Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 20, 2025.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” or “continue,” and similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as updated by the information, if any, in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q represent our views as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as may be required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or the reasons that results could differ from these forward-looking statements. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) is a new type of biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases. BridgeBio’s pipeline of development programs ranges from early science to advanced clinical trials. BridgeBio was founded in 2015, and our team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. Since inception, BridgeBio has created 19 Investigational New Drug applications (“INDs”) and received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for three of our products. We have worked across over 20 disease states at various stages of development. Several of our programs target indications that we believe present the potential for our product candidates, if approved, to target portions of market opportunities of at least $1.0 billion in annual sales.
We focus on genetic diseases because they exist at the intersection of high unmet patient need and tractable biology. Our approach is to translate research pioneered at academic laboratories and leading medical institutions into products that we hope will ultimately reach patients. We are able to realize this opportunity through a confluence of scientific advances, including: (i) identification of the genetic underpinnings of disease as more cost-efficient genome and exome sequencing becomes available; (ii) progress in molecular biology; and (iii) the development and maturation of longitudinal data and retrospective studies that enable the linkage of genes to diseases. We believe that this early-stage innovation represents one of the greatest practical sources for new drug creation.
We currently have one commercial product, Attruby TM that received FDA approval on November 22, 2024, Beyonttra TM that received approval from the European Commission (“EC”) on February 10, 2025 and from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 27, 2025 in Japan, and multiple product candidates in late-stage development.
Since our inception in 2015, we have focused substantially all of our efforts and financial resources on acquiring and developing product and technology rights, building our intellectual property portfolio and conducting research and development activities for our product candidates within our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities, including partially-owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries we consolidate based on our deemed majority control of such entities as determined using either the variable interest entity (“VIE model”), or the voting interest entity (“VOE model”). To support these activities, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, BridgeBio Services, Inc., (i) identify and secure new programs, (ii) set up new wholly-owned subsidiaries or controlled entities, (iii) recruit key management team members, (iv) raise and allocate capital across the portfolio and (v) provide certain shared services, including accounting, legal, information technology, administrative, and human resources, as well as workspaces. On November 22, 2024 the Company received FDA approval of Attruby (acoramidis), and initiated the commercial launch of Attruby in the United States. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 we have generated net product revenue of $36.7 million. To date, we have funded our operations with proceeds from the sale of our equity securities, issuance of convertible notes, debt borrowings, royalty financing, sale of certain assets and, to a lesser extent, upfront and milestone payments received from licensing arrangements, and net product revenue.
We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred net losses of $169.6 million and $36.2 million, respectively. Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve
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profitability will depend heavily on the success of our commercialization strategy for Attruby, and the development and eventual commercialization of our other product candidates at our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities. Further, we may not realize the anticipated efficiencies and other benefits of our past and any future restructuring initiatives. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital or reduce certain discretionary spending may have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives. We expect to continue to incur operating and net losses for at least the next several years.
On February 28, 2025, we issued an aggregate of $575.0 million principal amount of our 2031 Notes pursuant to an Indenture dated February 28, 2025 (the “2031 Notes Indenture”), between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “2031 Notes Trustee”), in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers (the “2025 Note Offering”) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The 2031 Notes issued in the 2025 Note Offering include $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes sold to the initial purchasers (the “2031 Notes Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to the exercise in full of the 2031 Notes Initial Purchasers’ option to purchase additional 2031 Notes. We received net proceeds from the 2025 Note Offering of approximately $563.0 million, after deducting the 2031 Notes Initial Purchasers’ discount and offering costs. We used approximately $48.3 million of the net proceeds from the 2025 Note Offering to pay for the repurchase of 1,405,411 shares of BridgeBio’s common stock and used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2025 Note Offering to repay all outstanding borrowings under, and terminate, the Financing Agreement, as defined below, and pay any fees related thereto.
On January 17, 2024, the Company and each of the guarantors entered into a Financing Agreement, which was amended on February 12, 2024 (the “Financing Agreement”) and June 20, 2024 (the Financing Agreement, as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Financing Agreement”), with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”). On February 28, 2025, the Company fully repaid the Amended Financing Agreement for $467.0 million, which consisted of $450.0 million for the outstanding principal, $9.0 million for the prepayment fee, and $8.0 million in accrued interest using the proceeds from the 2031 Notes and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $21.2 million. Refer to Note 9 of our notes to the condensed consolidated financial statement section for additional details regarding this agreement and transaction.
