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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
−Removed: INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
−Removed: Financial Statements
−Removed: Balance Sheets
−Removed: Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
−Removed: Statements of Stockholders’
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: Notes to Financial Statements
+Added: Consolidated Financial Statements
+Added: Consolidated Balance Sheets
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
+Added: Notes to C onsolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Opinion on the Financial Statements
−Removed: We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 , and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+Added: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
−Removed: These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
−Removed: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit.
+Added: These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
+Added: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
+Added: We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
−Removed: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
−Removed: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
−Removed: We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Emphasis of Matter
+Added: As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company will require additional financing to fund future operations.
+Added: Management’s plans in regard to this matter are described in Note 1 .
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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−Removed: We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015
+Added: We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
−Removed: BALANCE SHEETS
+Added: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
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Operating lease right-of-use asset
−Removed: Liabilities and Stockholders’
+Added: Investment in Angel Pharmaceuticals
+Added: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
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Operating lease liability
−Removed: Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
−Removed: Stockholders’
+Added: Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock:
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Additional paid-in capital
−Removed: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
+Added: Accumulated other comprehensive income
Accumulated deficit
−Removed: Total stockholders’
−Removed: Total liabilities and stockholders’
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: Total stockholders’ equity
+Added: Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
−Removed: STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Interest income and other expense, net
+Added: Gain on deconsolidation of Angel Pharmaceuticals
+Added: Loss from equity method investment
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
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Comprehensive loss
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
−Removed: STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Comprehensive
−Removed: Stockholders’
+Added: Stockholders’
Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2017
−Removed: Issuance of common stock in conjunction with the Sales Agreement, net
−Removed: Common stock issued on exercise of stock options
−Removed: Vesting of restricted stock issued upon early exercise of stock options
−Removed: Stock-based compensation expense
−Removed: Unrealized loss on marketable securities
−Removed: Balance at December 31, 2017
Issuance of common stock upon follow-on public offering, net
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Retirement of common stock in exchange for common stock warrant
+Added: ( 1,458,000 )
Issuance of common stock warrant in exchange for retirement of common stock
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Balance at December 31, 2019
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: Issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net
+Added: Common stock issued on exercise of stock options
+Added: Stock-based compensation expense
+Added: Unrealized loss on marketable securities
+Added: Balance at December 31, 2020
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
−Removed: STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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Stock-based compensation
+Added: Gain on deconsolidation of Angel Pharmaceuticals
+Added: Loss from equity method investment
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Operating lease liability
−Removed: Other long-term liabilities
Net cash used in operating activities
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Purchases of marketable securities
+Added: Sales of marketable securities
Maturities of marketable securities
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net (includes $30,850 in aggregate gross proceeds from related parties for the year ended December 31, 2018)
+Added: Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with at-the-market offering, net
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
Net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
+Added: Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
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Purchases of property and equipment incurred but not paid
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
−Removed: NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: (“Corvus”
−Removed: or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 27, 2014 and commenced operations in November 2014.
−Removed: Corvus is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of precisely targeted oncology therapies.
−Removed: The Company’s operations are located in Burlingame, California.
+Added: (“Corvus” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 27, 2014 and commenced operations in November 2014.
+Added: Corvus is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
+Added: The Company’s operations are located in Burlingame, California.
+Added: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Corvus Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd.
+Added: and Corvus Hong Kong Limited.
+Added: All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.
Initial Public Offering
−Removed: On March 22, 2016, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
−Removed: 333-208850) relating to its initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the shares of its common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on March 23, 2016.
+Added: On March 22, 2016, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
+Added: 333-208850) relating to its initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the shares of its common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on March 23, 2016.
The public offering price of the shares sold in the IPO was $ 15.00 per share.
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Follow-on Public Offering
−Removed: In March 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering in which the Company sold 8,117,647 shares of common stock at a price of $8.50 per share, which included 1,058,823 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’
−Removed: exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
+Added: In March 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering in which the Company sold 8,117,647 shares of common stock at a price of $ 8.50 per share, which included 1,058,823 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the offering were approximately $ 64.9 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, contract manufacturer and contract research organizations, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing to fund operations.
−Removed: Since commencing operations in 2014, the majority of the Company’s efforts have been focused on the research and development of ciforadenant, CPI-006 and CPI-818.
−Removed: The Company believes that it will continue to expend substantial resources for the foreseeable future as it continues clinical development of, seek regulatory approval for and, if approved, prepare for the commercialization of ciforadenant, CPI-006, and CPI-818, as well as product candidates under the Company’s other development programs.
+Added: Since commencing operations in 2014, the majority of the Company’s efforts have been focused on the research and development of CPI-006, CPI-818 and ciforadenant.
+Added: The Company believes that it will continue to expend substantial resources for the foreseeable future as it continues clinical development of, seek regulatory approval for and, if approved, prepare for the commercialization of ciforadenant, CPI-006, and CPI-818, as well as product candidates under the Company’s other development programs.
These expenditures will include costs associated with research and development, conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals, manufacturing and supply, sales and marketing and general operations.
In addition, other unanticipated costs may arise.
−Removed: Because the outcome of any clinical trial and/or regulatory approval process is highly uncertain, the Company may not be able to accurately estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development, regulatory approval process and commercialization of ciforadenant, CPI-006, CPI-818 or any other product candidates.
