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PROQR THERAPEUTICS N.V.
Index to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss for the Three Month Periods and Years ended December 31, 2019 and 201 8 2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 201 8 3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Month Periods and Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 5
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
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December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
1,000 1,000
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 111,950 105,580
Prepayments and other receivables 1,866 1,544
Social securities and other taxes 850 1,243
Total current assets 114,666 108,367
Property, plant and equipment 2,440 1,864
Investments in associates 429
Total assets 117,535 110,231
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Equity attributable to owners of the Company 94,329 92,915
Non-controlling interests (496) (230)
Total equity 93,833 92,685
Current liabilities
Borrowings 343
Lease liabilities 508
Trade payables 445 135
Current income tax liability 64
Social securities and other taxes 108
Pension premiums 2 7
Deferred income 711 545
Other current liabilities 8,812 7,473
Total current liabilities 10,993 8,160
Borrowings 12,709 9,386
Total liabilities 23,702 17,546
Total equity and liabilities 117,535 110,231
The notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and OCI
( in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three month period Year
ended December 31, ended December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Other income 424 1,333 1,933 5,761
Research and development costs (13,931) (9,542) (46,491) (29,514)
General and administrative costs (3,917) (4,640) (12,887) (12,540)
Total operating costs (17,848) (14,182) (59,378) (42,054)
Operating result (17,424) (12,849) (57,445) (36,293)
Finance income and expense (937) (128) 402 (792)
Results related to associates (150) 429
Result before corporate income taxes (18,511) (12,977) (56,614) (37,085)
Income taxes (68) (132) (1)
Result for the period (18,579) (12,977) (56,746) (37,086)
Other comprehensive income (78) (13) 43 (28)
Total comprehensive income (attributable to owners of the Company) (18,657) (12,990) (56,703) (37,114)
Result attributable to
Owners of the Company (18,534) (12,944) (56,480) (36,894)
Non-controlling interests (45) (33) (266) (192)
(18,579) (12,977) (56,746) (37,086)
Share information
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 1 47,372,744 38,809,784 41,037,244 34,052,520
Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company (expressed in Euro per share)
Basic loss per share 1 (0.39) (0.33) (1.38) (1.08)
Diluted loss per share 1 (0.39) (0.33) (1.38) (1.08)
The notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Attributable to owners of the Company
Equity settled
Employee Non-
Number of Share Share Benefit Translation Accumulated controlling Total
shares Capital Premium Reserve Reserve Deficit Total interests Equity
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Balance at January 1, 2018 36,425,014 1,457 148,763 8,377 136 (119,370) 39,363 (38) 39,325
Result for the period (36,894) (36,894) (192) (37,086)
Other comprehensive income (28) (28) (28)
Recognition of share-based payments 112,473 4 2,185 3,224 5,413 5,413
Issuance of ordinary shares 6,612,500 265 83,926 84,191 84,191
Treasury shares transferred (226,098)
Share options lapsed (97) 97
Share options exercised 226,098 870 (724) 724 870 870
Balance at December 31, 2018 43,149,987 1,726 235,744 10,780 108 (155,443) 92,915 (230) 92,685
Balance at January 1, 2019 43,149,987 1,726 235,744 10,780 108 (155,443) 92,915 (230) 92,685
Result for the period (56,480) (56,480) (266) (56,746)
Other comprehensive income 43 43 43
Recognition of share-based payments 371,306 15 3,145 5,948 9,108 9,108
Issuance of ordinary shares 10,454,545 418 48,132 48,550 48,550
Treasury shares transferred (46,900)
Share options lapsed (44) 44
Share options exercised 46,900 193 (133) 133 193 193
Balance at December 31, 2019 53,975,838 2,159 287,214 16,551 151 (211,746) 94,329 (496) 93,833
The notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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Three month period Year
ended December 31, ended December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Cash flows from operating activities
Net result (18,579) (12,978) (56,746) (37,086)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 509 267 2,052 992
Share-based compensation 4,494 3,168 9,108 5,413
Financial income and expenses 937 128 (402) 792
Results related to associates 150 (429)
Net foreign exchange gain / (loss) (79) (13) 43 (28)
Changes in working capital 39 220 1,783 1,295
Cash used in operations (12,529) (9,208) (44,591) (28,622)
Corporate income tax paid (64) (1)
Interest received 582 105 758 130
Interest paid (9) (73)
Net cash used in operating activities (11,956) (9,103) (43,970) (28,493)
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (239) (27) (580) (312)
Net cash used in investing activities (239) (27) (580) (312)
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of transaction costs 48,550 (104) 48,550 84,191
Proceeds from exercise of share options 27 210 193 870
Proceeds from borrowings 2,027 163 2,027 264
Proceeds from convertible loans 702 690 1,132
Repayment of lease liability (400) (1,261)
Net cash (used in)/generated by financing activities 50,204 971 50,199 86,457
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 38,009 (8,159) 5,649 57,652
Currency effect cash and cash equivalents (851) 23 721 (171)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of the period 74,792 113,716 105,580 48,099
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 111,950 105,580 111,950 105,580
The notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. General information
ProQR Therapeutics N.V., or ProQR or the Company , is a development stage company domiciled in the Netherlands that primarily focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic medicines.
