Sale of Future Royalties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement

In October 2021, we signed a royalty monetization agreement (“Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement”) with Sagard Healthcare Royalty Partners, LP (“Sagard”). Under the terms of the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement, we received $250.0 million in exchange for royalties and milestones payable to us under our GSK collaboration on annual global net sales of Jemperli below $1.0 billion starting in October 2021 (not including any combination products that contain both Jemperli and another Development Antibody). The aggregate Jemperli royalties and milestones to be received by Sagard under the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement is capped at certain fixed multiples of the upfront payment based on time. Once Sagard receives an aggregate amount of either $312.5 million (125% of the upfront) by the end of 2026, or $337.5 million (135% of the upfront) during 2027, or $412.5 million (165% of the upfront) at any time after 2027, the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement will expire resulting in us regaining all subsequent Jemperli royalties and milestones. As of December 31, 2023, Sagard has received a total of $10.4 million in royalties and milestones.

The Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement includes a call option pursuant to which at any time after December 1, 2024, we may reacquire our interest in the specified royalties by paying Sagard (in cash) a specified amount as described in the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement. The exercise of this call option is at our sole discretion, which we currently do not anticipate exercising.

The proceeds received from Sagard of $250.0 million were recorded as a liability, net of transaction costs of $0.4 million, which will be amortized over the estimated life of the arrangement using the effective interest rate method. The aggregate future estimated payments, less the $249.6 million, net of proceeds, will be recognized as non-cash interest expense over the life of the agreement. Royalty and milestone revenue will be recognized as earned on net sales of Jemperli, and these payments to Sagard will be recorded as a reduction of the liability when paid. As such payments are made to Sagard, the balance of the liability will be effectively repaid over the life of the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement.

We estimate the effective interest rate used to record non-cash interest expense under the Jemperli Royalty Monetization Agreement based on the estimate of future royalty payments to be received by Sagard. As of December 31, 2023, the estimated effective rate under the agreement was 8.1%. Over the life of the arrangement, the actual effective interest rate will be affected by the amount and the timing of the royalty payments received by Sagard and changes in our forecasted royalties. At each reporting date, we will reassess our estimate of total future royalty payments to be received and if such payments are materially different than our original estimates, we will prospectively adjust the imputed interest rate and the related amortization of the royalty obligation.

We recognized Jemperli non-cash royalty revenue of approximately $13.8 million and $2.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and non-cash interest expense of approximately $17.1 million and $20.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The interest and amortization of issuance costs is reflected as non-cash interest expense for the sale of future royalties in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table shows the activity within the liability account for the year ended December 31, 2023:


(in thousands)	December 31, 2023
Liability related to sale of future Jemperli royalties and milestones - balance at 12/31/2022	$	269,540

Issuance costs related to the sale of future royalties	37
Amortization of issuance costs	39
Royalty and milestone payments to Sagard	(8,600)
Non-cash interest expense recognized	17,074
Liability related to sale of future royalties and milestones - ending balance	$	278,090

Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement

In October 2020, in connection with Amendment No. 3 to the GSK Agreement, GSK agreed, under the terms of a settlement agreement (the “GSK Settlement Agreement”), to pay us a royalty on all GSK net sales of Zejula starting January 1, 2021. Under the GSK Settlement Agreement, the royalty is paid at a rate of 1.0% but is subject to reduction due to royalties paid to third parties, with a minimum royalty payable under the GSK Settlement Agreement of 0.5% of global net sales of Zejula. The current effective royalty rate is 0.5%.

In September 2022, we signed a purchase and sale agreement (the “Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRI Healthcare Trust (“DRI”) to monetize all of our future royalties on global net sales of Zejula under the GSK Settlement Agreement. Under the terms of the Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement, we received $35.0 million in exchange for all royalties payable by GSK to us under the GSK Settlement Agreement on global net sales of Zejula starting in July 2022 (the “Purchased Royalty Interest”). In addition, under the Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement, we are entitled to receive an additional $10.0 million payment from DRI if Zejula is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of endometrial cancer on or prior to December 31, 2025.

The proceeds received from DRI of $35.0 million were recorded as a liability, net of transaction costs of $0.2 million, which will be amortized over the estimated life of the arrangement using the effective interest rate method. Royalty revenue will be recognized as earned on net sales of Zejula, and these royalty payments to DRI will be recorded as a reduction of the liability when paid. The aggregate future estimated payments, less the $34.8 million, of net proceeds, will be recorded as non-cash interest expense over the life of the agreement. As such payments are made to DRI, the balance of the liability will be effectively repaid over the life of the Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement.

We estimate the effective interest rate used to record non-cash interest expense under the Zejula Royalty Monetization Agreement based on the estimate of future royalty payments to be received by DRI. As of December 31, 2023, the estimated effective rate under the agreement was 2.7%. Over the life of the arrangement, the actual effective interest rate will be affected by the amount and the timing of the royalty payments received by DRI and the changes in our forecasted royalties. At each reporting date, we will reassess our estimate of total future royalty payments to be received and if such payments are materially different than our original estimates, we will prospectively adjust the imputed interest rate and the related amortization of the royalty obligation.

We recognized Zejula non-cash royalty revenue of approximately $3.4 million and $1.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and non-cash interest expense of approximately $1.0 million and $0.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The interest and amortization of issuance costs is reflected as non-cash interest expense for the sale of future royalties in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table shows the activity within the liability account for the year ended December 31, 2023:


(in thousands)	December 31, 2023
Liability related to sale of future Zejula royalties - balance at 12/31/2022	$	34,873


Amortization of issuance costs	28
Royalty payments to DRI	(3,126)
Non-cash interest expense recognized	942
Liability related to sale of future royalties - ending balance	$	32,717