BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2024

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 22, 2024.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” or “continue,” and similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by the information, if any, in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q represent our views as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as may be required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or the reasons that results could differ from these forward-looking statements. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases. BridgeBio’s pipeline of development programs ranges from early science to advanced clinical trials. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 and its team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. Since inception, BridgeBio has created 17 Investigational New Drug applications, or INDs, and had two products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. We worked across over 20 disease states at various stages of development. Several of our programs target indications that we believe present the potential for our product candidates, if approved, to target portions of market opportunities of at least $1.0 billion in annual sales.

We focus on genetic diseases because they exist at the intersection of high unmet patient need and tractable biology. Our approach is to translate research pioneered at academic laboratories and leading medical institutions into products that we hope will ultimately reach patients. We are able to realize this opportunity through a confluence of scientific advances: (i) identification of the genetic underpinnings of disease as more cost-efficient genome and exome sequencing becomes available; (ii) progress in molecular biology; and (iii) the development and maturation of longitudinal data and retrospective studies that enable the linkage of genes to diseases. We believe that this early-stage innovation represents one of the greatest practical sources for new drug creation.

Since our inception in 2015, we have focused substantially all of our efforts and financial resources on acquiring and developing product and technology rights, building our intellectual property portfolio and conducting research and development activities for our product candidates within our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities, including partially-owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries we consolidate based on our deemed majority control of such entities as determined using either the variable interest entity, or VIE model, or the voting interest entity, or VOE model. To support these activities, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, BridgeBio Services, Inc., (i) identify and secure new programs, (ii) set up new wholly-owned subsidiaries or controlled entities, (iii) recruit key management team members, (iv) raise and allocate capital across the portfolio and (v) provide certain shared services, including accounting, legal, information technology, administrative, and human resources, as well as workspaces. We have not generated any significant revenue from product sales. To date, we have funded our operations with proceeds from the sale of our equity securities, issuance of convertible notes, debt borrowings, sale of certain assets and, to a lesser extent, upfront and milestone payments from licensing arrangements.

We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we incurred net losses of $111.7 million and $303.4 million, respectively. Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of our product candidates at our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities. While we have undertaken activities in preparation for commercial launch readiness for our late-stage programs and a restructuring initiative to drive operational change in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings, we expect to continue to incur significant operating and net losses for at least the next several years. In addition, we have very limited experience with commercialization, and we may not be able to generate significant revenues from product sales, if any, even if any of our product candidates are approved for commercial sale. Further, we may not realize the anticipated efficiencies and other benefits of our past and any future restructuring initiatives. Additionally, failure to secure FDA approval for acoramidis will result in our inability to receive a $500.0 million milestone payment pursuant to the Funding Agreement, which would significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

In June 2024, BridgeBio Europe B.V. (“BridgeBio B.V.”) entered into a commercial supply agreement with Bayer (“Bayer Supply Agreement”) with an initial 30-month term ending in December 2026, for which BridgeBio B.V. will manufacture and supply to Bayer the commercial product ordered by Bayer solely for the use in the commercialization in the Licensed Territory under the Bayer Agreement. Under the Bayer Supply Agreement, Bayer shall pay to BridgeBio B.V. a commercial product per unit price equal to the applicable fully burdened manufacturing cost per unit of product, which shall include the cost of the API used to manufacture the product and the packaging price. As of June 30, 2024 there have been no commercial product supply sales to Bayer.

On April 30, 2024, TheRas, Inc., doing business as BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BBOT), a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed a $200.0 million private equity financing with external investors to accelerate the development of its oncology portfolio. As part of the private equity financing transaction, BBOT’s Certificate of Incorporation and Investors’ Rights Agreement were amended and restated to reflect a change in BBOT’s governance structure and composition of the board of directors, which was determined to be a VIE reconsideration event. Based on the VIE reconsideration assessment, BBOT was deemed a VIE. As a result of the change in the governance structure and composition of the board of directors, BridgeBio is no longer the primary beneficiary of BBOT, as it no longer has the power over key decisions that significantly impact BBOT’s economic performance. Accordingly, BridgeBio deconsolidated BBOT on April 30, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we recognized a $126.3 million net gain from deconsolidation of a subsidiary which is presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. Upon the deconsolidation of BBOT, BridgeBio accounted for its retained investments in BBOT, for which it has significant influence through its ownership interest, using the equity method of accounting. BBOT was also deemed a related party. For the period May 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024, we recognized a net loss from equity method investment of $7.9 million. As of June 30, 2024, the aggregate carrying amount of our equity method investment in BBOT is $117.0 million and is presented as “Investment in nonconsolidated entity” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

On March 1, 2024, certain subsidiaries of the Company, including Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., BridgeBio International GmbH and BridgeBio Europe B.V. (collectively “the Seller Parties”), entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Bayer Agreement”) with Bayer Consumer Care AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer AG (“Bayer”), to develop and commercialize acoramidis as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis in the European Union and all member states of the European Patent Organization (the “Licensed Territory”). Under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, the Seller Parties granted Bayer an exclusive license, effective upon the date that certain antitrust clearances have been obtained, to certain of the Seller Parties’ intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize acoramidis (previously known as AG10) in the Licensed Territory. In consideration for the license grant, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive an upfront payment of $135.0 million and will be eligible to receive up to $175.0 million in regulatory and sales milestone payments through 2026, and additional payments up to $450.0 million subject to the achievement of certain sales milestones. In addition, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive royalties according to a tiered structure starting in the low-thirties percent on net sales by Bayer of acoramidis in the Licensed Territory, subject to reduction under certain circumstances as provided in the Bayer Agreement.

