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PureTech Announces Annual Results for Year Ended December 31, 2023
Significant operational and clinical progress in 2023 and early 2024 with maturation of Internal Programs,1 launch of two new Founded Entities,2 including a $100 million Series A financing for Seaport, and the $14 billion acquisition of Karuna
by Bristol Myers Squibb
Robust balance sheet with PureTech level cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $326.0
million3 and consolidated cash, cash equivalents and short-term Investments of $327.1 million4 as of December 31, 2023
As of March 31, 2024, PureTech level cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $573.3 million,5 enabling the support of Internal Programs and Founded Entities, future innovations, shareholder returns and operational runway into at least 2027
Company to host a webcast and conference call today at 9:00am EDT / 2:00pm BST
PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ( PureTech or the Company ) today announces its results for the year ended
December 31, 2023, as well as its cash balance as of the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The following information represents select highlights from the full UK Annual Report and Accounts, except as noted herein, a portion of which
will be filed as an exhibit to PureTech s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC ) and will also available later today at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.
Webcast and conference call
Members of the PureTech management team will host a conference call at 9:00am EDT / 2:00pm BST today, April 25, 2024, to discuss these
results. A live webcast and presentation slides will be available on the investors section of PureTech s website under the Events and Presentations tab. To join by phone, please dial:
United Kingdom (Local): 020 3936 2999
(Local): 1 646 787 9445
For those unable to listen to the
call live, a replay will be available on the PureTech website.
Commenting on the annual results, Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D., J.D., Chief Executive
Officer of PureTech, said:
2023 was a landmark year for PureTech, in which we made strong strategic and clinical progress. We ve carried
this momentum into 2024, with our hub-and-spoke R&D model continuing to deliver value for both patients and shareholders. Through this model we are able to
ambitiously pursue our mission of giving life to science by developing therapies that make a meaningful difference to patients with devastating diseases.
PureTech pioneered the hub-and-spoke model, and we believe this novel
approach has never been more important than in recent years. The capital markets have been challenging, yet PureTech has not needed to raise money from them in over six years, while still identifying and developing cutting-edge technologies at pace.
This is because we have been able to bring in non-dilutive capital from our Founded Entities to fuel the development of the next generation of promising therapeutic candidates. It s a self-sustaining
R&D model that is not only proven but scalable and repeatable.
We take great pride in our track record of clinical success, which is six times the industry average.6 Our R&D engine has generated 29 new therapeutics and therapeutic candidates to date, with two taken from inception at PureTech to both U.S. FDA clearance and European marketing authorization and
a third currently undergoing review with the FDA Karuna s KarXT. The success of Karuna is a prime example of our approach. Invented and initially advanced by PureTech, with $18.5 million of funding, KarXT is poised to significantly
improve the way schizophrenia is managed after a dearth of innovation for 50 years. At the same time, PureTech has been able to generate over $1 billion in cash from Karuna s progression as a Founded Entity, which culminated in its sale to
Bristol Myers Squibb for $14 billion just last month. We are pleased to return certain portions of proceeds from successes like this to our shareholders, including through our proposed capital return of $100 million by way of a Tender
Offer7 and our recently completed $50 million share buyback program, and to reinvest a portion back into our R&D engine.
We also continue to progress candidates internally, including LYT-100 (deupirfenidone), which could transform
the treatment landscape for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). LYT-100 is currently being evaluated in a fully enrolled Phase 2b trial, which we expect to read out in the fourth quarter of 2024. LYT-100 is a great example of our internal R&D focus on therapeutic candidates with established biology that we believe we can unlock their full potential with our innovation.
Once internally-developed candidates reach a critical juncture, we have a range of options to advance them in a capital-efficient manner, including
progressing them in Founded Entities or through partnerships, that allows us to focus on new opportunities, be more capital efficient and reduce the risks that are inherent in biotech for our shareholders. We recently announced the formation of two
new Founded Entities, Seaport Therapeutics and Gallop Oncology. Having successfully completed an oversubscribed Series A financing of $100 million, and with Ms. Daphne Zohar at the helm, Seaport is looking to advance first and best-in-class medicines for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders using the GlyphTM platform. Additionally, Gallop
will be advancing the LYT-200 program for hematological malignancies and metastatic solid tumors.
that we do at PureTech is transformational and full of purpose, and I d like to thank all colleagues past and present who have built this remarkable business into what is it today. PureTech has a very bright future thanks to the passion of its
people and the strength of its science, and I m proud and humbled to be leading the company into an exciting new phase of growth, with multiple catalysts that can deliver significant value.
2023 and Early 2024 Operational Highlights
significant value with momentum across Internal Programs and Founded Entities, validating hub-and-spoke model. Key highlights include the following:
Strengthened senior team with post-period personnel appointments11
Financial Highlights
PureTech Health will release its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023, on April 25, 2024, later today. In compliance with the
Financial Conduct Authority s Listing Rule 9.6.3, the following documents will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism today and be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Printed copies of these documents together with the Form of Proxy will be posted to shareholders in accordance with applicable UK rules. The Company will
provide a hard copy of the Annual Report containing its audited financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders upon request in accordance with Nasdaq requirements. Requests should be directed in writing by email to ir@puretechhealth.com.
Copies will also be available electronically on the Investor Relations section of the Company s website at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.
