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): October 28, 2016

 

ImmunoGen, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts

 

0-17999

 

04-2726691

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

830 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 895-0600

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 2.02 — RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

On October 28, 2016, ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN) issued a press release to announce the company’s financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.  The press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d): The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of ImmunoGen, Inc. dated October 28, 2016

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

ImmunoGen, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: October 28, 2016

/s/ David B. Johnston

 

 

 

David B. Johnston

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

ImmunoGen Reports Financial Results for Quarter Ended September 30 and Reviews Business Highlights

 

Phase 3 FORWARD I Trial of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine On Track to Begin before Year End

 

FORWARD II Trial Assessing Mirvetuximab Soravtansine Combinations with Avastin®, Carboplatin, Doxil®, and Keytruda® Ongoing

 

Strategic Review Completed to Strengthen Underlying Business and Drive Long-term Growth

 

Conference Call to be Held at 8:00am ET Today

 

WALTHAM, MA, October 28, 2016 — ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, today reported financial results and reviewed business highlights for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016.

 

“During the last quarter, we strengthened our business and better positioned ImmunoGen for long-term growth,” said Mark Enyedy, president and chief executive officer of ImmunoGen. “We prioritized our portfolio to focus on initiating Phase 3 development of and generating combination data with mirvetuximab soravtansine, as well as accelerating our earlier-stage IGN programs, IMGN779 and IMGN632. We look forward to starting our registration-enabling trial for mirvetuximab soravtansine before the end of the year and to an oral presentation for IMGN632 at ASH. Together with our strong cash position, the steps we have undertaken as part of our strategic review will enable us to fund our operations through the FORWARD I interim analysis and into mid-2018.”

 

Updates and anticipated events with the Company’s programs include:

 

Mirvetuximab soravtansine

 

·                  The Phase 3 FORWARD I trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer is on track to enroll the first patient before the end of the year.

·                  Combination regimens with mirvetuximab soravtansine in ovarian cancer are being evaluated in the Phase 1b/2 FORWARD II trial at sites in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Dosing was initiated with Keytruda® and continued with Doxil® in patients with platinum-resistant disease and, separately, with carboplatin in platinum-sensitive patients. Following successful completion of dose escalation, a Phase 2 expansion cohort in combination with Avastin®  is ongoing. ImmunoGen expects to report initial data from FORWARD II in 2017.

 

IMGN779 and IMGN632

 

·                  Preclinical data from the IMGN779 and IMGN632 programs will be presented at the ASH Annual Meeting in December, which will include an oral presentation for IMGN632.

 



 

·                  A Phase 1 trial of CD33-targeting IMGN779 in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is ongoing with the first clinical data expected to be reported in 2017. IMGN779 is the first ADC with ImmunoGen’s DNA-acting IGN technology to enter clinical testing.

 

·                  ImmunoGen intends to submit an IND application for and to initiate clinical testing of IMGN632 in 2017. IMGN632 is a CD123-targeting IGN ADC for the treatment of hematological malignancies.

 

Financial Results

 

For the Company’s quarter ended September 30, 2016, ImmunoGen reported a net loss of $44.7 million, or $0.51 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $33.7 million, or $0.39 per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter last year.

 

Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 were $7.7 million, compared to $14.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. License and milestone fees for the prior period include $6 million from partner milestone payments compared to no milestone payments received in the current period. Revenues in the current period include $6.2 million of non-cash royalty revenues, compared with $5.7 million in non-cash royalty revenues for the prior period. Revenues for current period also include $1.4 million of research and development support fees and $46,000 of clinical materials revenue, compared with $0.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in the prior period.

 

Operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 were $46.5 million, compared to $43.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Operating expenses in the current period include research and development expenses of $32.9 million, compared to $35.1 million in the prior period. This change is primarily due to a decrease in third-party costs resulting from activities performed in the prior period related to developing assays to support pivotal development for mirvetuximab soravtansine and decreased costs associated with manufacturing clinical materials on behalf of our partners, partially offset by increased personnel expenses driven principally by hiring over the prior fiscal year. Operating expenses include general and administrative expenses of $9.5 million in the current period, compared to $8.3 million in the prior period. This increase is primarily due to increased third-party service fees relating to the Company’s strategic review announced on September 29, 2016. Operating expenses in the current period correspondingly include a $4.1 million restructuring charge, which includes costs related to a 17% workforce reduction and a $1 million impairment loss on leasehold improvements related to leased office space that the Company will not occupy and will seek to sublease.  An additional $0.3 million charge related to the restructuring is anticipated to be recorded in the quarter ending December 31, 2016 when the Company will begin to realize overall cost reductions related to the restructuring.

