8-K
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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): November 01, 2023

 

 

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

000-51122

26-2774444

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

480 Pleasant Street

 

Watertown, Massachusetts

 

02472

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 926-5000

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

 

EYPT

 

The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 1, 2023, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and certain other information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated November 1, 2023

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

 

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.

 

 

 

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 1, 2023

By:

/s/ George O. Elston

 

 

 

George O. Elston
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Corporate Developments

Positive masked safety data update for EYP-1901 in ongoing PAVIA and DAVIO 2 Phase 2 clinical trials as of October 1, 2023 with no drug related ocular or systemic SAEs reported –

 

Leadership strengthened with the appointment of Stuart Duty to the Board of Directors and the promotion of George Elston to Executive Vice President –

 

Topline data for Phase 2 DAVIO 2 trial anticipated in December 2023 and Phase 2 PAVIA trial in 2Q 2024 –

 

Management to host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. ET –

 

WATERTOWN, Mass., November 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with retinal diseases, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, and highlighted recent corporate developments.

 

“We continued advancing EYP-1901 through clinical development in the third quarter, announcing positive masked safety results for our lead product candidate EYP-1901 in the ongoing DAVIO 2 and PAVIA Phase 2 clinical trials,” said Jay Duker, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. “We remain on-track to report topline data for the DAVIO 2 trial in wet AMD in December 2023 and the PAVIA trial in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the second quarter of 2024. We also plan to initiate the Phase 2 VERONA trial of EYP-1901 in diabetic macular edema in the first quarter of 2024.”

Dr. Duker continued, “It is an exciting time for EyePoint as we are well-positioned to execute on key near-term milestones and drive value for shareholders. We remain laser focused on our mission of making a difference in the lives of patients suffering from retinal diseases.”

R&D Highlights and Updates

Accepted to present at the upcoming American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting in November, including at AAO’s Eyecelerator pre-meeting tomorrow, November 2, 2023. At Eyecelerator, the Company will be presenting interim masked safety data through October 1, 2023 from its ongoing DAVIO 2 and PAVIA Phase 2 clinical trials.
At the AAO Annual Meeting, EyePoint will be presenting an encore presentation of preclinical data highlighting the potential neuroprotective effect of vorolanib, the active drug in EYP-1901, against photoreceptor degeneration in a validated rodent retinal detachment model.
Presented subgroup analyses of the Phase 1 DAVIO trial of EYP-1901 demonstrating reduced treatment burden in wet AMD at the EURETINA Congress and the Retina Society Annual Meeting in October.

 

Presented a comparison of the antiangiogenic profile of tyrosine kinase inhibitors vorolanib, axitinib, and sunitinib at the Retina Society Annual Meeting in October demonstrating effective inhibition of receptors involved in pathological angiogenesis with vorolanib not having a physiological impact on TIE 2 function.
Announced EYP-2301, razuprotafib (a TIE-2 agonist) in Durasert E as a potential sustained delivery treatment for patients with serious retinal diseases.
Presented interim masked safety and baseline patient demographics of the DAVIO 2 clinical trial in wet AMD at the OIS Retina Innovation Summit in July. In addition to positive safety data, an analysis of the reported patient demographics suggests that Phase 2 DAVIO 2 patients have, on average, better starting visual acuity and less central subfield thickness than the Phase 1 DAVIO cohort.
Presented 12-month ocular pharmacokinetic results from a study evaluating EYP-1901’s drug delivery through the Durasert platform at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting in July. The Company also presented an encore subgroup analysis of the EYP-1901 final twelve-month Phase 1 DAVIO results, which showed that 67% of the DAVIO patients with no excess fluid at screening did not require a supplemental anti-VEGF injection up to the six-month visit.
Plans to initiate VERONA, a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating EYP-1901 in diabetic macular edema (DME) in the first quarter of 2024 remain on track.

