LONDON, July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Arix Bioscience plc ("Arix") (LSE: ARIX) a global healthcare and
life science company supporting medical innovation, today announces
its interim results for the period ended 30
June 2018.
Financial highlights
- £35.6m net positive revaluation of core
portfolio[1]
- Successful £87m fundraise by the Company from new and existing
investors
- £14.4m of investments made into existing portfolio in the
period and a further £4.2m in July
2018
- Gross portfolio value increased by 71% to £121.8m
- Net Asset Value of £257.6m; an increase of 76%
- £29.3m profit before tax in the six month period to
30 June 2018
Operational highlights
- Nasdaq listing of two Arix companies during the period
- Strategic agreements signed by the Company with new investors
Fosun International and Ipsen
- Positive clinical development within the Group; 15 clinical
trials underway
- New strategic agreement signed with Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center and Evotec AG; further expanding extensive deal
sourcing capabilities
- Seed investing activity commenced alongside an Arix academic
partner
Joe Anderson, Chief Executive
Officer of Arix Bioscience plc, commented: "It has
been another positive six months for Arix, during
which we had a number of encouraging developments in our Group
Businesses, leading to £35.6 million of net positive revaluations.
At the half year we have delivered meaningful
growth in net asset value and we are well positioned to
deliver further over the full year. We ended
the period with a healthy cash balance to support
existing and new businesses.
As a listed company we are able to provide institutional and
retail investors access to a diverse portfolio of high growth life
science companies, led by some of the most ambitious and brightest
minds in biotech."
About Arix Bioscience plc
Arix Bioscience plc is a global healthcare and life science
company supporting medical innovation. Headquartered in
London and with an office in
New York, Arix Bioscience sources,
finances and builds world class healthcare and life science
businesses addressing medical innovation at all stages of
development. Operations are supported by privileged access to
breakthrough academic science and strategic relationships with
leading research accelerators and global pharmaceutical
companies.
Arix Bioscience plc is listed on the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange. For further information, please visit
http://www.arixbioscience.com
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1. Core portfolio comprises of 13 companies: Autolus
Therapeutics, Artios Pharma, Harpoon Therapeutics, Aura
Biosciences, LogicBio, Mitoconix, PreciThera, Iterum Therapeutics,
Amplyx, Depixus, Verona Pharma, OptiKira and Atox
Bio.
Arix Bioscience plc - half yearly report for
the six months ended 30 June
2018
CEO's Statement
It has been another positive six months for Arix, a period
during which we had a number of encouraging developments in our
Group Businesses, leading to £35.6 million of net positive
revaluations, primarily driven by the IPO of Autolus. In addition,
we closed an £87 million follow-on fundraising, bringing total
capital raised to over £250 million since Arix was founded two and
a half years ago. We have established Arix as a leading life
science venture capital player with significant commercial and
operational expertise.
Our key financial objective remains the delivery of significant
returns to shareholders over the longer term by growing our Net
Asset Value ("NAV"). During the six months ended 30 June 2018, with the financing and the uplift
in Group Business valuations, our NAV increased by 76%, from £146.4
million to £257.6 million. With the new cash, we are well placed to
accelerate growth in our existing Group Businesses and embrace
further new opportunities for the benefit of our shareholders.
Encouraging developments in Arix's Group
Businesses
We have made positive commercial, operational and developmental
progress across the portfolio in the six months ended 30 June 2018, at which date Arix Group Businesses
were valued at £102.0 million, including £35.6 million of net
positive revaluations in the period.
Autolus, a T-cell programming company, conducted an
oversubscribed US$150 million IPO on
Nasdaq, supported by a wide range of blue chip institutions. At the
end of the period Autolus was trading at $26.79 per share, a 58% uplift to its IPO price;
giving a market capitalisation of over US$1
billion. Arix led the Series B in 2016 and since then our
£20.8 million investment has increased in value over
three-fold. Autolus also commenced further clinical trials,
with five programmes now underway in six indications. The company
is well placed to achieve its ambition of bringing life-changing
treatments to cancer patients by reprogramming their own
T-cells.