On February 7, 2024, our subsidiary, QED, and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (“Kyowa Kirin” or “KKC”) entered into a partnership wherein QED granted Kyowa Kirin an exclusive license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize infigratinib for achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, and other skeletal dysplasias in Japan in accordance with the terms therein (“KKC Agreement”). In exchange, QED will receive an upfront payment of $100.0 million and will be eligible to receive royalties up to the mid-twenties percent on sales of infigratinib in Japan, with the potential to receive up to $81.4 million in development and sales-based milestone payments.

On January 17, 2024, the Company and each of the guarantors entered into a Financing Agreement, which was amended on February 12, 2024 (the “Financing Agreement”) and June 20, 2024 (the Financing Agreement, as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Financing Agreement”), with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Amended Financing Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to extend a senior secured credit facility to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $750.0 million comprised of (i) an initial term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million (the “Initial Term Loan”) and (ii) one or more incremental term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $300.0 million (collectively, the “Incremental Term Loan,” and together with the Initial Term Loan, collectively, the “Term Loans”), subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions set forth in the Amended Financing Agreement. The Initial Term Loan was funded on January 17, 2024. Incremental Term Loans are available at the Company’s and the Lenders’ mutual consent from time to time after January 17, 2024. Refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for additional details regarding this agreement.

On January 17, 2024, we and our subsidiaries entered into a Funding Agreement with LSI Financing 1 Designated Activity Company and CPPIB Credit Europe S.à r.l. together, the (“Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Funding Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to pay to the Company $500.0 million (net of certain transaction expenses) upon the first FDA approval of acoramidis, subject to certain conditions relating to the FDA approval and other customary conditions (such date of payment, “Funding Date”). In return, we granted the Purchasers the right to receive payments (the “Royalty Interest Payments”) equal to 5% of the global net sales of acoramidis (“Net Sales”), which under certain conditions may adjust to a maximum rate of 10% in 2027. Each Royalty Interest Payment will become payable to the Purchasers on a quarterly basis after the Funding Date. In addition, the Seller Parties granted the collateral agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in specific assets related to acoramidis. The Funding Agreement will terminate upon customary events, and also in the event the Funding Date does not occur on or prior to May 15, 2025 (in which case either party may terminate the Funding Agreement at no charge and without premium or penalty). As of June 30, 2024, the Company has not received proceeds under the Funding Agreement. Refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for additional details regarding this agreement.

Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, and given our novel therapeutic approaches and the stage of development of our product candidates, we cannot determine and are unable to estimate with certainty the timelines we will require and the costs we will incur for the development of our product candidates. Clinical and preclinical development timelines and costs, and the potential of development success, can differ materially from expectations due to a variety of factors.

In January 2022, we committed to a restructuring initiative designed to drive operational changes in our business processes, efficiencies and cost savings to advance our corporate strategy and development programs. The restructuring initiative included, among other components, consolidation and rationalization of our facilities, reprioritization of development programs and the reduction in our workforce. In March 2024, upon entering into the Bayer Agreement and termination of the Navire-BMS License Agreement (refer to Note 11 for details regarding these transactions), we have committed to additional restructuring plans to reprioritize and advance our corporate strategy and development programs. We estimate that we will incur a remaining $12.0 million to $16.0 million in restructuring charges, consisting primarily of winding down costs, exit and other related costs, and severance and employee-related costs. Our estimate of the costs is subject to certain assumptions and actual results may differ from those estimates or assumptions. We may also incur additional costs that are not currently foreseeable as we continue to evaluate our restructuring alternatives to drive operational changes in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, our restructuring, impairment and related charges amounted to $6.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively, which consisted primarily of winding down costs, exit and other related costs, impairments and write-offs of long-lived assets, and severance and employee-related costs.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the periods indicated:

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, Restricted Cash and Investments in Equity Securities

As of June 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $447.8 million and restricted cash of $139.4 million, compared to cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $375.9 million, restricted cash of $16.7 million and investments in equity securities of $58.9 million as of December 31, 2023. Under the terms of the Amended Financing Agreement, the Company is required to deposit 75% of proceeds, net of certain permitted costs, received from certain asset sale transactions into an escrow account to be controlled by the Administrative Agent. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we received $235.0 million in aggregate from Bayer and Kyowa Kirin, and deposited net proceeds of $159.3 million into the escrow accounts, which was classified as “restricted cash” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024. Furthermore, under the terms of Amended Financing Agreement, between June 20, 2024 and through the earlier of the FDA approval date and November 30, 2024, the Company is able to request a release of funds in an aggregate amount not to exceed 50% of the original net cash proceeds received from asset sale transactions. As of June 30, 2024, $20.0 million was released from the escrow accounts and classified as cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, with a remaining balance of $139.3 million in the escrow accounts classified as restricted cash. Refer to Note 9 and Note 11 for further details regarding the Amended Financing Agreement, the Bayer Agreement and KKC Agreement. Restricted cash as of December 31, 2023 primarily represents funds in a controlled account that was established in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement (“Amended Loan Agreement”) that is described in Note 9. The use of such non-interest-bearing cash was restricted per the terms of the underlying amended loan agreement and was to be used solely for certain research and development expenses directly attributable to the performance of obligations associated with the Navire-BMS License Agreement, which is further described in Note 11. Upon the termination of the Amended Loan Agreement and full repayment of the term loan in January 2024 (refer to Note 9 for details), the non-interest-bearing cash was no longer restricted.