−Removed: The Company does not expect its existing capital resources to be sufficient to enable it to fund the completion of its clinical trials and remaining development program of ciforadenant, CPI-006 or CPI-818 through commercialization.
−Removed: In addition, its operating plan may change as a result of many factors, including those described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: Because the outcome of any clinical trial and/or regulatory approval process is highly uncertain, the Company may not be able to accurately estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development, regulatory approval process and commercialization of CPI-006, CPI-818, and ciforadenant or any other product candidates.
+Added: The Company does not expect its existing capital resources to be sufficient to enable it to fund the completion of its clinical trials and remaining
+Added: development program of CPI-006, CPI-818 and ciforadenant through commercialization.
+Added: In addition, its operating plan may change as a result of many factors.
The Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations in all periods since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $ 223.1 million as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: The Company has historically
−Removed: financed its operations primarily through the sale of redeemable convertible preferred stock and common stock.
+Added: The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through the sale of redeemable convertible preferred stock and common stock.
While the Company has been able to raise multiple rounds of financing, there can be no assurance that in the event the Company requires additional financing, such financing will be available on terms which are favorable or at all.
−Removed: Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital or reduce certain discretionary spending would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives.
+Added: Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital or reduce certain discretionary spending would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities of $ 44.3 million.
−Removed: Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its planned operations for at least 12 months from the date of the issuance of these financial statements
+Added: Management believes that the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its planned operations for at least 12 months from the date of the issuance of these financial statements.
+Added: The current COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, which is impacting worldwide economic activity, poses risks that the Company or its employees, contractors, suppliers, and other partners may be prevented from conducting business activities for an indefinite period of time, including due to shutdowns that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities.
+Added: The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business, including its clinical trials and financial condition, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease.
+Added: As COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, we will likely experience disruptions, including delays or difficulties in enrolling patients in our clinical trials, delays or difficulties in clinical site initiation, interruption of key clinical trial activities, delays in clinical sites receiving the supplies and materials needed to conduct our clinical trials and delays in necessary interactions with local regulatory authorities.
+Added: COVID-19 may also impact the Company’s ability to raise additional capital on a timely basis or at all, which could negatively impact short-term and long-term liquidity.
Exchange Warrants
−Removed: On November 8, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with an Investor and its affiliates (the “Exchanging Stockholders”), pursuant to which the Company exchanged an aggregate of 1,458,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, owned by the Exchanging Stockholders for pre-funded warrants (the “Exchange Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,458,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described in the Exchange Warrants), with an exercise price of $0.0001 per share.
+Added: On November 8, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with an investor and its affiliates (the “Exchanging Stockholders”), pursuant to which the Company exchanged an aggregate of 1,458,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, owned by the Exchanging Stockholders for pre-funded warrants (the “Exchange Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,458,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, as described in the Exchange Warrants), with an exercise price of $ 0.0001 per share.
The Exchange Warrants will expire ten years from the date of issuance.
−Removed: The Exchange Warrants are exercisable at any time prior to expiration except that the Exchange Warrants cannot be exercised by the Exchanging Stockholders if, after giving effect thereto, the Exchanging Stockholders would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain exceptions.
+Added: The Exchange Warrants are exercisable at any time prior to expiration except that the Exchange Warrants cannot be exercised by the Exchanging Stockholders if, after giving effect thereto, the Exchanging Stockholders would beneficially own more than 9.99 % of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain exceptions.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 505, Equity, and Accounting Research Bulletin 43, the Company recorded the retirement of the common stock exchanged as a reduction of common shares outstanding and elected to record the excess over par value as a debit to additional paid-in-capital at the fair value of the Exchange Warrants on the issuance date.
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Basis of Presentation
−Removed: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
−Removed: GAAP”).
−Removed: The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S.
−Removed: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.
+Added: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
+Added: The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S.
+Added: dollar, except for its investment in its equity method investee which is the Chinese yuan.
+Added: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.
Since its inception, the Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations.
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Use of Estimates
−Removed: The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with U.S.
−Removed: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.
+Added: The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S.
+Added: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from such estimates.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties
−Removed: Substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are deposited in accounts with two financial institutions that management believes are of high credit quality.
+Added: Substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are deposited in accounts with two financial institutions that management believes are of high credit quality.
Such deposits may, at times, exceed federally insured limits.
The Company maintains its cash with an accredited financial institution and accordingly, such funds are subject to minimal credit risk.
−Removed: The Company’s marketable securities consist of investments in U.S.
+Added: The Company’s marketable securities consist of investments in U.S.
Treasury securities, U.S.
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The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash, cash equivalents or marketable securities.
−Removed: The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other early stage biopharmaceutical companies, including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate additional funding, possible failure of preclinical testing or clinical trials, its reliance on third parties to conduct its clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for its product candidates, competitors developing new technological innovations, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of the Company’s product candidates, its right to develop and commercialize its product candidates pursuant to the terms and conditions of the licenses granted to the Company, and protection of proprietary technology.
+Added: The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other early stage biopharmaceutical companies, including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate additional funding, possible failure of preclinical testing or clinical trials, its reliance on third parties to conduct its clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for its product candidates, competitors developing new technological innovations, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of the Company’s product candidates, its right to develop and commercialize its product candidates pursuant to the terms and conditions of the licenses granted to the Company, and protection of proprietary technology.
