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Altimmune Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides a Business Update
Top-line 48-week results from the MOMENTUM Phase 2 obesity trial expected Q4 2023
Commenced enrollment in IMPACT Phase 2b trial of pemvidutide in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Top-line results from the Phase 2 trial of HepTcellTM in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) expected Q1 2024
Webcast to be held today, August 10, 2023, at 8:30 am EDT
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland -- August 10, 2023 -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023, and provided a business update.
"We are pleased to have commenced enrollment in our IMPACT Phase 2b biopsy-driven trial of pemvidutide in NASH," said Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Altimmune. "We believe our compelling Phase 1b data in subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) demonstrating class-leading improvements in liver fat and markers of liver inflammation support the prospects of achieving robust rates of NASH resolution and fibrosis improvement in our IMPACT trial. We are also eager to report our 48-week data from the MOMENTUM Phase 2 obesity trial next quarter. We believe the pemvidutide data showing significant weight loss, combined with robust reductions in liver fat content, serum lipids and blood pressure without cardiovascular safety signals could offer a differentiated product profile that meaningfully impacts patients with obesity and NAFLD or dyslipidemia, and patients with NASH."
Recent Highlights and Anticipated Milestones
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Conference Call Information:
| Date: | Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
| Time: | 8:30 am EDT |
| Webcast: | To listen, the conference call will be webcast live on Altimmune's Investor Relations website at https://ir.altimmune.com/investors . |
| Dial-in: | To participate or dial-in, register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call. |
Following the conclusion of the call, the webcast will be available for replay on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.altimmune.com. The Company has used, and intends to continue to use, the IR portion of its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
Pemvidutide is a novel, investigational, peptide-based GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist in development for the treatment of obesity and NASH. Activation of the GLP-1 and glucagon receptors is believed to mimic the complementary effects of diet and exercise on weight loss, with GLP-1 suppressing appetite and glucagon increasing energy expenditure. Glucagon is also recognized as having direct effects on hepatic fat metabolism, leading to rapid reductions in levels of liver fat. Pemvidutide incorporates the EuPortTM domain, a proprietary technology that increases its serum half-life for weekly dosing while likely slowing the entry of pemvidutide into the bloodstream, which may improve its tolerability.
HepTcell is a novel, investigational, immunotherapeutic comprised of nine synthetic peptides representing conserved T-cell epitopes on key HBV antigens formulated with IC31 , a TLR9-based adjuvant from Valneva SE. The HBV-directed peptides are designed to drive T cell responses against all HBV genotypes towards a functional cure for chronic HBV in patients of diverse genetic backgrounds.
Altimmune is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative next-generation therapeutics for the treatment of obesity and liver diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, pemvidutide, is a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist that is being developed for the treatment of obesity and NASH. In addition, Altimmune is developing HepTcellTM, an immunotherapeutic designed to achieve a functional cure for CHB. For more information, please visit www.altimmune.com.
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Forward-Looking Statement
Any statements made in this press release relating to future financial or business performance, conditions, plans, prospects, trends, or strategies and other financial and business matters, including without limitation, the timing of key milestones for our clinical assets, the timing of the data readouts of the Phase 2 trial of HepTcell in CHB, the Phase 2 MOMENTUM trial of pemvidutide in obesity and the Phase 2b IMPACT trial of pemvidutide in NASH, and the prospects for the utility of, regulatory approval, commercializing or selling any product or drug candidates, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, when or if used in this press release, the words "may," "could," "should," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict" and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to Altimmune, Inc. may identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward looking statements or historical experience include risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to: delays in regulatory review, manufacturing and supply chain interruptions, access to clinical sites, enrollment, adverse effects on healthcare systems and disruption of the global economy; the reliability of the results of studies relating to human safety and possible adverse effects resulting from the administration of the Company's product candidates; the Company's ability to manufacture clinical trial materials on the timelines anticipated; and the success of future product advancements, including the success of future clinical trials. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect the Company's business, financial conditions and results of operations are contained in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov.
Investor & Media Contacts:
| Rich Eisenstadt |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| Phone: 240-654-1450 |
| reisenstadt@altimmune.com |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 102,352 | $ | 111,097 | ||
| Restricted cash | 41 | 34 | ||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 102,393 | 111,131 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 57,602 | 73,783 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 136 | 173 | ||||
| Income tax and R&D incentive receivables | 3,579 | 2,368 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5,822 | 5,358 | ||||
| Total current assets | 169,532 | 192,813 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | 882 | 1,081 | ||||
| Indefinite-lived intangible asset | 12,419 | 12,419 | ||||
| Other assets | 483 | 615 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 183,316 | $ | 206,928 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 4,035 | $ | 4,804 | ||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 7,402 | 12,250 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 11,437 | 17,054 | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 4,165 | 4,581 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 15,602 | 21,635 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 52,657,661 and 49,199,845 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 586,908 | 568,399 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (414,019) | (377,884) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (5,180) | (5,227) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 167,714 | 185,293 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 183,316 | $ | 206,928 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 6 | $ | 8 | $ | 27 | $ | 40 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 13,253 | 15,993 | 30,502 | 31,097 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 4,760 | 4,410 | 9,291 | 8,837 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 18,013 | 20,403 | 39,793 | 39,934 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | (18,007) | (20,395) | (39,766) | (39,894) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (2) | (65) | (4) | (127) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 1,835 | 328 | 3,503 | 349 | ||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 113 | 25 | 132 | 135 | ||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 1,946 | 288 | 3,631 | 357 | ||||||||
| Net loss | (16,061) | (20,107) | (36,135) | (39,537) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income - unrealized (loss) gain on short-term investments | (79) | (120) | 47 | (120) | ||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (16,140) | $ | (20,227) | $ | (36,088) | $ | (39,657) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.32) | $ | (0.42) | $ | (0.72) | $ | (0.90) | ||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 50,691,558 | 47,502,599 | 50,410,184 | 44,150,835 |