UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: November 26, 2018
OVASCIENCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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2834 |
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45-1472564 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Primary Standard Industrial
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(IRS Employer
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9 Fourth Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
(Address of principal executive offices)
(617) 500-2802
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 5, 2018, OvaScience, Inc. (OvaScience or the Company) filed a final proxy statement, prospectus and information statement (the Definitive Proxy Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) with respect to the special meeting of OvaSciences stockholders scheduled to be held on December 4, 2018 in order to, among other things, obtain the stockholder approvals necessary to complete the planned merger of Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. (Millendo) with and into Orion Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience (Merger Sub), under an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of August 8, 2018, as amended (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which, among other matters, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Millendo, with Millendo continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience and the surviving corporation of the merger (the Merger).
The information below supplements our disclosures in the Definitive Proxy Statement related to the Merger.
Post-Closing Financing
As disclosed in the Definitive Proxy Statement, the Company intends to complete a private placement financing (the Post-Closing Financing) with an investor, involving the sale of approximately $20 million of the Companys common stock. The Post-Closing Financing will allow the Company to extend its cash runway into the second half of 2020; terms of this arms-length investment were weighed against other alternatives. Millendo explored and considered alternatives such as a traditional initial public offering, seeking financing solely from its current investors and obtaining debt financings, but the reverse merger with OvaScience, coupled with the additional $20 million financing was regarded as the best alternative when trying to balance certainty of execution, raising a certain quantity of capital to ensure adequate runway for value creating milestones and maintaining shareholder value within uncertain market conditions. With this investment, the Company will strengthen its financial condition and positively impact any going concern viability. During the period from the closing of the Merger to the second half of 2020, Millendo expects to initiate a pivotal Phase 2b/3 clinical trial of livoletide in Prader-Willi syndrome, with results expected in the first half of 2020, and to continue to enroll patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia with its Phase 2b trial of nevanimibe, with results expected in the first half of 2020. Use of proceeds from the Post-Closing Financing will allow for further performance and development of Millendos most advanced assets, livoletide and nevanimibe, and have an impact on the Companys growth, strategy and return for shareholders.
Millendo Chief Financial Officer
Effective as of November 5, 2018, Millendo has hired Louis Arcudi III as its Chief Financial Officer. Following the closing of the Merger, Mr. Arcudi is expected to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the combined organization. Mr. Arcudi brings more than 20 years of financial and operational experience to Millendo. From December 2007 through October 2018, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer at Idera Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Idera, from June 2002 to December 2007, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Peptimmune, Inc. where he handled all financial business and operations. Mr. Arcudi obtained an MBA from Bryant College and a B.S. in accounting and information systems from the University of Southern New Hampshire.
The Employment Terms between Mr. Arcudi and Millendo have been filed as an exhibit to this report.
Millendo Financial Results
The following information relates to Millendos financial results as of September 30, 2018 and the nine month period then ended.
Millendo Therapeutics Interim Financial Information
Consolidated balance sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
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$ |
9,723 |
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$ |
17,578 |
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Restricted cash |
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45 |
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45 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,097 |
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1,084 |
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Refundable tax credit |
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1,801 |
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1,031 |
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Total current assets |
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12,666 |
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19,738 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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54 |
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58 |
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Deferred offering costs and other assets |
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135 |
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16 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
12,855 |
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$ |
19,812 |
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Liabilities, convertible preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders (deficit) equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current portion of debt |
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$ |
186 |
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$ |
174 |
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Accounts payable |
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1,361 |
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1,298 |
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Accrued expenses |
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4,710 |
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2,619 |
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Total current liabilities |
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6,257 |
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4,091 |
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Debt, net of current portion |
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7,978 |
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599 |
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Preferred stock warrant liability |
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139 |
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139 |
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Total liabilities |
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14,374 |
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4,829 |
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Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value: |
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Series A preferred stock: 15,379,452 shares authorized, 15,269,452 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; liquidation value of $15,269 at September 30, 2018 |
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15,220 |
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15,220 |
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Series A-1 preferred stock: 9,359,000 shares authorized, 6,540,763 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; liquidation value of $6,541 at September 30, 2018 |
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7,566 |
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7,566 |
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Series B preferred stock: 48,600,000 shares authorized; 48,402,121 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; liquidation value of $72,495 at September 30, 2018 |
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71,778 |
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71,778 |
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Series B-1 preferred stock: 29,525,000 shares authorized, 20,636,179 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; liquidation value of $30,908 at September 30, 2018 |
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38,358 |
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38,358 |
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Total convertible preferred stock |
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132,922 |
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132,922 |
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Redeemable noncontrolling interests |
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9,918 |
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10,584 |
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Stockholders (deficit) equity: |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value: 192,476,079 shares authorized; 3,311,116 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 |
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3 |
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3 |
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Common-1 stock, $0.001 par value: 8,924,000 shares authorized, 6,237,138 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 |
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6 |
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6 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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6,942 |
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6,183 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(153,537 |
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(136,894 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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56 |
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8 |
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Total stockholders (deficit) equity |
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(146,530 |
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(130,694 |
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Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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2,171 |
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2,171 |
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Total stockholders (deficit) equity |
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(144,359 |
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(128,523 |
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Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders (deficit) equity |
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$ |
12,855 |
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$ |
19,812 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss
(Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)
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Nine months
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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$ |
9,840 |
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$ |
12,500 |
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General and administrative |
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7,340 |
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4,908 |
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Loss from operations |
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17,180 |
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17,408 |
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Other expenses: |
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Interest expense, net |
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39 |
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298 |
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Other loss |
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100 |
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Net loss |
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(17,319 |
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(17,706 |
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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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676 |
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
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$ |
(16,643 |
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$ |
(17,706 |
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Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted |
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$ |
(1.74 |
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$ |
(5.35 |
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Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted |
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9,548,254 |
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3,310,187 |
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Other comprehensive income: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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$ |
58 |
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$ |
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Comprehensive loss |
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$ |
(16,585 |
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$ |
(17,706 |
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Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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$ |
10 |
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$ |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. |
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$ |
(16,595 |
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$ |
(17,706 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
Consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders (deficit) equity
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
(in thousands except share amounts)
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Stockholders Equity (Deficit) |
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Convertible
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Redeemable
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Common Stock |
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Common-1 Stock |
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Additional
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Accumulated |
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Accumulated
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Total
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Total
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Total
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Interests |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Capital |
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Deficit |
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Income |
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Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Interests |
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Equity |
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Balance at December 31, 2017 |
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90,848,515 |
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$ |
132,922 |
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$ |
10,584 |
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3,311,116 |
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$ |
3 |
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6,237,138 |
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$ |
6 |
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$ |
6,183 |
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$ |
(136,894 |
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$ |
8 |
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$ |
(130,694 |
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$ |
2,171 |
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$ |
(128,523 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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759 |
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759 |
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759 |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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10 |
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48 |
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48 |
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48 |
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Net loss |
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(676 |
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(16,643 |
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(16,643 |
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(16,643 |
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Balance at September 30, 2018 |
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90,848,515 |
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$ |
132,922 |
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$ |
9,918 |
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3,311,116 |
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$ |
3 |
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6,237,138 |
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$ |
6 |
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$ |
6,942 |
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$ |
(153,537 |
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$ |
56 |
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$ |
(146,530 |
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$ |
2,171 |
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$ |
(144,359 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
Consolidated statements of cash flows
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
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Nine months ended
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(17,319 |
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$ |
(17,706 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
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23 |
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22 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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759 |
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584 |
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Write off of deferred offering costs |
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871 |
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1,364 |
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Non-cash interest |
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17 |
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120 |
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Unrealized foreign currency loss |
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98 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses refundable tax credit and other current assets |
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(847 |
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1,048 |
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Accounts payable |
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67 |
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(445 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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1,910 |
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(1,489 |
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Cash used in operating activities |
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(14,421 |
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(16,502 |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(20 |
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(4 |
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Net cash paid in Alizé asset purchase |
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(524 |
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Cash used in investing activities |
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(544 |
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(4 |
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Financing activities: |
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Proceeds from convertible promissory notes |
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8,000 |
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Proceeds from term loan and related warrants |
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6,000 |
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Repayment of debt |
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(125 |
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(10,000 |
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Payment of financing costs |
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(741 |
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(423 |
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Proceeds from the exercise of stock options |
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2 |
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Cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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7,134 |
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(4,421 |
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Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash |
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(24 |
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Net decrease in cash |
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(7,855 |
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(20,927 |
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Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period |
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17,623 |
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41,949 |
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Cash and restricted cash at end of period |
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$ |
9,768 |
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$ |
21,022 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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$ |
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$ |
213 |
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Cash paid for taxes |
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$ |
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$ |
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Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities: |
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Financing costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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$ |
729 |
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$ |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
Notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
1. Organization and description of business
Millendo Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the Company), is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for orphan endocrine diseases where current therapies do not exist or are insufficient. The Company is currently advancing two product candidates to treat three indications. The Companys most advanced product candidate, livoletide (AZP-531), is a potential treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome, or PWS, a rare and complex genetic endocrine disease characterized by hyperphagia, or insatiable hunger. The Company is also developing nevanimibe (ATR-101) with a primary focus on treating patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CAH, a rare, monogenic adrenal disease that requires lifelong treatment with exogenous cortisol, often at high doses. The Company is also investigating nevanimibe in a Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with endogenous Cushings syndrome, or CS, a rare endocrine disease characterized by excessive cortisol production from the adrenal glands.