If the Company does not successfully commercialize or partner any of its product candidates, it will be unable to generate product revenue or achieve profitability.
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The Company considers all highly liquid investment securities with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
−Removed: Investments with remaining maturities, at the date of purchase, greater than three months are classified as “available-for-sale”
−Removed: and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, if any, included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’
+Added: Investments with remaining maturities, at the date of purchase, greater than three months are classified as “available-for-sale” and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, if any, included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
Interest and realized gains and losses are included in interest income.
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Fair Value Measurements
−Removed: Fair value accounting is applied for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
−Removed: The carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities.
+Added: Fair value accounting is applied for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
+Added: The carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities.
+Added: Variable Interest Entities
+Added: The Company determines at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which the Company holds an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity ("VIE").
+Added: The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary.
+Added: The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria:
+Added: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE.
+Added: Periodically, the Company assesses whether any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity affect the determination of whether the entity is still a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary.
+Added: If the Company is not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interest in accordance with applicable GAAP.
+Added: Investments in Equity Securities
+Added: Investments in equity securities over which the Company is able to exercise significant influence over the investee, but does not control the investee, and is not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s activities that are considered VIEs are accounted for using the equity method.
+Added: Adjustments are made to investments accounted for using the equity method for any earnings or losses incurred and are recorded in loss from operations.
+Added: Investments in equity securities which do not have readily determinable fair values and for which the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the measurement alternative which is the cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar securities of the same investee and adjustments related to the basis differences, if any.
Property and Equipment, Net
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The Company regularly reviews the carrying value and estimated lives of all of its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, to determine whether indicators of impairment may exist which warrant adjustments to carrying values or estimated useful lives.
−Removed: The determinants used for this evaluation include management’s estimate of the asset’s ability to generate positive income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods as well as the strategic significance of the assets to the Company’s business objectives.
+Added: The determinants used for this evaluation include management’s estimate of the asset’s ability to generate positive income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods as well as the strategic
+Added: significance of the assets to the Company’s business objectives.
Should impairment exist, the impairment loss to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the projected discounted future net cash flows arising from the asset.
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The Company accounts for nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities as expenses when the goods have been received or when the service has been performed rather than when the payment is made.
−Removed: Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred by the Company for the discovery and development of the Company’s product candidates and include:
+Added: Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred by the Company for the discovery and development of the Company’s product candidates and include:
● employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel and non-cash stock-based compensation expense;
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Clinical Trial Accruals
−Removed: Costs for preclinical studies and clinical trial activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the vendors’
−Removed: progress towards completion of specific tasks, using data such as clinical site activations, patient enrollment or information provided to the Company by its vendors regarding their actual costs incurred.
+Added: Costs for preclinical studies and clinical trial activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the vendors’ progress towards completion of specific tasks, using data such as clinical site activations, patient enrollment or information provided to the Company by its vendors regarding their actual costs incurred.
Payments for these activities are based on the terms of individual contracts and payment timing may differ significantly from the period in which the services are performed.
The Company determines accrual estimates through reports from and discussions with applicable personnel and outside service providers as to the progress or state of completion, or the services completed.
−Removed: The Company’s estimates of accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date are based on the facts and circumstances known at the time.
+Added: The Company’s estimates of accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date are based on the facts and circumstances known at the time.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company maintains incentive plans under which incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options may be granted to employees and non-employee service providers.
−Removed: The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.”
−Removed: For stock options granted to employees, the Company recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on the grant-date estimated fair values.
+Added: The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” For stock options granted to employees, the Company recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on the grant-date estimated fair values.
The value of the award is recognized as an expense ratably over the requisite service period.
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The Company estimates actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differences in accounting for reporting purposes and tax purposes for certain items, such as accruals and allowances not currently deductible for tax purposes.
−Removed: These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the Company’s balance sheets.
−Removed: In general, deferred tax assets represent future tax benefits to be received when certain expenses previously recognized in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss become deductible expenses, under applicable income tax laws or when net operating loss or credit carryforwards are utilized.
−Removed: Accordingly, realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable income against which these deductions, losses and credits can be utilized.
−Removed: The Company must assess the likelihood that the Company’s deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and a valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be recovered.
+Added: These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the Company’s balance sheets.
+Added: In general, deferred tax assets represent future tax benefits to be received when certain expenses previously recognized in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss become deductible expenses, under applicable income tax laws or when net operating loss or credit carryforwards are utilized.
+Added: Accordingly, realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable income against which these deductions, losses and credits can be utilized.
+Added: The Company must assess the likelihood that the Company’s deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and a valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be recovered.
The Company applies judgment in the determination of the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
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Comprehensive Loss
−Removed: Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with stockholders.
−Removed: The Company’s only element of other comprehensive loss in any period presented was unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale marketable securities.
+Added: Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with stockholders.
+Added: The Company’s only element of other comprehensive loss in any period presented was unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale marketable securities.
Net Loss per Share
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
−Removed: 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which required an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers.
−Removed: 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S.
−Removed: GAAP when it becomes effective.
−Removed: The new standard is effective January 1, 2018 for public companies.
−Removed: Early application is permitted as of January 1, 2017.
−Removed: The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.
−Removed: In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
−Removed: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in ASU No.
−Removed: In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
−Removed: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies certain aspects of identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance.
