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Out-License Agreements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Out-License Agreements OUT-LICENSE AGREEMENTS
Out-License of TP-03 Commercial Rights in the China Territory in March 2021
In March 2021, the Company entered into the China Out-License agreement with LianBio for its exclusive development and commercialization rights of TP-03 (lotilaner ophthalmic solution, 0.25%) in the China Territory for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis and Meibomian Gland Disease. LianBio was contractually responsible for all clinical development and commercialization activities and costs within the China Territory.
The Company assessed this arrangement and identified the following material promises under the arrangement: (i) the exclusive license to research, develop, manufacture, commercialize, make, offer for sale, sell, and import TP-03 in the China Territory; and (ii) the research and development services in the form of clinical study materials for the respective Phase 2b/3 trial ("Saturn-1") and Phase 3 ("Saturn-2") TP-03 trials. The promises to provide research and development services for Saturn-1 and Saturn-2 clinical trials were evaluated and determined to be distinct promises in the contract and each of the two clinical trials are separate performance obligations apart from the promise to provide the license.
The assessment of the initial transaction price for the China Out-License agreement included an analysis of amounts the Company expected to receive, which at contract inception consisted of: (i) the upfront cash payment of $15.0 million; (ii) a second cash payment of $10.0 million; (iii) a $10.0 million milestone that was determined to be within the control of the Company; and (iv) $1.2 million representing the initial fair value of the equity warrant.
The Company accounted for each performance obligation as follows:
Out-License
The Company determined that this license was distinct based on an evaluation of the delivery of the functional license that was in the later stages of development, and it met the criteria for being distinct from the research and development services required under the China Out-License agreement. The Company determined the standalone selling price of this license using a discounted projected sales model and recognized as license fees and collaboration revenue the total allocated transaction price at contract inception, upon delivery of the license.
Research and Development Services
The standalone selling price of these performance obligations was determined using the adjusted market assessment approach. The Company analyzed costs expected to be incurred for each of the clinical trials through completion to estimate the price that a customer would be willing to pay for these services in order to benefit from the clinical trials. The Company determined that LianBio simultaneously benefited from the research and development services that are satisfied over time, as they were able to request and access the clinical trial data at any point through the trial completion. Therefore, the Company recognized the amounts allocated to the respective research and development performance obligations for Saturn-1 and Saturn-2 within license fees and collaboration revenue as the research and development services were provided using an input method, based on the costs incurred for each clinical trial and the total costs expected to be incurred to satisfy each performance obligation. The Company believes this method most faithfully depicted its performance in transferring the promised services during the expected period of time that each clinical trial was ongoing. The Company monitored the expected completion dates for each clinical trial and updated its estimated time to completion at each reporting period, as necessary.
In February 2023, a specified milestone event was triggered based upon the signing of an agreement for which the Company has no ongoing obligations, resulting in $2.5 million recognized as license fees and collaboration revenue in the accompanying Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
On February 13, 2024, LianBio announced its plan to wind down its operations and on March 14, 2024 made a special cash dividend payment to the Company for $0.7 million (equivalent to $4.80 per share - see Note 3). On March 26, 2024, the Company executed an agreement with Xi An Grand Chang An Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("GrandPharma"), a subsidiary of Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited, and LianBio to transition the rights to develop and commercialize TP-03 in China for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis from LianBio to GrandPharma (the "Novation Agreement"). Upon execution of the Novation Agreement, the China Out-License agreement with LianBio was assigned to GrandPharma and a one-time payment of $2.5 million (the "Termination Payment) was triggered and due to the Company from LianBio within fifteen days. This Termination Payment was recorded to license fees and collaboration revenue in the Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and to other receivables in the Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024, as the $2.5 million cash payment was not yet received by the Company until April 5, 2024. The Novation Agreement amended the $15.0 million future development milestone payable on China regulatory approval of the China Out-License agreement with a combined condition of patent issuance related to TP-03 in China.
Simultaneous with the execution of the Novation Agreement, the Company entered into an agreement with LianBio to terminate the unvested third tranche of the equity warrants related to the purchase of 78,373 shares of LianBio common stock for a total cancellation payment of $0.4 million (the "Warrant Cancellation Payment"). This Warrant Cancellation Payment was recorded to license fees and collaboration revenue in the Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and other receivables in the Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024.
Through March 31, 2024, the Company received aggregate payments from LianBio totaling $83.2 million, comprised of (i) initial consideration of $15.0 million, (ii) $67.5 million for the achievement of specified milestones, and (iii) $0.7 million related to a special cash dividend.
As of March 31, 2024 the Company is eligible to receive further consideration from GrandPharma upon the achievement of additional TP-03 events, including: (i) additional regulatory and/or patent milestones of up to an aggregate of $20.0 million; (ii) China-based TP-03 sales threshold milestone payments of up to an aggregate of $100.0 million; and (iii) tiered low-to-high-teen royalties for China Territory TP-03 product sales.