Six Flags Entertainment and Coca-Cola Extend Long-Time Strategic Partnership

Six Flags Entertainment and Coca-Cola Extend Long-Time Strategic Partnership

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Six Flags, the world’s largest regional theme park company and The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola), the world’s largest beverage company, announced today that they are extending their multi-year partnership.

Coca-Cola will continue to have exclusive rights across the drink portfolio inclusive of Coke®, diet Coke®, Coke® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, Dasani®, and Powerade®, Simply® Juices, Gold Peak® tea, smartwater®, Monster®, Minute Maid® Lemonade.

“Coca-Cola is a best-in-class company that creates many unique ways to activate with our guests and elevate their experience throughout the season,” said Stephanie Borges, Global Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships at Six Flags Entertainment. “This renewed partnership will deliver new areas of opportunity and allow us to engage with our multi-generational guests in a more authentic way.”

“We are excited to continue our long-standing partnership with Six Flags, and are energized about the future,” said Rachel Chahal, Director of Amusement Partnerships for Coca-Cola. “Together, we will continue to refresh Six Flags guests every season.”

As part of the extension, Six Flags and Coca-Cola will create innovative activations and unique in-park offerings that can only be experienced at Six Flags. In Summer 2023, the partnership will launch an exciting new endeavor in the eGaming space that will deliver some first-of-its-kind experiences. In addition to eGaming, the partnership will deliver long-term guest enhancements throughout the parks, engaging with millions of guests through VIP lounges, specialty beverages, and multiple tentpole events and festivals.

About the Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Our nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at http://www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest regional theme park company and the largest operator of water parks in North America, with 27 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. For 62 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks and unique attractions. Six Flags is committed to creating an inclusive environment that fully embraces the diversity of our team members and guests. For more information, visit www.sixflags.com.

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AMC Entertainment Launching Its All-new Line of Microwave Popcorn and Ready-to-eat Popcorn Exclusively at Walmart

AMC Entertainment Launching Its All-new Line of Microwave Popcorn and Ready-to-eat Popcorn Exclusively at Walmart

The AMC Theatres all-new home popcorn line will include six total items, including three varieties of microwave popcorn and three varieties of ready-to-eat popcorn in the following flavors – Classic Butter, Extra Butter, and, for those seeking a lower sodium solution, Lightly Salted

AMC’s ready-to-eat popcorn items are available exclusively at hundreds of Walmart locations on featured endcap displays, beginning March 11, just ahead of the Academy Awards telecast on March 12

In the weeks that follow, AMC popcorn items will be on the shelves at more than 2,600 Walmart locations and on walmart.com

The three microwave popcorn flavor varieties are expected to retail for $4.98 for a 6 count; The three popped popcorn flavor varieties are expected to retail for $3.98 for a 4.2 – 5.2oz bag

LEAWOOD, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC & APE), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced it is collaborating with Walmart on an exclusive launch of AMC’s all new lines of microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn items, beginning with featured endcaps, which prominently display AMC Perfectly Popcorn in hundreds of Walmart locations around the United States. On March 11, popcorn lovers can enjoy select AMC Perfectly Popcorn varieties, available on Walmart endcaps, just in time for the Academy Awards, which airs on March 12.

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AMC Entertainment launches microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn exclusively at Walmart (Photo: Business Wire)

AMC Entertainment launches microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn exclusively at Walmart (Photo: Business Wire)

With this new AMC Theatres popcorn product launch, AMC brings its Perfectly Popcorn movie theatre popcorn taste and aroma to the comfort of home. AMC’s Popcorn line includes six total new items, including three flavor varieties of microwave popcorn and popped popcorn. Consumers can enjoy both AMC’s microwave popcorn and popped popcorn in the following flavors – Classic Butter, Extra Butter, and Lightly Salted. The microwave Extra Butter variety comes with buttery topping packets, allowing consumers to replicate that ultimate movie theatre experience of adding even more butter flavor to their popcorn.

All six varieties of AMC’s new popcorn line feature that amazing AMC Perfectly Popcorn taste which, until now, was only available at an AMC movie theatre.

Select varieties from AMC’s new line of popcorn products will be available during the featured endcap program at Walmart, beginning March 11. The following month, AMC’s popcorn will be on the shelves of more than 2,600 Walmart locations and on walmart.com. The microwave popcorn varieties available at Walmart are expected to retail for $4.98, plus tax, for 6-count. The ready-to-eat popcorn varieties, available in a 4.2 – 5.2 oz bag, are expected to retail for $3.98, plus tax.

Following the exclusive launch at Walmart locations this spring, AMC anticipates broader distribution channels for its new line of microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn later this year.

Adam Aron, Chairman and CEO of AMC Theatres, commented:

“With the launch of AMC Theatres new line of microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn, AMC yet again makes good on a promise made to our moviegoers and our investors. On March 11, which is Oscars weekend, we will enter the multi-billion-dollar retail popcorn industry with at-home popcorn that features the authentic taste of real movie theatre popcorn. We are especially pleased that we are doing so in an exclusive launch with Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States. We could not have found a better partner than Walmart for this important extension of the AMC experience into the home.”

Aron continued:

“For years, AMC’s in-theatre innovations and initiatives like recliner seating, better food & beverage offerings, enhanced sight & sound presentation technology, AMC Stubs, and premium formats have focused on Making Movies Better at the movie theatre. Through our retail introduction of AMC Theatres microwave and ready-to-eat popcorn, we continue to Make Movies Better, this time in the comfort of your own home. And with popcorn now hitting shelves, we remain focused on future innovations that will continue to surprise and delight movie lovers and our shareholders.”

About AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world with approximately 950 theatres and 10,500 screens across the globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by: deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement through its loyalty and subscription programs, web site and mobile apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and independent programming. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com.

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Emerald Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results Conference Call

Emerald Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results Conference Call

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) (“Emerald” or the “Company”), today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 before the market open on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 am ET that same day.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-9039 (domestic) or 1-201-689-8470 (international). A telephonic replay will be available beginning at 11:30 am ET by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 13736396. The replay will be available until 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on March 21, 2023.

Interested investors and other parties can access the webcast of the live conference call by visiting the Investors section of Emerald’s website at https://investor.emeraldx.com. An online replay will be available on the same website immediately following the call.

