Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20 20 and December 31, 2019
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 20 20 and December 31, 2019
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 20 20 and December 31, 2019
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 20 20 and December 31, 2019
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Krystal Biotech, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Krystal Biotech, Inc. (“Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s 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.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. 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.
Our audits 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. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017.
San Diego, California
March 1, 2021
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except shares and per share data) December 31,
2020 December 31,
2019
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 268,269 $ 187,514
Short-term investments 2,993 6,171
Prepaid and other current assets 3,796 2,195
Total current assets 275,058 195,880
Property and equipment, net 30,876 8,475
Long-term investments — 497
Right-of-use assets 3,298 2,709
Other non-current assets 1,612 1,462
Total assets $ 310,844 $ 209,023
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 2,105 $ 1,021
Current portion of lease liability 638 480
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 5,109 1,826
Build-to-suit lease liability 7,600 —
Total current liabilities 15,452 3,327
Lease liability 3,308 2,782
Total liabilities 18,760 6,109
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock; $ 0.00001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized at
December 31, 2020 and 2019; 2,061,773 shares issued, and no
shares outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019
— —
Common stock; $ 0.00001 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized at
December 31, 2020 and 2019; 19,714,220 and 17,354,310 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
— —
Additional paid-in capital 363,292 241,951
Accumulated other comprehensive income 6 10
Accumulated deficit ( 71,214 ) ( 39,047 )
Total stockholders' equity 292,084 202,914
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 310,844 $ 209,023
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
Year Ended
December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 2020 2019
Expenses
Research and development $ 17,936 $ 15,616
General and administrative 15,063 6,465
Total operating expenses 32,999 22,081
Loss from operations ( 32,999 ) ( 22,081 )
Other Income
Interest and other income, net 832 2,993
Net loss ( 32,167 ) ( 19,088 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities ( 4 ) 8
Comprehensive loss $ ( 32,171 ) $ ( 19,080 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $ ( 1.71 ) $ ( 1.20 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted 18,787,161 15,901,083
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(In thousands, except shares) Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Accumulated
Deficit Total
Stockholders'
Equity
Shares Amount
Balances at January 1, 2018 14,428,916 — $ 133,183 $ 2 $ ( 19,959 ) $ 113,226
Issuance of common stock, net 2,925,394 — 107,529 — — 107,529
Stock-based compensation expense — — 1,239 — — 1,239
Unrealized gain on investments — — — 8 — 8
Net loss — — — — ( 19,088 ) ( 19,088 )
Balances at December 31, 2019 17,354,310 $ — $ 241,951 $ 10 $ ( 39,047 ) $ 202,914
Issuance of common stock, net 2,359,910 — 118,035 — — 118,035
Stock-based compensation expense — — 3,306 — — 3,306
Unrealized loss on investments — — — ( 4 ) — ( 4 )
Net loss — — — — ( 32,167 ) ( 32,167 )
Balances at December 31, 2020 19,714,220 $ — 363,292 $ 6 $ ( 71,214 ) $ 292,084
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) 2020 2019
Operating Activities
Net loss $ ( 32,167 ) $ ( 19,088 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 1,851 1,090
Stock-based compensation expense 3,272 1,239
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 33 67
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ( 1,911 ) ( 868 )
Other non-current assets ( 934 ) ( 1,362 )
Lease liability 685 ( 116 )
Accounts payable 783 ( 199 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,305 547
Net cash used in operating activities ( 26,083 ) ( 18,690 )
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment ( 14,843 ) ( 6,399 )
Purchases of short-term investments ( 3,205 ) ( 8,596 )
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 6,867 10,501
Purchases of long-term investments — ( 497 )
Net cash used in investing activities ( 11,181 ) ( 4,991 )
Financing Activities
Issuance of common stock, net 118,019 107,525
Net cash provided by financing activities 118,019 107,525
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 80,755 83,844
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 187,514 103,670
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 268,269 $ 187,514
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment $ 9,697 $ 681
Initial recognition of right-of-use assets $ 911 $ 3,066
Unpaid offering costs $ 131 $ —
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization
Krystal Biotech, Inc. (the “Company,” or “we” or other similar pronouns) commenced operations on April 15, 2016. On March 31, 2017, the Company converted from a California limited liability company to a Delaware C-corporation, and changed its name from Krystal Biotech LLC to Krystal Biotech, Inc. On June 19, 2018, the Company incorporated Krystal Australia Pty Ltd., an Australian proprietary limited company, for the purpose of undertaking preclinical and clinical studies in Australia. On April 24, 2019, the Company incorporated Jeune, Inc. in Delaware, a wholly-owned subsidiary, for the purpose of undertaking preclinical and clinical studies for aesthetic skin conditions.
