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 27, 2010

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
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)
   
 
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)
 

 
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Press Release
 
On September 1, 2010, PDL BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release with revenue guidance for the quarter ending September 30, 2010.  The Company notes that the royalty payment it received from Genentech was complete and without a reservation of rights.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Detailed Product Sales, Royalties and Manufacturing
 
On September 1, 2010, the Company distributed to analysts covering or interested in covering the Company’s securities and posted to its website a summary of certain information underlying the Company’s receipt of royalty payments (the “Information Sheet”) to assist those analysts and its stockholders in valuing the Company’s securities.  The Information Sheet is based on information provided to the Company by its licensees and includes reported net sales revenues by licensed product, royalty revenue by licensed product and where certain licensed products are manufactured.  A copy of the Information Sheet is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
 
Limitation of Incorporation by Reference
 
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including the exhibits, 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. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
 
Cautionary Statements
 
This filing, the press release and the Information Sheet include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could impair the Company’s royalty assets or business are disclosed in the “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. We do not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

 
 

 
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
As previously disclosed, on August 13, 2010, the Company announced that it had received a facsimile letter from Genentech regarding Avastin®, Herceptin®, Lucentis® and Xolair® (the “Genentech Products”) sales in Europe.  In its letter, Genentech asserted that the Genentech Products do not infringe the supplementary protection certificates (“SPCs”) granted to PDL by various countries in Europe for each of the Genentech Products.
 
On August 31, 2010, the Company sent its reply to Genentech, stating that Genentech’s assertions are without merit.  In its response, the Company disagreed fundamentally with Genentech’s assertions of non-infringement with respect to the Genentech Products and cautioned that, in the 2003 settlement agreement between PDL and Genentech, Genentech had waived its right to challenge the validity of PDL’s patent rights, including its SPCs.  PDL has requested a meeting with Genentech to discuss resolving their differences regarding infringement of the Company’s SPCs by the Genentech Products.
 
On August 27, 2010, the Company filed a complaint in the Second Judicial District of Nevada, Washoe County, to enforce its rights against Genentech under the 2003 settlement agreement and seeking an order from the court declaring that Genentech is obligated to pay royalties to PDL on international sales of the Genentech Products.  The Company has not yet served its complaint on Genentech.
 
The settlement agreement was entered into as part of a definitive agreement resolving intellectual property disputes between the two companies at that time.  The 2003 settlement agreement limits Genentech’s ability to challenge infringement of PDL’s patent rights and waives Genentech’s right to challenge the validity of PDL’s patent rights, including its SPCs.  Certain breaches of the 2003 settlement agreement would subject Genentech to substantial liquidated and other damages.
 
The Company notes that the royalty payment it received from Genentech on August 27, 2010, was complete and without a reservation of rights.

On September 1, 2010, the Company issued a press release with the above information regarding Genentech.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the section titled “Genentech Update” is incorporated herein by reference.

 
 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated September 1, 2010
     
99.2
 
Information Sheet, dated September 1, 2010
 
 
 

 

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/ Christine R. Larson
 
Christine R. Larson
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated:  September 1, 2010

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated September 1, 2010
     
99.2
 
Information Sheet, dated September 1, 2010
 
 
 

 


Contacts:
 
Cris Larson
Jennifer Williams
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
Cook Williams Communications, Inc.
775-832-8505
360-668-3701
Cris.Larson@pdl.com
jennifer@cwcomm.org
 
PDL BioPharma Provides Third Quarter 2010 Revenue Guidance of Approximately
$86 Million and Update to its Correspondence with Genentech
 
INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, September 1, 2010PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced revenue guidance for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 of approximately $86 million, as compared with actual results of $71.4 million for the third quarter of 2009, a 20 percent year-over-year increase.  The growth is primarily driven by increased second quarter 2010 sales of Avastin®, Herceptin®, Lucentis® and Tysabri® for which PDL receives royalties in the third quarter of 2010.  Also included in third quarter 2010 guidance is $2.9 million earned on Eurodollar foreign currency hedging contracts that the Company initiated in January 2010.  The royalty payment from Genentech included royalties generated on both U.S. and ex-U.S. manufactured products and sales.
 