 

Recent Corporate Highlights

Announced the promotion of George Elston to Executive Vice President and the appointment of Stuart M. Duty to the Company’s Board of Directors in October 2023.
Appointed Jay S. Duker, M.D. as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors as part of a CEO transition in July 2023. Dr. Duker was previously Chief Operating Officer and President. Nancy S. Lurker transitioned to the role of Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Directors from the position of CEO.
Appointed Marcia Sellos-Moura, Ph.D. as Senior Vice President, Program Leadership on July 31, 2023. Dr. Sellos-Moura brings over 20 years of biopharmaceutical experience to the Company.

 

Review of Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, total net revenue was $15.2 million compared to $10.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Net product revenue for the third quarter was $0.8 million, compared to net product revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 of $9.7 million. The decrease in net product revenue resulted from sale of the YUTIQ franchise in May 2023 and the discontinuation of DEXYCU commercialization activities in 2023.

Net revenue from royalties and collaborations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 totaled $14.4 million compared to $0.3 million in the corresponding period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to partial recognition of deferred revenue from the sale of the YUTIQ franchise which will be recognized over a 2-year period in connection with the delivery of YUTIQ supply units.

Operating expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 totaled $29.6 million versus $28.4 million in the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by R&D spending on the ongoing EYP-1901 clinical trials, partially offset by reduced sales and marketing expense. Non-operating expense,


 

net, totaled $1.8 million and net loss was $12.6 million, or ($0.33) per share, compared to a net loss of $18.4 million, or ($.49) per share, for the prior year period.

Cash and investments at September 30, 2023 totaled $136.0 million compared to $144.6 million at December 31, 2022.

Financial Outlook


We expect the cash, cash equivalents and investments on September 30, 2023 will enable us to fund our current and planned operations into 2025.

Conference Call Information

EyePoint will host a conference call today, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 and recent corporate developments. To access the live conference call, please register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI3b701846a11841ad855aab9d0b8aff10. A live audio webcast of the event can be accessed via the Investors section of the Company website at www.eyepointpharma.com. A webcast replay will also be available on the corporate website at the conclusion of the call.

 

About EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: EYPT) is a company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases. The Company's pipeline leverages its proprietary erodible Durasert E™ technology for sustained intraocular drug delivery including EYP-1901, an investigational sustained delivery intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. The proven Durasert® drug delivery platform has been safely administered to over 80,000 patient eyes across four U.S. FDA approved products. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. For more information visit www.eyepointpharma.com.

 

EYEPOINT SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION ACT OF 1995: To the extent any statements made in this press release deal with information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the sufficiency of our existing cash resources into 2025; our plans and any other statements about future expectations, prospects, estimates and other matters that are dependent upon future events or developments, including statements containing the words “will,” “potential,” “could,” “can,” “believe,” “intends,” “continue,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “may,” other words of similar meaning or the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties and risks may cause EyePoint’s actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by EyePoint’s forward-looking statements. For EyePoint, this includes uncertainties regarding the timing and clinical development of our product candidates, including EYP-1901; the potential for EYP-1901 as a novel sustained delivery treatment for serious eye diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration, non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the 2023 sale of YUTIQ® to Alimera Sciences including our potential to receive additional payments from Alimera pursuant to the our agreements with Alimera; our ability to manufacture YUTIQ in sufficient quantities pursuant to our commercial supply agreements with Alimera and Ocumension Therapeutics; the effectiveness and timeliness of clinical trials, and the