About Emerald

Emerald’s talented and experienced team grows our customers’ businesses 365 days a year through connections, content, and commerce. We expand connections that drive new business opportunities, product discovery, and relationships with over 140 annual events, matchmaking, and lead-gen services. We create content to ensure that our customers are on the cutting edge of their industries and are continually developing their skills. And we power commerce through efficient year-round buying and selling. We do all this by seamlessly integrating in-person and digital platforms and channels. Emerald is immersed in the industries we serve and committed to supporting the communities in which we operate. As true partners, we create experiences that inspire, amaze, and deliver breakthrough results. For more: http://www.emeraldx.com/.

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Rockwell Automation to Present at J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference

Rockwell Automation to Present at J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference

MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Nick Gangestad, will present at the 2023 J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference on Tuesday, March 14, in New York.

The fireside chat will be webcast beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT and will be available on the Rockwell Automation Investor Relations website at www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/investors.html.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

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Immunocore to present at upcoming investor conferences

Immunocore
to present at
upcoming investor conferences

(OXFORDSHIRE, England & CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. & ROCKVILLE, Md., US, 28 February 2023) Immunocore Holdings Plc (Nasdaq: IMCR), a commercial-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of T cell receptor (TCR) bispecific immunotherapies designed to treat a broad range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases, today announced that management will present at the following upcoming investor conferences in March:

  • Cowen 43rd Annual Health Care Conference

    Fireside Chat: Monday, March 6, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. ET
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    Presentation: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET
  • Barclays
    Global Healthcare Conference

    Fireside Chat: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 3:35 p.m. ET
  • Jefferies
    Biotech on the Bay Summit

    1×1 and small group meetings: Thursday, March 16, 2023

The presentations will be webcast live and will be available in the ‘Investors’ section of Immunocore’s website at www.immunocore.com. A replay of the presentations will be made available for a limited time.

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About Immunocore

Immunocore is a commercial-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies called ImmTAX – Immune mobilizing monoclonal TCRs Against X disease – designed to treat a broad range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune, and infectious disease. Leveraging its proprietary, flexible, off-the-shelf ImmTAX platform, Immunocore is developing a deep pipeline in multiple therapeutic areas, including five clinical stage programs in oncology and infectious disease, advanced pre-clinical programs in autoimmune disease and multiple earlier pre-clinical programs. The Company’s most advanced oncology TCR therapeutic, KIMMTRAK has been approved for the treatment of HLA-A*02:01-positive adult patients with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma in the United States, European Union, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

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Aldeyra Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from 12-Month Safety Clinical Trial of Reproxalap in Patients with Dry Eye Disease

Aldeyra Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results from 12-Month Safety Clinical Trial of Reproxalap in Patients with Dry Eye Disease

Primary Endpoints of Treatment-Related Serious Adverse Events in Ocular Safety Parameters Were Not Observed

Ocular Safety Events Were Similar Across Reproxalap and Vehicle Groups

In Post-Hoc Analysis, Reproxalap Potentially the First Chronically Administered Topical Ocular Therapy to Demonstrate Distance Visual Acuity Improvement in Adults

LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDX) (Aldeyra) today announced top-line results from a 12-month, vehicle-controlled, multicenter, parallel-group safety clinical trial of reproxalap, an investigational new drug, in dry eye disease patients. The primary endpoints of treatment-related serious adverse events in ocular safety were not observed in any patient. Ocular safety events were similar across reproxalap and vehicle treatment groups. In a post-hoc analysis, reproxalap was statistically superior to vehicle in improvement from baseline in distance visual acuity, potentially representing the first demonstration of improvement in distance visual acuity with a topically administered therapy.

“The lack of treatment-related serious adverse events over 12 months confirms the safety profile of reproxalap observed in prior clinical trials, and the potentially landmark evidence of improvement in visual acuity may differentiate reproxalap, if approved for sale, from other therapeutic options for the treatment of dry eye disease,” stated Todd C. Brady, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Aldeyra.

The 12-month safety clinical trial population was comprised of 447 dry eye disease patients; 299 patients were treated with reproxalap and 148 patients were treated with vehicle. Visual acuity and ocular safety assessments, including assessment of intraocular pressure, slit-lamp examination, corneal endothelial cell density, and dilated fundoscopy, were performed at baseline, and after 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and one year of treatment. The primary endpoints were the proportion of treatment-related ocular safety events related to visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit-lamp examination, and dilated fundoscopy in reproxalap-treated patients compared to vehicle-treated patients. Change from baseline in visual acuity, as assessed by the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR, lower values indicate better visual acuity), was analyzed post-hoc over 12 months using a repeated measures analysis.

No serious adverse events related to treatment were observed in any patient. Ocular safety parameters were similar between treatment groups. Consistent with prior experience with reproxalap and other topical ocular medications, the most common adverse event in reproxalap-treated patients was mild and transient instillation site irritation.

Visual acuity improved over 12 months in both treatment groups, and improvement in patients treated with reproxalap was statistically superior (P=0.018) to that in patients treated with vehicle. In the reproxalap treatment group, logMAR improved by approximately 37% (P<0.0001), from 0.13 (Snellen 20/27) to 0.08 (Snellen 20/24).

Reproxalap has now been tested in more than 2,300 patients with no safety concerns identified. The detailed results of the clinical trial are expected to be presented at a major medical meeting.

“The long-term safety results announced today complement the broad activity of reproxalap evidenced across a number of late-stage clinical trials in dry eye disease,” stated John Sheppard, M.D., M.M.Sc., President of Virginia Eye Consultants and Professor of Ophthalmology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology at Eastern Virginia Medical School. “The potential improvement in distance vision observed over one year of treatment is, in my experience, unprecedented for a topical ocular therapy and is consistent with reduction of the inflammation characteristic of dry eye disease.”

About Reproxalap

Reproxalap, an investigational new drug candidate, is a first-in-class small-molecule modulator of RASP (reactive aldehyde species), which are elevated in ocular and systemic inflammatory disease. The mechanism of action of reproxalap has been supported by the demonstration of statistically significant and clinically relevant activity in dry eye disease and other physiologically distinct late-phase clinical indications. Dry eye disease is a common inflammatory disease estimated to affect 39 million or more adults in the United States.1 The disease is characterized by insufficient moisture and lubrication in the anterior surface of the eye, leading to dryness, inflammation, pain, discomfort, irritation, diminished quality of life, and in severe cases, permanent vision impairment. Among many physicians and patients, existing therapy for dry eye disease is generally regarded as inadequate and often requires weeks or months to demonstrate activity. In patients with dry eye disease, RASP may contribute to ocular inflammation, diminished tear production, ocular redness, and changes in tear lipid composition.2 By diminishing RASP levels, reproxalap represents a novel and differentiated approach for the treatment of the symptoms and signs of dry eye disease.

