 |
| 49,921,267 |
| 24,140,785 |
| 48 | % | |||
Loss from operations |
| (72,929,354) |
| (44,048,946) |
| (28,880,408) |
| (66) | % | |||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
| (66,763) |
| (7,468) |
| (59,295) |
| (794) | % | |||
Interest income |
| 87,847 |
| 278,154 |
| (190,307) |
| (68) | % | |||
Other (expense) income, net |
| (293,233) |
| 48,882 |
| (342,115) |
| (700) | % | |||
Total other (expense) income, net |
| (272,149) |
| 319,568 |
| (591,717) |
| (185) | % | |||
Net loss before income tax benefit |
| (73,201,503) |
| (43,729,378) |
| (29,472,125) |
| (67) | % | |||
Income tax benefit |
| — |
| 5,306,678 |
| (5,306,678) |
| (100) | % | |||
Net loss | $ | (73,201,503) | $ | (38,422,700) | $ | (34,778,803) |
| (91) | % |
Revenue
Revenue consists primarily of research grants in the United States from MTEC for our T-COVID product candidate and BARDA for our NasoShield vaccine product candidate. These grants consist of firm fixed fee contracts based on milestones and cost reimbursement contracts, with a fixed fee based on either costs incurred or milestones met.
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Revenue decreased by $2.8 million, or 95%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in MTEC revenue attributable to the timing of clinical trial and development work on the T-COVID program.
Revenue decreased by $4.7 million, or 81%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily the result of:
● | a decrease of $2.9 million in BARDA revenue due to timing of clinical trials, development activities and settlement of indirect rates on the NasoShield program; and |
● | a decrease of $1.8 million in MTEC revenue attributable to the timing of clinical trial and development work on the T-COVID program. |
Research and development expenses
Research and development operating expense increased by $12.2 million, or 71%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily the result of:
● | an increase of $14.0 million due to development activities for the COVID-19 programs, which include AdCOVID (discontinued in June 2021) and T-COVID; |
● | an increase of $1.5 million in other pre-clinical and clinical projects and non-project specific research and development costs; and |
● | a decrease of $3.3 million due primarily to a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liability with respect to the acquisition of pemvidutide and development activities for pemvidutide. |
Research and development operating expense increased by $13.5 million, or 33%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily the result of:
● | an increase of $27.1 million due primarily to development activities for the COVID-19 program, AdCOVID (discontinued in June 2021); |
● | an increase of $4.2 million in other pre-clinical and clinical projects and non-project specific research and development costs; and |
● | a decrease of $17.8 million due primarily to a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liability with respect to the acquisition of pemvidutide and development activities for pemvidutide. |
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expense were consistent during the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. General and administrative expense increased by $2.5 million, or 28%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, due primarily to an increase in stock compensation expense and other labor related costs.
Impairment loss on construction-in-progress
Impairment loss on construction-in-progress reported during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 represents a non-cash impairment charge recorded for assets that were previously capitalized in connection with the discontinuation of AdCOVID.
Total other (expense) income, net
Total other (expense) income, net decreased by $0.4 million and $0.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2020. The net decreases are primarily due to changes in foreign currency conversion and interest income.
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Income tax benefit
Income tax benefit decreased by $0.5 million and $5.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2020. In both 2021 and 2020, we had a valuation allowance against all of our deferred tax assets, but in 2020 a benefit was recognized related to a net operating loss carryback refund claim pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our primary sources of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were from sales of equity, maturities of short-term investments, cash receipts of accounts receivable from research grants and cash receipts of income tax refunds. Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were $199.9 million at September 30, 2021. We believe, based on the operating cash requirements and capital expenditures expected for 2021 and 2022, our cash on hand and short-term investments at September 30, 2021, together with expected collections from our government sponsored contracts and tax refunds, are sufficient to fund operations for at least a twelve-month period from the issuance date of our September 30, 2021 consolidated financial statements.
We have not generated any revenues from the sale of any products to date, and there is no assurance of any future revenues from product sales. Our sources of revenue have consisted of grant revenues under our arrangements with BARDA for the development of NasoShield, MTEC for a clinical trial and development work on T-COVID, and to a lesser degree from other licensing arrangements. We have incurred significant losses since we commenced operations. As of September 30, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $269.3 million. In addition, we have not generated positive cash flows from operations. We have had to rely on a variety of financing sources, including the issuance of debt and equity securities. As capital resources are consumed to fund our research and development activities, we may require additional capital beyond our currently anticipated amounts. In order to address our capital needs, including our planned clinical trials, we must continue to actively pursue additional equity or debt financing, government funding, and monetization of our existing programs through partnership arrangements or sales to third parties.
In June 2020, we were awarded $4.7 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command (“USAMRDC”) to fund our Phase 1/2 clinical trial of T-COVID. The competitive award was granted by USAMRDC in collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (“MTEC”), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium working in partnership with the Department of Defense (“DoD”). Under the contract, MTEC pays us a firm fixed fee based upon the achievement of certain milestones for conduct and completion of a Phase 1/2 study and research and development work on the replication-deficient adenovirus 5 (“RD-Ad5”) vector vaccine platform. Through September 30, 2021, we have collected approximately $3.7 million in cash under the contract.