PureTech s 2024 AGM will be held on June 13, 2024, at 4:00pm BST /11:00am EDT at the offices of FTI Consulting at 200 Aldersgate, 200 Aldersgate
Street, London EC1A 4HD, United Kingdom.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit a proxy vote in advance of the meeting and to appoint the Chair
of the meeting to act as their proxy. If a shareholder wishes to attend the meeting in person, we ask that the shareholder notify the Company by email to ir@puretechhealth.com to assist us in planning and implementing arrangements for this
Any specific questions on the business of the AGM and resolutions can be submitted ahead of the meeting by e-mail to ir@puretechhealth.com (marked for the attention of Mr. Charles Sherwood).
encouraged to complete and return their votes by proxy, and to do so no later than 4:00 pm (BST) on June 11, 2024. This will appoint the chair of the meeting as proxy and will ensure that votes will be counted even though attendance at the
meeting is restricted and you are unable to attend in person. Details of how to appoint a proxy are set out in the notice of AGM.
shareholders updated of any changes it may decide to make to the current plans for the AGM. Please visit the Company s website at www.puretechhealth.com for the most up to date information.
About PureTech Health
PureTech is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to giving life to new classes of medicine to change the lives of patients with devastating
diseases. The Company has created a broad and deep pipeline through its experienced research and development team and its extensive network of scientists, clinicians and industry leaders that is being advanced both internally and through its Founded
Entities. PureTech s R&D engine has resulted in the development of 29 therapeutics and therapeutic candidates, including two that have received both U.S. FDA clearance and European marketing authorization and a third (KarXT) that has been
filed for FDA approval. A number of these programs are being advanced by PureTech or its Founded Entities in various indications and stages of clinical development, including registration enabling studies. All of the underlying programs and
platforms that resulted in this pipeline of therapeutic candidates were initially identified or discovered and then advanced by the PureTech team through key validation points.
For more information, visit www.puretechhealth.com or connect with us on X (formerly Twitter) @puretechh.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are or may be 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 those statements that relate to expectations regarding
PureTech s and its Founded Entities future prospects, development plans and strategies, including the success and scalability of the Company s R&D model, the progress and timing of clinical trials and data readouts, the timing of
potential regulatory submissions, and the sufficiency of available resources and expected operational runway. The forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
important factors that could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from current expectations, including, but not limited to, the following: our history of incurring significant operating losses since our inception;
our ability to realize value from our Founded Entities; our need for additional funding to achieve our business goals, which may not be available and which may force us to delay, limit or terminate certain of our therapeutic development efforts; our
limited information about and limited control or influence over our Non-Controlled Founded Entities; the lengthy and expensive process of preclinical and clinical drug development, which has an uncertain
outcome and potential for substantial delays; potential difficulties with enrolling patients in clinical trials, which could delay our clinical development activities; side effects, adverse events or other safety risks which could be associated with
our therapeutic candidates and delay or halt their clinical development; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize our therapeutic candidates; our ability to compete with companies currently marketing or engaged in the
development of treatments for indications within our programs are designed to target; our ability to realize the benefits of our collaborations, licenses and other arrangements; the impact of government laws and regulations; our ability to maintain
and protect our intellectual property rights; our reliance on third parties, including clinical research organizations, clinical investigators and manufacturers; our vulnerability to natural disasters, global economic factors, geo-political actions and unexpected events; and those additional important factors described under the caption Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the year ended December 31, 2023, to be filed with the SEC and in our other regulatory filings. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions regarding the present and future business strategies of the Company and the environment in
which it will operate in the future. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as at the date of this press release. Except as required by law and regulatory requirements, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Letter from the Chair
Since I joined the PureTech Board
of Directors, I have witnessed the Company mature its hub-and-spoke business model with a commitment to deliver value to patients and shareholders.
Consistent with our founding strategy, the Company has progressed promising programs in various therapeutic areas to inflection points and advanced them
either internally or via Founded Entities. This uniquely efficient approach to R&D has enabled the development of a robust pipeline of new medicines, including two that have received FDA clearance and a third that has been filed for
FDA approval, all without raising money from the capital markets in six years. This is a true testament to our model.
PureTech s exceptional
productivity and capital discipline was exemplified in 2023. The Company embarked on a new phase of clinical expansion by creating two new Founded Entities from its internal work. The launches of Seaport Therapeutics and Gallop Oncology mark an
exciting next chapter for PureTech, adding new de-risked specialist opportunities or spokes to the PureTech
hub-and-spoke model. PureTech s self-sustaining engine
has enabled this continued operational progress despite adverse macroeconomic factors for the industry whilst also providing capital for the Company to return $50 million to shareholders via
a share buyback program in addition to the recently proposed $100 million tender offer.
I would like to personally thank all of our
shareholders for supporting us as we seek to improve patients lives. Every decision we make is anchored in our mission to advance treatments for patients that simultaneously create shareholder value, and I m confident we will see
continued success in both areas.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Daphne Zohar for her vision, leadership and dedication in founding and
building PureTech. Daphne pioneered the hub-and-spoke model to create cutting-edge medicines, assembled a leading team and positioned PureTech for an exciting
future and continued growth, and I am confident that our Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, will thrive with her at the helm as Chief Executive Officer. I would also like to welcome Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D. J.D., into the Chief Executive
Officer role at PureTech. A 30-year veteran of the biotech industry, Bharatt has held leadership roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel in multiple biotech
companies, including Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc., which was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion, and Sirna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Merck & Co. for $1.1 billion. Bharatt has been a driving force