Within the period we also saw Iterum complete a US$80 million IPO on Nasdaq that will support
Phase 3 clinical trials in three indications: uncomplicated urinary
tract infections, complicated urinary tract infections and
complicated intra-abdominal infections. Trials are due to start
later this year, with top line data expected by the end of
2019.
We saw evidence of further value creation in other Group
Businesses, including positive Phase 2 COPD data from Verona and
strong pre-clinical data from Aura and Harpoon. Atox Bio also
commenced a Phase 2 clinical trial in Acute Kidney Injury, with
data expected to read out alongside Phase 3 NSTI data in 2019.
Well connected with the pharmaceutical industry
As potential acquirers of Group Businesses, pharmaceutical
companies are one of our key customers as they seek to get ever
closer to scientific and medical innovation outside of their own
laboratories. During 2017, we have benefited from valuable
strategic partnerships with two global pharmaceutical companies,
UCB Pharma and Takeda, giving us access to deep scientific
knowledge, R&D capabilities, market intelligence and commercial
due diligence. We added to this early in 2018, and are pleased to
have signed strategic agreements with Ipsen, a global specialty
driven biopharmaceutical, and Fosun International, a large Chinese
group with a global footprint who offer distribution capability
across China. We expect to be
sharing life science developments, ideas and co-investment
opportunities with our new partners. All four of our pharmaceutical
partners have committed meaningful resources to the relationship,
and invested in the March 2018
financing of Arix.
Rich, renewable pipeline of opportunities underpinned by
extensive global network
Arix sources its rich pipeline of biotech and life science
opportunities from an extensive scientific and clinical network to
which Arix has privileged access. The Arix team have wide
professional networks with leading global venture capital groups,
and we have also established privileged relationships with
universities and research accelerators throughout Europe and the US. Within the reporting period
we further strengthened our reach by signing a new collaboration
with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Evotec AG. This new
strategic collaboration provides us with an excellent platform to
identify new opportunities and build companies with validated,
novel scientific approaches, focused on therapeutic breakthroughs
for patients suffering from cancer and infectious diseases. Since
inception, we have reviewed over 1,000 opportunities, sourced from
the UK, US, Europe and
globally.
Outlook
We achieved a significant amount of progress during the first
half of 2018: raising capital through new and existing
shareholders; expanding the team; signing new pharmaceutical
partners; supporting existing Group Businesses; and driving
significant progression in NAV.
Looking ahead, we continue to see a rich pipeline of new
opportunities through our extensive global networks and we will
continue to support the development of our existing Group
Businesses. Through 2018 we will be sifting the best ideas and
digging deep into due diligence to help build and finance more new
companies at the cutting edge of life sciences.
Led by our experienced team, Arix is progressing well on its
goals of advancing innovation in medicine for the benefit of
patients. As a listed company we are able to provide institutional
and retail investors access to a diverse portfolio of high growth
life science companies, led by some of the most ambitious and
brightest minds in biotech.
Importantly, our permanent capital structure enables us to stay
with our companies for longer than our non-listed competitors to
maximise their growth potential and exit at the optimum time for
our shareholders. This six months has demonstrated that our
differentiated model works, with NAV growing in response to
positive developments over the reporting period.
The next couple of years will be an important period for Arix as
we see a number of Group Businesses start or progress clinical
trials. Initial data are expected by a number of these companies
within the next 12 months.
It is important that the companies we have backed continue to
report positive developments to drive clear uplifts in value and we
are working hard to ensure these goals are met through hands-on
involvement with all our Group Businesses. We are also looking
to bring on new companies, from seed ideas through to clinical
stage companies and will announce these in due course.
We believe our approach has the potential to generate
significant value for patients and for investors, and we are
grateful to our shareholders for supporting us in this mission.
