UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 2, 2018
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
000-19756
(Commission File Number)
Delaware | 94-3023969 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
932 Southwood Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89451
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(775) 832-8500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment to Depomed Royalty Agreement
On August 2, 2018, PDL Investment Holding, LLC (PDLIH), a subsidiary of PDL BioPharma, Inc. (the Company), entered into Amendment No. 1 (the Amendment) to the Royalty Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Royalty Agreement), dated as of October 18, 2013, among PDLIH (as assignee from the Company), Depomed, Inc. (Depomed) and Depo DR Sub, LLC.
Pursuant to the Amendment, PDLIH purchased all of Depomed’s remaining interests in royalty payments and milestones payable on sales of type 2 diabetes products licensed by Depomed for up to $20 million. Prior to the Amendment, and under the original Royalty Agreement, the Company would have been required to share future royalties equally with Depomed after total cash received by PDLIH reached $481 million, or two times PDL’s original investment. Under terms of the amendment, PDLIH has made an initial payment of $10 million to Depomed. An additional $10 million will be payable if Depomed meets certain conditions specified in the amendment.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Amendment, which is expected to be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2018.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 2, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding the Amendment. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Limitation of Incorporation by Reference
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, this information, including the Exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
Cautionary Statements
This filing, the press release and the Company’s statements herein and in the attached press release contain "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results based on various assumptions and management's estimates of trends and economic factors in the markets in which we are active, as well as our business plans. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "should," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding expectation of payments or revenues in respect of royalty assets, realizing the benefits of our investment in the Depomed transaction or financial or operational performance. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. Forward-looking statements in this filing and in the attached press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the business of the Company and its markets, particularly those discussed in the risk factors and cautionary statements contained in the Company's annual report filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018, as well as subsequent filings. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. The forward-looking statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and the Company assumes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. | ||
(Company) | ||
By: | /s/ John P. McLaughlin | |
John P. McLaughlin | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: August 2, 2018
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
Exhibit 99.1
PDL BioPharma Acquires Depomed’s Remaining 50% Interest in Royalties and Milestones on Type 2 Diabetes Products
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (August 6, 2018) - PDL BioPharma, Inc. (“PDL”) (NASDAQ: PDLI) announces an amendment to the Royalty Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Royalty Agreement”) with Depomed, Inc. (“Depomed”) under which PDL acquired all of Depomed’s remaining rights to royalties and milestones payable on sales of type 2 diabetes products licensed by Depomed for up to $20 million. Under the original Royalty Agreement PDL would have shared future royalties equally with Depomed after total cash received by PDL reached $481 million, or two times PDL’s original investment, which PDL expects to occur by October 2020.
Under terms of the amendment, PDL has made an initial payment of $10 million to Depomed. An additional $10 million will be payable if Depomed meets certain conditions specified in the amendment.
“While our company’s strategic focus has shifted to equity and product investments and away from royalty agreements, our familiarity with the Depomed asset and our past success with it made this transaction highly attractive to PDL and our shareholders,” said John P. McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer of PDL BioPharma. “When we entered into the original agreement, we anticipated reaching the $481 million milestone in 2023; however, cash flows have exceeded our expectations and have returned more than $343 million as of June 30, 2018. We expect the amended transaction to begin yielding returns to PDL in late 2020 and to provide meaningful cash flow through 2026.”
Products covered by the Royalty Agreement and amendment include Glumetza® and its authorized generic, Jentadueto XR®, Invokamet XR® and Synjardy XR®.
About PDL BioPharma
PDL seeks to provide a significant return for its shareholders by acquiring and managing a portfolio of companies, products, royalty agreements and debt facilities in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In 2012, PDL began providing alternative sources of capital through royalty monetizations and debt facilities, and in 2016 began acquiring commercial-stage products and launching specialized companies dedicated to the commercialization of these products. To date, PDL has consummated 17 of such transactions, of which nine are active and outstanding. PDL has one debt transaction outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $20.0 million: CareView Communications, Inc.; PDL has one hybrid royalty/debt transaction outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $44.0 million: Wellstat Diagnostics, LLC; and PDL has five royalty transactions outstanding, representing deployed and committed capital of $396.1 million and $397.1 million, respectively: KYBELLA®, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Regents of the University of Michigan, Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC and Depomed, Inc. PDL's equity and loan investments in Noden Pharma DAC, Inc. and Noden Pharma USA, Inc. (together with their subsidiaries, "Noden") represent deployed and
committed capital of $179.0 million and $202.0 million, respectively, and PDL's converted equity and loan investment in LENSAR, Inc. represents deployed capital of $40.0 million.
PDL operates in three segments designated as Income Generating Assets, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices.
NOTE: PDL, PDL BioPharma, the PDL logo and the PDL BioPharma logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of, and are proprietary, to PDL BioPharma, Inc., which reserves all rights therein.
Contacts:
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
Peter Garcia, CFO
775-832-8500
Peter.garcia@pdl.com
LHA Investor Relations
Jody Cain, SVP
310-691-7100
jcain@lhai.com
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