Sales of Avastin, Herceptin, Xolair and Lucentis are subject to a tiered royalty rate for product that is made or sold in the United States and a flat royalty rate of three percent for product that is manufactured and sold outside of the United States.  The net sales thresholds and the applicable royalty rates for product that is made or sold in the United States are outlined below:  
   
Royalty Rate
 
Net sales up to $1.5 billion
    3.0 %
Net sales between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion
    2.5 %
Net sales between $2.5 billion and $4.0 billion
    2.0 %
Net sales exceeding $4.0 billion
    1.0 %
 
Reported sales of Avastin and Herceptin increased 11 percent and six percent, respectively, in the second quarter of 2010, when compared to the same period for the prior year. Roche recently reported that global sales of Avastin for advanced colorectal, breast, lung and kidney cancer, and for relapsed glioblastoma, rose 14 percent in the first half of 2010 driven by uptake in colorectal, breast and/or lung cancer.  Roche also reported that global sales of Herceptin for HER2-postive breast cancer and advanced stomach cancer increased eight percent in the first half of 2010 driven by further penetration in the early and metastatic breast cancer settings, particularly in emerging markets.  Additionally, first signs of uptake in Europe of Herceptin in HER2-postive advanced stomach cancer were seen following approval of this new indication in January of this year.  Also contributing to increased Avastin royalties were sales of Avastin that was both manufactured and sold outside the United States.  Ex-U.S. manufactured and sold Avastin sales represented 27 percent of total Avastin sales; there were no sales of ex-U.S. manufactured Avastin prior to the fourth quarter of 2009.

 
 

 

Reported second quarter 2010 sales of Lucentis increased 34 percent when compared to the same period for the prior year.  Lucentis is approved for the treatment of age related macular degeneration in the United States and in Europe and received approval for the treatment of macular edema following retinal vein occlusion in June 2010 in the United States.  Second quarter 2010 sales grew by 30 percent in the United States and by 38 percent internationally.

Reported sales of Tysabri increased 14 percent in the second quarter of 2010 when compared to the same period for the prior year.  Elan recently announced that at the end of June 2010, approximately 52,700 patients were on therapy worldwide representing an increase of 22 percent over the approximately 43,300 patients who were on the therapy at the end of June 2009.  Tysabri royalties are determined at a flat rate as a percent of sales regardless of location of manufacture or sale.

The sales information presented above is based on information provided by PDL’s licensees in their quarterly reports to the Company as well as from public disclosures made by PDL’s licensees.

Genentech Update

On August 13, 2010, the Company announced that it had received a facsimile letter from Genentech regarding Avastin, Herceptin, Lucentis and Xolair (the Genentech Products) sales in Europe.  In its letter, Genentech asserted that the Genentech Products do not infringe the supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) granted to PDL by various countries in Europe for each of the Genentech Products.

On August 31, 2010, the Company sent its reply to Genentech, stating that Genentech’s assertions are without merit.  In its response, the Company disagreed fundamentally with Genentech’s assertions of non-infringement with respect to the Genentech Products and cautioned that, in the 2003 settlement agreement between PDL and Genentech, Genentech had waived its right to challenge the validity of PDL’s patent rights, including its SPCs.  PDL has requested a meeting with Genentech to discuss resolving their differences regarding infringement of the Company’s SPCs by the Genentech Products.

On August 27, 2010, the Company filed a complaint in the Second Judicial District of Nevada, Washoe County, to enforce its rights against Genentech under the 2003 settlement agreement and seeking an order from the court declaring that Genentech is obligated to pay royalties to PDL on international sales of the Genentech Products.  The Company has not yet served its complaint on Genentech.

