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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

Or

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-35420

 

 

ChemoCentryx, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-3254365

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

850 Maude Avenue

Mountain View, California 94043

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 210-2900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of August 1, 2014, was 43,335,756.

 

 

 


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CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements (Unaudited)   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013      3   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013      4   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss – Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013      5   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013      6   
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      7   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      13   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      20   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      20   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      21   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      21   

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      21   

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      21   

Item 4.

   Mine Safety Disclosures      21   

Item 5.

   Other Information      21   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      21   

SIGNATURES

     22   

EXHIBIT INDEX

     23   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands except share data)

 

     June 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 
     (unaudited)        
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,107      $ 10,258   

Short-term investments

     86,799        123,055   

Accounts receivable from related party

     —          393   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     893        596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     100,799        134,302   

Property and equipment, net

     1,241        1,399   

Long-term investments

     33,324        16,561   

Other assets

     182        160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 135,546      $ 152,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 690      $ 909   

Accrued liabilities

     7,130        5,649   

Current portion of equipment financing obligations

     105        314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     7,925        6,872   

Noncurrent equipment financing obligations

     —          16   

Other non-current liabilities

     192        226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,117        7,114   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding;

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013; 43,335,756 shares and 42,888,168 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

     43        43   

Additional paid-in capital

     324,040        318,103   

Note receivable

     (16     (16

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     22        40   

Accumulated deficit

     (196,660     (172,862
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     127,429        145,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 135,546      $ 152,422   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Revenues:

        

Collaborative research and development revenue from related party

   $ —        $ 1,886     $ —        $ 3,813   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     9,002        8,676       17,151        17,931   

General and administrative

     3,382        2,809       6,905        5,773   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     12,384        11,485       24,056        23,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (12,384     (9,599 )     (24,056     (19,891

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     129        110       275        226   

Interest expense

     (6     (15 )     (17     (32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income, net

     123        95       258        194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (12,261   $ (9,504 )   $ (23,798   $ (19,697
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.28   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.55   $ (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share

     43,274        41,337       43,191        38,974   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Net loss

   $ (12,261   $ (9,504 )   $ (23,798   $ (19,697

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

     (36     (157 )     (18     (166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (12,297   $ (9,661 )   $ (23,816   $ (19,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014     2013  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (23,798 )   $ (19,697

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

    

Depreciation of property and equipment

     285       283   

Stock-based compensation

     4,289       3,094   

Noncash interest and amortization of premium on investments, net

     1,442       757   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable due from related party

     393       254   

Prepaids and other current assets

     (297 )     (364

Other assets

     (22 )     —     

Accounts payable

     (219 )     448   

Other liabilities

     1,494       (798

Deferred revenue from related party

     —          (2,257
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (16,433 )     (18,280

Investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment, net

     (127 )     (82

Purchases of investments

     (62,641 )     (92,045

Maturities of investments

     80,627       85,532   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     17,859       (6,595

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     —          64,365   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan

     1,648       2,299   

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

     —          312   

Payments on equipment financing obligations

     (225 )     (283
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,423       66,693   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     2,849       41,818   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     10,258       8,460   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 13,107     $ 50,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 64     $ 16   

See accompanying notes.

 

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CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

1. Description of Business

ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the Company) commenced operations in 1997. The Company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing orally administered chemoattractant receptor-based therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer. The Company’s principal operations are in the United States and it operates in one segment.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The financial information filed is unaudited. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for the fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods covered and of the financial condition of the Company at the date of the interim balance sheet. The December 31, 2013 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year or any other interim period. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2014.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain items in the notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current fiscal year’s format.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents.

Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding for the period. The Company’s potentially dilutive common stock equivalent shares, which include incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), and the purchase from contributions to the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP), (calculated based on the treasury stock method), are only included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share when their effect is dilutive.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014      2013  

Options to purchase common stock, including ESPP

     7,065,850         4,873,522   

Restricted stock units

     135,135         —     

Warrants to purchase common stock

     150,000         151,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,350,985         5,025,194   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive loss comprises net loss and other comprehensive income (loss). For the periods presented other comprehensive income (loss) consists solely of unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities. For the periods presented there were no reclassification differences or income tax effects related to the unrealized gains or losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board issued new converged accounting guidance on revenue recognition in contracts with customers. This new standard impacts the determination of identifying performance obligations in the contract, and estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. Additionally, it modifies the manner in which the transaction price is allocated to each separate performance obligation. This new standard is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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3. Cash Equivalents and Investments