Dr Joe Anderson,
PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement
of Comprehensive Income
Half Year Half Year
to 30 June to 30 June
2018 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
Change in fair value of investments 7 34,869 (218)
Revenue 472 574
Administrative Expenses (5,425) (5,355)
Operating Profit / (Loss) 29,916 (4,999)
Net finance income 276 (6)
Foreign exchange gains / (losses) 682 (43)
Share-based payment charge 10 (1,564) (1,761)
Profit / (Loss) before taxation 29,310 (6,809)
Taxation 8 (3,636) 126
Profit / (loss) for the period 25,674 (6,683)
Other Comprehensive Income
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations 602 (446)
Taxation 8 (113) -
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period 26,163 (7,129)
Attributable to
Owners of Arix Bioscience plc 26,163 (7,129)
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (GBP) 6 0.24 (0.10)
Diluted earnings per share (GBP) 6 0.22 (0.10)
The above condensed consolidated
interim statement of comprehensive income should be read
in conjunction with the accompanying
notes.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement
of Financial Position
31 December
30 June 2018 2017
(unaudited) (audited)
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
ASSETS
Non-Current Assets
Investments held at fair value 7 121,781 71,331
Intangible assets 1,913 2,057
Property, plant and equipment 420 523
124,114 73,911
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 97,157 74,938
Cash on long-term deposit 40,000 -
Trade and other receivables 1,983 1,266
139,140 76,204
TOTAL ASSETS 263,254 150,115
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (1,873) (3,670)
(1,873) (3,670)
Non-Current Liabilities
Deferred tax liability 8 (3,749) -
(3,749) (3,670)
TOTAL LIABILITIES (5,622) (3,670)
NET ASSETS 257,632 146,445
EQUITY
Share capital and share premium 9 188,585 105,125
Retained earnings 69,261 42,088
Other reserves (214) (768)
257,632 146,445
TOTAL EQUITY 257,632 146,445
The above Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of
Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying notes.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement
of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 30 June
2018
Share Share Translation Retained
Capital Premium Reserve Earnings Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
As at 31 December 2017 51 105,074 (768) 42,088 146,445
Profit for the period - - - 25,674 25,674
Other comprehensive income - - 554 (65) 489
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs and tax - 83,460 - - 83,460
Share-based payment charge - - - 1,564 1,564
As at 30 June 2018 (unaudited) 51 188,534 (214) 69,261 257,632
Share Share Translation Retained
Capital Premium Reserve Earnings Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
As at 31 December 2016 51 - 434 45,844 46,329
Loss for the period - - - (6,683) (6,683)
Other comprehensive income - - (462) 16 (446)
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs and tax - 105,187 - - 105,187
Share-based payment charge - - - 1,761 1,761
As at 30 June 2017 (unaudited) 51 105,187 (28) 40,938 146,148
The above Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of
Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying notes.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement
of Cash Flows
For the six months ended 30 June
2018
Half Year to Half Year to
30 June 2018 30 June 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited)
GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash from operating activities (7,215) (6,471)
Taxation paid (28) (33)
Net finance income received / (paid) 275 (6)
Net cash from operating activities (6,968) (6,510)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of equity investments (14,320) (19,455)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (4) (1)
Cash placed on long-term deposit (40,000) -
Net cash from investing activities (54,324) (19,456)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from issue of shares 83,460 105,187
Net cash from financing activities 83,460 105,187
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 22,168 79,221
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period 74,938 28,929
Effect of exchange rate changes 51 -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 97,157 108,150
The above Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of
Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying notes.
Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General information
The principal activity of Arix Bioscience plc (the
"Company") and together with its subsidiaries (the "Arix
Group" or "the Group") is to source, finance and develop
healthcare and life science businesses globally.
The Company is a public limited company, which is listed on the
London Stock Exchange and incorporated and domiciled in the
United Kingdom. The address
of its registered office is 20 Berkeley Square, London, WIJ 6EQ. The registered number
is 09777975.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were
approved for issue on 30 July
2018.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not
comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of
the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended
31 December 2017 were approved by the
board of directors on 23 April 2018
and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of
the auditors on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain an
emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement
under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have
been reviewed, not audited.
2.Accounting policies
These condensed interim financial statements for the six months
ended 30 June 2018 have been prepared
on a going concern basis, in accordance with the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority
and with IAS 34, 'Interim financial reporting', as adopted by the
European Union. The condensed consolidated interim financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial
statements for the year ended 31 December
2017, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as
adopted by the European Union.