The settlement agreement was entered into as part of a definitive agreement resolving intellectual property disputes between the two companies at that time.  The 2003 settlement agreement limits Genentech’s ability to challenge infringement of PDL’s patent rights and waives Genentech’s right to challenge the validity of PDL’s patent rights, including its SPCs.  Certain breaches of the 2003 settlement agreement would subject Genentech to substantial liquidated and other damages.

About PDL BioPharma
PDL pioneered the humanization of monoclonal antibodies and, by doing so, enabled the discovery of a new generation of targeted treatments for cancer and immunologic diseases. PDL is focused on maximizing the value of its antibody humanization patents and related assets. The Company receives royalties on sales of a number of humanized antibody products marketed today based on patents which expire in late 2014. For more information, please visit www.pdl.com.

 
 

 

NOTE: PDL BioPharma and the PDL BioPharma logo are considered trademarks of PDL BioPharma, Inc.

Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those, express or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause differences between current expectations and actual results include, but are not limited to, the following:

 
The expected rate of growth in royalty-bearing product sales by PDL'sexisting licensees;
 
The relative mix of royalty-bearing Genentech products manufactured and soldoutside the U.S. versus manufactured or sold in the U.S.;
 
The ability of our licensees to receive regulatory approvals to marketand launch new royalty-bearing products and whether such products, if launched, will be commercially successful;
 
Changes in any of the other assumptions on which PDL's projected royaltyrevenues are based;
 
The outcome of pending litigation or disputes; and
 
The failure of licensees to comply with existing license agreements,including any failure to pay royalties due.

Other factors that may cause PDL's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are discussed in PDL's filings with the SEC, including the "Risk Factors" sections of its annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC. Copies of PDL's filings with the SEC may be obtained at the "Investors" section of PDL's website at www.pdl.com. PDL expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PDL's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 
 

 

Reported Net Sales Revenue by Product ($ in 000's) *

Avastin
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    1,586,093       1,596,892       1,594,707               4,777,692  
2009
    1,345,487       1,295,536       1,439,730       1,514,053       5,594,806  
2008
    980,715       1,084,930       1,180,427       1,239,382       4,485,454  
2007
    678,068       746,587       797,013       875,084       3,096,752  
2006
    439,318       516,052       570,551       592,897       2,118,817  
                                         
Herceptin
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    1,337,732       1,349,512       1,300,934               3,988,178  
2009
    1,210,268       1,133,993       1,226,435       1,278,626       4,849,323  
2008
    1,105,426       1,195,215       1,211,982       1,186,806       4,699,428  
2007
    891,761       949,556       979,602       1,015,033       3,835,952  
2006
    529,585       659,719       761,099       803,576       2,753,979  
                                         
Lucentis
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    759,965       698,890       745,376               2,204,231  
2009
    462,103       469,736       555,296       615,212       2,102,347  
2008
    363,615       393,682       460,167       454,922       1,672,386  
2007
    224,820       219,579       299,995       322,300       1,066,695  
2006
    -       -       10,689       157,742       168,431  
                                         
Xolair
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    240,904       225,878       251,055               717,836  
2009
    184,669       181,086       211,006       219,693       796,454  
2008
    137,875       169,521       177,179       183,753       668,329  
2007
    129,172       130,700       144,250       147,754       551,876  
2006
    95,241       99,354       112,608       118,002       425,204  
                                         
Raptiva
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    -       14,224       -               14,224  
2009
    62,653       21,526       1,502       -       85,681  
2008
    55,541       57,601       66,992       65,216       245,349  
2007
    45,134       47,401       52,914       53,885       199,333  
2006
    32,672       35,458       39,610       41,353       149,093  
                                         
Synagis
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    -       -       -               -  
2009
    571,486       623,951       57,271       105,314       1,358,021  
2008
    542,283       574,207       80,930       141,696       1,339,116  
2007
    478,388       548,227       53,586       139,736       1,219,936  
2006
    472,362       489,634       30,185       124,629       1,116,811  
                                         