About Aldeyra

Aldeyra Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies designed to treat immune-mediated diseases. Our approach is to discover and develop pharmaceuticals that modulate immunological systems, instead of directly inhibiting or activating single protein targets, with the goal of optimizing multiple pathways at once while minimizing toxicity. Our product candidates include RASP (reactive aldehyde species) modulators ADX-629, ADX-246, ADX-248, and chemically related molecules for the potential treatment of systemic and retinal immune-mediated diseases. Our pre-commercial product candidates are reproxalap, a RASP modulator for the potential treatment of dry eye disease (under U.S. Food and Drug Administration New Drug Application review) and allergic conjunctivitis, and ADX-2191, a novel formulation of intravitreal methotrexate for the potential treatment of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (under U.S. Food and Drug Administration New Drug Application review), proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and other rare sight-threatening retinal diseases. For more information, visit https://www.aldeyra.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the expectations regarding the clinical data from its 12-month safety clinical trial of reproxalap in patients with dry eye disease, the post-hoc analysis of the 12-month safety clinical trial and the potential to demonstrate distance visual acuity improvement in adults, expectations regarding evidence of acuity improvements and differentiation of reproxalap, if approved for sale, from other therapeutic options. Aldeyra intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as, but not limited to, “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “on track,” “on schedule,” “target,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “aim,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties. Aldeyra is at an early stage of development and may not ever have any products that generate significant revenue. All of Aldeyra’s development timelines are subject to adjustment depending on recruitment rate, regulatory review, which regulatory review timeline may be flexible and subject to change based on the regulator’s workload and other potential review issues, preclinical and clinical results, funding, and other factors that could delay the initiation, enrollment or completion of clinical trials. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in Aldeyra’s forward-looking statements include, among others, Aldeyra’s plans to develop and commercialize product candidates, if they are approved; delay in or failure to obtain regulatory approval of Aldeyra’s product candidates; the ability to maintain regulatory approval of Aldeyra’s product candidates, and the labeling for any approved products; uncertainty as to Aldeyra’s ability to commercialize (alone or with others) and obtain reimbursement for Aldeyra’s product candidates following regulatory approval, if any; the size and growth of the potential markets and pricing for Aldeyra’s product candidates and the ability to serve those markets; the rate and degree of market acceptance of any of Aldeyra’s product candidates; the rate and degree of market acceptance of any of Aldeyra’s product candidates, following regulatory approval, if any; the timing of enrollment, commencement and completion of Aldeyra’s clinical trials; the timing and success of preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by Aldeyra and its development partners; the risk that prior results, such as signals of safety, activity, or durability of effect, observed from preclinical or clinical trials, will not be replicated or will not continue in ongoing or future studies or clinical trials involving Aldeyra’s product candidates in clinical trials focused on the same or on different indications; the scope, progress, expansion, and costs of developing and commercializing Aldeyra’s product candidates; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Aldeyra’s business, results of operations and financial position; Aldeyra’s expectations regarding Aldeyra’s expenses and future revenue, the timing of future revenue, the sufficiency or use of Aldeyra’s cash resources and needs for additional financing; Aldeyra’s expectations regarding competition; Aldeyra’s anticipated growth strategies; Aldeyra’s ability to attract or retain key personnel; Aldeyra’s commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; Aldeyra’s ability to establish and maintain development partnerships; Aldeyra’s ability to successfully integrate acquisitions into its business; Aldeyra’s expectations regarding federal, state, and foreign regulatory requirements; political, economic, legal, social, and health risks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health measures, and war or other military actions, that may affect Aldeyra’s business or the global economy; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; Aldeyra’s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; the anticipated trends and challenges in Aldeyra’s business and the market in which it operates; and other factors that are described in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of Aldeyra’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and Aldeyra’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/. Additional factors may be described in those sections of Aldeyra’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, expected to be filed with the SEC in the first quarter of 2023.

In addition to the risks described above and in Aldeyra’s other filings with the SEC, other unknown or unpredictable factors also could affect Aldeyra’s results. No forward-looking statements can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from such statements. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and Aldeyra undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release on account of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

1 Company estimates and Paulsen AJ, Cruickshanks KJ, Fischer ME, et al. Dry eye in the beaver dam offspring study: prevalence, risk factors, and health-related quality of life. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014;157(4):799-806.

2 Choi W, Lian C, Ying L, Kim GE, You IC, Park SH, Yoon KC. Expression of Lipid Peroxidation Markers in the Tear Film and Ocular Surface of Patients with Non-Sjogren Syndrome: Potential Biomarkers for Dry Eye Disease. Curr Eye Res. 2016 Sep;41(9):1143-9. doi: 10.3109/02713683.2015.1098707. Epub 2016 Jan 5. PMID: 26731289.

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Auddia Inc. Announces Filing of Foundational Patent to Improve GPT Algorithms and Introduces ChatMusic

Patent application stakes a claim for Auddia to develop proprietary new AI engines that optimize Real Time GPT conversations and responses.

Patent application also covers the creation of new proprietary GPTs with domain specific expertise in any industry to include music, i.e., a MusicGPT.

With filing of this new IP, Auddia adds to its existing AI platform that powers faidr and extends both the Company’s differentiation and AI lead in audio.

First implementation will be in the launch of ChatMusic which aims to be the first music player with the incredible capabilities of a chat interface.

BOULDER, CO , Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWireAuddia Inc. (NASDAQ:AUUD) (NASDAQ:AUUDW) (“Auddia” or the “Company”), a developer of proprietary AI platforms that reinvent how consumers engage with audio, announced today that it has filed a broad and foundational patent application aimed at improving the shortcomings being exposed in existing GPTs such as Azure OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. The patent application introduces two significant improvements. First, the patent covers the development of new machine learning algorithms that use the rich data inherent in chat conversations to learn how to optimize GPT prompts to more efficiently extract the best results from large language model GPTs. Second, the patent covers capturing the AI generated prompt improvements and the enriched outputs of the large language model GPTs to create new GPTs with industry specific domain expertise.

“The best way to think about how our new patent application impacts the space is to think about the current large language model GPTs, such as ChatGPT and Bard, as highly knowledgeable people who know quite a bit about everything but are not really experts in anything,” said Jeff Thramann, Executive Chairman of Auddia. “When these people need expertise in a specific area, they tend to consult experts. What our IP does is create the experts.”