The Companys operations to date have focused on organization and staffing, business planning, raising capital, acquiring technology and assets, and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials. The Company does not have any product candidates approved for sale and has not generated any revenue from product sales. The Companys product candidates are subject to long development cycles and the Company may be unsuccessful in its efforts to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market its product candidates.
On August 8, 2018, the Company and OvaScience, Inc., or OvaScience, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, as may be amended from time to time (the Merger Agreement) whereby the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience (the Merger). At the effective time of the Merger OvaScience will change its name to Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. Upon closing of the Merger, (a) each outstanding share of Millendo common stock and Millendo preferred stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of OvaScience common stock equal to the exchange ratio, as defined in the Merger Agreement, and (b) each outstanding Millendo stock option and warrant that has not previously been exercised prior to the closing of the Merger will be assumed by OvaScience. In connection with the Merger, the Company expects to complete a pre-closing private placement of approximately $30.0 million (the Pre-Closing Financing). The Merger has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. The Merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to the approval of OvaScience shareholders at a special shareholder meeting to be held on December 4, 2018, as well as other customary conditions (see Note 8).
The Company is subject to a number of risks including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate additional funding for the ongoing and planned clinical development of its product candidates. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with pharmaceutical products and development, the Company is unable to accurately predict the timing or amount of funds required to complete development of its product candidates, and costs could exceed the Companys expectations for a number of reasons, including reasons beyond the Companys control.
The Company is also subject to a number of other risks including possible failure of preclinical studies or clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for its product candidates, the development of new technological innovations by competitors, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of any of the Companys products that are approved and uncertainty around intellectual property matters. If the Company does not successfully commercialize any of its products, it will be unable to generate product revenue or achieve profitability.
Going Concern
The Company has prepared its financial statements assuming that it will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred net losses since inception and it expects to generate losses from operations for the foreseeable future primarily due to research and development costs for its potential product candidates, which causes substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Various internal and external factors will affect whether and when the Companys product candidates become approved drugs. The regulatory approval and market acceptance of the Companys proposed future products (if any), length of time and cost of developing and commercializing these product candidates and/or failure of them at any stage of the drug approval process will materially affect the Companys financial condition and future operations. The Company believes its cash at September 30, 2018 is sufficient to fund operations through the fourth quarter of 2018.
2. Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation and consolidation principles
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and all intercompany amounts have been eliminated. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) and Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Companys subsidiaries in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. Pursuant to the acquisition of Alizé Pharma SAS (Alizé), the redemption of certain securities is outside of the Companys control and as a result a portion of the noncontrolling interest is presented on the consolidated balance sheets under the caption redeemable noncontrolling interests and carried at its current redemption value.
Unaudited interim financial statements
The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include, in the Companys opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its consolidated financial position and results of operations for these periods. The Companys historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future and the Companys operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, presented herein, do not contain the required disclosures under GAAP for annual financial statements.
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, presented herein, do not contain the required disclosures under GAAP for annual consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, which are contained in the OvaScience registration statement that was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 26, 2018. Since the date of such financial statements, there have been no changes to the Companys significant accounting policies.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Due to the uncertainty of factors surrounding the estimates or judgments used in the preparation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, actual results may materially vary from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary.
Refundable tax credit
In connection with the acquisition of Alizé in 2017, the Company obtained French research tax credits ( crédit dimpôt recherche ) or (CIR). CIR earned are refundable or they can offset French corporate income tax due. Since the French research tax credit can be recovered in cash, the Company has elected to treat this as a grant. The Company recognized a reduction of research and development expenses of $35,000 for the period subsequent to the acquisition of Alizé and had a research tax credit receivable of $1.0 million at December 31, 2017. The Company recognized a reduction of research and development expenses of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and had a research tax credit receivable of $1.8 million at September 30, 2018.
Deferred offering costs
The Company capitalizes costs that are directly associated with in-process equity financings until such financings are consummated, at which time such costs are recorded against the gross proceeds from the applicable financing. If a financing is abandoned, deferred offering costs are expensed. In August 2018, in connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, the Company expensed its previously deferred offering costs which totaled $0.9 million. As of September 30, 2018, deferred offering costs were $0.1 million related to fees incurred in connection with a concurrent financing expected to close as part of the Merger.
Net loss per share
Basic loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock (including shares of common-1 stock) outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share of common stock includes the effect, if any, from the potential exercise or conversion of securities, such as convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, preferred stock warrants, restricted stock, and stock options, which would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock. In computing the basic and diluted net loss per share, the weighted-average number of shares of common stock remains the same for both calculations due to the fact that when a net loss exists, dilutive shares are not included in the calculation as the impact is anti-dilutive.
The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive:
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Stock options |
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17,030,906 |
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9,562,465 |
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Convertible preferred stock |
|
90,848,515 |
|
63,671,573 |
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Preferred stock warrants |
|
230,179 |
|
230,179 |
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BSA and BSPCE warrants |
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2,106,630 |
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|
|
|
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110,216,230 |
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73,464,217 |
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The above table excludes potentially dilutive securities related to convertible promissory notes issued in August 2018 (see Note 5) as the conversion price was indeterminable at September 30, 2018.
Foreign currency
Results of foreign operations are translated from their functional currency into U.S. dollars (reporting currency) using average exchange rates in effect during the year, while assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Transaction gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are included in income in the period in which the change occurs and reported within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, net transaction (gains) and losses were $100,000 and $0, respectively.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, CompensationStock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), which simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantors own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, although early adoption is permitted (but no sooner than the adoption of Topic 606). The Company does not expect that the adoption of this ASU will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, which amends Income Taxes (Topic) 740 by incorporating the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (SAB 118) issued on December 22, 2017. SAB 118 provide guidance on accounting for the effects of the Tax Act. The Company recognized the income tax effects of the Tax Act in the 2017 consolidated financial statements in accordance with SAB 118.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business (ASU-2017-01) . The objective of ASU 2017-01 is adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 31, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2017.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted Cash , which requires entities to show the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. Entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2018 which had no impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which will make eight targeted changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This standard is effective January 1, 2019 and will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case the Company would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The FASB issued the update to require the recognition of lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet of lessees. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within such fiscal years. This ASU requires a modified retrospective transition method with the option to elect a package of practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows, and related disclosures.
3. Fair value measurements
The following table presents the Companys assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (amounts in thousands):
|
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|||||||
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
(Level 2) |
|
(Level 3) |
|
|||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Preferred stock warrant liability |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
|||||||
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
(Level 2) |
|
(Level 3) |
|
|||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Preferred stock warrant liability |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
The Companys preferred stock warrants are classified as liabilities and recorded at fair value. The warrants are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date.
The reconciliation of the preferred stock warrant liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2017 |
|
$ |
139 |
|
Change in fair value |
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2018 |
|
$ |
139 |
|
The preferred stock warrant liability is classified as a liability on the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The liability is marked-to-market each reporting period with the changes in fair value recorded to other expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss until the obligations under the warrants are exercised, settled or terminated, or other facts and circumstances lead the liabilities to be reclassified to stockholders (deficit) equity. The change in fair value was immaterial for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
The Series A and Series B preferred stock warrant liabilities are estimated using an option pricing model. The significant assumptions used in valuing the warrants include expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. As of the period ended September 30, 2018 and year ended December 31, 2017, the significant weighted-average assumptions were as follows:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Expected term (in years) |
|
1.75 |
|
1.41 |
|
Expected volatility |
|
71 |
% |
72 |
% |
Risk free rate |
|
2.58 |
% |
1.76 |
% |
Dividend yield |
|
0 |
% |
0 |
% |
4. Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses consist of (amounts in thousands):
|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
||
Preclinical and clinical costs |
|
$ |
1,498 |
|
$ |
390 |
|
Compensation and related benefits |
|
1,149 |
|
1,365 |
|
||
Professional fees |
|
1,263 |
|
695 |
|
||
Financing fees |
|
480 |
|
|
|
||
Other |
|
320 |
|
169 |
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
4,710 |
|
$ |
2,619 |
|
5. Debt
Long-term debt consists of (amounts in thousands):
|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
||
Convertible Promissory Note |
|
$ |
8,000 |
|
|
|
|
Bpifrance Reimbursable Advance |
|
627 |
|
773 |
|
||
Unamortized debt discount |
|
(463 |
) |
|
|
||
Total debt |
|
8,164 |
|
773 |
|
||
Less current portion |
|
(186 |
) |
(174 |
) |
||
Long-term debt |
|
$ |
7,978 |
|
$ |
599 |
|
Convertible Promissory Notes
On August 30, 2018, the Company issued convertible promissory notes (the Convertible Promissory Notes) to several of its existing investors and received cash proceeds of $8.0 million. The notes will accrue simple interest of 6% per annum and, if not converted, will mature in August 2020. All principal and interest are due at maturity.
Based on the original terms of the Convertible Promissory Notes, upon the closing of the Merger, all outstanding principal and interest will automatically convert into shares of the Companys common stock and at a conversion price of $1.49776 per share. In the event the Merger is not completed and upon the completion of a qualified financing, the outstanding principal and interest automatically convert into the shares issued in connection with the financing event and at 80% of the subscription price. On November 1, 2018, the Convertible Promissory Notes were amended such that the conversion would be consummated at a conversion price of not less than $1.2096 per share (See Note 8). The Company determined that the notes contained certain features requiring evaluation for separate accounting from the fixed interest rate host instrument. In the event of a qualified financing, the Company is required to convert the notes at a significant premium to the principal and accrued interest then outstanding. As of September 30, 2018, the Company ascribed no value to the qualified financing premium based on the Companys intent to complete the Merger.