On March 1, 2024, certain subsidiaries of BridgeBio, including Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., BridgeBio International GmbH and BridgeBio Europe B.V. (collectively, “the Seller Parties”), entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “Bayer License Agreement”) with Bayer Consumer Care AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer AG (“Bayer”), to develop and commercialize acoramidis as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis in the European Union and all member states of the European Patent Organization (the “Licensed Territory”). Under the terms of the Bayer License Agreement, the Seller Parties granted Bayer an exclusive license, effective upon the date that certain antitrust clearances have been obtained, to certain of the Seller Parties’ intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize acoramidis (previously known as AG10) in the Licensed Territory. In consideration for the license grant, the Seller Parties received an upfront payment of $135.0 million and will be eligible to receive up to $150.0 million in regulatory and sales milestone payments through 2026 (of which a regulatory milestone of $75.0 million was achieved and recognized as license and services revenue in February 2025 upon EC approval under the brand name Beyonttra and received in April 2025), and additional payments up to $450.0 million subject to the achievement of certain sales milestones. In addition, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive royalties according to a tiered structure starting in the low-thirties percent on net sales by Bayer of acoramidis in the Licensed Territory, subject to reduction under certain circumstances as provided in the Bayer License Agreement. In June 2024, BridgeBio Europe B.V. (“BridgeBio B.V.”) entered into a commercial supply agreement with Bayer (“Bayer Supply Agreement”) with an initial 30-month term ending in December 2026, for which BridgeBio B.V. will manufacture and supply to Bayer the commercial product ordered by Bayer solely for use in the commercialization in the Licensed Territory under the Bayer License Agreement. Under the Bayer Supply Agreement, Bayer shall pay to BridgeBio B.V. a commercial product per unit price equal to the applicable fully burdened manufacturing cost per unit of product, which shall include the cost of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) used to manufacture the product and the packaging price. In March 2025, BridgeBio B.V. and Bayer entered into an agreement (“Bayer API Supply Agreement”) for the manufacture and supply by BridgeBio B.V. to Bayer of the API solely for the use the commercialization in the Licensed Territory. The Bayer API Supply Agreement has an initial term ending in December 2026, which is consistent with the Bayer Supply Agreement. We have supplied $0.6 million of commercial product to Bayer in accordance with the Bayer Supply Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2025. We have not supplied any APIs in accordance with the Bayer API Supply Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
In September 2019, Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Eidos”), entered into an exclusive license agreement with Alexion Pharma International Operations Unlimited Company, a subsidiary of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (together, “Alexion”) (the “Eidos-Alexion License Agreement”), to develop, manufacture, and commercialize in Japan the compound known as acoramidis (previously known as AG10) and any of its various chemical forms and any pharmaceutical products containing acoramidis. Under the Eidos-Alexion License Agreement, Eidos received an upfront nonrefundable payment of $25.0 million and will be eligible to receive $30.0 million in regulatory milestone payments upon achievement of regulatory approval, which includes pricing approval from the National Health Insurance in Japan, and royalties in the low-teens based on net sales of acoramidis in Japan.
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Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, and given our novel therapeutic approaches and the stage of development of our product candidates, we cannot determine and are unable to estimate with certainty the timelines we will require and the costs we will incur for the development of our product candidates. Clinical and preclinical development timelines and costs, and the potential of development success, can differ materially from expectations due to a variety of factors.
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Revenues:
License and services revenue
$
79,894
$
211,120
Net product revenue
36,739
—
Total revenues, net
116,633
211,120
Cost of revenues:
Cost of license and services revenue
605
598
Cost of goods sold
2,034
—
Total cost of revenues
2,639
598
Research and development
111,431
140,972
Selling, general and administrative
106,365
65,807
Restructuring, impairment and related charges
570
3,400
Income (loss) from operations
(104,372
)
343
Interest income
5,385
4,075
Interest expense
(42,141
)
(23,471
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(21,155
)
(26,590
)
Net loss from equity method investments
(15,556
)
—
Other income (expense), net
8,231
9,483
Net loss
(169,608
)
(36,160
)
Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling
interests and noncontrolling interests
2,186
944
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of BridgeBio
(167,422
)
(35,216
)
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
540,599
$
681,101
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 31, 2025, we have cash and cash equivalents of $540.6 million, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $681.1 million as of December 31, 2024.
