Solid financials support R&D progress
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* First half-year financial results:
* Revenues ?73.0 M, an increase of ?24.3 M compared to H1 2016
* Operating loss ?32.9 M, an increase of ?8.6 M compared to H1 2016
* Cash on 30 June 2017 of ?1,263.2 M
* Raised ?363.9 M gross proceeds in the U.S. public equity offering
* Substantial progress in R&D
* Consistent filgotinib profile in RA in DARWIN 3 interim readout
* Expansion of filgotinib Ph2 patient trials
* Ph1 evaluation completed for individual components of first triple combo
in CF
* Initiation of Ph1b trial in U.S. with GLPG1972 in osteoarthritis
patients
* FDA orphan status for GLPG1690 in IPF
* Nomination of fully proprietary pre-clinical candidates in inflammation,
fibrosis, and other indications
* Appointment of Michele Manto as Senior Vice President Commercial Operations
* In-licensing of GLPG1972 by Servier triggers ?6 million license fee
Webcast presentation tomorrow, 28 July 2017, at 14.00 CET/8 AM ET, www.glpg.com,
+32 2 403 7297, code 4659682
Mechelen, Belgium; 27 July 2017, 22.01 CET; regulated information - Galapagos NV
(Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) announces its unaudited first half-year results, which
are further detailed in its H1 2017 report available on the Galapagos website,
www.glpg.com.
"I am pleased with the results over the first six months, both financially and
in our R&D," said Onno van de Stolpe, CEO. "We note the consistency of the
DARWIN 3 results and are excited to see Gilead's rapid rollout of inflammation
studies with filgotinib. We expect more Phase 2 study starts with filgotinib. In
cystic fibrosis we are making progress towards initiating patient evaluations of
our first triple combo therapy. Most exciting for us is that we expect two
patient study readouts from novel mechanism of action candidates this coming
half year: the GLPG1690 FLORA study in IPF and the MOR106 study in atopic
dermatitis."
"In the first half of 2017 Galapagos continued to invest in its R&D pipeline to
produce substantial progress. The U.S. public equity offering in April confirmed
shareholders' confidence in the future of our company and in our ability to
execute," said Bart Filius, CFO. "With a cash position of close to ?1.3 billion,
we are well positioned to advance our wide range of R&D programs. We confirm our
cash burn guidance for the full year within the range of ?135 - 155 million."
Key figures first half-year report 2017 (unaudited)
(? millions, except basic & diluted income/loss per share)
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
| |30 June 2017 group total| 30 June 2016 group |
| | | total |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Revenues | 73.0 | 48.8 |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|R&D expenditure | (92.9) | (62.4) |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|G&A and S&M expenses | (13.0) | (10.7) |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Operating loss | (32.9) | (24.3) |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Non-cash adjustment on short | | 57.5 |
|term financial asset(1) | | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Other net financial result | (16.2) | (0.9) |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Taxes | (0.1) | - |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Net result for the period | (49.2) | 32.2 |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Basic income/loss (-) per | (1.03) | 0.71 |
|share (?) | | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Diluted income/loss (-) per | (1.03) | 0.69 |
|share (?) | | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Cash, cash equivalents and | 1,263.2 | 968.5 |
|restricted cash | | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
Notes:
1) reflects non-cash financial asset adjustment resulting from the Gilead
subscription agreement
Appointment of SVP Commercial Operations
Galapagos announces the hire of Michele Manto, formerly Rheumatology Global
Marketing General Manager at AbbVie, where he was responsible for Humira and
preparation of the launch strategy of ABT-494. Prior to that Michele held
several commercial roles at AbbVie starting in 2004, most recently General
Manager of the Netherlands operations and Business Unit Director Immunology at
AbbVie's German and Swiss operations. Joining on 1 September as SVP Commercial
Operations at Galapagos, Michele will be responsible for envisioning, scoping
and operationalizing the commercial strategy for the organization. Michele will
have the operational task of building the commercial organization for the
company, recruiting the right talent across Europe and leading these commercial
teams in our alliance with Gilead for filgotinib.
"We welcome Michele to the Galapagos team. Michele brings valuable commercial
experience and is the right person to spearhead build-up of our new commercial
operations. The new SVP Commercial Operations will be a critical addition to the
senior team and a key contributor to Galapagos' transition to a fully integrated
biotech company," commented Onno van de Stolpe.
First half-year report 2017
Galapagos' financial report for the first half-year ended 30 June 2017 can be
accessed via www.glpg.com/financial-reports.
Conference call and webcast presentation
Galapagos will conduct a conference call open to the public tomorrow, 28 July
2017 at 14:00 CET / 8 AM ET, which will also be webcast. To participate in the
conference call, please call one of the following numbers ten minutes prior to
commencement:
CODE: 4659682
USA: +1 719 325 2213
UK: +44 330 336 9411
Netherlands: +31 20 703 8261
France: +33 1 76 77 22 57
Belgium: +32 2 400 6926
A question and answer session will follow the presentation of the results. Go to
www.glpg.com to access the live audio webcast. The archived webcast will also be
available for replay shortly after the close of the call.
Financial calendar
26 October 2017 Third quarter 2017 results (webcast 27 October 2017)
22 February 2018 Full year 2017 results (webcast 23 February 2018)
About Galapagos
Galapagos (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with
novel modes of action. Our pipeline comprises Phase 3, Phase 2, Phase 1, pre-
clinical, and discovery programs in cystic fibrosis, inflammation, fibrosis,
osteoarthritis and other indications. We have discovered and developed
filgotinib: in collaboration with Gilead we aim to bring this JAK1-selective
inhibitor for inflammatory indications to patients all over the world. Galapagos
is focused on the development and commercialization of novel medicines that will
improve people's lives. The Galapagos group, including fee-for-service
subsidiary Fidelta, has approximately 550 employees, operating from its
Mechelen, Belgium headquarters and facilities in The Netherlands, France, and
Croatia. More information at www.glpg.com.
Contacts
Investors:
Elizabeth Goodwin
VP IR & Corporate Communications
+1 781 460 1784
Paul van der Horst
Director IR & Business Development
+31 71 750 6707
ir(at)glpg.com
Media:
Evelyn Fox
Director Communications
+31 6 53 591 999
communications(at)glpg.com
Forward-looking statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements, including, among other
things, statements regarding the guidance from management (including guidance
regarding the expected operational cash burn during financial year 2017),
financial results, timing and/or results of clinical trials, interaction with
regulators, and build-up and development of commercial operations. Galapagos
cautions the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which might cause the actual results, financial
condition and liquidity, performance or achievements of Galapagos, or industry
results, to be materially different from any historic or future results,
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results, performance, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of
the industry in which it operates are consistent with such forward-looking
statements, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future
periods. Among the factors that may result in differences are that Galapagos'
expectations regarding its 2017 operating expenses may be incorrect (including
because one or more of its assumptions underlying its expense expectations may
not be realized), Galapagos' expectations regarding its development programs may
be incorrect, the inherent uncertainties associated with competitive
developments, clinical trial and product development activities and regulatory
approval requirements (including that data from Galapagos' ongoing clinical
research programs may not support registration or further development of its
product candidates due to safety, efficacy or other reasons), Galapagos'
reliance on collaborations with third parties, and estimating the commercial
potential of its development programs. A further list and description of these
risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in Galapagos' Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and reports, including in Galapagos' most
recent annual report on form 20-F filed with the SEC and other filings and
reports filed by Galapagos with the SEC. Given these uncertainties, the reader
is advised not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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circumstances on which any such statement is based or that may affect the
likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-
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