Although Auddia’s patent pending process is applicable to every field, i.e., healthcare, education, law, etc., the Company is focusing its use of the technology in supporting the Company’s mission of reinventing how consumers engage with audio. This will be executed by introducing ChatMusic into the Company’s audio superapp, faidr, as the Company’s differentiated music player. Currently, faidr leverages the Company’s existing AI to offer a highly differentiated premium, commercial-free AM/FM listening experience in addition to offering exclusive content through faidrRadio. Podcasting will be added to faidr this quarter with differentiation and margin in podcasting being introduced through Vodacast innovation in the back half of 2023. The addition of ChatMusic will continue the Company’s strategy of leading the audio superapp space with differentiation and margin.   

“Our interest in ChatGPT started when we asked the platform to build a 5-hour playlist of Elton John songs to see what would happen. Incredibly, it gave us a solid playlist. We then asked it to arrange the songs to avoid jarring transitions, ChatGPT responded but perhaps not optimally. We then probed whether it could mimic the famed Pandora algorithm that creates playlists of similar artists. Within seconds we were looking at that playlist, but it still had limitations,” said Theo Romeo, CMO of Auddia. “Immediately, the entire team realized that a chat interface to music had the potential to be a game changer for how consumers interact with digital devices to generate playlists, adjust them on the fly, mix them together, create new songs in conjunction with other generative AI’s, gather trivia about artists, etc. As we realized the new user experiences for music were essentially limitless and nothing short of amazing, we also realized these game changing capabilities were directly applicable to all the audio content in the faidr superapp. With the addition of ChatMusic to faidr, we will have the only audio superapp we are aware of that has access to consumer data across AM/FM, exclusive content, podcasting, and a music player. Combining this data with the capabilities inherent in our new patent filings uniquely positions faidr to be the ultimate audio content curation platform for consumers. The vision and opportunity here is incredibly exciting.”

Although the chat experience was somewhat mind blowing to the Auddia team initially, the team quickly realized there is an art to optimizing chat conversations to extract the best results from GPTs. The team also realized that simply using a generalized artificial intelligence platform, such as ChatGPT, is not the right solution to optimize a chat interface for a music player or any other specialized use case. Armed with this knowledge, the Auddia team architected a patent pending platform that trains an AI to optimize chat prompts to achieve optimum GPT outputs, while simultaneously using the chat conversations and GPT outputs as training data to create proprietary GPTs in any field, to include a MusicGPT that has domain specific knowledge in music.

“Although ChatGPT is an incredibly interesting technology, it has limitations and is not optimized to music or any other field. A case in point is that ChatGPT has no access to real time information. The current version has nothing beyond 2021,” said Peter Shoebridge, CTO. “This is where Auddia’s IP comes into play. Our patents are aimed at optimizing chat conversations and utilizing the inputs and outputs of a GPT in real time to train our own proprietary GPTs with domain expertise in music, podcasting, AM/FM, and all other audio content that is constantly being updated through the information embedded in the timely and relevant user conversations that are always happening.”

The power of the Company’s patent applications is in the network effects inherent in the process. Every user interaction generates a conversation between a GPT and the user that can be captured and used to train and update a proprietary GPT with specific domain expertise.

“Similar to how Microsoft is investing $10 billion into OpenAI to use ChatGPT in an attempt to leapfrog Google in search, Auddia plans on leveraging ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and other GPTs in conjunction with our newly filed IP in an attempt to leapfrog Spotify and other legacy music players,” said Jeff Thramann. “I see the foundational IP we have filed as an incredibly important catalyst and differentiator for Auddia.”

Michael Lawless, CEO, added, “It is already well known that ChatGPT, Bard, and Microsoft’s integration of ChatGPT into Bing are resulting in some odd and unproductive conversations. This is to be expected from any interaction between humans and AI. The secret sauce to fix these issues is in training additional machine learning algorithms to optimize chat conversations to extract the best results from the GPT models. This optimization process is a critical part of what our patent applications cover, and we are first applying this process to optimizing conversations related to music, via ChatMusic and MusicGPT, and our plan is to apply our proprietary technology to all audio content across our faidr superapp platform.”

“Data is everything in AI,” added Pablo Calderon, VP of Engineering. “As users interact with a chat interface, we can capture the incredibly rich data inherent in conversational speech and correlate that to GPT outputs. This loop consisting of conversational inputs, GPT outputs, and conversational feedback is a stream of rich, never-ending data from users that we will harness to train not only a proprietary domain specific MusicGPT, but multiple individual audio content generators specific to each users’ preferences across all audio content on the faidr superapp.”

“To get a feel for how interesting the ChatMusic interface can be, go to ChatGPT and ask it some music trivia or to build a music playlist. You can then have a conversation to explore the responses further and take the playlist in any direction you want. The experience is quite intriguing, but it is not yet optimized,” said Theo Romeo.

Auddia will be going live with a website for ChatMusic in March and will announce its launch in a follow up press release. 

About Auddia Inc.

Auddia, through its proprietary AI platforms for audio is reinventing how consumers engage with AM/FM radio, podcasts, music, and other audio content. Auddia’s flagship audio superapp, called faidr, brings three industry firsts to the audio-streaming landscape: subscription-based, ad-free listening on any AM/FM radio station; podcasts with interactive digital feeds that support deeper stories and create new revenue streams for podcasters; and a proprietary chat interface for music. faidr also delivers exclusive content and playlists, and showcases exciting new artists, hand-picked by curators and DJs. All differentiated offerings address large and rapidly growing audiences.

For more information visit: www.auddia.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 about the Company’s current expectations about future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Statements that are not historical facts, such as “anticipates,” “believes” and “expects” or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect the Company’s current plans and expectations, as well as future results of operations and financial condition. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as other disclosures contained in the Annual Report and subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Relations:

Kirin Smith, President
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ADC Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

ADC Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

ZYNLONTA® (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) net sales of $19.8 million in Q4 2022, +16.5% year-over-year, and $74.9 million for the full year (FY) 2022

FY 2023 ZYNLONTA net sales expected to grow by a double-digit percentage year-over-year

Multiple data catalysts expected in the next 12 to 18 months supported by cash runway expected into mid-2025

Company to host conference call today at 8:30 a.m. EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022, and provided business updates.

“We made good progress across the business in 2022, including laying the crucial groundwork for the ongoing ZYNLONTA launch. This year, we expect to grow ZYNLONTA net product sales by a double-digit percentage year-over-year. Beyond the 3L+ setting, ZYNLONTA’s differentiated product profile positions it as an attractive combination partner in earlier lines of therapy. This potential is actively being explored in numerous company-sponsored and independent trials, which, if successful, will help serve patients with unmet medical needs and could increase ZYNLONTA’s annual revenue potential to a range of $500 million to $1 billion in the future,” said Ameet Mallik, Chief Executive Officer of ADC Therapeutics.