The amortized cost and fair value of cash equivalents and investments at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2014  
     Amortized      Gross Unrealized     Fair  
     Cost      Gains      Losses     Value  

Money market fund

   $ 11,259       $ —         $ —        $ 11,259   

U.S. treasury securities

     15,081         15         (2     15,094   

Government-sponsored agencies

     18,003         7         (10     18,000   

Commercial paper

     19,985         —           —          19,985   

Corporate debt securities

     67,031         28         (15     67,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

   $ 131,359       $ 50       $ (27   $ 131,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Classified as:

          

Cash equivalents

           $ 11,259   

Short-term investments

             86,799   

Long-term investments

             33,324   
          

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

           $ 131,382   
          

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2013  
     Amortized      Gross Unrealized     Fair  
     Cost      Gains      Losses     Value  

Money market fund

   $ 8,212       $ —         $ —        $ 8,212   

Certificate of deposits

     6,025         —           —          6,025   

U.S. treasury securities

     2,001         3         —          2,004   

Government-sponsored agencies

     9,825         7         (2     9,830   

Commercial paper

     12,192         —           —          12,192   

Corporate debt securities

     109,533         56         (24     109,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

   $ 147,788       $ 66       $ (26   $ 147,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Classified as:

          

Cash equivalents

           $ 8,212   

Short-term investments

             123,055   

Long-term investments

             16,561   
          

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

           $ 147,828   
          

 

 

 

Cash equivalents in the tables above exclude cash of $1.8 million and $2.0 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. All available-for-sale securities held as of June 30, 2014 had contractual maturities of less than two years. There have been no significant realized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities for the periods presented. No available-for-sale securities held as of June 30, 2014 have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. As of June 30, 2014, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments are not attributed to credit risk and are considered to be temporary. The Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that investments in an unrealized loss position will be held until maturity or the recovery of the cost basis of the investment. The Company believes it has no other-than-temporary impairments on its securities because it does not intend to sell these securities and it believes it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell these securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis. To date, the Company has not recorded any impairment charges on marketable securities related to other-than-temporary declines in market value.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, there were no sales of investments, and therefore there were no reclassification adjustments of accumulated other comprehensive income to net income resulting from realized gains or losses on the sale of securities.

 

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4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company determines the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using three levels of inputs as follows:

Level 1—Inputs which include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements are as follows as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2014  
Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Money market fund

   $ 11,259       $ —         $ —         $ 11,259   

U.S. treasury securities

     —           15,094         —           15,094   

Government-sponsored agencies

     —           18,000         —           18,000   

Commercial paper

     —           19,985         —           19,985   

Corporate debt securities

     —           67,044         —           67,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 11,259       $ 120,123       $ —         $ 131,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2013  
Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Money market fund

   $ 8,212       $ —         $ —         $ 8,212   

Certificate of deposits

     6,025         —           —           6,025   

U.S. treasury securities

     —           2,004         —           2,004   

Government-sponsored agencies

     —           9,830         —           9,830   

Commercial paper

     —           12,192         —           12,192   

Corporate debt securities

     —           109,565         —           109,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 14,237       $ 133,591       $ —         $ 147,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets. When the Company uses observable market prices for identical securities that are traded in less active markets, the Company classifies its marketable debt instruments as Level 2. When observable market prices for identical securities are not available, the Company prices its marketable debt instruments using non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated with observable market data; quoted market prices for similar instruments; or pricing models, such as a discounted cash flow model, with all significant inputs derived from or corroborated with observable market data. Non-binding market consensus prices are based on the proprietary valuation models of pricing providers or brokers. These valuation models incorporate a number of inputs, including non-binding and binding broker quotes; observable market prices for identical or similar securities; and the internal assumptions of pricing providers or brokers that use observable market inputs and, to a lesser degree, unobservable market inputs. The Company corroborates non-binding market consensus prices with observable market data using statistical models when observable market data exists. The discounted cash flow model uses observable market inputs, such as LIBOR-based yield curves, currency spot and forward rates, and credit ratings.

