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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

 

OR

 

o          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 0-30739

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

 

54-1972729

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 

 

 

10 Finderne Avenue, Building 10

 

 

Bridgewater, New Jersey

 

08807

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(908) 977-9900

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

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  x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).  Yes  x  No  o

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  x

 

Accelerated filer  o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  o

 

Small Reporting Company  o

 

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

 

As of July 31, 2015, there were 61,760,265 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 



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INSMED INCORPORATED

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

 

INDEX

 

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

6

 

 

 

ITEM 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

13

ITEM 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

28

ITEM 4

Controls and Procedures

28

 

 

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1

Legal Proceedings

29

ITEM 1A

Risk Factors

29

ITEM 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

29

ITEM 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

29

ITEM 4

Mine Safety Disclosures (Not Applicable)

29

ITEM 5

Other Information

29

ITEM 6

Exhibits

30

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

31

EXHIBIT INDEX

32

 

In this Form 10-Q, we use the words “Insmed Incorporated”  to refer to Insmed Incorporated, a Virginia corporation, and we use the words “Company,” “Insmed,” “Insmed Incorporated,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to Insmed Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries.  IPLEX is a registered trademark of Insmed Incorporated and ARIKAYCE, INSMED and CONVERT are trademarks of Insmed Incorporated.  This Form 10-Q also contains trademarks of third parties.  Each trademark of another company appearing in this Form 10-Q is the property of its owner.

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par value and share data)

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

335,027

 

$

159,226

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

7,062

 

5,488

 

Total current assets

 

342,089

 

164,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-process research and development

 

58,200

 

58,200

 

Fixed assets, net

 

7,989

 

7,534

 

Other assets

 

231

 

416

 

Total assets

 

$

408,509

 

$

230,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

8,681

 

$

9,249

 

Accrued expenses

 

6,012

 

5,321

 

Accrued compensation

 

2,550

 

4,317

 

Other current liabilities

 

701

 

743

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

25,123

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

43,067

 

19,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

102

 

141

 

Debt, long-term

 

 

24,856

 

Total liabilities

 

43,169

 

44,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 authorized shares, 61,743,889 and 49,806,131 issued and outstanding shares at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

617

 

498

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

891,479

 

656,519

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(526,756

)

(470,780

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

365,340

 

186,237

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

408,509

 

$

230,864

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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INSMED INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

18,246

 

14,942

 

35,410

 

26,293

 

General and administrative

 

9,706

 

7,874

 

19,248

 

14,602

 

Total operating expenses

 

27,952

 

22,816

 

54,658

 

40,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(27,952

)

(22,816

)

(54,658

)

(40,895

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

68

 

12

 

91

 

29

 

Interest expense

 

(718

)

(595

)

(1,440

)

(1,201

)

Other (expense) / income, net

 

(5

)

175

 

31

 

156

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(28,607

)

(23,224

)

(55,976

)

(41,911

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit from income taxes

 

 

 

 

(4,389

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

$

(28,607

)

$

(23,224

)

$

(55,976

)

$

(37,522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.59

)

$

(1.01

)

$

(0.96

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding

 

60,833

 

39,273

 

55,425

 

39,256

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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INSMED INCORPORATED

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(55,976

)

$

(37,522

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

879

 

342

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

7,961

 

5,336

 

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

 

229

 

192

 

Accrual of the end of term charge on the debt

 

38

 

62

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(1,389

)

(1,843

)

Accounts payable

 

(981

)

3,642

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

1,883

 

(20

)

Accrued compensation

 

(1,767

)

(768

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(49,123

)

(30,579

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

(2,194

)

(895

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(2,194

)

(895

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

(32

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

4,176

 

409

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

 

222,942

 

 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(100

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

227,118

 

277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

175,801

 

(31,197

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

159,226

 

113,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

335,027

 

$

82,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

1,506

 

$

930

 

Cash received for taxes

 

$

994

 

$

4,389

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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INSMED INCORPORATED

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                                     The Company and Basis of Presentation

 

Insmed is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the needs of patients with rare diseases. The Company is currently focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKAYCE, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation (LAI), for at least two identified orphan patient populations: (i) patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections, a rare and often chronic infection that can lead to progressive inflammation and lung damage and (ii) cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pseudomonas) lung infections. The Company’s earlier stage pipeline includes INS1009, a prodrug formulation of treprostinil that the Company is developing for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a chronic, life-threatening disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries between the heart and lungs.

 

The Company was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia on November 29, 1999. The Company’s principal executive offices are located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. During 2015 the Company formed subsidiaries in a number of countries in Western Europe in preparation for the commercialization of ARIKAYCE, upon approval in the European Union, and to support its global tax structure.  The Company has operations in the United States (U.S.), Ireland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Transave, LLC, Insmed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insmed Limited, Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insmed Holdings Limited, Insmed Ireland Limited, Insmed France SAS, Insmed GmbH and Insmed Netherlands B.V.  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete consolidated financial statements are not included herein. The interim statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The unaudited interim consolidated financial information presented herein reflects all normal adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The Company is responsible for the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

Subsequent Events — The Company has evaluated all events and transactions since June 30, 2015 and identified no significant event requiring disclosure in or adjustment to these financial statements.

 

2.                                       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following are interim updates to certain of the policies described in “Note 2”  to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

Foreign currency — The Company has operations in the United States, Ireland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.  The results of its non-U.S. dollar based operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates during the period.  Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date.  Equity is translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the date of the equity transaction.  Translation adjustments are reflected in shareholders’ equity and are included as a component of other comprehensive loss.

 

The Company realizes foreign currency transaction gains/(losses) in the normal course of business based on movements in the applicable exchange rates.  These gains/(losses) are included as a component of other (expense) / income, net.

 

Fair Value Measurements - The Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis based upon the level of judgments associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value.  Hierarchical levels, which are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs used to determine the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, are as follows:

 

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·                   Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

 

·                   Level 2 — Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the assets or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

 

·                   Level 3 — Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.  Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

 

Each major category of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are categorized based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations.  The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  Financial instruments in Level 1 generally include U.S. treasuries and mutual funds listed in active markets.

 

The Company’s only assets and liabilities which were measured at fair value as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were Level 1 and were comprised of cash and cash equivalents of $335.0 million and $159.2 million, respectively.

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents permit daily redemption and the fair values of these investments are based upon the quoted prices in active markets provided by the holding financial institutions.  Cash equivalents consist of liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase.

 

The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy, if any, at the end of each quarter.  There were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held no securities that were in an unrealized gain or loss position.  The Company reviews the status of each security quarterly to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred.  In making its determination, the Company considers a number of factors, including: (1) the significance of the decline; (2) whether the securities were rated below investment grade; (3) how long the securities have been in an unrealized loss position; and (4) the Company’s ability and intent to retain the investment for a sufficient period of time for it to recover.

 

Net Loss Per Common Share - Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and other dilutive securities outstanding during the period.  Potentially dilutive securities from stock options, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase common stock would be antidilutive as the Company incurred a net loss.  Potentially dilutive common shares resulting from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants are determined based on the treasury stock method.

 

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the weighted average number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(28,607

)

$

(23,224

)

$

(55,976

)

$

(37,522

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares used in calculation of basic net loss per share:

 

60,833

 

39,273

 

55,425

 

39,256

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock options

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock and restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock warrant

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding used in calculation of diluted net loss per share

 

60,833

 

39,273

 

55,425

 

39,256

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.59

)

$

(1.01

)

$

(0.96

)

 

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The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computations of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 as their effect would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Stock options to purchase common stock

 

5,374

 

5,058

 

Restricted stock units

 

44

 

21

 

 

3.                                       Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

The Company believes there are no indicators of impairment relating to its in-process research and development intangible assets as of June 30, 2015.

 

4.                                       Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

 

 

As of June 30,

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued clinical trial expenses

 

$

3,249

 

$

2,113

 

Accrued technical operation expenses

 

1,384

 

762

 

Accrued office construction costs

 

29

 

1,500

 

Accrued professional fees

 

859

 

542

 

Accrued interest payable

 

193

 

258

 

Other accrued expenses

 

298

 

146

 

 

 

$

6,012

 

$

5,321

 

 

5.                                     Debt

 

On June 29, 2012, the Company and its domestic subsidiaries, as co-borrowers, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”) that originally allowed the Company to borrow up to $20.0 million (“Loan Agreement”) at an interest rate of 9.25%.  On December 15, 2014, the Company and Hercules entered into a third amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Loan Agreement. In connection with the Third Amendment, the Company paid a commitment fee of $25,000, and at the closing, paid a facility fee of $125,000. Under the Third Amendment, the amount of borrowings was increased by $5.0 million to a total of $25.0 million and the interest-only period was extended through December 31, 2015. In addition, in the event the Company receives at least $90.0 million in cash proceeds from the completion of certain types of equity financings, subordinated debt financings, and/or up-front cash payments from corporate transactions prior to December 31, 2015, the Company has the option to extend the maturity date of the loan to January 1, 2018. If the Company elects to exercise such option, it must pay Hercules a $250,000 fee. The Company completed an equity financing in April 2015 of $222.9 million which qualifies as a financing event under the Loan Agreement.

 

The following table presents the components of the Company’s debt balance as of June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

 

Debt:

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

25,000

 

Accretion of end of term charge

 

352

 

Issuance fees paid to lender

 

(154

)

Discount from warrant

 

(75

)

Current portion of long-term debt

 

(25,123

)

Long-term debt

 

$

 

 

As of June 30, 2015, future principal repayments of the debt for each of the years ending December 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending in December 31:

 

 

 

2015

 

$

 

2016 (due in full January 1, 2016)

 

25,000

 

 

 

$

25,000

 

 

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The estimated fair value of the debt (categorized as a Level 2 liability for fair value measurement purposes) is determined using current market factors and the ability of the Company to obtain debt at comparable terms to those that are currently in place.  The Company believes the estimated fair value at June 30, 2015 approximates the carrying amount.

 

6.                                       Shareholders’ Equity

 

Common Stock — As of June 30, 2015, the Company had 500,000,000 shares of common stock authorized with a par value of $0.01 and 61,743,889 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.  In addition, as of June 30, 2015, the Company had reserved 5,374,258 shares of common stock for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding common stock options and 43,798 for issuance upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

 

On April 6, 2015, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which included the underwriter’s exercise in full of its over-allotment option of 1,500,000 shares, at a price to the public of $20.65 per share.  The Company’s net proceeds from the sale of the shares, after deducting the underwriter’s discount and offering expenses of $14.5 million, were $222.9 million.

 

On August 18, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 10,235,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which included the underwriter’s exercise in full of its over-allotment option of 1,335,000 shares, at a price to the public of $11.25 per share.  The Company’s net proceeds from the sale of the shares, after deducting the underwriter’s discount and offering expenses of $7.1 million, were $108.0 million.

 

Preferred Stock — As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized with a par value of $0.01 and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding.

 

7.                                       Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company’s current equity compensation plan, the 2015 Incentive Plan, was approved by shareholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2015.  The 2015 Incentive Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company.  Under the terms of the 2015 Incentive Plan, the Company is authorized to grant a variety of incentive awards based on its common stock, including stock options (both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options), performance options/shares and other stock awards, as well as the payment of incentive bonuses to all employees and non-employee directors.  On May 21, 2015, 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized and as of June 30, 2015, there were 4,264,549 shares remaining for future grants (or issuances) of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and incentive bonuses under the 2015 Incentive Plan. The 2015 Incentive Plan will terminate on April 9, 2025 unless it is extended or terminated earlier pursuant to its terms. In addition, from time to time, the Company makes inducement grants of stock options.  These awards are made pursuant to the NASDAQ inducement grant exception as a component of new hires’ employment compensation in connection with the Company’s equity grant program.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company granted 227,000 inducement stock options to new employees.

 

Stock Options - The Company calculates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes valuation model.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s grant date fair value and assumptions used in determining the fair value of all stock options granted:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

79.1%-80.9%

 

83.1%-85.0%

 

78.7%-82.3%

 

83.1%-85.5%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.32%-1.71%

 

1.52%-1.76%

 

1.31%-1.71%

 

1.46%-1.76%

 

Dividend yield

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

Expected option term (in years)

 

6.25

 

6.25

 

6.25

 

6.25

 

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

 

$15.82

 

$9.61

 

$14.28

 

$11.83

 

 

For all periods presented, the volatility factor was based on the Company’s historical volatility since the closing of the Company’s merger with Transave on December 1, 2010.  The expected life was determined using the simplified method as described in ASC Topic 718, “Accounting for Stock Compensation”, which is the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the date of grant.  Forfeitures are based on

 

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the actual percentage of option forfeitures since the closing of the Company’s merger with Transave on December 1, 2010, and this is the basis for future forfeiture expectations.

