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BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results And Business Update
-Merger agreement executed between BridgeBio and Eidos Therapeutics; Potential to bring BridgeBio s clinical and commercial development infrastructure
to bear upon Eidos Acoramidis
- New Drug Application for Fosdenopterin for the treatment of MoCD Type A accepted by the FDA under Priority
-Initiated two new clinical trials since last quarterly update and progressed additional 15 ongoing clinical trials
-Ended quarter with $710.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and
deliver meaningful medicines for patients with genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided an update on the company s operations.
BridgeBio announced a merger agreement last month with Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIDX), which is developing acoramidis (formerly AG10), a
potential best-in-class transthyretin (TTR) stabilizer for patients with TTR amyloid (ATTR) cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy. With this transaction, BridgeBio intends to fully and formally welcome Eidos back into its vibrant ecosystem of innovation
and has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Eidos it does not already own. The company expects to complete the proposed transaction in the first quarter of 2021, subject to certain conditions, including the receipt of
stockholder approvals.
Since the company s last quarterly update, BridgeBio had its first new drug application (NDA) accepted by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) under Priority Review designation and initiated two new clinical trials, including a Phase 2 trial of encaleret (calcium sensing receptor antagonist) for autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), one of
BridgeBio s four core value driver programs. It also entered into collaboration agreements with the Salk Institute and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to advance the development of new therapies for genetically driven
BridgeBio held its first-ever R&D Day on September 29, 2020, which focused on the company s drug engineering platform, its
targeted oncology portfolio, and four highlighted programs where clinical data are anticipated in the next 12 to 18 months acoramidis for ATTR, low-dose infigratinib (FGFR inhibitor) for achondroplasia, AAV5 gene therapy for congenital
adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), and encaleret for ADH1.
We are nearing a significant inflection point as a company as we approach the start of 2021. Our
four key programs have critical data readouts within the next year and a half in ATTR, achondroplasia, CAH and ADH1. We are progressing 17 ongoing clinical trials and we are preparing for commercialization, to bring our first investigational
therapy to patients. There has never been a more exciting moment to be at the forefront of the revolution taking place in genetic medicine, said BridgeBio CEO and founder Neil Kumar, Ph.D.
Recent pipeline progress and corporate updates:
Major milestones anticipated over the next 12-18 months for
BridgeBio s four core value drivers:
Third quarter 2020 financial results:
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
cash equivalents and marketable securities, excluding restricted cash, totaled $710.7 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to $577.1 million at December 31, 2019. The net increase in cash balance of $133.6 million reflects $537.0
million in net proceeds received from the issuance of our 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (2027 Notes), $24.1 million in net proceeds received from Eidos at-the-market issuance of shares, offset by payment of $75.0 million to
repurchase BridgeBio shares in capped call transactions in connection with the issuance of our 2027 Notes, $49.3 million payment related to capped call option, $13.3 million payments of interest on our debts, and $289.9 million primarily related to
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, excluding restricted cash, decreased by $130.2 million compared to our balance as of
June 30, 2020, which was $840.9 million. The decrease in cash reflects $9.2 million payments of interests on our debts and $121.0 million primarily related to operating expenses.
Operating expenses for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $128.1 million and $355.1 million, respectively, as compared to $81.3 million and $214.3 million, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. The increases in operating expenses of $46.8
million and $140.8 million during the respective periods were attributable to the increase in external-related costs and increase in headcount to support the progression in our research and development programs, including our increasing research
pipelines, and overall growth of our operations.
Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $3.5 million when
compared to the operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 of $124.6 million.
Our research and development expenses have not been
significantly impacted by the global outbreak of COVID-19 for the periods presented. While we experienced some initial delays in certain of our clinical enrollment and trial commencement activities, we continue to adapt in this unprecedented time to
enable alternative site, telehealth and home visits, at home drug delivery, as well as mitigation strategies with our contract manufacturing organizations. The longer-term impact of COVID-19 on our operating expenses is currently unknown.