 

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5. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Research and development related

   $ 5,089       $ 3,337   

Compensation related

     1,342         1,589   

Consulting and professional services

     422         399   

Other

     277         324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,130       $ 5,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

6. Related-Party Transactions

Glaxo Group Limited

In August 2006, the Company entered into a product development and commercialization agreement with Glaxo Group Limited (GSK), an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline, which ended in November 2013. The Company recognized the following revenues from GSK during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

GSK

           

Contract revenue

   $ —         $ 758         —         $ 1,557   

Recognition of up-front payments

     —           1,128         —           2,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ —         $ 1,886         —         $ 3,813   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an accounts receivable balance due from GSK of $0 and $0.4 million, respectively. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an investment of $0 and $3.0 million in corporate bonds issued by GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline.

Techne

In September 2011, the Company entered into a convertible note loan agreement with Techne Corporation (Techne), one of its principal stockholders, pursuant to which the Company issued a convertible note to Techne with a principal amount of $10.0 million and bearing interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum and a maturity date in September 2021. In February 2012, the Company completed its initial public offering (IPO), and as such, all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest automatically converted into 1,021,490 shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to the IPO price of $10.00 per share. Upon the conversion of the note in connection with the IPO, Techne received a warrant with a ten-year term to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share equal to $20.00 per share, or 200% of the IPO price of its common stock. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the convertible note loan agreement, concurrent with the IPO, Techne purchased $5.0 million of the Company’s common stock in a private placement at $10.00 per share.

 

7. Shareholders’ Equity

Initial Public Offering

In February 2012, the Company completed its IPO pursuant to which the Company issued 5,175,000 shares of common stock, including the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and received (a) net proceeds of $45.0 million, after underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses; and (b) gross proceeds of $12.0 million in concurrent private placements of 1,200,000 shares of common stock at the IPO price of $10.00 per share. In addition, in connection with the completion of the Company’s IPO, all convertible preferred stock converted into 24,332,186 shares of common stock. As discussed in Note 6, all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the convertible note loan agreement with Techne also converted into common stock upon the completion of the Company’s IPO.

 

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Follow-On Public Offering

In April 2013, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of its common stock at $12.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $64.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.

Warrants

In February 2012, in connection with the IPO, the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase Series B convertible preferred stock converted into warrants to purchase 159,500 shares of common stock at $5.20 per share, with expiration dates from 2012 through 2014. As discussed in Note 6, upon the completion of the Company’s IPO in February 2012, Techne received a warrant with a ten-year term to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $20.00 per share. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, no warrants were exercised. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock were outstanding with a weighted-average exercise price of $20.00. All other warrants were either expired or exercised.

 

8. Equity Incentive Plans

During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company began issuing RSUs to its non-employee directors pursuant to the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (Directors Policy) under its 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan (Plan). RSUs are independent of stock option grants and cannot be transferred, and they are subject to forfeiture if recipients terminate their service to the Company prior to the release of the vesting restrictions. The RSUs awarded under the Directors Policy vest on earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the occurrence of a change in control. The RSUs are valued at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company will recognize the expense of these RSUs over the expected life of the award, with no adjustment in future periods based upon the Company’s actual stock price over the vesting period. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company granted 135,135 RSUs, none of which has vested as of June 30, 2014.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company had the following option activities under its equity incentive plans :

 

           Outstanding Options  
     Available for
Grant
    Shares     Weighted Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Balance at December 31, 2013

     2,383,920        5,301,622      $ 8.71         

Shares authorized

     1,700,000             

Granted (1)

     (2,414,935     2,279,800        6.63         

Exercised

     —          (372,890     3.60         

Forfeited

     163,277        (163,277     8.55         
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Balance at June 30, 2014

     1,832,262        7,045,255      $ 8.31         7.36       $ 1,977,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

(1) The difference between the number of shares available for grant and shares outstanding represents the RSUs granted for the period.

Stock-based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation expense was $2.2 million and $4.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and $1.6 million and $3.1 million during the same periods ended June 30, 2013. As of June 30, 2014, $18.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to employee stock options, net of estimated forfeitures, was expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.05 years.

 

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 14, 2014.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “predict,” “seek,” “contemplate,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

    the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;

 

    our ability to advance drug candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

 

    the commercialization of our drug candidates;

 

    the implementation of our business model, strategic plans for our business, drug candidates and technology;

 

    the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our drug candidates and technology;

 

    estimates of our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing;

 

    the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals;

 

    our ability to maintain and establish collaborations or obtain additional government grant funding;

 

    our financial performance; and

 

    developments relating to our competitors and our industry.

These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.