“I believe our strengthened senior leadership team with substantial commercial and drug development experience will be critical in our transition to the next phase of growth and unlocking the tremendous value of the Company over time. Supported by a cash runway that is expected to extend into mid-2025, we believe we are well-positioned to execute our strategic imperatives in 2023 and beyond.”

Recent Highlights and Developments

ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl)

  • Revenue from the net sales of ZYNLONTA in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased to $19.8 million, a 16.5% increase over the same quarter in 2021, and $74.9 million for the full year 2022, partially offset by higher gross-to-net sales deductions. The sequential third quarter to fourth quarter slight decline of 7.0% in net sales was due to higher gross-to-net and individual ordering account fluctuations.
  • The European Commission (EC) and the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted conditional marketing authorization for the use of ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
  • The Company entered into a collaboration and clinical supply agreement with Roche to evaluate ZYNLONTA in combination with glofitamab and mosunetuzumab in addition to polatuzumab in the Phase 1 LOTIS-7 trial.

Cami (camidanlumab tesirine)

  • Based on the positive pivotal Phase 2 data, the Company is actively seeking a partner to progress this program.

Pipeline

  • ADCT-901 (targeting KAAG1): Dose escalation in the Phase 1 single-agent trial is progressing. The Company is amending the protocol to explore different dosing schedules to optimize the potential clinical outcomes for patients and in preparation for regulatory interactions.
  • ADCT-601 (targeting AXL): Dose escalation in the Phase 1b trial is progressing and the IHC assay is under final validation. The study is comprised of a monotherapy arm including patients with sarcoma, non-small cell lung cancer and those with AXL gene amplification and a combination arm with gemcitabine in patients with sarcoma.
  • ADCT-602 (targeting CD22): Initial data showing encouraging clinical activity from the Phase 1 study of ADCT-602 for patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia were released in an oral presentation at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Corporate Update

  • Mohamed Zaki, MD, PhD, was appointed the Company’s new Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective January 3, 2023. Dr. Zaki is a pharmaceutical industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in oncology and hematology drug development. Most recently, he served as Vice President & Global Head of Oncology Development at AbbVie. Dr. Zaki worked on ibrutinib, venetoclax, lenalidomide and pomalidomide, among many other notable therapies.
  • Jose “Pepe” Carmona was appointed the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective December 19, 2022. Mr. Carmona is a seasoned CFO with over 20 years of financial leadership optimizing capital formation, developing and implementing capital allocation strategies, managing multibillion-dollar international commercial businesses and executing partnerships in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Guidance

The Company has set the following guidance based on its current business plan:

  • Expected to grow ZYNLONTA FY 2023 net product sales by a double-digit percentage year-over-year. This includes a gross-to-net increase as compared to 2022 of:

    • Approximately 2 to 3 percentage points related to Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracting
    • Mid- to high-single-digit percentage points resulting from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s requirement for manufacturers of certain single-source drugs separately paid for under Medicare Part B and marketed in single-dose containers to provide annual refunds for unused drug, effective January 1, 2023
  • Anticipated decrease in total operating expenses in 2023 and 2024 as compared to 2022
  • Expected cash runway extended into the middle of 2025

Upcoming Expected Milestones

ZYNLONTA

  • Grow ZYNLONTA net sales by a double-digit percentage year-over-year and achieve commercial brand profitability in 2023
  • European phased launch by partner Sobi in 2Q 2023
  • Complete enrollment of the LOTIS-5 study in 2024
  • Preliminary safety and efficacy data from the LOTIS-9 study in 2024
  • Preliminary safety and efficacy data from the LOTIS-7 study in 2024

Pipeline

ADCT-901 (targeting KAAG1)

  • Preliminary data from Phase 1 dose escalation study in 1H 2024

ADCT-601 (targeting AXL)

  • Preliminary data from Phase 1 dose escalation/expansion study in 1H 2024

ADCT-212 (targeting PSMA)

  • Initiate Phase 1 study in 1H 2024

ADCT-602 (targeting CD22)

  • Complete Phase 1 dose expansion study in 1H 2024

ADCT-701 (targeting DLK-1)

  • Initiate Phase 1 study in 2H 2023

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents were $326.4 million as of December 31, 2022, compared to $380.9 million as of September 30, 2022. This does not include the $50.0 million milestone received in February 2023 from Sobi, triggered by European regulatory approval of ZYNLONTA in third-line DLBCL. Based on the Company’s business plan and expected $75.0 million milestone from HealthCare Royalty Partners, triggered by the first EU commercial sale, the Company expects its cash runway now extends into the middle of 2025.

Product Revenue

Net product revenue was $19.8 million for the fourth quarter and $74.9 million for the full year ended 2022, compared to $17.0 million for the same quarter and $33.9 million for the full year ended 2021. Net product revenues are for U.S. sales of ZYNLONTA which commenced in May 2021. The 120.9% year-over-year increase was principally due to a full year of sales activity in 2022 as compared to a partial year in 2021. The increase in sales volume was partially offset with higher gross-to-net deductions.

License Revenue

License revenue was $50.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company recognized $50.0 million from Sobi for the European regulatory approval of ZYNLONTA in third-line DLBCL. License revenue was $135.0 million for the full year 2022 and included the $50.0 million European regulatory approval milestone from Sobi, as well as $85.0 million in upfront payments from our partners, Sobi and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.

Cost of Product Sales

Cost of product sales was $0.5 million for the fourth quarter and $4.6 million for the full year 2022, compared to $0.8 million for the same quarter and $1.4 million for the year full 2021. The increase of $3.2 million for the year was primarily associated with $2.5 million of impairment charges for product intermediates and antibodies that did not meet the Company’s specifications. The specification issues did not, and are not expected to, impact the Company’s ability to supply commercial product. In addition, cost of product sales increased due to a full year of sales activity in 2022 as compared to 2021 due to the commencement of ZYNLONTA sales in May 2021.

Research and Development (R&D) Expenses

R&D expenses were $48.7 million for the fourth quarter and $187.9 million for the full year 2022, compared to $42.5 million for the same quarter and $158.0 million for the full year 2021. R&D expenses increased as a result of continued investments in the pipeline.

Selling and Marketing (S&M) Expenses

S&M expenses were $16.2 million for the fourth quarter and $69.1 million for the full year 2022, as compared to $18.6 million for the same quarter and $64.8 million for the full year 2021. The decrease in S&M expenses for the quarter was primarily due to lower share-based compensation expense. The increase in S&M expenses during the year is primarily due to increased professional expenses relating to the commercial launch of ZYNLONTA during the year partially offset by lower share-based compensation expense.