We are a clinical stage biotechnology company leading the field of redosable gene therapy for the treatment serious rare diseases. Using our patented platform that is based on engineered HSV-1, we create vectors that efficiently deliver therapeutic transgenes to cells of interest in multiple organ systems. The cell’s own machinery then transcribes and translates the encoded effector to treat or prevent disease. We formulate our vectors for non-invasive or minimally invasive routes of administration at a doctor’s office or potentially in the patient’s home. Our goal is to develop easy to use, redosable gene therapies to dramatically improve the lives of patients living with rare diseases. Our innovative technology platform is supported by in-house, commercial scale cGMP manufacturing capabilities.
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 71.2 million. With the net proceeds raised from its public and private securities offerings, including the public offering completed on May 21, 2020, the Company believes that its cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $ 271.3 million as of December 31, 2020 will be sufficient to allow the Company to fund its planned operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As the Company continues to incur losses, a transition to profitability is dependent upon the successful development, approval and commercialization of its product candidates and the achievement of a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure. The Company may never achieve profitability, and unless and until it does the Company will continue to need to raise additional capital or obtain financing from other sources. Management intends to fund future operations through the sale of equity and debt financings and may also seek additional capital through arrangements with strategic partners or other sources. There can be no assurance that additional funding will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including but not limited to the failure of product candidates in clinical and preclinical studies, the development of competing product candidates or other technological innovations by competitors, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to commercialize product candidates.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassed to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassified amounts have no impact to the Company's previously reported financial position or results of operation.
Risks and Uncertainties
The pandemic caused by an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has resulted, and is likely to continue to result, in significant national and global economic disruption and may adversely affect our business. The Company is actively monitoring the impact of COVID-19 and the possible effects on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. However, the full extent, consequences, and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on the Company cannot currently be predicted. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact that these events could have on the operations, financial position, and the results of operations and cash flows during fiscal year 2021.
Use of Estimates
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Management considers many factors in selecting appropriate financial accounting policies and controls, and in developing the estimates and assumptions that are used in the preparation of these financial statements. Management must apply significant judgment in this process. In addition, other factors may affect estimates, including: expected business and operational changes, sensitivity and volatility associated with the assumptions used in developing estimates, and whether historical trends are expected to be representative of future trends. The estimation process often may yield a range of potentially reasonable estimates of the ultimate future outcomes and management must select an amount that falls within that range of reasonable estimates. This process may result in actual results differing materially from those estimated amounts used in the preparation of the financial statements. Estimates are used in the following areas, including: stock-based compensation expense, accrued expenses, the fair value of financial instruments, the incremental borrowing rate for lease liabilities, construction in progress, and the valuation allowance included in the deferred income tax calculation.
Segment and Geographical Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company and the Company’s chief operating decision maker view the Company’s operations and manage its business in one operating segment, which is the business of developing and commercializing pharmaceuticals.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents and investments. The Company’s policy is to invest its cash, cash equivalents and investments in money market funds, certificates of deposit, U.S. Treasury bills, and various other bank deposit accounts. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s investments consist of financial institutions of high credit standing. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institutions to the extent amounts recorded on the balance sheets are in excess of insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on these funds. The Company has no financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk of loss.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cash and cash equivalents consist of money market funds and bank deposits. Cash equivalents are defined as short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase.
Investments with maturities of greater than 90 days but less than one year are classified as short-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets and consist of U.S. Treasury bills and certificates of deposit. Investments with maturities of greater than one year are classified as long-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets and consist of certificates of deposit. Accrued interest on U.S. Treasury bills and certificates of deposit are also classified as short-term investments.
As our entire investment portfolio is considered available for use in current operations, we classify all investments as available-for-sale securities. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is a separate component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. There is a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in determining fair value by their reliability and preferred use, as follows:
• Level 1 —Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
• Level 2 —Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable, or can be corroborated by observable market data.
• Level 3 —Valuations based on inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
To the extent that a valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized within Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
There have been no significant changes to the valuation methods utilized by the Company during the periods presented. There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 in any periods presented.