Tysabri
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    293,047       287,925       293,664               874,635  
2009
    221,854       229,993       257,240       285,481       994,569  
2008
    129,430       163,076       200,783       233,070       726,359  
2007
    30,468       48,715       71,972       94,521       245,675  
2006
    -       -       -       7,890       7,890  
                                         
Actemra
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    52,908       5,405       10,493               68,806  
2009
    19,504       17,920       30,313       39,888       107,627  
2008
    1,452       1,377       5,981       12,305       21,116  
2007
    2,388       873       1,071       1,137       5,470  
2006
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Mylotarg
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    8,500       8,658       8,142               25,300  
2009
    8,367       8,406       8,813       8,654       34,240  
2008
    8,978       8,050       8,225       8,140       33,393  
2007
    7,879       8,202       8,345       7,878       32,304  
2006
    8,832       9,084       8,874       16,081       42,871  

* As reported to PDL by its licensees

 
 

 

Royalty Revenue by Product ($ in 000's) *

Avastin
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    16,870       44,765       29,989               91,624  
2009
    13,605       35,161       21,060       15,141       84,966  
2008
    9,957       30,480       19,574       12,394       72,405  
2007
    8,990       21,842       17,478       9,549       57,859  
2006
    10,438       15,572       15,405       12,536       53,952  
                                         
Herceptin
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    23,402       38,555       27,952               89,909  
2009
    16,003       32,331       26,830       18,615       93,779  
2008
    14,092       34,383       28,122       20,282       96,880  
2007
    19,035       28,188       22,582       14,802       84,608  
2006
    15,142       19,716       21,557       20,354       76,769  
                                         
Lucentis
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    7,220       19,091       10,841               37,151  
2009
    4,621       12,863       8,123       6,152       31,759  
2008
    3,636       11,060       7,631       4,549       26,876  
2007
    2,931       6,543       6,579       3,517       19,570  
2006
    -       -       289       3,335       3,624  
                                         
Xolair
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    3,723       6,386       4,980               15,089  
2009
    2,665       5,082       4,085       3,722       15,553  
2008
    1,488       4,866       3,569       2,927       12,850  
2007
    1,684       3,942       3,332       2,184       11,142  
2006
    2,263       2,969       3,041       2,495       10,768  
                                         
Raptiva
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    (150 )     142       -               (8 )
2009
    477       589       22       150       1,238  
2008
    405       1,618       1,111       802       3,937  
2007
    588       1,246       1,160       738       3,733  
2006
    776       1,060       1,069       874       3,780  
                                         
Synagis
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    -       -       -               -  
2009
    17,145       18,869       1,568       3,159       40,741  
2008
    16,268       17,376       2,278       4,251       40,173  
2007
    14,352       16,747       1,608       4,042       36,748  
2006
    14,171       14,689       831       3,664       33,354  
                                         
Tysabri
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    8,791       8,788       8,735               26,314  
2009
    6,656       7,050       7,642       8,564       29,912  
2008
    3,883       5,042       5,949       6,992       21,866  
2007
    839       1,611       2,084       2,836       7,370  
2006
    -       -       -       237       237  
                                         
Actemra
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    1,587       237       315               2,139  
2009
    585       537       909       1,197       3,228  
2008
    44       116       179       369       708  
2007
    32       326       32       34       425  
2006
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Mylotarg
 
Q1
   
Q2
   
Q3
   
Q4
   
Total
 
2010
    366       153       285               804  
2009
    293       370       805       453       1,921  
2008
    314       132       288       209       943  
2007
    276       137       292       426       1,131  
2006
    309       168       311       568       1,355  

* As reported to PDL by its licensees

 
 

 