General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses

G&A expenses were $15.1 million for the fourth quarter and $72.0 million for the full year 2022, compared to $17.9 million for the same quarter and $71.5 million for the full year. G&A expenses decreased during the fourth quarter primarily due to lower share-based compensation expense. G&A expenses for the full year increased primarily due to higher professional fees and costs associated with the CEO transition, partially offset by lower share-based compensation expense.

Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss

Net loss was $24.2 million, or a net loss of $0.30 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter and $155.8 million, or a net loss of $1.99 per basic and diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2022. This compares to a net loss of $34.4 million, or a net loss of $0.45 per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter and $230.0 million, or a net loss of $3.00 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Adjusted net loss, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, was $7.9 million, or an adjusted net loss of $0.10 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter and $81.7 million, or an adjusted net loss of $1.05 per basic and diluted share for the full year ended December 31, 2022. This compares to an adjusted net loss of $30.0 million, or an adjusted net loss of $0.39 per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter and $186.1 million, or an adjusted net loss of $2.42 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The decrease in net loss and adjusted net loss for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, was primarily due to higher product and license revenue, partially offset by the increase in operating expenses. The decrease in net loss for the quarter and year-ended December 31, 2022 was also attributable to lower share-based compensation expense and income arising from changes in the fair value of our convertible loan derivatives and warrant obligations, offset by the extinguishment of our convertible loans and derivatives.

Conference Call Details

ADC Therapeutics management will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results and provide a company update today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, please register here. Registrants will receive the dial-in number and unique PIN. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes before the event, though you may pre-register at any time. A live webcast of the call will be available under “Events and Presentations” in the Investors section of the ADC Therapeutics website at ir.adctherapeutics.com. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the call.

About ZYNLONTA® (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl)

ZYNLONTA® is a CD19-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). Once bound to a CD19-expressing cell, ZYNLONTA is internalized by the cell, where enzymes release a pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) payload. The potent payload binds to DNA minor groove with little distortion, remaining less visible to DNA repair mechanisms. This ultimately results in cell cycle arrest and tumor cell death.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified (NOS), DLBCL arising from low-grade lymphoma and also high-grade B-cell lymphoma. The trial included a broad spectrum of heavily pre-treated patients (median three prior lines of therapy) with difficult-to-treat disease, including patients who did not respond to first-line therapy, patients refractory to all prior lines of therapy, patients with double/triple hit genetics and patients who had stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy prior to their treatment with ZYNLONTA. This indication is approved by the FDA under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial.

ZYNLONTA is also being evaluated as a therapeutic option in combination studies in other B-cell malignancies and earlier lines of therapy.

About ADC Therapeutics

ADC Therapeutics (NYSE: ADCT) is a commercial-stage biotechnology company improving the lives of those affected by cancer with its next-generation, targeted antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). The Company is advancing its proprietary PBD-based ADC technology to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

ADC Therapeutics’ CD19-directed ADC ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. ZYNLONTA is also in development in combination with other agents. In addition to ZYNLONTA, ADC Therapeutics has multiple ADCs in ongoing clinical and preclinical development.

ADC Therapeutics is based in Lausanne (Biopôle), Switzerland and has operations in London, the San Francisco Bay Area and New Jersey. For more information, please visit https://adctherapeutics.com/ and follow the Company on Twitter and LinkedIn.

ZYNLONTA® is a registered trademark of ADC Therapeutics SA.

Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures

In addition to financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS, this document also contains certain non-IFRS financial measures based on management’s view of performance including:

  • Adjusted net loss and income
  • Adjusted net loss and income per share

Management uses such measures internally when monitoring and evaluating our operational performance, generating future operating plans and making strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. We believe that these adjusted financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and facilitate operating performance comparability across both past and future reporting periods. These non-IFRS measures have limitations as financial measures and should be considered in addition to, and not in isolation or as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with IFRS. When preparing these supplemental non-IFRS measures, management typically excludes certain IFRS items that management does not believe are indicative of our ongoing operating performance. Furthermore, management does not consider these IFRS items to be normal, recurring cash operating expenses; however, these items may not meet the IFRS definition of unusual or non-recurring items. Since non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized definitions and meanings, they may differ from the non-IFRS financial measures used by other companies, which reduces their usefulness as comparative financial measures. Because of these limitations, you should consider these adjusted financial measures alongside other IFRS financial measures.

The following items are excluded from adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share:

Shared-Based Compensation Expense: We exclude share-based compensation expense from our adjusted financial measures because share-based compensation expense, which is non-cash, fluctuates from period to period based on factors that are not within our control, such as our stock price on the dates share-based grants are issued. Share-based compensation expense has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy.

Certain Other Items: We exclude certain other significant items that we believe do not represent the performance of our business, from our adjusted financial measures. Such items are evaluated by management on an individual basis based on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of their nature. While not all-inclusive, examples of certain other significant items excluded from our adjusted financial measures would be: changes in the fair value of derivatives and warrant obligations and the effective interest expense associated with the Facility Agreement with Deerfield and the senior secured term loan facility, loss on extinguishment, transaction costs associated with debt or equity issuances that are expenses pursuant to IFRS, and the effective interest expense and a cumulative catch-up adjustment associated with the deferred royalty obligation under the royalty purchase agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners.

See the attached Reconciliation of IFRS Measures to Non-IFRS Measures for explanations of the amounts excluded and included to arrive at the non-IFRS financial measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to achieve the 2023 net product sales guidance for ZYNLONTA® and the decrease in total operating expenses for 2023 and 2024, the expected cash runway into the middle of 2025, the Company’s ability to continue to commercialize ZYNLONTA® in the United States and future revenue from the same; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi®) ability to successfully commercialize ZYNLONTA® in the European Economic Area and market acceptance, adequate reimbursement coverage, and future revenue from the same; our strategic partners’, including Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and Overland Pharmaceuticals, ability to obtain regulatory approval for ZYNLONTA® in foreign jurisdictions, and the timing and amount of future revenue and payments to us from such partnerships; the Company’s ability to market its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; the Company’s expectations regarding the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; the timing and results of the Company’s or its partners’ research projects or clinical trials including LOTIS 2, 5 and 9, ADCT 901, 601 and 212, the timing and outcome of regulatory submissions and actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies with respect to the Company’s products or product candidates; projected revenue and expenses; the Company’s indebtedness, including Healthcare Royalty Management and Blue Owl and Oaktree facilities, and the restrictions imposed on the Company’s activities by such indebtedness, the ability to repay such indebtedness and the significant cash required to service such indebtedness; the Company’s ability to obtain financial and other resources for its research, development, clinical, and commercial activities and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, and involve predictions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, achievements or prospects to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or prospects expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “seem”, “seek”, “future”, “continue”, or “appear” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements is contained in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and in the Company’s other periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