Any forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, industry and future growth. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For all forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

ChemoCentryx®, the ChemoCentryx logo, Traficet™ and Traficet-EN™ are our trademarks in the United States, the European Community, Australia and Japan. EnabaLink® and RAM® are our trademarks in the United States. Each of the other trademarks, trade names or service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q belongs to its respective holder.

Unless the context requires otherwise, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the terms “ChemoCentryx,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to ChemoCentryx, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiary taken as a whole.

 

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Overview

ChemoCentryx is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing orally-administered chemoattractant receptor-based therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer. We currently have five drug candidates in clinical development. Our pipeline comprises the following programs:

C5aR Program:

 

    CCX168 — Targeting the chemoattractant receptor known as C5aR (which binds the complement fragment C5a), CCX168 has successfully completed and reported positive clinical data from the first two steps of a three-step Phase II clinical trial in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, or ANCA, associated vasculitis, or AAV. C5aR is also believed to play a role in other renal disease settings such as IgA nephropathy, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, or aHUS, and lupus nephritis. We are exploring clinical trials in one or more additional renal indications over the next 12 months;

CCR2 Program:

 

    CCX140 — Targeting the chemokine receptor known as CCR2, CCX140 is currently in Phase II clinical development in patients with diabetic nephropathy, a form of kidney disease. Data from an ongoing 52-week clinical trial in approximately 200 patients are expected in the fourth quarter of 2014;

 

    CCX872 — Our second generation orally administered inhibitor targeting CCR2, CCX872, is currently in Phase I clinical development. We are exploring the potential use of CCX872 in the cancer setting in the second half of this year;

CCR9 Program:

 

    Vercirnon (also known as Traficet-EN, or CCX282) —Targeting the chemokine receptor known as CCR9, vercirnon is our drug candidate for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease. In September 2013, we regained all rights to this program from our former partner Glaxo Group Limited, or GSK, an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline. The asset is being transferred back to us and we expect to outline next steps in the second half of 2014; and

 

    CCX507 — Our second generation CCR9 inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, CCX507 has successfully completed Phase I clinical development. We plan to present such data along with preclinical data in combination with protein biologics at medical meetings in the second half of 2014.

Early Stage Programs in Immuno/Oncology and Autoimmune Diseases:

 

    Chemoattractant Receptor Targets —CCR1, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CXCR6, CXCR7 — We are exploring potential opportunities in immuno/oncology, in which such chemoattractant receptor modulators have been reported to play a significant role.

All of our drug candidates are wholly owned and being developed independently by us. Our strategy also includes identification of next generation compounds related to our drug candidates. All of our drug candidates have been internally discovered.

Since commencing our operations in 1997, our efforts have focused on research, development and the advancement of our drug candidates into and through clinical trials. As a result, we have incurred significant losses. We have funded our operations primarily through the sale of convertible preferred and common stock, contract revenue under our collaborations, government contracts and grants and borrowings under equipment financing arrangements. In February 2012, we completed our initial public offering, or IPO, pursuant to which we received net proceeds of $45.0 million, after underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. We also received gross proceeds of $12.0 million from concurrent private placements of common stock at the IPO price of $10.00 per share. In addition, the outstanding principal amount of $10.0 million and accrued interest under a convertible note we had issued to Techne Corporation, or Techne, one of our principal stockholders, automatically converted into shares of our common stock in connection with our IPO at a conversion price equal to the IPO price.

In April 2013, we completed our first follow-on public offering of 5,750,000 shares of our common stock at $12.00 per share. We received net proceeds of $64.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. As of June 30, 2014, we had an accumulated deficit of $196.7 million. We expect to continue to incur net losses as we develop our drug candidates, expand clinical trials for our drug candidates currently in clinical development, expand our research and development activities, expand our systems and facilities, seek regulatory approvals and engage in commercialization preparation activities in anticipation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approval of our drug candidates. In addition, if a product is approved for commercialization, we will need to expand our organization. Significant capital is required to launch a product and many expenses are incurred before revenues are received. We are unable to predict the extent of any future losses or when we will become profitable, if at all.

 

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Recent Developments

CCX168 Granted Orphan Drug Designation in ANCA-Associated Diseases by the FDA

In June 2014, we reported that the FDA has granted orphan drug designation for CCX168 (“antagonist of the complement 5a receptor”). The designation is for the treatment of AAVs, including granulomatosis with polyangiitis or Wegener’s granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome. CCX168 is currently in a Phase II trial, named the CLEAR trial, in patients with AAV.