The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the
previous financial year. A number of amendments to IFRSs
became effective for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2018, as listed below:
- Amendments to IFRS 2 'Share-based payments'
- IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments;
- IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'
- IFRIC 22 'Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance
Consideration'
- Annual Improvements 2014-2016
For the reasons set out on page 82 of the Group's Annual Report
and Accounts 2017, the adoption of these new standards and
amendments to IFRS did not materially impact the condensed
consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended
30 June 2018 and no retrospective
adjustments were made.
Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using the tax
rate that would be applicable to the expected total annual profit
or loss.
3. Estimates
The preparation of interim financial statements requires
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these condensed consolidated interim financial
statements, the significant judgements and estimates made by
management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key
sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that are
set on page 80 of the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended 31 December 2017 and no
retrospective adjustments were made.
4. Segmental Information
Information for the purposes of resource allocation and
assessment of performance is reported to the Arix Group's Chief
Executive Officer, who is considered to be the chief operating
decision maker, based wholly on the overall activities of the Arix
Group. It has therefore been determined that the Arix Group
has only one reportable segment under IFRS 8 ('Operating
Segments'), which is that of sourcing, financing and developing
healthcare and life science businesses globally. The Arix
Group's revenue, results and assets for this one reportable segment
can be determined by reference to the Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statement of Financial
Position.
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
5. Financial Risk Management and Financial
Instruments
The Arix Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial
risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest
rate risk, and cash flow interest rate risk), credit risk and
liquidity risk.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not
include all financial risk management information and disclosures
required in the annual financial statements; they should be read in
conjunction with the Group's annual financial statements as at
31 December 2017. There have
been no changes in the risk management department or in any risk
management policies since the year end.
6. Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the
profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of Arix Bioscience plc
by the weighted average number of unrestricted shares.
Potentially dilutive ordinary shares include options and
conditional share awards issued under the Company's long term
incentive plans.
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of Arix Bioscience plc 26,163 (7,129)
Weighted average number of shares in issue 110,060,821 70,957,612
Fully diluted weighted average number of shares 118,805,702 N/A
Basic earnings/(loss) per share GBP0.24 (GBP0.10)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share GBP0.22 (GBP0.10)
7. Investments
Level 1- Level 3 -
Quoted Unquoted
Investments Investments Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 31 December 2017 2,846 68,485 71,331
Additions 8,769 5,551 14,320
Transfers 29,620 (29,620) -
Unrealised gain on investments 34,183 686 34,869
Foreign exchange gains 659 602 1,261
At 30 June 2018 76,077 45,704 121,781
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 reflects companies which have
listed during the period. Level 3 investments are valued with
reference to either price of recent investment (£36.2m); a
Monte Carlo simulation (£0.1m);
net asset value (£5.6m); or by discounted cash flow (£3.8m); the
latter used a discount rate of 23%, a discount for marketability
(20%) and other assumptions relating to exit values and exit dates;
these assumptions are unchanged from those disclosed at
31 December 2017. The
sensitivity of the discounted cash flow valuation was considered; a
25% reduction in the exit assumptions of the underlying assets
would result in the £3.8m valuation being reduced to £0.7m.