ADC Therapeutics SA

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

(in KUSD except for per share data)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

December 31,

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Product revenues, net

 

19,798

 

17,010

 

74,908

 

33,917

License revenue

 

50,000

 

 

135,000

 

Total revenue

 

69,798

 

17,010

 

209,908

 

33,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product sales

 

(489)

 

(770)

 

(4,579)

 

(1,393)

Research and development expenses

 

(48,733)

 

(42,492)

 

(187,898)

 

(158,002)

Selling and marketing expenses

 

(16,176)

 

(18,603)

 

(69,052)

 

(64,780)

General and administrative expenses

 

(15,138)

 

(17,926)

 

(72,006)

 

(71,462)

Total operating expense

 

(80,536)

 

(79,791)

 

(333,535)

 

(295,637)

Loss from operations

 

(10,738)

 

(62,781)

 

(123,627)

 

(261,720)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income

 

1,627

 

20

 

17,970

 

66

Financial expense

 

(9,804)

 

(9,520)

 

(36,924)

 

(18,340)

Non-operating (expense) income

 

(1,275)

 

15,929

 

(12,080)

 

28,489

Total other (expense) income

 

(9,452)

 

6,429

 

(31,034)

 

10,215

Loss before taxes

 

(20,190)

 

(56,352)

 

(154,661)

 

(251,505)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(3,967)

 

21,971

 

(1,139)

 

21,479

Net loss

 

(24,157)

 

(34,381)

 

(155,800)

 

(230,026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners of the parent

 

(24,157)

 

(34,381)

 

(155,800)

 

(230,026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

(0.30)

 

(0.45)

 

(1.99)

 

(3.00)

ADC Therapeutics SA

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

(in KUSD)

 

 

 

December 31,

2022

 

December 31,

2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

326,441

 

466,544

Accounts receivable, net

 

72,971

 

30,218

Inventory

 

18,564

 

11,122

Other current assets

 

28,039

 

17,298

Total current assets

 

446,015

 

525,182

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

3,261

 

4,066

Right-of-use assets

 

6,720

 

7,164

Intangible assets

 

14,360

 

13,582

Interest in joint venture

 

31,152

 

41,236

Deferred tax asset

 

26,757

 

26,049

Other long-term assets

 

903

 

693

Total non-current assets

 

83,153

 

92,790

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

529,168

 

617,972

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

12,351

 

12,080

Other current liabilities

 

73,035

 

50,497

Lease liabilities, short-term

 

1,097

 

1,029

Current income tax payable

 

 

3,754

Senior secured term loans, short-term

 

12,474

 

Convertible loans, short-term

 

 

6,575

Total current liabilities

 

98,957

 

73,935

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Senior secured term loans, long-term

 

97,240

 

Convertible loans, long-term

 

 

87,153

Convertible loans, derivatives

 

 

37,947

Warrant obligations

 

1,788

 

Deferred royalty obligation, long-term

 

212,353

 

218,664

Deferred gain of joint venture

 

23,539

 

23,539

Lease liabilities, long-term

 

6,564

 

6,994

Defined benefit pension liabilities

 

 

3,652

Total non-current liabilities

 

341,484

 

377,949

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

440,441

 

451,884

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

7,312

 

6,445

Share premium

 

1,007,452

 

981,827

Treasury shares

 

(679)

 

(128)

Other reserves

 

155,683

 

102,646

Cumulative translation adjustments

 

(356)

 

183

Accumulated losses

 

(1,080,685)

 

(924,885)

Total equity attributable to owners of the parent

 

88,727

 

166,088

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

529,168

 

617,972

ADC Therapeutics SA

Reconciliation of IFRS Measures to Non-IFRS Measures (Unaudited)

(in KUSD except for share and per share data)

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended December 31,

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

in KUSD (except for share and per share data)

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Net loss

(24,157)

 

(34,381)

 

(155,800)

 

(230,026)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense (i)

8,344

 

13,539

 

50,637

 

60,555

Convertible loans, derivatives, change in fair value income (ii)

 

(18,614)

 

(25,650)

 

(34,893)

Convertible loans, second tranche, derivatives, transaction costs (iii)

 

 

 

148

Loss on extinguishment (iv)

 

 

42,114

 

Senior secured term loans, warrants, change in fair value income (ii)

(419)

 

 

(2,962)

 

Effective interest expense on convertible loans (v)

 

3,025

 

7,684

 

10,418

Deerfield warrant obligation, change in fair value income (ii)

(2,086)

 

 

(11,504)

 

Senior secured term loan facility, warrants, transaction costs (iii)

 

 

245

 

Effective interest expense on senior secured term loan facility (v)

3,912

 

 

5,845

 

Deferred royalty obligation interest expense (vi)

5,844

 

5,506

 

23,200

 

6,752

Deferred royalty obligation cumulative catch-up adjustment expense (income) (vi)

631

 

936

 

(15,482)

 

936

Adjusted net loss

(7,931)

 

(29,989)

 

(81,673)

 

(186,110)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

(0.30)

 

(0.45)

 

(1.99)

 

(3.00)

Adjustment to net loss per share, basic and diluted

0.20

 

0.06

 

0.94

 

0.58

Adjusted net loss per share, basic and diluted

(0.10)

 

(0.39)

 

(1.05)

 

(2.42)

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

80,463,306

 

76,801,875

 

78,152,964

 

76,748,204

(i)

Share-based compensation expense represents the cost of equity awards issued to our directors, management and employees. The fair value of awards is computed at the time the award is granted, including any market and other performance conditions, and is recognized over the vesting period of the award by a charge to the statement of operations and a corresponding increase in other reserves within equity. These accounting entries have no cash impact.

 

(ii)

Change in the fair value of the convertible loan derivatives, senior secured term loan facility warrants and the Deerfield warrant obligation results from the valuation at the end of each reporting period. There are several inputs to these valuations, but those most likely to result in significant changes to the valuations are changes in the value of the underlying instrument (i.e., changes in the price of our common shares) and changes in expected volatility in that price. These accounting entries have no cash impact.

