Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023. The term "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the
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company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all officers, directors, and employees, which is available on our website ( investors.precigen.com ) under "Corporate Governance." We will provide a copy of this document, without charge, upon request, by writing to us at Precigen, Inc., 20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland 20876, Attention: Investor Relations. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website at the address and location specified above.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:
1. Financial Statements .
Consolidated Financial Statements of Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules .
All financial statement schedules have been omitted because either the required information is not applicable or the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report.
3. Exhibits .
The exhibits are listed in Item 15(b) below.
(b) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report or incorporated by reference:
Exhibit No. Description
3.1* Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (12)
3.2* Amended and Restated Bylaws (15)
4.1* Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock (17)
4.2* Form of Second Amended and Restated Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (1)
4.3
Description of Securities (13)
10.1†*
Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, effective as of June 9, 2014 (3)
10.1A†*
Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (3)
10.1B†*
Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (3)
10.1C†*
Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (3)
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10.1D†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, effective as of June 11, 2015 (4)
10.1E†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, effective as of June 9, 2016 (5)
10.1F†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, effective as of June 28, 2017 (6)
10.1G†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, effective as of June 7, 2018 (8)
10.1H†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, effective as of June 12, 2019 (10)
10.1I†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, effective January 5, 2020 (14)
10.1J†*
Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, effective as of June 19, 2020 (16)
10.1K†*
2013 Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Officers (7)
10.1L†*
2013 Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Directors (7)
10.2*
2019 Incentive Plan of the Company for Non-Employee Service Providers, effective as of June 12, 2019 (10)
10.3†*
Form of Continuing Employment Agreement (2019) (9)
10.4†*
Employment Agreement, dated January 1, 2020, by and between the Company and Helen Sabzevari, Ph.D. (11)
10.5†*
Executive Chairman Compensation Arrangement, by and between the Company and Randal J. Kirk (18)
10.6*
Securities Issuance Agreement by and among the Company, The University of Texas System Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center dated as of January 13, 2015 (2)
10.7#*
Amended and Restated Exclusive License Ag reement with Alaunos Therapeutics, dated April 3, 2023 (19)
10.8†*
Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (11)
10.9†*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
10.10†**
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
10.11†**
F orm of Continuing Employment Agreement (2024)
21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Precigen, Inc.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
31.1 Certification of Helen Sabzevari, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of Precigen, Inc., pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certification of Harry Thomasian Jr., Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of Precigen, Inc., pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1** Certification of Helen Sabzevari, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of Precigen, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2** Certification of Harry Thomasian Jr., Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of Precigen, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97**
Precigen, Inc. Financial Statement Compensation Recoupment Policy
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101** Interactive Data File (Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)).
Attached as Exhibit 101 are the following documents formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
104** Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
* Previously filed and incorporated by reference to the exhibit indicated in the following filings by the Company:
(1) Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2013.
(2)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2015.
(3)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2014.
(4)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2015.
(5)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2016.
(6)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2017.
(7)
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2018.
(8)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2018.
(9)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2019.
(10)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2019.
(11)
Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2023.
(12)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2020.
(13)
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2020.
(14)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2020.
(15)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2020.
(16)
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2020.
(17)
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2020.
(18)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2020.
(19)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2023.
** Furnished herewith
† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
# Portions of the exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted in compliance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules
The response to Item 15(a)2 is incorporated herein by reference as applicable.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 19, 2024
PRECIGEN, INC.
By: /S/ HELEN SABZEVARI
Helen Sabzevari
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
/S/ HELEN SABZEVARI Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) 3/19/2024
Helen Sabzevari
/S/ HARRY THOMASIAN JR. Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) 3/19/2024
Harry Thomasian Jr.
/S/ RANDAL J. KIRK Executive Chairman 3/19/2024
Randal J. Kirk
/S/ CESAR L. ALVAREZ Director 3/19/2024
Cesar L. Alvarez
/S/ STEVEN FRANK Director 3/19/2024
Steven Frank
/S/ VINITA D. GUPTA Director 3/19/2024
Vinita D. Gupta
/S/ FRED HASSAN Director 3/19/2024
Fred Hassan
/S/ JEFFREY B. KINDLER Director 3/19/2024
Jeffrey B. Kindler
/S/ DEAN J. MITCHELL Director 3/19/2024
Dean J. Mitchell
/S/ JAMES S. TURLEY Director 3/19/2024
James S. Turley
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Index to the Financial Statements and Schedules
Page(s)
Consolidated Financial Statements of Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34 )
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 , 2022 , and 2021
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income ( l oss ) for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 , 2022 , and 2021
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' and Total Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 , 2022 , and 2021
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 , 2022 , and 2021
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Precigen, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Precigen, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, 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, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since its inception that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Goodwill - Exemplar Reporting Unit - Refer to Notes 2 and 9 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company's goodwill balance for Exemplar reporting unit was $9,686 thousand as of December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded an $10,390 thousand impairment charge related to the Exemplar reporting unit. As the Company completed its calendar year 2024 forecast in the fourth quarter of 2023, it revised its outlook for the Exemplar business, resulting in lower financial projections compared to the prior year strategic planning cycle. The revised
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projections were used as a key input into Exemplar's reporting unit’s annual goodwill impairment test performed as of December 31, 2023. The impairment charge recorded represented the estimated excess of carrying value over fair value of this reporting unit. The Company determined the fair value of the Exemplar reporting unit using the income approach in which fair value derived from forecasted future cash flows, discounted at the appropriate rate of return commensurate with the risk as well as current rates of return for equity and debt capital as of the valuation date. The projections incorporated the effect of current market conditions, including revenue growth, customer attrition, operating margins, capital expenditures, and working capital dynamics.
Given the significant estimates and assumptions management makes to estimate the fair value of the Exemplar reporting unit and the sensitivity of Exemplar’s valuation to changes in these estimates, performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management's estimates and assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the forecasts of future revenues, operating margins, cash flow ("forecasts"), and the selection of the discount rate for the Exemplar reporting unit included the following, among others:
• We performed a sensitivity analysis of the forecasts of future revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and capital expenditures, which included their impact on the fair value of the Exemplar reporting unit.
• We evaluated management’s ability to accurately forecast future Exemplar reporting unit revenue and operating income, comparing actual results to management’s historical forecasts.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s Exemplar reporting unit revenue growth rates, EBITDA projections and timing of future cash flows by comparing the forecasts to:
◦ Historical results and current performance.
◦ Internal communications to management and the Board of Directors.
◦ Forecasted information included in industry reports considering macroeconomic factors.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated (1) the valuation methodology utilized, including testing mathematical accuracy of calculations and (2) the terminal growth rates and the discount rate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
March 19, 2024
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2023 and 2022
(Amounts in thousands, except share data) 2023 2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,578 $ 4,858
Restricted cash — 43,339
Short-term investments 55,277 51,092
Receivables
Trade, less allowance for credit losses of $ 184 as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022
902 978
Other 673 12,826
Prepaid expenses and other 4,325 5,066
Total current assets 68,755 118,159
Property, plant and equipment, net 7,111 7,329
Intangible assets, net 40,701 44,455
Goodwill 26,612 36,923
Right-of-use assets 7,097 8,086
Other assets 767 1,025
Total assets $ 151,043 $ 215,977
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2023 and 2022
(Amounts in thousands, except share data) 2023 2022
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,726 $ 4,068
Accrued compensation and benefits 8,250 6,377
Other accrued liabilities 6,223 4,997
Settlement and indemnification accrual
5,075 18,750
Deferred revenue 509 25
Current portion of long-term debt — 43,219
Current portion of lease liabilities 1,202 1,209
Total current liabilities 22,985 78,645
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
1,818 1,818
Lease liabilities, net of current portion 5,895 6,992
Deferred tax liabilities 1,847 2,263
Total liabilities 32,545 89,718