Revenues
The following table summarizes our revenues for the following periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
License and services revenue
$
79,894
$
211,120
$
(131,226
)
Net product revenue
36,739
—
36,739
Total revenues, net
$
116,633
$
211,120
$
(94,487
)
Total revenues, net decreased by $94.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, which is comprised of a decrease of $131.2 million in license and services revenue and an increase of $36.7 million in net product revenue.
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License and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 consists mainly of $75.0 million related to the recognition of regulatory milestones achieved under the Bayer License Agreement. The remaining license and services revenue relates to incremental service revenue recognized on the non-refundable upfront payments received in 2024 from the Bayer License Agreement and the KKC Agreement (as described in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), as well as clinical and commercial product supply to our partners. License and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily related to $201.2 million from the recognition of the upfront license fee and services revenue under the Bayer License Agreement and the KKC Agreement; and $9.9 million of revenue was attributable to the remaining services revenue under the Navire-BMS License Agreement (as described in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements) as a result of the termination of the agreement.
Net product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $36.7 million relates to revenue generated from the commercial sale of Attruby in the U.S.
The level of license and services revenue that we recognize depends in part upon the estimated recognition period of the upfront payments allocated to continuing performance obligations, the achievement of milestones and other contingent events, the level of effort incurred for research and development contracted services, and the impact of entering into new licensing and collaboration agreements, if any. In addition, following the FDA approval of Attruby on November 22, 2024, we commercialized Attruby in the U.S. and anticipate our future revenue to primarily be generated from product sales.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Cost of Revenues
The following table summarizes our cost of revenues for the following periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Cost of license and services revenue
$
605
$
598
$
7
Cost of goods sold
2,034
—
2,034
Total cost of revenues
$
2,639
$
598
$
2,041
Cost of revenues increased by $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, which is primarily due to an increase of $2.0 million in cost of goods sold.
Cost of license and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, consists mainly of amortization of intangible assets associated with our license and collaboration agreements.
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2025, consists of manufacturing costs, transportation and freight-in, and indirect overhead costs (including salary related and stock-based compensation expenses) associated with the commercial manufacturing and distribution of Attruby, and third-party royalties associated with our net product revenue.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the following periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Research and development
$
111,431
$
140,972
$
(29,541
)
Research and development expenses decreased by $29.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 mainly due to the effects of our divestment of two early-stage R&D affiliates in 2024, as their expenses are no longer reflected in the current period, a decrease in license fees, and reduction of R&D expenses due to FDA approval of Attruby. This change mainly consists of a decrease in external costs of $12.5 million, a decrease in license fees of $8.7 million, a decrease in personnel-related expenses of $6.8 million, and a decrease in stock-based compensation expenses of $1.5 million.
Research and development costs consist primarily of external costs, such as fees paid to consultants, contractors, contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), and contract research organizations (“CROs”), purchase of APIs, in connection with our preclinical, contract manufacturing and clinical development activities; internal costs, such as personnel and facility costs, and are tracked on a program-by-program basis. License fees and other costs incurred after a product candidate has been designated and that are directly related to the product candidate are included in the specific program expense. License fees and other costs incurred prior to designating a product candidate are included in early-stage development and research programs, which are presented in the following table in “Other development programs” and “Other research programs”, respectively.
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The following table summarizes our research and development expenses by program incurred for the following periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Acoramidis for the treatment and primary prevention
of ATTR-CM
$
24,392
$
39,742
Infigratinib for achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia
27,934
21,185
BBP-418 for LGMD2I/R9
14,209
10,018
Encaleret for ADH1
15,459
12,544
Other development programs
11,430
32,284
Other research programs
18,007
25,199
Total
$
111,431
$
140,972
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The following table summarizes our selling, general and administrative expenses for the following periods:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Selling, general and administrative
$
106,365
$
65,807
$
40,558
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, mainly due to efforts to support our commercial activities of Attruby. This change mainly consists of an increase in personnel-related expenses of $28.7 million and stock-based compensation expenses of $1.9 million primarily due to the buildup of our salesforce in the U.S. as well as an increase in external costs of $10.0 million mainly for marketing and advertising initiatives.