 

From time to time, the Company grants performance-condition options to certain of the Company’s employees.  Vesting of these options is subject to the Company achieving certain performance criteria established at the date of grant and the individuals fulfilling a service condition (continued employment).  As of June 30, 2015 the Company had performance options totaling 168,334 shares outstanding which have not met the recognition criteria to date.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015, approximately $1.5 million of non-cash compensation expense was recorded related to certain performance based options as the recognition criteria was met upon the marketing authorization application (“MAA”) for ARIKAYCE being accepted for filing by the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) in February 2015.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s aggregate stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2015:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (in
thousands)

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

4,400,106

 

$

10.59

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

1,684,050

 

$

20.54

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(411,278

)

$

10.16

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(298,620

)

$

14.10

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2015

 

5,374,258

 

$

13.55

 

8.49

 

$

58,433

 

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2015

 

5,090,089

 

$

13.32

 

8.45

 

$

56,476

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2015

 

1,620,339

 

$

8.43

 

7.63

 

$

25,904

 

 

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $2.5 million and $0.0 million, respectively, and during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $3.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2015, there was $33.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.  Included above in unrecognized compensation expense was $1.4 million related to outstanding performance-based options.  The following table summarizes the range of exercise prices and the number of stock options outstanding and exercisable:

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2015

 

Exercisable as of June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Range of Exercise

 

Number of

 

Contractual

 

Average

 

Number of

 

Weighted Average

 

Prices ($)

 

Options

 

Term (in years)

 

Exercise Price (S)

 

Options

 

Exercise Price ($)

 

3.03

 

3.29

 

160,621

 

6.51

 

3.05

 

135,346

 

3.05

 

3.40

 

3.40

 

708,316

 

7.20

 

3.40

 

442,697

 

3.40

 

3.60

 

6.90

 

585,917

 

7.44

 

6.01

 

330,535

 

5.93

 

6.96

 

12.44

 

751,453

 

7.91

 

11.33

 

317,527

 

11.40

 

12.58

 

13.58

 

546,225

 

8.81

 

12.70

 

123,016

 

12.66

 

13.94

 

16.07

 

862,775

 

8.98

 

15.30

 

133,949

 

14.38

 

16.19

 

20.49

 

683,301

 

8.80

 

19.54

 

133,518

 

19.49

 

20.92

 

22.14

 

107,300

 

9.64

 

21.54

 

3,751

 

21.54

 

22.76

 

22.76

 

864,950

 

9.89

 

22.76

 

 

 

22.84

 

25.07

 

103,400

 

9.84

 

23.11

 

 

 

 

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units — The Company may grant Restricted Stock (“RS”) and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to eligible employees, including its executives, and non-employee directors. Each RS and RSU represents a right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock upon the completion of a specific period of continued service or achievement of a certain milestone. RS and RSU awards granted are generally valued at the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company recognizes noncash compensation expense for the fair values of these RS and RSUs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of these awards. The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU award activity during the six months ended June 30, 2015:

 

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Weighted

 

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

 

 

RSUs

 

Grant Price

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

20,502

 

$

19.47

 

Granted

 

49,776

 

16.07

 

Released

 

(26,480

)

18.72

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2015

 

43,798

 

$

16.06

 

Expected to vest

 

43,798

 

$

16.06

 

 

The following table summarizes the aggregate stock-based compensation recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss related to stock options and RSUs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

$

1.0

 

$

1.4

 

$

2.3

 

$

2.3

 

General and administrative expenses

 

2.5

 

1.6

 

5.7

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

3.5

 

$

3.0

 

$

8.0

 

$

5.3

 

 

8.                                       Income Taxes

 

The benefit for income taxes was $0 and $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The benefit for income taxes recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2014 solely reflects the reversal of a valuation allowance previously recorded against the Company’s New Jersey State net operating losses (“NOL”) that resulted from the Company’s sale of a portion of its New Jersey State NOLs under the State of New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program (the “Program”) for cash of $4.4 million, net of commissions.  The Program allows qualified technology and biotechnology businesses in New Jersey to sell unused amounts of NOLs and defined research and development tax credits for cash.

 

The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes. The statute of limitations for tax audit is open for the federal tax returns for the years ended 2011 and later and is generally open for certain states for the years 2010 and later. The Company was informed in July 2015 that its U.S. federal tax return for the year ended December 31, 2013 has been selected for audit by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company has incurred net operating losses since inception, with the exception of 2009. Such loss carryforwards would be subject to audit in any tax year in which those losses are utilized, notwithstanding the year of origin. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expense. The Company has recorded no such expense. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company has recorded no reserves for unrecognized income tax benefits, nor has it recorded any accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company does not anticipate any material changes in the amount of unrecognized tax positions over the next twelve months.

 

At December 31, 2014, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards for income tax purposes of approximately $461.8 million. Due to the limitation on NOLs as more fully discussed below, $283.5 million of the NOLs are available to offset future taxable income, if any. The NOL carryovers and general business tax credits expire in various years beginning in 2018. For state tax purposes, the Company has approximately $63 million of New Jersey NOLs available to offset against future taxable income or to be sold as part of the New Jersey Transfer Program. The Company also has California and Virginia NOLs that are entirely limited due to Section 382 (as discussed below), in addition to changing state apportionment allocations, as the Company is now 100% resident in New Jersey.

 

During 2014, the Company completed an Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”) analysis in order to determine the amount of losses that are currently available for potential offset against future taxable income, if any. It was determined that the utilization of the Company’s NOL and general business tax credit carryforwards generated in tax periods up to and including December 2010 (the “December 2010 and prior NOLs”) were subject to substantial limitations under Section 382 due to ownership changes that occurred at various points from the Company’s original organization through December 2010. In general, an ownership change, as defined by Section 382, results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain shareholders or public groups in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. Since the Company’s formation, it has raised capital through the issuance of common stock on several occasions which, combined with the purchasing shareholders’ subsequent

 

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disposition of those shares, resulted in multiple changes in ownership, as defined by Section 382 since the Company’s formation in 1999. These ownership changes resulted in substantial limitations on the use of the Company’s NOLs and general business tax credit carryforwards up to and including December 2010. The Company continues to track all of its NOLs and tax credit carryforwards but has provided a full valuation allowance to offset those amounts.

 

9.                                       Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

The Company has an operating lease for office and laboratory space located in Bridgewater, NJ, its corporate headquarters, that terminates in November 2019. Future minimum rental payments under this lease are $3.3 million. The Company also holds a lease that expires in October 2016 for office space in Richmond, VA, the Company’s former corporate headquarters. Future minimum rental payments under this lease total approximately $0.7 million. During 2011, the Company recorded a net present value charge of $1.2 million in general and administrative expenses associated with vacating the Richmond facility. The remaining accrual for this charge was $0.4 million as of June 30, 2015. In December 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to sublet this space for the remainder of the lease term.

 

Rent expense charged to operations was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Future minimum rental payments (net of sublease) required under the Company’s operating leases for the period from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 and for each of the next five years are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31:

 

2015 (remaining)

 

$

604

 

2016

 

1,144

 

2017

 

741

 

2018

 

762

 

2019

 

718

 

2020

 

 

 

 

$

3,969

 

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, the Company is a party to various other lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business.  While the outcomes of these matters are uncertain, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward looking statements.  “Forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are statements that are not historical facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Words herein such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “potential,” “continues,” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) identify forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: failure or delay of European Medicines Agency, Health Canada, United States Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory reviews and approvals; competitive developments affecting the Company’s product candidates; delays in product development or clinical trials or other studies; patent disputes and other intellectual property developments relating to the Company’s product candidates; unexpected regulatory actions, delays or requests; the failure of clinical trials or other studies or results of clinical trials or other studies that do not meet expectations; the fact that subsequent analyses of clinical trial or study data may lead to different (including less favorable) interpretations of trial or study results or may identify important implications of a trial or study that are not reflected in Company’s prior disclosures, and the fact that trial or study results or subsequent analyses may be subject to differing interpretations by regulatory agencies; the inability to successfully develop the Company’s product candidates or receive necessary regulatory approvals; inability to make product candidates commercially successful; changes in anticipated expenses; changes in the Company’s financing requirements or ability to raise additional capital; our ability to complete development of, receive regulatory approval for, and successfully commercialize ARIKAYCE or INS1009; our estimates of expenses and future revenues and profitability; our plans to develop and market new products and the timing of these development programs; our estimates of the size of the potential markets for our product candidates; our selection and licensing of product candidates; our ability to attract third parties with acceptable development, regulatory and commercialization expertise; the benefits to be derived from corporate license agreements and other third party efforts, including those relating to the development and commercialization of our product candidates; the degree of protection afforded to us by our intellectual property portfolio; the safety and efficacy of our product candidates; sources of revenues and anticipated revenues, including contributions from license agreements and other third party efforts for the development and commercialization of products; our ability to create an effective direct sales and marketing infrastructure for products we elect to market and sell directly; the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates; the timing and amount of reimbursement for our product candidates; the success of other competing therapies that may become available; and the availability of adequate supply and manufacturing capacity and quality for our product candidates.

 

Forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and beliefs, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance and achievements and the timing of certain events to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or timing discussed, projected, anticipated or indicated in any forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, among others, the factors discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 27, 2015 and on our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2015. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.  We disclaim any obligation, except as specifically required by law and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Insmed is building a self-sustaining global biopharmaceutical company focused on the needs of patients with rare diseases. We are currently focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKAYCE, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation (LAI), for at least two identified orphan patient populations: (i) patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections, a rare and often chronic infection that can lead to progressive inflammation and lung damage and (ii) cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pseudomonas) lung infections. Our earlier stage pipeline includes INS1009, a prodrug formulation of treprostinil that we are developing for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a chronic, life-threatening disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries between the heart and lungs.

 

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We are conducting a global phase 3 clinical study of ARIKAYCE (the 212 or CONVERT study) in NTM lung disease. In the EU, we have filed our Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval of ARIKAYCE for the treatment of patients with NTM lung infections, as well as CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections. To complement our internal research, we will evaluate in-licensing and acquisition opportunities for a broad range of rare diseases.

 

The following table summarizes the current status of ARIKAYCE and INS1009 development:

 

Product Candidate/Target

 

 

 

 

Indications

 

Status

 

Next Expected Milestones

ARIKAYCE for patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections

 

 

·                   We commenced the CONVERT study which is designed to confirm the positive culture conversion results seen in our phase 2 clinical trial. This phase 3 study is investigating ARIKAYCE in adult non-CF patients with NTM lung infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) that are refractory to treatment.

 

 

·                   We expect to complete enrollment in the CONVERT study in approximately twelve months from the initiation of the trial.

·                   We have received the EMA’s 120-day questions and anticipate responding before the end of 2015.

·                   If approved, we expect ARIKAYCE would be the first approved inhaled antibiotic treatment in the U.S., Europe and Canada for NTM lung infections.

·                   We are developing plans to commercialize ARIKAYCE, if approved, in certain countries in Europe and in the U.S., and eventually Canada, Japan and certain other countries.

 

 

·                   We filed a MAA with the EMA, which was validated in February 2015. The EMA’s review is ongoing.

·                   We reported top-line clinical results from our phase 2 clinical trial in which ARIKAYCE did not meet the pre specified level for statistical significance with respect to the primary endpoint, but demonstrated clearance of the infecting mycobacterial organism in the sputum with regard to the secondary endpoint of culture conversion.

 

 

 

·                   Granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA.

 

 

 

 

·                   Granted Orphan Drug designation by the FDA and qualified for Orphan Drug designation by the EMA.

 

 

 

 

·                   Granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation, which includes Priority Review, by the FDA.

 

 

 

 

·                   Granted Fast Track designation by the FDA which permits a rolling submission of an NDA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARIKAYCE for CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections

 

 

·                   We filed a MAA with the EMA, which was validated in February 2015. The EMA’s review is ongoing.

 

 

·                   We have received the EMA’s 120-day questions and anticipate responding before the end of 2015.

