Investment in Viking

Transaction History

In May 2014, the Company entered into a MLA to license rights to five programs to Viking. Upon the consummation of the Viking IPO, Viking agreed to issue to the Company shares of Viking common stock having an aggregate value of approximately $29.2 million. In addition, Viking agreed to pay the Company royalties and milestone payments on products developed under the MLA. As part of this transaction, the Company extended a $2.5 million loan to Viking under a LSA. The loan accrues interest at a fixed rate equal to 5%.

In April 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to the MLA with Viking ("the MLA Amendment") which among other things, capped the Company’s aggregate ownership of Viking common stock to 49.9% of the Viking capital stock outstanding following the closing of the Viking IPO. Additionally, the Company and Viking entered into an amendment to the LSA Amendment, pursuant to which, the loans were no longer due and payable upon completion of the Viking IPO, but were extended to become due upon the earlier of: (i) a certain private qualified financing transaction or (ii) a public offering subsequent to the Viking IPO or (iii) one year after the closing of the Viking IPO. The Company may elect to receive equity of Viking common stock or cash equal to 200% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. As of December 31, 2015, the aggregate fair market value of the note receivable was $4.8 million.

In May 2015, Viking completed the Viking IPO selling 3.5 million shares of its common stock at an initial offering price of $8.00 per share for an aggregate offering price of $27.6 million. In connection with the Viking IPO, the Company purchased 1.1 million shares for $9.0 million. In addition, pursuant to the amended MLA Amendment, the Company received approximately 3.7 million shares of Viking common stock having a value of $29.2 million based on the initial public offering price of $8.00 per share. As a result, the Company including its related parties owned an aggregate of 49.4% of the outstanding common stock of Viking, based on the shares of outstanding Viking common stock at December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the carrying value of the Company's investment in Viking was $29.7 million.

Accounting Consideration

In May 2014, the Company determined it held a variable interest in Viking. The Company's variable interests in Viking included the convertible note issued pursuant to the LSA and the Company’s potential upfront payment of equity pursuant to the MLA. The Company considered certain criteria, including risk and reward sharing, experience and financial condition of its partner, voting rights, involvement in day-to-day operating decisions, the Company’s representation on Viking's executive committee, and level of economics between the Company and Viking. Based on these criteria, and using its judgment, the Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of Viking and, as a result, the Company consolidated Viking on its financial statements. From May 21, 2014 through May 4, 2015, the date of Viking’s IPO, recorded 100% of the losses incurred as net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest because it was a primary beneficiary with no equity interest in the VIE. The loans issued pursuant to the LSA were included as notes payable by Viking and were eliminated as long as the Company consolidated Viking on its financial statements.

Upon completion of the Viking IPO in May 2015, the Company determined that Viking was no longer a VIE. The Company also determined that it does not have voting control or other elements of control that would require consolidation of Viking. As a result of this assessment, the Company deconsolidated Viking on May 4, 2015 by derecognizing its assets, liabilities, and noncontrolling interest from the Company's consolidated financial statements. Applying deconsolidation accounting guidance, the Company determined, based on an independent valuation, the fair value of its equity investment in Viking upon deconsolidation was approximately $34.9 million after applying a discount on the Viking IPO price due to applicable transfer restrictions applicable to the Company as an affiliate of Viking pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. Based on a separate independent valuation, the Company determined that the fair value of the convertible notes receivable was approximately $5.5 million upon deconsolidation. The Company recorded a $28.2 million gain on deconsolidation of Viking in its consolidated statement of operations as of December 31, 2015.

Following the deconsolidation, the Company accounts for its equity investment in Viking under the equity method. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported approximately $5.1 million, as equity in net losses from Viking. The Company has opted to account for the Viking convertible notes receivable at fair value. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a change in the fair value of the Viking convertible notes of $0.8 million. See Note 3, Fair Value Measurements for additional details.

The following table represents the assets and liabilities, which are owned by and are obligations of Viking and are with no recourse to the Company, as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	756
Other current assets	18
Capitalized IPO expenses	2,268
Total current assets	3,042

Other assets	1
Total assets	$	3,043

Accounts payable	2,211
Accrued liabilities	77
Current portion of notes payable	334
Total current liabilities	2,622

Long-term portion of notes payable (eliminates in consolidation)	2,331
Total liabilities	$	4,953

Metabasis CVR Payouts

In connection with the shares of Viking common stock received pursuant to the MLA, the Company will make a cash payment to the holders of certain Metabasis CVRs. The Company made a cash payment to certain holders of Metabasis CVRs of $0.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. The remaining cash payment, made in January 2016, was $2.6 million. See Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies-Contingent Liabilities for additional information on the Metabasis CVRs.