The carrying amounts of financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, investments, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities included in the Company’s financial statements, are reasonable estimates of fair value, primarily due to their short maturities. Marketable securities are classified as long-term investments if the Company has the ability and intent to hold them and such holding period is longer than one year. The Company classifies all of its investments as available-for-sale.
Our available-for-sale, short-term investments, which consist of U.S. Treasury bills and certificates of deposit, are considered to be Level 2 valuations. The fair value of Level 2 financial assets is determined using inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data such as pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions, cash flow models with yield curves, and benchmark securities. In addition, Level 2 financial instruments are valued using comparisons to like-kind financial instruments and models that use readily observable market data as their basis.
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are expensed to operations as incurred, while costs of major additions and betterments are capitalized. Upon disposal, the related cost and accumulated depreciation is removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, which are as follows:
Computer equipment and software 3 years
Lab equipment 3 - 7 years
Furniture and fixtures 3 years
Leasehold improvement shorter of 8 years or remaining life of lease
Construction-in-progress is not depreciated until the asset is placed in service.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates long-lived assets for potential impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than the carrying amount of the asset. The Company has no t recognized any impairment losses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Leases
We have entered into lease agreements for our laboratory, manufacturing and office spaces. On January 1, 2019, we adopted FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842"). Pursuant to ASC 842, all of our leases outstanding on January 1, 2019 continued to be classified as operating leases. With the adoption of ASC 842, we recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset of $ 1.1 million and an operating lease liability of $ 1.4 million on the consolidated balance sheet. Right-of-use lease assets represent our right to use the underlying asset during the lease term and the lease obligations represent our commitment to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use lease assets and obligations were recognized based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate and as the Company does not have any external borrowings, we have used an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that the Company would expect to borrow on a collateralized and fully amortizing basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease expense is recognized in the period in which the obligation for the payment is incurred. The Company adopted the new leasing standard as of the effective date of January 1, 2019, with no restatement of prior periods or cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. Upon adoption, the Company took advantage of the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
transition package of practical expedients permitted within ASC 842, which allowed the Company not to reassess previous accounting conclusions around whether arrangements were, or contained, leases, as well as to carry forward both the historical classification of leases and the treatment of initial direct costs for existing leases. In addition, the Company also has made an accounting policy election to exclude leases with an initial term of twelve months or less from its balance sheet and to account for the lease and non-lease components of its operating leases as a single component.
For lease arrangements where it has been determined that the Company has control over an asset that is under construction and is thus considered the accounting owner of the asset during the construction period, the Company records a construction-in-progress asset ("CIP") and corresponding financial obligation on the consolidated balance sheet. Once the construction is complete, an assessment will be performed to determine whether the lease meets certain "sale-leaseback" criteria. If the sale-leaseback criteria are determined to be met, the Company will remove the asset and related financial obligation from the balance sheet and treat the building lease as either an operating or finance lease based on our assessment of the guidance. If, upon completion of construction, the project does not meet the "sale-leaseback" criteria, the lease will be treated as a financing obligation and the Company will depreciate the asset over its estimated useful life for financial reporting purposes.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred in performing research and development activities. The costs include employee compensation costs, facilities and overhead, preclinical and clinical activities, related clinical manufacturing costs, contract management services, regulatory and other related costs.
The Company estimates contract research and clinical trials materials manufacturing expenses based on the services performed pursuant to contracts with research and manufacturing organizations that manufacture materials used in the Company’s ongoing preclinical and clinical studies. Non-refundable advanced payments for goods or services to be received in the future for use in research and development activities are deferred and capitalized. The capitalized amounts are expensed as the related goods are delivered or the services are performed.
In accruing service fees, the Company estimates the time period over which services will be performed and the level of effort to be expended in each period. These estimates are based on communications with third party service providers and the Company’s estimates of accrued expenses using information available at each balance sheet date. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, the Company will adjust the accrual accordingly.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation awards in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments, including grants of stock options and restricted stock, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their grant-date fair values. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis based on the grant-date fair value over the associated service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term.