 

 

·                   We reported top line clinical results from our phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Europe and Canada, in which once daily ARIKAYCE

 

·                   We received a request from the EMA to provide additional information on the difference between ARIKAYCE and the TOBI Podhaler. We plan to respond

 

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achieved its primary endpoint of non-inferiority when compared to twice-daily tobramycin inhaled solution.

·                   We are concluding a two year, open label safety study in patients who completed the phase 3 clinical trial.

·                   We reported top line results from the patients who completed the first year of the two year open label extension study.

·                   Granted orphan drug designation by the FDA and qualified for Orphan Drug designation by the EMA.

 

before the end of 2015.

·                   We expect to announce final results from the two year open label extension study in the second half of 2015.

·                   We are developing plans to commercialize ARIKAYCE, if approved, in certain countries in Europe and eventually Canada, where we expect it would be the only once a day treatment for CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections.

·                   We plan to initiate new studies in pediatric patients, however we currently do not plan to initiate any further studies in adult CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections.

 

 

 

 

 

INS1009 (nebulized treprostinil prodrug) for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                   We completed a pre-IND meeting with the FDA for INS1009, and we have clarified that, subject to review of the pre-clinical data in the IND submission, we could be eligible for a 505(b)(2) approval pathway.

 

 

 

·                   We expect to file an IND in the fourth quarter of 2015.

·                   We expect to commence a phase 1 trial in the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

Product Pipeline

 

ARIKAYCE

 

Our lead product candidate, ARIKAYCE™ (or LAI) is a novel, once-daily formulation of amikacin that is in late-stage clinical development for at least two identified orphan patient populations: (i) patients with NTM lung infections, a rare and often chronic infection that can lead to progressive inflammation and lung damage and (ii) CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. Amikacin has established efficacy as an antibiotic but its use is limited by intravenous delivery and severe systemic toxicities, namely nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. Our advanced pulmonary liposome technology uses charge-neutral liposomes to deliver amikacin directly to the lung where it is taken up by the lung macrophages where the NTM infection resides. This prolongs the release of amikacin in the lungs while minimizing systemic exposure thereby offering the potential for decreased systemic toxicities. ARIKAYCE is administered once-daily using an optimized, investigational eFlow® Nebulizer System manufactured by PARI Pharma GmbH, a novel, highly efficient and portable aerosol delivery system.

 

The CONVERT study

 

ARIKAYCE is currently being evaluated in a phase 3 randomized, open-label, global clinical study designed to confirm the positive culture conversion results seen in our phase 2 clinical trial. This phase 3 study, which is known as the CONVERT (or INS-212) study, is enrolling non-CF patients 18 years and older with MAC NTM lung infections who are refractory to a stable multi-drug regimen for at least six months with treatment either ongoing or completed within 12 months of screening.  This subgroup of patients responded particularly well to treatment with ARIKAYCE in our completed phase 2 study. We believe this clinical trial will confirm the culture conversions seen in the phase 2 study and provide the basis for submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  After a screening period of up to 10 weeks, eligible subjects will be randomized 2:1 to once-daily ARIKAYCE plus a multi-drug regimen or a multi-drug regimen alone.  The primary efficacy endpoint is the proportion of patients who achieve culture conversion at month 6 (3 consecutive negative sputum cultures collected monthly) in the ARIKAYCE plus multi-drug regimen arm compared to the arm in which patients receive a multi-drug regimen alone.  Key secondary and exploratory endpoints include the change from baseline in the six-minute walk test; comprehensive pharmacokinetic sampling conducted in lieu of a separate local pharmacokinetic (PK) study in Japanese patients; and off-treatment assessments to evaluate durability of effect.

 

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At month 8, after all sputum culture results are known up to and including month 6, patients will be assessed as converters or non-converters.  All non-converters in the study will be eligible to enter a separate open-label study known as the INS-312 study. All converters will continue on their randomized treatment regimen for 12 months beginning from the first negative culture that defined culture conversion.  All converters will return for off-treatment follow-up visits. A 12 months off-treatment study visit will be the last study visit for the CONVERT study.

 

The protocol for the CONVERT study incorporates feedback from the FDA, the EMA via its scientific advice working party process, as well as local health authorities, including Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, and was approved in the U.S. by a central Institutional Review Board (IRB). We initiated the global trial in early 2015 and expect to complete enrollment within one year. We anticipate having preliminary top-line month 6 clinical results from the CONVERT study approximately 9 months after the last patient is randomized. If the CONVERT study meets the primary endpoint of culture conversion at month 6, we believe we would be eligible to submit an NDA pursuant to 21 CFR 314 Subpart H (Accelerated Approval of New Drugs for Serious or Life-Threatening Illnesses), which permits FDA to approve a drug based on a “surrogate endpoint” provided the sponsor commits to study the drug further to verify and describe the drug’s clinical benefit. We believe that efficacy data from the CONVERT study after month 6 will suffice to meet this commitment. We expect to conduct CONVERT at over 100 sites in the United States, Europe, Australia, Asia and Canada.  The CONVERT study is designed to enroll enough subjects to ensure at least 261 patients are evaluable for the primary endpoint at month 6.

 

INS-112 study

 

Our phase 2 study, which is known as the INS-112 study, was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that evaluated the efficacy and safety of ARIKAYCE in adults with NTM lung disease due to MAC or Mycobacterium abscessus ( M abscessus ) who were refractory to guideline-based therapy. The study included an 84-day double-blind phase in which patients were randomized 1:1 either to ARIKAYCE once-daily plus a multi-drug regimen or to placebo once-daily plus a multi-drug regimen. After completing the 84-day double-blind phase, patients had the option of continuing in an 84-day open-label phase during which all patients received ARIKAYCE plus a multi-drug regimen. The study also included 28-day and 12-month off-ARIKAYCE follow-up assessments to evaluate safety and durability of effect.

 

Eighty-nine (89) patients were randomized and dosed in the study. Of the 80 patients who completed the study, 78 patients elected to continue in the open-label phase and received ARIKAYCE plus a multi-drug regimen, resulting in the following two treatment groups:

 

·                   ARIKAYCE/ARIKAYCE + multi-drug regimen group: 33 patients who completed 84 days of ARIKAYCE plus a multi-drug regimen in the placebo-controlled phase and continued to receive ARIKAYCE plus multi-drug regimen in the open-label phase.

·                   Placebo/ARIKAYCE + multi-drug regimen group: 45 patients who completed 84 days of placebo plus a multi-drug regimen in the placebo-controlled phase and subsequently received ARIKAYCE plus a multi-drug regimen in the open-label phase.

 

Seventy-six (76) percent (59/78) of patients who elected to continue in the open-label phase of the study completed the open-label study.

 

The primary efficacy endpoint of the study was a semi-quantitative measurement of the change in mycobacterial density on a seven-point scale from baseline (day 1) to the end of the randomized portion of the trial (day 84). ARIKAYCE did not meet the pre-specified level for statistical significance although there was a positive trend (p=0.148) in favor of ARIKAYCE. The p-value for the key secondary endpoint of culture conversion to negative at Day 84 was 0.01, in favor of ARIKAYCE.

 

After establishing the primary endpoint for the phase 3 CONVERT study, we explored the microbiologic outcomes from the 112 study using the more stringent definition of culture conversion, which is defined as at least three consecutive monthly sputum samples. This definition of culture conversion is commonly used in clinical practice. The preliminary results of these analyses are summarized below:

 

·                   20 patients who received ARIKAYCE in the 112 study achieved culture conversion status during the 168-day treatment phase of the study.

·                   Three additional patients achieved culture conversion by the 28-day off-ARIKAYCE follow-up assessment.

·                   Currently available one-year off-ARIKAYCE follow-up data for the 23 patients who achieved culture conversion are summarized as follows:

·                   Twelve of 23 (52%) patients remained culture negative;

 

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·                   Two of 23 (9%) patients were broth positive with no growth on solid culture media, which may represent contamination (false positive) or a new infection rather than a relapse of the original infecting strain; and

·                   Nine of 23 (39%) patients were lost to follow-up and/or data were unavailable.

 

Eligibility for the 112 study required patients to have been on the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Disease Society of America (ATS/IDSA) guideline therapy for at least six months prior to screening and to have had persistently positive mycobacterial cultures.

 

During the double-blind phase, the majority of the patients in both treatment groups experienced at least one treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE). All of the most common TEAEs, except diarrhea, occurred more frequently in the ARIKAYCE group than in the placebo group.  Renal TEAEs were reported infrequently. Audiovestibular TEAEs were reported in similar proportions of patients in the two treatment groups in the double-blind phase and were reported infrequently in the open-label phase.  TEAEs considered related by the investigator were reported more frequently in the ARIKAYCE group than in the placebo group in the double-blind phase (ARIKAYCE: 72.7%, placebo: 37.8%). However, in the open-label phase, the overall incidence of treatment-related adverse events was lower in the ARIKAYCE group than in the placebo group (ARIKAYCE: 48.6%, placebo: 60.5%).

 

One patient died during the double-blind phase of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome and one patient died during the open-label phase of multi-organ failure, intestinal ischemia, and urosepsis. None of the events in either patient were considered to be related to the study drug by the investigator. In the double-blind phase, serious adverse events were reported for a greater proportion of patients in the ARIKAYCE group than in the placebo group (18.2% versus 8.9%, respectively). In the double-blind phase, a greater proportion of patients in the ARIKAYCE treatment group than in the placebo group reported adverse events leading to study drug discontinuation (ARIKAYCE: 18.2%; placebo: 0%). The most commonly reported TEAEs leading to study drug discontinuation in the ARIKAYCE group were infective exacerbation of bronchiectasis (6.8%) and dyspnea (4.5%). The incidence of adverse events leading to discontinuation did not increase in the ARIKAYCE group with longer exposure to the study drug in the open-label phase compared with the double-blind phase (17.1% and 18.2%, respectively). In the open-label phase, 27.9% of patients in the placebo group reported adverse events leading to study drug discontinuation.

 

No clinically significant changes in laboratory values, vital signs, BMI, and pulmonary function tests were observed over the course of the study. The results discussed above are preliminary findings based on currently available data.

 

MAA for NTM and CF in the EU

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, we filed a MAA with the EMA seeking approval of ARIKAYCE for the treatment of NTM lung infections and for the treatment of Pseudomonas lung infections in CF patients. The EMA’s review of the MAA is ongoing. We are currently preparing our responses to the 120-day questions and we anticipate responding before the end of 2015. In connection with its review of our MAA, the EMA has asked us to provide additional information on the difference between ARIKAYCE and the TOBI Podhaler ® (tobramycin inhalation powder) with respect to the cystic fibrosis indication. In connection with our response, we may determine the best strategic course of action is to focus our MAA on the NTM indication and postpone pursuit of the cystic fibrosis indication. This may allow us to maintain our timeline for potential approval of ARIKAYCE in Europe for the NTM indication in 2016.

 

We previously reported top line clinical results from a phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Europe and Canada, in which once-daily ARIKAYCE achieved its primary endpoint of non-inferiority when compared to twice-daily tobramycin inhaled solution in CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections.  Patients who completed this phase 3 study had the option of enrolling in a two-year, open-label safety study, which recently concluded.  We are currently compiling and analyzing the results and expect to submit these data for presentation at a future medical meeting.

 

NTM Market Opportunity

 

NTM is a rare and serious disorder associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is an increasing rate of lung disease caused by NTM and this is an emerging public health concern worldwide.  MAC is the most common organism associated with NTM lung disease.  Patients with NTM lung disease may experience a multitude of symptoms such as fever, weight loss, cough, lack of appetite, night sweats, blood in the sputum, and lethargy. Patients with NTM lung disease frequently require lengthy hospital stays to manage their condition. There are no approved drugs in the U.S. or EU for the treatment of NTM lung disease. Current guideline-based approaches involve multi-drug regimens that may cause severe side effects and treatment can be as long as two years or more.

 

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The prevalence of human disease attributable to NTM has increased over the past two decades. In 2012, in collaboration with the NIH, we funded a study performed by Clarity Pharma Research that showed there were an estimated 50,000 cases of pulmonary disease attributable to NTM in the U.S. in 2011 and that such cases were estimated to be growing at a rate of 10% per year. NTM is four to five times more prevalent than TB in the U.S. (Incidence of TB from Center for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 2012). In a decade-long study, researchers found that the diagnosis of NTM in the U.S. is increasing at approximately 8% per year and that those NTM patients over the age of 65 are 40% more likely to die than those who do not have the disease (Adjemian et al, Prevalence of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries, USA, 1997-2007, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 2012).

