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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 001-36687

 

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Canada

98-0661854

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3650 Gilmore Way

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

V5G 4W8

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 484-3300

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value

 

XENE

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(The Nasdaq Global Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of August 5, 2024, the registrant had 75,764,505 common shares, without par value, outstanding.

 

 

 


 

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

3

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

6

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

12

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

20

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

20

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

22

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

22

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

22

 

Item 5. Other Information

60

 

Item 6. Exhibits

61

 

SIGNATURES

62

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “we,” “our,” “us,” “Xenon,” and “the Company” refer to Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiary. “Xenon” and the Xenon logo are the property of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and are registered in the United States and used or registered in various other jurisdictions. This report contains references to our trademarks and to trademarks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this report may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

 

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Risk Factors Summary

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section of this report captioned “Risk Factors.” The following is a summary of the principal risks we face:

We have incurred significant losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.
We will need to raise additional funding, which may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. Failure to obtain capital when needed may force us to delay, limit or terminate our product discovery and development programs or commercialization efforts or other operations.
Our business substantially depends upon the successful development of azetukalner. If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for, and successfully commercialize, azetukalner, our business may be materially harmed.
Clinical trials may fail to demonstrate adequately the safety and efficacy of our, or our collaborators’, product candidates at any stage of clinical development. Terminating the development of any of our, or our collaborators’, product candidates could materially harm our business and the market price of our common shares.
We, or our collaborators, may find it difficult to enroll patients in our clinical trials which could delay or prevent the successful completion of clinical trials of our product candidates.
We, or our collaborators, may incur unexpected costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development and commercialization of our, or our collaborators’, product candidates.
The regulatory approval processes of the FDA, EMA and regulators in other foreign jurisdictions are lengthy, time-consuming and inherently unpredictable. If we, or our collaborators, are unable to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates in a timely manner, or at all, our business may be substantially harmed.
If we are unable to establish our own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities or enter into agreements for these purposes, we may not be successful in independently commercializing any future products.
Our prospects for successful development and commercialization of our partnered products and product candidates are dependent upon the research, development and marketing efforts of our collaborators.
Our reliance on third parties to manufacture our product candidates may increase the risk that we will not have sufficient quantities of our product candidates, raw materials, APIs or drug products when needed or at an acceptable cost.
We rely on third parties to conduct our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, including to comply with applicable laws and regulations or meet expected deadlines, our business could be substantially harmed.
We could be unsuccessful in obtaining or maintaining adequate patent protection for one or more of our products, product candidates or future products.
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
Our business and operations could suffer in the event of an actual or perceived information security incident such as a cybersecurity breach, system failure or other compromise of our systems and/or information, including information held by a third-party contractor or vendor.
The market price of our common shares may be volatile, and purchasers of our common shares could incur substantial losses.
Future sales and issuances of our common shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for common shares would cause our shareholders to incur dilution and could cause the market price of our common shares to fall.

Our Risk Factors are not guarantees that no such conditions exist as of the date of this report and should not be interpreted as an affirmative statement that such risks or conditions have not materialized, in whole or in part.

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

136,734

 

 

$

148,643

 

Marketable securities (note 6)

 

 

584,801

 

 

 

489,439

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

853

 

 

 

874

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

5,701

 

 

 

6,006

 

 

 

 

728,089

 

 

 

644,962

 

Marketable securities, long-term (note 6)

 

 

129,062

 

 

 

292,792

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset, net (note 7)

 

 

8,573

 

 

 

9,193

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

10,138

 

 

 

9,653

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

733

 

 

 

802

 

Prepaid expenses, long-term

 

 

7,416

 

 

 

7,396

 

Total assets

 

$

884,011

 

 

$

964,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses (note 8)

 

$

29,931

 

 

$

25,974

 

Operating lease liability (note 7)

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

1,299

 

 

 

 

31,285

 

 

 

27,273

 

Operating lease liability, long-term (note 7)

 