The Company estimates the fair value of its stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including: (i) the expected stock price volatility; (ii) the expected term of the award; (iii) the risk-free interest rate; and (iv) expected dividends. Due to the lack of sufficient history and trading volume of our common stock and a lack of Company-specific historical and implied volatility data, the Company has based its estimate of expected volatility on the historical volatility of a group of similar companies that are publicly traded. When selecting these public companies on which it has based its expected stock price volatility, the Company selected companies with comparable characteristics to it, including enterprise value, risk profiles, position within the industry, and with historical share price information sufficient to meet the expected term of the stock-based awards. The Company computes historical volatility data using the daily closing prices for the selected companies’ shares during the equivalent period of the calculated expected term of the stock-based awards. 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.
Due to the lack of Company-specific historical option activity, the Company has estimated the expected term of its employee stock options using the “simplified” method, whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic mean of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option. The risk-free interest rates are based on U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity date commensurate with the expected term of the associated award. The Company has never paid and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company is also required to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and to revise
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from its estimates. To the extent that actual forfeitures differ from the Company’s estimates, the differences are recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period the estimates were revised.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are recorded in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. Under this method, we record deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Based on the available evidence, we are unable, at this time, to support the determination that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be utilized in the future. Accordingly, we recorded a full valuation allowance as of December 31, 2020. We intend to maintain a valuation allowance until sufficient evidence exists to support its reversal.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit will more likely than not be realized. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any significant uncertain tax positions.
The Company may recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions and no amounts have been recognized in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions from non-owner sources. Unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities is a component of other comprehensive gains or losses and is presented net of taxes. We have not recorded any reclassifications from other comprehensive gains or losses to net loss during any period presented.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13 - Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) (“ASU 2018-13”) which removes, modifies and adds disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 removes disclosure requirements for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements and valuation processes for Level 3 measurements but adds new disclosure requirements including changes in unrealized gains/losses in other comprehensive income related to recurring Level 3 measurements. The amended guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. Certain aspects may be applied prospectively while other aspects may be applied retrospectively upon the effective date. The adoption of the guidance resulted in us disclosing the Company's cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities by significant investment category as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
3. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and common share equivalents outstanding for the period. Stock options are common share equivalents. There were 853,614 and 420,766 common share equivalents outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in the form of stock options, that have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive for all periods presented.
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(In thousands, except share and per share data) Year Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Numerator:
Net loss per common share $ ( 32,167 ) $ ( 19,088 )
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic and diluted common
shares
18,787,161 15,901,083
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $ ( 1.71 ) $ ( 1.20 )
In January and February 2021, 2,474,038 additional shares were issued of our common stock in offerings subsequent to the balance sheet date. Including these shares will have a material effect on the diluted net loss per common share in future periods. Refer to Note 11 for discussion over these transactions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
4. Fair Value Instruments
The following tables show the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities by significant investment category as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (in thousands):
December 31, 2020
Amortized Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains Gross
Unrealized
Losses Aggregate Fair
Value Cash and Cash
Equivalents Short-term
Marketable
Securities (1)
Long-term
Marketable
Securities (2)
Level 1:
Cash $ 9,463 — — $ 9,463 $ 9,463 — —
Money market instruments 258,806 — — 258,806 258,806 — —
Subtotal 268,269 — — 268,269 268,269 — —
Level 2:
U.S. treasury bills — — — — — — —
Certificates of deposit 2,986 7 — 2,993 — 2,993 —
Subtotal 2,986 7 — 2,993 — 2,993 —
Total $ 271,255 $ 7 $ — $ 271,262 $ 268,269 $ 2,993 $ —
December 31, 2019
Amortized Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains Gross
Unrealized
Losses Aggregate Fair
Value Cash and Cash
Equivalents Short-term
Marketable
Securities (1)
Long-term
Marketable
Securities (2)
Level 1:
Cash $ 3 — — $ 3 $ 3 — —
Money market instruments 187,511 — — 187,511 187,511 — —
Subtotal 187,514 — — 187,514 187,514 — —
Level 2:
U.S. treasury bills 1,747 6 — 1,753 — 1,753 —
Certificates of deposit 4,911 4 — 4,915 — 4,418 497
Subtotal 6,658 10 — 6,668 — 6,171 497
Total $ 194,172 $ 10 $ — $ 194,182 $ 187,514 $ 6,171 $ 497
(1) The Company’s short-term marketable securities mature in one year or less.
(2) The Company’s long-term marketable securities mature between one year and two years .