 

In 2013, we engaged Clarity Pharma Research to perform a similar chart audit study of NTM in Europe and Japan. Based on results of this study, researchers estimated that there are approximately 20,000 cases of pulmonary disease attributable to NTM within the European nations of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain combined and approximately 30,000 in the 28 countries comprising the EU. In addition, there are nearly 32,000 cases in Japan. Although population-based data on the epidemiology of NTM infections in Europe are limited, consistent with U.S. prevalence trends, recent published studies concur that prevalence in Europe is increasing and, according to a study published in the Japanese journal Kekkaku in 2011, Japan has one of the world’s highest NTM disease rates.

 

Although there are many species of NTM that have been reported to cause lung infections, ARIKAYCE has thus far been studied in two of the most common, MAC and M abscessus and the CONVERT study involves patients with MAC. MAC accounts for the vast majority of NTM lung infections with prevalence rates from 72% to more than 85% in the U.S. The reported prevalence rates for M abscessus range from 3% to 11% in the US. The diagnosed prevalence of NTM species causing lung infections varies geographically with MAC rates of 25% to 55% reported in Europe. MAC is also the most common NTM pathogen in Japan.

 

We are studying the economic and societal implications of NTM lung infections. We recently conducted a burden of illness study in the United States with a major medical benefits provider. This study has confirmed that NTM lung infections are costly to treat and manage. Active treatment of patients with NTM lung infection does result in significant medical expense savings as opposed to patients that are not treated. We plan to repeat this type of research globally in support of our overall disease awareness and education efforts. Our market research indicates that there are approximately 100,000 patients in the U.S., EU, and Japan who have a confirmed diagnosis of NTM lung disease, of which an estimated 30 percent are refractory to current treatments.

 

The U.S. FDA has designated ARIKAYCE as an orphan drug, a breakthrough therapy, and a qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) for NTM lung disease. Orphan designation features seven years of post-approval market exclusivity and QIDP features five years of post-approval exclusivity.  In addition, an NDA for a QIDP designated product receives priority review designation by FDA. A priority review designation means FDA’s goal is to take action on the NDA within six months of accepting the application compared to 10 months under a standard review.

 

CF Market Opportunity

 

CF is an inherited chronic disease that is often diagnosed before the age of two. CF occurs primarily in individuals of central and western European origin. CF affects roughly 70,000 children and adults worldwide, including 28,000 children and adults in the U.S. (CF Foundation Patient Registry, 2013) and 35,000 patients in Europe (Hoiby, BMC Medicine, 2011, 9:32). There is no cure for CF.

 

Despite extensive treatment with multiple antibiotics, improved nutrition, and other treatments, life expectancy of a CF patient is only 41 years. The median predicted survival age is the age to which half of the current CF Registry population would be expected to survive, given their ages in 2013 and assuming that mortality rates do not change. Median predicted survival age is calculated using a method called life table analysis (CF Foundation Patient Registry, 2013).

 

CF therapy significantly impacts patients’ quality of life. Patients generally receive extensive antibiotic treatments, which can be delivered via the oral, intravenous, and inhaled routes. Some CF patients spend up to three hours per day taking medications and other treatments, including inhaled antibiotics, and often face the burden of taking in excess of 20 pills per day. All currently approved inhalations treatments for Pseudomonas lung infections are administered two to three times daily in alternating periods of 28 days on treatment and 28 days off treatment. If approved for CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections, we expect ARIKAYCE would be the first inhaled antibiotic to be approved for once-daily administration in this indication.

 

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INS1009

 

INS1009 is an investigational sustained-release nebulized treprostinil prodrug that has the potential to address certain of the current limitations of existing inhaled prostanoid therapies in PAH. We believe that INS1009 may prolong duration of effect and may provide greater consistency in pulmonary arterial pressure reduction over time. Current inhaled prostanoid therapies must be dosed four to nine times per day. Reducing dose frequency therefore has the potential to ease patient burden and to positively impact compliance. Additionally, we believe that INS1009 over time may reduce side effects, including elevated heart rate, low blood pressure, and severity and/or frequency of cough, associated with high initial drug levels and local upper airway exposure when using current inhaled prostanoid therapies.

 

In late 2014, we had a pre-investigational new drug (pre-IND) meeting with the FDA for INS1009 and clarified that, subject to final review of the preclinical data, INS1009 could be eligible for an approval pathway under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) (“505(b)(2) approval”). Like a traditional NDA that is submitted under Section 505(b)(1) of the FDCA, a 505(b)(2) NDA must include full safety and effectiveness reports, but unlike a traditional NDA the applicant may rely at least in part on studies not conducted by or for the applicant. The ability to rely on existing data to support safety and/or effectiveness can reduce the time and cost associated with traditional NDAs. We are conducting preclinical work and expect to submit an investigational new drug (IND) application and commence a phase 1 trial in the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

Market Opportunity

 

There is no cure for PAH. PAH is estimated to have a prevalence of between 15 and 50 cases per 1 million adults and is considered an orphan disease. Several medications are used to treat PAH:

 

·                   Non-specific treatments such as anticoagulants, diuretics, and oxygen may be used. These drugs are not specifically approved for the treatment of PAH, but are commonly utilized. In specific circumstances, drugs such as digoxin or calcium channel blockers may also be used to treat PAH.

·                   Several drugs have been approved specifically for the treatment of PAH. These drugs address three target pathophysiologic pathways: the endothelin pathway; the nitric oxide pathway; and the prostacyclin pathway. They may be used alone or in combination.

 

The long term outcomes of medically treated patients remain uncertain, and transplantation remains an option for patients who fail on drug therapy. Prostanoid formulations used to treat PAH include intravenous epoprostenol (prostacyclin), intravenous treprostinil (a prostacyclin analog), subcutaneous treprostinil, inhaled treprostinil, oral treprostinil and inhaled iloprost. All prostanoid compounds have the limitation of a short half-life in the body, including treprostinil.

 

For subcutaneous or intravenous administered treprostinil, continuous infusion is required and patients often experience injection site pain and increased risk of infection, respectively. Oral and inhaled forms of treprostinil require multiple dosing sessions per day with high and low cycling in blood levels. The initial high levels of drug and the local delivery of the drug may cause tolerability issues (cough, laryngeal irritation, emesis, hypotension and headache) and at the subsequent low levels of drug there may be reduced therapeutic benefit, especially in the overnight hours.

 

Our Strategy

 

Our strategy is to focus on the needs of patients with rare diseases. We are currently focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKAYCE, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation (LAI). There are currently no approved treatments for NTM in the U.S., EU or Canada. While we believe that ARIKAYCE has the potential to treat many different diseases, our attention is focused on regulatory approval and commercialization preparation for ARIKAYCE for our two initial indications: (1) NTM lung disease in the U.S., EU, Canada, Japan, and certain other countries and (2) CF patients with Pseudomonas lung disease in the EU and Canada. Our earlier stage pipeline includes INS1009, a prodrug formulation of treprostinil that we are developing for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a chronic, life-threatening disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries between the heart and lungs.

 

Our current priorities are as follows:

 

·                   Continue conducting clinical trials to generate additional data supporting the safety and effectiveness of ARIKAYCE for the treatment of patients with NTM lung infections and CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections.

 

·                   Actively pursue approvals of ARIKAYCE to treat NTM lung disease through the submission of country-specific marketing authorizations to applicable regulatory bodies in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan and certain other countries;

 

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·                   Actively pursue approval of ARIKAYCE to treat CF patients Pseudomonas lung infections through the submission of marketing authorizations to applicable regulatory bodies in Europe and Canada;

 

·                   Expand our product supply chain in support of clinical development and if approved, commercialization;

 

·                   Prepare for commercial launch in the NTM indication in Europe and the U.S., and eventually Canada, Japan and certain other countries;

 

·                   Prepare for commercial launch in Pseudomonas lung infections in CF patients indication in Europe and Canada;

 

·                   Advance INS1009, our nebulized treprostinil prodrug for PAH, into clinical development;

 

·                   Attempt to develop, acquire, in-license or co-promote promising late stage or commercial products that we believe are complementary to ARIKAYCE and our core competencies; and

 

·                   Continue to develop novel formulations of existing therapies, where such reformulation could materially improve the treatment paradigm for the underlying disease or enable pursuit of new indications.

 

Corporate Development

 

We also plan to develop, acquire, in-license or co-promote other products that address orphan or rare diseases possibly in the fields of pulmonology and infectious disease. Our current primary development focus is to obtain regulatory approval for ARIKAYCE in the U.S. for the NTM indication and in Europe for the NTM and CF indications, enroll and complete our global phase 3 CONVERT study, and prepare for commercialization, assuming regulatory approval in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Japan and certain other countries. We intend to file a New Drug Submission (NDS) application with Health Canada after we have approval for ARIKAYCE in the U.S. We anticipate that, if approved, ARIKAYCE would be the first once-a-day inhaled antibiotic treatment option available for the NTM indication in the U.S., Europe or Canada.

 

Manufacturing

 

We currently manufacture ARIKAYCE using a third party in the U.S. and recently increased the scale of manufacturing at this location. In February 2014, we entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Therapure Biopharma Inc. (Therapure) for the manufacture of ARIKAYCE at the larger scales necessary to support commercialization. We expect this location to be fully operational by the end of 2015.  We have also identified certain second source suppliers for our supply chain, and plan to implement supply and quality agreements in preparation for commercialization of ARIKAYCE. In July 2014, we entered into a commercialization agreement with PARI Pharma GmbH (PARI), the manufacturer of our drug delivery nebulizer, to address our commercial supply needs. We expect to file an IND with the FDA for INS1009, our investigational nebulized treprostinil prodrug for use in the treatment of PAH, and plan to manufacture INS1009 at third party locations in the U.S.

 

KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

Revenues

 

We currently do not recognize any revenue from product sales or other sources.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel serving in our research and development functions, and other internal operating expenses, the cost of manufacturing our drug candidates for clinical study, the cost of conducting clinical studies, and the cost of conducting preclinical and research activities. Our expenses related to manufacturing our drug candidates for clinical study are primarily related to activities at contract manufacturing organizations that manufacture ARIKAYCE for our use. Our expenses related to clinical trials are primarily related to activities at contract research organizations that conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf. These contracts set forth the scope of work to be completed at a fixed fee or amount per patient enrolled. Payments under these contracts primarily depend on performance criteria such as the successful enrollment of patients or the completion of clinical trial milestones as well as time-based fees. Expenses are accrued based on contracted amounts applied to the level of patient enrollment and to activity according to the clinical trial protocol. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. Such amounts are then recognized as an expense as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed, or when the goods or services are no longer expected to be provided.

 

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Since 2011, we have focused our development activities principally on our proprietary, advanced liposomal technology designed specifically for inhalation lung delivery. In 2013, we completed a phase 3 trial in Europe and Canada in which we evaluated ARIKAYCE in CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections. In 2014, we completed a phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S. and Canada of ARIKAYCE in patients with NTM lung infections. In 2015, we commenced a global phase 3 trial for ARIKAYCE for patients with NTM lung infections. We are also conducting an open label extension study in which CF patients that completed our phase 3 trial receive ARIKAYCE for a period of two years. The majority of our research and development expenses have been for our ARIKAYCE program. Our development efforts in 2015 principally relate to the development of ARIKAYCE in the NTM indication and, to a lesser extent, for INS1009 for PAH.

 

Our clinical trials are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are outside of our control, including the possibility that necessary regulatory approvals may not be obtained. In addition, the duration and the cost of clinical trials may vary significantly from trial to trial over the life of a project as a result of differences in the study protocol for each trial as well as differences arising during the clinical trial, including, among others, the following:

 

·                   the number of patients that ultimately participate in the trial;

 

·                   the duration of patient follow-up that is determined to be appropriate in view of results;

 

·                   the number of clinical sites included in the trials;

 

·                   the length of time required to enroll suitable patient subjects; and

 

·                   the efficacy and safety profile of the product candidate.