Since September 18, 2014, the Company's ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under ticker symbol PRQR.
The Company was incorporated in the Netherlands, on February 21, 2012 and was reorganized from a private company with limited liability to a public company with limited liability on September 23, 2014. The Company has its statutory seat in Leiden, the Netherlands. The address of its headquarters and registered office is Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, the Netherlands.
ProQR Therapeutics N.V. is the ultimate parent company of the following entities:
ProQR Therapeutics N.V. is also statutory director of Stichting Bewaarneming Aandelen ProQR ( ESOP Foundation ) and has full control over this entity. ProQR Therapeutics N.V. holds a 20% minority shareholding in Wings Therapeutics Inc.
As used in these condensed consolidated financial statements, unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to ProQR or the Company refer to ProQR Therapeutics N.V. including its subsidiaries and the ESOP Foundation.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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The Company's financial results have varied substantially, and are expected to continue to vary, from period to period. The Company believes that its ordinary activities are not linked to any particular seasonal factors.
The Company operates in one reportable segment, which comprises the discovery and development of innovative, RNA based therapeutics.
3. Adoption of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, except for the change in accounting policies resulting from the implementation of IFRS 16 Leases.
IFRS 16 specifies how an entity recognizes, measures, presents and discloses leases. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases unless the lease term is 12 months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. Upon implementation of the standard on January 1, 2019, the Company recognized a lease liability and a corresponding right-of-use asset. As at December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of the lease liability is 0.5 million and the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is 0.6 million
The impact on the income statement is that operating expenses are replaced by depreciation expenses on the right-of-use asset and interest expenses on the lease liability. The main impact on the statement of cash flows is higher cash flows from operating activities, since cash payments for the principal part of the lease liability are classified as cash flows used in financing activities, whereas such payments were previously classified as cash flows used in operating activities. (effect on the year ended December 31, 2019: 1.3 million).
Other new Standards and Interpretations, which became effective as of January 1, 2019, did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments
In the application of the Company's accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
(a) Share-based payments
Share options granted to employees and consultants are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted. Fair value is determined through the use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which is considered the most appropriate model for this purpose by management.
Initially, the Company's ordinary shares were not publicly traded and consequently the Company needed to estimate the fair value of its share and the expected volatility of that value. Please refer to the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the assumptions used in those estimates. The value of the underlying shares
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was determined on the basis of the prior sale of company stock method. As such, the Company has benchmarked the value per share to external transactions of Company shares and external financing rounds.
For options granted from the moment of listing, the Company uses the closing price of the ordinary shares on the previous business day as exercise price of the options granted.
The result of the share option valuations and the related compensation expense is dependent on the model and input parameters used. Even though Management considers the fair values reasonable and defensible based on the methodologies applied and the information available, others might derive a different fair value for the Company's share options.
(b) Corporate income taxes
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses or tax credits only to the extent that the Company has sufficient taxable temporary differences or there is convincing evidence that sufficient taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilized. Management's judgment is that such convincing evidence is currently not sufficiently available and a deferred tax asset is therefore only recognized to the extent that the Company has sufficient taxable temporary differences.
Grant income is not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to them. Grants are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the period the Company recognizes as expenses the related costs for which the grants are expected to compensate.
(d) Research and development expenditures
Research expenditures are currently not capitalized but are reflected in the income statement because the criteria for capitalization are not met. At each balance sheet date, the Company estimates the level of service performed by the vendors and the associated costs incurred for the services performed.
Although we do not expect the estimates to be materially different from amounts actually incurred, the understanding of the status and timing of services performed relative to the actual status and timing of services performed may vary and could result in reporting amounts that are too high or too low in any particular period.
5. Cash and Cash Equivalents
At December 31, 2019, the Company's cash and equivalents were 111,950,000 as compared to 105,580,000 at December 31, 2018. The cash balances are held at banks with investment grade credit ratings. The cash at banks is at full disposal of the Company.
6. Current liabilities
At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the other current liabilities consisted principally of accruals for services provided by vendors not yet billed, payroll related accruals and other miscellaneous liabilities.
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December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
1,000 1,000
Innovation credit 7,191 5,164
Accrued interest on innovation credit 3,124 2,351
Convertible notes 2,473 1,783
Accrued interest on convertible notes 264 88
Total borrowings 13,052 9,386
Current portion (343)
12,709 9,386
On June 1, 2012, ProQR was awarded an Innovation credit by the Dutch government, through its agency RVO of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for the Company's cystic fibrosis program. Amounts were drawn under this facility in the course of the years 2013 through 2017. The credit covered 35% of the costs incurred in respect of the program up to 5.0 million.