CCX168 Shows Benefit in AAV Based on Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score and Renal Disease Measurements

In June 2014, we reported additional Phase II data related to CCX168. Data from the first two steps of the CLEAR trial show that patients receiving CCX168 showed improvements in the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score, or BVAS, an overall disease activity index, including efficacy observed in both the renal and the non-renal components of the BVAS. Additionally, as previously reported, patients treated with CCX168 as compared to standard of care showed greater improvements in renal function based on renal disease activity measurements including estimated glomerular filtration rate, or eGFR, urinary albumin:creatinine ratio, or ACR, and urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, or MCP-1:creatinine ratio.

Study Results

 

Mean (SEM) % Change in BVAS from

Start of Study to Week 12

   CCX168 + Cyclophosphamide
(CYC) + Low-Dose Steroids
(N=8)
  CCX168 + CYC +No
Steroids
(N=8)
  Standard of Care:
CYC + High-Dose Steroids
(N=9)

BVAS Total

   -71 +/- 9%   -65 +/- 11%   -26 +/- 25%

BVAS Renal

   -64 +/- 10%   -50 +/- 15%   -16 +/- 26%

BVAS Non-renal

   -81 +/- 33%   -83 +/- 29%   -15 +/- 6%

JOBS Act

In April 2012, the JOBS Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can utilize the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for implementing new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to delay such adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not implement new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other companies.

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an emerging growth company, we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions, including without limitation, providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 and implementing any requirement that may be adopted regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis). These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO although if the market value of our common stock that is held by nonaffiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, we would cease to be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2014, as compared to those disclosed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.

 

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Results of Operations

Revenue

We have not generated any revenue from product sales. Total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
       
     2014     2013      2014     2013  

GSK:

         

Contract revenue

   $ —        $ 758       $ —        $ 1,557   

Recognition of up-front payments

     —          1,128         —          2,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ —        $ 1,886       $ —        $ 3,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dollar decrease

   $ (1,886      $ (3,813  

Percentage decrease

     (100 %)         (100 %)   

The decreases in revenues from 2013 to 2014 for the three and six month periods were primarily due to funding of clinical support in 2013 from our former partner, GSK, an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline, for CCX168, our C5aR inhibitor, for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Our product development and commercialization agreement with GSK ended in November 2013, and therefore no revenue was recorded in 2014.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to conduct basic research, discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, development of our suite of proprietary drug discovery technologies, preclinical studies and clinical trials of our drug candidates. We expense all research and development expenses as they are incurred. These expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, including stock-based compensation, third-party contract costs relating to research, formulation, manufacturing, preclinical study and clinical trial activities, laboratory consumables, and allocated facility costs. Total research and development expenses for the three and six month periods, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2014     2013      2014     2013  

Research and development expenses

   $ 9,002      $ 8,676       $ 17,151      $ 17,931   

Dollar increase (decrease)

   $ 326         $ (780  

Percentage increase (decrease)

     4        (4 %)   

The increase in research and development expenses from 2013 to 2014 for the three month period was primarily attributed to higher expenses associated with CCX168, as this program advanced into the third step of a three-step Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of AAV in the fourth quarter of 2013, and higher expenses associated with CCX507, as this program has completed Phase I clinical development in the second quarter of 2014. These increases were partially offset by lower expenses associated with CCX140, as the Phase II clinical trial in patients with diabetic nephropathy nears completion, and lower expenses associated with developing CCX872, due to the timing of Phase I related activities.

The decrease in research and development expenses from 2013 to 2014 for the six month period was primarily attributed to lower expenses associated with CCX140 as the Phase II clinical trial in patients with diabetic nephropathy nears completion, and lower expenses associated with developing CCX872 due to the timing of Phase I related activities. These decreases were partially offset by higher expenses associated with CCX168 and CCX507 as described above.