 

ImmunoGen had approximately $196.0 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2016, compared with $245.0 million as of June 30, 2016, and had $100.0 million of convertible debt outstanding in each period. Cash used in operations was $48.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with $31.4 million for the quarter ended September 20, 2015. Capital expenditures were $0.4 million and $3.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 



 

Financial Guidance

 

As previously disclosed, ImmunoGen is transitioning to a fiscal year ending December 31, effective January 1, 2017. ImmunoGen has updated its financial guidance for the six months ending December 31, 2016. Expected revenues are now projected to be between $25 million and $30 million, compared with previous guidance of between $40 million and $45 million; operating expenses are now projected to be between $90 million and $95 million, compared with previous guidance of $95 million and $100 million; the Company’s guidance for its net loss is now expected to be between $70 million and $75 million, compared to its previous estimate of $55 million and $60 million.

 

ImmunoGen now projects cash and marketable securities at December 31, 2016 to be between $165 million and $170 million, compared to previous guidance of $170 million and $175 million. The Company’s guidance for cash used in operations is now projected to be between $70 million and $75 million, which had previously been between $65 million and $70 million. The Company’s guidance for capital expenditures remains unchanged, which is between $2 million and $5 million.

 

Conference Call Information

 

ImmunoGen is holding a conference call today at 8:00 am ET to discuss these results. To access the live call by phone, dial 913-312-0710; the conference ID is 4316729. The call also may be accessed through the Investors section of the Company’s website, www.immunogen.com. Following the live webcast, a replay of the call will be available at the same location through November 11, 2016.

 

About ImmunoGen, Inc.

 

ImmunoGen is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops targeted cancer therapeutics using its proprietary ADC technology. ImmunoGen’s lead product candidate, mirvetuximab soravtansine, is being advanced to a Phase 3 trial for FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and is in Phase 1b/2 testing in combination regimens for earlier-stage disease. ImmunoGen’s ADC technology is used in Roche’s marketed product, Kadcyla®, in three other clinical-stage ImmunoGen product candidates, and in programs in development by partners Amgen, Bayer, Biotest, CytomX, Lilly, Novartis, Sanofi and Takeda. More information about the Company can be found at www.immunogen.com.

 

Avastin®, Doxil®, Keytruda® and Kadcyla® are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

 

For Investors

Sarah Kiely, ImmunoGen, Inc., 781-895-0600, sarah.kiely@immunogen.com

 

For Media

Amy Reilly, ImmunoGen, Inc., 781-895-0138, amy.reilly@immunogen.com

Robert Stanislaro, FTI Consulting Inc., 212-850-5657, Robert.Stanislaro@fticonsulting.com

 

This press release includes forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations. These statements include, but are not limited to, ImmunoGen’s expectations related

 



 

to: the Company’s revenues, operating expenses, net loss, cash used in operations and capital expenditures for the six months ending December 31, 2016; its cash and marketable securities as of December 31, 2016; the occurrence, timing and outcome of potential pre-clinical, clinical and regulatory events related to the Company’s and its collaboration partners’ product programs; and the presentation of preclinical and clinical data on the Company’s and collaboration partners’ product candidates. For these statements, ImmunoGen claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Various factors could cause ImmunoGen’s actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this release. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from such expectations include, but are not limited to: the timing and outcome of ImmunoGen’s and the Company’s collaboration partners’ research and clinical development processes; the difficulties inherent in the development of novel pharmaceuticals, including uncertainties as to the timing, expense and results of preclinical studies, clinical trials and regulatory processes; ImmunoGen’s ability to financially support its product programs; ImmunoGen’s dependence on collaborative partners; industry merger and acquisition activity; and other factors more fully described in ImmunoGen’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

-Financials Follow-

 



 

ImmunoGen, Inc. Reports Financial Results For Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

 

IMMUNOGEN, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2016

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

196,000

 

$

245,026

 

Other assets

 

35,348

 

34,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

231,348

 

$

279,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

56,225

 

$

60,439

 

Long-term portion of deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities

 

297,661

 

301,105

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

(122,538

)

(82,304

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

231,348

 

$

279,240

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

License and milestone fees

 

$

76

 

$

6,070

 

Non-cash royalty revenue

 

6,184

 

5,684

 

Research and development support

 

1,354

 

772

 

Clinical materials revenue

 

46

 

2,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

7,660

 

14,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

32,909

 

35,132

 

General and administrative

 

9,459

 

8,329

 

Restructuring charge

 

4,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

46,498

 

43,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(38,838

)

(28,610

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash interest expense on liability related to sale of future royalty & convertible bonds

 

(5,018

)

(5,143

)

Interest expense on convertible bonds

 

(1,150

)

 

Other income, net

 

275

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(44,731

)

$

(33,740

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.51

)

$

(0.39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

87,102

 

86,838