See Note 2 to these consolidated financial statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s fair value measurements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
5. Balance Sheet Components
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2020 December 31,
2019
Construction-in-progress $ 23,031 $ 2,431
Leasehold improvements 4,631 3,179
Furniture and fixtures 870 99
Computer equipment and software 82 45
Laboratory equipment 4,630 3,571
Total property and equipment 33,244 9,325
Accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 2,368 ) ( 850 )
Property and equipment, net $ 30,876 $ 8,475
Depreciation expense was $ 1.5 million and $ 748 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Refer to Note 6 for further discussion over construction-in-progress.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2020 December 31,
2019
Accrued preclinical and clinical expenses $ 1,735 $ 977
Accrued professional fees 642 24
Accrued payroll and benefits 1,486 510
Accrued taxes 40 40
Accrued construction in progress 1,049 263
Other current liabilities 26 12
Accrued financing fees 131 —
Total $ 5,109 $ 1,826
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Significant Contracts and Agreements
Lease Agreements
On May 26, 2016, the Company signed an operating lease for laboratory and office space that commenced in June 2016 and expired on October 31, 2017 (the “2016 Lease”). The 2016 Lease was amended to increase the area leased to approximately 29,000 square feet and to extend the expiration date to February 28, 2027 , including 3,800 square feet relating to a month-to-month lease that we utilized through February 2020. This lease includes our 7,500 square foot commercial scale cGMP-compliant manufacturing facility, ANCORIS.
On December 26, 2019, we entered into a lease agreement for our second commercial gene therapy facility ("ASTRA") in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area ("ASTRA lease") with Northfield I, LLC (the "Landlord" or "Northfield"). The 150,000 square foot facility is under construction and is expected to be completed and validated in 2022. The lease will commence when the space is delivered by Landlord as substantially complete and available for access, which is anticipated to be in 1H 2021, and has an initial term that expires on October 31, 2035 . The ASTRA lease contains an option ("Purchase Option") to purchase the building, related improvements and take corresponding assignment of the Landlord's rights under its existing Ground Lease (the "Ground Lease"). The Purchase Option may be exercised by the Company at any time prior to the date that is ten days after the initial delivery date, as defined in the lease as the date in which certain delivery conditions have been met by the Landlord. A cash contribution in the amount of $ 2.4 million was paid to escrow on January 21, 2020. The contribution was intended to reduce the amount of the building construction costs and had the effect of reducing the base rental rate of the lease and as such, was recorded as prepaid rent in the consolidated balance sheet at time of payment.
On October 5, 2020, the Company was provided with notice that the initial delivery conditions of the building had been met, including completion of the building shell, interior slab, and exterior doors, and on October 15, 2020, the Company gave the Landlord notice of its intent to purchase ASTRA for approximately $ 9.4 million, subject to the parties entering into a commercially reasonable purchase and sale agreement. The purchase is anticipated to close in 1H 2021 after substantial completion has been reached and the lease commences. As a result of the Company's ability to exercise its option to purchase ASTRA, the Company obtained control over the construction in progress of ASTRA as of October 5, 2020. The Company recorded a $ 10 million CIP asset and a corresponding build-to-suit lease liability related to the costs incurred by the Landlord, offset by the previous cash contribution of $ 2.4 million. Upon completion of the construction, the Company does not expect to qualify for sale-leaseback accounting due to the outstanding purchase option. Under the existing lease agreement, the Company previously provided a $ 1.5 million deposit to the Landlord and intends to apply this deposit as a credit against the purchase price at closing.
The Company also became the accounting owner of the Ground Lease due to obtaining control over ASTRA and recorded the applicable operating right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability as of October 5, 2020. Once the purchase is finalized, the Company will take assignment of the Lessor's Ground Lease, in accordance with the Purchase Option, of which lease payments are based on annual payments of $ 82 thousand, and are subject to a cumulative 10 % escalation clause every 5 years through 2071. Refer to Note 11 for additional information.