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock, no par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and 2022; 256,398,527 shares and 208,150,021 shares issued as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, 248,919,096 shares and 208,150,021 shares outstanding December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
— —
Additional paid-in capital 2,084,916 1,998,314
Accumulated deficit ( 1,964,471 ) ( 1,868,567 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 1,947 ) ( 3,488 )
Total shareholders' equity 118,498 126,259
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 151,043 $ 215,977
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) 2023 2022 2021
Revenues
Collaboration and licensing revenues, including $ 14,561 from related parties in 2022
$ 75 $ 14,661 $ 506
Product revenues 840 1,903 2,164
Service revenues 5,301 10,094 11,095
Other revenues 9 251 502
Total revenues 6,225 26,909 14,267
Operating Expenses
Cost of products and services 6,119 6,339 5,745
Research and development 48,614 47,170 47,933
Selling, general and administrative 40,415 48,006 51,994
Impairment of goodwill 10,390 482 —
Impairment of other noncurrent assets 445 638 543
Total operating expenses 105,983 102,635 106,215
Operating loss ( 99,758 ) ( 75,726 ) ( 91,948 )
Other Income (expense), Net
Interest expense ( 468 ) ( 6,774 ) ( 18,755 )
Interest income
3,237 133 171
Other income (expense), net 627 1,539 ( 432 )
Total other income (expense), net
3,396 ( 5,102 ) ( 19,016 )
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates
— 862 ( 3 )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes ( 96,362 ) ( 79,966 ) ( 110,967 )
Income tax benefit 458 189 160
Loss from continuing operations ( 95,904 ) ( 79,777 ) ( 110,807 )
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
— 108,094 18,641
Net (loss) income
$ ( 95,904 ) $ 28,317 $ ( 92,166 )
Net (Loss) Income per Share
Net loss from continuing operations per share, basic and diluted $ ( 0.39 ) $ ( 0.40 ) $ ( 0.56 )
Net income from discontinued operations per share, basic and diluted
0.00 0.54 0.09
Net (loss) Income per share, basic and diluted
$ ( 0.39 ) $ 0.14 $ ( 0.47 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 244,536,221 200,360,821 197,759,900
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (loss)
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands) 2023 2022 2021
Net (loss) income
$ ( 95,904 ) $ 28,317 $ ( 92,166 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments 727 ( 431 ) ( 344 )
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments 814 ( 3,262 ) ( 3,450 )
Comprehensive (loss) Income
$ ( 94,363 ) $ 24,624 $ ( 95,960 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Accumulated
Deficit Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Shares Amount
Balances at December 31, 2020 187,663,207 $ — $ 1,886,567 $ 3,997 $ ( 1,823,390 ) $ 67,174
Stock-based compensation expense — — 13,904 — — 13,904
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units and for exercises of stock options and warrants 1,751,896 — 608 — — 608
Shares issued as payment for services 74,771 — 577 — — 577
Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs
17,250,000 — 121,045 — — 121,045
Net loss — — — — ( 92,166 ) ( 92,166 )
Other comprehensive loss
— — — ( 3,794 ) — ( 3,794 )
Balances at December 31, 2021 206,739,874 $ — $ 2,022,701 $ 203 $ ( 1,915,556 ) $ 107,348
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Accumulated
Deficit Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Shares Amount
Balances at December 31, 2021 206,739,874 $ — $ 2,022,701 $ 203 $ ( 1,915,556 ) $ 107,348
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2020-06
— — ( 36,868 ) — 18,672 ( 18,196 )
Stock-based compensation expense
— — 10,207 — — 10,207
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units and for
exercises of stock options
354,089 — 1 — — 1
Shares issued for accrued compensation
772,071 — 1,698 — — 1,698
Shares issued as payment for services
283,987 — 575 — — 575
Net Income
— — — — 28,317 28,317
Other comprehensive loss — — — ( 3,691 ) — ( 3,691 )
Balances at December 31, 2022 208,150,021 $ — $ 1,998,314 $ ( 3,488 ) $ ( 1,868,567 ) $ 126,259
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Accumulated
Deficit Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount
Balances at December 31, 2022 208,150,021 $ — — $ — $ 1,998,314 $ ( 3,488 ) $ ( 1,868,567 ) $ 126,259
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — 9,888 — — 9,888
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units and for exercises of stock options 751,233 — — — — — — —
Shares issued for accrued compensation 3,068,825 — — — 3,361 — — 3,361
Shares issued as payment for services 465,808 — — — 545 — — 545
Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs 43,962,640 — — — 72,808 — — 72,808
Shares returned pursuant to share lending agreement
( 7,479,431 ) — 7,479,431 — — — — —
Net loss
— — — — — — ( 95,904 ) ( 95,904 )
Other comprehensive income
— — — — — 1,541 — 1,541
Balances at December 31, 2023 248,919,096 $ — 7,479,431 $ — $ 2,084,916 $ ( 1,947 ) $ ( 1,964,471 ) $ 118,498
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands) 2023 2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income
$ ( 95,904 ) $ 28,317 $ ( 92,166 )
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 6,668 10,765 13,761
(Loss) Gain on disposals of assets, net
( 72 ) 421 150
Impairment of goodwill 10,390 482 —
Impairment of other noncurrent assets 445 638 543
Gain on sale of discontinued operations — ( 94,702 ) —
Gain on debt retirement
( 60 ) ( 961 ) —
Amortization of premiums (discounts) on investments, net ( 1,809 ) 832 1,232
Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates — ( 862 ) 3
Stock-based compensation expense 9,888 10,206 13,904
Shares issued as payment for services 545 575 577
Provision for credit losses — 944 1,268
Accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs 60 1,042 11,735
Deferred income taxes ( 479 ) ( 150 ) ( 167 )
Noncash gain on termination of leases
— — ( 5,831 )
Other noncash items 2 107 24
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables:
Trade 76 ( 2,175 ) ( 6,230 )
Other 12,153 ( 11,338 ) ( 330 )
Prepaid expenses and other 748 2,630 ( 1,383 )
Other assets 129 ( 101 ) 305
Accounts payable ( 2,421 ) 379 420
Accrued compensation and benefits 5,227 ( 37 ) 2,853
Other accrued liabilities 782 ( 1,517 ) 1,858
Deferred revenue 484 ( 23,396 ) 1,656
Lease liabilities ( 107 ) ( 107 ) 97
Other long-term liabilities — ( 37 ) ( 50 )
Settlement and Indemnification Accruals ( 13,675 ) 13,000 —
Net cash used in operating activities ( 66,930 ) ( 65,045 ) ( 55,771 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands) 2023 2022 2021
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investments ( 185,026 ) — ( 174,221 )
Sales and maturities of investments 183,377 68,441 100,168
Purchases of property, plant and equipment ( 1,536 ) ( 4,924 ) ( 7,247 )
Proceeds from sale of assets 98 594 3,006
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations — 162,306 —
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable — — 3,754
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
( 3,087 ) 226,417 ( 74,540 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock , net of issuance costs
72,808 — 121,045
Payments of long-term debt, including cost to retire of $ 120 and $ 588 in 2023 and 2022, respectively
( 43,219 ) ( 155,293 ) ( 466 )
Proceeds from stock option exercises
— 1 608
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
29,589 ( 155,292 ) 121,187
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash ( 320 ) ( 827 ) 217
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
( 40,748 ) 5,253 ( 8,907 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Beginning of year 48,596 43,343 52,250
End of year $ 7,848 $ 48,596 $ 43,343
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Amounts in thousands) 2023 2022 2021
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 1,171 $ 8,535 $ 7,155
Cash paid during the period for income taxes 21 — 36
Significant noncash activities
Accrued compensation paid in equity awards 3,361 1,698 —
Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 566 40 820
Proceeds from sale of assets included in receivables — — 14
The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 as shown above:
2023 2022
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,578 $ 4,858
Restricted cash — 43,339
Restricted cash included in other assets 270 399
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 7,848 $ 48,596
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Precigen, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
Precigen, Inc. ("Precigen"), a Virginia corporation, is a dedicated discovery and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the next generation of gene and cell therapies with the overall goal of improving outcomes for patients with significant unmet medical needs. Precigen is leveraging its proprietary technology platforms to develop product candidates designed to target urgent and intractable diseases in its core therapeutic areas of immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Precigen has developed an extensive pipeline of therapies across multiple indications within these core focus areas. Precigen’s primary operations are located in the State of Maryland.
Precigen also has two wholly owned operating subsidiaries. Precigen ActoBio, Inc. ("ActoBio"), and Exemplar Genetics, LLC, doing business as Precigen Exemplar ("Exemplar").
ActoBio is pioneering a proprietary class of microbe-based biopharmaceuticals that enable expression and local delivery of disease-modifying therapeutics, with its primary operations located in Ghent, Belgium.
Exemplar is committed to enabling the study of life-threatening human diseases through the development of MiniSwine Yucatan miniature pig research models and services, as well as enabling the production of cells and organs in its genetically engineered swine for regenerative medicine applications. Exemplar’s primary operations are located in the State of Iowa.
Precigen and its consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Company."
Discontinued Operations
On August 18, 2022, Precigen completed the sale of 100 % of the issued and outstanding membership interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trans Ova Genetics, L.C. (“Trans Ova”), a provider of reproductive technologies, including services and products sold to cattle breeders and other producers. Trans Ova has been presented as discontinued operations for all periods through its sale in August of 2022. See Note 3 for further discussion. Trans Ova was formerly a separate reportable segment.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2020, the Company suspended its proprietary methane bioconversion platform operations and began the process to wind down MBP Titan's activities and had substantially completed the wind down by December 31, 2020, with the final disposition of certain property and equipment and the facility operating lease occurring in January 2021. MBP Titan has been presented as discontinued operations for all periods through the finalization of its sale in January 2021. See Note 3 for further discussion.
Liquidity and Going Concern
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we incurred a loss from continuing operations of $ 95.9 million and used $ 66.9 million of cash in our operations, and as of December 31, 2023, had an accumulated deficit of $ 1,964.5 million. The Company has incurred operating losses since its inception and management expects operating losses and negative cash flows from operations to continue for the foreseeable future and, as a result, the Company will require additional capital to fund its operations and execute its business plan. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, the Company had $ 62.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and had no committed source of additional funding from either debt or equity financings. The Company’s current cash and investments position is not sufficient to fund the Company's planned operations through one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and accordingly, there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The analysis used to determine the Company's ability to continue as a going concern does not include cash sources outside of the Company's direct control that management expects to be available within the next twelve months.