The credit is interest-bearing at a rate of 10% per annum. Early October 2018 ProQR received a conditional waiver of the 5 million Innovation credit. Consequently, the repayment of the total loan of 8.1 million, including interest, has been waived if conditions are met, which will be reviewed annually for 3 years. The assets which are co-financed with the granted innovation credit are subject to a right of pledge for the benefit of RVO.
On December 10, 2018 ProQR was awarded an Innovation credit for the sepofarsen program. Amounts will be drawn under this facility from 2018 through 2021. The credit of 4.7 million through December 31, 2021 will be used to conduct the Phase 2/3 clinical study and efforts to obtain regulatory and ethical market approval (NDA/MAA) of sepofarsen
for LCA10, of which 2.2 million has been received at December 31, 2019. The credit, including accrued interest of 10% per annum, is repayable depending on obtaining market approval.
Convertible loans were issued to Amylon Therapeutics B.V. and are interest-bearing at an average rate of 8% per annum. They are convertible into a variable number of ordinary shares within 36 months at the option of the holder or the Company in case financing criteria are met. Any unconverted loans become payable on demand after 24 36 months in equal quarterly terms.
8. Shareholders' equity
The authorized share capital of the Company amounting to 7,200,000 consists of 90,000,000 ordinary shares and 90,000,000 preference shares with a par value of 0.04 per share. At December 31, 2019, 53,975,838 ordinary shares were issued and fully paid in cash, of which 4,230,151 were held by the Company as treasury shares (December 31, 2018: 4,277,051).
In November 2018, the Company issued 112,473 shares in the aggregate amount of $2.5 million, at $22.23 ( 19.46) per share to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, an upfront payment in ordinary shares to its common stock, was made to Ionis upon signing the worldwide license agreement. The Company was granted an exclusive worldwide license to QR-1123 and relevant patents. The Company will also make future milestone payments, certain of which will be made in equity and others in cash or equity at the company's discretion, and royalties on net sales of 20% through the royalty term.
On November 7, 2018, the Company filed a shelf registration statement, which permitted: (a) the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $ 300,000,000 of its ordinary shares, warrants
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and/or units; and (b) as part of the $ 300,000,000, the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $ 75,000,000 of its ordinary shares that may be issued and sold under a sales agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co in one or more at-the-market offerings. In 2018 and 2019, no shares were issued pursuant to our ATM facility.
In September 2018, the Company consummated an underwritten public offering and concurrent registered direct offering of 6,612,500 ordinary shares at an issue price of $ 15.75 per share. The gross proceeds from this offering amounted to 89,983,000 while the transaction costs amounted to 5,792,000, resulting in net proceeds of 84,191,000.
In October 2019, the Company consummated an underwritten public offering of 10,454,545 ordinary shares at an issue price of $ 5.50 per share. The gross proceeds from this offering amounted to 51,597,000 while the transaction costs amounted to 3,047,000, resulting in net proceeds of 48,550,000.
In December 2019, the Company issued 371,306 shares in the aggregate amount of $3.5 million, at $9.43 ( 8.51) per share to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, the second installment of the upfront payment in ordinary shares to the Company's common stock was made to Ionis upon the dosing of the first patient in the phase 1/2 Aurora clinical trial for QR-1123.
The translation reserve comprises all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations.
The Company operates an equity-settled share-based compensation plan, which was introduced in 2013. Options may be granted to employees, members of the Supervisory Board, members of the Management Board and consultants. The compensation expenses included in operating costs for this plan in the year ended December 31, 2019 were 5,948,000 (2018: 3,224,000), of which 3,323,000 (2018: 2,167,000) was recorded in general and administrative costs and 2,625,000 (2018: 1,057,000) was recorded in research and development costs.
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Year ended December 31,
2019 2018
1,000 1,000
Grant income 1,778 5,378
Other income 155 383
1,933 5,761
On February 9, 2018, the Company entered into a partnership agreement with Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), under which FFB has agreed to provide funding of $7.5 million for the pre-clinical and clinical development of QR 421a for Usher syndrome type 2A targeting mutations in exon 13.
In addition, funding was received for our Huntington's disease program.
Grants are recognized in other income in the same period in which the related R&D costs are recognized.
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10. Research and development costs
Research and development costs amount to 46,491,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: 29,514,000) and are comprised of allocated employee costs including share-based payments, the costs of materials and laboratory consumables, outsourced activities, license and intellectual property costs and other allocated costs.
11. General and administrative costs
General and administrative costs amount to 12,887,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 (2018: 12,540,000).
12. Results related to associates
The results related to associates for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounting to 429,000 (2018: 0) consist of a gain on recognition of our investment in Wings Therapeutics Inc. for the amount of 949,000, less our share of this entity's net losses for the amount of 520,000.
The current income tax liability amounts to 64,000 at December 31, 2019. No significant temporary differences exist between accounting and tax results. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on future earnings, if any, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. Accordingly, the Company has not yet recognized any deferred tax asset related to operating losses.
14. Events after balance sheet date
No significant events have occurred after the balance sheet date.
Last updated: Feb 26, 2020