Bpifrance Reimbursable Advance
In December 2017, in connection with its acquisition of Alizé, the Company assumed 0.7 million of debt that Alizé had outstanding with Bpifrance Financing (Bpifrance). The original advance amount of 0.8 million (the Bpifrance Advance) was provided to Alizé as an innovation aid that required Alizé to carry out certain activities related to its livoletide clinical development program and incur a certain level of program expenditures. No interest is charged or accrued under the advance.
The Company is required to make quarterly principal payments, which began in December 2016 and continue through September 2021. The quarterly principal payments escalate over the repayment period beginning with 17,500 per quarter and increasing to 50,000 through maturity. In addition to the quarterly payments, the Company could be obligated to pay on an accelerated basis the principal payments, if applicable, no later than March 31st of each year starting from January 1, 2016, a reimbursement annuity equal to 20% of the proceeds generated by the Company from license, assignment or use of the livoletide. Under no circumstance would the Company be required to reimburse to Bpifrance principal amounts greater than the original advance it received.
The Company is permitted to repay the Bpifrance Advance at any time, at which point it would be released from all commitments and obligations under the Bpifrance Advance agreement. The Bpifrance Advance Agreement does not contain any ongoing financial covenants.
Comerica Bank Term Loan agreement
In July 2014, the Company entered into and subsequently amended a Loan and Security Agreement (the Loan Agreement) with Comerica bank. In July 2017, the Company repaid the outstanding loan balance in full and wrote off $91,000 of unamortized debt discount. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized interest expense of $0.2 million.
6. Stock-based compensation
The Company issues stock-based awards pursuant to its 2012 Stock Plan, as amended (the Plan). There were 20,086,451 authorized shares of the Companys common stock to be issued under the Plan. As of September 30, 2018, there were 2,323,494 shares of common stock available for future issuance. The amount, terms of grants, and exercisability provisions are determined and set by the Companys board of directors.
The Company measures employee and nonemployee stock-based awards at grant-date fair value and records compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. Stock-based awards issued to nonemployees are revalued until the award vests.
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
Nine months
|
|
||||
|
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
||
Research and development |
|
$ |
315 |
|
$ |
244 |
|
General and administrative |
|
444 |
|
340 |
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
759 |
|
$ |
584 |
|
Stock options
In July 2018, the Company amended its 2012 Stock Plan, as amended (the Plan) to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized and reserved for issuance under the plan from 12,086,451 to 20,086,451 shares.
Options issued under the Plan may have a contractual life of up to 10 years and may be exercisable in cash or as otherwise determined by the board of directors. Vesting generally occurs over a period of not greater than four years. Exercised but unvested shares are subject to repurchase by the Company at the lower of the (i) fair market value of the common stock at the time of repurchase or (ii) initial exercise price. The proceeds from the shares subject to repurchase are classified as a liability and reclassified to equity as the shares vest. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there are no shares that the Company could be required to repurchase under the Plans early exercise feature.
The following table summarizes the activity related to stock option grants to employees and nonemployees for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
|
|
Shares |
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted-average
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2017 |
|
9,455,343 |
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
7.8 |
|
Granted |
|
8,463,990 |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
(888,427 |
) |
0.63 |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2018 |
|
17,030,906 |
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
8.4 |
|
Vested and exercisable at September 30, 2018 |
|
6,194,549 |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
6.8 |
|
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2018 |
|
17,030,906 |
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
8.4 |
|
The grant date fair value of each option grant was estimated throughout the year using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions for the Plan:
|
|
Nine months
|
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Expected term (in years) |
|
6.08 |
|
Expected volatility |
|
65 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
2.78 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
0 |
% |
There were no options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
As of September 30, 2018, the unrecognized compensation cost was $6.2 million and will be recognized over an estimated weighted-average amortization period of 3.84 years. There were 8,463,990 options granted during the nine month period ended September 30, 2018 at an estimated fair value of $0.75 per share.
At the time of the Alizé acquisition, Alizé had 6,219 non-employee (BSA) warrants and 5,360 employee (BSPCE) warrants outstanding, which have weighted-average exercise prices of 80.06 and 83.40, respectively. As of September 30, 2018, these BSAs and BSPCEs are fully vested. Upon exercise, each warrant entitles the holder to approximately 33.96 shares of the Companys Common-1 stock, 35.61 shares of the Companys Series A-1 preferred stock and 112.36 shares of
the Companys Series B-1 preferred stock. As of September 30, 2018, there were an aggregate of 2,106,630 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants with a weighted-average exercise price of $0.52 per share. These instruments are included in the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests.
7. Related party transactions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company received $8.0 million upon the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes to several of its existing Series A and Series B preferred stock investors.
8. Subsequent events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through November 26, 2018.
In October 2018, the Company extended its current Ann Arbor, MI office lease for six months from December 31, 2018 through June 30, 2019 resulting in additional lease obligations of approximately $70,000. In addition, the Company executed a new five-year office lease in Ann Arbor, MI for approximately 10,000 square feet which will commence on July 1, 2019. Annual lease obligations under the new lease will total $0.4 million initially and escalate at a rate of 3% each year over the term of the lease.
On November 1, 2018, the Company amended its Merger Agreement with OvaScience (the Amendment). The Amendment, among other things, provides that the Companys Pre-Closing financing, including the conversion of any convertible promissory notes issued after the date of the Merger Agreement, would be consummated at a price per share of not less than $1.2096. The Amendment also modified the Companys and OvaSciences respective valuation as previously defined in the Merger Agreement. The Amendment was executed in connection with a new investment of approximately $20.0 million to be made into OvaScience shortly after the closing of the Merger.
A special meeting of OvaScience stockholders to vote on the Merger has been scheduled for December 4, 2018.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements
On August 8, 2018, OvaScience, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or OvaScience, Millendo Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or Private Millendo, and Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience (Merger Sub), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (as may be amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement). At the completion of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Millendo, with Millendo surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of OvaScience (the Merger). At the effective time of the Merger, or the Effective Time, OvaScience will change its name to Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. (Public Millendo).
At the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), each share of Millendos common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Millendo Common Stock) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding certain shares to be canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement and shares held by stockholders who have exercised and perfected appraisal rights or dissenters rights under Delaware law, but including shares of Millendo Common Stock that are issued pursuant to the Pre-Closing Financing) will be converted into the right to receive shares of OvaSciences common stock, par value $0.001 per share (OvaScience Common Stock) (the Exchange Ratio), which Exchange Ratio was initially estimated at the time of the execution of the Merger Agreement to be 0.1173 shares of OvaScience Common Stock for each share of Millendo Common Stock and is subject to change to account, among other things, for OvaSciences net cash immediately prior to the closing (the Closing) of the Merger. Because OvaSciences net cash balance will not be determined until the Closing, and because, among other things, the number of shares of OvaScience Common Stock issuable to Millendo is determined based on OvaSciences net cash balance and the capitalization of Millendo and OvaScience at the closing of the Merger (the Closing), OvaScience Stockholders cannot be certain of the exact number of shares that will be issued to Millendos stockholders when OvaSciences stockholders vote on the proposals at the special meeting of OvaScience Stockholders (the Special Meeting). The Exchange Ratio referenced above is an estimate only and the final Exchange Ratio will be determined pursuant to a formula described in more detail in the Merger Agreement. It is currently estimated that the Exchange Ratio will be 0.1070, which estimate is subject to change as described herein.
The following selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial data gives effect to (i) the Merger, (ii) the Reverse Stock Split of OvaScience Common Stock, (iii) the Pre-Closing Financing which includes the automatic conversion of Millendos convertible promissory notes that were issued in August 2018 in exchange for $8.0 million cash proceeds, (iv) the Post-Closing Financing and (v) Millendos acquisition of Alizé Pharma SAS (Alizé) on December 19, 2017.
The Merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under U.S. GAAP because the primary assets of OvaScience are cash and short-term investments. Millendo was determined to be the accounting acquirer based upon the terms of the Merger and other factors including: (i) Millendo Stockholders and other persons holding securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable directly or indirectly for Millendo Common Stock are expected to own at least 82% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock immediately following the effective time of the Merger (based on estimates made at the time of the execution of the Merger Agreement), (ii) Millendo will hold the majority (seven of eight) of board seats of the combined company and (iii) Millendos management will hold all key positions in the management of the combined company. Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock as used herein means (x) Orion Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure excludes the shares available for issuance under the 2012 Plan and a portion of the out-of-the-money OvaScience Options) plus (y) Company Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure includes the shares available for issuance under the Millendo Plan).
The OvaScience and Millendo unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet data assume that the Merger took place on September 30, 2018, and combines the OvaScience and Millendo historical balance sheets at September 30, 2018. The OvaScience and Millendo unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations data assume that the Merger took place as of January 1, 2017, and combines the historical results of OvaScience and Millendo for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017. The historical financial statements of OvaScience and Millendo have been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to the Merger, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.
Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations data reflect the acquisition by Millendo of 83.6% of the outstanding share capital of Alizé on December 19, 2017 by giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the acquisition as if it occurred on January 1, 2017.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on the assumptions and adjustments that are described in the accompanying notes. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and pro forma adjustments have been prepared based on preliminary estimates of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
A final determination of these estimated fair values will be based on the actual net tangible assets of OvaScience that exist as of the date of completion of the transaction. Differences between these preliminary estimates and the final fair value of assets and liabilities acquired may occur and these differences could have a material impact on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and the combined organizations future results of operations and financial position. The actual amounts recorded as of the completion of the Merger may differ materially from the information presented in these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements as a result of the amount of cash used by OvaSciences operations between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Closing of the Merger; the timing of Closing of the Merger; and other changes in OvaSciences assets and liabilities that occur prior to the completion of the Merger.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not give effect to the potential impact of current financial conditions, regulatory matters, operating efficiencies or other savings or expenses that may be associated with the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had OvaScience and Millendo been a combined organization during the specified period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, including the notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the OvaScience and Millendo historical audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the unaudited condensed financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included in the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement relating to the Merger.
Unaudited Proforma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
September 30, 2018
(in thousands)
See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Millendo
|
|
OvaScience, Inc. |
|
Pro Forma
|
|
Notes |
|
Pro Forma
|
|
||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
203 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
203 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of revenues |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
210 |
|
||||
Research and development |
|
9,840 |
|
6,695 |
|
(79 |
) |
K |
|
16,456 |
|
||||
Acquired in-process research and development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
General and administrative |
|
7,340 |
|
11,045 |
|
(2,964 |
) |
K |
|
15,421 |
|
||||
Restructuring |
|
|
|
3,637 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,637 |
|
||||
Total costs and expenses |
|
17,180 |
|
21,587 |
|
(3,043 |
) |
|
|
35,724 |
|
||||
Loss from operations |
|
(17,180 |
) |
(21,384 |
) |
3,043 |
|
|
|
(35,521 |
) |
||||
Non-operating income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest income (expense), net |
|
(39 |
) |
643 |
|
(59 |
) |
L |
|
545 |
|
||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F |
|
|
|
||||
Loss from equity method investment |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
||||
Other income (expense) |
|
(100 |
) |
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
||||
Loss before income taxes |
|
(17,319 |
) |
(20,752 |
) |
2,984 |
|
|
|
(35,087 |
) |
||||
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net loss |
|
(17,319 |
) |
(20,752 |
) |
2,984 |
|
|
|
(35,087 |
) |
||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
676 |
|
||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(16,643 |
) |
$ |
(20,752 |
) |
$ |
2,984 |
|
|
|
$ |
(34,411 |
) |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(1.74 |
) |
$ |
(0.58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1.84 |
) |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
|
9,548 |
|
35,759 |
|
|
|
Q |
|
18,714 |
|
See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Millendo
|
|
Alizé
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
Notes |
|
Pro Forma
|
|
OvaScience, Inc. |
|
Pro Forma
|
|
Notes |
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|||||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
295 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
$ |
295 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cost of revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
790 |
|
|||||||
Research and development |
|
14,526 |
|
3,342 |
|
(2 |
) |
M |
|
17,866 |
|
18,337 |
|
|
|
|
|
36,203 |
|
|||||||
Acquired in-process research and development |
|
63,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,844 |
|
|||||||
General and administrative |
|
5,956 |
|
1,357 |
|
(730 |
) |
N |
|
6,583 |
|
27,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
34,327 |
|
|||||||
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,030 |
|
|||||||
Total costs and expenses |
|
84,326 |
|
4,699 |
|
(732 |
) |
|
|
88,293 |
|
50,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
139,194 |
|
|||||||
Loss from operations |
|
(84,326 |
) |
(4,699 |
) |
732 |
|
|
|
(88,293 |
) |
(50,606 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(138,899 |
) |
|||||||
Non-operating income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
|
(288 |
) |
(4,025 |
) |
4,047 |
|
O |
|
(266 |
) |
752 |
|
|
|
|
|
486 |
|
|||||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liability |
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
F |
|
|
|
|||||||
Loss from equity method investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|||||||
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|||||||
Loss before income taxes |
|
(84,586 |
) |
(8,724 |
) |
4,779 |
|
|
|
(88,531 |
) |
(50,908 |
) |
(28 |
) |
|
|
(139,467 |
) |
|||||||
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
|||||||
Net loss |
|
(84,586 |
) |
(8,724 |
) |
4,779 |
|
|
|
(88,531 |
) |
(50,975 |
) |
(28 |
) |
|
|
(139,534 |
) |
|||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
8 |
|
1,431 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,439 |
|
|||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(84,578 |
) |
$ |
(7,293 |
) |
$ |
4,779 |
|
|
|
$ |
(87,092 |
) |
$ |
(50,975 |
) |
$ |
(28 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(138,095 |
) |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(23.94 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(9.12 |
) |
$ |
(1.43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(7.38 |
) |
|||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
|
3,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
P |
|
9,548 |
|
35,675 |
|
|
|
Q |
|
18,714 |
|
See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. Description of Transactions
Merger
On August 8, 2018, OvaScience, Inc. (OvaScience) and Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. (Millendo or Company) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, as may be amended from time to time (the Merger Agreement) pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience will merge with and into Millendo, with Millendo surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of OvaScience (the Merger). After completion of the Merger, OvaScience will be renamed Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. As of October 31, 2018, the OvaScience Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol OVAS.
At the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), each share of Millendos Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive shares of OvaSciences Common Stock at the estimated Exchange Ratio. Based on estimates made as of the date of the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Exchange Ratio was initially estimated to be 0.1173 shares of OvaScience Common Stock for each share of Millendo Common Stock and is subject to change to account, among other things, for OvaSciences net cash immediately prior to the Closing. Among other things, the Exchange Ratio will be adjusted to the extent that OvaSciences net cash at Closing is less than $40.0 million or greater than $42.0 million. OvaScience currently estimates, assuming for this purpose a closing date of November 30, 2018 that (i) it will have approximately $37.6 million in net cash immediately prior to Closing, (ii) the Pre-Closing Financing amount will be $29.5 million, (iii) OvaScience outstanding shares and options as of the Closing will be equal to 3,727,669 (on a post reverse stock split basis) and (iv) the Millendo shares as of the Closing on a fully diluted and as-converted basis will be equal to 152,629,595. Accordingly, it is currently estimated that the Exchange Ratio at Closing will be approximately 0.1070 and, based solely on such Exchange Ratio, at Closing: (a) Millendo Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger (not including the shares issued in the Pre-Closing Financing) will own approximately 67.1% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock (as defined below), (b) the shares issued in the Pre-Closing Financing to Millendo Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger will represent approximately 13.1% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock, (c) the OvaScience Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger (excluding for this purpose certain out-of-the-money OvaScience Options) will own approximately 18.6% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock, and (d) the shares available for issuance under the Millendo Plan as of immediately prior to the Merger will represent approximately 1.2% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock, in each case, subject to adjustment of the Exchange Ratio as set forth in the Merger Agreement and described herein. Additionally, it is anticipated that the Post-Closing Financing (as defined below) will close shortly after the Closing, which would dilute, and thereby reduce, each then existing OvaScience Securityholders proportionate holdings. Assuming that the Post-Closing Financing closes immediately after the Merger as well as the other aforementioned assumptions, it is expected that (a) Millendo Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger (not including the shares issued in the Pre-Closing Financing) will own approximately 61.7% of the Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock (as defined below), (b) the shares issued in the Pre-Closing Financing to Millendo Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger will represent approximately 12.0% of the Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock, (c) the OvaScience Securityholders as of immediately prior to the Merger (excluding for this purpose certain out-of-the-money OvaScience Options) will own approximately 17.1% of the Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock, (d) the shares issued in the Post-Closing Financing to the Post-Closing Financing Investor (as defined below) will represent approximately 8.1% of the Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock, and (e) the shares available for issuance under the Millendo Plan as of immediately prior to the Merger will represent approximately 1.1% of the Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock, in each case, subject to adjustment of the Exchange Ratio as set forth in the Merger Agreement and described herein. Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock as used herein means (x) Orion Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure excludes the shares available for issuance under the 2012 Plan and a portion of the out-of-the-money OvaScience Options) plus (y) Company Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure includes the shares available for issuance under the Millendo Plan). Fully Diluted Post-Financing OvaScience Common Stock as used herein means (x) Orion Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure excludes the shares available for issuance under the 2012 Plan and a portion of the out-of-the-money OvaScience Options) plus (y) Company Outstanding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement, which figure includes the shares available for issuance under the Millendo Plan) plus (z) the Post-Closing Financing shares. Because OvaSciences net cash balance will not be determined until the Closing, OvaScience Stockholders cannot be certain of the exact number of shares that will be issued to Millendos stockholders when OvaSciences stockholders vote on the proposals at the Special Meeting. The Exchange Ratios referenced above are estimates only and the final Exchange Ratio will be determined pursuant to a formula described in more detail in the Merger Agreement and in the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement relating to the Merger.
As of the date of the execution of the Merger Agreement, it was determined that immediately following the consummation of the Merger, based solely on the sample Exchange Ratio of 0.1173 set forth above existing Millendo Stockholders, Millendo Optionholders and persons holding securities and other rights directly and indirectly convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Millendo Common Stock would own, or hold rights to acquire, approximately 82% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock and existing OvaScience Securityholders would own approximately 18% of the Fully Diluted Closing OvaScience Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
In addition, as of the effective time of the Merger, each OvaScience stock option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, whether or not then vested or exercisable, will vest in full and survive the Closing and remain outstanding in accordance with its terms.