−Removed: In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
−Removed: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which relates to disclosures of remaining performance obligations, as well as other amendments to guidance on collectability, non-cash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes collected from customers.
−Removed: These standards have the same effective date and transition date of January 1, 2018.
−Removed: The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018.
−Removed: The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its condensed financial statements as the Company is not yet generating revenues.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
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The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019 and chose to apply the provisions of ASC 842 as of the effective date with no restatement of prior periods.
−Removed: Additionally, the Company has elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permit it not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs.
+Added: Additionally, the Company
+Added: has elected the ‘ package of practical expedients ’, which permit it not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs.
The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements;
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The Company has elected not to apply the recognition requirements of Topic 842 for leases with a term of 12 months or less.
−Removed: Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company recognized an operating lease, right-of-use asset of $2.8 million and a corresponding liability of $3.8 million and eliminated $1.0 million of deferred rent in the Company’s condensed balance sheet.
−Removed: The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have any impact on the Company’s condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
+Added: Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company recognized an operating lease, right-of-use asset of $ 2.8 million and a corresponding liability of $ 3.8 million and eliminated $ 1.0 million of deferred rent in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
+Added: The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
See also Note 12.
−Removed: In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) —
−Removed: Scope of Modification Accounting, to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification.
−Removed: Under the new standard, modification is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of an award as equity or liability changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions.
−Removed: ASU 2017-09 was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018 and is applied prospectively.
+Added: In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740):
+Added: Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes", which is intended to improve consistency and simplify several areas of existing guidance.
+Added: ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences.
+Added: This new standard will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
Early adoption is permitted.
−Removed: The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018.
−Removed: The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements as the Company has not made any changes to the terms or conditions of its share-based payment awards.
+Added: The Company will adopt this standard effective January 1, 2021.
Net Loss per Share
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The hierarchy defines three levels of valuation inputs:
−Removed: Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
−Removed: Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly
−Removed: Level 3—Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
+Added: ● Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
+Added: ● Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly
+Added: ● Level 3—Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
There have been no transfers of assets and liabilities between levels of hierarchy.
−Removed: The Company’s Level 2 investments are valued using third-party pricing sources.
+Added: The Company’s Level 2 investments are valued using third-party pricing sources.
The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income and market-based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate fair value.
These inputs include reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar investments, issuer credit spreads, benchmark investments, prepayment/default projections based on historical data and other observable inputs.
−Removed: The following tables present information as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy the Company utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):
+Added: The following tables present information as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy the Company utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):
December 31, 2020
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Marketable securities
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, marketable securities had a maximum remaining maturity of ten months.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, marketable securities had a maximum remaining maturity of eleven months .
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the fair value of available for sale marketable securities by type of security were as follows (in thousands):
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Government agency securities
−Removed: Corporate debt obligations
December 31, 2019
+Added: Treasury securities
Government agency securities
Corporate debt obligations
+Added: Equity Method Investment
+Added: In August 2020, the Company established Angel Pharmaceuticals Co.
+Added: (“Angel”), a wholly-owned corporate venture in the People’s Republic of China (“China”) designed to develop, manufacture, and commercialize CPI-006, CPI-444, and CPI-818 compounds for distribution within the countries of China, Taiwan, Macao, and Hong Kong (collectively, the “Territories”) based on intellectual property licenses to be contributed to Angel by the Company.
+Added: In October 2020, Angel raised financing from third-party investors, the licenses were entered into and the Company’s ownership interest was reduced to 53.2 %.
+Added: Under the license agreements, the Company is required to provide manufacturing supply services for future supply of drug products for use in clinical trials, research and development, operational support, and participate in the joint steering committee which oversees the development and commercialization of the compounds.
+Added: Angel is not required to make any payments to the Company regarding the licensed compounds or the additional services outlined in the agreement.
+Added: After a 7 year Exclusive Grant Back Period, Angel license grants to the company for sole or jointly owned IP will be non-exclusive, fully paid and sublicensable.
+Added: During the Exclusive Grant Back Period, Angel license grants to the company for sole and joint IP are exclusive, fully paid and sublicensable.
+Added: As a result of the financing, the Company reassessed its interest in Angel and determined that while Angel is a VIE, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of such VIE since Corvus does not have the power, through voting or similar rights and the license agreements, to direct the activities of Angel that most significantly impact Angel’s economic performance.
+Added: Further, the Company determined that as it has a significant influence over Angel, and, therefore, it shall account for its investment in Angel using the equity method starting in October 2020, the date it lost control over Angel.
+Added: At the date of loss of control, the Company derecognized all of Angel’s assets and liabilities from its balance sheet, recognized the retained equity interest at its fair value of $ 37.5 million, and recognized a gain of $ 37.5 million, which is included in gain on deconsolidation of Angel Pharmaceuticals on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s ownership interest in Angel was approximately 49.7 %, excluding 7 % of Angel’s equity reserved for issuance under the Angel ESOP.
+Added: The Company recognized its share of losses in Angel for the total amount of $ 0.2 million as loss from equity method investment on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: The Company’s maximum exposure to losses from its investment in Angel is to the extent of the carrying value of its investment since the Company is not obligated to provide additional financial support.
+Added: At December 31, 2020 the Company reviewed its investment in Angel for impairment by determining whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment may not be recoverable.