 

8,679

 

 

 

9,604

 

Total liabilities

 

$

39,964

 

 

$

36,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares, without par value; unlimited shares authorized; issued and
   outstanding:
75,667,550 (December 31, 2023 - 75,370,977) (note 9)

 

$

1,440,458

 

 

$

1,436,374

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

176,796

 

 

 

156,764

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(770,995

)

 

 

(665,140

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(2,212

)

 

 

(77

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

$

844,047

 

 

$

927,921

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

884,011

 

 

$

964,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

49,702

 

 

$

44,040

 

$

93,952

 

$

83,556

 

General and administrative

 

 

19,402

 

 

 

11,584

 

 

34,193

 

 

21,119

 

 

 

 

69,104

 

 

 

55,624

 

 

128,145

 

 

104,675

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(69,104

)

 

 

(55,624

)

 

(128,145

)

 

(104,675

)

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

10,837

 

 

 

6,524

 

 

22,192

 

 

11,947

 

Unrealized fair value gain on trading securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,036

 

 

 

 

2,914

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

10

 

 

 

383

 

 

177

 

 

696

 

 

 

 

10,847

 

 

 

7,943

 

 

22,369

 

 

15,557

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(58,257

)

 

 

(47,681

)

 

(105,776

)

 

(89,118

)

Income tax recovery (expense)

 

 

333

 

 

 

220

 

 

(79

)

 

(70

)

Net loss

 

$

(57,924

)

 

$

(47,461

)

$

(105,855

)

$

(89,188

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale
   securities (note 6)

 

$

(443

)

 

$

(1,479

)

$

(2,135

)

$

(299

)

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(58,367

)

 

$

(48,940

)

$

(107,990

)

$

(89,487

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share (note 4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.75

)

 

$

(0.72

)

$

(1.36

)

$

(1.36

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (note 4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

77,671,128

 

 

 

65,861,138

 

 

77,632,864

 

 

65,792,910

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share amounts)

 

 

Common shares

 

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss

 

 

Total
shareholders'
equity

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of
   December 31, 2022

 

62,587,701

 

 

$

1,065,136

 

 

$

142,108

 

 

$

(482,747

)

 

$

(3,000

)

 

$

721,497

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(41,727

)

 

 

 

 

 

(41,727

)

Conversion of pre-funded
   warrants to common shares
   (note 9b)

 

425,000

 

 

 

7,379

 

 

 

(7,379

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation
   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,994

 

Issued pursuant to exercise of
   stock options

 

94,319

 

 

 

635

 

 

 

(635

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income
   (note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,180

 

 

 

1,180

 

Balance as of
   March 31, 2023

 

63,107,020

 

 

$

1,073,150

 

 

$

140,088

 

 

$

(524,474

)

 

$

(1,820

)

 

$

686,944

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(47,461

)

 

 

 

 

 

(47,461

)

Conversion of pre-funded
   warrants to common shares
   (note 9b)

 

425,000

 

 

 

7,379

 

 

 

(7,379

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation
   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,453

 

Issued pursuant to exercise of
   stock options

 

186,330

 

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

(2,479

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss
   (note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,479

)

 

 

(1,479

)

Balance as of
   June 30, 2023

 

63,718,350

 

 

$

1,083,008

 

 

$

138,683

 

 

$

(571,935

)

 

$

(3,299

)

 

$

646,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of
   December 31, 2023

 

75,370,977

 

 

$

1,436,374

 

 

$

156,764

 

 

$

(665,140

)

 

$

(77

)

 

$

927,921

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(47,931

)

 

 

 

 

 

(47,931

)

Stock-based compensation
   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,400

 

Issued pursuant to exercise of
   stock options

 

88,704

 

 

 

2,587

 

 

 

(2,587

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss
   (note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,692

)

 

 

(1,692

)

Balance as of
   March 31, 2024

 

75,459,681

 

 

$

1,438,961

 

 