Restructuring, Impairment and Related Charges
The following table summarizes our restructuring, impairment and related charges during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Restructuring, impairment and related charges
$
570
$
3,400
$
(2,830
)
As discussed in Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, in March 2024, upon entering into the Bayer License Agreement, termination of the Navire-BMS License Agreement (refer to Note 11 for details regarding these transactions), and our announced decision to cease pursuing development of BBP-631 for CAH in September 2024, we committed to restructuring plans to reprioritize and advance our corporate strategy and development programs. The restructuring initiative included, among other components, consolidation and rationalization of our facilities, reprioritization of development programs and the reduction in our workforce. We estimate our remaining restructuring charges, consisting primarily of winding down, exit, and other related costs will be immaterial as we are nearing completion of our restructuring initiatives. Our estimate of the costs is subject to certain assumptions and actual results may differ from those estimates or assumptions. We may also incur additional costs that are not currently foreseeable as we continue to evaluate our restructuring alternatives to drive operational changes in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Interest Income
The following table summarizes our interest income during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Interest income
$
5,385
$
4,075
$
1,310
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Interest income has historically consisted of interest income earned on our cash equivalents. The amount of interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024 was generally consistent. Generally, increases and decreases in interest income are attributable to changes in the interest-bearing average balances of our cash equivalents and fluctuations in interest rates.
Interest Expense
The following table summarizes our interest expense during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Interest expense
$
(42,141
)
$
(23,471
)
$
(18,670
)
Interest expense consists primarily of interest expense incurred under our 2031 Notes issued in February 2025, our 2029 Notes issued in January 2021, our 2027 Notes issued in March 2020, and our deferred royalty obligation under the Funding Agreement. Refer to Notes 9 and 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our outstanding term loan principal balance under our Amended Financing Agreement was fully repaid on February 28, 2025 upon receiving proceeds from the 2031 Notes. Refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below and Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
The following table summarizes our loss on extinguishment of debt during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
$
(21,155
)
$
(26,590
)
$
5,435
On February 28, 2025, upon receiving proceeds from the 2031 Notes, we fully repaid the term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $21.2 million on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. On January 17, 2024, upon receiving proceeds from the Financing Agreement, we fully repaid the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $26.6 million on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Net Loss from Equity Method Investments
The following table summarizes our share in net loss of equity method investments during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Net loss from equity method investments
$
(15,556
)
$
—
$
(15,556
)
Upon the deconsolidation of GondolaBio on August 16, 2024 and BBOT on April 30, 2024, we accounted for our investments in GondolaBio and BBOT using the equity method of accounting. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 we recorded net losses from the equity method investments in GondolaBio and BBOT of $6.8 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Refer to Note 6 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Other Income (Expense), Net
The following table summarizes our other income (expense), net during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Other income (expense), net
$
8,231
$
9,483
$
(1,252
)
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Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2025 consists mainly of $4.0 million of other income recorded for the change in fair value of the embedded derivative liability component of our deferred royalty obligation under the Funding Agreement and $3.1 million of other income recognized under the Transition Service Agreements with GondolaBio and BBOT (as described in Note 6 to our condensed consolidated financial statements). Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2024 consists mainly of the net realized gain of $8.1 million from our investment in equity securities.
Net Loss Attributable to Redeemable Convertible Noncontrolling Interests and Noncontrolling Interests
The following table summarizes our net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests
$
2,186
$
944
$
1,242
Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated statements of operations consists of the portion of the net loss of those consolidated entities that is not allocated to us. Changes in the amount of net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests are directly impacted by changes in the net loss of our consolidated entities and are the result of ownership percentage changes. Refer to Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have historically financed our operations primarily through the sale of our equity securities, issuance of convertible notes, debt borrowings, royalty financing, sale of certain assets and, to a lesser extent, upfront and milestone payments received from licensing arrangements. As of March 31, 2025, we have cash and cash equivalents of $540.6 million, including funds held by our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled entities, which are available only for specific entity usage. As of March 31, 2025, we have outstanding debt of $1.8 billion and a deferred royalty obligation of $497.3 million, each were net of debt discount and issuance cost accretion.
