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Collaboration and Licensing Agreements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Collaboration and Licensing Agreements  
Collaboration and Licensing Agreements

9. Collaboration and Licensing Agreements

 

Following is a summary description of the material revenue arrangements, including arrangements that generated revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The revenue reported for each agreement has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 for each period presented.

 

Novartis

 

In June 2016, the Company entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (the Novartis Agreement) with Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. (Novartis), to develop and commercialize bispecific and other Fc modulated antibody drug candidates using the Company’s proprietary XmAb® technologies and drug candidates. Pursuant to the Novartis Agreement:

 

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The Company granted Novartis certain exclusive rights to research, develop and commercialize XmAb14045 and XmAb13676, two development stage products that incorporate the Company’s bispecific Fc technology;

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The Company will apply its bispecific technology in up to four target pair antibodies identified by Novartis (each a Global Discovery Program); and

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The Company will provide Novartis with a non-exclusive license to certain of its Fc technologies to apply against up to ten targets identified by Novartis.

 

The Company received a non-refundable upfront payment under the Novartis Agreement of $150 million in July 2016 and is eligible to receive up to $2.4 billion in future development, regulatory and sales milestones in total for all programs that could be developed under the Novartis Agreement.

 

The Company evaluated the Novartis Agreement under the new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 and concluded that Novartis is a customer. The Company identified the following performance obligations that it deemed to be distinct at the inception of the contract:

 

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License to certain rights to Xencor’s XmAb14045 and XmAb13676;

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Develop four bispecific drug candidates against four targets identified by Novartis (each a Global discovery program); and

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License to Xencor’s Fc technologies for up to 10 targets identified and selected by Novartis.

 

The Company considered the licenses as functional intellectual property as Novartis has the right to access its technology and such technology is functional to Novartis at the time that Xencor provides access. Under the Novartis Agreement, Novartis has substitution rights under each discovery program provided it has not advanced to filing an investigational new drug (IND) application. The Company’s obligation to provide services related to the discovery programs, and Novartis’ right to substitute programs is limited to the five-year period from the date of the Novartis agreement.

 

The Company determined the transaction price at inception is the $150 million upfront payment to be allocated to the performance obligations. The Novartis agreement includes variable consideration for potential future milestones and royalties that were contingent on future success factors for development programs. The Company used the “most likely” method to determine the variable consideration. None of the development, regulatory or sales milestones or royalties were included in the transaction price.  The Company will re-evaluate the transaction price in each reporting period as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur.

 

The Company determined the transaction price at inception of the Novartis Agreement and allocated it to the various performance obligations using the standalone selling price which is comparable to the relative selling price methodology used in the original accounting treatment for the transaction.

 

The transaction price of $150 million was allocated to the performance obligations as follows:

 

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$27.1 million to certain rights to the XmAb14045 Program;

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$31.4 million to certain rights to the XmAb13676 Program;

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$20.05 million to each of the four Global Discovery Programs; and

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$11.3 million to the Fc licenses.

 

Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized at the time that the Company’s performance obligation for each Global Discovery is completed upon delivery of each discovery program to Novartis. Xencor delivered a discovery program to Novartis in 2017 and recognized $20.05 million of revenue in the period of delivery.   In the third quarter of 2018, Xencor delivered a second discovery program to Novartis and is recognizing an additional $20.04 million of revenue.

 

Under ASC 606 the entire amount of revenue allocated to the Fc licenses is being recognized at inception of the Novartis Agreement, the second quarter of 2016.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized $20.04 million of revenue related to the Novartis Agreement.  There were no revenues recognized during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, there is $40.1 million in deferred revenue related to the arrangement.

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

In September 2015, the Company entered into a research and license agreement (the Amgen Agreement) with Amgen, Inc. (Amgen) to develop and commercialize bispecific antibody product candidates using the Company’s proprietary XmAb® bispecific Fc technology. Under the Amgen Agreement, the Company granted an exclusive license to Amgen to develop and commercialize bispecific drug candidates from the Company’s preclinical program that bind the CD38 antigen and the cytotoxic T-cell binding domain CD3 (the CD38 Program). The Company also agreed to apply its bispecific technology to five previously identified Amgen provided targets (each a Discovery Program). The Company received a $45.0 million upfront payment from Amgen and is eligible to receive up to $1.7 billion in future development, regulatory and sales milestones in total for all six programs and is eligible to receive royalties on any global net sales of products.

 

Pursuant to the Amgen Agreement, the Company applied its bispecific technology to five Discovery Programs antibody molecules provided by Amgen that bind Discovery Program Targets and returned the bispecific product candidates to Amgen for further testing, development and commercialization. The initial research term is three years from the date of the Amgen Agreement, but Amgen, at its option, may request an extension of one year. In May 2018, Amgen notified the Company that it was electing to extend the term of the research term for one year. Pursuant to the Agreement, Amgen and the Company will agree upon a detailed plan for services to be provided by the Company during the extended research term. The Company will receive research funding for the additional services provided during the extended research term.