As of December 31, 2020, future minimum commitments under the Company’s operating leases were as follows (in thousands):
Operating Leases
2021 $ 1,430
2022 1,464
2023 1,492
2024 1,520
2025 1,555
Thereafter 16,064
Future minimum operating lease payments $ 23,525
Less: Operating lease payments for ASTRA 13,196
Less: Interest 6,383
Present value of lease liability $ 3,946
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Operating leases:
Right-of-use assets $ 3,298 $ 2,709
Current portion of lease liability 638 480
Lease liability 3,308 2,782
Total lease liability $ 3,946 $ 3,262
Weighted average remaining lease term, in years 16.4 7.2
Weighted average discount rate 9.4 % 8.0 %
The Company recorded operating lease costs of $ 756 thousand and $ 630 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and variable lease costs of $ 68 thousand and $ 39 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Clinical Supply and Product Manufacturing Agreements
The Company has entered into various product manufacturing and clinical supply agreements with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (“CMOs”) for the manufacture of clinical trial materials and Contract Research Organizations ("CROs") for clinical trial services. The product manufacturing and clinical supply agreements provide the terms and conditions under which the CMOs and CROs will formulate, fill, inspect, package, label and test our drug product candidates, B-VEC and KB105 for clinical supply. The Company is obligated to make milestone payments. Additionally, certain raw materials, supplies, outsourced testing and other services for the purposes of batch production will be invoiced separately by the CMOs. The estimated remaining commitment as of December 31, 2020 under these agreements for the manufacturing of our drug product is approximately $ 3.6 million. The Company is also responsible for the payment of a monthly service fee for project management services for the duration of any agreements. The Company has incurred expenses under these agreements of $ 4.6 million and $ 4.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other Contractual Obligations
The Company has contracted with various third parties to facilitate, coordinate and perform agreed upon market research activities relating to our lead product candidate, B-VEC. These contracts typically call for the payment of fees for services upon the achievement of certain milestones. Business activities being performed under these contracts primarily include market research and other related activities. The estimated remaining commitment as of December 31, 2020 is $ 2.7 million. The Company has incurred expenses under these activities of $ 1.9 million and zero for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Legal Proceedings
On May 1, 2020, a complaint was filed against us in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by PeriphaGen Inc., which also named our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Krish Krishnan and Suma Krishnan, respectively. The complaint alleges breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, which secrets the plaintiff asserts were used to develop our product candidates, including the vector backbones, and our STAR-D platform. We answered the complaint on June 26, 2020 by denying the allegations and brought a counterclaim asking the court to declare that we did not misappropriate PeriphaGen’s trade secrets or confidential information, and to further declare that we are the rightful and sole owner of our product candidates and STAR-D platform. In addition, we filed a third-party complaint against two principals of PeriphaGen, James Wechuck and David Krisky, alleging breach of contract and seeking contribution and indemnification from them in the event PeriphaGen is awarded damages. On July 29, 2020, PeriphaGen filed its response to our answer and counterclaim, denying the allegations in the counterclaim. On the same day, Messrs Wechuck and Krisky filed a motion to dismiss the third-party complaint on various grounds, and we have opposed the motion. On December 1, 2020, the court ruled on Messrs. Wechuck and Krisky's motion to dismiss our third-party complaint. The court allowed that our claims on contribution and indemnification based on PeriphaGen's state law claims for unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets to go forward. Our breach of contract claim will also go forward in full.
While we are unable to provide any assurances as to the ultimate outcome of the case, we believe the allegations in the complaint are without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend against them. We are currently unable to estimate the costs and timing of any litigation, including any potential damages if PeriphaGen were to prevail on its claims.
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
7. Capitalization
Sale of Common Stock
On November 1, 2017, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation, a California not-for-profit corporation (“EBMRF”), and EB Research Partnership, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation (“EBRP” and together with EBMRF, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Purchasers an aggregate of 70,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.00001 per share, for a purchase price of $ 11.00 per share, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $ 770 thousand (the “Transaction”). The proceeds are to be used exclusively to complete the research plan pursuant to the Agreement. There are redemption features whereby the Company shall repurchase all or a portion of the shares at a purchase price of $ 11.00 per share or the closing trading price of the common stock on the redemption request date, whichever is higher, should the Company not commence work on or before September 1, 2018 or cease commercially reasonable efforts. The Company did commence work prior to September 1, 2018. As the Company does not intend to cease commercially reasonable efforts, the remaining redemption feature is within the control of the Company and consequently the issued common stock is classified as permanent equity. The offer, sale and issuance of the shares of the Company under the Agreement are exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Transaction closed on November 2, 2017 .