 

Our clinical trials may be subject to delays, particularly if we are unable to produce clinical trial material in sufficient quantities and of sufficient quality to meet the schedule for our clinical trials. Moreover, all of our product candidates must overcome significant regulatory, technological, manufacturing and marketing challenges before they can be successfully commercialized. Any significant delays that occur or additional expenses that we incur may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and may require us to raise additional capital sooner or in larger amounts than is presently expected. In addition, as a result of the risks and uncertainties related to the development and approval of our product candidates and the additional uncertainties related to our ability to market and sell these products once approved for commercial sale, we are unable to provide a meaningful prediction regarding when, if at all, we will generate positive cash inflow from these projects.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel serving in our executive, finance and accounting, legal, pre-commercial, corporate development, information technology, program management and human resource functions. General and administrative expenses also include professional fees for legal, including patent-related expenses, consulting, insurance, board of director fees, tax and accounting services. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in order to support increased levels of development activities and preparation for commercialization activities for our product candidates, specifically in Europe.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the debt. Our balance sheet reflects debt net of debt issuance costs paid to the lender and reflects debt issuance costs paid to other third parties as other assets.

 

Investment Income and Interest Expense

 

Investment income consists of interest and dividend income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Interest expense consists primarily of interest costs related to our debt and capital lease obligations.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

Net Loss

 

Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 was $28.6 million, or ($0.47) per common share—basic and diluted, compared with a net loss of $23.2 million, or ($0.59) per common share—basic and diluted, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The $5.4 million increase in our net loss in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 was primarily due an increase in 2015 expenses including a:

 

·                   $3.3 million increase in our research and development expenses that primarily resulted from an increase in clinical trial expenses related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study in 2015 and expenses related to research activities for INS1009, our treprostinil prodrug candidate for PAH; and

 

·                   $1.8 million increase in our general and administrative expenses which resulted from an increase in certain administrative expenses, primarily pre-commercial expenses in Europe, the build-out of our European footprint and tax structure, and an increase in noncash stock-based compensation as compared to the prior year period.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

Increase

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

External Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical development & research

 

$

5,996

 

$

2,395

 

$

3,601

 

150.4

%

Manufacturing

 

6,076

 

4,687

 

1,389

 

29.6

%

Regulatory and quality assurance

 

314

 

2,025

 

(1,711

)

-84.5

%

Subtotal—external expenses

 

$

12,386

 

$

9,107

 

$

3,279

 

36.0

%

Internal Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and related expenses

 

$

4,560

 

$

4,433

 

$

127

 

2.9

%

Other internal operating expenses

 

1,300

 

1,402

 

(102

)

-7.3

%

Subtotal—internal expenses

 

$

5,860

 

$

5,835

 

$

25

 

0.4

%

Total

 

$

18,246

 

$

14,942

 

$

3,304

 

22.1

%

 

Research and development expenses increased to $18.2 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $14.9 million in the same period in 2014. The $3.3 million increase was primarily due to a $3.6 million increase in external clinical development and research expenses, primarily clinical trial expenses related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study and expenses pertaining to research activities for INS1009, our treprostinil prodrug candidate for PAH. Total compensation and related expenses increased to $4.6 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and these higher expenses were due to an increase in headcount which were offset by $1.6 million of expenses recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2014 related to the transition and consulting agreement with our former chief medical officer. We expect research and development expenses to increase in 2015 as compared to 2014 due primarily to the clinical trial activity related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study and also for research expenses related to our INS1009 program.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 comprised the following:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended
June 30,

 

Increase

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

General & administrative

 

$

7,566

 

$

5,322

 

$

2,244

 

42.2

%

Pre-commercial expenses

 

2,140

 

2,552

 

(412

)

-16.1

%

Total general & administrative expenses

 

$

9,706

 

$

7,874

 

$

1,832

 

23.3

%

 

General and administrative expenses increased to $9.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 from $7.9 million in the same period in 2014. The $1.8 million increase was primarily due to a $0.9 million increase in noncash stock-based compensation expense, an increase in professional and legal fees resulting from our global tax infrastructure and pre-commercial expenses related to

 

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the European operations. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in pre-commercial spend in the U.S. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in 2015 as compared to 2014 due, in part, to an increase in expenditures related to pre-commercial activities in certain European markets.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $0.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $0.6 million in the same period in 2014.  The $0.1 million increase in interest expense in 2015 relates to an increase in our borrowings from Hercules.  In December 2014, we entered into a third amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules which increased our borrowings $5.0 million to a total of $25.0 million.

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

Net Loss

 

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $56.0 million, or ($1.01) per common share—basic and diluted, compared with a net loss of $37.5 million, or ($0.96) per common share—basic and diluted, for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The $18.5 million increase in our net loss in the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 was primarily due an increase in 2015 expenses including a:

 

·                   $9.1 million increase in our research and development expenses that primarily resulted from an increase in clinical trial expenses related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study, an increase in manufacturing expenses as a result of the build-out of a production area at Therapure’s facility, and an increase in internal expenses, specifically compensation and related expenses due to greater headcount; and

 

·                   $4.6 million increase in our general and administrative expenses which resulted from an increase in certain administrative expenses, primarily an increase in noncash stock-based compensation related to the vesting of certain performance-based stock options, an increase in pre-commercial expenses in Europe and fees and expenses related to the build-out of our European footprint and global tax structure.

 

In addition, the six months ended June 30, 2014 included a $4.4 million benefit from income taxes resulting from the sale of a portion of our New Jersey State NOLs under the State of New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program for cash, net of commissions. The reason for the decrease in tax benefit in 2015 was due to timing, as we recognized the full tax benefits of the 2014 sales of NOLs in calendar year 2014, while the 2013 sales of NOLs were recognized in the first quarter of 2014.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

Increase

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

External Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical development & research

 

$

11,878

 

$

5,479

 

$

6,399

 

116.8

%

Manufacturing

 

10,428

 

7,549

 

2,879

 

38.1

%

Regulatory and quality assurance

 

941

 

2,517

 

(1,576

)

-62.6

%

Subtotal—external expenses

 

$

23,247

 

$

15,545

 

$

7,702

 

49.5

%

Internal Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and related expenses

 

$

9,331

 

$

8,444

 

$

887

 

10.5

%

Other internal operating expenses

 

2,832

 

2,304

 

528

 

22.9

%

Subtotal—internal expenses

 

$

12,163

 

$

10,748

 

$

1,415

 

13.2

%

Total

 

$

35,410

 

$

26,293

 

$

9,117

 

34.7

%

 

Research and development expenses increased to $35.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $26.3 million in the same period in 2014. The $9.1 million increase was primarily due to a $6.4 million increase in external clinical development and research expenses, primarily related to clinical trial expenses related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study, a $2.9 million increase in manufacturing expenses as a result of the increased production at our third-party contract manufacturer, and a $1.4 million increase in internal expenses, specifically a $0.9 million increase in compensation and related expenses due to greater

 

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headcount. We expect research and development expenses to increase in 2015 as compared to 2014 due primarily to the clinical trial activity related to the ARIKAYCE phase 3 CONVERT study and also for research expenses related to our INS1009 program.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 comprised the following:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

Increase

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

General & administrative

 

$

15,332

 

$

10,607

 

$

4,725

 

44.5

%

Pre-commercial expenses

 

3,916

 

3,995

 

(79

)

-2.0

%

Total general & administrative expenses

 

$

19,248

 

$

14,602

 

$

4,646

 

31.8

%

 

General and administrative expenses increased to $19.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $14.6 million in the same period in 2014. The $4.6 million increase was primarily due to higher compensation related expenses due to an increase in headcount, a $1.5 million increase in noncash stock-based compensation expense related to certain performance based stock options as the recognition criteria was met upon the MAA for ARIKAYCE being accepted for filing by the EMA in February 2015, and an increase in pre-commercial expenses related to the build-out of our European operations and global tax infrastructure. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in pre-commercial spend in the U.S. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in 2015 as compared to 2014 due, in part, to an increase in expenditures related to pre-commercial activities in certain European markets.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $1.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $1.2 million in the same period in 2014.  The $0.2 million increase in interest expense in 2015 relates to an increase in our borrowings from Hercules.  In December 2014, we entered into a third amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules which increased our borrowings $5.0 million to a total of $25.0 million.

 

Benefit from Income Taxes

 

The benefit for income taxes was $0 and $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The benefit for income taxes recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2014 solely reflects the reversal of a valuation allowance previously recorded against our New Jersey State net operating losses (NOLs) that resulted from the sale of a portion of our New Jersey State NOLs under the State of New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program (the “Program”) for cash of $4.4 million, net of commissions. The Program allows qualified technology and biotechnology businesses in New Jersey to sell unused amounts of NOLs and defined research and development tax credits for cash. The reason for the decrease in tax benefit in 2015 was due to timing, as we recognized the full tax benefits of the 2014 sales of NOLs in calendar year 2014, while the 2013 sales of NOLs were recognized in the first quarter of 2014.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Overview

 

There is considerable time and cost associated with developing a potential drug or pharmaceutical product to the point of regulatory approval and commercialization. Historically, we have funded our operations through public and private placements of equity securities, through debt financing, from the proceeds from the sale of our follow-on biologics platform to Merck in 2009 and from revenues related to sales of product and our IPLEX expanded access program, which was discontinued in 2011. We expect to continue to incur losses because we plan to fund research and development activities and commercial launch activities, and we do not expect material revenues for at least the next two years.

 

We believe we currently have sufficient funds to meet our financial needs for at least the next twelve months. We may opportunistically raise additional capital and may do so through equity or debt financing(s), strategic transactions or otherwise. Such additional funding may be necessary to continue to develop our potential product candidates, to pursue the license or purchase of other technologies, to commercialize our product candidates or to purchase other products. We cannot assure you that adequate capital will be available on favorable terms, or at all, when needed. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional funds when required, we may

 

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be forced to delay, restrict or eliminate all or a portion of our research or development programs, dispose of assets or technology or cease operations. During 2015 we plan to continue to fund further clinical development of ARIKAYCE and INS1009, invest in third-party manufacturing capacity, support efforts to obtain regulatory approvals and prepare for commercialization in certain European countries. Our cash requirements in 2015 will be impacted by a number of factors, the most significant of which, being the enrollment rates and other expenses related to the CONVERT study.

 

On April 6, 2015, we completed an underwritten public offering of 11.5 million shares of our common stock, which included the underwriter’s exercise in full of its over-allotment option of 1.5 million shares, at a price to the public of $20.65 per share. Our net proceeds from the sale of the shares, after deducting the underwriter’s discount and offering expenses of $14.5 million, were $222.9 million.

 

Cash Flows

 

As of June 30, 2015, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $335.0 million, as compared with $159.2 million as of December 31, 2014. The $175.8 million increase was due primarily to net proceeds received from the issuance of 11.5 million shares of our common stock in April 2015 offset by the use of cash in operating activities. Our working capital was $299.0 million as of June 30, 2015.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $49.1 million and $30.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The net cash used in operating activities during 2015 and 2014 was primarily for the clinical, regulatory and pre-commercial activities related to ARIKAYCE.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $2.2 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The net cash used in investing activities in 2015 primarily related to payments for the build out of our headquarters and lab facility in Bridgewater, New Jersey, as well as information technology investments in an enterprise resource planning system.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $227.1 million and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2015 included net proceeds of $222.9 million received from the issuance of 11.5 million common shares in April 2015 and proceeds of $4.2 million received from stock option exercises.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

On June 29, 2012, we and our domestic subsidiaries, as co-borrowers, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules that allowed us to borrow up $20.0 million (“Loan Agreement”) at an interest rate of 9.25%.  On December 15, 2014, we entered into a third amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Loan Agreement with Hercules. In connection with the Third Amendment, we paid a commitment fee of $25,000, and at the closing, paid a facility fee of $125,000. Under the Third Amendment, the amount of borrowings was increased by $5.0 million to a total of $25.0 million and the interest-only period was extended through December 31, 2015. In addition, in the event we receive at least $90.0 million in cash proceeds from the completion of certain types of equity financings, subordinated debt financings, and/or up-front cash payments from corporate transactions prior to December 31, 2015, we have the option to extend the maturity date of the loan to January 1, 2018. If we elect to exercise the option, we are required to pay Hercules a $250,000 fee. We completed an equity financing in April 2015 of $222.9 million which qualifies as a financing event under the Loan Agreement.