 

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The following table summarizes our research and development expenses by project (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

Development candidate (Target)

           

CCX168 (C5aR)

   $ 2,876       $ 933       $ 5,688       $ 1,911   

CCX140 (CCR2)

     1,043         3,494         2,531         6,216   

CCX872 (CCR2 2G)

     284         666         579         2,329   

CCX507 (CCR9)

     1,278         564         1,892         1,323   

Other (C5aR 2G, CCR2 3G, CCR9 3G, CCR4, CCR6, CXCR7, CCR1 2G, others)

     3,521         3,019         6,461         6,152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total research and development

   $ 9,002       $ 8,676       $ 17,151       $ 17,931   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We track specific project expenses that are directly attributable to our preclinical and clinical development candidates that have been nominated and selected for further development. Such project specific expenses include third-party contract costs relating to formulation, manufacturing, preclinical studies and clinical trial activities. Unlike our early stage research and drug discovery programs, we allocate research and development salaries, benefits or indirect costs to our development candidates and we have included such costs in the project specific expenses. All remaining research and development expenses are reflected in “Other” which represents early stage drug discovery programs. Such expenses include unallocated employee salaries and related benefits, stock-based compensation, consulting and contracted services to supplement our in-house laboratory activities, laboratory consumables and allocated facility costs associated with these earlier stage programs.

At any given time, we typically have several active early stage research and drug discovery projects. Our internal resources, employees and infrastructure are not directly tied to any individual research or drug discovery project and are typically deployed across multiple projects. As such, we do not maintain information regarding these costs incurred for our early stage research and drug discovery programs on a project specific basis. We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we advance our development programs further and increase the number and size of our clinical trials. The process of conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials necessary to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time consuming. We or our partners may never succeed in achieving marketing approval for any of our drug candidates. The probability of success for each drug candidate may be affected by numerous factors, including preclinical data, clinical data, competition, manufacturing capability and commercial viability. Our strategy includes entering into additional partnerships with third parties for the development and commercialization of some of our independent drug candidates.

Most of our product development programs are at an early-to-mid-stage; therefore the successful development of our drug candidates is highly uncertain and may not result in approved products. Completion dates and completion costs can vary significantly for each drug candidate and are difficult to predict for each product. Given the uncertainty associated with clinical trial enrollments and the risks inherent in the development process, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of the current or future clinical trials of our drug candidates or if, or to what extent, we will generate revenues from the commercialization and sale of any of our drug candidates. We anticipate we will make determinations as to which programs to pursue and how much funding to direct to each program on an ongoing basis in response to the scientific and clinical success of each drug candidate, as well as ongoing assessment as to each drug candidate’s commercial potential. We will need to raise additional capital or may seek additional strategic alliances in the future in order to complete the development and commercialization of our drug candidates, including CCX168, CCX140, and vercirnon.

 

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General and administrative expenses

Total general and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2014     2013      2014     2013  

General and administrative expenses

   $ 3,382      $ 2,809       $ 6,905      $ 5,773   

Dollar increase

   $ 573         $ 1,132     

Percentage increase

     20        20  

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, including stock-based compensation and travel expenses, in executive, finance, business and corporate development and other administrative functions. Other general and administrative expenses include allocated facility-related costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, legal costs of pursuing patent protection of our intellectual property, and professional fees for auditing, tax, and legal services.

The increases from 2013 to 2014 for the three and six month periods were primarily due to increased employment related expenses, including stock based compensation expense for stock option grants and restricted stock unit awards, and higher intellectual property related expenses and professional service fees relating to our business development efforts. We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we expand our operating activities and incur additional costs associated with being a public company. These public company related increases will likely include investor and public relations expenses and legal and accounting related fees and expenses associated with preparing to meet the requirements pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Other income (expense) 

Other income (expense) primarily consists of interest income earned on our marketable securities and interest expense incurred on our equipment financing obligations. Total other income (expense), net, as compared to the prior year was as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Interest income

   $ 129      $ 110      $ 275      $ 226   

Interest expense

     (6     (15     (17     (32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income , net

   $ 123      $ 95      $ 258      $ 194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dollar increase

     28          64     

Percentage increase

     29       33  

The increases in total other income, net from 2013 to 2014 for the three and six month periods were primarily due to higher interest income earned on higher rate of return, which was partially offset by lower average cash balance following our follow-on public offering in April 2013.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2014, we had approximately $133.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments. The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  
     2014     2013  

Cash provided by (used in)

    

Operating activities

   $ (16,433   $ (18,280

Investing activities

     17,859        (6,595

Financing activities

     1,423        66,693   

Operating activities . Net cash used in operating activities was $16.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to net cash used of $18.3 million for the same period in 2013. This change was primarily due to changes in working capital items.

Investing activities.  Net cash provided by investing activities for periods presented primarily relate to the purchase and maturity of investments used to fund the day-to-day needs of our business. Following our February 2012 IPO and our follow-on public offering in April 2013, we invested the majority of our net proceeds received in short-term and long-term investments. We finance property and equipment purchases through equipment financing facilities. Proceeds from collaboration agreements and common stock issuances are used for general working capital purposes, such as research and development activities and other general corporate purposes.