As of the effective time of the Merger, each option to purchase shares of Millendo Common Stock (a Millendo Option) that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time granted under the Millendo Plan, or otherwise, whether or not vested, will be, along with the Millendo Plan, assumed by OvaScience and will become an option to purchase solely that number of shares of OvaScience Common Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Millendo Common Stock that were subject to such Millendo Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of OvaScience Common Stock. The per share exercise price for OvaScience Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Millendo Option assumed by OvaScience shall be determined by dividing (a) the per share exercise price of Millendo Common Stock subject to such Millendo Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (b) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent. Any restriction on the exercise of any Millendo Option assumed by OvaScience will continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Millendo Option shall otherwise remain unchanged.
Furthermore, each Millendo Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, will be converted into and become a warrant to purchase (and OvaScience shall assume each such Millendo Warrant in accordance with its terms) solely that number of shares of OvaScience Common Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Millendo Common Stock that were subject to such Millendo Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of OvaScience Common Stock. The per share exercise price for OvaScience Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Millendo Warrant assumed by OvaScience shall be determined by dividing (a) the per share exercise price of Millendo Common Stock subject to such Millendo Warrant, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (b) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent. Any restriction on the exercise of any Millendo Warrant assumed by OvaScience will continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Millendo Warrant shall otherwise remain unchanged.
Pre-Closing Financing
As a condition of the Merger Agreement, certain existing stockholders of Millendo have entered into agreements with Millendo pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of such agreements, to purchase securities prior to Closing for an aggregate purchase price of $25.0 million plus 4.0 million or the USD equivalent. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreements is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. In August 2018, Millendo issued convertible promissory notes (as amended) in exchange for $8.0 million cash proceeds that will automatically convert to common shares of OvaScience upon Closing of the Merger.
Post-Closing Financing
After the Closing, OvaScience intends to complete a private placement financing (the Post- Closing Financing) with an investor (the Post-Closing Financing Investor) involving the sale of approximately $20 million of OvaScience Common Stock. OvaScience has entered into a stock purchase agreement with the Post-Closing Financing Investor pursuant to which these shares will be issued following the closing of the Merger. Further, OvaScience has entered into a registration rights agreement with the Post-Closing Financing Investor providing for the registration of the resale by such investor of these shares. The stock purchase agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) at any time prior to the closing of the Post-Closing Financing and prior to termination of the Merger Agreement by mutual written consent of OvaScience, Millendo and the Post-Closing Financing Investor, (ii) at any time prior to the closing of the Post-Closing Financing and following termination of the Merger Agreement by either OvaScience, Millendo or the Post-Closing Financing Investor, (iii) by the Post-Closing Financing Investor if the closing of the Post-Closing Financing has not been consummated by February 8, 2019, (iv) by Millendo or OvaScience if the closing of the Post-Closing Financing has not been consummated by
February 8, 2020 or (v) by Millendo, OvaScience, or the Post-Closing Financing Investor if the Post-Closing Financing would violate any nonappealable order, degree or judgment of any governmental authority having competent jurisdiction. If the Merger does not close because either OvaScience or Millendo terminates the Merger Agreement in order to accept a superior offer, the Post-Closing Financing Investor will be entitled to receive a termination fee of $1 million from the party that owes a termination fee pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The securities issued in the Post-Closing Financing will be issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the resale of the OvaScience Common Stock issued in the Post-Closing Financing will be registered pursuant to a resale registration statement on Form S-3. These shares would be issued at a price per share equal to (i) $1.2096 divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio. The Post-Closing Financing will not occur until the completion of the Merger and the effectiveness of such Form S-3, unless such conditions are waived by the Post-Closing Financing Investor. In the event that the Merger has closed, but the Form S-3 has not gone effective, the Post- Closing Financing Investor will have the right, subject to the terms of the stock purchase agreement, to make the investment at any time prior to at least February 8, 2020 if it does not terminate the agreement sooner.
Acquisition of Alizé
On December 19, 2017, the Company acquired 83.6% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Alizé pursuant to a Share Sale and Contribution Agreement. The consideration included an upfront payment of $1.0 million (including approximately $0.3 million to a former shareholder of Alizé and approximately $0.7 million of transaction expenses on behalf of the acquired company), the issuance of 6,540,763 shares of the Companys Series A-1 preferred stock, 20,636,179 shares of the Companys Series B-1 preferred stock and 6,237,138 shares of the Companys common-1 stock with an aggregate fair market value of $50.8 million.
The remaining 16.4% of Alizé is held by Otonnale SAS (Otonnale) and is subject to a put-call agreement. Pursuant to the put-call agreement, the Company may be required to purchase Otonnales remaining interests in Alizé in exchange for a cash payment of $0.8 million and the issuance of preferred and common stock. Prior to December 31, 2018, Millendo expects to acquire the remaining 16.4% of Alizés issued and outstanding share capital from Otonnale SAS, or Otonnale, upon exercise of a put-call option in exchange for a cash payment of $0.8 million and the issuance of 1,164,153 shares of the Companys Series A-1 preferred stock, 3,672,913 shares of the Companys Series B-1 preferred stock and 1,110,112 shares of the Companys common-1 stock.
2. Basis of Presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the regulations of the SEC. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018 is presented as if the Merger had been completed on September 30, 2018. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 assumes that the Merger occurred on January 1, 2017, and combines the historical results of Millendo and OvaScience.
Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations data reflect the acquisition by Millendo of 83.6% of the outstanding share capital of Alizé on December 19, 2017 by giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the acquisition as if it occurred on January 1, 2017. The acquisition of Alizé is fully reflected within the historical balance sheet of Millendo as of September 30, 2018. The planned acquisition of the remaining 16.4% of Alizés issued and outstanding share capital from Otonnale upon exercise of the put-call option is not reflected in the pro forma financial statements because it is not directly attributable to the merger.
For accounting purposes, Millendo is considered to be the acquiring company and the Merger will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization of OvaScience by Millendo because on the Merger date, the primary pre-combination assets of OvaScience will be cash and short term investments. The purchase consideration of the net assets of OvaScience will be determined based on a net cash calculation prior to Closing. The purchase price consideration for OvaScience would have been approximately $45.5 million solely to the extent that OvaSciences net cash at Closing is between $40.0 million and $42.0 million. The purchase consideration will be adjusted dollar-for-dollar by the amount that the net cash amount is less than $40.0 million or greater than $42.0 million. OvaScience currently estimates that it will have approximately $37.6 million in net cash immediately prior to the Closing of the Merger, assuming for this purpose a closing date of November 30, 2018. The pro forma financial statements reflect managements estimates of the fair value of OvaSciences net assets that will be contributed to Millendo as part of the Merger. However, the actual purchase consideration will vary based on the net cash calculation prior to Closing and the Exchange Ratio as described above and that difference could be material. A 10% decrease in OvaSciences net cash would increase the Exchange Ratio by 9.8%. A 10% increase in OvaSciences net cash could decrease the Exchange Ratio by 8.1%. As such, the estimated purchase consideration reflected in these unaudited pro
forma condensed combined financial statements does not purport to represent what the actual purchase consideration will be when the Merger is completed.
Under reverse recapitalization accounting, the assets and liabilities of OvaScience will be recorded, as of the completion of the Merger, at their fair value which is expected to approximate book value because of the short-term nature of the instruments. No goodwill or intangible assets are expected to be recognized and any excess consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets of OvaScience following determination of the actual purchase consideration for OvaScience will be reflected as a reduction to equity. Consequently, the consolidated financial statements of Millendo reflect the operations of the acquirer for accounting purposes together with a deemed issuance of shares, equivalent to the shares held by the former stockholders of the legal acquirer and a recapitalization of the equity of the accounting acquirer. The historical financial statements of OvaScience and Millendo, which are provided in the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement relating to the Merger, have been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to the Merger, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.
Pro forma adjustments related to the Pre-Closing Financing for aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $25.0 million plus 4.0 million or its USD equivalent reflect the issuance of convertible promissory notes in August 2018 and the additional issuance of common shares that is expected to be completed prior to Closing as a condition of the Merger Agreement. As discussed above, an investor has agreed to purchase securities after the Closing from OvaScience for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million.
To the extent there are significant changes to the business following completion of the Merger, the assumptions and estimates set forth in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements could change significantly. Accordingly, the pro forma adjustments are subject to further adjustments as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses are conducted following the completion of the Merger. There can be no assurances that these additional analyses will not result in material changes to the estimates of fair value.
3. Pro Forma Adjustments
The pro forma adjustments were based on the preliminary information available at the time of the preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information, including the notes thereto, are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical audited financial statements of Millendo and OvaScience for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial information of Millendo and OvaScience as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
A Reflects (i) approximately $29.5 million in proceeds from the Pre-Closing Financing of which $8.0 million was received in August 2018 in the form of convertible promissory notes, (ii) payment of total estimated unpaid transaction costs, (iii) payment of severance costs upon consummation of the Merger, and (iv) $20.0 million in proceeds from the Post-Closing Financing.