+Added: In making this judgment, the Company considered available quantitative and qualitative evidence in evaluating potential impairment of these investments.
+Added: The Company determined that the carrying value of the investment did not exceed its fair value and, therefore, there are no indicators that its investment in Angel is impaired.
+Added: Summary Financial Information
+Added: Summary financial information for Angel Pharmaceuticals is as follows:
+Added: Balance Sheet Data (unaudited)
+Added: December 31, 2020
+Added: (In thousands)
+Added: Current assets
+Added: Current liabilities
+Added: Stockholders' equity
+Added: Statement of Operations Data (unaudited)
+Added: December 31, 2020
+Added: (In thousands)
+Added: Share of loss from investments accounted for using the equity method (1)
+Added: (1) The Company’s share of loss is based on pro-rated net loss beginning October 2020 upon the deconsolidation of Angel Pharmaceuticals.
License and Collaboration Agreements
Scripps Licensing Agreement
−Removed: In December 2014, the Company entered into a license agreement with The Scripps Research Institute (“Scripps”), pursuant to which it was granted a non-exclusive, world-wide license for all fields of use under Scripps’
−Removed: rights in certain know-how and technology related to a mouse hybridoma clone expressing an anti-human CD73 antibody, and to progeny, mutants or unmodified derivatives of such hybridoma and any antibodies expressed by such hybridoma, from which we developed CPI-006.
+Added: In December 2014, the Company entered into a license agreement with The Scripps Research Institute (“Scripps”), pursuant to which it was granted a non-exclusive, world-wide license for all fields of use under Scripps’ rights in certain know-how and technology related to a mouse hybridoma clone expressing an anti-human CD73 antibody, and to progeny, mutants or unmodified derivatives of such hybridoma and any antibodies expressed by such hybridoma, from which we developed CPI-006.
Scripps also granted the Company the right to grant sublicenses in conjunction with other proprietary rights the Company holds, or to others collaborating with or performing services for the Company.
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To date, no milestone payments have been made.
−Removed: The Company’s license agreement with Scripps will terminate upon expiration of its obligation to pay royalties to Scripps under the license agreement.
−Removed: The Company’s license agreement with Scripps is terminable by the consent of the parties, at will by the Company upon providing 90 days written notice to Scripps, or by Scripps for certain material breaches, or if the Company undergoes a bankruptcy event.
−Removed: In addition, Scripps may terminate the license on a product‑by‑product basis, or the entire agreement, if the Company fails to meet specified diligence obligations related to the development and commercialization of licensed products.
+Added: The Company’s license agreement with Scripps will terminate upon expiration of its obligation to pay royalties to Scripps under the license agreement.
+Added: The Company’s license agreement with Scripps is terminable by the consent of the parties, at will by the Company upon providing 90 days written notice to Scripps, or by Scripps for certain material breaches, or if the Company undergoes a bankruptcy event.
+Added: In addition, Scripps may terminate the license on a product-by-product basis, or the entire agreement, if the Company fails to meet specified diligence obligations related to
+Added: the development and commercialization of licensed products.
Scripps may also terminate the agreement after the third anniversary of the effective date of the agreement if it reasonably believes, based on reports the Company provides to Scripps, that the Company has not used commercially reasonable efforts as required under the agreement, subject to a specified notice and cure period.
Vernalis Licensing Agreement
−Removed: In February 2015, the Company entered into a license agreement with Vernalis (R&D) Limited (“Vernalis”), which was subsequently amended as of November 5, 2015, and, pursuant to which the Company was granted an exclusive, worldwide license under certain patent rights and know-how, including a limited right to grant sublicenses, for all fields of use to develop, manufacture and commercialize products containing certain adenosine receptor antagonists, including ciforadenant.
+Added: In February 2015, the Company entered into a license agreement with Vernalis (R&D) Limited (“Vernalis”), which was subsequently amended as of November 5, 2015, and, pursuant to which the Company was granted an exclusive, worldwide license under certain patent rights and know-how, including a limited right to grant sublicenses, for all fields of use to develop, manufacture and commercialize products containing certain adenosine receptor antagonists, including ciforadenant.
Pursuant to this agreement, the Company made a one-time cash payment to Vernalis in the amount of $ 1.0 million, which was recorded as research and development expense as technological feasibility of the asset had not been established and there was no alternative future use.
The Company is also required to make cash milestone payments to Vernalis upon the successful completion of clinical and regulatory milestones for licensed products depending on the indications for which such licensed products are developed and upon achievement of certain sales milestones.
−Removed: In February 2017, the Company made a milestone payment of $3.0 million to Vernalis following the expansion of a cohort of patients with renal cell cancer treated with single agent ciforadenant in the Company’s Phase 1/1b clinical trial.
+Added: In February 2017, the Company made a milestone payment of $ 3.0 million to Vernalis following the expansion of a cohort of patients with renal cell cancer treated with single agent ciforadenant in the Company’s Phase 1/1b clinical trial.
The aggregate potential milestone payments are approximately $ 220 million for all The Company has also agreed to pay Vernalis tiered incremental royalties based on the annual net sales of licensed products containing ciforadenant on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis, subject to certain offsets and reductions.
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The Company is also obligated to pay to Vernalis certain sales milestones as indicated above when worldwide net sales reach specified levels over an agreed upon time period.