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
7. Investments (continued)
Level 1- Level 3 -
Quoted Unquoted
Investments Investments Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 31 December 2016 2,020 15,095 17,115
Additions 1,780 17,675 19,455
Unrealised (loss) / gain on investments (789) 571 (218)
Foreign exchange losses (13) (456) (469)
At 30 June 2017 2,998 32,885 35,883
As permitted by IAS 28 'Investment in Associates' and in
accordance with the Arix Group accounting policy, investments are
held at fair value even though the Arix Group may have significant
influence over the companies. Significant influence is
determined to exist when the Group holds more than 20% of the
holding or when less than 20% is held but in combination with a
certain level of board representation is deemed to be able to exert
significant influence. As at 30 June
2018, the Arix Group is deemed to have significant influence
over the following entities:
Net Assets / Profit /
% of Issued (Liabilities (Loss) of
Share ) of Company Company
Company Capital Held GBP'000 GBP'000 Date of Financial Information
Depixus SAS 18.6% N/A N/A Accounts not publicly disclosed
OptiKira, LLC 26.0% N/A N/A Accounts not publicly disclosed
PreciThera, Inc 17.8% N/A N/A Accounts not publicly disclosed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
7. Investments (continued)
Fully
Dilut
ed
Equit
Net Change Fully y
31 Inve in Dilut Funding Inter
Dece stme Valuat ed Committ est
mber nt ion 30 Equit ed, Not When
2017 in (inclu June y Yet Fully
Valu Peri ding 2018 Inter Investe Commi
e od FX) Value est d tted
GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm % GBPm %
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals 2.8 - - 2.8 2.8% 1.8 3.8%
Artios Pharma 3.7 - - 3.7 14.7% 1.4 14.9%
Atox Bio 3.0 - 0.1 3.1 3.7% 3.0 6.4%
Aura Biosciences 2.5 - - 2.5 5.3% 1.2 6.6%
Autolus Therapeutics 20.1 5.5 38.6 64.2 7.9% - 7.9%
Depixus 1.1 0.3 - 1.4 18.6% 0.1 19.2%
Harpoon Therapeutics 5.1 - 0.1 5.2 8.0% 4.2 12.3%
Iterum Therapeutics 5.7 6.7 (4.1) 8.3 7.4% - 7.4%
LogicBio Therapeutics 4.8 - 0.1 4.9 13.3% 2.7 15.4%
Mitoconix Bio 0.4 - - 0.4 2.1% 2.7 9.0%
OptiKira 1.3 - - 1.3 26.0% - 26.0%
PreciThera 0.5 - - 0.5 17.8% 5.4 23.4%
Verona Pharma 2.9 - 0.8 3.7 2.5% - 2.5%
Group Businesses 53.9 12.5 35.6 102.0 22.5
BioMotiv 5.8 1.8 0.7 8.3 17.8% - 17.8%
Simbec-Orion Group 2.0 - - 2.0 N/A - N/A
Arthurian Life Sciences Carried Interest Partner LP 3.8 - - 3.8 N/A - N/A
The Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund LP 5.8 - (0.2) 5.6 N/A - N/A
Other - 0.1 - 0.1 N/A - N/A
Other Interests 17.4 1.9 0.5 19.8 -
TOTAL 71.3 14.4 36.1 121.8 22.5
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
8. Taxation
Half Year Half Year
to 30 June to 30 June
2018 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited)
GBP'000 GBP'000
Current period tax charge
Current Tax - 35
Deferred tax 3,636 (161)
Total tax charge/(credit) 3,636 (126)
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income - tax charge
Current Tax - -
Deferred tax 113 -
Total tax charge 113 -
Reconciliation of tax charge
Profit/(loss) before tax 29,310 (6,809)
Expected tax based on 19.00% (2017: 19.50%) 5,568 (1,328)
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 83 34
Income not taxable 69 -
Impact of rate between deferred tax and current tax (640) 4
Recognition of deferred tax asset previously unrecognised (1,616) -
Deferred tax not recognised 172 1,164
Total tax charge / (credit) 3,636 (126)
Recognised deferred tax provisions
Brought forward - 280
Relating to Profit and Loss 3,636 (161)
Relating to Other Comprehensive Income 113 -
Carried forward 3,749 (280)
A reduction in the UK corporation tax rate from 20% to 19%
(effective from 1 April 2017), and an
additional reduction to 17% (effective 1
April 2020) was substantively enacted on 6 September 2016. This will reduce the company's
future current tax charge accordingly. The deferred tax liability
at 30 June 2018 has been calculated
based on these rates.
Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that the
realisation of the tax benefit through future taxable profits is
probable. The Group did not recognise deferred tax assets of £503k
(2017: £1,948k) in respect of losses due to uncertainty over their
utilisation.
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
9. Share Capital
As at 30 June As at 31
2018 Dec 2017
Allotted and called up
Ordinary shares of GBP0.00001 each (#) 134,823,243 96,153,090
Ordinary shares of GBP0.00001 each (GBP'000) 1 1
49,671 Series C shares of GBP1 each (GBP'000) 50 50
On 20 March 2018, the Company
raised approximately £87 million in a capital raising, from both
new and existing investors. A total of 38,610,928 new Ordinary
Shares were issued at a price of £2.25 per share.