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| License revenue | $ | 8,127 | $ | 26,741 | $ | 8,127 | $ | 26,741 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of license revenue | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 92,050 | 55,278 | 246,873 | 152,462 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 36,016 | 23,495 | 108,247 | 59,381 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 128,066 | 81,273 | 355,120 | 214,343 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (119,939 | ) | (54,532 | ) | (346,993 | ) | (187,602 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense), net: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 692 | 2,736 | 3,567 | 6,505 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (10,929 | ) | (2,113 | ) | (25,693 | ) | (5,725 | ) | ||||||||
| Share in net loss of equity method investments | (6,589 | ) | (16,144 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 9 | (166 | ) | (1,344 | ) | (1,468 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (10,228 | ) | (6,132 | ) | (23,470 | ) | (16,832 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | (130,167 | ) | (60,664 | ) | (370,463 | ) | (204,434 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests | 14,308 | 684 | 41,720 | 17,305 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common Stockholders of BridgeBio | $ | (115,859 | ) | $ | (59,980 | ) | $ | (328,743 | ) | $ | (187,129 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.98 | ) | $ | (0.51 | ) | $ | (2.79 | ) | $ | (1.86 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted | 118,168,063 | 117,071,188 | 117,663,038 | 100,855,481 |
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Assets | (Unaudited) | (1) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities (2) | $ | 710,681 | $ | 577,137 | ||||
| Receivable from a related party | 8,000 | 2,845 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 26,703 | 19,784 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 16,182 | 5,625 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 9,644 | |||||||
| Other assets | 16,483 | 26,288 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 787,693 | $ | 631,679 | ||||
| Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders Equity | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 9,839 | $ | 8,852 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 57,053 | 39,455 | ||||||
| LEO call option liability | 5,198 | 4,078 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 11,853 | |||||||
| Build-to-suit lease obligation | 8,000 | |||||||
| Term loans, net | 93,392 | 91,791 | ||||||
| 2027 Notes, net | 378,502 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 13,469 | 3,527 | ||||||
| Redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests | 2,574 | 2,243 | ||||||
| Total BridgeBio stockholders equity | 163,756 | 408,454 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 52,057 | 65,279 | ||||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and stockholders equity | $ | 787,693 | $ | 631,679 |
About BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
BridgeBio is a team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators working to discover, create, test and deliver life-altering medicines that
target well-characterized genetic diseases at their source. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 to identify and advance transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from Mendelian diseases, which are diseases that arise from defects in a single
gene, and cancers with clear genetic drivers. BridgeBio s pipeline of over 20 development programs includes product candidates ranging from early discovery to late-stage development. For more information, visit bridgebio.com.
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regarding the preclinical and clinical development plans, clinical trial designs, clinical and therapeutic potential, and strategy of BridgeBio s product candidates, our ability to complete, and any effects of, the proposed merger transaction
with Eidos, the unknown future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic delay on certain clinical trial milestones and/or BridgeBio s operations or operating expenses, the number of potential medicines in our portfolio, our ability to enroll our trials,
the timing and success of our clinical trials, including our Phase 2 trial of encaleret for ADH1, the success of our collaboration agreements with each of the Salk Institute and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and our other
collaboration agreements with various academic institutions, the timing and success of our data readouts in each of acoramidis for the treatment of ATTR, low-dose infigratinib for the treatment of achondroplasia, BBP-631 for the treatment of CAH and
encalaret for the treatment of ADH1, the regulatory strategy of fosdenopterin for the treatment of MoCD Type A, our ability to produce meaningful medicines, our expected runway for cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and the timing of
these events, including the timing of the completion of our proposed merger with Eidos, reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and
on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions,
expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including, but not limited to, the success of clinical trials, regulatory filings, approvals and/or sales, potential adverse impacts due to the global COVID-19 pandemic such as delays in regulatory review, manufacturing and supply chain
interruptions, adverse effects on healthcare systems and disruption of the global economy, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the proposed transaction with Eidos, the risk that
Eidos and/or BridgeBio s stockholders may not approve the proposed transaction, the inability to complete the proposed transaction because, among other reasons, conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or
waived, uncertainty as to the timing of completion of the proposed transaction, potential adverse effects or changes to relationships with employees, suppliers, strategic partners or other parties resulting from the announcement or completion of the
proposed transaction, potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction that could be instituted against Eidos, BridgeBio or their respective directors and officers, including the effects of any outcomes related thereto, possible disruptions
from the proposed transaction that could harm Eidos or BridgeBio s respective business, including current plans and operations, unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction, uncertainty of the expected
financial performance of each of Eidos and BridgeBio following completion of the proposed transaction, including the possibility that the expected synergies and value creation from the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be
realized within the expected time period, and those risks set forth in the Risk Factors section of our most recent quarterly or annual periodic report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and our other SEC filings. Moreover, BridgeBio operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment in which new risks emerge from time to time. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and
beliefs of BridgeBio s management as of the date of this release and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as required
by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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