−Removed: The agreement will expire on a product‑by‑product and country‑by‑country basis upon the expiration of the Company’s payment obligations to Vernalis in respect of a particular product and country.
+Added: The agreement will expire on a product-by-product and country-by-country basis upon the expiration of the Company’s payment obligations to Vernalis in respect of a particular product and country.
Both parties have the right to terminate the agreement for an uncured material breach by the other party.
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Genentech Collaboration Agreement
−Removed: In October 2015, the Company entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Genentech to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of ciforadenant combined with Genentech’s investigational cancer immunotherapy, Tecentriq (atezolizumab), a fully humanized monoclonal antibody targeting protein programmed cell death ligand 1(“PD-L1”), in a variety of solid tumors in a Phase 1/1b clinical trial.
+Added: In October 2015, the Company entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Genentech to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of ciforadenant combined with Genentech’s investigational cancer immunotherapy, Tecentriq (atezolizumab), a fully humanized monoclonal antibody targeting protein programmed cell death ligand 1(“PD-(L)1”), in a variety of solid tumors in a Phase 1/1b clinical trial.
Pursuant to this agreement, the Company will be responsible for the conduct and cost of the relevant studies, under the supervision of a joint development committee made up of representatives of the Company and representatives of Genentech.
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The Company and Genentech each have the right to terminate the agreement for material breach by the other party.
−Removed: In addition, the agreement may be terminated by either party due to safety considerations, if directed by a regulatory authority or if development of ciforadenant or Tecentriq is discontinued.
+Added: In addition, the agreement may be terminated by either party due to safety considerations, if directed by a
+Added: regulatory authority or if development of ciforadenant or Tecentriq is discontinued.
Further, the agreement will expire after a set period of time following the provision by the Company of the final clinical study report to Genentech.
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Upon execution of the agreement, the Company made a one-time cash payment to Monash of $ 275,000 and reimbursed Monash for certain patent prosecution costs incurred prior to execution of the agreement.
−Removed: The Company us also obligated to pay an annual license maintenance fee to Monash of $25,000 until a certain development milestone is met with respect to the licensed product, after which no further maintenance fee will be due.
+Added: The Company is also obligated to pay an annual license maintenance fee to Monash of $ 25,000 until a certain development milestone is met with respect to the licensed product, after which no further maintenance fee will be due.
The Company is also required to make development and sales milestone payments to Monash with respect to the licensed products in the aggregate of up to $ 45.1 million.
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In addition, should the Company sublicense its rights under the agreement, the Company has agreed to pay a percentage of sublicense revenue received at specified rates that are currently at low double digit percentages and decrease to single digit percentages based on the achievement of development milestones.
−Removed: The term of the Company’s agreement with Monash continues until the expiration of its obligation to pay royalties to Monash thereunder.
+Added: The term of the Company’s agreement with Monash continues until the expiration of its obligation to pay royalties to Monash thereunder.
The license agreement is terminable at will by the Company upon providing 30 days written notice to Monash, or by either party for material breaches by the other party.
−Removed: In addition, Monash may terminate
−Removed: the entire agreement or convert the license to a non-exclusive license if the Company has materially breached our obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize a licensed product, subject to a specified notice and cure mechanism.
+Added: In addition, Monash may terminate the entire agreement or convert the license to a non-exclusive license if the Company has materially breached our obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize a licensed product, subject to a specified notice and cure mechanism.
Balance Sheet Components (in thousands):
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Personnel related
−Removed: Other Liabilities
−Removed: Deferred rent
As of December 31, 2020, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the Company to issue 290 million shares of common stock and 10 million shares of preferred stock.
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As of December 31, 2020, no dividends on common stock had been declared.
+Added: In March 2020, the Company entered into an open market sale agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross sales proceeds of up to $ 50,000,000 , through an at-the-market equity offering program under which Jefferies will act as its sales agent.
+Added: The issuance and sale of shares of common stock by the Company pursuant to the Sales Agreement are deemed an “at-the-market” offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
+Added: Jefferies is entitled to compensation for its services equal to up to 3.0 % of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold through Jefferies under the Sales Agreement.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold an aggregate of 310,734 shares under its at-the-market offering program at an average price of approximately $ 4.06 per share resulting in net proceeds of $ 1.2 million.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, $ 48.7 million remained for sale under the Sales Agreement.
The Company has reserved shares of common stock, for issuance as follows:
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Stock Option Plans
−Removed: In February 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), which was subsequently amended in November 2014, July 2015 and September 2015, under which it granted incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or non-qualified stock options (“NSOs”).
+Added: In February 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), which was subsequently amended in November 2014, July 2015 and September 2015, under which it granted incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or non-qualified stock options (“NSOs”).
Terms of stock agreements, including vesting requirements, are determined by the board of directors or a committee authorized by the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the 2014 Plan.
In general, awards granted by the Company vest over four years and have maximum exercise term of 10 years .
−Removed: The 2014 Plan provides that grants must be at an exercise price of 100% of fair market value of the Company’s common stock as determined by the board of directors on the date of the grant.
−Removed: In connection with the consummation of the IPO in March 2016, the 2016 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “2016 Plan”), became effective.
+Added: The 2014 Plan provides that grants must be at an exercise price of 100 % of fair market value of the Company’s common stock as determined by the board of directors on the date of the grant.
+Added: In connection with the consummation of the IPO in March 2016, the 2016 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “2016 Plan”), became effective.
