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PureTech Announces Annual Results for Year Ended December 31, 2021
Strong capital base with PureTech level cash and cash equivalents of $418.9 million1 and
consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $465.7 million2 as of December 31, 2021
Rapidly progressing pipeline of 27 therapeutics and therapeutic candidates, across Wholly Owned and Founded Entity programs, with 11 clinical
trials initiated and 6 clinical trial readouts in 2021
Founded Entities continuing to mature and generate value for PureTech, with
three now publicly traded and a fourth soon expected to go public
Reviewing capital allocation strategy to drive additional value to
shareholders with potential returns of capital through various mechanisms
Company to host a webcast and conference call today at
9:00am EDT / 2:00pm BST
BOSTON, April 12, 2022 PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC)
( PureTech or the Company ), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing highly differentiated medicines for devastating diseases, today announced its results for the year
ended December 31, 2021 as well as its cash balance as of the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. 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 year ended December 31, 2021 to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC ) and is also available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.
Webcast and conference call details
Members of the PureTech Management Team will host a conference call at 9:00am EDT / 2:00pm BST today, April 26, 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: 0800 640 6441
(Local): 020 3936 2999
United States: 1 855 9796 654
United States (Local): 1 646 664 1960
locations: +44 20 3936 2999
For those unable to listen to the call live, a replay will be available on the PureTech website.
Commenting on the annual results, Daphne Zohar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PureTech said:
I m very proud of what our team has achieved in 2021. The collaboration and commitment to discovering and developing highly differentiated
medicines for devastating diseases where novel treatment options are greatly needed, has resulted in another year full of important accomplishments for PureTech.
Across our Wholly Owned and Founded Entity programs, we now have 27 therapeutics and therapeutic candidates advancing towards clinical, regulatory and
commercial milestones. Twenty of these sit within our Founded Entities where we already have two products that have been cleared for marketing by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the FDA ) and granted marketing
authorization in the European Economic Area Gelesis Plenity 3 and Akili s EndeavorRx 4. Thirteen of these therapeutic candidates are clinical stage and we look forward to multiple data readouts in the coming year, including data
from Karuna s Phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial expected in mid-2022 as well data from Vor Bio s Phase 1/2a clinical trial of VOR33, which is expected in the second
The other seven therapeutic candidates are being developed within our rapidly advancing and growing
Wholly Owned Pipeline, which is curated around our focus on immunological, fibrotic and lymphatic system disorders and builds upon pharmacology that has been validated in humans where our key innovations enable potential unlocking of the broad
potential of these therapies. Across our Wholly Owned Programs, we generated significant fundamental value and achieved a number of clinical and business milestones towards our mission of developing transformational medicines for millions of people
who have long struggled to find effective treatments. In 2021 alone, we initiated five clinical studies, with four readouts thus far and one that is ongoing.
Importantly, we are in the fortunate position to be growing our business that is generating non-dilutive capital
and we do not currently have to look at public equity markets to raise capital. As such, we have a strong financial position that will allow us to build on the momentum of 2021 and deliver on value driving milestones. In 2021, our consolidated
business ended the year with a capital base of $465.7 million, helped by generating non-dilutive cash from the Founded Entities, whilst maintaining significant equity positions, royalty streams and
milestones that position us to capture future value. Furthermore, our self-sustaining Founded Entities are set to continue an exciting period of strategic execution, having collectively raised an aggregate of $1.9 billion in recent years, 94%
of which came from outside parties.
Based on the strong foundation we have built to support PureTech s future growth, our Board and senior
leadership team have been considering various approaches to drive additional value for our shareholders, including reviewing a capital allocation strategy that balances investment in the continued growth of our business with potential returns of
capital to shareholders. As we evaluate our capital allocation strategy, we intend to engage with shareholders to understand preferences and market perspectives with respect to certain potential near term activities related to the implementation of
We look to the coming months and years with excitement and optimism as we continue to create significant value from innovative
science and develop therapeutics that we sincerely believe have the potential to significantly improve treatment outcomes for patients all over the world.