 

usefulness of the data; the timeliness of regulatory approvals; the success of current and future license agreements, including our agreements with Alimera, Ocumension, Equinox Science and Betta Pharmaceuticals; termination or breach of current and future license agreements; our dependence on contract research organizations, co-promotion partners, and other outside vendors and service providers; effects of competition; market acceptance of our products, including our out-licensed products; product liability; industry consolidation; compliance with environmental laws; risks and costs of international business operations; volatility of stock price; possible dilution; the impact of instability in general business and economic conditions, including changes in inflation, interest rates and the labor market; the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business and the medical community; protection of our intellectual property and avoiding intellectual property infringement; retention of key personnel; manufacturing risks; the sufficiency of the Company’s cash resources and need for additional financing; and other factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We cannot guarantee that the results and other expectations expressed, anticipated or implied in any forward-looking statement will be realized. A variety of factors, including these risks, could cause our actual results and other expectations to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed, anticipated, or implied in our forward-looking statements. Should known or unknown risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated, or projected in the forward-looking statements. You should bear this in mind as you consider any forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made. EyePoint undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investors:

Christina Tartaglia
Stern IR
Direct: 212-698-8700

christina.tartaglia@sternir.com

Media Contact:

Amy Phillips

Green Room Communications

Direct: 412-327-9499

aphillips@greenroompr.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

133,035

 

 

$

95,633

 

  Marketable securities

 

 

2,977

 

 

 

48,928

 

  Accounts and other receivables, net

 

 

483

 

 

 

15,503

 

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

9,091

 

 

 

9,858

 

  Inventory

 

 

4,577

 

 

 

2,886

 

       Total current assets

 

 

150,163

 

 

 

172,808

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

5,250

 

 

 

6,038

 

Other assets

 

 

4,630

 

 

 

1,510

 

       Total assets

 

$

160,043

 

 

$

180,356

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

22,997

 

 

$

22,278

 

  Deferred revenue

 

 

39,841

 

 

 

1,205

 

  Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

10,475

 

  Other current liabilities

 

 

1,058

 

 

 

579

 

       Total current liabilities

 

 

63,896

 

 

 

34,537

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

29,310

 

Deferred revenue – noncurrent

 

 

32,341

 

 

 

13,557

 

Operating lease liabilities – noncurrent

 

 

5,185

 

 

 

5,984

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

       Total liabilities

 

 

101,422

 

 

 

83,988

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Capital

 

 

785,827

 

 

 

766,933

 

  Accumulated deficit

 

 

(728,047

)

 

 

(671,351

)

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

841

 

 

 

786

 

       Total stockholders' equity

 

 

58,621

 

 

 

96,368

 

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

160,043

 

 

$

180,356

 

 

 


 

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Product sales, net

 

$

816

 

 

$

9,720

 

 

$

13,483

 

 

$

30,048

 

    License and collaboration agreements

 

 

14,137

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

17,768

 

 

 

160

 

    Royalty income

 

 

249

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

663

 

       Total revenues

 

 

15,202

 

 

 

10,012

 

 

 

31,990

 

 

 

30,871

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cost of sales, excluding amortization of acquired
        intangible assets

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

1,405

 

 

 

3,634

 

 

 

4,916

 

    Research and development

 

 

17,363

 

 

 

11,162

 

 

 

46,711

 

 

 

34,099

 

    Sales and marketing

 

 

479

 

 

 

6,016

 

 

 

11,504

 

 

 

19,592

 

    General and administrative

 

 

10,556

 

 

 

9,212

 

 

 

28,854

 

 

 

26,321

 

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

615

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,845

 

       Total operating expenses

 

 

29,600

 

 

 

28,410

 

 

 

90,703

 

 

 

86,773

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(14,398

)

 

 

(18,398

)

 

 

(58,713

)

 

 

(55,902

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Interest and other income, net

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

640

 

 

 

4,611

 

 

 

1,067

 

    Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(662

)

 

 

(1,247

)

 

 

(2,408

)

    Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,347

)

 

 

(1,559

)

       Total other income (expense), net

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

2,017

 

 

 

(2,900

)

Net loss

 

$

(12,612

)

 

$

(18,420

)

 

$

(56,696

)

 

$

(58,802

)

    Net loss per common share – basic and diluted

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(1.50

)

 

$

(1.58

)

    Weighted average common shares outstanding
        – basic and diluted

 

 

38,341

 

 

 

37,338

 

 

 

37,804

 

 

 

37,305