Under the 2016 Plan, incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock purchase rights and other stock-based awards may be granted.
Terms of stock agreements, including vesting requirements, are determined by the board of directors or a committee authorized by the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the 2016 Plan.
−Removed: In general, awards granted by the Company vest over four years and have maximum exercise term of 10 years.
−Removed: The 2016 Plan provides that grants must be at an exercise price of 100% of fair market value of the Company’s common stock as determined by the board of directors on the date of the grant.
+Added: In general, awards granted by the Company vest over four years and have a maximum exercise term of 10 years .
+Added: The 2016 Plan provides that grants must be at an exercise price of 100 % of fair market value of the Company’s common stock as determined by the board of directors on the date of the grant.
In conjunction with adopting the 2016 Plan, the 2014 Plan was terminated and no further awards will be granted under the 2014 Plan.
Options outstanding under the 2014 Plan as of the effective date of the 2016 Plan that are forfeited or lapse unexercised may be re-issued under the 2016 Plan, up to a maximum of 1,136,229 shares.
−Removed: Activity under the Company’s stock option plans is set forth below:
+Added: Activity under the Company’s stock option plans is set forth below:
Options Outstanding
−Removed: Weighted ‑
Balance at December 31, 2019
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Options granted
+Added: ( 1,620,000 )
Options exercised
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Balance at December 31, 2020
−Removed: The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
+Added: The following tables summarize information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
Options Outstanding
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Expected to vest
−Removed: In the table above, aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price of the options to purchase common stock and the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock of $5.44.
+Added: In the table above, aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price of the options to purchase common stock and the fair value of the Company’s common stock of $ 3.56 per share as of December 31, 2020.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, was $ 0.3 million, $ 0.4 million and $ 1.1 million, respectively.
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Stock-Based Compensation
−Removed: The Company’s results of operations include expenses relating to stock‑based awards as follows (in thousands):
+Added: The Company’s results of operations include expenses relating to stock-based awards as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
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Treasury securities with similar maturities as of the date of the grant.
−Removed: The Company used an average historical stock price volatility of comparable public companies within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry that have been identified as the Company’s industry peers.
+Added: The Company uses an average historical stock price volatility of a peer group of publicly traded companies to be representative of its expected future stock price volatility, as the Company does not have sufficient trading history for its common stock.
+Added: For purposes of identifying these peer companies, the Company considers the industry, stage of development, size and financial leverage of potential comparable companies.
+Added: For each grant, the Company measures historical volatility over a period equivalent to the expected term.
+Added: The Company will continue to apply this process until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of its own stock price becomes available.
Expected Term:
−Removed: The Company uses the simplified method prescribed in the ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to calculate the expected term of options granted to employees and directors.
+Added: The Company uses the simplified method prescribed in the ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to calculate the expected term of options granted to employees and directors.
Expected Dividends:
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During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded no income tax benefits for the net operating losses (NOLs) incurred due to the uncertainty of realizing a benefit from those items.
−Removed: A reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the U.S.
+Added: A reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the U.S.
Federal statutory rate is as follows:
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State tax, net of Federal benefit
−Removed: Foreign rate differential
−Removed: Federal rate change impact
Change in valuation allowance
Research and development tax credits
+Added: Share based Compensation
+Added: 162(m) covered employees compensation limitation
+Added: FIN48 Reserve
+Added: Deconsolidation gain
Prior year federal true-up
Effective income tax rate
−Removed: The effective tax rate is different from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to a foreign rate differential and a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets as a result of the Company’s history of losses.
−Removed: The principal components of the Company’s net deferred tax assets are as follows (in thousands)
+Added: The effective tax rate is different from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the deconsolidation gain, uncertain tax positions, share based compensation and a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets as a result of the Company’s history of losses.
+Added: The principal components of the Company’s net deferred tax assets are as follows (in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
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The Company recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 because Company management believed that it was more likely than not that these assets would not be fully realized in the future.
−Removed: The valuation allowance increased by approximately $13.0 million and $19.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
−Removed: Changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets relate primarily to the increase in the Company’s net operating loss carryforward.
+Added: The valuation allowance increased by approximately $ 1.5 million and $ 13.0 million for the years ended
+Added: December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: Changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets relate primarily to the increase in the Company’s net operating loss carryforward.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had federal NOL carryforwards of approximately $ 177.2 million and state NOL carryforwards of approximately $ 206.7 million which are available to reduce future taxable income.
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Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards are subject to various limitations due to the ownership change limitations provided by Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 382 and similar state provisions.
+Added: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act was enacted and signed into law.
+Added: The tax relief measures for businesses include suspension of annual deduction limitation of 80% of taxable income from net operating losses generated in a tax year beginning after December 31, 2017, changes in the deductibility of interest, acceleration of alternative minimum tax credit refunds, and a technical correction to allow accelerated deductions for qualified improvement property.
+Added: The CARES Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
+Added: On December 21, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was enacted and signed into law for further COVID-19 economic relief and extension of certain expiring tax provisions.
+Added: The act provides for a temporary full deduction for business expenses for food and beverages provided by a restaurant for 2021 and 2022.
+Added: The Consolidated Appropriations Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements
+Added: On June 29, 2020, Assembly Bill 85 (“A.B.
+Added: 85”) was signed into California law.