 

We have an operating lease for office and laboratory space located in Bridgewater, NJ, our corporate headquarters, that expires in November 2019. Future minimum rental payments under this lease total approximately $3.3 million. We hold a lease that expires in October 2016 for office space in Richmond, VA, the site of our former corporate headquarters. Future minimum rental payments under this lease total approximately $0.7 million. During 2011, we recorded a net present value charge of $1.2 million in general and administrative expenses associated with vacating the Richmond facility. In December 2014, we entered into an agreement to sublet this space for the remainder of the lease term. We expect to collect proceeds from the sublease in the amount of $0.4 million over the remaining term of the lease.

 

As of June 30, 2015, future payments under our long-term debt agreements, the capital leases and minimum future payments under non-cancellable operating leases (net of sublease) are as follows:

 

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As of June 30, 2015
Payments Due By Period

 

 

 

Total

 

Less than
1 year

 

1 - 3 Years

 

4 - 5 Years

 

After
5 Years

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Debt obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt maturities

 

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Contractual interest

 

1,765

 

1,765

 

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

3,969

 

1,214

 

1,652

 

1,103

 

 

Purchase obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

30,734

 

$

27,979

 

$

1,652

 

$

1,103

 

$

 

 

This table does not include: (a) any milestone payments which may become payable to third parties under our license and collaboration agreements as the timing and likelihood of such payments are not known; (b) any royalty payments to third parties as the amounts of such payments, timing and/or the likelihood of such payments are not known; (c) contracts that are entered into in the ordinary course of business which are not material in the aggregate in any period presented above; or (d) any payments related to the agreements mentioned below.

 

We currently have a licensing agreement with PARI for the use of the optimized eFlow Nebulizer System for delivery of ARIKAYCE in treating patients with NTM infections, CF and bronchiectasis. We have rights to several US and foreign issued patents, and patent applications involving improvements to the optimized eFlow Nebulizer System. Under the licensing agreement, PARI is entitled to receive payments either in cash, qualified stock or a combination of both, at PARI’s discretion, based on achievement of certain milestone events including phase 3 trial initiation (which occurred in 2012), first acceptance of MAA submission (or equivalent) in the US of ARIKAYCE and the device, first receipt of marketing approval in the US for ARIKAYCE and the device, and first receipt of marketing approval in a major EU country for ARIKAYCE and the device. In addition, PARI is entitled to receive royalty payments on commercial sales of ARIKAYCE pursuant to the licensing agreement. In July 2014, we entered into a Commercialization Agreement (the “PARI Agreement”) with PARI for the manufacture and supply of eFlow nebulizer systems and related accessories (the “Device”) as optimized for use with our proprietary liposomal amikacin for inhalation. The PARI Agreement has an initial term of fifteen years from the first commercial sale of the Device (the “Initial Term”). The term of the PARI Agreement may be extended by us for an additional five years by providing written notice to PARI at the least one year prior to the expiration of the Initial Term.

 

In 2004 and 2009, we entered into a research funding agreements with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT) whereby we received $1.7 million and $2.2 million for each respective agreement in research funding for the development of ARIKAYCE. If ARIKAYCE becomes an approved product for CF patients in the US, we will owe a payment to CFFT of up to $13.4 million that is payable over a three-year period after approval as a commercialized drug in the US. Furthermore, if certain global sales milestones are met within 5 years of the drug commercialization, we would owe an additional $3.9 million in additional payments. Since there is significant development risk associated with ARIKAYCE, we have not accrued these obligations.

 

In 2009 and 2012, we entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to design and conduct our phase 2 study of ARIKAYCE in patients with NTM. NIAID has also agreed to provide biostatistical advisory input in connection with the phase 2 NTM study. If we decide not to continue with the commercialization of ARIKAYCE in NTM, NIAID will have the right to complete the clinical trial. Further NIAID may elect to pursue its rights to obtain license rights to certain inventions made under the CRADA.

 

In February 2014, we entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Therapure for the manufacture of ARIKAYCE at the larger scales necessary to support commercialization. Pursuant to the agreement, we are collaborating with Therapure to construct a production area for the manufacture of ARIKAYCE in Therapure’s existing manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. We expect to pay Therapure approximately $12 million for the build out of the construction area and related manufacturing costs, of which approximately $10 million has been paid as of June 30, 2015. Therapure will manufacture ARIKAYCE for us on a non-exclusive basis. The agreement has an initial term of five years from the first date on which Therapure delivers ARIKAYCE to us after we obtain permits related to the manufacture of ARIKAYCE.

 

In December 2014, we entered into Work Order 1 (the “Work Order”), pursuant to a Master Agreement for Services with SynteractHCR, Inc. (“Synteract”), dated as of August 27, 2014, as amended on December 23, 2014, pursuant to which we retained Synteract to perform implementation and management services in connection with certain clinical trials pursuant to a specific protocol of pharmaceutical products under development by us or under our control. Synteract is providing comprehensive services for protocol

 

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INS-212, a randomized, open-label, multicenter study of liposomal amikacin for inhalation in adult patients with NTM lung infections caused by MAC complex that are refractory to treatment. Prior to the execution of the Work Order, Synteract was providing such services pursuant to a Letter of Intent, dated August 25, 2014. The Work Order covers services related to INS-212 only and any additional study or services will be subject to the negotiation and execution of an additional work order. It is anticipated that aggregate costs to us relating to this Work Order will be approximately $33 million over the period of the study. In April 2015, we entered into a work order with Synteract to perform implementation and management services for protocol INS-312, a study in which all non-converters from the INS-212 study will be eligible to enter a separate open-label study.

 

Future Funding Requirements

 

We may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations, to develop and commercialize ARIKAYCE, to develop INS1009, and to develop, acquire, in-license or co-promote other products that address orphan or rare diseases. Our future capital requirements may be substantial and will depend on many factors, including:

 

·                   the timing and cost of our anticipated clinical trials of ARIKAYCE for the treatment of patients with NTM lung infections;

 

·                   the decisions of the FDA and EMA with respect to our applications for marketing approval of ARIKAYCE in the U.S. and Europe; the costs of activities related to the regulatory approval process; and the timing of approvals, if received;

 

·                   the cost of putting in place the sales and marketing capabilities necessary to be prepared for a potential commercial launch of ARIKAYCE, if approved;

 

·                   the cost of filing, prosecuting and enforcing patent claims;

 

·                   the costs of our manufacturing-related activities;

 

·                   the costs associated with commercializing ARIKAYCE if we receive marketing approval; and

 

·                   subject to receipt of marketing approval, the levels, timing and collection of revenue received from sales of approved products, if any, in the future.

 

In April 2015, we generated net proceeds of $222.9 million from the issuance of 11.5 million shares of common stock. We believe we currently have sufficient funds to meet our financial needs for the next twelve months. However, our business strategy may require us to, or we may otherwise determine to, raise additional capital at any time through equity or debt financing(s), strategic transactions or otherwise. Such additional funding may be necessary to continue to develop our potential product candidates, to pursue the license or purchase of complementary technologies, to commercialize our product candidates or to purchase other products. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned product development and commercialization or our plans to establish a sales and marketing force, any of which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. The source, timing and availability of any future financing will depend principally upon equity and debt market conditions, interest rates and, more specifically, our continued progress in our regulatory, development and commercial activities. We cannot assure you that such capital funding will be available on favorable terms or at all. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional funds when required, we may be forced to delay, restrict or eliminate all or a portion of our research or development programs, dispose of assets or technology or cease operations.

 

To date, we have not generated any revenue from ARIKAYCE. We do not know when or if we will generate any revenue. We do not expect to generate significant revenue unless or until we obtain marketing approval of, and commercialize, ARIKAYCE.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.  We do not have any interest in special purpose entities, structured finance entities or other variable interest entities.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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contingent assets and liabilities.  We use our historical experience and other relevant factors when developing our estimates and assumptions.  We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions.  The amounts of assets and liabilities reported in our consolidated balance sheets and the amounts of revenue reported in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss are effected by estimates and assumptions, which are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for research and development, stock-based compensation, identifiable intangible assets, and accrued expenses.  The accounting policies discussed below are considered critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on our judgment.  Actual results could differ from our estimates.  There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.  For the required interim updates of our accounting policies see Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements — “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

ITEM 3.                                                 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As of June 30, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents were in cash accounts or were invested in money market funds.  Such accounts or investments are not insured by the federal government.

 

As of June 30, 2015, we had $25.0 million of fixed rate borrowings that bear interest at 9.25% outstanding under a Loan and Security Agreement we entered into originally in June 2012.  A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates occurring on June 30, 2015 would not have had a material effect on the fair value of our debt as of that date, nor would it have had a material effect on our future earnings or cash flows.

 

The majority of our business is conducted in US dollars.  However, we do conduct certain transactions in other currencies, including Euros, British Pounds, and Japanese Yen.  Historically, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have not materially affected our results of operations and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, our results of operations were not materially affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

ITEM 4.                                                 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2015.  The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the periodic reports that we file or submit with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Based on that evaluation as of June 30, 2015, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended June 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                                                 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we are a party to various other lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business.  Management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will materially adversely affect our business, financial position, or results of operations.

 

See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2015 included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for a description of our significant legal proceedings, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 1A.                                        RISK FACTORS

 

Except for the historical information in this report on Form 10-Q, the matters contained in this report include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our operating results and financial condition have varied in the past and may in the future vary significantly depending on a number of factors.  These factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this report and presented elsewhere by management from time to time.  Such factors may have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

You should consider carefully the risk factors, together with all of the other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2014 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Each of these risk factors could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock.  There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

ITEM 2.                                                 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

 

ITEM 3.                                                 DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.                                                 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.                                                 OTHER INFORMATION

 

On August 4, 2015, the Board of Directors amended and restated the bylaws of the Company, dated March 6, 2012 (as so amended and restated, the “Bylaws”).  The amendments generally update the Bylaws to reflect changes in law and practice, including the ability of Virginia corporations to set two record dates for meetings (for notice of the meeting and for the right to vote) and to hold stockholder meetings electronically, and the use of “householding” and electronic transmission for delivery of proxy materials, including the posting of proxy materials on an electronic network with separate notice of such posting.  Provisions consistent with Virginia law concerning the role of inspectors of election were also added.  Furthermore, the Bylaws expand the information required to be disclosed by any shareholder seeking to propose a director nominee or bring other business before a meeting of shareholders to include certain information concerning any person providing any financial assistance or other consideration with respect to the investment by the shareholder or the matter the shareholder’s notice relates to or otherwise having any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the foregoing.

 

Finally, consistent with Virginia law, the Bylaws now provide that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action for breach of duty to the Company or the Company’s shareholders by any current or former officer or director of the Company, (iii) any

 

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action against the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company arising pursuant to the Virginia Stock Corporation Act or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws (in each case, as they may be amended from time to time) or (iv)  any action asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine, shall be the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico in the Commonwealth of Virginia or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.

 

The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 6.                                                 EXHIBITS

 

A list of exhibits filed herewith is included on the Exhibit Index, which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

INSMED INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 6, 2015

By

/s/ Andrew T. Drechsler

 

 

Andrew T. Drechsler

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

3.1                                Amended and Restated Bylaws of Insmed Incorporated (filed herewith).

 

10.1                         Insmed Incorporated 2015 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Insmed Incorporated’s registration statement on Form S-8, filed on May 28, 2015 (File number 333-204503)).

 

31.1                         Certification of William H. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Insmed Incorporated, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2                         Certification of Andrew T. Drechsler, Chief Financial Officer of Insmed Incorporated, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1                         Certification of William H. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Insmed Incorporated, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2                         Certification of Andrew T. Drechsler, Chief Financial Officer of Insmed Incorporated, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

of

INSMED INCORPORATED

 


 

ARTICLE I
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

SECTION 1. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the shareholders of Insmed Incorporated (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) shall be held at such place, either within or outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “Board”), or the Chairman of the Board (hereinafter called the “Chairman” or the “Chairman of  the Board”) or the President of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “President”).

 

SECTION 2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held in May in each year or on such other date as may be fixed by the Board, at such hour as may be specified in the notice thereof.

 

SECTION 3. Special Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation as from time to time amended (hereinafter called the “Articles”), may be held at any time upon the call of the Board, the Chairman, or the President. No other person shall be authorized or entitled to call a special meeting of the shareholders.