$

163,577

 

 

$

(713,071

)

 

$

(1,769

)

 

$

887,698

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57,924

)

 

 

 

 

 

(57,924

)

Stock-based compensation
   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,716

 

Issued pursuant to exercise of
   stock options

 

207,869

 

 

 

1,497

 

 

 

(1,497

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss
   (note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(443

)

 

 

(443

)

Balance as of
   June 30, 2024

 

75,667,550

 

 

$

1,440,458

 

 

$

176,796

 

 

$

(770,995

)

 

$

(2,212

)

 

$

844,047

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(105,855

)

 

$

(89,188

)

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

956

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

 

70

 

 

 

64

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

24,116

 

 

 

14,447

 

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

118

 

 

 

(452

)

Unrealized fair value gain on trading securities

 

 

 

 

 

(2,914

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

16

 

 

 

269

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

285

 

 

 

4,199

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

4,135

 

 

 

4,987

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(75,857

)

 

 

(67,632

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(1,702

)

 

 

(4,339

)

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(301,826

)

 

 

(270,554

)

Proceeds from marketable securities

 

 

368,045

 

 

 

349,417

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

64,517

 

 

 

74,524

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(569

)

 

 

418

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(11,909

)

 

 

7,310

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

148,643

 

 

 

57,242

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

136,734

 

 

$

64,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for operating lease

 

$

819

 

 

$

709

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of stock options exercised on a cashless basis

 

 

4,084

 

 

 

3,114

 

Fair value of pre-funded warrants exercised

 

 

 

 

 

14,758

 

Increase in operating lease liability and accounts receivable related to
   lease incentives claimed in the period

 

 

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

1.
Nature of the business:

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”), incorporated in 1996 under the predecessor to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and continued federally in 2000 under the Canada Business Corporations Act, is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing ion channel therapeutics for patients in need.

The Company has incurred significant operating losses since inception. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $770,995 and a net loss of $105,855 for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Management expects to continue to incur significant expenses in excess of revenue and to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future. To date, the Company has financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity securities, funding received from collaboration and license agreements, and debt financings.

Until such time as the Company can generate substantial product revenue, if ever, management expects to finance the Company’s cash needs through a combination of collaboration agreements, equity and debt financings. The continuation of research and development activities and the future commercialization of its products are dependent on the Company’s ability to successfully raise additional funds when needed. It is not possible to predict either the outcome of future research and development programs or the Company’s ability to continue to fund these programs in the future.

2.
Basis of presentation:

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xenon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., a Delaware corporation. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and with the securities commissions in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario on February 29, 2024.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results that can be expected for a full year. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements follow the same significant accounting policies as those described in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, with the exception of the policy described in note 3 below.

3.
Significant accounting policies:
(a)
Stock based compensation:

The Company grants performance share unit awards (“PSUs”) to certain employees and officers.

PSUs vest upon the achievement of certain predefined company-specific performance-based criteria. PSUs are measured at the closing market price of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense for PSUs is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of each separately vesting tranche of the award once it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved.

4.
Net income (loss) per common share:

The weighted average number of common shares used in the basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share calculations includes the weighted average pre-funded warrants outstanding during the period as they are exercisable at any time for nominal cash consideration.

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The treasury stock method is used to compute the dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options, performance share units and warrants. Under this method, the incremental number of common shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share is the difference between the number of common shares assumed issued and purchased using assumed proceeds.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders is the same as basic net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.

