EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

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AutoImmune Inc.

1199 Madia Street

Pasadena, CA 91103

Phone: 626-792-1235

Fax: 626-792-1236

Contact:

Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

AutoImmune Inc.

626-792-1235

website: http://www.autoimmuneinc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUTOIMMUNE INC. REPORTS 2007 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END FINANCIAL RESULTS

Pasadena, California, March 14, 2008—AutoImmune Inc. (OTCBB: AIMM) today reported a net loss of $56,000, or break even per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended December 31, 2007, compared with a net profit of $36,000, or break even per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended December 31, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the net loss was $118,000, or $0.01 per share basic and diluted, compared with net loss of $481,000, or $0.03 per share basic and diluted for the same period in 2006. As of December 31, 2007, the Company reported $8.8 million in cash and marketable securities, the same amount reported as of December 31, 2006.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D. stated, “Product sales at Colloral LLC, our joint venture with Deseret Laboratories, Inc., were up from the third quarter, but results were down compared to the fourth quarter of last year. The response to marketing through The Shopping Channel in Canada is encouraging.” AutoImmune consolidates Colloral LLC for financial reporting purposes in accordance with FIN 46 “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”

AutoImmune has exclusively licensed certain of its intellectual property rights to BioMS Medical Corp., a Canadian company. Under the license agreement, BioMS makes monthly diligence payments to AutoImmune and will pay royalties to AutoImmune on sales of its lead drug MBP8298, if it reaches the market. BioMS recently reported that it signed a licensing and development agreement with Eli Lilly and Company granting them exclusive worldwide rights to MBP8298. AutoImmune’s rights to payments and royalties are unchanged by this new agreement. Dr. Bishop remarked, “It is comforting to see Eli Lilly and Company make this commitment to commercializing MBP8298. Should the product be successful in ongoing Phase III trials, Lilly’s regulatory, marketing and sales capabilities will be of great value in capitalizing on this opportunity.”

 


AutoImmune is a biopharmaceutical company involved in the development of treatments for autoimmune and cell-mediated inflammatory diseases and conditions.

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results may differ significantly from results discussed in the forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, including, but not limited to the uncertainties of clinical trial results, the Company’s dependence on third parties for licensing revenue, and the risks of technological change and competition. These factors are more fully discussed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the section “Risk Factors” The discussion in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB is hereby referenced into this release.

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AUTOIMMUNE INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
 
     2006    2007     2006     2007  

Revenue

   $ 137,000    $ 75,000     $ 401,000     $ 294,000  
                               

Costs and expenses:

         

Cost of product revenue

     28,000      1,000       46,000       21,000  

Research and development

     45,000      49,000       217,000       144,000  

Selling, general and administrative

     152,000      181,000       1,058,000       713,000  
                               

Total costs and expenses

     225,000      231,000       1,321,000       878,000  
                               

Interest income

     113,000      105,000       428,000       440,000  

Minority interest in joint venture

     11,000      (5,000 )     11,000       1,000  

Other income

     —        —         —         25,000  
                               
     124,000      100,000       439,000       466,000  
                               

Net loss

   $ 36,000    ($ 56,000 )   ($ 481,000 )   ($ 118,000 )
                               

Net loss per share—basic

   $ 0.00    ($ 0.00 )   ($ 0.03 )   ($ 0.01 )
                               

Net loss per share—diluted

   $ 0.00    ($ 0.00 )   ($ 0.03 )   ($ 0.01 )
                               

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

     16,919,623      16,979,623       16,919,623       16,970,558  
                               

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

     16,919,623      16,979,623       16,919,623       16,970,558  
                               

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2006
   December 31,
2007

Cash and marketable securities

   $ 8,763,000    $ 8,819,000

Other current assets

     188,000      152,000
             

Total assets

   $ 8,951,000    $ 8,971,000
             

Current liabilities

   $ 128,000    $ 128,000

Minority interest in joint venture

     —        11,000

Total stockholders' equity

     8,823,000      8,832,000
             

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 8,951,000    $ 8,971,000