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The Company’s ability to fund its operations on an ongoing basis is dependent upon the successful execution of management’s plans, which include raising additional capital in the near term. This additional capital could be raised through a combination of non-dilutive financings (including debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, monetization of non-core assets, marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements), dilutive financings (including equity and/or debt financings which may include an equity component) and, in the longer term, from revenue related to product sales, to the extent its product candidates receive marketing approval and can be commercialized. There can be no assurance that new financings or other transactions will be available to the Company on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. Also, any collaborations, strategic alliances, monetization of non-core assets or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangement may require the Company to give up some or all of its rights to a product or technology, which in some cases may be at less than the full potential value of such rights. If the Company is unable to obtain additional capital, the Company will assess its capital resources and may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate some or all of its operations, which may include research and development and clinical trials. This may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and ability to operate as a going concern.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary in the event the Company can no longer continue as a going concern.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the operations of Precigen and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other companies conducting high-risk, early-stage research and development of therapeutic product candidates. Principal among these risks are dependence on key individuals and intellectual property, competition from products and companies, and the technical risks associated with the successful research, development and clinical manufacturing of its therapeutic product candidates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of the promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the promises and distinct performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the performance obligations.
Collaboration and licensing revenues
The Company has historically generated collaboration and licensing revenues through agreements with collaborators (known as exclusive channel collaborations or "ECCs") and licensing agreements whereby the collaborators or the licensee obtained exclusive access to the Company's proprietary technologies for use in the research, development and commercialization of products and/or treatments in a contractually specified field of use. Generally, the terms of these agreements provided that the Company received some or all of the following: (i) upfront payments upon consummation of the agreement; (ii) reimbursements for costs incurred by the Company for research and development and/or manufacturing efforts related to specific applications provided for in the agreement; (iii) milestone payments upon the achievement of specified development, regulatory, and commercial activities; and (iv) royalties on sales of products arising from the collaboration or licensing agreement. The agreement typically continued in perpetuity unless terminated and each of the Company's collaborators retain a right to terminate the agreement upon providing the Company written notice a certain period of time prior to such termination, generally 90 days.
The Company's collaboration and licensing agreements typically contain multiple promises, including technology licenses, research and development services and, in certain cases, manufacturing services. The Company determined whether each of the promises is a distinct performance obligation. As the nature of the promises in the Company's collaboration and licensing agreements were highly integrated and interrelated, the Company typically combined most of its promises into a single
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performance obligation. Because the Company was performing research and development services during early-stage development, the services were integral to the utilization of the technology license. Therefore, the Company determined that the technology license and research and development services were typically inseparable from each other during the performance period of its collaboration and licensing agreements. Options to acquire additional services were considered to determine if they constituted material rights. Contingent manufacturing services that may be provided under certain of the Company's agreements were considered to be a separate future contract and not part of the collaboration or licensing agreement.
At contract inception, the Company determined the transaction price, including fixed consideration and any estimated amounts of variable consideration. The transaction price was allocated to the performance obligations in the agreement based on the standalone selling price of each performance obligation. The Company utilized judgment to determine the most appropriate method to measure its progress of performance under the agreement, primarily based on inputs necessary to fulfill the performance obligation.
From time to time, the Company and certain collaborators may cancel their agreements, relieving the Company of any further performance obligations under the agreement. Upon such cancellation or when the Company has determined no further performance obligations are required of the Company under an agreement, the Company recognizes any remaining deferred revenue as revenue.
Product and service revenues
The Company's product and service revenues are generated through Exemplar which generates product and service revenues through the development and sale of genetically engineered miniature swine models. The Company evaluates each promised product or service under its contracts and identifies performance obligations for each distinct product or service. The Company then allocates the transaction price of the contract to each performance obligation, recognizing the transaction price as revenue at a point in time when control of the promised product or over time when the promised service is rendered. The Company typically recognizes revenue using an output-based measure, generally time elapsed or days of service, to measure progress and transfer of the control of the performance obligation to the customer. Payment terms are typically due within 30 days of invoicing, which occurs prior to or when revenue is recognized.
Research and Development
The Company considers that regulatory requirements inherent in the research and development of new products preclude it from capitalizing such costs. Research and development expenses include salaries and related costs of research and development personnel, including stock-based compensation expense, costs to acquire or reacquire technology rights, contract research organizations and consultants, facilities, materials and supplies associated with research and development projects as well as various laboratory studies. Costs incurred in conjunction with collaboration and licensing arrangements are included in research and development. Indirect research and development costs include depreciation, amortization, and other indirect overhead expenses.
The Company has research and development arrangements with third parties that include upfront and milestone payments. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had research and development commitments with third parties that had not yet been incurred totaling $ 17,800 and $ 19,909 , respectively. The commitments are generally cancellable by the Company by providing written notice at least sixty days before the desire termination date.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. Cash balances at a limited number of banks may periodically exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes that it mitigates its risk by investing in or through major financial institutions. Recoverability of investments is dependent upon the performance of the issuer.
Restricted Cash
Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022, is restricted cash of $ 43,339 . This cash was restricted for the permitted purposes related to our Convertible Notes, including the resolution of such notes. See Note 10 for further discussion.
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Short-term and Long-Term Investments
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 short-term and long-term investments include corporate bonds, United States government debt securities and certificates of deposit. The Company determines the appropriate classification as short-term or long-term at the time of purchase based on original maturities and management's reasonable expectation of sales and redemption. The Company reevaluates such classification at each balance sheet date.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is 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. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset and liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in its fair value measurements. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
Level 2: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.
Concentrations of Risk
Due to the Company's fixed rate securities holdings, the Company's investment portfolio is susceptible to changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2023, gross unrealized losses on the Company's short-term investments were not material. From time to time, the Company may liquidate some or all of its investments to fund operational needs or other activities, such as capital expenditures or business acquisitions. Although the Company has no intent to liquidate such investments, depending on which investments the Company liquidates to fund these activities, the Company could recognize a portion, or all, of the gross unrealized losses.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade and other receivables. The Company manages credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits, and monitoring procedures. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers but generally does not require collateral to support accounts receivable.
Equity Method Investments
The Company has accounted for its investment in its joint ventures ("JVs") using the equity method of accounting based upon relative ownership interest. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company does not hold any material investments in JVs.
Variable Interest Entities
The Company identifies entities that (i) do not have sufficient equity investment at risk to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or (ii) in which the equity investors lack an essential characteristic of a controlling financial interest as variable interest entities ("VIEs"). The Company performs an initial and on-going evaluation of the entities with which the Company has variable interests to determine if any of these entities are VIEs. If an entity is identified as a VIE, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether the Company has both (i) the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (ii) have the obligation to absorb losses from or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. If both of these criteria are satisfied, the Company is identified as the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 , the Company determined that certain of its collaborators and JVs were VIEs. The Company was not the primary beneficiary for these entities since it did not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic pe rformance of the VIEs. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no risk of loss related to the identified VIEs.
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Accounts Receivable
The Company's expected loss allowance methodology for accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions, and a review of the current status of accounts receivables. Balances are written off at the point when collection attempts have been exhausted.
Estimates are used to determine the loss allowance, which is based on assessment of anticipated payment and other historical, current, and future information that is reasonably available.
The following table shows the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021:
2023 2022 2021
Beginning balance $ 184 $ 1,693 $ 1,509
Charged to operating expenses — — 140
Write offs of accounts receivable, net of recoveries — ( 1,509 ) 44
Ending balance $ 184 $ 184 $ 1,693
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major additions or betterments are capitalized and repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of these assets from continuing operations are as follows:
Years
Land improvements 9 – 15
Buildings and building improvements 9 – 15
Furniture and fixtures 2 – 7
Equipment 3 – 7
Breeding stock 2
Computer hardware and software 1 – 5
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the applicable lease term, generally one to eleven years .
Operating Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included as right-of-use assets ("ROU Assets") and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has elected not to recognize ROU Assets or lease liabilities for leases with lease terms of one year or less.
Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The initial measurement of the ROU Asset also includes any lease payments made, adjusted for lease incentives. For leases that contain fixed non-lease payments, the Company accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Variable lease payments, which primarily include payments for non-lease components such as maintenance costs, are excluded from the ROU Assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As the Company's operating leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date, which is the estimated rate the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized borrowing equal to the total lease payments over the term of the lease, in determining the present value of future payments. The lease term for all of the Company's leases includes the noncancelable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by options that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, either to extend or to not terminate the lease. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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Goodwill
Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually. The Company may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount prior to performing the goodwill impairment test. If this is the case, the quantitative goodwill impairment test is required. If it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than the carrying amount, the quantitative goodwill impairment test is not required.
When a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying amount (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the entity must record the impairment charge for the excess carrying amount, which is limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, no goodwill impairment charge is necessary.
The Company performs its annual impairment review of goodwill on December 31 and performs incremental impairment reviews if a triggering event occurs prior to the annual impairment review.
When the Company performs quantitative evaluations, the fair value of the reporting units are primarily determined based on the income approach. The income approach is a valuation technique in which fair value is based on forecasted future cash flows, discounted at the appropriate rate of return commensurate with the risk as well as current rates of return for equity and debt capital as of the valuation date. The forecast used in the Company's estimation of fair value was developed by management based on historical operating results, incorporating adjustments to reflect management's planned changes in operations and market considerations. The discount rate utilizes a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital.
See Note 9 for additional discussion regarding goodwill impairment charges recorded in the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of patents, developed technologies and know-how; customer relationships; and trademarks acquired as a result of mergers and acquisitions. These intangible assets are subject to amortization, were recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and are stated net of accumulated amortization.
The Company amortizes long-lived intangible assets to reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be realized. The intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from three to eighteen years for the patents, developed technologies, and know-how; customer relationships; and trademarks.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets to be held and used, including property, plant and equipment, ROU Assets, and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not recoverable.