On June 27, 2019, the Company completed a public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock to the public at $ 40.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $ 93.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $ 6.0 million, and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $ 220 thousand. On July 3, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 353,946 shares of common stock at $ 40.00 per share for additional net proceeds of $ 13.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $ 849 thousand. In connection with the public offering, the Company suspended its “at-the-market” equity offering program (“ATM Facility”) that had previously been put in place in March 2019. This program had allowed the Company to sell shares of its common stock for up to $ 50.0 million in gross proceeds. Following the completion of the offering, $ 16.8 million remains suspended under this program. As of December 31, 2020 this program has been permanently suspended.
On May 21, 2020, the Company completed a public offering of 2,275,000 shares of its common stock to the public at $ 55.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $ 117.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $ 7.5 million, and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $ 463 thousand.
On December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the "Sales Agreement") with Cowen and Company, LLC ("Cowen") with respect to an at-the-market equity offering program ("ATM Program"), under which Cowen will act as the Company's agent and/or principal and may issue and sell from time to time, during the term of the Sales Agreement, shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, having an aggregate offering price up to $ 150.0 million ("Placement Shares"). The issuance and sale of the Placement Shares by the Company under the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company's effective "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3. During the year ended December 31, 2020, zero shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the Sales Agreement. Refer to Note 11 for more information.
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
8. Stock-Based Compensation
Options granted to employees vest ratably over a four-year period and options granted to directors of the company vest ratably over one year and four-year periods. Stock options have a life of ten years .
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
Stock
Options
Outstanding Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years) Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In thousands) (1)
Balance at January 1, 2019 357,089 $ 8.73 8.8 $ 4,302
Granted 159,500 33.04
Exercised ( 72,073 ) 6.08
Cancelled or forfeited ( 23,750 ) 20.82
Balance at December 31, 2019 420,766 $ 17.71 8.4 $ 15,859
Granted 891,250 47.29
Exercised ( 84,285 ) 10.45
Cancelled or forfeited ( 374,117 ) 38.24
Balance at December 31, 2020 853,614 $ 40.31 9.0 $ 16,804
Exercisable at December 31, 2020 131,125 $ 14.96 7.2 $ 5,905
(1) Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the closing stock price of our common stock on December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the exercise price of outstanding in-the-money options.
The total intrinsic value (the amount by which the fair market value exceeded the exercise price) of stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 3.1 million and $ 2.8 million, respectively.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 30.99 and $ 21.72 , respectively.
There was $ 18.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to employees’ awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.3 years as of December 31, 2020.
The Company has recorded aggregate stock-based compensation expense related to the issuance of stock option awards and restricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Research and development $ 994 $ 578
General and administrative 2,278 661
Total stock-based compensation $ 3,272 $ 1,239
We capitalize the portion of stock-based compensation that relates to work performed on the construction of new buildings. There was $ 34 thousand and zero of stock-based compensation that was capitalized in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Stock Options Granted. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 3.3 million and $ 1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The fair value of options granted to employees was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
Year Ended December 31,
2020 2019
Expected stock price volatility 75 % 72 %
Expected term of the award (years) 6.2 6.1
Risk-free interest rate 0.64 % 2.00 %
Exercise price $ 47.29 $ 33.04
Forfeiture Rate 14.74 % 10.00 %
Expected dividend yield — % — %
Restricted Stock Awards. The Company granted 26,213 and 16,213 restricted stock awards (“RSA”s) on June 1, 2018 to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively. The RSAs vested ratably over a one-year period and had completely vested as of May 31, 2019. No RSAs were outstanding as of December 31, 2020. The fair value of each restricted stock award was $ 10.30 reflecting the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to RSAs of zero and $ 182 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, within general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Shares remaining available for grant under the Company's stock incentive plan were 1,690,787 , with a sublimit for incentive stock options of 504,815 , at December 31, 2020.