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Millendo
|
|
OvaScience, Inc. |
|
Total |
|
|||
Proceeds from Pre-Closing Financing, net of issuance costs |
|
$ |
20,027 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
20,027 |
|
Payment of transaction costs |
|
(1,456 |
) |
(2,330 |
) |
(3,786 |
) |
|||
Payment of severance costs |
|
|
|
(1,776 |
) |
(1,776 |
) |
|||
Proceeds from Post-Closing Financing, net of issuance costs |
|
|
|
18,800 |
|
18,800 |
|
|||
Pro forma adjustment |
|
$ |
18,571 |
|
$ |
14,694 |
|
$ |
33,265 |
|
B To reclassify $118 of deferred costs associated with the Pre-Closing Financing and Post-Closing Financing to additional paid-in capital.
C Reflects payment of total estimated unpaid transaction costs in connection with the Merger
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Millendo
|
|
OvaScience, Inc. |
|
Total |
|
|||
Pro forma adjustment |
|
$ |
(412 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(412 |
) |
D Reflects (i) accrual of severance costs that will not be paid at closing, (ii) payment of accrued transaction costs upon consummation of the Merger, (iii) elimination of accrued interest on Convertible Promissory Note and (iv) elimination of OvaScience deferred rent
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Millendo
|
|
OvaScience, Inc. |
|
Total |
|
|||
Severance |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
1,440 |
|
$ |
1,440 |
|
Unpaid transaction costs |
|
(708 |
) |
(2,074 |
) |
(2,782 |
) |
|||
Accrued interest |
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|||
Deferred rent balance |
|
|
|
(353 |
) |
(353 |
) |
|||
Pro forma adjustment |
|
$ |
(750 |
) |
$ |
(987 |
) |
$ |
(1,737 |
) |
E Reflects conversion of $8.0 million Convertible Promissory Notes and charging off $463 of debt discount upon closing of the Merger.
F To reclassify $0.1 million of Millendo preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital as a result of the conversion of preferred stock to common shares and eliminate change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liability.
(amounts in thousands) |
|
As of September 30,
|
|
Nine Months ended
|
|
Year ended
|
|
|||
Preferred stock warrant liability |
|
$ |
(139 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|||
Pro forma adjustment |
|
$ |
(139 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(28 |
) |
G To eliminate noncurrent portion of OvaScience deferred rent balance of $0.4 million.
H Reflects the conversion of Millendo convertible preferred stock into Millendo Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger.
I To record the (i) elimination of OvaSciences historical equity carrying value, (ii) Conversion of Millendo convertible preferred stock and common-1 stock into common stock, (iii) sale of Millendo Common Stock, net of issuance costs, in connection with Pre-Closing Financing including the automatic conversion of the Convertible Promissory Notes issued in August 2018, (iv) Exchange Ratio adjustment to Millendos common stock outstanding, (v) reclassification of Millendos preferred stock warrant liability, (vi) 10:1 reverse stock split and reverse recapitalization of OvaScience common shares, (vii) estimated fair value of options issued to OvaScience, (viii) payment of transaction and severance costs, and (ix) sale of OvaScience common stock, net of issuance costs, in connection with the Post-Closing Financing.
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Common-1
|
|
Additional
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Accumulated |
|
Total
|
|
||||||||||
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Capital |
|
Income (Loss) |
|
Deficit |
|
Equity |
|
||||||
Elimination of OvaSciences historical carrying value |
|
|
|
$ |
(36 |
) |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
(367,110 |
) |
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
322,232 |
|
$ |
(44,911 |
) |
Conversion of Millendo convertible preferred stock and common-1 stock into common stock |
|
97,086 |
|
97 |
|
(6,237 |
) |
(6 |
) |
132,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
132,922 |
|
||||||
Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs, in connection with Pre-Closing Financing |
|
24,488 |
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,927 |
|
|
|
(463 |
) |
27,488 |
|
||||||
Exchange ratio adjustment to Millendo Therapeutics, Inc.s common stock outstanding |
|
(111,522 |
) |
(111 |
) |
|
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Reclassification of preferred stock warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
139 |
|
||||||
10:1 reverse stock split and reverse recapitalization of OvaScience common shares |
|
3,583 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
45,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
45,410 |
|
||||||
Estimated fair value of options issued to OvaScience |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
|
|
296 |
|
||||||
Payment of transaction and severance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,808 |
) |
(3,808 |
) |
||||||
Sale of OvaScience common stock, net of issuance costs in connection with the Post-Closing Financing |
|
1,769 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
18,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
18,800 |
|
||||||
Pro forma adjustment |
|
15,404 |
|
$ |
(20 |
) |
(6,237 |
) |
$ |
(6 |
) |
$ |
(141,602 |
) |
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
317,961 |
|
$ |
176,336 |
|
J The combined company expects to record post combination compensation expense of $61 related to its decision to accelerate the unvested share based awards of OvaScience in contemplation of the Merger. This amount is excluded from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations because it is a charge directly attributable to the Merger that will not have a continuing impact on the combined companys operations; however, the amount is reflected as an increase to accumulated deficit in the unaudited pro forma balance sheet.
(amounts in thousands) |
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Additional Paid-In
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Accumulated
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OvaScience option expense |
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$ |
61 |
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$ |
(61 |
) |
Pro forma adjustment |
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$ |
61 |
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$ |
(61 |
) |
K Reflects adjustment for transaction costs recorded in historical period that will not have a continuing impact on the pro forma income statement
(amounts in thousands) |
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Nine Months ended
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Year ended
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Research and development |
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Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. |
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$ |
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$ |
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OvaScience, Inc. |
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(79 |
) |
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Pro forma adjustment |
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$ |
(79 |
) |
$ |
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General and administrative |
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Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. |
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$ |
(1,199 |
) |
$ |
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OvaScience, Inc. |
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(1,765 |
) |
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|
||
Pro forma adjustment |
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$ |
(2,964 |
) |
$ |
|
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L Reflects adjustment to eliminate Millendo historical interest expense of $59 associated with the Convertible Promissory Notes.
M Reflects adjustment to eliminate amortization expense in the historical financial statements of Alizé of $2,000 in research and development expense as a result of eliminating the associated intangible asset.
N Reflects adjustments to eliminate (i) $0.7 million in acquisition-related costs included in the historical financial statements of Alizé which are directly attributable to the acquisition, but are not expected to have a continuing impact on the results of the combined entity and (ii) amortization expense in the historical financial statements of Alizé of $2,000 as a result of eliminating the associated intangible asset.
O Reflects adjustments to eliminate interest expense for convertible bonds reflected in the historical financial statements of Alizé in the amount of $4.0 million, which convertible bonds automatically converted into equity securities of Alizé immediately prior to the consummation of the acquisition of Alizé.
P The pro forma combined basic and diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the pro forma net income for the year ended December 31, 2017. In addition, the number of shares used in calculating the pro forma combined basic and diluted net income per share has been adjusted to reflect the estimated total number of shares of common stock of the combined company that would be outstanding as of the acquisition of Alizé. The following table sets forth the calculation of the pro forma weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic and diluted
(amounts in thousands) |
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Year ended
|
|
Millendo shares outstanding at the beginning of the period |
|
3,303 |
|
Shares issued to Alizé shareholders upon consummation of acquisition |
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6,237 |
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Exercise of Millendo stock options |
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8 |
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Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding |
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9,548 |
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Q The pro forma combined basic and diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017. In addition, the number of shares used in calculating the pro forma combined basic and diluted net income per share has been adjusted to reflect the estimated total number of shares of common stock of the combined company that would be outstanding as of the Closing. The following table sets forth the calculation of the pro forma weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic and diluted
(amounts in thousands) |
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Nine Months ended
|
|
Year ended
|
|
Effect of applying the current estimate of the Exchange Ratio of 0.1070 to Millendo equity shares at the beginning of the period |
|
354 |
|
353 |
|
Conversion of Millendo convertible preferred stock |
|
6,813 |
|
6,813 |
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Shares issued to Alizé shareholders upon consummation of acquisition |
|
3,575 |
|
3,575 |
|
Shares issued in connection with Pre-Closing Financing and conversion of promissory notes |
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2,620 |
|
2,620 |
|
Shares issued to OvaScience shareholders upon consummation of Merger |
|
3,583 |
|
3,583 |
|
Shares issued in connection with Post-Closing Financing |
|
1,769 |
|
1,769 |
|
Exercise of Millendo stock options |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding |
|
18,714 |
|
18,714 |
|
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning OvaScience, Millendo, the proposed transaction and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of OvaScience, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as may, will, should, would, expect, anticipate, plan, likely, believe, estimate, project, intend, and other similar expressions. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: the risk that the conditions to the closing of the transaction are not satisfied, including the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the transaction in a timely manner or at all; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the transaction and the ability of each of OvaScience and Millendo to consummate the transaction; risks related to the closing of the Post-Closing Financing; risks related to OvaSciences continued listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market until closing of the proposed transaction; risks related to OvaSciences ability to correctly estimate its operating expenses and its expenses associated with the transaction; the ability of OvaScience or Millendo to protect their respective intellectual property rights; competitive responses to the transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; and legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments. The foregoing review of important factors that could cause actual events to differ from expectations should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in OvaSciences most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the Definitive Proxy Statement, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. OvaScience can give no assurance that the conditions to the transaction will be satisfied. Except as required by applicable law, OvaScience undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained, the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange, of any such jurisdiction.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where To Find It
In connection with the proposed Merger, OvaScience filed the Definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC on November 5, 2018. The Definitive Proxy Statement was first mailed on or about November 5, 2018 to the Companys stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 26, 2018. STOCKHOLDERS OF OVASCIENCE ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OVASCIENCE, MILLENDO, THE PROPOSED MERGER AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. The Definitive Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto (when such amendments or supplements become available) and other documents filed by OvaScience with the SEC may be obtained free of charge through the SEC website at www.sec.gov. They may also be obtained for free by directing a written request to: OvaScience, Inc., 9 Fourth Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, Attention: Vice President, Finance.