See Notes 3 and 8 for additional discussion of impairment of long-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
Foreign Currency Translation
The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, where the local currency is the functional currency, are translated from their respective functional currencies into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, with resulting foreign currency translation adjustments recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss). Revenue and expense amounts are translated at average rates during the period.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to both differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
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liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date of the change. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company identifies any uncertain income tax positions and recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of interest expense. Penalties, if any, are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.
The Company accounts for the minimum tax on global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") as a period charge in the period in which the tax arises. There was no impact from GILTI to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Share-Based Payments
Precigen uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the grant-date fair value of all stock options. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of assumptions for estimated expected volatility, estimated expected term of stock options, risk-free rate, estimated expected dividend yield, and the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. Through 2019, since Precigen did not have sufficient history to estimate the expected volatility of its common stock price, expected volatility was based on a blended approach that utilized the volatility of Precigen's common stock and the volatility of peer public entities that were similar in size and industry. Beginning in 2020, for stock options with an expected term where there is sufficient history available, expected volatility is based on the volatility of Precigen's common stock. For any stock options where sufficient history is not available for the expected term, expected volatility is based on the blended approach discussed above. Precigen estimates the expected term of options based on previous history of exercises unless certain terms of the stock option require a different expected term that more appropriately reflects the estimated life of the stock option. The risk-free rate is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield is 0 % as Precigen does not expect to declare cash dividends in the near future. The fair value of the underlying common stock is determined based on the quoted market price on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("Nasdaq"). Forfeitures are recorded when incurred. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 are set forth in the table below:
2023 2022 2021
Valuation assumptions
Expected dividend yield 0 % 0 % 0 %
Expected volatility 85 %– 95 %
87 %– 89 %
87 %– 90 %
Expected term (years) 6.00 - 10.00
6.25 6.00
Risk-free interest rate 3.52 %– 4.80 %
1.64 %– 4.12 %
0.61 %– 1.33 %
Grant date fair value for the Company's restricted stock units ("RSUs") is based on the fair value of the underlying common stock as determined based on the quoted market price on the Nasdaq on the date of grant.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the period, without consideration of common stock equivalents. Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by adjusting weighted average shares outstanding for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents outstanding for the period, using the treasury-stock method. For purposes of the diluted net income (loss) per share calculation, shares to be issued pursuant to convertible debt, stock options, RSUs, and warrants are considered to be common stock equivalents but are excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive as described in the next paragraph, therefore, basic and diluted net income (loss) per share were the same for all periods presented. See Note 12 for further discussion of the Company's Share Lending Agreement, which was terminated in October 2023.
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In accordance with ASC 260, the control number for determining whether including potential common shares in the diluted earnings per share, or EPS, computation would be antidilutive should be income from continuing operations. As a result, if there is a loss from continuing operations, diluted EPS would be computed in the same manner as basic EPS is computed, even if the entity has net income after adjusting for a discontinued operation. The following potentially dilutive securities as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, have been excluded from the computations of diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the years then ended as they would have been anti-dilutive:
December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Options 22,057,340 15,201,276 12,260,187
Restricted stock units 961,534 697,815 468,481
Warrants — — 121,888
Total 23,018,874 15,899,091 12,850,556
In addition, the Company's Convertible Notes, prior to their retirement in the second quarter of 2023, were convertible into common stock at an exercise price of approximately $ 17.05 per share of common stock, representing approximately 2,542,420 shares at December 31, 2022 and 11,732,440 shares at December 31, 2021. The shares underlying the Convertibles Notes were considered for the dilutive calculation but were excluded in all years presented as their effect is antidilutive. See Note 10 for further discussion of the Convertible Notes.
Segment Information
The Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") regularly reviews disaggregated financial information for various operating segments. The financial information regularly reviewed by the CODM consists of (i) Biopharmaceuticals and (ii) Exemplar, each an operating segment which were also determined to be reportable segments. The Biopharmaceuticals reportable segment is primarily comprised of the Company's legal entities of Precigen and ActoBio. See Note 1 for a description of Precigen, ActoBio and Exemplar. Prior to January 1, 2023, corporate expenses were not allocated to the segments and were managed at a consolidated level. Corporate expenses, include costs associated with general and administrative functions, including the Company's finance, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology, corporate communication, and investor relations functions. Corporate expenses exclude interest expense, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on disposals of assets, stock-based compensation expense, loss on settlement agreement, and equity in net loss of affiliates and include unrealized and realized gains and losses on the Company's securities portfolio as well as dividend income. Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, the Company allocated certain corporate expenses to Precigen as its operations directly benefited from these expenditures, and are now included in the Biopharmaceuticals reportable segment. As presented in Note 16, the prior year period has been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)—Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity ("ASU 2020-06"). Under ASU 2020-06, the embedded conversion features are no longer separated from the host contract for convertible instruments with conversion features that are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital. Consequently, a convertible debt instrument will be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost, as long as no other features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives. The new guidance also requires the if-converted method to be applied for all convertible instruments.
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We adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective transition method, which resulted in an increase to our reported long-term debt outstanding, net of current portion, of $ 18,196 , a decrease to our additional paid-in capital of $ 36,868 , and a corresponding cumulative-effect reduction to our opening accumulated deficit of $ 18,672 . Upon the adoption of ASU 2020-06, non-cash interest expense related to existing convertible debt outstanding at January 1, 2022 was expected to be reduced by approximately $ 11,800 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and did not have an impact on our consolidated cash flows. The use of the if-converted method did not have an impact on our overall earnings per share calculation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In August 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-05, Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 clarifies existing guidance to reduce diversity in practice and is requiring a joint venture to recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities using a new basis of accounting, at fair value, upon formation. These amendments are effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025. We do not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-05 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. According to ASU 2023-07, public entities are required to disclose its significant segment expense categories and amounts for each reportable segment. A significant segment expense is an expense that is significant to the segment, regularly provided to or easily computed from information regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. This updated standard is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We do not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-07 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
There are no other new accounting standards which have not yet been adopted that are expected to have a significant impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Discontinued Operations
Trans Ova
As part of the Company's strategic shift to becoming a primarily healthcare company, as discussed in Note 1, on August 18, 2022, the Company completed the sale of 100 % of the issued and outstanding membership interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trans Ova, to Spring Bidco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company for $ 170,000 and up to $ 10,000 in cash earn-out payments contingent upon the performance of Trans Ova in each of 2022 and 2023, $ 5,000 for each year (the “Transaction”). The Company received $ 162,306 in proceeds, net of certain transaction costs, on August 18, 2022, after giving effect to the preliminary closing purchase price adjustments. The final working capital adjustment of $ 936 was received in the fourth quarter of 2022. In February 2023, Spring Bidco LLC notified the company that Trans Ova did not meet the financial measures required in 2022 in order to require the first $ 5,000 earn-out payment.
The Company elected to account for the contingent consideration arrangement as a gain contingency in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies (Subtopic 450-30). Under this approach, the Company recognizes the contingent consideration receivable in earnings after the contingency is resolved. Accordingly, to determine the initial gain on the sale of Trans Ova, the Company did not include an amount related to the contingent consideration arrangement as part of the consideration received.
In connection with the Transaction, the Company held restricted cash in a segregated account to be used for certain permitted purposes, including resolution of the then outstanding Company’s Convertible Notes as discussed further in Note 10. In addition, the Company is required to indemnify the Buyer for certain expenses incurred post close (related to covenants and certain additional specified liabilities including certain patent infringement lawsuits), if incurred, in amounts not to exceed $ 5,750 , which was recorded as a reduction of the gain on divestiture in the third quarter of 2022. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, $ 5,075 and $ 5,750 were included in settlement and indemnification accrual on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively, related to this indemnification liability. During 2023, the Company paid $ 675 for indemnification claims against this liability.
The following table presents the financial results of discontinued operations related to TransOva through the date of disposition in 2022:
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Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Product revenues $ 21,494 $ 25,131
Service revenues 49,657 64,475
Total revenues 71,151 89,606
Cost of products 18,634 23,070
Cost of services 22,701 29,570
Research and development 2,348 2,208
Selling, general and administrative 15,215 22,128
Total operating expenses 58,898 76,976
Operating income
12,253 12,630
Other income, net 1,139 1,412
Gain on divestiture 94,702 —
Income before income taxes $ 108,094 $ 14,042
Income tax (expense) benefit — —
Income from discontinued operations $ 108,094 $ 14,042
The following table presents the significant noncash items, purchases of property, plant and equipment, and proceeds from sales of assets for the discontinued operations related to Trans Ova that are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows:
Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 3,574 5,622
Loss on disposal of assets 421 561
Provision for credit losses 944 1,128
Stock-based compensation expense 9 350
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable — 3,689
Purchases of property, plant and equipment ( 3,529 ) ( 4,694 )
Proceeds from sales of assets 594 1,894
MBP Titan
As a result of market uncertainty driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of the energy sector raising significant challenges for the strategic alternatives pursued by MBP Titan, beginning in the second quarter of 2020 and throughout the remainder of 2020, the Company suspended MBP Titan's operations, preserved certain of MBP Titan's intellectual property, terminated all of its personnel, and undertook steps to dispose of its other assets and obligations. The wind down of MBP Titan's activities was substantially completed by December 31, 2020, with the final disposition of certain property and equipment and the facility operating lease occurring in January 2021. This discontinuation of operations represented the continuation of a strategic shift to becoming primarily a healthcare company advancing technologies and products that address complex healthcare challenges. The income and expenses related to the discontinued operations of MBP Titan are classified and presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated 2021 financial statements.
