Note 3. Business Combination

Description of the Transaction

On June 1, 2016, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, we completed the Acquisition, and acquired all of the outstanding shares of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l., since renamed Incyte Biosciences Luxembourg S.à.r.l., the parent company of ARIAD’s European subsidiaries responsible for the development and commercialization of ICLUSIG (ponatinib) in the European Union and other countries including Switzerland, Norway, Turkey, Israel and Russia (the “Territory”) in exchange for an upfront payment of $147.5 million, including customary working capital adjustments. ICLUSIG is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia who are resistant to or intolerant of certain second generation BCR-ABL inhibitors and all patients who have the T3151 mutation. The acquisition of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. included a fully integrated and established pan-European team including medical, sales and marketing personnel. The existing platform and infrastructure acquired is expected to further our strategic plan and accelerate the establishment of our operations in Europe.

In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, we entered into an Amended and Restated Buy-in License Agreement with ARIAD (the “License Agreement”). Under the terms of the License Agreement, we were granted an exclusive license to develop and commercialize ICLUSIG in the Territory. ARIAD is eligible to receive from us tiered royalties ranging between 32% and 50% on net sales of ICLUSIG in the Territory. The royalties are subject to reduction for certain events related to exclusivity and, if necessary, any third-party patent rights. In addition, ARIAD is eligible to receive up to $135.0 million in potential future development and regulatory approval milestone payments for ICLUSIG in new oncology indications in the Territory, together with additional milestone payments for non-oncology indications, if approved, in the Territory. Under our agreement with ARIAD, we have agreed to fund a portion of the ongoing ICLUSIG clinical studies being conducted by ARIAD, OPTIC and OPTIC-2L, by paying up to $7.0 million in both 2016 and 2017. During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, ARIAD discontinued the OPTIC-2L clinical study.

Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its provisions, our obligations to pay full royalties under the License Agreement will continue to be in effect on a country-by-country basis until the latest to occur of (i) the expiration date of the composition patent in the relevant country, (ii) the expiration of any regulatory marketing exclusivity period or other statutory designation that provides similar exclusivity for the commercialization of ICLUSIG in such country and (iii) the seventh anniversary of the first commercial sale of ICLUSIG in such country. We will be obligated to pay royalties at a reduced rate for a specified period of time following such full royalty term. The License Agreement may be terminated in its entirety by us for convenience on 12 months’ notice after the third anniversary of the effective date of the License Agreement. The License Agreement may also be terminated by either party under certain other circumstances, including material breach, as set forth in the License Agreement.

Fair Value of Consideration Transferred

The fair value of consideration transferred totaled $440.5 million, which consisted of $147.5 million in cash pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, including net working capital adjustments, and $293.0 million of contingent consideration related to the License Agreement. Contingent consideration includes the future payments that we may pay to ARIAD for our royalty obligations on future net sales of ICLUSIG, as well as for any future potential milestone payments related to new oncology or non-oncology indications for ICLUSIG.

The fair value of contingent consideration as of the acquisition date was determined using an income approach based on estimated ICLUSIG revenues in the Territory for both the approved third line treatment, as well as the second line treatment that was under development and was therefore contingent on future clinical results and European Medicines Agency approval. The probability of technical success of the second line indication was estimated at 25% based on the early stage of development and competitive market landscape, and the estimated future cash flows for the second line indication were probability weighted accordingly. The total projected cash flows of the third line and second line indications were estimated over 18 years, and discounted to present value using a discount rate of 10%. In addition, based on the believed limited effectiveness of ICLUSIG beyond the existing oncology indications, the fact that no development is currently ongoing for any new oncology or any non-oncology indications, and the lack of intention by us, ARIAD, or another market participant, to develop ICLUSIG in additional oncology or non-oncology indications, the fair value of any cash flows for any new oncology or non-oncology indication was determined to be nil. The fair value of the contingent consideration was $293.0 million as of the Acquisition date.

Acquisition-Related Costs

We incurred $1.6 million of transaction costs directly related to the Acquisition, which includes expenditures for advisory, legal, valuation, accounting and other similar services. These costs have been expensed in selling, general and administrative costs on the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Revenue and Net Loss of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.

The revenues of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. for the period from the acquisition date to December 31, 2016 were $29.6 million and net loss was $48.7 million. The net loss includes the effects of the Acquisition accounting adjustments and acquisition-related costs.

Pro Forma Impact of Business Combination

The following unaudited pro forma information presents condensed consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, as if the Acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2015 (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2016
Pro forma revenues	$	1,148,006
Pro forma net income	$	102,619

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting and are based on the historical financial information of our company and the acquired business which has been adjusted for events that are (i) directly attributable to the Acquisition, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) expected to have continuing impact on the combined results. The unaudited pro forma information reflects primarily the following adjustments:

To record amortization expense related to fair value adjustments recorded on the acquired definite lived intangibles;

To eliminate ARIAD Europe’s interest expense on the intercompany loan in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition;

To remove balances attributable to the ARIAD Australia entity which are not material. This entity was previously consolidated by ARIAD Europe; however it was not included in the Acquisition; and

To remove the recognition of revenue relating to distribution agreements in historic periods for those arrangements in which we have no continuing performance obligation and, therefore, the fair value of the assumed deferred revenue balance was zero.

The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been obtained if the Acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2015 or that may occur in the future, and does not reflect future synergies, integration costs, or other such costs or savings.