TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 07/31/13 -- Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: TRL) today reported its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013.
Management of the Company will host a conference call to discuss these results and update investors on the status of its business on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The conference call details can be found at the end of the press release.
Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 (All values in U.S. dollars)
For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2013, Trimel incurred Research and Development ("R&D") expenses of $6.8 million and $11.8 million respectively, as compared to $5.0 million and $9.4 million for the same periods in 2012. The increase in R&D spending for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 relates primarily to the costs incurred for the preparation and filing of the CompleoTRT™ New Drug Application ("NDA") with the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), milestones paid related to CompleoTRT™ and Tefina™, as well as the costs associated with the Company's ongoing Tefina™ Phase II clinical trial.
Trimel incurred General and Administrative expenses of $2.4 million and $5.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $2.5 million and $4.5 million for the comparable 2012 periods. The increase in spending for the first six months of 2013 as compared to spending levels for the same 2012 period was largely attributable to legal and professional fees related to arbitration matters, intellectual property and public company costs partially offset by the decrease in general and administrative share based compensation.
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company incurred a net loss of $0.07 and $0.16 per share respectively, as compared to a net loss of $0.09 and $0.17 per share for the comparable 2012 periods.
As at June 30, 2013, the Company had total assets of $39.4 million, as compared to $11.8 million at March 31, 2013 and total liabilities of $11.2 million at June 30, 2013, as compared to $15.1 million at March 31, 2013.
The information set out above is in summary form. Readers are encouraged to review the Company's annual information form and financial statements (and accompanying notes), together with management's discussion and analysis available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Recent Developments
FDA Acceptance of CompleoTRT™ New Drug Application
On July 9, 2013, the Company announced that the FDA had formally accepted the Company's NDA for review. The FDA confirmed that under the United States Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the NDA will be subject to a standard review and that the target action date for the NDA is February 28, 2014.
Tefina™ - Phase II Ambulatory Study Enrolment Update
In an effort to further the enrolment in the ongoing Tefina™ phase II ambulatory trial, the Company recently expanded the cohort of active clinical sites in the United States, Canada and Australia to a total of 40. In total, 120 patients have been randomized to a treatment or placebo arm and 53 patients have now completed the study.
The Tefina™ phase II study is being conducted as an ambulatory trial and has an expected enrolment of 240 women experiencing orgasmic disorder. As part of this double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, patients will administer Tefina™ or placebo at their homes instead of a hospital setting. The primary efficacy endpoint of this ambulatory trial is the number of orgasms following administration of the three different dosage strengths of Tefina™ compared to placebo over the treatment period. Trial completion is expected in the first half of 2014, however the Company may, in accordance with the study protocol, elect to conduct an interim analysis when approximately 50% of patients have completed the study, which is expected to be reached in late 2013.
Conference Call Details
To access the call live, please dial 416-340-2216 (Toronto), 1-866-226-1792 (Canada and U.S.) or 00-800-9559-6849 (International). Listeners are encouraged to dial in 10 minutes before the call begins to avoid delays.
A replay of the conference call will be available until 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, August 8, 2013 by dialing 905-694-9451 (Toronto), 1-800-408-3053 (Canada and U.S.) or 00-800-3366-3052 (International), using access code: 3086288#.
About Trimel
Trimel is a specialty pharmaceutical company actively developing medications for male hypogonadism, female sexual dysfunction and various respiratory disorders. A New Drug Application for CompleoTRT™, a product using Trimel's licensed bioadhesive intranasal technology, has been accepted for review by the FDA for regulatory approval in the United States. For more information, please visit www.trimelpharmaceuticals.com
Notice regarding forward-looking statements:
Information in this press release that is not current or historical factual information may constitute forward looking information within the meaning of securities laws. Implicit in this information are assumptions regarding our future operational results. These assumptions, although considered reasonable by the Company at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that actual performance of the Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including whether the Company will be successful in obtaining FDA approval of CompleoTRT™, and could differ materially from what is currently expected as set out above. For more exhaustive information on these risks and uncertainties you should refer to our annual information form dated March 24, 2013 and prospectus dated April 18, 2013 which are available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking information contained in this press release is based on our current estimates, expectations and projections, which we believe are reasonable as of the current date. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While we may elect to, we are under no obligation and do not undertake to update this information at any particular time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities law.