On 22 June 2018, the Company
allotted 45,892 new ordinary shares to non-executive directors, in
accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy and the
compensation agreed at their appointments. A further 13,333
new ordinary shares were allotted relating to an award under the
Company's Executive Incentive Plan.
10. Share Options
Executive Share Option Plan
On 8 February 2016, options were
granted pursuant to the Executive Share Option Plan to two
directors at an exercise price of £1.80 per ordinary share. The
number of ordinary shares subject to the options are the requisite
number of ordinary shares as represents 5.43% of the fully diluted
ordinary share capital of the Company immediately following the end
of the Company's stabilisation period following admission to the
London Stock Exchange. Options with identical terms were
offered to the founders of the Company constituting 5.00% of the
issued share capital of the Company after admission. As such, the
number of options granted for both management and founders was
confirmed on 20 March 2017. All
conditions are unchanged from those disclosed in the 31 December 2017 financial statements.
Executive Incentive Plan
On 22 February 2017, nil cost
options were granted pursuant to the Executive Incentive Plan to
certain directors and members of staff. The options vest on
22 February 2019 and may be exercised
from this date until 21 February
2027. The options are contingent on remaining in employment
with a company in the Arix Group, and are subject to malus and
clawback provisions.
On 26 May 2017, options were
granted pursuant to the Executive Incentive Plan to certain
directors and members of staff. The options vest on 26 May 2020, subject to the Company's share value
growth over the three-year performance period. The options
are contingent on remaining in employment with a company in the
Arix Group, and are subject to malus and clawback provisions.
On 17 May 2018, options were
granted pursuant to the Executive Incentive Plan to certain
directors and members of staff. The options vest on 17 May 2021, subject to the Company's share value
growth over the three-year performance period. The options are
contingent on remaining in employment with a company in the Arix
Group, and are subject to malus and clawback provisions.
Share based payments
The fair value of options granted under the Executive Share
Option Plan was calculated using the Black-Scholes model. The
assumptions used in this calculation are unchanged from those
disclosed in the 31 December 2017
financial statements.
As the 22 February 2017 options
have no performance conditions, the share based payment charge is
calculated by reference to the Company's share price on the grant
date; the charge is recognised over the two-year vesting
period.
The charge associated with the 26 May
2017 options have been calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation, incorporating relevant
assumptions for share price (197.5p), expected volatility based on
similar quoted companies (44%), risk free interest rate (0.12%) and
share option term (three years). The resultant fair value is then
spread over the three-year relevant vesting period.
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
10. Share Options (continued)
The charge associated with the 17 May
2018 options have been calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation, incorporating relevant
assumptions for share price (209.0p), expected volatility based on
similar quoted companies (37%), risk free interest rate (0.93%) and
share option term (three years). The resultant fair value is then
spread over the three-year relevant vesting period.
For the six months to 30 June
2018, a share based payment charge of £1,564,000
(30 June 2017: £1,761,000) has been
recognised for a variety of share based payment schemes offered by
the Group.
Charges of £309,000 and £186,000 were recognised in relation to
the management options and founder incentive options respectively,
granted under the Executive Share Option Plan. A charge of
£729,000 was recognised in relation to the 22 February 2017 Executive Incentive Plan award;
£213,000 in relation to the 26 May
2017 award; £97,000 in relation to the 17 May 2018 award; and £30,000 in relation to
shares issued to non-executive directors who receive 50% of their
fee as shares, in accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy
and the compensation agreed at their appointments.
11. Related Party Transactions
During the period, consultancy fees amounting to £374,400
(inclusive of VAT) (30 June 2017:
£121,000) were payable to Merlin Scientific LLP, a partnership
controlled by Sir Christopher Evans,
a director and substantial shareholder of the Company. At
30 June 2018, no amount (inclusive of
VAT) was owed to Merlin Scientific LLP by the Company in respect of
these fees (30 June 2017:
£31,000).
During the period, Arix Capital Management Limited, as manager
of The Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund LP, recognised
management fee income totalling £454,000 (six months to
30 June 2017: £554,000). Arix
Capital Management Limited is also a limited partner of the fund.