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
9. Income Taxes
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we did no t record a current or deferred income tax expense or benefit due to our valuation allowance position. A reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) computed at the statutory federal and state income tax rate for the year to income tax expense (benefit) as reflected in our financial statements for years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Federal income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate $ ( 6,752 ) $ ( 4,008 )
Change in valuation allowance 11,112 6,471
State income tax expense net of federal benefit ( 2,632 ) ( 1,522 )
Credits ( 887 ) ( 604 )
Other non-deductible expenses ( 216 ) ( 223 )
Other ( 625 ) ( 114 )
Total tax expense (benefit) $ — $ —
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 19,189 $ 9,934
Stock compensation 664 140
Build-to-suit lease liability 2,893 —
Lease liability 1,142 945
Depreciation 123 —
Accrued expenses 46 144
Credits 2,311 820
Total deferred tax assets 26,368 11,983
Valuation allowance ( 22,043 ) ( 10,931 )
Deferred tax assets 4,325 1,052
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation — ( 3 )
ASTRA Capitalized Construction Costs ( 2,893 ) —
Right-of-use assets ( 954 ) ( 785 )
Prepaid expenses ( 476 ) ( 261 )
Unrealized loss on marketable securities ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Total deferred tax liabilities ( 4,325 ) ( 1,052 )
Net deferred tax assets $ — $ —
The Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon the realizability of its deferred tax assets. Based on the Company’s history of operating losses, the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that the benefit of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had federal research and development credit carryforwards of approximately $ 1.4 million and $ 751 thousand, respectively. The federal tax credit carryforwards will begin to expire in 2039 if not utilized. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company also had orphan drug tax credit carryforwards of approximately $ 724 thousand and $ 532 thousand, respectively. The orphan drug tax credit carryforwards will begin to expire in 2038 if not utilized. The Company has not completed a formal research and development credit analysis, and as such, when an analysis is finalized, the Company plans to update its research and development credit carryforward and orphan drug tax credit carryforwards.
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Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had state research and development credit carryforwards of approximately $ 226 thousand and $ 129 thousand, respectively. The state tax credit carryforwards will begin to expire in 2032 if not utilized.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cumulative U.S. federal NOL carryforwards of approximately $ 66.3 million. Of this amount, $ 5 million is available to offset future income tax liabilities and will expire in 2037 , the remaining $ 61.3 million is available indefinitely to offset future income tax liabilities with no expiration period.
Under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the NOL carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities. NOL carryforwards may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership interest of significant shareholders over a three-year period in excess of 50 %, as defined under Internal Revenue Code Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code, respectively, as well as similar state provisions. This could limit the amount of tax attributes that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities. The amount of the annual limitation is determined based on the value of the Company immediately prior to the ownership change. Subsequent ownership changes may further affect the limitation in future years. The Company has completed several financings since its inception which may have resulted in a change in control as defined by Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code, or could result in a change in control in the future.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States at the federal level and in states in which the Company conducts business activities. The federal and state income tax returns are generally subject to tax examinations for the tax year ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent the Company has tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which the attribute was generated may still be adjusted upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities to the extent utilized in a future period.
10. Related Party Transactions
In December 2019 the Company advanced $ 420 thousand to a member of our management team to cover the personal payroll and income taxes on their taxable income from NSO exercises. This employee repaid the Company in the full amount on January 6, 2020.
11. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to December 31, 2020, 262,500 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the ATM Program for net proceeds of $ 16.9 million, resulting in a remaining $ 132.5 million available for issuance under the ATM Program. Refer to Note 7.
On January 29, 2021, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") for ASTRA with Northfield related to the purchase option exercised by the Company on October 15, 2020 for a purchase price of $ 9.4 million. The Company currently holds approximately $ 1.5 million on deposit with Northfield under the existing lease agreement and intends to apply this deposit as a credit against the purchase price at closing. The Agreement contains certain customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties, and the acquisition of the Property is expected to close in March 2021, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions. There can be no assurances that the acquisition will be completed on the expected timeline, on the expected terms or at all. As part of this transaction, the Company will take assignment of the Ground Lease as discussed in Note 6. On February 1, 2021, Northfield delivered the space as substantially complete and made the space available for access by the Company, thus triggering lease commencement. As a result, the Company concluded this transaction did not qualify for sale leaseback accounting because it did not meet the definition of a sale. As control did not transfer to the Lessor, the transaction will continue to be accounted for as construction in progress and a financing obligation. Upon close of the purchase, the Company shall reclassify the construction in progress to buildings and leasehold improvements based on the applicable fair value allocation. From construction completion to the closing of the purchase, the Company will recognize interest expense to accrete the financial obligation to a balance that equals the cash consideration that will be paid upon the close of purchase.
On February 1, 2021, the Company completed a public offering of 2,211,538 shares of its common stock, including 288,461 shares purchased by the underwriters, at $ 65.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering were $ 135.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $ 8.6 million, and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $ 193 thousand.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None