5.
Fair value of financial instruments:

The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable and reflect the Company’s assumptions as to what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values consisted of the following:

 

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and money market fund

 

$

136,734

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

136,734

 

 

$

148,643

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

148,643

 

Marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed investment certificates

 

 

15,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,115

 

 

 

7,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,684

 

U.S. treasuries

 

 

181,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

181,431

 

 

 

252,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

252,982

 

U.S. government securities

 

 

 

 

 

53,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,912

 

Commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

156,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,108

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

307,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

307,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

304,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

304,545

 

Total

 

$

333,280

 

 

$

517,317

 

 

$

 

 

$

850,597

 

 

$

409,309

 

 

$

521,565

 

 

$

 

 

$

930,874

 

 

The fair values of the Company’s U.S. government securities, commercial paper and corporate debt securities are based on prices obtained from independent pricing sources. Securities with validated quotes from pricing services are reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets or other market observable inputs. Typical inputs used by these pricing services include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers or estimates of cash flow, prepayment spreads and default rates.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not hold any securities classified as Level 3.

-8-


 

6.
Marketable securities

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $713,863 of available-for-sale securities (December 31, 2023 – trading securities of $13,867 and available-for-sale-securities of $768,364). Amortized cost, unrealized gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and fair value of available-for-sale securities consisted of the following:

 

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Contractual maturity of 0 to 1 years:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed investment certificates

 

$

15,360

 

 

$

(245

)

 

$

15,115

 

 

$

7,549

 

 

$

135

 

 

$

7,684

 

U.S. treasuries

 

 

133,833

 

 

 

(122

)

 

 

133,711

 

 

 

192,193

 

 

 

(249

)

 

 

191,944

 

U.S. government securities

 

 

53,580

 

 

 

(150

)

 

 

53,430

 

 

 

98,092

 

 

 

(180

)

 

 

97,912

 

Commercial paper

 

 

156,519

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

156,447

 

 

 

119,041

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

119,108

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

226,337

 

 

 

(239

)

 

 

226,098

 

 

 

58,824

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

58,924

 

Contractual maturity of 1 to 3 years:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasuries

 

 

47,992

 

 

 

(272

)

 

 

47,720

 

 

 

53,294

 

 

 

243

 

 

 

53,537

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

81,464

 

 

 

(122

)

 

 

81,342

 

 

 

238,458

 

 

 

797

 

 

 

239,255

 

Total

 

$

715,085

 

 

$

(1,222

)

 

$

713,863

 

 

$

767,451

 

 

$

913

 

 

$

768,364

 

Allowance for credit losses or impairment on these marketable securities have not been recognized as these securities are high credit quality, investment grade securities that the Company does not intend to sell and will not be required to sell prior to their anticipated recovery, and the decline in fair value is primarily due to changes in interest rates.

7.
Leases:

The Company has an operating lease for research laboratories and office space in Burnaby, British Columbia which expires on June 30, 2032, and two renewal options for 5-years each which were not considered in the determination of the right-of-use asset and lease liability. The Company has an additional operating lease for office space in Needham, Massachusetts ("Needham Lease"), which commenced in October 2022. The Needham Lease is for a 62-month term and an option to terminate one year prior to the expiry date, which was not considered in the determination of the right-of-use asset and lease liability.

The cost components of the operating leases were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Lease Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

411

 

 

$

411

 

 

$

823

 

 

$

823

 

Variable lease expense(1)

 

 

205

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

413

 

 

 

395

 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

6.87

 

 

 

7.77

 

 

 

6.87

 

 

 

7.77

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

3.90

%

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

3.90

%

 

(1)
Variable lease costs are payments that vary because of changes in facts or circumstances and include common area maintenance and property taxes related to the premises. Variable lease costs are excluded from the calculation of minimum lease payments.

 

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

Year ending December 31:

 

2024

 

$

854

 

2025

 

 

1,736

 

2026

 

 

1,804

 

2027

 

 

1,791

 

2028

 

 

1,090

 

2029 and thereafter

 

 

4,148

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

$

11,423

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(1,390

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

10,033

 

 

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8.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Trade payables

 

$

9,498

 

 

$

8,598

 

Employee compensation, benefits, and related accruals

 

 

6,195

 

 

 

7,425

 

Consulting and contracted research

 

 

11,287

 

 

 

8,824

 

Professional fees

 

 

1,853

 

 

 

780

 