As at 30 June 2018, £409,000
was outstanding (30 June 2017:
£961,000).
David U'Prichard, a non-executive director of the Company,
provides consulting services and administrative support to BioMotiv
LLC. The consulting services and administrative support are
provided through Druid Consulting LLC, a firm controlled by David
U'Prichard. The Company is a stakeholder of BioMotiv LLC.
During the period ended 30 June
2018, Druid Consulting LLC received a total of $209,946 from BioMotiv LLC (30 June 2017: $136,298).
On 28 February 2018, €0.3m (£0.3m)
was invested in Depixus SAS, a company which the Arix Group is
deemed to have significant influence, in line with existing
commitments.
On 9 May 2018, The Wales Life
Sciences Investment Fund LP, a fund managed by Arix Capital
Management Limited called £6,000 of capital from Arix Capital
Management Limited as a limited partner of the fund.
12. Events After the Reporting Period
On 17 July 2018, a further
$5.5m (£4.2m) was invested in Harpoon
Therapeutics, Inc. The Arix Group's fully diluted shareholding in
the company now stands at 12.3%.
Statement of Directors'
Responsibilities
The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge these
consolidated condensed interim financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34,
'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and
that the interim management report includes a fair review of the
information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8, namely:
- An indication of important events that have occurred during the
first six months and their impact on the consolidated condensed
interim set of financial statements, and a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of
the financial year; and
- Material related-party transactions in the first six months and
any material changes in the related-party transactions described in
the last annual report.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity
of the Company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation
in other jurisdictions.
The directors of Arix Bioscience plc are listed in the company's
Annual Report for 31 December 2017,
excluding John Hutton, who stepped
down from the board on 31 May
2018.
By order of the Board
James Rawlingson
Chief Financial Officer
30 July 2018
Independent review report to Arix Bioscience
plc
Report on the Half-Yearly Report and Condensed Consolidated
Interim Financial Statements
Our conclusion
We have reviewed Arix Bioscience plc's Half-Yearly Report and
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (the "interim
financial statements") in the half-yearly report and condensed
consolidated interim financial statements of Arix Bioscience Plc
for the six month period ended 30 June
2018. Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention
that causes us to believe that the interim financial statements are
not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with
International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial
Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct
Authority.
What we have reviewed
The interim financial statements comprise:
- the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial
position as at 30 June 2018;
- the condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive
income for the period then ended;
- the condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows for
the period then ended;
- the condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in
equity for the period then ended; and
- the explanatory notes to the condensed interim financial
statements.
The interim financial statements included in the half-yearly
report and condensed consolidated interim financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard
34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union
and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of
the United Kingdom's Financial
Conduct Authority.
As disclosed in note 2 to the interim financial statements, the
financial reporting framework that has been applied in the
preparation of the full annual financial statements of the Group is
applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.
Responsibilities for the interim financial statements and the
review
Our responsibilities and those of the directors
The half-yearly report and condensed consolidated interim
financial statements, including the interim financial statements,
is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors.
The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly report
and condensed consolidated interim financial statements in
accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules
sourcebook of the United Kingdom's
Financial Conduct Authority.
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the interim
financial statements in the half-yearly report and condensed
consolidated interim financial statements based on our review. This
report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only
for the company for the purpose of complying with the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority
and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving this conclusion,
accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any
other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it
may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in
writing.
What a review of interim financial statements
involves
We conducted our review in accordance with International
Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial
Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity'
issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial
information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying
analytical and other review procedures.
A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted
in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and,
consequently, does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would
become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in
an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly
report and condensed consolidated interim financial statements and
considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or
material inconsistencies with the information in the interim
financial statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
London
30 July 2018
Enquiries
For more information on Arix, please
contact:
Arix Bioscience plc
Charlotte Parry, Head of Investor
Relations
+44(0)20-7290-1072
charlotte@arixbioscience.com
Burns McClellan (US Media & IR
Enquiries)
Lisa Burns,
John Grimaldi, Bill Slattery Jr.
+1-212-213-0006
arix@burnsmc.com