+Added: 85 provides for a three-year suspension of the use of net operating losses for medium and large businesses and a three-year cap on the use of business incentive tax credits to offset no more than $5.0 million of tax per year.
+Added: 85 suspends the use of net operating losses for taxable years 2020, 2021 and 2022 for certain taxpayers with taxable income of $1.0 million or more.
+Added: The carryover period for any net operating losses that are suspended under this provision will be extended.
+Added: 85 also requires that business incentive tax credits including carryovers may not reduce the applicable tax by more than $5.0 million for taxable years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
+Added: The Company does not expect the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements to be material.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company also had $ 6.8 million of federal and $ 3.9 million of state research and development tax credit carryforwards available to reduce future income taxes.
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The state research and development tax credits have no expiration date.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits (“UTBs”) of approximately $1.9 million.
+Added: income and foreign withholding taxes have not been recognized on the excess of the amount for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries that are essentially permanent in duration.
+Added: This excess totaled approximately $ 37.2 million as of December 31, 2020, which will be indefinitely reinvested;
+Added: deferred income taxes have not been provided on such foreign earnings.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits (“UTBs”) of approximately $ 12.2 million.
All of the deferred tax assets associated with these UTBs are fully offset by a valuation allowance.
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The Company determines its uncertain tax positions based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings or positions is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant income tax authorities.
−Removed: None of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect its effective tax rate.
+Added: None of the Company’s
+Added: unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect its effective tax rate.
The Company does not anticipate the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease in the next 12 months.
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The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress nor has it had any federal or state examinations since inception.
−Removed: As a result of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards, all of its tax years are subject to federal and state tax examinations.
+Added: As a result of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards, all of its tax years are subject to federal, state and foreign tax examinations.
Facility Lease
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As the interest rate implicit in lease arrangements is typically not readily available, in calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company has utilized its incremental borrowing rate, which is determined based on the prevailing market rates for collateralized debt with maturity dates commensurate with the term of its lease .
−Removed: The Company’s facility lease is a net lease, as the non-lease components (i.e.
+Added: The Company’s facility lease is a net lease, as the non-lease components (i.e.
common area maintenance) are paid separately from rent based on actual costs incurred.
Therefore, the non-lease components were not included in the right-of-use asset and liability and are reflected as an expense in the period incurred.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the right-of-use asset under operating lease was $2.3 million and $0, respectively.
+Added: As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the right-of-use asset under operating lease was $ 1.6 million and $ 2.3 million, respectively.
The elements of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
Statements of operations and
−Removed: Year Ended December 31,
comprehensive loss location
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Year Ended December 31 (in thousands)
+Added: Total lease payments
+Added: imputed interest
Commitments and Contingencies
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The Company pledged money market funds and marketable securities as collateral for the line of credit.
−Removed: For further discussion of the Company’s facility lease agreement, see Note 11.
−Removed: Pursuant to the Company’s license agreements with each of Vernalis and Scripps, it has obligations to make future milestone and royalty payments to these parties, respectively.
−Removed: However, because these amounts are contingent, they have not been included on the Company’s balance sheet.
+Added: For further discussion of the Company’s facility lease agreement, see Note 12.
+Added: Pursuant to the Company’s license agreements with each of Vernalis and Scripps, it has obligations to make future milestone and royalty payments to these parties, respectively.
+Added: However, because these amounts are contingent, they have not been included on the Company’s balance sheet.
For further discussion of the Vernalis and Scripps licensing agreements, see Note 6.
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Related Party Transactions
−Removed: In 2017, the Company purchased $461,000 of research services from a vendor during the normal course of business, where a Corvus director is also a member of the vendor's board of directors.
−Removed: In March 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering in which the Company sold 8,117,647 shares of common stock at a price of $8.50 per share, which included 1,058,823 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’
−Removed: exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
+Added: In March 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering in which the Company sold 8,117,647 shares of common stock at a price of $ 8.50 per share, which included 1,058,823 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the offering were approximately $ 64.9 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
The following aggregate number of shares of common stock were sold to our owners of more than 5% of our common stock, directors, or executive officers during the March 2018 underwritten public offering:
−Removed: March 2018 Public Offering
Owners of More Than 5% of Our Common Stock
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(3) Peter Moldt, Ph.D., a Partner at Novo Ventures (US) Inc., which provide certain consultancy services to Novo Holdings A/S, served as a member of our Board of Directors from January 2015 to January 2019.
+Added: (4) Elisha P.
(Terry) Gould III, a member of our Board of Directors since November 2014, is a Partner at Adams Street Partners, LLC.
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted
+Added: Subsequent Event
+Added: On February 17, 2021, the Company completed a follow-on public offering in which the Company sold 9,783,660 shares of common stock at a price of $ 3.50 per share, which included 1,212,231 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock.
+Added: The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the offering were approximately $ 31.8 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
+Added: The following aggregate number of shares of common stock were sold to our owners of more than 5% of our common stock, directors, or executive officers during the February 17, 2021 underwritten public offering:
+Added: Owners of More Than 5% of Our Common Stock
+Added: OrbiMed Advisors LLC (1)
+Added: Board of Directors
+Added: (1) Peter Thompson, M.D., a member of our Board of Directors since November 2014, is a Private Equity Partner at OrbiMed Advisors, LLC.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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