Financing activities.  Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and was primarily derived from proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases from contributions to our 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Net cash provided of $66.7 million for the same period in 2013 was primarily due to $64.4 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common stock as a result of our follow-on offering in April 2013.

We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments as of June 30, 2014 will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially.

Our future capital requirements are difficult to forecast and will depend on many factors, including:

 

    the terms and timing of any other collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish;

 

    the initiation, progress, timing and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials for our drug candidates and potential drug candidates;

 

    the number and characteristics of drug candidates that we pursue;

 

    the progress, costs and results of our clinical trials;

 

    the outcome, timing and cost of regulatory approvals;

 

    delays that may be caused by changing regulatory approvals;

 

    the cost and timing of hiring new employees to support continued growth;

 

    the costs involved in filing and prosecuting patent applications and enforcing and defending patent claims;

 

    the cost and timing of procuring clinical and commercial supplies of our drug candidates;

 

    the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; and

 

    the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of our business to the contractual obligations we reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board issued new converged accounting guidance on revenue recognition in contracts with customers. This new standard impacts the determination of identifying performance obligations in the contract, and estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price to be recognized as revenue. Additionally, it modifies the manner in which the transaction consideration is allocated to each separate performance obligation. This new standard is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our market risks at June 30, 2014 have not changed significantly from those discussed in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Conclusions Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2014, management, with the participation of our Disclosure Committee, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2014, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2014, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Not Applicable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not Applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

A list of exhibits is set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

            CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
Date: August 8, 2014      

/s/ Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

     

Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 8, 2014      

/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

     

Susan M. Kanaya

Senior Vice President, Finance,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1 (1)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2 (1)   Amended and Restated Bylaws.
10.1 #   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan.
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101   The following information from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

(1) Filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 on January 23, 2012 (Registration No. 333-177332), and incorporated herein by reference.
# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

Exhibit 10.1

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

2012 EQUITY INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE AND

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

ChemoCentryx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan (as amended, the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to the individual listed below (“ Holder ”), an award of restricted stock units (“ Restricted Stock Units ” or “ RSUs ”) with respect to the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) listed below. This award for Restricted Stock Units (this “ Award ”) is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ”) and the Plan, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

Holder:

  

Grant Date:

  

Total Number of RSUs:

  

Distribution Schedule:

   Subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the RSUs shall be distributable in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

Vesting Schedule:

   Subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Award shall vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, provided that Holder does not experience a Termination of Service prior to such date. In addition, the RSUs shall vest upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.

By his or her signature below, Holder agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and this Grant Notice. Holder has reviewed the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan. Holder has been provided with a copy or electronic access to a copy of the prospectus for the Plan. Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.

 

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.     HOLDER
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Print Name:  

 

    Print Name:  

 

Title:  

 

     


EXHIBIT A

TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the “ Grant Notice ”) to which this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is attached, the Company has granted to Holder the right to receive the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan.

ARTICLE I.

GENERAL

1.1 Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and the Grant Notice.

1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan . The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.

ARTICLE II.

AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

2.1 Award of Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Award . In consideration of Holder’s continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company hereby grants to Holder the right to receive the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan. Prior to actual issuance of any Shares, the RSUs and the Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

(b) Vesting . The RSUs subject to the Award shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, Holder will have no right to any distribution with respect to such RSUs. In the event of Holder’s Termination of Service prior to the vesting of all of the RSUs, any unvested RSUs will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.

(c) Distribution of Shares .

(i) Shares of Common Stock shall be distributed to Holder (or in the event of Holder’s death, to his or her estate) with respect to such Holder’s vested RSUs within thirty (30) days following the vesting date of the RSUs as specified in the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.

(ii) All distributions shall be made by the Company in the form of whole shares of Common Stock.

 

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(iii) Neither the time nor form of distribution of Common Stock with respect to the RSUs may be changed, except as may be permitted by the Administrator in accordance with the Plan and Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(d) Generally . Shares issued under the Award shall be issued to Holder or Holder’s beneficiaries, as the case may be, at the sole discretion of the Administrator, in either (i) uncertificated form, with the Shares recorded in the name of Holder in the books and records of the Company’s transfer agent with appropriate notations regarding the restrictions on transfer imposed pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) certificate form. In no event will fractional shares be issued upon settlement of the Award. All distributions shall be made by the Company in the form of whole Shares. In lieu of any fractional Share, the Company shall make a cash payment to Holder equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share on the date the RSUs are settled pursuant to this Section 2.1.