Since inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred net losses of $169.6 million and $36.2 million, respectively. While we have undertaken a restructuring initiative to drive operational change in business processes, efficiencies and cost savings, we expect to continue to incur operating and net losses over the next several years as we continue to fund our drug development and discovery efforts, as well as costs related to commercial launch readiness for our late-stage programs. In particular, to the extent we advance our programs into and through later-stage clinical trials without a partner, we will incur substantial expenses. In addition, we have very limited experience with commercialization, and we may not be able to generate significant revenues from product sales, if any, of Attruby or any of our other product candidates, even if any of our other product candidates are approved for commercial sale. Further, we may not realize the anticipated efficiencies and other benefits of our past and any future restructuring initiatives. Our current business plan is also subject to significant uncertainties and risks as a result of, among other factors, our ability to generate product sales sufficient to achieve profitability, which will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of our product candidates at our consolidated entities as well as our ability to partner in the development of certain clinical programs.
Our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements include contractual payments related to our 2031 Notes, 2029 Notes, and 2027 Notes (refer to Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), our deferred royalty obligation under the Funding Agreement (refer to Note 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), obligations under our real estate leases (refer to Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements), accounts payable, accrued liabilities and the remaining liabilities under our restructuring initiative (refer to Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements).
We also have performance-based milestone compensation arrangements with certain employees and consultants, whose vesting is contingent upon meeting various regulatory and development milestones, with fixed monetary amounts known at inception that can be settled in the form of cash or equity at our sole election, upon achievement of each contingent milestone (refer to Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements).
Additionally, we have certain contingent payment obligations under various license and collaboration agreements in which we are required to make milestone payments upon successful completion and achievement of certain intellectual property, clinical, regulatory and sales milestones. We also enter into agreements in the normal course of business with CROs and other vendors for clinical trials and with vendors for preclinical studies and other services and products for operating purposes, which are generally cancelable upon written notice with potential termination charges.
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We continue to evaluate our research and development pipelines and restructure our business to streamline costs and expenses. We also continue to explore business opportunities to partner, divest or delay certain research and development programs to drive operational changes in our business processes, efficiencies and cost savings to advance our corporate strategy and development programs. We expect that these initiatives, including restructuring, will reduce our operating expenses.
We expect our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash will fund our operations for at least the next 12 months based on current operating plans and financial forecasts. If our current operating plans or financial forecasts change, as a result of general market and economic conditions, inflationary pressures, supply chain issues, our commercialization of Attruby, and timing of our commercialization of other products we may require additional funding sooner in the form of public or private equity offerings, debt financings or additional collaborations and licensing arrangements. However, future financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
In addition, we are closely monitoring ongoing developments in connection with economic conditions, inflationary pressures, supply chain issues, our commercialization of Attruby, and timing of our commercialization of other products which may negatively impact our financial and operating results. We will continue to assess our operating costs and expenses and our cash and cash equivalents and, if circumstances warrant, we will make appropriate adjustments to our operating plan.
Sources of Liquidity
Receivables from licensing and collaboration agreements
On March 1, 2024, certain subsidiaries of the Company, including Eidos, BridgeBio International GmbH and BridgeBio Europe B.V. (collectively, “the Seller Parties”), entered into the Bayer License Agreement with Bayer to develop and commercialize acoramidis as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis in the European Union and all member states of the European Patent Organization (the “Licensed Territory”). Under the terms of the Bayer License Agreement, the Seller Parties granted Bayer an exclusive license, effective upon the date that certain antitrust clearances have been obtained, to certain of the Seller Parties’ intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize acoramidis (previously known as AG10) in the Licensed Territory. In consideration for the license grant, the Seller Parties received an upfront payment of $135.0 million and will be eligible to receive up to $150.0 million in regulatory and sales milestone payments through 2026 (of which a regulatory milestone of $75.0 million was achieved and recognized as revenue in February 2025 upon EC approval under the brand name Beyonttra), and additional payments up to $450.0 million subject to the achievement of certain sales milestones. In addition, the Seller Parties are entitled to receive royalties according to a tiered structure starting in the low-thirties percent on net sales by Bayer of acoramidis in the Licensed Territory, subject to reduction under certain circumstances as provided in the Bayer License Agreement. The Company received the $75.0 million regulatory-based milestone payment from Bayer in April 2025.
On February 7, 2024, our subsidiary, QED, and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd (“Kyowa Kirin” or “KKC”) entered into a partnership wherein QED granted Kyowa Kirin an exclusive license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize infigratinib for achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, and other skeletal dysplasias in Japan in accordance with the terms therein (the “KKC Agreement”). In consideration for the license grant, QED is entitled to receive an upfront payment of $100.0 million, which was received in full in June 2024, and will be eligible to receive royalties up to the mid-twenties percent on sales of infigratinib in Japan, with the potential to receive up to $81.4 million in development and sales-based milestone payments.