Manufacturing Split - Genentech / Roche & Novartis *

Avastin
 
2009 - Q1
   
2009 - Q2
   
2009 - Q3
   
2009 - Q4
   
2010 - Q1
   
2010 - Q2
   
2010 - Q3
 
US Made & Sold
    729,006       703,216       777,635       795,199       795,453       814,872       820,453  
US Made & ex-US Sold
    616,481       592,320       662,095       718,855       703,661       355,742       338,929  
ex-US Made & Sold
    -       -       -       -       86,979       426,277       435,325  
Total
    1,345,487       1,295,536       1,439,730       1,514,053       1,586,093       1,596,892       1,594,707  
US Made & Sold
    54 %     54 %     54 %     53 %     50 %     51 %     51 %
US Made & ex-US Sold
    46 %     46 %     46 %     47 %     44 %     22 %     21 %
ex-US Made & Sold
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     5 %     27 %     27 %
                                                         
Herceptin
 
2009 - Q1
   
2009 - Q2
   
2009 - Q3
   
2009 - Q4
   
2010 - Q1
   
2010 - Q2
   
2010 - Q3
 
US Made & Sold
    344,808       347,932       391,401       386,654       394,883       406,222       410,563  
US Made & ex-US Sold
    670,459       440,821       256,693       608,046       372,146       312,792       306,085  
ex-US Made & Sold
    195,000       345,241       578,341       283,926       570,703       630,498       584,286  
Total
    1,210,268       1,133,993       1,226,435       1,278,626       1,337,732       1,349,512       1,300,934  
US Made & Sold
    28 %     31 %     32 %     30 %     30 %     30 %     32 %
US Made & ex-US Sold
    55 %     39 %     21 %     48 %     28 %     23 %     24 %
ex-US Made & Sold
    16 %     30 %     47 %     22 %     43 %     47 %     45 %
                                                         
Lucentis
 
2009 - Q1
   
2009 - Q2
   
2009 - Q3
   
2009 - Q4
   
2010 - Q1
   
2010 - Q2
   
2010 - Q3
 
US Made & Sold
    229,921       232,413       251,182       266,405       323,153       300,501       326,840  
US Made & ex-US Sold
    232,182       237,323       304,114       348,808       436,812       398,389       418,536  
ex-US Made & Sold
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total
    462,103       469,736       555,296       615,212       759,965       698,890       745,376  
US Made & Sold
    50 %     49 %     45 %     43 %     43 %     43 %     44 %
US Made & ex-US Sold
    50 %     51 %     55 %     57 %     57 %     57 %     56 %
ex-US Made & Sold
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %
                                                         
Xolair
 
2009 - Q1
   
2009 - Q2
   
2009 - Q3
   
2009 - Q4
   
2010 - Q1
   
2010 - Q2
   
2010 - Q3
 
US Made & Sold
    135,732       133,843       146,022       150,950       157,503       145,245       165,109  
US Made & ex-US Sold
    531       77       47       10       -       -       -  
ex-US Made & Sold
    48,406       47,166       64,937       68,733       83,401       80,632       85,945  
Total
    184,669       181,086       211,006       219,693       240,904       225,878       251,055  
US Made & Sold
    74 %     74 %     69 %     69 %     65 %     64 %     66 %
US Made & ex-US Sold
    0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %
ex-US Made & Sold
    26 %     26 %     31 %     31 %     35 %     36 %     34 %
                                                         
Total
 
2009 - Q1
   
2009 - Q2
   
2009 - Q3
   
2009 - Q4
   
2010 - Q1
   
2010 - Q2
   
2010 - Q3
 
US Made & Sold
    1,464,837       1,434,715       1,567,742       1,599,208       1,670,992       1,666,840       1,722,965  
US Made & ex-US Sold
    1,556,936       1,274,755       1,222,949       1,675,718       1,512,620       1,081,147       1,063,551  
ex-US Made & Sold
    243,406       392,407       643,279       352,659       741,083       1,137,407       1,105,556  
Total
    3,265,179       3,101,878       3,433,970       3,627,585       3,924,694       3,885,394       3,892,072  
US Made & Sold
    45 %     46 %     46 %     44 %     43 %     43 %     44 %
US Made & ex-US Sold
    48 %     41 %     36 %     46 %     39 %     28 %     27 %
ex-US Made & Sold
    7 %     13 %     19 %     10 %     19 %     29 %     28 %

* As reported to PDL by its licensees