 

SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles or these Bylaws, not less than ten nor more than sixty days’ notice in writing of the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, purpose or purposes of each meeting of the shareholders, whether annual or special, shall be given to each shareholder of record of the Corporation entitled to notice of such meeting, either by the delivery thereof to such shareholder personally or by the mailing thereof to such shareholder in a postage prepaid envelope addressed to such shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. The notice shall include the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different than the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be effective when deposited in first class United States mail with postage thereon prepaid and addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the share transfer books of the Corporation. Such notice shall also be deemed effective when actually received or when left at the shareholder’s address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. Notice of any meeting of shareholders shall not be required to be given to any shareholder who shall attend the meeting in person or by proxy, unless attendance is for the express purpose of objecting to

 



 

(y) the transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened, or (z) the consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice or who shall waive notice thereof in writing signed by the shareholder before, at or after such meeting. If a shareholder has consented to receive notices by a form of electronic transmission, then such notice shall be effective when it enters the information processing system that the shareholder has designated or uses for the purposes of receiving electronic transmissions. If notice is transmitted by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon the later of (i) such posting and (ii) the giving of such separate notice. Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all shareholders of record who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the “VSCA”). For purposes of these Bylaws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form through an automated process. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given, except when expressly required by law. Any previously scheduled annual meeting of the shareholders may be postponed, and any special meeting of the shareholders may be canceled, by resolution of the Board upon public announcement given prior to the time previously scheduled for such annual or special meeting of the shareholders.

 

SECTION 5.    Fixing Record Date; Quorum.  The Board may fix, in advance, a date to make a determination of shareholders entitled to notice or to vote at any meeting of shareholders, to receive any dividend, or for any other purpose, such date to be not more than seventy days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. If no such date is set with respect to any meeting of shareholders, the day before the effective date of the notice of the meeting shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders (regardless of who may have called the meeting) has been made, such determination shall be effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board fixes a new record date, which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred and twenty days after the date fixed for the original meeting. Shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by all classes or series which are entitled to vote thereon and be counted together collectively, represented in person or by proxy at any meeting of the shareholders, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business thereat with respect to such matter, unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles. In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof, shares representing a majority of the votes cast on the matter of adjournment, either in person or by proxy, may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum has been obtained, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at  the meeting as originally called.

 

SECTION 6. Voting. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles, at each meeting of the shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting shall be

 

Corporate Governance Documentation

Amended and Restated Bylaws

March 2012

 

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entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation upon any date fixed as hereinafter provided, and may vote either in person or by proxy in writing. Unless demanded by a shareholder present in person or represented by proxy at any meeting of the shareholders and entitled to vote thereon or so directed by the Chairman of the Board, the vote on any matter need not be by ballot. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the shareholder voting or his proxy, and it shall show the number of shares voted.

 

SECTION 7. Inspectors. One or more inspectors of election for any meeting of shareholders shall  be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. The inspectors shall (i) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, (ii) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the circuit court of the city or county where the Corporation’s principal office is located or, if none in the Commonwealth of Virginia, where its registered office is located, upon application by a shareholder, shall determine otherwise.  In determining the validity of proxies and ballots and in counting the votes, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in accordance with subsection B of § 13.1-663 of the VSCA, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons that represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the shareholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification shall specify the precise information considered by them including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is relevant and reliable.

 

SECTION 8. Conduct of Meeting. At each meeting of shareholders, the Chairman of the Board or such other person as may be appointed to act as chairman of the meeting shall have all the powers and authority vested in presiding officers by law or practice, without restriction, as well as the authority to conduct an orderly meeting and to impose reasonable limits on the amount of time taken up in remarks by any one shareholder. At each meeting of the shareholders, the Chairman of the Board shall act as chairman and preside. In his absence, the Chairman of the Board or the Board may designate another officer of the Corporation (who need not be a director) to preside. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or in their absence, a person whom the chairman of such meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of such meeting.

 

SECTION 9. Business Proposed by a Shareholder. At any annual or special meeting of the shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been

 

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properly brought before such meeting. At each annual meeting of shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as is proper to consider and has been brought before the meeting (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the  Board  or (iii) by a shareholder who is a shareholder (a) of record on the share transfer books of the Corporation of a class of shares standing in such shareholder’s name and entitled to vote on the business such shareholder is proposing, (1) at the time of the giving of the shareholder’s notice hereinafter described in this Section 9, (2) on the record date for such annual meeting and (3) at the time of the meeting, and (b) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 9. Except for proposals properly made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act, and included in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board, the forgoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to purpose business to be brought before an annual meeting of shareholders.

 

In order to bring before an annual meeting of shareholders any business which may properly be considered and which a shareholder has not sought to have included in the Corporation’s proxy statement for the meeting, a shareholder who meets the requirements set forth in the preceding paragraph must give the Corporation  timely written notice. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be given, either by personal delivery to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation or by registered or certified United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. Any such notice must be received not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days before the date of the anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made. In no event shall any adjournment of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of timely notice as described above.

 

Each such shareholder’s notice shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock transfer books, of the shareholder proposing business, and of any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined below); (ii)(a) the class and number of shares of the Corporation’s stock which are held of record or are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) by such shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person; (b) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of such shareholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation; and (c) a written agreement by such shareholder to update and supplement the information required to be provided under this clause (ii) by providing such information as of the

 

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record date for the annual meeting, with such information being provided to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 10 days after such record date; (iii) a representation that such shareholder is a shareholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the business specified in the notice; (iv) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, including the complete text of any resolutions to be presented and the reasons for wanting to conduct such business; (v) any interest which the shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person may have in such business; and (vi) a representation whether the shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends (a) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or (b) to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal.

 

A “Shareholder Associated Person” of any shareholder means (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder or providing any financial assistance or other consideration with respect to the investment by the shareholder or the matter the shareholder’s notice relates to or otherwise having any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the foregoing, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder, and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any person or entity included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

The Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall deliver each shareholder’s notice that has been timely received to the Chairman for review.

 

The chairman of the meeting may dismiss any business that a shareholder attempts to bring before an annual meeting without having complied with the foregoing procedure.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, a shareholder seeking to have a proposal included in the Corporation’s proxy statement for an annual meeting of shareholders shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act, as amended from time to time, or with any successor regulation. The Corporation shall not be required to include any such proposal in its proxy statement or form of proxy unless the proponent has complied with the requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

Except for the definitions of “Shareholder Associated Person” and “1934 Act”, the foregoing provisions are not applicable to shareholder nominations of directors, the process for which is set forth in Article I, Section 10 below.

 

SECTION 10. Nominations by Shareholders. No person shall be eligible for election as a director at an annual meeting of shareholders unless nominated by (i) the Board or (ii) a shareholder who (a) is a shareholder of record on the share transfer books of the Corporation of a class of shares standing in such shareholder’s name and entitled to vote for the election of directors, (1) at the time of the giving of the shareholder’s notice hereinafter described in this Section 10, (2) on the record date for such annual meeting and (3) at the time of the meeting, and (b) complies with the notice procedures set forth in

 

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this Section 10. The foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to nominate a person for election as a director at an annual meeting of shareholders.

 

In order to nominate any persons who are not listed as nominees in the Corporation’s proxy statement for a shareholders’ meeting for election as directors at such meeting, a shareholder who meets the requirements set forth in the preceding paragraph must give the Corporation timely written notice. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be given either by personal delivery to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation or by registered or certified United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. Any such notice must be received not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days before the anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made. In no event shall any adjournment of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of timely notice as described above.

 

Each such shareholder’s notice shall set forth the following: (i) as to the shareholder giving the notice, (a) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock transfer books, of such shareholder and of any Shareholder Associated Person (b) (1) the class and number of shares of the Corporation’s stock which are held of record or are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) by such shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person; (2) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of such shareholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation; and (3) a written agreement by such shareholder to update and supplement the information required to be provided under this clause (b) by providing such information as of the record date for the annual meeting, with such information being provided to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 10 days after such record date; (c) a representation that such shareholder is a shareholder of record at the time of giving the notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (d) a description of all arrangements or understandings, if any, between such shareholder and each nominee and any Shareholder Associated Person or other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made; and (e) a representation whether the shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such nomination; and (ii) as to each person whom the shareholder wishes to nominate for election as a director: (a) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; (b) the principal occupation or employment

 

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of such person; (c) the class and number of shares of the Corporation’s stock which are held of record or are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) by such person; and (d) all other information that is required to be disclosed about nominees for election as directors in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors under the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC, or of any other stock exchange on which shares of the Company’s stock are then traded, as then in effect (“Exchange Rules”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as then in effect. In addition, each such notice shall be accompanied by the written consent of each proposed nominee to serve as a director if elected and such consent shall contain a statement from the proposed nominee to the effect that the information about the proposed nominee contained in the notice is correct. The Corporation may also require such other information, including the completion of the Corporation’s directors’ questionnaire,  regarding any proposed nominee as necessary or appropriate to determine the independence, eligibility and qualifications of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

 

The Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall deliver each shareholder’s notice that has been timely received to the Chairman for review.

 

In the event that a shareholder attempts to nominate any person without complying with the procedures set forth in this Article I, Section 10, such person shall not be nominated and shall not stand for election at such meeting. The Chairman shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article I, Section 10 and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with this Article I. Section 10, to declare that such defective proposal shall be disregarded.

 

ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

SECTION 1. Number, Classification,  Term,  Election.  The  property, business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board as from time to time constituted. The Board shall be divided into three classes having staggered terms of office as specified in the Articles of Incorporation. The number of directors constituting the Board shall be designated by a resolution of the Board, but shall be not less than six nor more than 10, a majority of whom must be satisfy the independence requirements of the Exchange Rules; provided, however, that the Board may avail itself of any exceptions to such independence requirements that are permitted by the Exchange Rules. No director need be a shareholder. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting to succeed those directors whose terms have expired and to fill any vacancies then existing. Each director who is re-elected or elected to succeed a director whose term has expired shall hold office for the term of three years as specified in the Articles of Incorporation and until his successor is elected.

 

SECTION 2. Compensation. Each director, in consideration of his serving as such, shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation such amount per annum or such fees for attendance at Board and Committee meetings, or both, in cash or other property,

 

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including securities of the Corporation, as the Board shall from time to time determine, together with reimbursements for the reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliated corporation, in any other capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor. If the Board adopts a resolution to that effect, any director may elect to defer all or any part of the annual and other fees hereinabove referred to for such period and on such terms and conditions as shall be permitted by such resolution.

 

SECTION 3. Place of Meetings. The Board may hold its meetings at such place or places within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia as it may from time to time by resolution determine or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.

 

SECTION 4.                          [ Intentionally Omitted ]

 

SECTION 5.   Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such time and place as may from time to time be specified in a resolution adopted by the Board then in effect; and, unless otherwise required by such resolution, or by law, notice of any such regular meeting need not be given.

 

SECTION 6. Special Meetings Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman, the President or the Board, and shall be called by the Secretary or the Chairman at the request of any three directors, and shall be held at such times and at such places as the person or persons calling the meetings shall designate. Notice of a special meeting shall be mailed to each director, addressed to such director at the director’s residence or usual place of business, not later than twenty-four hours before such meeting is to be held, or shall be sent addressed to such director at such place by e-mail or facsimile, or be delivered personally or by telephone, not later than twenty-four hours before such meeting is to be held. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice of such meeting, unless required by the Articles.

 

SECTION 7. Quorum. At each meeting of the Board the  presence  of  a majority of the number of directors fixed by these Bylaws shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum shall be present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise provided by law or by these Bylaws. Any meeting of the Board may be adjourned by a majority vote of the directors present at such meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given.

 

SECTION 8. Waivers of Notice of Meetings . Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws or in any resolution adopted by the Board to the contrary, notice of any meeting of the Board need not be given to any director if such notice shall be waived in writing signed by such director before, at or after the meeting, or if such director shall be present at the meeting. Any meeting of the Board shall be a legal meeting without any notice having been given or regardless of the giving of any notice or the adoption of any resolution in reference thereto, if every member of the Board shall be present thereat.

 

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Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, waivers of notice of any meeting of the Board need not contain any statement of the purpose of the meeting.

 

SECTION 9. Telephone Meeting. Members of the Board or any committee may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other means of communications whereby all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

SECTION 10. Actions Without Meetings. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Board or of a committee may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action, shall be signed, either before or after such action, by all of the directors or all of the members of the committee, as the case may be. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote.