2.2 Tax Withholding . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.1(b) hereof), the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificate representing Shares issuable with respect to the RSUs to Holder or his or her legal representative unless and until Holder or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes applicable with respect to the taxable income of Holder resulting from the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the distribution of the Shares issuable with respect thereto, or any other taxable event related to the RSUs (the “ Tax Withholding Obligation ”). To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company has the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Holder to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation with respect to any taxable event arising from the vesting of the RSUs or the receipt of the Shares upon settlement of the RSUs.

2.3 Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates . The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares upon settlement of the RSUs prior to fulfillment of all of the conditions set forth in Section 11.4 of the Plan.

ARTICLE III.

RESTRICTIONS

3.1 Award and Interests Not Transferable . This Award, including the RSUs awarded hereunder, may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until the Shares issuable pursuant to the Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed. This Award and the rights and privileges conferred hereby, including the RSUs awarded hereunder, shall not be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Holder or his or her successors in interest and shall not be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

3.2 Rights as Stockholder . Neither Holder nor any person claiming under or through Holder shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares issuable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in uncertificated form) will have been issued and recorded on the books and records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Holder (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Holder shall have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including with respect to the right to vote the Shares and the right to receive any cash or share dividends or other distributions paid to or made with respect to the Shares.

 

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3.3 Forfeiture and Claw-Back Provisions . Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Award is subject to the provisions of Section 11.5 of the Plan.

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER PROVISIONS

4.1 Adjustments . Holder acknowledges that the Award, including the vesting of the Award and the number of Shares subject to the Award, is subject to adjustment in the discretion of the Administrator upon the occurrence of certain events as provided in this Agreement and Article 11 of the Plan.

4.2 Not a Contract of Employment or other Service Relationship . Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Holder any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of the Company or any of its affiliates. Holder understands and agrees that this Award does not alter the at-will nature of his or her employment relationship with the Company and is not a promise of continued employment for the vesting period of the Award or any portion of it.

4.3 Conformity to Securities Laws . Holder acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Awards are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

4.4 Amendment, Suspension and Termination . To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board; provided, that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSU in any material way without the prior written consent of the Holder.

4.5 Notices . Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the address given beneath the signature of an authorized officer of the Company on the Grant Notice, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at the address for Holder in the Company’s personnel records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 4.5, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

4.6 Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon Holder and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

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4.7 Section 409A .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, this Agreement or the Grant Notice, the Plan, this Agreement and the Grant Notice shall be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions required by, Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Grant Date, “ Section 409A ”). The Administrator may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to the Plan, this Agreement or the Grant Notice or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

(b) This Agreement is not intended to provide for any deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs hereunder shall be distributed to Holder no later than the later of: (i) the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third month following Holder’s first taxable year in which such RSUs are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, and (ii) the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third month following first taxable year of the Company in which such RSUs are no longer subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, as determined in accordance with Section 409A and any Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder.

(c) For purposes of Section 409A of the Code (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), each payment that Holder may be eligible to receive under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and distinct payment.

4.8 Tax Representations . Holder has reviewed with Holder’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Holder is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Holder understands that Holder (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Holder’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.9 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the RSUs, the Plan and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

4.10 Paperless Administration . By accepting this Award, Holder hereby agrees to receive documentation related to the Award by electronic delivery, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

4.11 Titles . Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

4.12 Governing Law; Severability . The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable.

4.13 Entire Agreement . The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement constitute the entire

 

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agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all oral, implied or written promises, statements, understandings, undertakings and agreements between the Company and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation, the provisions of any employment agreement or offer letter regarding equity awards to be awarded to Holder by the Company, or any other oral, implied or written promises, statements, understandings, undertakings or agreements by the Company or any of its representatives regarding equity awards to be awarded to Holder by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ChemoCentryx, Inc.;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

/s/ Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 8, 2014

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Susan M. Kanaya, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ChemoCentryx, Inc.;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

Susan M. Kanaya

Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 8, 2014

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

 

Date: August 8, 2014      

/s/ Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

      Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.
      Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Susan M. Kanaya, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

 

Date: August 8, 2014      

/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

     

Susan M. Kanaya

Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.