In September 2019, Eidos entered into the Eidos-Alexion License Agreement with Alexion to develop, manufacture, and commercialize in Japan the compound known as acoramidis (previously known as AG10) and any of its various chemical forms and any pharmaceutical products containing acoramidis. Under the Eidos-Alexion License Agreement, Eidos received an upfront nonrefundable payment of $25.0 million and will be eligible to receive $30.0 million in regulatory milestone payments upon achievement of regulatory approval, which includes pricing approval from the National Health Insurance in Japan, and royalties in the low-teens based on net sales of acoramidis in Japan.
Public offerings
In March 2024, we entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “2024 Follow-on Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as representatives of several underwriters (collectively, the “2024 Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering (the “2024 Follow-on offering”) of 8,620,690 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a public offering price of $29.00 per share. The Company also granted the 2024 Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions, up to an additional 1,293,103 shares of Common Stock, which the 2024 Underwriters exercised in full on the closing of the 2024 Follow-on offering. The Company paid the Underwriters a commission of 3.6% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from all sales of the common stock under the Follow-on Agreement. In March 2024, 9,913,793 shares (including the 1,293,103 shares issued upon exercise of the 2024 Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) were issued under the 2024 Follow-on Agreement, for net proceeds of $276.6 million, after deducting underwriting fees and commissions of $10.3 million and offering costs of $0.6 million.
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In May 2023, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2023 Shelf”), with the SEC in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units or any combination thereof. We also concurrently entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and SVB Securities LLC (collectively, the “ATM Sales Agents”), with respect to an “at-the-market” offering program under which we may issue and sell, from time to time at our sole discretion and pursuant to a prospectus supplement, shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $450.0 million through the ATM Sales Agents. We will pay the ATM Sales Agents a commission of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from all sales of the common stock under the ATM Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 2,171,217 shares were issued under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $65.0 million, after deducting sales agent fees and commissions of $1.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2024, 1,061,991 shares were issued under the ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $38.1 million, after deducting sales agent fees and commissions of $0.6 million. As of March 31, 2025, we are still eligible to sell up to $345.3 million of our common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement under the 2023 Shelf.
Debt
As of March 31, 2025, we have borrowings under the 2031 Notes, the 2029 Notes, and the 2027 Notes, which are discussed below.
2031 Notes, net
On February 28, 2025, we issued an aggregate of $575.0 million principal amount of our 2031 Notes pursuant to the 2031 Indenture dated February 28, 2025 between us and the 2031 Notes Trustee in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
The 2031 Notes accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2025, at a rate of 1.75% per year. The 2031 Notes will mature on March 1, 2031, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The 2031 Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.
We received net proceeds from the 2025 Note Offering of approximately $563.0 million, after deducting the 2031 Notes Initial Purchasers’ discount and offering costs. We used approximately $48.3 million to pay for the repurchase of shares of our common stock and used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2025 Note Offering to repay all outstanding borrowings under, and terminate, the Financing Agreement, and pay any fees related thereto.
A holder of 2031 Notes may convert all or any portion of its 2031 Notes at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 2, 2030 in multiples of $1,000 only under certain circumstances.
We may not redeem the 2031 Notes prior to March 6, 2028. We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2031 Notes, at our option, on a redemption date occurring on or after March 6, 2028 and on or before the 41 st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, under certain circumstances. No sinking fund is provided for the 2031 Notes. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the 2031 Notes Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2031 Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The 2031 Notes Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the 2031 Notes Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Notes plus accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. The 2031 Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2031 Notes; equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so subordinated, including our 2029 Notes and 2027 Notes; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.
Refer to Note 9 of our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details, including our future minimum payments under the 2031 Notes.
2029 Notes, net
In January and February 2021, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $747.5 million of our 2029 Notes, pursuant to an Indenture dated January 28, 2021 (the “2029 Notes Indenture”), between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “2029 Notes Trustee”), in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers (the “2021 Note Offering”), pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
The 2029 Notes accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021, at a rate of 2.25% per year. The 2029 Notes will mature on February 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed or
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repurchased. The 2029 Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.
