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Form 8-K MyoKardia Inc For: Aug 08

August 8, 2018 4:16 PM

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2018

 

MYOKARDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37609

44-5500552

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

333 Allerton Ave.

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 741-0900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

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

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 8, 2018, MyoKardia, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2018. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by MyoKardia, Inc. on August 8, 2018, furnished herewith

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

  

Press Release issued by MyoKardia, Inc. on August 8, 2018, furnished herewith

 

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: August 8, 2018

 

 

MyoKardia, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Taylor Harris

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor Harris

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

MyoKardia Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

 

Company to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT)

 

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 8, 2018 – MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.  

 

“This quarter saw MyoKardia initiate three new clinical studies, including the advancement of our lead investigational compound, mavacamten, into a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial which represents one of the most important milestones in MyoKardia’s five-year history. The EXPLORER-HCM study should provide meaningful data on how mavacamten treatment impacts patients’ symptoms and how they function, potentially leading the way to a new and much-needed treatment option for people with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,” said Tassos Gianakakos, Chief Executive Officer. “Advancements across our broader pipeline can also be expected in the coming months as MYK-491 enters into a Phase 2 clinical trial in dilated cardiomyopathy and data from our ongoing Phase 1 study in DCM patients become available.  Additionally, our research platform and discovery-stage pipeline continue to advance, and we look forward to sharing more details about our research programs in the coming months.”

 

Recent Clinical Program Highlights

 

Mavacamten for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

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Dosed First Patient in Phase 3 EXPLORER-HCM Clinical Trial of Mavacamten in oHCM: The pivotal EXPLORER-HCM trial will enroll 220 patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), randomized to receive individualized doses of mavacamten or placebo.  The primary endpoint for the study will be clinical response. Clinical response can be achieved by meeting either of two definitions: 1) an improvement of at least 1.5 mL/kg/min in peak VO2 accompanied by a reduction from baseline of at least one New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, or 2) an improvement from baseline of 3.0 mL/kg/min or greater in peak VO2 without worsening in NYHA functional class.  MyoKardia expects to report topline results from the Phase 3 trial in the second half of 2020.

 

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A long-term extension (LTE) study of patients who complete the Phase 3 EXPLORER-HCM or the Phase 2 MAVERICK-HCM trial is expected to begin by the end of 2018. The Mava-LTE study is part of the overall mavacamten registration package reviewed with the FDA.

 

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Dosed First Patient in Phase 2 MAVERICK-HCM Clinical Trial of Mavacamten in nHCM: The Phase 2 MAVERICK-HCM trial is designed to assess the safety and tolerability of a 16-week treatment course of mavacamten in patients with symptomatic, non-obstructive HCM (nHCM).  The MAVERICK-HCM trial will enroll approximately 60 patients, randomized into three groups to receive either one of two dose concentrations of mavacamten or placebo.  MyoKardia expects to report data from the MAVERICK-HCM study in the second half of 2019.

 

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Enrolled First Patient in PIONEER Open-Label Extension Study: Enrollment of patients who previously completed the Phase 2 PIONEER-HCM trial has begun in the open-label extension study, PIONEER-OLE.  The PIONEER-OLE study is intended to provide data on longer-term exposure to mavacamten.  MyoKardia expects to report interim data from this trial in the first quarter of 2019.  

 

MYK-491 for Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

-

Continued Enrollment in Phase 1b Clinical trial of MYK-491 in DCM Patients:  The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1b trial of MYK-491 in symptomatic DCM patients is ongoing.   The objectives of this trial are to assess safety, tolerability, preliminary pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of MYK-491 in DCM patients, and MyoKardia expects to report data in the second half of 2018.  A Phase 2 clinical study of MYK-491 in DCM patients is expected to begin in the second half of 2018.

 


Corporate Updates

-

Completed Successful Follow-on Offering:  MyoKardia completed a follow-on offering of 3,961,174 shares of common stock, including the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a public offering price of $49.00 per share, raising $181.9 million in net proceeds. MyoKardia anticipates utilizing net proceeds from the offering to fund research and development activities for its development programs, including the EXPLORER-HCM and MAVERICK-HCM clinical trials of mavacamten, the advancement of MYK-491 and the company’s ongoing preclinical, discovery and research programs.  

 

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

 

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Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and investments (short-term and long-term) as of June 30, 2018 were $426.2 million, compared to $276.4 million as of December 31, 2017. The increase in the company’s cash position is primarily attributable to MyoKardia’s follow-on financing in the second quarter of 2018, which raised $181.9 million in net proceeds.

 

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Revenues: Collaboration and license revenue was $6.6 million during the second quarter 2018, compared with $3.0 million during the second quarter of 2017. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenue from partner payments was $12.0 compared to $5.4 million for the first six months of 2017. The increase in collaboration revenue in 2018 is attributable to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, the $45 million payment received from Sanofi S.A. (Sanofi) in the first quarter of 2017 is now being recognized based on research and development costs incurred in a particular period relative to the estimated total program costs to be incurred in the two-year period ending December 31, 2018.

 

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R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $17.2 million, net of Sanofi reimbursement credits of $4.3 million, for the second quarter of 2018, up from $13.7 million for the same period in 2017. R&D expenses in the first half of 2018 were $33.8 million, net of reimbursement credits of $7.1 million, up from $25.6 million for the same period in 2017. Sanofi reimbursement payments for the six-month period totaled $11.8 million.  The increase in R&D expenses was driven by clinical trial activity for mavacamten, MYK-491 and preclinical programs, an increase in headcount, and stock-based compensation expense.

 

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G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $8.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $5.1 million for the same period in 2017. For the first half of 2018, G&A expenses were $16.2 compared to $10.6 million in the same period of 2017. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in headcount, as well as stock-based compensation expense.