Continued advancement and growth of our Wholly Owned Programs5
Our team, network and insights and expertise in immunology and therapeutic development have enabled the rapid advancement and growth of our Wholly Owned
Programs. Focused on immunological, fibrotic and lymphatic system disorders, our Wholly Owned Pipeline builds upon validated biologic pathways and proven pharmacology, and currently consists of seven therapeutic candidates, including LYT-100 (deupirfenidone), a clinical therapeutic candidate that we are pursuing for the potential treatment of a range of conditions involving inflammation and fibrosis and disorders of lymphatic flow, LYT-200, a clinical immuno-oncology fully human monoclonal antibody candidate targeting a foundational immunosuppressive protein, galectin-9, that we are developing for the
potential treatment of difficult-to-treat solid tumors, LYT-210, a preclinical immuno-oncology therapeutic candidate targeting
immunomodulatory gamma delta-1 T cells that we are developing for a range of cancer indications, LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone), a clinical therapeutic candidate that
we are developing for a range of neurological and neuropsychological conditions, which was generated from our Glyph lymphatic targeting platform, and three therapeutic candidates generated
from Alivio , our technology platform that enables targeting of therapeutics locally to the sites of inflammation while minimizing systemic exposure, for the potential treatment of a range of
chronic and acute inflammatory disorders: LYT-510 (oral immunosuppressant molecule), in development for the potential treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronic pouchitis, LYT-500 (oral combination of two therapeutic agents), in development for IBD, and LYT-503/IMB-150, which is being advanced as a
partnered program as a potential non-opioid treatment for interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). In addition to these programs, we are advancing Orasome and other Technology Platforms for the oral administration of therapeutics. Finally, we are pursuing our meningeal lymphatics research program to develop potential treatments for
neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. In addition to programs originating from these innovative platforms to fuel our pipeline, we also continually identify external clinical-stage programs that are highly differentiated and
complementary to the immuno-modulation focus of our Wholly Owned Pipeline. Key developments and progress include the following:
Alivio Technology Platform
Glyph Technology Platform
Orasome and Other Technology Platforms for Oral Administration of Therapeutics
Meningeal Lymphatics Research Program
Corporate Highlights
Capital Allocation Strategy
Financial Highlights
PureTech s Founded Entities matured over the year, with significant clinical and financial momentum9
PureTech s Founded Entities have made significant progress advancing 20 therapeutics and
therapeutic candidates, of which two have been cleared for marketing by the FDA and granted marketing authorization in the European Economic Area and 13 are clinical stage. Key developments included the following:
Health today released its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021. In compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority s Listing Rule 9.6.3, the following documents have today been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and
will shortly 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. Copies are also available electronically on the Investor
Relations section of the Company s website at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on June 15, 2022 at 11:00am EDT / 4:00pm BST at PureTech s headquarters, which is located at 6 Tide Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Please note that in order to protect the health and
wellbeing of our people and our shareholders we continue to monitor developments relating to COVID-19 and, in light of increased circulation of new variants in different regions and potentially disruptive
travel limitations, the Company has decided to hold the AGM in the United States where most of the Directors are resident.
preference had been to welcome shareholders in person to the 2022 AGM in the United Kingdom, we considered the conditions at hand and are proposing to hold the AGM at our Boston office in the United States. 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 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 year s AGM. The health and welfare of the Company s shareholders, as well as its employees and partners, is the number one priority.
The Company appreciates that a number of its shareholders are not resident or located in the United States
and asks shareholders to participate in the AGM by submitting any questions in advance and voting via proxy rather than attending in person. As such, any specific questions on the business of the AGM and resolutions can be submitted ahead of meeting
by e-mail to ir@puretechhealth.com (marked for the attention of Dr. Bharatt Chowrira).
Shareholders are encouraged to complete and return their votes by proxy, and to do so no later than 4:00 pm (BST) on June 13, 2022. 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.
PureTech will keep 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 discovering, developing and commercializing highly differentiated medicines for devastating
diseases, including inflammatory, fibrotic and immunological conditions, intractable cancers, lymphatic and gastrointestinal diseases and neurological and neuropsychological disorders, among others. The Company has created a broad and deep pipeline
through the expertise of its experienced research and development team and its extensive network of scientists, clinicians and industry leaders.
pipeline, which is being advanced both internally and through PureTech s Founded Entities, is comprised of 27 therapeutics and therapeutic candidates, including two that have received both U.S. FDA clearance and European marketing
authorization, as of the date of PureTech s most recently filed Annual Report and corresponding Form 6-K. 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 based on unique insights in immunology and drug development.
For more information, visit www.puretechhealth.com or connect with us on 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 future prospects, development plans and strategies, the progress and timing of clinical trials and data readouts, the timing of potential IND applications, the sufficiency of cash and cash equivalents and expected cash runway, and
PureTech s potential implementation of a capital deployment strategy and plans to return capital to shareholders.. 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 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