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Atea Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
BOSTON, Mass., May 13, 2021 Atea Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) ( Atea ), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and provided a corporate update.
Over the course of a year, we have gone from filing an Investigational New Drug Application for AT-527, an oral
direct-acting antiviral for the treatment of COVID-19, to the recent initiation of a global Phase 3 trial in the outpatient setting. Working closely with our strategic partner Roche, this significant milestone
represents a major advancement toward our goal of providing an easily administered and widely available oral antiviral to help in the fight against this global pandemic, said Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Founder
In addition to the important work we are doing in COVID-19, we are utilizing the power of our
proprietary nucleotide prodrug platform in other infectious diseases. Toward that end, we are very pleased to have initiated our Phase 1a study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of
AT-752. We look forward to reporting data from this study in the second half of 2021 and to furthering the development of this novel compound as an oral treatment for dengue fever, which the World Health
Organization has called the most important mosquito borne viral disease in the world, continued Dr. Sommadossi.
AT-527 for the Treatment of COVID-19
Global Phase 3 MORNINGSKY Trial
of AT-527 in the Outpatient Setting
Phase 2 Trial of AT-527 in the Outpatient Setting
Phase 2 Trial of AT-527 in the Hospitalized Setting
Presentation of AT-527 Phase 1 Results at CROI
Overview of AT-527 at ICAR
Preclinical Data Highlighting Potency of AT-527 Against SARS-CoV-2
AT-752 for the Treatment of Dengue Fever
AT-752 Phase 1a Trial
Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Cash and Cash Equivalents: $833.8 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $850.1 million at December
Revenue: Collaboration revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 in the amount of $66.0 million
was derived from the license agreement Atea entered into with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Genentech, Inc. in October 2020 ( Roche License Agreement ). All amounts recognized as revenue during
the quarter ended March 31, 2021 were included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2020.
Research and Development Expenses:
Research and development expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 in the amount of $26.6 million increased by $23.8 million from $2.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The increase in research and development expenses was
primarily due to an increase in external expenses incurred related to the CRO and CMO services in conjunction with the advancement of product candidates for the treatment of COVID-19 and dengue fever, including our share of costs incurred by Roche,
and increases in internal spend primarily due to an increase in personnel-related expenses, including salaries and bonuses, benefits and stock-based compensation expense for our research and product development employees and consulting fees and
other research and development expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses for
the quarter ended March 31, 2021 in the amount of $8.8 million increased by $7.6 million from $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses was
primarily due to the expansion of our organization and reflected an increase in payroll and personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense and other general and administrative expenses.
Net income (loss): Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 in the amount of $30.7 million increased by
$34.7 million from a net loss of $4.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 resulted principally from the recognition of collaboration revenue related to the
Roche License Agreement in the amount of $66.0 million, partially offset by the increases in research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses described above.
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Collaboration revenue | $ | 65,985 | $ | |||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Research and development | 26,571 | 2,821 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 8,759 | 1,224 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 35,330 | 4,045 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 30,655 | (4,045 | ) | |||||
| Interest income and other, net | 58 | 57 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 30,713 | $ | (3,988 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.37 | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||
| Diluted | $ | 0.34 | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic | 82,577,836 | 10,091,000 | ||||||
| Diluted | 89,099,075 | 10,091,000 | ||||||
| Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 833,751 | $ | 850,117 | ||||
| Working capital (1) | $ | 585,867 | $ | 547,682 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 840,649 | $ | 863,632 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | $ | 235,382 | $ | 301,367 | ||||
| Total stockholders equity | $ | 586,258 | $ | 547,801 |
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Atea will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss the first quarter 2021 financial results and provide a corporate update today at 4:30 p.m.
ET. To access the live conference call, please dial (833) 301-1150 (domestic) or (914) 987-7391 (international) at least five minutes prior to the start time and refer to conference ID 8609279.
A live audio webcast of the call and accompanying slide presentation will also be available in the
Investors Events & Presentations section of the Company s website, www.ateapharma.com. An archived webcast will be available on the Atea website approximately two hours after the event.
About the AT-527 COVID-19 Clinical Development Program
AT-527 is an orally administered, direct-acting antiviral agent derived from Atea s nucleotide prodrug platform. AT-527 is currently under evaluation as a treatment for patients with COVID-19. In collaboration with Roche, AT-527 is currently being
evaluated in the global Phase 3 MORNINGSKY trial, a global Phase 2 study for hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 and a Phase 2 outpatient study in patients with mild or moderate COVID-19.
Direct-acting antivirals, such as AT-527, aim to prevent disease progression by minimizing or eliminating
viral replication and thereby reducing the severity of the disease, preventing, or shortening hospitalization, and also potentially preventing transmission of the virus to others. This makes AT-527 well suited for potential use in both pre- and
post-exposure prophylactic settings and complementary to vaccines.
About Atea Pharmaceuticals
Atea Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing therapies to address the unmet
medical needs of patients with life-threatening viral diseases. Leveraging the Company s deep understanding of antiviral drug development, nucleos(t)ide chemistry, biology, biochemistry and virology, Atea has built a proprietary nucleotide
prodrug platform to develop novel product candidates to treat single stranded ribonucleic acid, or ssRNA, viruses, which are a prevalent cause of severe viral diseases. Currently, Atea is focused on the development of orally-available, potent, and
selective nucleotide prodrugs for difficult-to-treat, life-threatening viral infections, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, dengue virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For more information, please visit www.ateapharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements,
including without limitation statements regarding our expectations surrounding the safety, efficacy and demand for our product candidates, in particular AT-527; plans and timing for clinical trials and data; our strategic collaboration with Roche;
and our competitive position. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: uncertainty around and costs associated with the development of AT-527 as a
potential treatment for COVID-19 and our other product candidates; dependence on management, directors and other key personnel; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; our limited operating
history and significant losses since inception; our need for substantial additional funding; our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards; our
dependence on the success of our most advanced product candidates; risks related to the regulatory approval process; risks associated with the clinical development process; risks related to
healthcare laws and other legal compliance matters; risks related to potential commercialization; risks related to manufacturing and our dependence on third parties; risks relating to intellectual property; our ability to maintain effective internal
control over financial reporting and the significant costs as a result of operating as a public company. These and other important factors discussed under the caption Risk Factors in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our
other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management s estimates as of the date of
this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
SVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
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