The January 2021 sale of property and equipment resulted in a gain on disposal of assets of $ 464 , which is included in income from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. In January 2021, the Company executed termination and recapture agreements with the landlord of the leased facility used in MBP Titan's operations, thereby relieving the Company of all of its obligations related to the facility that were originally due to
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expire in July 2025. This lease termination resulted in a gain of $ 4,602 , which is also included in income from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.
After the wind down of MBP Titan, certain assets and contractual obligations which were previously managed by MBP Titan continue to be managed at the Precigen corporate level. These remaining assets and contractual obligations included the Company's equity interest in and collaboration agreements with Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC ("Intrexon Energy Partners") and Intrexon Energy Partners II, LLC ("Intrexon Energy Partners II"), including the associated deferred revenue which remained under each collaboration agreement (Notes 4 and 5), as well as the associated intellectual property developed by MBP Titan to date. These assets, liabilities, and related historical revenue and equity losses are included in the Company's operating results from continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all periods presented as a result of the Company's continuing involvement.
The following table presents the financial results of discontinued operations related to MBP Titan:
Year Ended December 31,
2021
Operating gains
$ ( 4,599 )
Operating income
4,599
Income before income taxes
4,599
Income from discontinued operations
$ 4,599
The following table presents the significant noncash items, purchases of property, plant and equipment, and proceeds from sales of assets for the discontinued operations related to MBP Titan that are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.
Year Ended December 31,
2021
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Gain on disposal of assets, net
( 464 )
Noncash gain on termination of leases ( 4,602 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sales of assets 1,083
4. Investments in Joint Ventures
Intrexon Energy Partners
In 2014, the Company and certain investors (the "IEP Investors"), including an affiliate of Third Security, entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement that governs the affairs and conduct of business of Intrexon Energy Partners, a JV formed to optimize and scale-up the Company's MBP technology for the production of certain fuels and lubricants. The Company also entered into an ECC with Intrexon Energy Partners providing exclusive rights to the Company's technology for the use in bioconversion for the production of certain fuels and lubricants, as a result of which the Company received a technology access fee of $ 25,000 while retaining a 50 % membership interest in Intrexon Energy Partners at that time. Intrexon Energy Partners was governed by the Intrexon Energy Partners' board of managers, which had five members. Prior to Precigen’s purchase of certain membership interests from the IEP Investors in the third quarter of 2022 as discussed below, two members of the Intrexon Energy Partners Board were designated by the Company and three members were designated by a majority of the IEP Investors. Upon accumulating 87.5 % of the membership interests owned by the IEP Investors in the third quarter of 2022, the Company obtained the right to designate all members of the Intrexon Energy Partners Board.
See Note 5 for additional discussion regarding the Company's investment in Intrexon Energy Partners.
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Intrexon Energy Partners II
In 2015, the Company and certain investors (the "IEPII Investors"), entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement that governs the affairs and conduct of business of Intrexon Energy Partners II, a JV formed to utilize the Company's MBP technology for the production of 1,4-butanediol, an industrial chemical used to manufacture spandex, polyurethane, plastics, and polyester. The Company also entered into an ECC with Intrexon Energy Partners II that provided exclusive rights to the Company's technology for use in the field, as a result of which the Company received a technology access fee of $ 18,000 while retaining a 50 % membership interest in Intrexon Energy Partners II. Intrexon Energy Partners II was governed by the Intrexon Energy Partners II's board of managers, which had five members. Prior to Precigen’s purchase of the membership interests from the IEPII Investors in the third quarter of 2022, one member of the Intrexon Energy Partners II Board was designated by the Company and four members were designated by a majority of the IEPII Investors. Upon acquisition of 97.1 % of the membership interests owned by the IEPII Investors in the third quarter of 2022 (the Company purchased the remaining 2.9 % membership units in the fourth quarter of 2022), the Company obtained the right to designate all members of the Intrexon Energy Partners II Board.
See Note 5 for additional discussion regarding the Company's investment in Intrexon Energy Partners II.
Acquisition of Membership Interests in Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II
On December 29, 2021, the Company received a letter from a group of investors in each of Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II, referring certain issues to arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provisions of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements of Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II (the “Arbitration Matters”). In July 2022, the arbitration panel ruled on the Arbitration Matters, and adopted the Company’s proposed terms with respect to each of the Arbitration Matters and, pursuant to that ruling, the Company acquired the membership interests of the investors for an aggregate amount of approximately $ 7,000 in cash.
The Company recorded the $ 7,000 payment as a reduction of the revenue in 2022 (from deferred revenue – see Note 5) upon the Company obtaining control of Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II. The fair value of the net assets of Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II at the acquisition date is deemed to be substantially $ 0 . The Company liquidated and dissolved Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II during the fourth quarter of 2022, which did not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
5. Collaboration and Licensing Revenue
The Company's collaborations and licensing agreements may provide for multiple promises to be satisfied by the Company and typically include a license to the Company's technology platforms, participation in collaboration committees, and performance of certain research and development services. Based on the nature of the promises in the Company's collaboration and licensing agreements, the Company typically combines most of its promises into a single performance obligation because the promises are highly interrelated and not individually distinct. Options to acquire additional services are considered to determine if they constitute material rights. At contract inception, the transaction price is typically the upfront payment received and is allocated to the performance obligations. The Company has determined the transaction price should be recognized as revenue based on its measure of progress under the agreement primarily based on inputs necessary to fulfill the performance obligation.
The Company determines whether collaborations and licensing agreements are individually significant for disclosure based on a number of factors, including total revenue recorded by the Company pursuant to collaboration and licensing agreements, collaborators or licensees with equity method investments, or other qualitative factors. Collaboration and licensing revenues generated from consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation.
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The following table summarizes the amounts recorded as revenue in the consolidated statements of operations for each significant counterparty to a collaboration or licensing agreement for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC — 3,768 —
Intrexon Energy Partners II, LLC — 10,793 —
Other 75 100 506
Total (1) $ 75 $ 14,661 $ 506
(1) Collaboration and licensing revenues recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, include the recognition of $ 0 , $ 14,561 , and $ 397 , respectively, associated with upfront and milestone payments which were previously deferred.
The following is a summary of the terms of the Company's significant collaborations and licensing agreements from continuing operations.
Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II Collaborations
As discussed in Note 4 in July 2022, the Company obtained control of both of Intrexon Energy Partners' board of managers and Intrexon Energy Partners II's board of managers. Based on its assessment of the status of each collaboration and ultimate dissolution of Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II, the Company determined that it was probable that no further performance obligations would occur under the respective collaboration agreements. Accordingly, the Company recognized the remaining balance of deferred revenue associated with Intrexon Energy Partners and Intrexon Energy Partners II, less the amounts paid to acquire the membership interests of the investors of $ 7,000 , for an aggregate amount of revenue recognized of approximately $ 14,561 .
Alaunos License Agreement
On April 3, 2023, the Company entered into an amended and restated exclusive license agreement (the “License Agreement”), with Alaunos Therapeutics (“Alaunos”). The License Agreement amended and replaced an Exclusive License Agreement by and between the Company and Alaunos, dated October 5, 2018.
Pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, the Company granted Alaunos an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sub-licensable license to certain patents and know-how to research, develop and commercialize T-cell receptor products, which are referred to as TCR Products,designed for neoantigens for the treatment of cancer or the treatment and prevention of human papilloma virus, or HPV, to the extent that the primary reason for such treatment or prevention is to prevent cancer, which is referred to as the HPV Field. The Company has also granted Alaunos an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sub-licensable license to certain patents relating to the Sleeping Beauty technology to research, develop and commercialize TCR Products (other than those designed for neoantigens) for the treatment of cancer and in the HPV Field. The Company also granted Alaunos certain non-exclusive rights to certain patents and know-how to research, develop and commercialize products developed under or arising from a program of research and development focused on NK cells and gamma delta T-cells in the HPV field. Alaunos has the exclusive right to conduct in its sole discretion, and is solely responsible for all aspects of, the research, development and commercialization of the licensed products for the treatment of cancer and is not subject to a diligence obligation with respect to such efforts.
The License Agreement will terminate on a product-by-product and/or country-by-country basis upon the expiration of the last to expire patent claim for each licensed product. In addition, Alaunos may terminate the License Agreement on a country-by-country or program-by-program basis following written notice to the Company, and either party may terminate the License Agreement following notice of a material breach subject to a certain cure period.
In consideration of the licenses and other rights granted by the Company, Alaunos will pay the Company an annual license fee of $ 0.075 million. Neither Alaunos nor the Company will have any other obligations with respect to the payment of milestones or royalties on products developed in connection with the License Agreement.