Amgen will assume full responsibility for development and commercialization of product candidates under each of the Discovery Programs. 

The Company evaluated the Amgen Agreement under ASC 606 and determined that it is a customer and that delivery of the CD38 Program and each of the five Discovery Programs represent the performance obligations under the contract.

 

The Company determined the transaction price at inception is the $45 million upfront payment to be allocated to the performance obligations. The Amgen Agreement includes variable consideration for potential future milestones and royalties that were contingent on future success factors for development programs. The Company used the “most likely” method to determine the variable consideration. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company received a $10 million development milestone related to the CD38 program and this payment was included in the transaction price as uncertainty associated with it has been resolved. No other development, regulatory or sales milestones or royalties were included in the transaction price.  The Company will re-evaluate the transaction price in each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur.

 

In allocating the transaction price determined at inception, the Company determined that ASC 606 provides the use of a standalone selling price for the transaction.

 

The transaction price of $55 million was allocated to the performance obligations as follows:

 

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$23.75 million to the CD38 Program and

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$6.25 million to each of the five Discovery Programs

 

Under ASC 606, the amount of revenue recognized for the CD38 program is recognized at the inception of the contract when delivery of the CD38 Program and materials was transferred to Amgen. The $10 million milestone revenue was recognized in the period that the uncertainty regarding the event is resolved, i.e., when the milestone event occurred.

 

The Company completed performance obligations for the five discovery programs in 2016 when all five of the Discovery Programs were delivered to Amgen. Pursuant to ASC 606 the Company recognized $31.25 million of revenue for delivery of the five discovery programs in 2016.

 

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company and Amgen agreed upon additional scope of work to be performed by Xencor; however, no work has been performed to date.

 

The Company did not recognize any revenue for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. There is no deferred revenue as of September 30, 2018 related to this arrangement.

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

In January 2013, we entered into an option and license agreement with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alexion). Under the terms of the agreement, we granted to Alexion an exclusive research license, with limited sublicensing rights, to make and use our Xtend technology to evaluate and advance compounds against six different target programs during a five-year research term under the agreement, up to completion of the first multi-dose human clinical trial for each target compound. 

 

Under the agreement, we received an upfront payment of $3.0 million and annual maintenance fees totaling $2 million during the research term. We are also eligible to receive development, regulatory and commercial milestones. If licensed products are successfully commercialized, we are entitled to receive royalties based on a percentage of net sales of such products sold by Alexion, its affiliates or its sub licensees, which percentage is in the low single digits. Alexion’s royalty obligations will continue on a product‑by‑product and country‑by‑country basis until the expiration of the last‑to‑expire valid claim in a licensed patent covering the applicable product in such country.

 

In the third quarter of 2014, Alexion achieved a Phase 1 milestone with ALXN1210, a compound that incorporates our Xtend technology. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Alexion exercised its option to take an exclusive commercial license to ALXN1210 and achieved a Phase 2 clinical development milestone for ALXN1210. In December 2016, Alexion achieved a Phase 3 clinical development milestone for ALXN1210.

 

In the third quarter of 2018, Alexion completed certain regulatory submission filings for ALXN1210 and the Company received $9 million in milestone payments.

 

The Company determined Alexion to be a customer and the license of the Company’s Xtend intellectual property is functional intellectual property, distinct and is the only performance obligation under the agreement. The upfront fee, the net present value of the annual maintenance fees, the option exercise fee and milestone payments of $17.5 million already received represent the total transaction price at inception. The option exercise fee does not provide a discount on future services and does not grant a material right. Under ASC 606 the upfront payment and the present value of the annual licensing fees are recognized at inception of the agreement when Alexion was provided access to the technology.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company recognized $9 million of milestone revenues. For the same periods in 2017, no revenue was recognized under this arrangement. There is no deferred revenue related to this arrangement at September 30, 2018.

 

CSL Limited

 

In February 2009, we entered into a research license and commercialization agreement with CSL Limited (CSL). Under the agreement, we provided CSL with a research license to our Fc Cytotoxic technology and options to non-exclusive commercial licenses. CSL elected to exercise one commercial license for a compound, CSL362. 

 

In 2013 CSL sublicensed CSL362 (now called talacotuzumab) to Janssen Biotech Inc. (Janssen Biotech). In March 2017, CSL, through its sub-licensee, Janssen Biotech, initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial for CSL362 and we received a milestone payment of $3.5 million.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, there were no revenues recognized. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 we recognized zero and $3.5 million of revenue, respectively, under the arrangement.  There is no deferred revenue related to this arrangement at September 30, 2018.