We received net proceeds from the 2021 Note Offering of approximately $731.4 million, after deducting the 2029 Notes Initial Purchasers’ discount (there were no direct offering expenses borne by us for the 2029 Notes). We used approximately $61.3 million of the net proceeds from the 2021 Note Offering to pay for the cost of the 2021 Capped Call Transactions and approximately $50.0 million to pay for the repurchase of shares of our common stock.
A holder of 2029 Notes may convert all or any portion of its 2029 Notes at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding November 1, 2028 only under certain circumstances.
On or after November 1, 2028 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, a holder may convert all or any portion of its 2029 Notes at any time.
We may not redeem the 2029 Notes prior to February 6, 2026. We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2029 Notes, at our option, on a redemption date occurring on or after February 6, 2026 and on or before the 41 st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, under certain circumstances. No sinking fund is provided for the 2029 Notes. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the 2029 Notes Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2029 Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The 2029 Notes Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the 2029 Notes Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Notes plus accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. The 2029 Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2029 Notes; equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so subordinated, including our 2027 Notes; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.
Refer to Note 9 of our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details, including our future minimum payments under the 2029 Notes.
2027 Notes, net
In March 2020, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $550.0 million of our 2027 Notes, pursuant to an Indenture dated March 9, 2020 (the “2027 Notes Indenture”), between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “2027 Notes Trustee”), in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers (the “2020 Note Offering”), pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The 2027 Notes issued in the 2020 Note Offering include $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2027 Notes sold to the initial purchasers (the “2027 Notes Initial Purchasers”) resulting from the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional 2027 Notes.
The 2027 Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of BridgeBio and accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2020, at a rate of 2.50% per year. The 2027 Notes will mature on March 15, 2027, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Upon conversion, the 2027 Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.
We received net proceeds from the 2020 Note Offering of approximately $537.0 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and offering expenses. We used approximately $49.3 million of the net proceeds from the 2020 Note Offering to pay for the cost of the Capped Call Transactions, and approximately $75.0 million to pay for the repurchases of shares of our common stock.
A holder of 2027 Notes may convert all or any portion of its 2027 Notes at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2026 only under certain circumstances.
On or after December 15, 2026 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, a holder may convert all or any portion of its 2027 Notes at any time.
We may not redeem the 2027 Notes prior to the maturity date, and no sinking fund is provided for the 2027 Notes. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2027 Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Notes plus accrued special interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. The 2027 Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes; equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that are not so subordinated; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.
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Refer to Note 9 of our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details, including our future minimum payments under the 2027 Notes.
Royalty Obligation
Funding Agreement
On January 17, 2024, the Company and Eidos, BridgeBio Europe B.V. and BridgeBio International GmbH (collectively, the “Seller Parties”) entered into a Funding Agreement (the “Funding Agreement”) with LSI Financing 1 Designated Activity Company and CPPIB Credit Europe S.à r.l. (together, the “Purchasers”), and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as the collateral agent.
Pursuant to the Funding Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to pay to the Company $500.0 million (net of certain transaction expenses) (the “Investment Amount”) upon the first FDA approval of acoramidis, subject to certain conditions relating to the FDA approval and other customary conditions (such date of payment, the “Funding Date”).
In return, the Company granted the Purchasers the right to receive payments (the “Royalty Interest Payments”) equal to 5% of the global net sales of acoramidis (the “Net Sales”). Under certain conditions relating to the sales performance of acoramidis, the rate of the Royalty Interest Payments may adjust to a maximum rate of 10% in 2027. Each Royalty Interest Payment will become payable to the Purchasers on a quarterly basis after the Funding Date. In addition, the Seller Parties granted the collateral agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in specific assets related to acoramidis.
The Purchasers’ rights to the Royalty Interest Payments and ownership interest in Net Sales will terminate upon the earlier of the Purchasers’ receipt of (a) Royalty Interest Payments equal to $950.0 million (the “Cap Amount”) and (b) a buy-out payment (“Buy-Out Payment”) in an amount determined in accordance with the Funding Agreement but that will not exceed the Cap Amount. In the event that a change in control (as customarily defined in the Funding Agreement) occurs on or after the effective date of the Funding Agreement and prior to FDA approval of acoramidis, either party may terminate the Funding Agreement and the Seller Parties shall make a one-time payment of $25.0 million (in the aggregate) to the Purchasers. The Funding Agreement will terminate upon customary events.
Following the FDA approval of Attruby on November 22, 2024, and in accordance with the Funding Agreement (as described below), we received net cash proceeds of $472.5 million after deducting debt discount and issuance costs paid of $27.5 million in December 2024.