 

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Net Loss: Net loss was $18.4 million ($0.49 per share) for the second quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $15.5 million ($0.50 per share) for the second quarter of 2017. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, net loss was $36.2 million ($0.99 per share) compared to $30.2 million ($0.97 per share) during the same period of 2017.

 

Based on the company’s current balance of cash and investments, plus anticipated payments from Sanofi, MyoKardia estimates having sufficient funds to execute on current operating plans into 2021.

 

Conference Call and Webcast

MyoKardia management will host a conference call and live audio webcast today, August 8, at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT to review second quarter 2018 financial results. The call may be accessed by phone by calling 844-494-0193 from the U.S. and Canada or 508-637-5584 internationally and using the conference ID 6176898. The webcast may be accessed live on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.myokardia.com.  A replay of the webcast will be available on the MyoKardia website for 90 days following the call.

 

About MyoKardia

MyoKardia is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach to discover, develop and commercialize targeted therapies for the treatment of serious and rare cardiovascular diseases.  MyoKardia’s initial focus is on the treatment of heritable cardiomyopathies, a group of rare, genetically driven forms of heart failure that result from biomechanical defects in cardiac muscle contraction. MyoKardia has


generated a pipeline of therapeutic programs for the chronic treatment of two of the most prevalent forms of heritable cardiomyopathy – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). MyoKardia’s most advanced product candidate is mavacamten (formerly MYK-461), a novel, oral, allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin intended to reduce hypercontractility. Mavacamten is being studied in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, known as EXPLORER-HCM, in patients with symptomatic, obstructive HCM. MyoKardia is also developing mavacamten in a second indication, non-obstructive HCM, in the Phase 2 MAVERICK-HCM clinical trial.  MYK-491, MyoKardia’s second product candidate, is intended to increase contractility and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b study in DCM patients. A cornerstone of the MyoKardia platform is the Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry (SHaRe), a multi-center, international repository of clinical and laboratory data on individuals and families with genetic heart disease, which MyoKardia helped form in 2014. MyoKardia’s mission is to change the world for patients with serious cardiovascular disease through bold and innovative science.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements we make in this press release may include statements which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are usually identified by the use of words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "projects," "seeks," "should," "will," and variations of such words or similar expressions. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act and are making this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the clinical and therapeutic potential of mavacamten and MYK-491, the progress of and availability of data from the Company’s ongoing Phase 3 EXPLORER-HCM trial of mavacamten in oHCM patients, Phase 2 MAVERICK-HCM trial of mavacamten in nHCM patients and PIONEER-OLE study of mavacamten, the commencement of the Company’s planned LTE study of mavacamten, the progress of and availability of data from the Company’s ongoing Phase 1 study of MYK-491 in DCM patients, the commencement of the Company’s planned Phase 2 study of MYK-491, the advancement of the Company’s research programs, as well as the timing of these events, and the Company’s expected cash runway and ability to receive additional payments from its collaboration agreement with Sanofi, reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, risks associated with the development and regulation of our product candidates, as well as those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and our other filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Contacts:

Michelle Corral

Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

MyoKardia, Inc.

650-351-4690

[email protected]

 

Hannah Deresiewicz (Investors)

Stern Investor Relations, Inc.

212-362-1200

[email protected]

 

Steven Cooper (Media)

Edelman

415-486-3264

[email protected]

 


MYOKARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

June 30,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Revised

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

346,827

 

 

$

224,571

 

Short-term investments

 

 

51,766

 

 

 

31,933

 

Receivable from collaboration partner

 

 

 

 

 

1,013

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,604

 

 

 

1,876

 

Total current assets

 

 

401,197

 

 

 

259,393

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

4,883

 

 

 

3,147

 

Long-term investments

 

 

27,648

 

 

 

19,900

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

426

 

 

 

368

 

Total assets

 

$

434,154

 

 

$

282,808

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,766

 

 

$

2,301

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

13,553

 

 

 

11,639

 

Prepayment from collaboration partner

 

 

9,115

 

 

 

4,432

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

21,588

 

 

 

33,558

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

47,022

 

 

 

51,930

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

99

 

 

 

202

 

Total liabilities

 

 

47,121

 

 

 

52,132

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none

   issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000,000 and 150,000,000

   shares authorized at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,

   respectively; 40,049,160 and 35,812,791 shares issued and outstanding

   at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

558,376

 

 

 

365,719

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(259

)

 

 

(192

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(171,088

)

 

 

(134,855

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

387,033

 

 

 

230,676

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

434,154

 

 

$

282,808

 

 


MYOKARDIA, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Revised

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Revised

 

Collaboration and license revenue

 

$

6,639

 

 

$

3,001

 

 

$

11,970

 

 

$

5,411

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

17,218

 

 

 

13,689

 

 

 

33,836

 

 

 

25,606

 

General and administrative

 

 

8,912

 

 

 

5,082

 

 

 

16,225

 

 

 

10,558

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

26,130

 

 

 

18,771

 

 

 

50,061

 

 

 

36,164

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(19,491

)

 

 

(15,770

)

 

 

(38,091

)

 

 

(30,753

)

Interest and other income, net

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

1,858

 

 

 

530

 

Net loss

 

 

(18,413

)

 

 

(15,461

)

 

 

(36,233

)

 

 

(30,223

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

70

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(58

)

Comprehensive loss

 

 

(18,343

)

 

 

(15,464

)

 

 

(36,300

)

 

 

(30,281

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(18,413

)

 

$

(15,461

)

 

$

(36,233

)

 

$

(30,223

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.99

)

 

$

(0.97

)

Weighted average number of shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

 

37,440,024

 

 

 

31,200,773

 

 

 

36,620,747

 

 

 

31,151,216

 

 

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