In July 2016, we signed a five-year contract with BARDA. The contract, as amended, has a total value of up to $136.8 million and is used to fund clinical development of NasoShield. Under the contract, BARDA pays us a fixed fee and reimburses certain costs for the research and development of an Ad5-vectored, protective antigen-based intranasal anthrax vaccine through cGMP manufacture and conduct of a Phase 1 clinical trial dose ranging assessment of safety and immunogenicity. The contract consists of an initial base performance period providing approximately $30.9 million in funding for the period July 2016 through December 2021. BARDA has seven options to extend the contract to fund certain continued development and manufacturing activities for the anthrax vaccine, including Phase 2 clinical trials. Each option, if exercised by BARDA, would provide additional funding ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $34.4 million for a three-year period beginning in 2021. Through September 30, 2021, we have collected approximately $25.8 million in cash under the current BARDA contract.
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Cash Flows
The following table provides information regarding our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||
Net cash (used in) provided by: |
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|
| ||
Operating activities | $ | (56,271,005) | $ | (21,023,255) | ||
Investing activities |
| 62,654,210 |
| (35,226,668) | ||
Financing activities |
| 52,562,553 |
| 190,782,503 | ||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 58,945,758 | $ | 134,532,580 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $56.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $21.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our sources of cash provided by operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were primarily cash receipts of income tax refunds and revenue generated by our BARDA and MTEC contracts. The primary uses of cash from our operating activities include payments for labor and labor related costs, professional fees, research and development costs associated with our clinical trials, and other general corporate expenditures. The increase in cash used in operations of $35.2 million year over year is due to an increase in net loss as adjusted for non-cash items of $44.6 million and changes in working capital accounts of $9.3 million.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities was $62.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $35.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The net cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to net proceeds from short-term investment activity, partially offset by purchases of property and equipment. The net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to purchases and maturities from short-term investments.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $52.6 million compared to $190.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily the result of the receipt of $52.4 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock from our at-the-market offerings program. The net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily the result of the receipt of $124.0 million in proceeds from a public offering (discussed below), $41.0 million in proceeds from the exercise of warrants and $25.6 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock from our at-the-market offerings program.
Financing
Public Offering
On July 16, 2020, we offered and sold (i) 3,369,564 shares of our common stock, at a price to the public of $23.00 per share, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,630,436 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.0001 per share (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), at a price to the public of $22.9999 per share of common stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants (equal to the public offering price per share of Common Stock, minus the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant). The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time, provided that each Pre-Funded Warrant holder will be prohibited from exercising such Pre-Funded Warrants into shares of our common stock if, as a result of such exercise, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding, which percentage may change at the holders’ election to any other number less than or
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equal to 19.99% upon 61 days’ notice to us. The gross proceeds of this offering were approximately $132.2 million, which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares of common stock, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses during the third quarter of 2020. The net proceeds of this offering were approximately $124.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
At-the-Market Offerings
On February 25, 2021, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “2021 Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co., Evercore Group L.L.C., and B. Riley Securities, Inc., serving as sales agents (the “Sales Agents”) with respect to an at-the-market offerings program under which we may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $125.0 million (the “Shares”) through the Sale Agents (the “2021 Offering”). As of September 30, 2021, we sold 3,516,510 shares of Common Stock under the 2021 Agreement resulting in approximately $52.4 million in net proceeds, with $70.9 million remaining available to be sold under the 2021 Agreement.
On March 27, 2020, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “2020 Agreement”) with JMP Securities LLC, serving as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) with respect to an at-the-market offerings program under which we may offer and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million (the “Shares”) through the Placement Agent (the “2020 Offering”). We offered Shares having an aggregate offering price of $18.9 million pursuant to the prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on March 27, 2020. On June 1, 2020, we filed an amendment to the 2020 Agreement which amended the prospectus supplement dated March 27, 2020 to increase the aggregate offering price to $50.0 million. The 2020 Agreement was fully utilized during the year ended December 31, 2020, and no Shares were sold under the 2020 Agreement during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Current Resources
We have financed our operations to date principally through our equity offerings and proceeds from issuances of our preferred stock, common stock, and warrants. At September 30, 2021, we had $174.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and $25.0 million of short-term investments. Accordingly, management believes that the Company has sufficient capital to fund its plan of operations for at least a twelve-month period from the issuance date of our September 30, 2021 financial statements. However, in order to address our capital needs in the long-term, including our planned clinical trials, we must continue to actively pursue additional equity or debt financing, government funding, and monetization of our existing programs through partnership arrangements or sales to third parties.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2021, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as “special purpose” entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 identified in connection with the evaluation thereof by our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Not applicable.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 3. Default upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Index | ||
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
10.1 § | ||
31.1 † |
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
31.2 † |
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
32.1 † |
| Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code |
32.2 † |
| Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code |
101.INS |
| Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
101.SCH |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
† | This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into such filing. |
§ | Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALTIMMUNE, INC. | ||
Dated: November 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Vipin K. Garg |
Name: | Vipin K. Garg | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Dated: November 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Will Brown |
Name: | Will Brown | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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