Under the Funding Agreement, the Seller Parties are required to comply with various covenants, including using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize acoramidis, providing the Purchasers with certain clinical, commercial, regulatory and intellectual property updates and certain financial statements, and providing notices upon the occurrence of certain events, each as agreed under the Funding Agreement. The Funding Agreement also contains certain representations and warranties, indemnification obligations, put-option events and other provisions that are customary for transactions of this nature.
Refer to Note 10 of our condensed consolidated financial statements for other details.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
(in thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(199,235
)
$
(219,537
)
$
20,302
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(1,595
)
22,753
(24,348
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
60,328
279,548
(219,220
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash
$
(140,502
)
$
82,764
$
(223,266
)
Net Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $199.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and consisted of our net loss of $169.6 million, adjustments for non-cash items totaling $86.5 million, and net cash outflow of $116.1 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities. The adjustments for non-cash items totaling $86.5 million primarily included $25.9 million in stock-based compensation expense, $25.6 million in accretion of debt, $21.2 million in loss on extinguishment of debt from the repayment of the term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement, and net loss from equity method investments of $15.6 million. The net cash outflow of $116.1 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities was attributed mainly to an increase of $110.5 million in accounts receivable, net primarily related to a $75.0 million receivable under the Bayer License Agreement as well
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as receivables for net product revenues, an increase of $3.2 million in inventories, and an increase of $17.6 million in accounts payable, partially offset by a decrease of $19.4 million in accrued compensation and benefits.
Net cash used in operating activities was $219.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and consisted primarily of our net loss of $36.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items totaling $41.8 million, and net cash outflow of $225.2 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities. The adjustments for non-cash items totaling $41.8 million primarily included $26.6 million in loss on extinguishment of debt from the repayment of the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement, $17.1 million in stock-based compensation expense, offset by $8.1 million net gain from investment in equity securities. The $225.2 million net cash outflow related to changes in operating assets and liabilities was attributed mainly to an increase of $233.7 million in accounts receivable, net primarily related to a $135.0 million receivable from the Bayer License Agreement and a $100.0 million receivable from the KKC Agreement, an increase in deferred revenue of $24.0 million primarily related to the Bayer License Agreement and the KKC Agreement, a decrease of $15.0 million in accrued compensation and benefits, a decrease in accounts payable of $5.9 million, and was partially offset by an increase in accrued research and development liabilities of $11.2 million, which are primarily due to timing of payments.
Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, attributable to the aggregate payments made to FMI for an intangible asset.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $22.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, attributable primarily to $63.2 million in proceeds from the sale of equity securities, $25.7 million in special cash dividends received from equity securities, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $44.4 million and purchases of investments in equity securities of $20.3 million.
Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $60.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, consisting primarily of $575.0 million in proceeds from the issuance of 2031 Notes, which was partially offset by the $459.0 million repayment of the term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement, $48.3 million in repurchase of common stock, and $12.0 million payment of issuance costs and discounts associated with the 2031 Notes.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $279.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, consisting primarily of $450.0 million in proceeds from the term loan under the Amended Financing Agreement, $315.3 million in net proceeds from the issuance of common stock through public offerings, which was partially offset by $473.4 million repayment of the term loan under the Amended Loan Agreement and $12.3 million in issuance costs and discounts associated with the Amended Financing Agreement.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as revenues, if any, and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC, except for certain updates to our accounting policy as discussed in Note 2 of our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There have been no significant changes in recently adopted or issued accounting pronouncements from those disclosed in the section titled “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitati ve Disclosures About Market Risk
As of March 31, 2025, we held cash and cash equivalents of $540.6 million. Our cash equivalents consist of amounts invested in money market funds, agency discount notes, and high investment grade fixed income securities that are primarily invested in commercial paper, U.S. government securities and treasury bills. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risk exposure. We have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates. We do not believe that our cash and cash equivalents have a significant risk of default or illiquidity.
As of March 31, 2025, our 2031 Notes, 2029 Notes and 2027 Notes had principal balances of $575.0 million, $747.5 million and $550.0 million, respectively, which bear fixed interest rates that are not subject to variability as a result of changes in interest rates.
Inflationary factors, such as increases in the cost of our raw materials, clinical supplies, interest rates and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations during the periods presented. Significant adverse changes in inflation and prices in the future could result in material losses.
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