Revenue

The following table summarizes our revenue for the following periods:

(in thousands)

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 consists mainly of the recognition of services revenue under the Bayer Agreement and the KKC Agreement. Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to the recognition of services revenue under the Navire-BMS License Agreement.

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024 consists mainly of $202.9 million from the recognition of the upfront license fee and services revenue under the Bayer Agreement and the KKC Agreement. An additional $9.9 million of revenue was attributable to the remaining services revenue in connection with the Navire-BMS License Agreement as a result of the termination of the agreement. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to the recognition of services revenue under the Navire-BMS License Agreement.

The level of revenue, including license and service revenue, that we recognize depends in part upon the estimated recognition period of the upfront payments allocated to continuing performance obligations, the achievement of milestones and other contingent events, the level of effort incurred for research and development contracted services, and the impact of entering into new licensing and collaboration agreements, if any.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the following periods:

(in thousands)

Research and development expenses increased by $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. This change was primarily due to an increase in personnel costs of $11.9 million and external costs of $2.4 million to support the advancement of research and development for our key programs, an increase in licensing fees of $1.3 million, which was offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation of $8.3 million.

Research and development expenses increased by $55.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. This change was primarily due to an increase in personnel costs of $28.4 million and external costs of $24.1 million to support the advancement of research and development for our key programs, an increase in licensing fees of $10.1 million, which was offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation of $7.3 million.

Research and development costs consist primarily of external costs, such as fees paid to consultants, contractors, contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), and contract research organizations, or CROs, purchase of active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, in connection with our preclinical, contract manufacturing and clinical development activities and are tracked on a program-by-program basis. License fees and other costs incurred after a product candidate has been designated and that are directly related to the product candidate are included in the specific program expense. License fees and other costs incurred prior to designating a product candidate are included in early-stage research programs.

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses by program incurred for the following periods:

(in thousands)

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

The following table summarizes our selling, general and administrative expenses for the following periods:

(in thousands)

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $23.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, mainly due to an increase in external costs of $10.9 million and personnel related expense of $10.0 million to support commercialization readiness efforts, and an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $58.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, mainly due to an increase in external costs of $19.5 million and personnel related expense of $17.7 million to support commercialization readiness efforts, nonrecurring deal-related expenses of $14.0 million, and an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $6.9 million.

Restructuring, Impairment and Related Charges

The following table summarizes our restructuring, impairment and related charges during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

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As discussed in Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, in January 2022, we committed to a restructuring initiative designed to drive operational changes in our business processes, efficiencies and cost savings to advance our corporate strategy and development programs. The restructuring initiative included, among other components, consolidation and rationalization of our facilities, reprioritization of development programs and the reduction in our workforce. In March 2024, upon entering into the Bayer Agreement and termination of the Navire-BMS License Agreement (refer to Note 11 for details regarding these transactions), we have committed to additional restructuring plans to reprioritize and advance our corporate strategy and development programs. We estimate that we will incur a remaining $12.0 million to $16.0 million in restructuring charges, consisting primarily of winding down costs, exit and other related costs, and severance and employee-related costs. Our estimate of the costs is subject to certain assumptions and actual results may differ from those estimates or assumptions. We may also incur additional costs that are not currently foreseeable as we continue to evaluate our restructuring alternatives to drive operational changes in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Interest Income

The following table summarizes our interest income during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

Interest income consists of interest income earned on our cash equivalents and marketable securities. The amount of interest income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023 was generally consistent. Generally, increases and decreases in interest income are attributable to changes in the interest-bearing average balances of our cash equivalents and marketable securities and fluctuations in interest rates.

Interest Expense

The following table summarizes our interest expense during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

Interest expense consists primarily of interest expense incurred under our 2029 Notes issued in January 2021, our 2027 Notes issued in March 2020, our term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement and our term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement.

Our outstanding term loan principal balance under our Amended Loan Agreement was fully repaid on January 17, 2024 upon receiving proceeds from the Financing Agreement plus additional cash from our operations, for which we were extended a senior secured credit facility of $450.0 million in an aggregate principal amount for the Initial Term Loan, which is subject to variable interest rates (refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below and Notes 9 for details regarding the Term Loan and the Amended Financing Agreement). As a result of the variable interest rates under our Amended Financing Agreement we expect our interest expense will continue to fluctuate in the future.

