Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 14, 2012

 

 

NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-04829   59-1212264

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

12270 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland   20852
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 770-3099

Not Applicable

(Registrant’s name or former address, if change since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 14, 2012, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011. A copy of the press release announcing these results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and it shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit

number

  

Description

99.1    Earnings Press Release


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
By:  

/s/ Raafat E.F. Fahim, Ph.D.

  Raafat E.F. Fahim, Ph.D.
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 14, 2012

Earnings Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    NEWS RELEASE

Investor Relations

301-770-3099 | www.nabi.com

  

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results

Rockville, Maryland, March 14, 2012 – Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: NABI) today announced fourth quarter and year-end financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2011.

For the full year ended December 31, 2011, the Company’s net loss was $4.5 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to a net income of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per share, for the year ended December 25, 2010.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded a net loss of $2.0 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.15 per share, for the prior year period.

Revenue of $14.8 million in 2011 reflects amounts recognized under the PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals S.A. (GSK). This includes $5.3 million from the initial $21.5 million payment received from GSK for PentaStaph, $2.5 million from the initial $40 million payment from GSK for NicVAX, $5.0 million for the successful achievement of one PentaStaph performance milestone and $2.0 million related to our services provided under the NicVAX and PentaStaph transition services agreements with GSK. Revenue in 2010 was $35.0 million that included $13.2 million recognized from the initial $21.5 million payment for PentaStaph, $2.1 million from the initial $40 million payment received from GSK for NicVAX, $16 million for two PentaStaph milestone payments and $3.7 million related to our services provided under the NicVAX and PentaStaph transition services.

Research and development expenses were $17.8 million in 2011 compared to $26.1 million in 2010. The decrease reflects a reduction in manufacturing and related clinical trial activities related to NicVAX. General and administrative expenses for 2011 were $5.4 million compared to $6.2 million in 2010. The decrease is due to the completion of the NicVAX Phase III trials as well as our continued efforts to reduce overall expenses. Both research and development and general and administrative expenses are expected to further decrease in 2012 as we wind down our one remaining NicVAX trial and further reduce our overall headcount.

Net cash used in operating activities was $15.2 million for the full year 2011 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $39.9 million in 2010. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $96.4 million at the end of 2011 compared to $110.7 million at the end of 2010. The decrease in the balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities is largely due to the $19.6 million from cash used in operating activities from continuing operations offset in part by the $5.0 million milestone payment received for the first commercial sale of the new liquid PhosLo formulation under our agreement with Fresenius.

“Following the failure of the second NicVAX Phase III study announced in November 2011, we moved quickly to further reduce operating expenses and conserve cash” said Raafat Fahim, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We engaged Piper Jaffray to assist with the exploration of strategic alternatives. This has been an intense effort and we have made significant progress. We expect to announce the outcome of the strategic alternatives process in Q2, 2012.”


Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company will host a live webcast at 4:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss these results.

The webcast can be accessed at:

The webcast can be accessed at: http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=100445&eventID=4735590 (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your browser. Remove the space if one exists) or via the Nabi Biopharmaceuticals website at http://www.nabi.com.

If you do not have Internet access, the U.S./Canada call-in number is 866-730-5765 and the international call-in number is 857-350-1589. The passcode is 21359449. An audio replay will be available for U.S./Canada callers at 888-286-8010 and for international callers at 617-801-6888. The replay passcode is 77717795. An audio replay of this call will be available through March 21, 2012. The press release and an archived version of the webcast will be available on the company’s website at http://www.nabi.com.

About Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals leverages its experience and knowledge in powering the immune system to develop products that target serious medical conditions in the areas of nicotine addiction and gram-positive bacterial infections. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals sole remaining product currently in development is NicVAX® (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), an innovative and proprietary investigational vaccine for treatment of nicotine addiction and prevention of smoking relapse. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. For additional information about Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, please visit www.nabi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document that are not strictly historical are forward-looking statements and include statements about potential strategic transactions, products in development, results and analyses of clinical trials and studies, research and development expenses, cash expenditures, licensure applications and approvals, alliances and partnerships, among other matters. You can identify these forward-looking statements because they involve our expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans, projections, anticipations, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of any number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to our ability to pursue and successfully complete a strategic transaction; realize any value for NicVAX in light of our two failed Phase III clinical trials; obtain a successful result in a remaining clinical trial for NicVAX; have GSK exercise its option for NicVAX and commercialize NicVAX; have GSK successfully develop and commercialize any future generation candidate nicotine vaccine; terminate existing NicVAX contract manufacturing and development agreements without significant penalties; collect any further milestones and royalty payments under the PhosLo agreement; maintain sufficient patent protection; avoid products liability claims; maintain sufficient insurance; and use our net operating loss carry forwards. These factors are more fully discussed, as are other factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.


Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     December 31,
2011
    December 25,
2010
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 94,310      $ 53,564   

Marketable securities

     2,079        54,603   

Receivables

     995        1,030   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     497        829   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     97,881        110,026   

Marketable securities

     —          2,500   

Property and equipment, net

     84        597   

Other assets

     —          748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 97,965      $ 113,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 146      $ 552   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     1,918        7,377   

Deferred revenue, current portion

     2,526        7,797   

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     1,662        2,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     6,252        17,933   

Deferred revenue

     32,842        35,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     39,094        53,301   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 63,588,882 and 63,206,393 shares issued, respectively

     6,359        6,321   

Additional paid-in capital

     373,157        370,366   

Treasury stock, 20,696,277 shares at cost

     (92,567     (92,567

Other comprehensive loss

     —          (3

Accumulated deficit

     (228,078     (223,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     58,871        60,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 97,965      $ 113,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Quarterly Data Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     For the Three Months Ended     For the Twelve Months Ended  
     December 31,
2011
    December 25,
2010
    December 31,
2011
    December 25,
2010
 

Revenue:

        

Revenue

   $ 835      $ 4,080      $ 14,838      $ 35,005   

Operating expenses:

        

Costs of services

     (55     1,823        1,463        3,951   

Research and development expenses

     1,586        6,842        17,765        26,078   

General and administrative expenses

     1,313        1,794        5,372        6,174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,844        10,459        24,600        36,203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (2,009     (6,379     (9,762     (1,198

Interest income

     40        64        194        230   

Interest expense

     —          (10     —          (210

Other income (expense), net

     (21     (6     37        291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

     (1,990     (6,331     (9,531     (887

Benefit from income taxes

     —          —          2,018        1,765   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     (1,990     (6,331     (7,513     878   

Income from discontinued operations, (net of tax provision of $2.0 million)

     —          —          2,982        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,990   $ (6,331   $ (4,531   $ 878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per share

        

Continuing operations

   $ (0.05   $ (0.15   $ (0.18   $ 0.02   

Discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ 0.07      $ —     

Diluted income (loss) per share

        

Continuing operations

   $ (0.05   $ (0.15   $ (0.18   $ 0.02   

Discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ 0.07      $ —     

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     42,457        42,002        42,336        44,312   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     42,457        42,002        42,336        44,440   

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     For the Years Ended  
     December 31,
2011
    December 25,
2010
 

Cash flow from operating activities:

    

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (7,513   $ 878   

Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations:

    

Depreciation and amortization (including impairment charge)

     237        376   

Non-cash intra-period tax allocation

     (2,018     —     

Accretion of discount on convertible senior notes

     —          99   

Share-based compensation

     2,166        3,923   

Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment

     47        (4

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Receivables

     35        8,093   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,080        753   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

     (5,858     1,705   

Deferred revenue

     (7,797     24,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations

     (19,621     40,541   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations

     4,455        (609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (15,166     39,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities

     66,624        142,693   

Purchases of marketable securities

     (11,598     (140,289

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

     224        50   

Capital expenditures

     (1     (154
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     55,249        2,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock for employee benefit plans

     663        645   

Purchase of common stock for treasury

     —          (42,773

Repurchase of convertible senior notes

     —          (6,050
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     663        (48,178
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     40,746        (5,946

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     53,564        59,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 94,310      $ 53,564   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

# # #

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.