Deferred Revenue
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Deferred revenue primarily consists of consideration received for the Company's collaboration and licensing agreements. The arrangements classified as long-term are not active while the respective counterparties evaluate the status of the project and its desired future development activities since the Company cannot reasonably estimate the amount of service to be performed over the next year. Deferred revenue consisted of the following:
December 31,
2023 2022
Collaboration and licensing agreements $ 1,818 $ 1,818
Prepaid product and service revenues 15 15
Other 494 10
Total $ 2,327 $ 1,843
Current portion of deferred revenue $ 509 $ 25
Long-term portion of deferred revenue 1,818 1,818
Total $ 2,327 $ 1,843
6. Short-term and Long-term Investments
The Company's investments are classified as available-for-sale. The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2023:
Amortized
Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains Gross
Unrealized
Losses Aggregate
Fair Value
United States government debt securities $ 51,704 $ 102 $ ( 135 ) $ 51,671
Certificates of deposit 3,361 1 ( 1 ) 3,361
Corporate Bonds
245 — — 245
Total $ 55,310 $ 103 $ ( 136 ) $ 55,277
The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2022:
Amortized
Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains Gross
Unrealized
Losses Aggregate
Fair Value
United States government debt securities $ 51,755 $ — $ ( 760 ) $ 50,995
Certificates of deposit 97 — — 97
Total $ 51,852 $ — $ ( 760 ) $ 51,092
See Notes 2 and 7 for further discussion on the Company's method for determining the fair value of its assets.
The estimated fair value of available-for-sale investments was $ 55,277 at December 31, 2023, and these available-for-sale investments all contractually mature within one year.
Changes in market interest rates and bond yields cause certain investments to fall below their cost basis, resulting in unrealized losses on investments.
7. Fair Value Measurements
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued compensation and benefits, and other accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
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Assets
The following table presents the placement in the fair value hierarchy of financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023:
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3) December 31,
2023
Assets
United States government debt securities $ — $ 51,671 $ — $ 51,671
Certificates of deposit — 3,361 — 3,361
Corporate Bonds — 245 — 245
Total $ — $ 55,277 $ — $ 55,277
The following table presents the placement in the fair value hierarchy of financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022:
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3) December 31,
2022
Assets
United States government debt securities $ — $ 50,995 $ — $ 50,995
Certificates of deposit — 97 — 97
Total $ — $ 51,092 $ — $ 51,092
The method used to estimate the fair value of the Level 2 short-term and long-term debt investments in the tables above is based on professional pricing sources for identical or comparable instruments, rather than direct observations of quoted prices in active markets.
Liabilities
The calculated fair value of the Convertible Notes (Note 10) was approximately $ 43,000 as of December 31, 2022, and was based on the recent third-party trades of the instrument as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of the Convertible Notes were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy as there was not an active market for the Convertible Notes, however, third-party trades of the instrument are considered observable inputs. The Convertible Notes are reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at amortized cost, which was $ 43,219 as of December 31, 2022.
See Notes 8 and 9 for discussion of non-recurring fair value estimates used in calculating impairment charges recorded during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
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8. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
December 31,
2023 2022
Land and land improvements $ 164 $ 164
Buildings and building improvements 2,629 2,592
Furniture and fixtures 530 457
Equipment 18,576 18,006
Leasehold improvements 4,380 4,333
Breeding stock 79 123
Computer hardware and software 3,459 4,562
Construction and other assets in progress 1,577 531
31,394 30,768
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 24,283 ) ( 23,439 )
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 7,111 $ 7,329
Depreciation expense was $ 1,820 , $ 2,393 , and $ 2,866 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Recorded impairment losses of $ 445 , $ 638 and $ 543 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, are included in impairment of other noncurrent assets on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
2023 2022
Beginning of year $ 36,923 $ 37,554
Impairment ( 10,390 ) ( 482 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments 79 ( 149 )
End of year $ 26,612 $ 36,923
The Company had $ 24,873 and $ 14,483 of cumulative goodwill impairment losses as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a $ 10,390 impairment charge related to the Exemplar reporting unit. As the Company completed its calendar year 2024 forecast in the fourth quarter of 2023, it revised its outlook for the Exemplar business, resulting in lower financial projections compared to the prior year strategic planning cycle. The revised projections were used as a key input into Exemplar's reporting unit’s annual goodwill impairment test performed as of December 31, 2023. The impairment charge represented the estimated excess of carrying value over fair value of this reporting unit.
The Company determined the fair value of the Exemplar reporting unit using the income approach in which fair value derived from forecasted future cash flows, discounted at the appropriate rate of return commensurate with the risk as well as current rates of return for equity and debt capital as of the valuation date. The projections incorporated the effect of current market conditions, including revenue growth, customer attrition, operating margins, capital expenditures, and working capital dynamics. The market-based weighted average cost of capital used in the income approach for the Exemplar reporting unit was 12.5 % and the terminal growth rate used in the discounted cash flow model was 3 %.
See Note 16 for information regarding goodwill by reportable segment.
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Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2023:
Weighted Average Useful Life (Years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net
Patents, developed technologies and know-how 16.5 $ 82,501 $ ( 41,800 ) $ 40,701
Intangible assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2022:
Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net
Patents, developed technologies and know-how $ 80,892 $ ( 36,437 ) $ 44,455
Amortization expense was $ 4,848 , $ 4,798 , and $ 5,273 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is expected to be as follows:
2024 $ 4,770
2025 4,770
2026 4,770
2027 4,770
2028 4,134
Thereafter 17,487
Total $ 40,701
10. Lines of Credit and Long-Term Debt
Lines of Credit
Exemplar has a $ 5,000 revolving line of credit with American State Bank that matures on November 1, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the line of credit bore interest at 8.50 % per annum. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was no outstanding balance.
Short-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2022, $ 43,219 of short-term debt consisted solely of the Company's Convertible Notes.
Convertible Debt
Precigen Convertible Notes
In July 2018, Precigen completed a registered underwritten public offering of $ 200,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes and issued the Convertible Notes under an indenture (the "Base Indenture") between Precigen and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture (together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"). Precigen received net proceeds of $ 193,958 after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses of $ 6,042 .
The Convertible Notes were senior unsecured obligations of Precigen and bore interest at a rate of 3.50 % per year, payable semiannually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning on January 1, 2019. The Convertible Notes matured on July 1, 2023 although certain notes were repurchased prior to maturity beginning in the third quarter of 2022 (as discussed further below). On June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased all remaining outstanding Convertible Notes at par plus accrued interest.
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As discussed in Note 3, in connection with the sale of Trans Ova in 2022, the Company transferred a total of $ 200,000 into a segregated account to be used for certain permitted purposes, including resolution of the Company's outstanding Convertible Notes. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequently, the Company executed open market purchases of a portion of the outstanding Convertible Notes. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company retired, through open market purchases and payment upon maturity, $ 43,340 of principal balance and recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $ 60 , which was recorded within Other income (expense), net, within the consolidated statements of operations. The Company had previously retired $ 156,660 of principal balance from purchases during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2023, no restricted cash remained in the segregated account noted above, as all of the Company's outstanding Convertible Notes had been retired.
The components of interest expense related to the Convertible Notes were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Cash interest expense $ 397 $ 5,727 $ 7,000
Non-cash interest expense 60 1,042 11,735
Total interest expense $ 457 $ 6,769 $ 18,735
Accrued interest of $ 759 was included in other accrued liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022.
11. Income Taxes
The components of loss from continuing operations before income taxes are presented below:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Domestic $ ( 93,522 ) $ ( 76,572 ) $ ( 107,582 )
Foreign ( 2,840 ) ( 3,394 ) ( 3,385 )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes $ ( 96,362 ) $ ( 79,966 ) $ ( 110,967 )
The components of income tax benefit from continuing operations are presented below:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
United States federal income taxes:
Deferred $ ( 247 ) $ 37 $ 37
Foreign income taxes:
Current — ( 39 ) 7
Deferred ( 152 ) ( 198 ) ( 215 )
State income taxes:
Current 21 — —
Deferred ( 80 ) 11 11
Income tax benefit from continuing operations $ ( 458 ) $ ( 189 ) $ ( 160 )
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Income tax benefit from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 differed from amounts computed by applying the applicable United States federal corporate income tax rate of 21% to loss before income taxes as a result of the following:
2023 2022 2021
Computed statutory income tax benefit from continuing operations $ ( 20,236 ) $ ( 16,793 ) $ ( 23,303 )
State and provincial income tax benefit, net of federal income taxes ( 6,693 ) ( 2,884 ) ( 4,670 )
Nondeductible stock based compensation 3,417 179 832
Nondeductible officer compensation 278 263 1,459
Impairment of goodwill — 101 —
Nondeductible equity investment loss — 3,093 —
Research and development tax incentives ( 1,383 ) ( 991 ) ( 958 )
United States-foreign rate differential ( 15 ) 18 ( 32 )
Other, net 1,109 533 ( 46 )
( 23,523 ) ( 16,481 ) ( 26,718 )
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets 23,065 16,292 26,558
Total income tax benefit from continuing operations $ ( 458 ) $ ( 189 ) $ ( 160 )
The tax effects of temporary differences that comprise the deferred tax assets and liabilities included in continuing operations as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
2023 2022
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 48 $ 53
Equity securities and investments in affiliates 413 258
Property, plant and equipment 369 284
Intangible assets 64,013 69,807
Accrued liabilities 3,262 3,219
Lease liabilities 1,834 2,182
Stock-based compensation 14,465 17,106
Deferred revenue 478 474
Capitalized research and development cost 23,918 16,318
Research and development tax credits 13,577 12,160
Net operating, capital loss, and interest expense carryforwards 311,154 288,397
Total deferred tax assets 433,531 410,258
Less: (Valuation allowance) 424,432 401,086
Net deferred tax assets 9,099 9,172
Deferred tax liabilities
Right-of-use assets 1,830 2,071
Foreign intangible asset 9,116 9,364
Total deferred tax liabilities 10,946 11,435
Net deferred tax liabilities included in continuing operations $ ( 1,847 ) $ ( 2,263 )
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Activity within the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets included in continuing operations during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was as follows:
2023 2022 2021
Valuation allowance at beginning of year $ 401,086 $ 408,396 $ 387,348
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance as a result of
Current year continuing operations 23,065 16,292 26,558
Discontinued operations treated as asset sales — ( 27,909 ) ( 3,626 )
Discontinued operations related to MBP Titan — — ( 1,186 )
Adoption of ASU 2020-06 — 4,698 —
Foreign currency translation adjustment 281 ( 391 ) ( 698 )
Valuation allowance at end of year $ 424,432 $ 401,086 $ 408,396
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Due to the Company and its subsidiaries' histories of net losses incurred from inception, any corresponding net domestic and certain foreign deferred tax assets have been fully reserved as the Company and its subsidiaries cannot sufficiently be assured that these deferred tax assets will be realized. The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the date of the mergers and acquisitions by the Company prior to consideration of the valuation allowance are substantially similar to the components of deferred tax assets presented herein.