Participants in the Solicitation
OvaScience and Millendo, and each of their respective directors and executive officers and certain of their other members of management and employees, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the special interests of OvaSciences directors and executive officers in the proposed transaction is included in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Additional information regarding these persons is included in OvaSciences Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018,
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report:
Exhibit
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10.1 |
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* Filed herewith.
# Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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OvaScience, Inc. |
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Date: November 26, 2018 |
By: |
/s/ Christopher Kroeger, M.D., M.B.A. |
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Christopher Kroeger, M.D., M.B.A. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
November 1, 2018
Louis Arcudi III
4 Whitney Road
Hopedale, MA 01747
Re: Employment Terms
Dear Lou:
Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company ) is pleased to offer you employment in the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on the following terms (the Agreement ). Subject to your execution of this Agreement, the terms herein will be effective as of November 5, 2018 (the Effective Date ).
1. Duties and Responsibilities . As the CFO, you will have the duties and responsibilities set forth in the job description for such position, primary responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company, which includes overall responsibility for finance, investor relations, treasury, tax, foreign exchange, forecasting, strategic planning and accounting. You will report to the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer (the CEO).
2. Location . You will be expected to work at the Companys offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan (the Ann Arbor Office ) at such times as may be requested by the CEO. In accordance with Section 3(c), the Company will pay for all reasonable travel expenses incurred in travelling to and from the Ann Arbor Office, to such extent such expenses were incurred in accordance with the Companys travel policy including reasonable lodging, coach class air fare, ground transportation and parking, but excluding meals.
3. Compensation .
a. Base Salary . Your initial annual base salary will be $350,000, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings and subject to review and adjustment by the Company in its sole discretion ( Base Salary ). You will be paid in accordance with the Companys standard payroll practices, currently semi-monthly. Because your position is classified as exempt, you will not be eligible for overtime premiums.
b. Bonus . You will be eligible to earn an annual performance bonus of up to 40% (the Target Amount ) of your then-current base salary ( Annual Bonus ). The Annual Bonus will be based upon the assessment by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board ), in its sole discretion, of both your performance and the Companys performance. The Annual Bonus, if any, will be subject to applicable payroll deductions and withholdings. Following the close of each calendar year, the Company and the Board will determine whether you have earned an Annual Bonus, and the amount of any Annual Bonus. No amount of Annual Bonus is guaranteed, and you must be an employee in good standing on the Annual Bonus payment date to be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus. Your eligibility for an Annual Bonus is subject to change in the discretion of the Company or the Board (or any authorized committee thereof)
c. Expense Reimbursement . The Company will reimburse you for reasonable business expenses in accordance with the Companys standard expense reimbursement policy, as the same may be modified by the Company from time to time. The Company shall reimburse you for all customary and appropriate business-related expenses actually incurred and documented in accordance with Company policy, as in effect from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that any reimbursements payable to you are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code: (a) any such reimbursements will be paid no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, (b) the amount of expenses reimbursed in one year will not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year, and (c) the right to reimbursement under this Agreement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
4. Benefits . You will be eligible to participate on the same basis as similarly situated employees in the Companys benefit plans in effect from time to time during your employment. All matters of eligibility for coverage or benefits under any benefit plan shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of such plan. The Company reserves the right to change, alter, or terminate any benefit plan in its sole discretion.
5. Stock Option. The Company intends to grant you, subject to the approval by the Companys Board, an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock at fair market value as determined by the Board as of the date of grant (the Option ). The Option will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys 2012 Stock Plan, as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time in the sole discretion of the Company (the Stock Plan ) and the applicable option agreement between you and the Company entered into pursuant to the Stock Plan. Unless specifically modified by the Board, your option agreement will include a four-year vesting schedule, under which 25 percent of your shares will vest after twelve months of employment, with the remaining shares vesting monthly thereafter, until either your Option is fully vested or your employment ends, whichever occurs first. Such vesting shall be subject to the terms of the Stock Plan and your option agreement.
6. Company Policies . As a Company employee, you shall abide by all Company policies and procedures as they may be interpreted, adopted, revised or deleted from time to time in the Companys sole discretion.
7. Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement . As a condition of employment, you must sign and comply with the enclosed Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement (the CIIA ) which prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of Company proprietary information, and prohibits certain solicitations and competitive activities, among other obligations. The CIIA contains provisions that are intended by the parties to survive and do survive termination of this Agreement.
8. Authorization to Work and Background Check. As a condition of employment, you must provide satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States and, at the Companys option, must complete a background check clearance with results satisfactory to the Company. You agree to assist as needed to complete any documentation requested
by the Company and to otherwise cooperate with the Companys efforts to confirm your right to work in the United States and to conduct a pre-employment background check.
9. At-Will Employment . Your employment relationship with the Company will be at-will. You may terminate your employment with the Company at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying the Company. Likewise, the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, subject to Sections 10, 11, and 12. Your employment at-will status can only be modified in a written agreement signed by you and by an officer of the Company.
10. Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control.
a. If the Company terminates your employment at any time without Cause (as defined below) or you resign for Good Reason (as defined below) then you shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations (defined below). Subject to your full compliance with this Section and Section 10(b) and provided that such termination constitutes a separation from service (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any alternative definition thereunder, a Separation from Service ), if you timely execute a Separation Agreement that includes a general release of claims in favor of the Company, in the form presented by the Company (the Release ), and allow it to become effective in accordance with Section 10(b) (the date that the Release becomes effective and may no longer be revoked by you is referred to as the Release Effective Date ), then the Company will provide you with the following Severance Benefits :
i. The Company will pay you an amount equal to 12 (twelve) months of your then current Base Salary, less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid in equal installments beginning on the Companys first regularly scheduled payroll date which occurs at least five (5) business days following the Release Effective Date, with the remaining installments occurring on the Companys regularly scheduled payroll dates thereafter.
ii. If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA for yourself and your covered dependents under the Companys group health plans following such termination, then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue your and your covered dependents health insurance coverage in effect for yourself (and your covered dependents) on the termination date until the earliest of: (i) 12 (twelve) months following the termination date; (ii) the date when you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment; or (iii) the date you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination (such period from the termination date through the earlier of (i)-(iii), (the COBRA Payment Period ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines that its payment of COBRA premiums on your behalf would result in a violation of applicable law (including, but not limited to, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), then in lieu of paying COBRA premiums pursuant to this Section, the Company shall pay you on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premium for such month, subject to applicable tax withholding, for the remainder of the COBRA
Payment Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall deprive you of your rights under COBRA or ERISA for benefits under plans and policies arising under your employment by the Company.
b. You shall not receive the Severance Benefits (pursuant to Section 10(a)) or Change in Control Severance Benefits (pursuant to and as defined in Section 11(a)) unless you execute the Release within the consideration period specified therein, which shall in no event be more than 60 days following your Separation from Service, and until the Release becomes effective and can no longer be revoked by you under its terms. Your ability to receive the Severance Benefits or Change in Control Severance Benefits is further conditioned upon you: returning all Company property; complying with your post-termination obligations under this letter and the CIIA; and complying with the Release including without limitation any non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions contained therein. For the avoidance of doubt, you will only be eligible to receive, at most, either the Severance Benefits or the Change in Control Severance Benefits, but under no circumstance will you be eligible to receive both Severance Benefits and Change in Control Severance Benefits.
c. The Severance Benefits (provided to you pursuant to Section 10(a)) or Change in Control Severance Benefits (provided to you pursuant to Section 11(a)) are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits to which you may otherwise be entitled under any Company severance plan, policy or program.
d. The damages caused by your termination of employment without Cause would be difficult to ascertain; therefore, the Severance Benefits or Change in Control Severance Benefits for which you are eligible in exchange for the Release are agreed to by the parties as liquidated damages, to serve as full compensation, and not a penalty.
e. Cause shall mean the Company has determined in its sole discretion that you have engaged in any of the following: (i) a material breach of any covenant or condition under this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties; (ii) any act constituting dishonesty, fraud, immoral or disreputable conduct; (iii) any conduct which constitutes a felony under applicable law; (iv) material violation of any Company policy or any act of misconduct; (v) refusal to follow or implement a clear and reasonable directive of Company; (vi) negligence or incompetence in the performance of your duties or failure to perform such duties in a manner satisfactory to the Company after the expiration of ten (10) days without cure after written notice of such failure; or (vii) breach of fiduciary duty.
f. For purposes of this Agreement, Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events without your consent: (i) a material reduction in your Base Salary of at least 10%; (ii) a material reduction in your duties, authority and responsibilities relative to your duties, authority, and responsibilities in effect immediately prior to such reduction, provided, however, that the acquisition of the Company and subsequent conversion of the Company to a division or unit of the acquiring company will not by itself result in a diminution of your position; or (iii) the relocation of your principal place of employment, without your consent, in a manner that lengthens your one-way commute distance by fifty (50) or more miles from your then-current principal place of
employment immediately prior to such relocation; provided, however, that, any such termination by you shall only be deemed for Good Reason pursuant to this definition if: (1) you give the Company written notice of your intent to terminate for Good Reason within thirty (30) days following the first occurrence of the condition(s) that you believe constitute(s) Good Reason, which notice shall describe such condition(s); (2) the Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days following receipt of the written notice (the Cure Period ); (3) the Company has not, prior to receiving such notice from you, already informed you that your employment with the Company is being terminated and (4) you voluntarily terminate your employment within thirty (30) days following the end of the Cure Period.
g. For purposes of this Agreement, Accrued Obligations are (i) your accrued but unpaid salary through the date of termination, (ii) any unreimbursed business expenses incurred by you payable in accordance with the Companys standard expense reimbursement policies, and (iii) benefits owed to you under any qualified retirement plan or health and welfare benefit plan in which you were a participant in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of such plan.
11. Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason Coincident with a Change in Control.
a. If your employment by the Company is terminated by the Company or any successor entity without Cause (not including termination by virtue of death or Disability (as defined below)) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following or three (3) months prior to the effective date of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 11(b) below), provided that such termination constitutes a Separation from Service, then in addition to providing you with the Accrued Obligations and subject to compliance with Sections 10(a) and 10(b), the Company will provide you with the following Change in Control Severance Benefits :
i. The Company will pay you an amount equal to 12 (twelve) months of your then current Base Salary, less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid in equal installments beginning on the Companys first regularly scheduled payroll date which occurs at least five (5) business days following the Release Effective Date, with the remaining installments occurring on the Companys regularly scheduled payroll dates thereafter;
ii. If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA for yourself and your covered dependents under the Companys group health plans following such termination, then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue your and your covered dependents health insurance coverage in effect for yourself (and your covered dependents) on the termination date until the earliest of: (i) 12 (twelve) months following the termination date; (ii) the date when you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment; or (iii) the date you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination (such period from the termination date through the earlier of (i)-(iii), (the COBRA Payment Period ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines that its payment of COBRA premiums on your behalf would result in a violation of applicable law (including, but not limited to,
the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), then in lieu of paying COBRA premiums pursuant to this Section, the Company shall pay you on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premium for such month, subject to applicable tax withholding, for the remainder of the COBRA Payment Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall deprive you of your rights under COBRA or ERISA for benefits under plans and policies arising under your employment by the Company;
b. Change in Control shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan, provided that a Change in Control shall not include the consummation of the proposed merger between the Company and OvaScience, Inc.
12. Other Terminations.
a. For all other types of terminations, including a resignation by you not for Good Reason, a termination for Cause, or a termination on account of your death or Disability, you will not be eligible to receive the Severance Benefits or Change in Control Severance Benefits and the Company will be required only to provide the Accrued Obligations.
b. Anything in this letter to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the Companys business is discontinued because it is rendered impracticable by substantial financial losses, lack of funding, legal decisions, administrative rulings, declaration of war, dissolution, national or local economic depression or crisis or any reasons beyond the control of the Company, then your employment shall terminate as of the day the Company determines to cease operation. In the event your employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 12(b), you will not receive the Severance Benefits, the Change in Control Severance Benefits, or any other severance compensation or benefit, except that, pursuant to the Companys standard payroll policies, the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations.
c. For purposes of this Agreement, termination by the Company based on Disability shall mean termination because you are unable due to a physical or mental condition to perform the essential functions of your position with or without reasonable accommodation for six (6) months in the aggregate during any twelve (12) month period or based on the written certification by two licensed physicians of the likely continuation of such condition for such period. This definition shall be interpreted and applied consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and other applicable law.
13. Section 409A.
a. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions apply to the extent severance benefits provided herein are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code ) and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively Section 409A ). Severance benefits shall not commence until you have a separation from service (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any alternative definition
thereunder, a separation from service). Each installment of severance benefits is a separate payment for purposes of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i), and the severance benefits are intended to satisfy the exemptions from application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, if such exemptions are not available and you are, upon separation from service, a specified employee for purposes of Section 409A, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the severance benefits payments shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after your separation from service, or (ii) your death. The parties acknowledge that the exemptions from application of Section 409A to severance benefits are fact specific, and any later amendment of this Agreement to alter the timing, amount or conditions that will trigger payment of severance benefits may preclude the ability of severance benefits provided under this Agreement to qualify for an exemption.
b. It is intended that this Agreement shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and any ambiguity contained herein shall be interpreted in such manner so as to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall in no event be obligated to indemnify you for any taxes or interest that may be assessed by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 409A of the Code to payments made pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Section 280G; Limitations on Payment.
a. If any payment or benefit you will or may receive from the Company or otherwise under Section 11 of this Agreement (a 280G Payment ) would (i) constitute a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the Excise Tax ), then any such 280G Payment provided pursuant to this Agreement (a Payment ) shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The Reduced Amount shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount (i.e., the amount determined by clause (x) or by clause (y)), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in your receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in a Payment is required pursuant to the preceding sentence and the Reduced Amount is determined pursuant to clause (x) of the preceding sentence, the reduction shall occur in the manner (the Reduction Method ) that results in the greatest economic benefit for you. If more than one method of reduction will result in the same economic benefit, the items so reduced will be reduced pro rata (the Pro Rata Reduction Method ).
b. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 14(a) to the contrary, if the Reduction Method or the Pro Rata Reduction Method would result in any portion of the Payment being subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A that would not otherwise be subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A, then the Reduction Method and/or the Pro Rata Reduction Method, as the case may be, shall be modified so as to avoid the imposition of taxes pursuant to Section 409A as follows: (A) as a first priority, the modification shall
preserve to the greatest extent possible, the greatest economic benefit for you as determined on an after-tax basis; (B) as a second priority, Payments that are contingent on future events ( e.g. , being terminated without Cause), shall be reduced (or eliminated) before Payments that are not contingent on future events; and (C) as a third priority, Payments that are deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A shall be reduced (or eliminated) before Payments that are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A.
c. Unless you and the Company agree on an alternative accounting firm or law firm, the accounting firm engaged by the Company for general tax compliance purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the change in control transaction shall perform the foregoing calculations. If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the change in control transaction, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting or law firm to make the determinations required by this Section 14. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting or law firm required to be made hereunder.
d. If you receive a Payment for which the Reduced Amount was determined pursuant to clause (x) of Section 14(a) and the Internal Revenue Service determines thereafter that some portion of the Payment is subject to the Excise Tax, you agree to promptly return to the Company a sufficient amount of the Payment (after reduction pursuant to clause (x) of Section 14(a)) so that no portion of the remaining Payment is subject to the Excise Tax. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Reduced Amount was determined pursuant to clause (y) of Section 14(a), you shall have no obligation to return any portion of the Payment pursuant to the preceding sentence.
15. Obligations to Prior Employers . In your work for the Company, you will be expected not to use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. Rather, you will be expected to use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to your own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company. You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. You specifically warrant that you are not subject to an employment agreement or restrictive covenant preventing full performance of your duties to the Company. You also agree to honor all obligations to former employers during your employment with the Company.
16. Outside Activities during Employment. Except with the prior written consent of the Board, including consent given to you prior to the signing of this Agreement, you will not, while employed by the Company, undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise that would interfere with your responsibilities and the performance of your duties hereunder except for (i) reasonable time devoted to volunteer services for or on behalf of such religious, educational, non-profit and/or other charitable organization as you may wish to serve, (ii) reasonable time devoted to activities in the non-profit and business communities consistent with your duties; and (iii) such other activities as may be specifically approved by the Board. This restriction shall not, however,
preclude you (x) from owning less than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding shares of a publicly traded company, or (y) from employment or service in any capacity with Affiliates of the Company. As used in this Agreement, Affiliates means an entity under common management or control with the Company.
17. Complete Agreement . This letter, together with your CIIA and all Company policies and procedures, forms the complete and exclusive statement of your employment agreement with the Company. It supersedes any other representations or promises made to you by anyone, whether oral or written. You and the Company may have entered into or may subsequently enter into agreements relating to your equity in the Company, which are not affected by this Agreement unless otherwise stated herein. No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended waived, released, discharged or modified except in writing, signed by you and an authorized officer of the Company, except that the Company may, in its sole discretion, adjust salaries, incentive compensation, stock plans, benefits, job titles, locations, duties, responsibilities, and reporting relationships.
18. Resolution of Disputes . The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of Executives employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or Executives termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or Executives employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, shall be settled by binding arbitration conducted before a single arbitrator by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ( JAMS ) or its successor, under the then applicable JAMS rules; provided, however , that this dispute resolution provision shall not apply to any separate agreements between the parties that do not themselves specify arbitration as an exclusive remedy. The location for the arbitration shall be in the Ann Arbor/Detroit, Michigan area. Any award made by such panel shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrators fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration shall be borne by the Company. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement shall provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By electing arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims, the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, sue each other in any action in a federal, state or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their
respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury .
Please sign and date this letter, and the enclosed CIIA, and return them to me by November 5, 2018 if you wish to accept employment at the Company under the terms described above.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
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/s/ Julia C. Owens |
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Julia C. Owens, |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Agreed and Accepted: |
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/s/ Louis Arcudi III |
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Louis Arcudi III |
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Date: November 2, 2018 |
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Attachment: Employee Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement