ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. - FORM 8-k





UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 6, 2015

Commission File Number:  000-50768

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
061376651
(IRS Employer Identification No.)



3611 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of principal executive offices)

858-558-2871
(Registrant's Telephone number)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 6, 2015, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and in this Item 2.02 have been furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liability under that section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing regardless of any general incorporation language.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Press release dated August 6, 2015.


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.


Date:   August 6, 2015
By: /s/ Glenn F. Baity

Name: Glenn F. Baity
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

EX-99.1
  
Press release dated August 6, 2015
acadiareport.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
Contacts:
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Steve Davis, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Barthelemy, Director of Investor Relations
(858) 558-2871


ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS REPORTS
SECOND QUARTER 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS
 
SAN DIEGO, CA August 6, 2015 – ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that address unmet medical needs in neurological and related central nervous system disorders, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
 
ACADIA reported a net loss of $39.4 million, or $0.39 per common share, for the second quarter of 2015 compared to a net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.22 per common share, for the second quarter of 2014. Net losses for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014 included $7.5 million and $4.3 million, respectively, in non-cash stock-based compensation expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, ACADIA reported a net loss of $79.8 million, or $0.80 per common share, compared to a net loss of $39.3 million, or $0.41 per common share, for the comparable period of 2014. Net losses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 included $22.0 million and $7.5 million, respectively, in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense. At June 30, 2015, ACADIA’s cash, cash equivalents and investment securities totaled $270.8 million, compared to $322.5 million at December 31, 2014.
 
“We remain on track to submit our NUPLAZID™ New Drug Application for Parkinson’s disease psychosis to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the second half of 2015,” said Steve Davis, ACADIA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer. “I am pleased with the significant progress that we have made in advancing the preparation of manufacturing quality systems to support commercial manufacturing and supply. In addition, we continue to build out our infrastructure to support the planned commercial launch of NUPLAZID in the United States. We’re bringing highly accomplished industry veterans into the organization with recent senior level appointments in manufacturing, quality, compliance, strategy, business development, and access and reimbursement.”
 
“We also have had a strong presence at medical meetings during the first half of the year and recently presented integrated data from NUPLAZID’s Phase III program at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. The data underscore the potential of NUPLAZID to improve the lives of patients with Parkinson’s disease psychosis, a condition for which there is no approved therapy in the United States.”
 
 
 

 
 
Research and development expenses increased to $18.4 million for the second quarter of 2015, including $2.8 million in stock-based compensation expense, from $13.8 million for the comparable quarter of 2014, including $1.1 million in stock-based compensation expense. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $4.1 million in personnel and related costs and stock-based compensation expense associated with ACADIA’s expanded research and development organization.

General and administrative expenses increased to $21.1 million for the second quarter of 2015, including $4.7 million in stock-based compensation expense, from $8.0 million for the comparable quarter of 2014, including $3.2 million in stock-based compensation expense. This increase was due to increases in personnel and related costs of $7.9 million and increases in external services costs of $5.2 million, all largely related to ACADIA’s commercial preparations for the planned launch of NUPLAZID.

Conference Call and Webcast Information
ACADIA management will review its second quarter financial results and development programs via conference call and webcast later today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 855-638-4820 for participants in the U.S. or Canada and 443-877-4067 for international callers (reference passcode 92110444).  A telephone replay of the conference call may be accessed through August 20, 2015 by dialing 855-859-2056 for callers in the U.S. or Canada and 404-537-3406 for international callers (reference passcode 92110444). The conference call also will be webcast live on ACADIA’s website, www.acadia-pharm.com, under the investors section and will be archived there until August 20, 2015.

About ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
ACADIA is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in neurological and related central nervous system disorders. ACADIA has a pipeline of product candidates led by NUPLAZID™ (pimavanserin), for which we have reported positive Phase III trial results in Parkinson’s disease psychosis and which has the potential to be the first drug approved in the United States for this disorder. Pimavanserin is also in Phase II development for Alzheimer’s disease psychosis and has successfully completed a Phase II trial in schizophrenia. ACADIA also has clinical-stage programs for chronic pain and glaucoma in collaboration with Allergan, Inc. All product candidates are small molecules that emanate from internal discoveries. ACADIA maintains a website at www.acadia-pharm.com to which we regularly post copies of our press releases as well as additional information and through which interested parties can subscribe to receive e-mail alerts.
 
 
 

 
 
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements. These statements include but are not limited to statements related to the timing of the submission of a New Drug Application for NUPLAZID (pimavanserin) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP); the potential for pimavanserin to be the first drug approved in the United States for PDP and the potential timing of such approval, if approved at all; ACADIA’s ongoing pre-commercial activities and plans to commercially launch NUPLAZID; the progress, timing and results of ACADIA’s drug discovery and development programs, either alone or with a partner, including the progress and expected timing of clinical trials, including planned trials for pimavanserin; and the benefits to be derived from ACADIA’s product candidates, including pimavanserin. These statements are only predictions based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in any of such statements due to various factors, including the risks and uncertainties inherent in drug discovery, development, approval and commercialization, and collaborations with others, and the fact that past results of clinical trials may not be indicative of future trial results. For a discussion of these and other factors, please refer to ACADIA’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 as well as ACADIA’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and ACADIA undertakes no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law.
 
 
 

 
 
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
                         
Collaborative revenues
  $ 1     $ 28     $ 5     $ 58  
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Research and development (includes stock-based compensation expense of $2,839, $1,089, $5,201, and $2,095, respectively)
    18,379       13,799       34,674       25,467  
General and administrative (includes stock-based compensation expense of $4,660, $3,242, $16,826, and $5,398, respectively)
    21,119       7,952       45,380       14,272  
Total operating expenses
    39,498       21,751       80,054       39,739  
Loss from operations
    (39,497 )     (21,723 )     (80,049 )     (39,681 )
Interest income, net
    119       228       296       358  
Net loss
  $ (39,378 )   $ (21,495 )   $ (79,753 )   $ (39,323 )
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.39 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.80 )   $ (0.41 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    100,349       99,048       100,273       96,042  
                                 
 
 
 

 
 
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
June 30,
2015
   
December 31,
2014(1)
 
             
Assets
           
Cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities
  $ 270,777     $ 322,486  
Prepaid expenses, receivables and other current assets
    2,616       2,132  
Total current assets
    273,393       324,618  
Other non-current assets
    2,146       840  
Total assets
  $ 275,539     $ 325,458  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
               
Total liabilities
  $ 19,718     $ 15,969  
Stockholders’ equity
    255,821       309,489  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 275,539     $ 325,458  
 
(1) The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at such date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.