Gain on Deconsolidation of a Subsidiary

The following table summarizes our gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary during the periods indicated:

On April 30, 2024, BBOT, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed a $200.0 million private equity financing with external investors. As a result of the private equity financing transaction, BridgeBio deconsolidated BBOT on April 30, 2024 and recognized a net gain from deconsolidation of $126.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. Refer to Note 6 for further details regarding the BBOT private equity financing transaction.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

The following table summarizes our loss on extinguishment of debt during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

On January 17, 2024, upon receiving proceeds from the Financing Agreement, we fully repaid the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $26.6 million in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Net Loss from Equity Method Investment

The following table summarizes our share in net loss of equity method investment during the periods indicated:

Upon the deconsolidation of BBOT, BridgeBio accounted for its retained investment in BBOT using the equity method of accounting. For the period May 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024, we recorded a net loss from equity method investment of $7.9 million.

Other Income (Expense), Net

The following table summarizes our other income (expense), net during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

Other income (expense), net for the three months ended June 30, 2024 consists mainly of a $1.1 million disposition fee incurred under the Amended Financing Agreement in relation to the BBOT private equity financing transaction, partially offset by $0.8 million in other income recognized under the Transition Service Agreement with BBOT. Other income (expense), net for the three months ended June 30, 2023 consists mainly of the net realized and unrealized gains from changes in fair value of our equity security investments of $1.4 million.

Other income (expense), net for the six months ended June 30, 2024 consists mainly of the net realized gain of $8.1 million from our investments in equity securities. Other income (expense), net for the six months ended June 30, 2023 consists mainly of the net realized and unrealized gains from changes in fair value of our investments in equity securities of $2.4 million, partially offset by a $1.2 million loss from the deconsolidation of PellePharm.

Net Loss Attributable to Redeemable Convertible Noncontrolling Interests and Noncontrolling Interests

The following table summarizes our net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests in our condensed consolidated statements of operations consists of the portion of the net loss of those consolidated entities that is not allocated to us. Changes in the amount of net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests are directly impacted by changes in the net loss of our consolidated entities and are the result of ownership percentage changes. Refer to Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically financed our operations primarily through the sale of our equity securities, issuance of convertible notes, debt borrowings, and revenue from certain licensing and collaboration agreements and sales of certain assets. As of June 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $447.8 million and restricted cash of $139.4 million, including funds held by our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities, which are available only for specific entity usage. As of June 30, 2024, our outstanding debt was $1.7 billion, net of debt discounts and issuance costs and accretion.

Since inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we incurred net losses of $111.7 million. We had an accumulated deficit as of June 30, 2024 of $2.7 billion. While we have undertaken activities in preparation for commercial launch readiness for our late-stage programs and a restructuring initiative to drive operational change in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings, we expect to continue to incur significant operating and net losses over the next several years as we continue to fund our drug development and discovery efforts. In particular, to the extent we advance our programs into and through later-stage clinical trials without a partner, we will incur substantial expenses. In addition, we have very limited experience with commercialization, and we may not be able to generate significant revenues from product sales, if any, even if any of our product candidates are approved for commercial sale. Further, we may not realize the anticipated efficiencies and other benefits of our past and any future restructuring initiatives. Our current business plan is also subject to significant uncertainties and risks as a result of, among other factors, our ability to generate product sales sufficient to achieve profitability, which will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of product candidates at our consolidated entities as well as our ability to partner in the development of certain clinical programs, as well as the levels of our operating expenses. Additionally, failure to secure FDA approval for acoramidis will result in our inability to receive a $500.0 million milestone payment pursuant to the Funding Agreement, which would significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements include contractual payments related to our 2029 Notes, 2027 Notes and term loan (refer to Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), obligations under our real estate leases (refer to Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), accounts payable, accrued liabilities and the remaining liabilities under our restructuring initiative (refer to Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements).

We also have performance-based milestone compensation arrangements with certain employees and consultants, whose vesting is contingent upon meeting various regulatory and development milestones, with fixed monetary amounts known at inception that can be settled in the form of cash or equity at our sole election, upon achievement of each contingent milestone (refer to Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements).

Additionally, we have certain contingent payment obligations under various license and collaboration agreements in which we are required to make milestone payments upon successful completion and achievement of certain intellectual property, clinical, regulatory and sales milestones. We also enter into agreements in the normal course of business with CROs and other vendors for clinical trials and with vendors for preclinical studies and other services and products for operating purposes, which are generally cancelable upon written notice with potential termination charges.

We expect our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash will fund our operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q based on current operating plans and financial forecasts. If our current operating plans or financial forecasts change, including as a result of general market and economic conditions, inflationary pressures, supply chain issues on our research and development activities, we may require additional funding sooner in the form of public or private equity offerings, debt financings or additional collaborations and licensing arrangements. However, future financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

In addition, we are closely monitoring macroeconomic events, including inflationary pressures and supply chain issues, which may negatively impact our financial and operating results. We will continue to assess our operating costs and expenses and our cash and cash equivalents and, if circumstances warrant, we will make appropriate adjustments to our operating plan.

Sources of Liquidity

Receivables from licensing and collaboration agreements.

On March 1, 2024, certain subsidiaries of the Company, including Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., BridgeBio International GmbH and BridgeBio Europe B.V. (collectively “the Seller Parties”), entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Bayer Agreement”) with Bayer Consumer Care AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer AG (“Bayer”), to develop and commercialize acoramidis as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis in the European Union and all member states of the European Patent Organization (the “Licensed Territory”). Under the terms of the Bayer Agreement, the Seller Parties granted Bayer an exclusive license, effective upon the date that certain antitrust clearances have been obtained, to certain of the Seller Parties’ intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize acoramidis (previously known as AG10) in the Licensed Territory. In consideration for the license grant, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive an upfront payment of $135.0 million and will be eligible to receive up to $175.0 million in regulatory and sales milestone payments through 2026, and additional payments up to $450.0 million subject to the achievement of certain sales milestones. In addition, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive royalties according to a tiered structure starting in the low-thirties percent on net sales by Bayer of acoramidis in the Licensed Territory, subject to reduction under certain circumstances as provided in the Bayer Agreement.

On February 7, 2024, our subsidiary, QED, and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (“Kyowa Kirin” or “KKC”) entered into a partnership wherein QED granted Kyowa Kirin an exclusive license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize infigratinib for achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, and other skeletal dysplasias in Japan in accordance with the terms therein (“KKC Agreement”). In exchange, QED will receive an upfront payment of $100.0 million and will be eligible to receive royalties up to the mid-twenties percent on sales of infigratinib in Japan, with the potential to receive up to $81.4 million in development and sales-based milestone payments.

Furthermore, under the terms of the Amended Financing Agreement, the Company is required to deposit 75% of proceeds, net of certain permitted costs, received from certain asset sale transactions into an escrow account to be controlled by the Administrative Agent. The Bayer and KKC agreements meet the requirements of asset sale transactions under the terms of the Amended Financing Agreement. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we received $235.0 million in aggregate from Bayer and KKC, and deposited net proceeds of $159.3 million into the escrow accounts, which was classified as “restricted cash” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024. Refer to the “Term Loan, net” section below for details regarding the escrow accounts deposits required for asset sales transactions under the Amended Financing Agreement.

Public offerings

In March 2024, we entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “2024 Follow-on Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as representatives of several underwriters (collectively, the “2024 Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering (the “2024 Follow-on offering”) of 8,620,690 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a public offering price of $29.00 per share. The Company also granted the 2024 Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions, up to an additional 1,293,103 shares of Common Stock, which the 2024 Underwriters exercised in full on the closing of the 2024 Follow-on offering. The Company paid the Underwriters a commission of 3.6% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from all sales of the common stock under the Follow-on Agreement. In March 2024, 9,913,793 shares (including the 1,293,103 shares issued upon exercise of the 2024 Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) were issued under the 2024 Follow-on Agreement, for net proceeds of $276.6 million, after deducting underwriting fees and commissions of $10.3 million and deferred offering costs of $0.6 million.

In May 2023, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR, or the 2023 Shelf, with the SEC in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units or any combination thereof. We also concurrently entered into the 2023 ATM Agreement, with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and SVB Securities LLC or collectively, the ATM Sales Agents, with respect to an “at-the-market” offering program under which we may issue and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion and pursuant to a prospectus supplement, shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million through the ATM Sales Agents. We will pay the ATM Sales Agents a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from all sales of the common stock under the 2023 ATM Agreement. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, 1,061,991 shares were issued under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $38.1 million, after deducting sales agent fees and commissions of $0.6 million. As of June 30, 2024, we are still eligible to sell up to $345.3 million of our common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement under the 2023 Shelf.

Debt

As of June 30, 2024, we have borrowings under the 2029 Notes, the 2027 Notes and the Term Loan under the Amended Financing Agreement, which are discussed below.

2029 Notes, net

In January and February 2021, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $747.5 million of our 2029 Notes, pursuant to an Indenture dated January 28, 2021, or the 2029 Notes Indenture, between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, or the 2029 Notes Trustee, in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, or the 2021 Note Offering, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

The 2029 Notes accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021, at a rate of 2.25% per year. The 2029 Notes will mature on February 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The 2029 Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.

We received net proceeds from the 2021 Note Offering of approximately $731.4 million, after deducting the 2029 Notes Initial Purchasers’ discount. There were no direct offering expenses borne by us for the 2029 Notes. We used approximately $61.3 million of the net proceeds from the 2021 Note Offering to pay for the cost of the 2021 Capped Call Transactions and approximately $50.0 million to pay for the repurchase of shares of our common stock.

A holder of 2029 Notes may convert all or any portion of its 2029 Notes at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding November 1, 2028 only under certain circumstances.

On or after November 1, 2028 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, a holder may convert all or any portion of its 2029 Notes at any time.

We may not redeem the 2029 Notes prior to February 6, 2026. We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2029 Notes, at our option, on a redemption date occurring on or after February 6, 2026 and on or before the 41st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, under certain circumstances. No sinking fund is provided for the 2029 Notes. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the 2029 Notes Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2029 Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The 2029 Notes Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the 2029 Notes Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Notes plus accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. The 2029 Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2029 Notes; equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so subordinated, including our 2027 Notes; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.

Refer to Note 9 in our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details, including our future minimum payments under the 2029 Notes.

2027 Notes, net

In March 2020, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $550.0 million of our 2027 Notes, pursuant to an Indenture dated March 9, 2020, or the Indenture, between BridgeBio and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, or the Trustee, in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, or the 2020 Note Offering, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

The 2027 Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of BridgeBio and accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2020, at a rate of 2.50% per year. The 2027 Notes will mature on March 15, 2027, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Upon conversion, the 2027 Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.

We received net proceeds from the 2020 Note Offering of approximately $537.0 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and offering expenses. We used approximately $49.3 million of the net proceeds from the 2020 Note Offering to pay for the cost of the Capped Call Transactions, and approximately $75.0 million to pay for the repurchases of shares of our common stock in connection with the 2020 Note Offering.

A holder of 2027 Notes may convert all or any portion of its 2027 Notes at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2026 only under certain circumstances.

On or after December 15, 2026 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, a holder may convert all or any portion of its 2027 Notes at any time.

We may not redeem the 2027 Notes prior to the maturity date, and no sinking fund is provided for the 2027 Notes. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2027 Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Notes plus accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. The 2027 Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes; equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so subordinated; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.

Refer to Note 9 in our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details, including our future minimum payments under the 2027 Notes.

Term Loan, net

On January 17, 2024, we entered into the Financing Agreement with certain of our subsidiaries party thereto as guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, which was amended on February 12, 2024.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to extend a senior secured credit facility to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $750.0 million, comprised of (i) an Initial Term Loan in an aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million and (ii) one or more Incremental Term Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $300.0 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions set forth in the Financing Agreement. The Initial Term Loan was funded on January 17, 2024. Incremental Term Loans are available at the Company’s and the Lenders’ mutual consent from time to time after January 17, 2024.

The obligations of the Company under the Financing Agreement are and will be guaranteed by certain of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (such subsidiaries, collectively, the “Guarantors”). As security for the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, each of the Company and the Guarantors are required to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and secured parties, a continuing first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors (including all equity interests owned or hereafter acquired by the Company and the Guarantors), subject to certain customary exceptions.

Any outstanding principal on the Term Loans will initially bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (A) in the case of Term Loans bearing interest based on the base rate defined in the Financing Agreement (and which base rate will not be less than 2.00%), the sum of (i) the base rate plus (ii) 5.75% and (B) in the case of Term Loans bearing interest based on the three-month forward-looking term secured overnight financing rate administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“Term SOFR”), the sum of (i) three-month Term SOFR (subject to 1.00% per annum floor), plus (ii) 6.75%. Accrued interest is payable quarterly following the funding of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, on any date of prepayment or repayment of the Term Loans and at maturity.

The Company may prepay the Term Loans at any time (in whole or in part) or be required to make mandatory prepayments upon the occurrence of certain customary prepayment events. The mandatory prepayment events include certain permitted asset sales transactions (which include certain sales, leases, assignments, conveyances, transfers, licenses or exchanges of property) that occur prior to the date the FDA approves a first NDA for acoramidis, which would require the Company to deposit 75% of net cash received from such transactions into an escrow account controlled by the Administrative Agent, and the Company may also be subject to a specified disposition fee per transaction for certain asset sale transactions. In certain instances and during certain time periods, prepayments will be subject to customary prepayment fees. The amount of any prepayment fee may vary, but the maximum amount that may be due with any such prepayment would be an amount equal to 3.00% of the Term Loans being prepaid at such time, plus a customary make whole amount.

We have entered into asset sales transactions that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024 for the exclusive license agreements with Bayer Consumer Care AG and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd, for which the Company is required to deposit 75% of the proceeds, net of certain permitted costs, upon receipt of the upfront payments from Bayer Consumer Care AG and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd, into the escrow accounts. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we received $235.0 million in aggregate from Bayer Consumer Care AG and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd, and deposited net proceeds of $159.3 million into the escrow accounts. Refer to Note 11 for further details regarding the exclusive license agreements with Bayer Consumer Care AG and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

The completion of the $200.0 million private equity financing with external investors of BBOT. was considered an asset sale transaction that was subject to a disposition fee under the Financing Agreement. Accordingly, we paid a disposition fee of $1.1 million to the Administrative Agent during the three months ended June 30, 2024. Refer to Note 6 for further details regarding the BBOT private equity financing transaction.

The Financing Agreement contains affirmative covenants and negative covenants applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries that are customary for financings of this type. Such covenants, among other items, limit the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to (i) incur additional permitted indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends or make certain distributions, (iii) dispose of its and their assets, grant liens and license or permit other encumbrances on its and their assets, (iv) fundamentally alter the nature of their businesses and (v) enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Company and the Guarantors are also required to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash balance of $70.0 million at all times. The Company and its subsidiaries are permitted to license their intellectual property, dispose of other assets and enter into monetization and royalty transactions, in each case, subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions. The Financing Agreement also includes representations, warranties, indemnities and events of default that are customary for financings of this type, including an event of default relating to a change of control of the Company. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lenders may, among other things, accelerate the Company’s obligations under the Financing Agreement.

On June 20, 2024, the Company and each of the guarantors entered into the Second Amendment to the Financing Agreement. Under the Amended Financing Agreement, between June 20, 2024 and through the earlier of the FDA approval date and November 30, 2024, the Company is able to request a release of funds in an aggregate amount not to exceed 50% of the original net cash proceeds received from asset sale transactions. As of June 30, 2024, $20.0 million was released from the escrow accounts and classified as cash, with a remaining balance of $139.3 million in the escrow accounts classified as “restricted cash” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Furthermore, under the Amended Financing Agreement, the minimum qualified cash balance was amended from $70.0 million to $70.0 million plus 40% of any cash released by the Company from the escrow accounts, at all times. As of June 30, 2024, the minimum unrestricted qualified cash balance was $78.0 million.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows during the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

Net Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $144.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, consisting primarily of our net loss of $111.7 million, adjusted for non-cash items totaling $54.4 million, which primarily includes a $126.3 million net gain on the deconsolidation of a subsidiary, $8.1 million net realized gain from investment in equity securities, offset by $38.5 million in stock-based compensation expense, $26.6 million in loss on extinguishment of debt from the repayment of the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement, net loss from equity method investment of $7.9 million, and $3.7 million in accretion of debt; and $21.3 million in net cash inflow related to changes in operating assets and liabilities. The $21.3 million net cash inflow related to changes in operating assets and liabilities was attributed mainly to an increase in deferred revenue of $22.2 million primarily related to the Bayer Agreement and KKC Agreement, an increase of $8.9 million in accounts payable, and an increase of $7.1 million in accrued research and development liabilities, partially offset by a decrease of $8.4 million in accrued compensation and benefits and a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $6.5 million, which are primarily due to timing of payments.

Net cash used in operating activities was $257.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, consisting primarily of our net loss of $303.4 million, adjusted for non-cash items totaling $64.0 million, which primarily includes $49.1 million in stock-based compensation expense, $6.7 million in accrued payment-in-kind interest, and $4.6 million in accretion of debt, as well as $18.2 million net cash outflow related to changes in operating assets and liabilities. The $18.2 million net cash outflow related to changes in operating assets and liabilities was attributed mainly to a decrease of $11.3 million in accrued research and development liabilities and a decrease of $11.1 million in accrued compensation and benefits mainly due to timing of payments, a decrease of $4.1 million in accounts payable due to timing of payments, partially offset by a decrease of $8.5 million from licensing and collaboration agreements receivables primarily due to collections.

Net Cash Flows Provided by Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities was $25.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, attributable primarily to $63.2 million in proceeds from the sale of equity securities, $55.0 million in proceeds from the maturities of marketable securities, $25.7 million in special cash dividends received from equity securities, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $93.8 million and purchases of investments in equity securities of $20.3 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $16.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, attributable primarily to $67.1 million in proceeds from the sale of equity securities, $41.6 million in maturities of marketable securities, partially offset by purchases of investment in equity securities of $71.5 million and purchases of marketable securities of $19.8 million.

Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $273.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, consisting primarily of $450.0 million in proceeds from the term loan under the Financing Agreement, $314.8 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common stock through public offerings, and partially offset by $473.4 million repayment of the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement, and $16.0 million in issuance costs and discounts associated with the Amended Financing Agreement.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $149.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, consisting primarily of $144.0 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common stock through the Follow-on offering.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as revenues, if any, and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC, except for certain updates to our accounting policy as discussed in Note 2 in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no significant changes in recently adopted or issued accounting pronouncements from those disclosed in the section titled “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC.

As of June 30, 2024, we held cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash (current) of $587.2 million. Our cash equivalents consist of amounts invested in money market funds; agency discount notes; and high investment grade fixed income securities that are primarily invested in commercial paper, U.S. government securities and treasury bills. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risk exposure. We have not been exposed nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates. We do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents have a significant risk of default or illiquidity.

As of June 30, 2024, our 2029 Notes and 2027 Notes had principal balances of $747.5 million and $550.0 million, respectively, which bear fixed interest rates that are not subject to variability as a result of changes in interest rates. However, as of June 30, 2024, our term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement had a principal balance of $450.0 million, which bears variable interest rates that are subject to variability as a result of changes in interest rates. The effect of a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates applicable to the Amended Financing Agreement would increase our interest expense on our term loan by $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Inflation has decreased during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and is expected to continue to decrease for the near future. Inflationary factors, such as increases in the cost of our raw materials, clinical supplies, interest rates and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date. Significant adverse changes in inflation and prices in the future could result in material losses.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic and current reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2024 and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of that date. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, including under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, the risks and uncertainties that we believe are most important for you to consider are discussed below and in “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. The risks described below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Other than the risk factors listed below, there are no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval in one or more jurisdictions for any product candidates that we may identify and develop, our business will be substantially harmed.

We cannot commercialize a product until the appropriate regulatory authorities have reviewed and approved the product candidate. Approval by the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities is lengthy and unpredictable, and depends upon numerous factors, including substantial discretion of the regulatory authorities. Approval policies, regulations or the type and amount of nonclinical or clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product candidate’s development and may vary among jurisdictions, which may cause delays in the approval or the decision not to approve an application. It is possible that our current product candidates and any other product candidates which we may seek to develop in the future will not ever obtain regulatory approval. We cannot be certain that any of our product candidates will receive regulatory approval or that if approved, any of our product candidates, will be successfully commercialized.

