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Arrangements with Symphony Icon, Inc. | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Arrangements with Symphony Icon Inc [Abstract] |
Arrangements with Symphony Icon, Inc. | Arrangements with Symphony Icon, Inc. On June 15, 2007, Lexicon entered into a series of related agreements providing for the financing of the clinical development of certain of its drug candidates, including LX1032 and LX1033, along with any other pharmaceutical compositions modulating the same targets as those drug candidates (the “Programs”). The agreements included a Novated and Restated Technology License Agreement pursuant to which the Company licensed to Symphony Icon, a then wholly-owned subsidiary of Symphony Icon Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), the Company's intellectual property rights related to the Programs. Holdings contributed $45 million to Symphony Icon in order to fund the clinical development of the Programs. Under a Share Purchase Agreement, dated June 15, 2007, between the Company and Holdings, the Company issued and sold to Holdings 7,650,622 shares of its common stock on June 15, 2007 in exchange for $15 million and an exclusive purchase option (the "Purchase Option") that gave the Company the right to acquire all of the equity of Symphony Icon, thereby allowing the Company to reacquire all of the Programs. On July 30, 2010, Lexicon entered into an Amended and Restated Purchase Option Agreement with Symphony Icon and Holdings and simultaneously exercised the Purchase Option, thereby reacquiring the Programs. Pursuant to the amended terms of the Purchase Option, Lexicon paid Holdings $10 million on July 30, 2010 and issued 13,237,519 shares of common stock to designees of Holdings on July 30, 2012 in satisfaction of an additional $35.0 million base payment obligation. Lexicon also agreed to make up to $45 million in additional contingent payments, which will consist of 50% of any consideration Lexicon receives pursuant to any licensing transaction (a “Licensing Transaction”) under which Lexicon grants a third party rights to commercialize LX1032, LX1033 or other pharmaceutical compositions modulating the same target as those drug candidates (the “LG103 Programs”), subject to certain exceptions. The contingent payments will be due if and when Lexicon receives such consideration from a Licensing Transaction. In the event Lexicon receives regulatory approval in the United States for the marketing and sale of any product resulting from the LG103 Programs prior to entering into a Licensing Transaction for the commercialization of such product in the United States, in lieu of any contingent payment from such a Licensing Transaction, Lexicon will pay Holdings the sum of $15 million and the amount of certain expenses Lexicon incurred after its exercise of the Purchase Option which are attributable to the development of such product, reduced by up to 50% of such sum for the amount of any contingent payments paid prior to such United States regulatory approval attributable to any such Licensing Transaction outside of the United States with respect to such product. In the event Lexicon makes any such payment upon United States regulatory approval, Lexicon will have no obligation to make subsequent contingent payments attributable to any such Licensing Transactions for the commercialization of such product outside the United States until the proceeds of such Licensing Transactions exceed 50% of the payment made as a result of such United States regulatory approval. The contingent payments may be paid in cash or a combination of cash and common stock, in Lexicon's discretion, provided that no more than 50% of any contingent payment will be paid in common stock. Lexicon originally calculated the value of the Purchase Option as the difference between the fair value of the common stock issued to Holdings of $23.6 million (calculated at the time of issuance) and the $15.0 million in cash received from Holdings for the issuance of the common stock. Lexicon recorded the value of the Purchase Option as an asset, and was amortizing this asset over the four-year option period. Upon the adoption of a new accounting pronouncement regarding variable interest entities (formerly SFAS No. 167) on January 1, 2010, $2.3 million of structuring and legal fees originally allocated to noncontrolling interest was allocated to the value of the Purchase Option. This resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings of $1.5 million, representing the additional amortization expense that would have been recorded through December 31, 2009. The unamortized balance of $3.1 million was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2009. Upon the exercise of the Purchase Option on July 30, 2010 as discussed below, the remaining balance was amortized immediately. The amortization expense of $4.0 million is recorded in other expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2010. Lexicon accounted for the exercise of the Purchase Option and acquisition of Symphony Icon as a business combination. In connection with its acquisition of Symphony Icon, Lexicon paid $10.0 million in cash, and has also agreed to pay Holdings additional base and contingent payments as discussed above. The fair value of the base and contingent consideration payments was $45.6 million and was estimated by applying a probability-based income approach utilizing an appropriate discount rate. This estimation was based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market, referred to as Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions include: (1) a discount rate of 14% for the base payments; (2) a discount rate of 18% for the contingent payments; and (3) a probability adjusted contingency. The discount rate assumptions have not changed through December 31, 2012, and as programs progress, the probability adjusted contingency is adjusted as necessary. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the Symphony Icon purchase consideration liability are recorded as increase or decrease in fair value of Symphony Icon purchase liability expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of the Symphony Icon purchase consideration liability increased by $9.9 million, $6.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The following table presents the allocation of the purchase consideration, including the upfront, base and contingent payments, based on fair value (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,439 |
Prepaid expenses | 545 |
Intangible assets - in-process research and development | 53,557 |
Total identifiable assets | 58,541 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (2,984 | )
Deferred tax liability | (18,745 | )
Total liabilities assumed | (21,729 | )
Net identifiable assets acquired | 36,812 |
Goodwill | 18,745 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 55,557 |
The deferred tax liability relates to the tax impact of future amortization or possible impairments associated with the identified intangible assets, which are not deductible for tax purposes. Intangible assets related to in-process research and development (“IPR&D") assets are considered to be indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. During the period the assets are considered indefinite-lived, they will not be amortized but will be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests if Lexicon becomes aware of any events occurring or changes in circumstances that would indicate a reduction in the fair value of the IPR&D assets below their respective carrying amounts. Lexicon performed an impairment test of indefinite-lived intangible assets on its annual impairment assessment date. This test did not result in an impairment of intangible assets. If and when development is complete, which generally occurs if and when regulatory approval to market a product is obtained, the associated assets would be deemed finite-lived and would then be amortized based on their respective estimated useful lives at that point in time. In estimating fair value of the IPR&D assets, Lexicon compensated for the differing phases of development of each asset by probability-adjusting its estimation of the expected future cash flows associated with each asset. Lexicon then determined the present value of the expected future cash flows. The projected cash flows from the IPR&D assets were based on key assumptions such as estimates of revenues and operating profits related to the feasibility and timing of achievement of development, regulatory and commercial milestones, expected costs to develop the IPR&D assets into commercially viable products and future expected cash flows from product sales. The following represents the pro forma consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as if Symphony Icon had been included in the consolidated results of Lexicon for the entire year ending December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
Revenues | $ | 4,908 |
Net loss attributable to Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | (97,818 | )
These amounts have been calculated by removing the amortization of the Purchase Option for the year ended December 31, 2010. There are no revenue or earnings of Symphony Icon included in Lexicon's consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the period from the acquisition date of July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

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