TRIMEL PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT JUNE 30, 2013 UNAUDITED (expressed in U.S. Dollars) ASSETS June 30, December 31, 2013 2012 -------------- -------------- CURRENT Cash $ 30,314,399 $ 9,216,999 Other receivables 35,547 72,209 Prepaids and other assets 2,938,659 1,023,047 -------------- -------------- 33,288,605 10,312,255 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Restricted cash 23,769 25,128 Property and equipment, net 2,693,427 3,026,160 Intangible assets 3,414,700 3,562,600 -------------- -------------- TOTAL ASSETS $ 39,420,501 $ 16,926,143 -------------- -------------- LIABILITIES CURRENT Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 5,157,941 $ 4,802,114 Provisions - 42,494 Current portion of capital lease obligation - 140,551 Current portion of long-term debt, net of issuance costs 2,754,447 2,425,562 -------------- -------------- 7,912,388 7,410,721 LONG-TERM Long-term debt, net of issuance costs 3,263,525 4,561,686 Derivative financial instrument 56,334 203,248 -------------- -------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 11,232,247 $ 12,175,655 -------------- -------------- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Share capital 119,741,040 78,214,661 Warrants 3,452,607 3,452,607 Contributed surplus 5,319,483 4,318,927 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,167,354) 362,920 Deficit (99,157,522) (81,598,627) -------------- -------------- TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 28,188,254 4,750,488 -------------- -------------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 39,420,501 $ 16,926,143 -------------- -------------- TRIMEL PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 UNAUDITED (expressed in U.S. Dollars) For the three months ended For the six months ended June 30, June 30, 2013 2012 2013 2012 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- EXPENSES Research and development $ 6,843,728 $ 5,003,412 $ 11,792,337 $ 9,401,986 General and administrative 2,436,094 2,465,292 5,764,213 4,502,6161 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total operating expenses 9,279,822 7,468,704 17,556,550 13,904,602 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FINANCE COSTS, NET Interest on long- term debt and other financing costs 369,723 8,510 658,378 18,194 Interest income (36,940) (3,352) (41,083) (5,743) Foreign exchange gain (471,406) (25,404) (468,036) (44,134) Change in fair value of derivative financial instrument (10,947) - (146,914) - ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- (149,570) (20,246) 2,345 (31,683) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL EXPENSES 9,130,252 7,448,458 17,558,895 13,872,919 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (9,130,252) (7,448,458) (17,558,895) (13,872,919) PROVISION FOR (RECOVERY OF) INCOME TAXES Current - (52,714) - (52,714) Deferred - 258 - (57,593) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- - (52,456) - (110,307) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- NET LOSS $ (9,130,252) $ (7,396,002) $(17,558,895) $(13,762,612) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF INCOME TAX Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Foreign currency translation adjustment (1,403,787) (70,352) (1,530,274) (39,461) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD $(10,534,039) $ (7,466,354) $(19,089,169) $(13,802,073) ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 132,555,004 83,151,680 112,108,917 83,141,926 Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Common Share $ (0.07) $ (0.09) $ (0.16) $ (0.17) TRIMEL PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 UNAUDITED (expressed in U.S. Dollars) Contributed Share capital Warrants surplus ------------- -------------- ------------- Balance, January 1, 2012 $ 67,430,241 $ 2,413,367 $ 1,610,972 Net loss for the period - - - Cumulative translation adjustment - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - Conversion of warrants 5,698 (465) - Conversion of options 50,000 - - Share based compensation - - 1,186,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance as at June 30, 2012 $ 67,485,939 $ 2,412,902 $ 2,797,846 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, January 1, 2013 $ 78,214,661 $ 3,452,607 $ 4,318,927 Net loss for the period - - - Cumulative translation adjustment - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total comprehensive loss for the period - - - Common shares, net of share issuance costs 41,526,379 - - Share based compensation - - 1,000,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance as at June 30, 2013 $ 119,741,040 $ 3,452,607 $ 5,319,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Deficit Total -------------- -------------- -------------- Balance, January 1, 2012 $ 78,682 $ (53,574,914) $ 17,958,348 Net loss for the period - (13,762,612) (13,762,612) Cumulative translation adjustment (39,461) - (39,461) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total comprehensive loss for the period (39,461) (13,762,612) (13,802,073) Conversion of warrants - - 5,233 Conversion of options - - 50,000 Share based compensation - - 1,186,874 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance as at June 30, 2012 $ 39,221 $ (67,337,526) $ 5,398,382 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, January 1, 2013 $ 362,920 $ (81,598,627) $ 4,750,488 Net loss for the period - (17,558,895) (17,558,895) Cumulative translation adjustment (1,530,274) - (1,530,274) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total comprehensive loss for the period (1,530,274) (17,558,895) (19,089,169) Common shares, net of share issuance costs - - 41,526,379 Share based compensation - - 1,000,556 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance as at June 30, 2013 $ (1,167,354) $ (99,157,522) $ 28,188,254 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIMEL PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 UNAUDITED (expressed in U.S. Dollars) 2013 2012 -------------- -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES ------------------------------------------- Net loss for the period $ (17,558,895) $ (13,762,612) Items not requiring an outlay of cash: Amortization of intangible assets 147,900 147,900 Depreciation of property and equipment 412,561 351,262 Interest on long-term debt and other financing costs 658,378 18,194 Change in fair value of derivative financial instrument (146,914) - Share based compensation 1,000,556 1,186,874 Loss on property and equipment 9,338 - Deferred income tax liability - (56,301) Income tax provision - (52,851) Other - 29,917 Net changes in non-cash working capital items related to operating activities: Other receivables 35,275 (122,312) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 383,458 2,997,466 Prepaids and other assets (1,961,275) (439,650) Provisions (41,620) (352,149) -------------- -------------- (17,061,238) (10,054,262) -------------- -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES ------------------------------------------- Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of financing costs 41,526,379 55,233 Payment of long-term debt obligations (1,250,000) - Payment of capital lease obligations (140,551) (189,821) Interest paid (319,602) (18,194) -------------- -------------- 39,816,226 (152,782) -------------- -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES ------------------------------------------- Acquisition of property and equipment (245,611) (119,497) Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 2,812 - -------------- -------------- (242,799) (119,497) -------------- -------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH FOR THE PERIOD 22,512,189 (10,326,541) Exchange loss on cash (1,414,789) (2,947) CASH, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 9,216,999 14,528,625 -------------- -------------- CASH, END OF THE PERIOD $ 30,314,399 $ 4,199,137 -------------- --------------
Contacts:
Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Kenneth G. Howling
Chief Financial Officer
416 679 0536
ir@trimelpharmaceuticals.com