Other

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

347

 

Total

 

$

29,931

 

 

$

25,974

 

 

9.
Share capital:
(a)
Financing:

In August 2020, the Company entered into an “at-the-market” equity offering sales agreement, amended as of March 2022, with Jefferies LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated pursuant to which the Company may sell common shares from time to time. In January 2021, the Company sold an aggregate of 733,000 common shares for proceeds of $10,693, net of commissions and transaction expenses pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed in August 2020 (“August 2020 ATM”). The Company may sell common shares having gross proceeds of up to $250,000, from time to time, pursuant to a new prospectus supplement filed in March 2022 (“March 2022 ATM”), replacing the August 2020 ATM. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has sold an aggregate of 855,685 common shares for proceeds of $29,508, net of commissions and transaction expenses under the March 2022 ATM.

(b)
Pre-funded warrants:

The following table summarizes the pre-funded warrants activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

2,173,081

 

 

 

2,678,861

 

 

 

2,173,081

 

 

 

3,103,864

 

Exercised (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(425,003

)

 

 

 

 

 

(850,006

)

Outstanding, end of period

 

 

2,173,081

 

 

 

2,253,858

 

 

 

2,173,081

 

 

 

2,253,858

 

 

(1)
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 850,000 common shares upon the exercise of 850,006 pre-funded warrants pursuant to a net exercise mechanism under the warrants.

Each pre-funded warrant is exercisable for the purchase of a common share at the holder's discretion at an exercise price of $0.0001, subject to certain post-exercise beneficial ownership limitations as provided under the terms of the pre-funded warrant. Pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,173,081 (June 30, 20232,253,858) common shares are not included in the number of issued and outstanding common shares as of June 30, 2024.

-10-


 

(c)
Stock-based compensation:

Stock Options

The following table presents stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price ($)

 

 

2023

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price ($)

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

 

8,894,502

 

 

23.56

 

 

 

7,117,782

 

 

18.75

 

 

Granted

 

 

2,387,619

 

 

43.71

 

 

 

2,093,973

 

 

34.85

 

 

Exercised(1)

 

 

(448,069

)

 

14.51

 

 

 

(391,746

)

 

11.15

 

 

Forfeited, cancelled or expired

 

 

(50,254

)

 

35.22

 

 

 

(138,201

)

 

30.01

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

 

10,783,798

 

 

28.35

 

 

 

8,681,808

 

 

22.80

 

 

Exercisable, end of period

 

 

5,719,543

 

 

19.94

 

 

 

4,316,058

 

 

15.24

 

 

 

(1)
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company issued 296,573 (2023280,649) common shares for the cashless exercise of 448,069 (2023391,746) stock options.

The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Average risk-free interest rate

 

 

4.39

%

 

 

3.69

%

 

 

4.11

%

 

 

3.85

%

Expected volatility

 

 

65

%

 

 

69

%

 

 

66

%

 

 

69

%

Average expected term (in years)

 

 

5.48

 

 

 

6.14

 

 

 

5.85

 

 

 

6.13

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

 

$

23.97

 

 

$

25.42

 

 

$

27.23

 

 

$

22.54

 

 

Performance Share Units

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company granted 195,000 PSUs to officers and certain employees. The vesting conditions, vesting period and expiry of the PSUs are determined by the board of directors, subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. PSUs vest upon the achievement of certain predefined company-specific performance-based criteria on or before December 31, 2027, subject to continued employment to each performance objective achievement date. No PSUs vested during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

10.
Commitments and contingencies:
(a)
Asset purchase agreement with 1st Order Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“1st Order”):

In April 2017, the Company acquired azetukalner (XEN1101) from 1st Order pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. In August 2020, the Company and 1st Order amended the asset purchase agreement to amend certain definitions in the agreement and to modify the payment schedule for certain milestones. Through June 30, 2024, the Company has paid $2,000 based on progress against these milestones. Future potential payments to 1st Order include up to $