 

ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES

 

SECTION 1.  Committees.  The Board may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Board to serve on them. Each committee shall have two or more members who serve at the pleasure of the Board. The creation of a committee and the appointment of members to it shall be approved by the act of a majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

SECTION 2. Authority of Committees. To the extent specified by the Board, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board, except that a committee may not (i) approve or recommend to shareholders action that is required by law to be approved by shareholders; (ii) fill vacancies on the Board or on any of its committees, (iii) amend the Articles; (iv) adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws; (v) approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval; (vi) authorize or approve a distribution, except according to a general formula or method prescribed by the Board; or (vii) authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, references, and limitations of a class or series of shares, except that the Board may authorize a committee, or a senior executive officer of the Corporation, to do so within limits specifically prescribed by the Board.

 

SECTION 3. Committee Meetings; Miscellaneous. The provisions of these Bylaws relating to meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting, and consents by the Board and members of the Board shall also apply to committees of directors and their members.

 

ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS

 

SECTION 1.  Number, Term, Election.  The officers of the Corporation shall be

 

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a Chief Executive Officer, a Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board may appoint such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as the Board may find necessary or convenient to carry on the business of the Corporation. Such officers shall serve until their successors shall be chosen, or as otherwise provided in these Bylaws. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

SECTION 2 . Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board and the Executive and Finance Committee, have full authority and responsibility for directing the conduct of the business, affairs and operations of the Corporation. In addition to acting as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, he or she shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. In the event of the inability of the Chief Executive Officer to act, the Board will designate an officer of the Corporation to perform the duties of that office.

 

SECTION 3. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman  of  the  Board  shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of the shareholders. He or she shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or, if he or she shall not be the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

SECTION 4. President. The President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or, if he or she shall not be the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

SECTION 5. Vice-Presidents.  Each Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any officer to whom the Chief Executive Officer may have delegated such authority.

 

SECTION 6. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the general  care  and custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation. He or she shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any officer to whom the Chief Executive Officer may have delegated such authority.

 

If the Board shall so determine, he or she shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties, in such sum as the Board may determine to be proper, the expense of which shall be borne by the Corporation. To such extent as the Board shall deem proper, the duties of the Treasurer may be performed by one or more assistants, to be appointed by the Board.

 

SECTION 7. Controller. The Controller shall be the accounting officer of the Corporation. He or she shall keep full and accurate accounts of all assets, liabilities, receipts and disbursements and other transactions of the Corporation and cause regular audits of the books and records of the Corporation to be made. He or she shall also

 

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perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any officer to whom the Chief Executive Officer may have delegated such authority. If the Board shall so determine, he or she shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duties, in such sum as the Board may determine to be proper, the expense of which shall be borne by the Corporation. To such extent as the Board shall deem proper, the duties of the Controller may be performed by one or more assistants, to be appointed by the Board.

 

SECTION 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of meetings of shareholders, of the Board, and, when requested, of Committees of the Board; and he or she shall attend to the giving and sending of notices of all meetings thereof. He or she shall keep or cause to be kept such stock and other books, showing the names of the shareholders of the Corporation, and all other particulars regarding them, as may be required by law. He or she shall also perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any officer to whom the Chief Executive Officer may have delegated such authority. To such extent as the Board shall deem proper, the duties of the Secretary may be performed by one or more assistants, to be appointed by the Board.

 

SECTION 9. Powers and Duties of Other Officers.  The powers and duties of all other officers of the Corporation shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to the direction and control of the Board and as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, or as prescribed by the Chairman of the Board.

 

ARTICLE V

REMOVALS AND RESIGNATIONS

 

SECTION 1. Removal of Officers.  Any officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed at any time, either with or without cause, by the Board in its absolute discretion. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the recovery of damages for breach of the contract rights, if any, of the officer, assistant officer or agent removed. Election or appointment of an officer, assistant officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.

 

SECTION 2. Resignation. Any director, officer or assistant officer of the Corporation may resign as such at any time by giving written notice of his resignation to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if no time is specified therein, at the time of delivery thereof, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

SECTION 3. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the office of any officer or assistant officer caused by death, resignation, removal or any other cause, may be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.

 

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ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS, DRAFTS, DEPOSITS, ETC.

 

SECTION 1. Execution of Contracts.  Except as otherwise provided by law or by these Bylaws, the Board (i) may authorize any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to execute and deliver any contract, agreement or other instrument in writing in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, and (ii) may authorize any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation so authorized by the Board to delegate such authority by written instrument to other officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Any such authorization by the Board may be general or specific and shall be subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be imposed by the Board. Any such delegation of authority by an officer, employee or agent may be general or specific, may authorize re- delegation, and shall be subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be imposed in the written instrument of delegation by the person making such delegation.

 

SECTION 2 . Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no negotiable paper shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the Board. When authorized by the Board, any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation may effect loans and advances at any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation and when so authorized may pledge, hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans or advances. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

SECTION 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.

 

SECTION 4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select or as may be selected by the Treasurer or any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board.

 

SECTION 5. Voting of Securities.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys, or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as such officer may deem

 

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necessary or proper in the premises.

 

ARTICLE VI

CAPITAL STOCK

 

SECTION 1. Shares. Shares of the Corporation may but need not be represented by certificates. When shares are represented by certificates, the Corporation shall issue such certificates in such form as shall be required by the VSCA and as determined by the Board, to every shareholder for the fully paid shares owned by such shareholder. Each certificate shall be signed by, or shall bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board,  the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation and may bear the corporate seal of the Corporation or its facsimile. All certificates for the Corporation’s shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.

 

The name and address of the person to whom shares (whether or not represented by a certificate) are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the share transfer books of the Corporation. Such information may be stored or retained on discs, tapes, cards or any other approved storage device relating to data processing equipment; provided that such device is capable of reproducing all information contained therein in legible and understandable form, for inspection by shareholders or for any other corporate purpose.

 

When shares are not represented by certificates, then within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, the Corporation shall send the shareholder to whom such shares have been issued or transferred a written statement of the information required by the VSCA to be included on certificates.

 

SECTION 2. Stock Transfer Books and Transfer  of  Shares.  The Corporation, or its designated transfer agent or other agent, shall keep a book or set of books to be known as the stock transfer books of the Corporation, containing the name of each shareholder of record, together with such shareholder’s address and the number and class or series of shares held by such shareholder. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable on the stock books of the Corporation by the holder in person or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or the transfer agent, but, except as hereinafter provided in the case of loss, destruction or mutilation of certificates, no transfer of stock shall be entered until the previous certificate, if any, given for the same shall have been surrendered and canceled. Transfer of shares of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Corporation only upon surrender of the certificates for the shares sought to be transferred by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s duly authorized agent, transferee or legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer with the Secretary of the Corporation or its designated transfer agent or other agent. All certificates surrendered for transfer shall be canceled before new certificates for the transferred shares shall be issued. Except as otherwise provided by law, no transfer of shares shall be valid as against the Corporation, its shareholders or creditors,

 

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for any purpose, until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

 

SECTION 3. Holder of Record.  Except as otherwise required by the VSCA, the Corporation may treat the person in whose name shares of stock of the Corporation (whether or not represented by a certificate) stand of record on its books or the books of any transfer agent or other agent designated by the Board as the absolute owner of the shares and the person exclusively entitled to receive notification and distributions, to vote, and to otherwise exercise the rights, powers and privileges of ownership of such shares.

 

SECTION 4. Lost, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. In case of loss, destruction or mutilation of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place upon proof of such loss, destruction or mutilation and upon the giving of a bond of indemnity to the Corporation in such form and in such sum as the Board may direct; provided that a new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board, it is proper so to do.

 

SECTION 5. Transfer Agent and Registrar; Regulations. The Corporation may, if and whenever the Board so determines, maintain in the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other state of the United States, one or more transfer offices or agencies and also one or more registry offices which offices and agencies may establish rules and regulations for the issue, transfer and registration of certificates. No certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation in respect of which a transfer agent and registrar shall have been designated shall be valid unless countersigned by such transfer agent and registered by such registrar. The Board may also make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares represented by certificates and shares without certificates.

 

ARTICLE VIII

INSPECTION OF RECORDS

 

The Board from time to time shall determine whether, to what extent, at what times and places, and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and books and papers of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open for the inspection of the shareholders, and no shareholder shall have any right to inspect any account or book or paper of the Corporation except as expressly conferred by statute or by these Bylaws or authorized by the Board.

 

ARTICLE IX

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

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ARTICLE X
SEAL

 

The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall bear the name of the Corporation and the year “1999.”

 

ARTICLE XI
FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st day of December in each year.

 

ARTICLE XII

EMERGENCY BYLAWS

 

SECTION 1.                               Definitions. As used in these Emergency Bylaws,

 

(a)                          the “term period of emergency” shall mean any period during which a quorum of the Board cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.

 

(b)                          the term “incapacitated” shall mean that the individual to whom such term is applied shall not have been determined to be dead but shall be missing or unable to discharge the responsibilities of his office; and

 

(c)                           the term “senior officer” shall mean the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any corporate Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller and the Secretary, and any other person who may have been so designated by the Board before the emergency.

 

SECTION 2. Applicability. These Emergency Bylaws, as from time to time amended, shall be operative only during any period of emergency. To the extent not inconsistent with these Emergency Bylaws, all provisions of the regular Bylaws of the Corporation shall remain in effect during any period of emergency. No officer, director or employee shall be liable for actions taken in good faith in accordance with these Emergency Bylaws.

 

SECTION 3.  Board of Directors.  (a) A meeting of the Board may be called by any director or senior officer of the Corporation. Notice of any meeting of the Board need be given only to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach at the time and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication or radio, and at a time less than twenty-four hours before the meeting if deemed necessary by the person giving notice.

 

(b)                                   At any meeting of the Board, three directors (or such lesser number as may be fixed by these Bylaws as the number of members of the Board) in attendance shall constitute a quorum. Any act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum shall be present shall be the act of the Board. If less than three directors (or such lesser number as specified above) should be present at a meeting of the Board,

 

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any senior officer of the Corporation in attendance at such meeting shall serve as a director for such meeting, selected in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority.

 

(c)                                    In addition to the Board’s powers under the regular Bylaws of the Corporation to fill vacancies on the Board, the Board may elect any individual as a director to replace any director who may be incapacitated and to serve until the latter ceases to be incapacitated or until the termination of the period of emergency, whichever first occurs. In considering officers of the Corporation for election to the Board, the rank and seniority of individual officers shall not be pertinent.

 

(d)                                   The Board, during as well as before any such emergency, may change the principal office or designate several alternative offices or authorize the officers to do so.

 

SECTION 4. Appointment of Officers. In addition to the Board’s powers under the regular Bylaws of the Corporation with respect to the election of officers, the Board may elect any individual as an officer to replace any officer who may be incapacitated and to serve until the latter ceases to be incapacitated.

 

SECTION 5. Amendments. These Emergency Bylaws  shall  be  subject  to repeal or change by further action of the Board or by action of the shareholders, except that no such repeal or change shall modify the provisions of the last sentence of Section 2 with regard to action or inaction prior to the time of such repeal or change. Any such amendment of these Emergency Bylaws may make any further or different provision that may be practical and necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.

 

ARTICLE XIII

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

 

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action for breach of duty to the Corporation or the Corporation’s shareholders by any current or former officer or director of the Corporation, (iii) any action against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer of  the Corporation arising pursuant to the VSCA or the Articles or these Bylaws (in each case, as they may be amended from time to time) or (iv)  any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, shall be the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico in the Commonwealth of Virginia or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Section 302 Certification

 

I, William H. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Insmed Incorporated, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Insmed Incorporated;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:    August 6, 2015

 

 

/s/ William H. Lewis

 

William H. Lewis

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 


EXHIBIT 31.2

 

Section 302 Certification

 

I, Andrew T. Drechsler, Chief Financial Officer of Insmed Incorporated, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Insmed Incorporated;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:   August 6, 2015

 

 

/s/ Andrew T. Drechsler

 

Andrew T. Drechsler

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 


EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2003

 

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, I, William Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Insmed Incorporated (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that:

 

(1)                              the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)                                  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ William H. Lewis

 

William H. Lewis

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

August 6, 2015

 

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Insmed Incorporated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.  A signed original of this statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 


EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2003

 

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, I, Andrew T. Drechsler, Chief Financial Officer of Insmed Incorporated (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that:

 

(1)                              the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)                              the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ Andrew T. Drechsler

 

Andrew T. Drechsler

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

August 6, 2015

 

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Insmed Incorporated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.  A signed original of this statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.