Obtaining marketing approval is an extensive, lengthy, expensive and inherently uncertain process, and regulatory authorities may delay, limit or deny approval of our product candidates for many reasons, including, but not limited to:

• the inability to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that the applicable product candidate is safe and effective as a treatment for our targeted indications;
• the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design, endpoints or implementation of our clinical trials;
• the population studied in the clinical program may not be sufficiently broad or representative to assure safety or efficacy in the full population for which we seek approval;
• the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require additional preclinical studies or clinical trials beyond those that we currently anticipate;
• the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with our interpretation of data from nonclinical studies or clinical trials;
• the data collected from clinical trials of product candidates that we may identify and pursue may not be sufficient to support the submission of a new drug application, or NDA, biologics license application, or BLA, or other submission for regulatory approval in the United States or elsewhere;
• we may be unable to demonstrate to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that a product candidate’s risk-benefit ratio for its proposed indication is acceptable;
• the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may identify deficiencies in the manufacturing processes, test procedures and specifications, or facilities of third-party manufacturers with which we contract for clinical and commercial supplies; and the approval policies or regulations of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may change in a manner that renders the clinical trial design or data insufficient for approval.

In addition, even if an NDA, BLA, or other submission for regulatory approval, is filed and accepted for review, the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities may delay their review or approval process or may decline to grant regulatory approval for a variety of reasons. For example, on December 5, 2023 we submitted an application for approval with the FDA for acoramidis but cannot predict when, or if, we will receive a decision on approval from the FDA. The lengthy approval process, as well as the unpredictability of the results of clinical trials and evolving regulatory requirements, may result in our failure to obtain regulatory approval to market product candidates that we may pursue in the United States or elsewhere, which would significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, failure to secure FDA approval for acoramidis will result in our inability to receive a $500.0 million milestone payment pursuant to the Funding Agreement, which would significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

We have incurred indebtedness under our convertible senior notes and are party to a financing agreement that contains operating and financial covenants that may restrict our business and financing activities.

In March 2020, we issued the 2027 Notes, pursuant to which we pay interest semiannually in arrears at a rate of 2.50% per year. The 2027 Notes will mature on March 15, 2027 unless earlier converted or repurchased, at which time we will settle any conversions of the 2027 Notes in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof, at our election. In January and February 2021, we issued the 2029 Notes, pursuant to which we pay interest semiannually in arrears at a rate of 2.25% per year. The 2029 Notes will mature on February 1, 2029 unless earlier converted or repurchased, at which time we will settle any conversions of the 2029 Notes in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof, at our election. Under certain circumstances, the holders of the 2027 Notes and the 2029 Notes, or collectively, the Notes, may require us to repay all or a portion of the principal and interest outstanding under the Notes in cash prior to their respective maturity dates, which could have an adverse effect on our financial results.

In January 2024, we entered into the Financing Agreement, pursuant to which the lenders thereunder agreed to extend a senior secured credit facility to us in an aggregate principal amount of up to $750.0 million, comprised of (i) an initial term loan of $450.0 million, or the Initial Term Loan, and (ii) subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions set forth in the Financing Agreement, one or more incremental term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300.0 million. The Initial Term Loan was funded on January 17, 2024. We are required to make principal payments of $22.5 million on the outstanding balance of the term loans commencing on June 30, 2027 in quarterly installments in amounts and subject to conditions as set forth in the Financing Agreement, including variable interest rates and additional quarterly installments of $10.0 million if our market capitalization is at any time after January 17, 2024 less than $1.5 billion. The stated maturity date of the term loans is January 17, 2029, with two springing earlier maturity dates at 91 days prior to the stated maturity dates of the 2027 Notes and the 2029 Notes, respectively, in each case to the extent there is an aggregate outstanding amount of such notes of more than $50 million on such dates. The Financing Agreement restricts our ability, among other things and subject to certain limited exceptions, to:

• sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of our business or property;
• make material changes to our business;
• enter into transactions resulting in significant changes to the voting control of our stock;
• make certain changes to our organizational structure;
• consolidate or merge with other entities or acquire other entities;
• incur additional indebtedness or create encumbrances on our assets;
• pay dividends, or make distributions on or repurchase our stock;
• enter into transactions with our affiliates;
• make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness or royalty monetization transactions; or
• make certain investments.

For example, the license agreements that we recently entered into with Bayer Consumer Care AG and Kyowa Kirin Co. are considered permitted asset sale transactions under the Financing Agreement, which requires us to deposit approximately 75% of the proceeds from such transactions, net of certain permitted costs, into an escrow account to be controlled by the Administrative Agent. Furthermore, under the Amended Financing Agreement, between June 20, 2024 and through the earlier of the FDA approval date of a first NDA for acoramidis and November 30, 2024, the Company is able to request a release of funds in an aggregate amount not to exceed 50% of the original net cash proceeds received from asset sale transactions.

In addition, we are required to maintain, under the Amended Financing Agreement, a minimum unrestricted qualified cash balance of $70.0 million plus 40% of any cash released by the Company from the escrow account, at all times, and to comply with various operating covenants and default clauses that may restrict our ability to finance our operations, engage in business activities or expand or fully pursue our business strategies. As of June 30, 2024, the minimum unrestricted qualified cash balance was $78.0 million. As security for the obligations under the Amended Financing Agreement, we and our subsidiaries that are party to the Amended Financing Agreement as guarantors are required to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the lenders and secured parties, a continuing first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries that are party to the Amended Financing Agreement as guarantors (including all equity interests owned or hereafter acquired by us or such subsidiaries), subject to certain exceptions. A breach of any of these covenants or clauses could result in a default under the Amended Financing Agreement, which could cause all of the outstanding indebtedness under the facility to become immediately due and payable and cause us to incur additional fees related to an early repayment, or result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.