 

(iii)

The transaction costs allocated to the convertible loan second tranche derivative as well as the senior secured term loan facility warrant obligation represent actual costs. We do not believe that these costs reflect the performance of our ongoing business.

 

(iv)

As a result of the exchange agreement entered into on August 15, 2022, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment which primarily consists of the difference between the aggregate principal amount and carrying amount of the convertible loans and exit fee as well as the unpaid interest payments through the maturity date.

 

(v)

Effective interest expense on convertible loans and senior secured term loans relates to the increase in the value of our loans in accordance with the amortized cost method.

 

(vi)

Deferred royalty obligation interest expense relates to the accretion expense on our deferred royalty obligation pursuant to the royalty purchase agreement with HCR and cumulative catch-up adjustment expense (income) relates to changes in the expected payments to HCR based on a periodic assessment of our underlying revenue projections.

 

Investors

Eugenia Litz

ADC Therapeutics

[email protected]

+44 7879 627205

Amanda Loshbaugh

ADC Therapeutics

[email protected]

+1 917-288-7023

Media

Mary Ann Ondish

ADC Therapeutics

[email protected]

+1 914-552-4625

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Agios Launches “Red Cell Revolution” in Recognition of Rare Disease Day

Red Blood Cell Advisory Council Unites Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Across Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency, Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease to Generate Cross-indication Solutions, Support and Awareness

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a leader in the field of cellular metabolism pioneering therapies for rare diseases, today announced the launch of a multi-stakeholder advocacy advisory council for hemolytic anemias including PK deficiency, thalassemia and sickle cell disease. The council will bring together patients, caregivers and physicians from these communities, which share commonalities in underlying disease pathology, difficulties in transitioning from pediatric to adult care and immense quality of life concerns, to generate published evidence and meaningful solutions that are relevant across disease areas and to create a platform to raise awareness about the needs and experiences of people touched by these diseases.

“The Red Cell Revolution advisory council is designed to build connections among PK deficiency, thalassemia and sickle cell disease advocates and thought leaders, and to generate insights to raise disease awareness, inform Agios’ mission and contribute to shaping the broader hemolytic anemia field through evidence-based patient advocacy,” said Sarah Gheuens, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer and head of R&D at Agios. “On Rare Disease Day, we celebrate the power of various rare disease communities coming together, finding common ground and amplifying each other’s voices; our hope is that the Red Cell Revolution can accomplish similar goals and have an important impact for rare blood disorder communities.”

“The Red Cell Revolution is a real opportunity to bring together great minds and passionate individuals, including people who live every day with these conditions that have more similarities than differences,” said Biree Andemariam, M.D., hematologist and founding director of the New England Sickle Cell Institute (NESCI) at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and council member of the Red Cell Revolution. “Together, we can be a powerful, unified voice to drive change not only in the U.S., but also throughout the world, and to strive for these underserved conditions to get the same prioritization, innovation, access and compassionate care that more common illnesses get. I’m grateful to Agios for spearheading this initiative and facilitating these connections which can fuel positive changes for people with sickle cell disease, thalassemia and PK deficiency.”

To learn more about the Red Cell Revolution, watch this video or listen to this podcast episode, which debuted yesterday across three Agios-sponsored podcasts, including Just Listen: Voices of PK Deficiency, Thal Pals: The Alpha Beta Revolution and Cheat Codes: A Sickle Cell Podcast.

The Agios team is also supporting rare disease communities throughout the month of February as a sponsor of the following initiatives:

About Agios

Agios is a biopharmaceutical company that is fueled by connections. The Agios team cultivates strong bonds with patient communities, healthcare professionals, partners and colleagues to discover, develop and deliver therapies for rare diseases. In the U.S., Agios markets a first-in-class pyruvate kinase (PK) activator for adults with PK deficiency, the first disease-modifying therapy for this rare, lifelong, debilitating hemolytic anemia. Building on the company’s leadership in the field of cellular metabolism, Agios is advancing a robust clinical pipeline of investigational medicines with programs in alpha- and beta-thalassemia, sickle cell disease, pediatric PK deficiency and MDS-associated anemia. In addition to its clinical pipeline, Agios has a PAH stabilizer in preclinical development as a potential treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) and deep scientific expertise in classical hematology. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.agios.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding the potential benefits of Agios’ strategic plans and focus. The words “anticipate,” “expect,” “goal,” “hope,” “milestone,” “plan,” “potential,” “possible,” “strategy,” “will,” “vision,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from Agios’ current expectations and beliefs. For example, there can be no guarantee that any product candidate Agios is developing will successfully commence or complete necessary preclinical and clinical development phases, or that development of any of Agios’ product candidates will successfully continue. There can be no guarantee that any positive developments in Agios’ business will result in stock price appreciation. Management’s expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other important factors, including, without limitation: risks and uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to Agios’ business, operations, strategy, goals and anticipated milestones, including its ongoing and planned research activities, ability to conduct ongoing and planned clinical trials, clinical supply of current or future drug candidates, commercial supply of current or future approved products, and launching, marketing and selling current or future approved products; Agios’ results of clinical trials and preclinical studies, including subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing and future studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. FDA, the EMA or other regulatory authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and publication review bodies; Agios’ ability to obtain and maintain requisite regulatory approvals and to enroll patients in its planned clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures; competitive factors; Agios’ ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for any product candidates it is developing; Agios’ ability to maintain key collaborations; the failure of Agios to receive milestone or royalty payments related to the sale of its oncology business, the uncertainty of the timing of any receipt of any such payments, and the uncertainty of the results and effectiveness of the use of proceeds from the transaction with Servier; and general economic and market conditions. These and other risks are described in greater detail under the caption “Risk Factors” included in Agios’ public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Agios expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor & Media Contact

Jessica Rennekamp
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
[email protected] 



Iron Mountain to Participate in Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

Iron Mountain to Participate in Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in innovative storage, data center infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services, today announced that Barry Hytinen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, March 7 at 8:35 am PT (11:35 am ET).

You may access the webcast on the Investor Relations section of www.ironmountain.com under News & Events, Investor Events or by clicking here: Webcast Link.

About Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in innovative storage, data center infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 225,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain helps customers CLIMB HIGHER™ to transform their businesses. Through a range of offerings including digital transformation, data centers, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction, and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.

To learn more about Iron Mountain, please visit: www.IronMountain.com and follow @IronMountain on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Investor Relations:

Gillian Tiltman

SVP, Head of Investor Relations

[email protected]

(617) 286-4881

Sarah Barry

Senior Manager, Investor Relations

[email protected]

(617) 237-6597

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