The Company's past issuances of stock and mergers and acquisitions have resulted in ownership changes as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Section 382"). As a result, utilization of portions of the net operating losses may be subject to annual limitations, however as of December 31, 2023, all such limited losses applicable to Precigen, other than losses inherited via acquisition, have been fully utilized. As of December 31, 2023, approximately $ 39,700 of the Company's domestic net operating losses were inherited via acquisition and are limited based on the value of the target at the time of the transaction.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for United States federal income tax purposes of approximately $ 891,600 available to offset future taxable income, including approximately $ 675,000 generated after 2017, United States capital loss carryforwards of approximately $ 212,500 , and federal and state research and development tax credits of approximately $ 13,500 , prior to consideration of annual limitations that may be imposed under Section 382. Net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to 2018 begin to expire in 2023, and capital loss carryforwards will expire if unutilized beginning in 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the Company's foreign subsidiaries have foreign loss carryforwards of approximately $ 73,800 , most of which do not expire.
The Company and its subsidiaries do not have material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023. The Company does not anticipate significant changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months. The Company's tax returns for years 2004 and forward are subject to examination by federal or state tax authorities due to the carryforward of unutilized net operating and capital losses and research and development tax credits.
12. Shareholders' Equity
Issuances of Precigen Common Stock
In January 2023, the Company closed a public offering of 43,962,640 shares of its common stock, resulting in net proceeds of $ 72,808 , after deducting underwriting discounts, fees, and other underwriting expenses. Of the 43,962,640 shares issued, 11,517,712 shares were purchased by related parties and their affiliates, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer, its Chairman of the Board of Directors and his affiliates, and certain other of the Company's officers.
The Company completed the offering of shares of common stock, utilizing a number of underwriters, with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acting as representative of the underwriters. The services provided by JP Morgan Securities LLC were in the ordinary course of their role as lead underwriter, for which they received customary fees and commissions.
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In January 2021, the Company closed a public offering of 17,250,000 shares of its common stock, resulting in net proceeds of $ 121,045 , after deducting underwriting discounts and capitalizable offering expenses.
Share Lending Agreement
Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Notes (Note 10), Precigen entered into a share lending agreement (the "Share Lending Agreement") with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the "Share Borrower") pursuant to which Precigen loaned and delivered 7,479,431 shares of its common stock (the "Borrowed Shares") to the Share Borrower. The Share Lending Agreement terminated on October 1, 2023, and the Borrowed Shares were returned to Precigen on October 5, 2023 and were recorded as treasury shares at that time.
The Share Lending Agreement was entered into at fair value and met the requirements for equity classification. Therefore, the value was netted against the issuance of the Borrowed Shares in additional paid-in capital. Additionally, the Borrowed Shares were not included in the denominator for loss per share attributable to Precigen shareholders.
At-the-Market Sales Agreement
On August 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could issue and sell from time to time shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Shares”), through the Agent. The offering and sale of up to $ 100,000 of the Shares was registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company had no obligation to sell any of the Shares under the Sales Agreement, and could at any time suspend or terminate the offering of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement upon notice and subject to other conditions. The Company intended to use the proceeds of any sales to fund the development of clinical and preclinical product candidates and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
On July 1, 2023, the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (file number 333-239366) pursuant to which the shares available under the sales Agreement had been registered, expired. The Company filed a new Registration Statement on Form S-3 (file number 333-276337) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 29, 2023, which was declared effective by the SEC on January 17, 2024. However, the Company has not renewed the Sales Agreement in conjunction with the effectiveness of the new Registration Statement and therefore is precluded from selling Shares through the Agent.
No shares were sold in connection with the Sales Agreement during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023.
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
December 31,
2023 2022
Unrealized loss on investments
$ ( 33 ) $ ( 760 )
Loss on foreign currency translation adjustments
( 1,914 ) ( 2,728 )
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
$ ( 1,947 ) $ ( 3,488 )
13. Share-Based Payments
The Company measures the fair value of stock options and RSUs issued to employees and nonemployees as of the grant date for recognition of stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense for employees and nonemployees is recognized over the requisite service period, which is typically the vesting period. Stock-based compensation costs included in the consolidated statements of operations are presented below:
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Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Cost of products and services $ 72 $ 110 $ 161
Research and development 2,237 2,188 2,706
Selling, general and administrative 7,579 7,899 10,687
Discontinued operations — 9 350
Total $ 9,888 $ 10,206 $ 13,904
Precigen Equity Compensation Plans
In August 2013, Precigen adopted the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan"), for employees and nonemployees pursuant to which Precigen's board of directors granted share-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, shares of common stock and other awards, to employees, officers, consultants, advisors, and nonemployee directors. Upon the effectiveness of the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") by Precigen's shareholders in June 2023, as discussed in the next paragraph, no new awards may be granted under the 2013 Plan and any awards granted under the 2013 Plan prior to the effectiveness of the 2023 Plan will remain outstanding under such plan and will continue to vest and/or become exercisable in accordance with their original terms and conditions. As of December 31, 2023, there were 18,559,333 stock options and no RSUs outstanding under the 2013 Plan.
The 2023 Plan permits the grant of share-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock awards, RSUs, performanced-based awards and other awards, to officers, employees and nonemployees. The 2023 Plan authorizes for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2023 Plan an aggregate of 16,418,137 shares, which included shares remaining available for issuance under the 2013 Plan upon the adoption of the 2023 Plan. As of December 31, 2023, there were 340,000 stock options and no RSUs were outstanding under the 2023 Plan and 16,078,137 shares were available for grant.
In April 2019, Precigen adopted the 2019 Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Service Providers (the "2019 Plan"), which became effective upon shareholder approval in June 2019. The 2019 Plan permits the grant of share-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock awards, and RSUs, to non-employee service providers, including board members. As of December 31, 2023, there were 12,000,000 shares authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan, of which 3,158,007 stock options and 961,534 RSUs were outstanding and 4,502,466 shares were available for grant.
Stock options may be granted with an exercise price equal to or greater than the stock's fair market value at the date of grant. Stock options may be granted with an exercise price less than the stock's fair market value at the date of grant only if the stock options are replacement options in accordance with certain United States Treasury regulations. All stock options have terms of up to ten -year and vest four years from the date of grant.
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Stock option activity was as follows:
Number of Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Balances at December 31, 2020
11,255,896 $ 15.53 7.25
Granted 2,058,820 7.59
Exercised ( 127,883 ) ( 4.75 )
Forfeited ( 305,293 ) ( 7.02 )
Expired ( 621,353 ) ( 24.61 )
Balances at December 31, 2021
12,260,187 14.06 6.79
Granted 4,451,890 2.22
Exercised ( 375 ) ( 2.28 )
Forfeited ( 567,179 ) ( 5.19 )
Expired ( 943,247 ) ( 22.32 )
Balances at December 31, 2022
15,201,276 10.41 6.87
Granted 7,847,869 1.19
Exercised — —
Forfeited ( 275,250 ) ( 2.65 )
Expired ( 716,555 ) ( 20.41 )
Balances at December 31, 2023
22,057,340 6.90 7.12
Exercisable at December 31, 2023 11,396,409 10.62 5.72
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested awards as of December 31, 2023 were $ 10,217 and are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.34 years.
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during 2023, 2022, and 2021 was $ 0.92 , $ 1.65 , and $ 5.57 , respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during 2023, 2022, and 2021 was $ 0 , $ 0 , and $ 225 , respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of Precigen's common stock for those shares where the exercise price was lower than the fair value of Precigen's common stock on the date of exercise.
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RSU activity was as follows:
Number of Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Balances at December 31, 2020
1,727,712 $ 6.11 0.42
Granted 462,019 7.87
Vested ( 1,624,013 ) ( 5.76 )
Forfeited ( 97,237 ) ( 8.96 )
Balances at December 31, 2021
468,481 8.47 0.33
Granted 1,387,831 2.12
Vested ( 1,125,785 ) ( 4.29 )
Forfeited ( 32,712 ) ( 7.26 )
Balances at December 31, 2022
697,815 2.66 0.13
Granted 4,083,777 1.01
Vested ( 3,820,058 ) ( 1.27 )
Forfeited — —
Balances at December 31, 2023
961,534 1.17 0.19
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested RSU awards as of December 31, 2023 were $ 212 and are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.2 years.
Precigen currently uses treasury shares and authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award exercises.
14. Operating Leases
The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases. Leases with a lease term of twelve months or less are considered short-term leases and are not recorded on the balance sheet, and expense for these leases is recognized over the term of the lease. All other leases have remaining terms of less than one year to seven years , some of which may include options to extend the lease and some of which may include options to terminate the lease within one year . The Company uses judgment to determine whether it is reasonably possible to extend the lease beyond the initial term or terminate before the initial term ends and the length of the possible extension or early termination . The leases are renewable at the option of the Company and do not contain residual value guarantees, covenants, or other restrictions.
The components of lease costs were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Operating lease costs $ 2,234 $ 2,444 $ 2,872
Short-term lease costs 52 170 252
Variable lease costs 384 422 800
Lease costs $ 2,670 $ 3,036 $ 3,924
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As of December 31, 2023, maturities of lease liabilities, excluding short-term and variable leases, for continuing operations were as follows:
2024 $ 1,946
2025 1,911
2026 1,507
2027 1,239
2028 1,260
Thereafter 1,847
Total 9,710
Present value adjustment ( 2,613 )
Total $ 7,097
Current portion of operating lease liabilities $ 1,202
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities 5,895
Total $ 7,097
Other information related to operating leases in continuing operations was as follows:
December 31,
2023 2022
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 5.39 6.09
Weighted average discount rate 11.20 % 11.05 %
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities $ 2,326 $ 2,493 $ 3,199
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities (includes new leases or modifications of existing leases) 399 466 4,868
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company recorded impairment charges related to right-of-use assets. See Note 8 for further discussion.
15. Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
In October 2020, several shareholder class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of certain purchasers of the Company's common stock. The complaints name as defendants the Company and certain of its current and former officers. The plaintiffs' claims challenged disclosures about the MBP program from May 10, 2017 to March 1, 2019. In March 2021, the court granted an order consolidating the claims and, in April 2021, appointed a lead plaintiff and lead counsel in the case, captioned In re Precigen Securities Litigation , Case No. 5:20-cv-06936-BLF (N.D. Cal.). On May 18, 2021, the lead plaintiff filed an Amended Class Action Complaint. On August 2, 2021, the defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint. On September 27, 2021, the lead plaintiff filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint in lieu of a response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss. On November 3, 2021, the defendants moved to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint and on May 31, 2022, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint with leave to amend. On August 1, 2022, the lead plaintiff filed a Third Amended Class Action Complaint.
On August 2, 2022 the Court granted the parties' request to conduct a private mediation session to explore potential resolution of the action. On November 17, 2022, at the conclusion of the mediation session, the parties executed a memorandum of understanding that agreed in principle to resolve the claims asserted in the securities class action. The settlement provides for a payment to the plaintiff class of $ 13,000 . As a result, the shareholder class action lawsuit was resolved. As of December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an accrual of $ 13,000 in settlement and indemnification accruals on the consolidated balance sheet
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for this matter. In addition, the Company recognized an insurance receivable asset of $ 12,411 within Receivables, other, on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022, in addition to expense recognized in 2022 of $ 589 recorded in selling, general and administrative on the consolidated statement of operations, the amount remaining on its self-insured retention/deductible. On November 6, 2023, the Court granted final approval of the settlement, dismissed the litigation with prejudice, and entered final judgment. As a result, the Company had no amounts recorded in settlement and indemnification accruals or an insurance receivable asset on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
In December 2020, a derivative shareholder action, captioned Edward D. Wright, derivatively on behalf of Precigen, Inc. F/K/A Intrexon Corp. v. Alvarez et al , was filed in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County in Virginia on behalf of Precigen, Inc. asserting similar claims under state law against Precigen's current directors and certain officers. The plaintiff seeks damages, forfeiture of benefits received by defendants, and an award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The case was stayed by an order entered on June 14, 2021. On September 24, 2021, an individual shareholder filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Henrico County styled Kent v. Precigen , Inc., Case CL21-6349. The Kent action demands inspection of certain books and records of the Company pursuant to Virginia statutory and common law. On April 1, 2022, the court denied the demurrer and referred the matter to a hearing on the merits. The Company intends to defend the lawsuits vigorously; however, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate outcome of these lawsuits.
In the course of its business, the Company is involved in litigation or legal matters, including governmental investigations. Such matters may result in adverse judgments, unfavorable settlements, or concessions by the Company, or adverse regulatory action, any of which could harm the Company’s business or operations. Moreover, such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. The Company accrues liabilities for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. As of December 31, 2023, the Company does not believe that any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
16. Segments
The Company's CODM assesses the operating performance of and allocates resources for several operating segments using Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes this financial metric is a key indicator of operating results since it excludes noncash revenues and expenses that are not reflective of the underlying business performance of an individual enterprise. The Company defines Segment Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before (i) interest expense and interest income, (ii) income tax expense or benefit, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) loss on settlement agreements where noncash consideration is paid, (vi) adjustments for accrued bonuses paid in equity awards, (vii) gain or loss on disposals of assets, (viii) loss on impairment of goodwill and other noncurrent assets, (ix) equity in net loss of affiliates, and (x) recognition of previously deferred revenue associated with upfront and milestone payments as well as cash outflows from capital expenditures and investments in affiliates but includes proceeds from the sale of assets in the period sold. Segment Adjusted EBITDA excludes the gain or loss on disposals of assets and include proceeds from the sale of assets in the period sold.
Because the Company uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA as its primary measure of segment performance, it has included this measure in its discussion of segment operating results. The Company has also disclosed revenues from external customers and intersegment revenues for each reportable segment. The CODM does not use total assets by segment to evaluate segment performance or allocate resources, and accordingly, these amounts are not required to be disclosed. The Company's segment presentation excludes amounts related to the operations of MBP Titan and Trans Ova which are reported as discontinued operations (Note 3).
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company's reportable segments were (i) Biopharmaceuticals and (ii) Exemplar. These identified reportable segments met the quantitative thresholds to be reported separately for the year ended December 31, 2023. See Note 2 for a description of Biopharmaceuticals and Exemplar.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment was as follows:
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Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Biopharmaceuticals
$ ( 75,339 ) $ ( 77,542 ) $ ( 78,891 )
Exemplar ( 726 ) 4,997 6,898
Segment Adjusted EBITDA for operating segments $ ( 76,065 ) $ ( 72,545 ) $ ( 71,993 )
The table below reconciles Segment Adjusted EBITDA for reportable segments to consolidated net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Segment Adjusted EBITDA for reportable segments $ ( 76,065 ) $ ( 72,545 ) $ ( 71,993 )
Remove cash paid for capital expenditures net of proceeds from sale of assets
1,438 1,395 2,524
Interest Income
3,237 133 171
Add recognition of previously deferred revenue associated with upfront and milestone payments — 14,561 2,034
Other expenses:
Interest expense ( 468 ) ( 6,774 ) ( 18,755 )
Depreciation and amortization ( 6,668 ) ( 7,191 ) ( 8,139 )
Gain (loss) from disposals of assets
72 — ( 53 )
Impairment losses ( 10,835 ) ( 1,120 ) ( 543 )
Stock-based compensation expense ( 9,888 ) ( 10,197 ) ( 13,554 )
Adjustment related to accrued bonuses paid in equity awards 3,361 1,698 —
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates
— 862 ( 3 )
Shares issue for payment of services
( 545 ) ( 575 ) ( 577 )
Other ( 1 ) ( 107 ) ( 17 )
Eliminations — ( 106 ) ( 2,062 )
Consolidated loss from continuing operations before income taxes $ ( 96,362 ) $ ( 79,966 ) $ ( 110,967 )
Revenues by reportable segment were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Biopharmaceuticals Exemplar Total
Revenues from external customers/Total segment revenues
$ 75 $ 6,150 $ 6,225
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Biopharmaceuticals Exemplar Total
Revenues from external customers/Total segment revenues
$ 14,894 $ 12,015 $ 26,909
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Biopharmaceuticals Exemplar Total
Revenues from external customers/Total segment revenues
$ 922 $ 13,345 $ 14,267
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Total segment revenues from reportable segments equal total consolidated revenues.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, 74.6 %, 59.6 %, and 61.5 % of total Exemplar segment revenue was attributable to four customers in 2023 and one for 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized revenues derived in foreign countries totaling $ 0 , $ 233 , and $ 378 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Goodwill by reportable segment was as follows:
Biopharmaceuticals Exemplar Total
Goodwill
Balances at December 31, 2021 $ 17,478 $ 20,076 $ 37,554
Impairments ( 482 ) — $ ( 482 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments ( 149 ) — ( 149 )
Balances at December 31, 2022 16,847 20,076 36,923
Foreign currency translation adjustments 79 — 79
Impairments — ( 10,390 ) ( 10,390 )
Balances at December 31, 2023 $ 16,926 $ 9,686 $ 26,612
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $ 1,958 and $ 2,591 , respectively, of long-lived assets in foreign countries.
17. Defined Contribution Plans
The Company sponsors defined contribution plans covering employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The Company makes contributions to the plans in accordance with terms specified in the plan agreement. The Company's contributions to the plans were $ 178 , $ 564 , and $ 388 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
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