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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 1, 2022, Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Allakos Inc. |
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Date: March 1, 2022 |
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/s/ H. Baird Radford, III |
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H. Baird Radford, III |
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Exhibit 99.1
Allakos Provides Business Update and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 1, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
Recent Events
Upcoming Milestones
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Research and development expenses were $72.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to $28.5 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $44.4 million. Research and development expenses were $196.3 million for the full year 2021 as compared to $105.5 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $90.8 million.
General and administrative expenses were $23.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to $15.8 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $7.4 million. General and administrative expenses were $75.1 million for the full year 2021 as compared to $51.5 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $23.6 million.
Allakos reported a net loss of $94.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to $44.3 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $50.1 million. Net loss per basic and diluted share was $1.73 for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $0.86 in the same period in 2020. Net loss was $269.9 million for the full year 2021 as compared to $153.5 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of $116.4 million. Net
loss per basic and diluted share was $5.01 for the full year 2021 compared to $3.10 in the same period in 2020.
Allakos ended the fourth quarter of 2021 with $424.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
About Allakos
Allakos is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases. Activating these immunomodulatory receptors allows us to directly target cells involved in disease pathogenesis and, in the setting of allergy and inflammation, has the potential to result in broad inhibition of inflammatory cells. The Company’s most advanced antibodies are lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006. Lirentelimab selectively targets both mast cells and eosinophils, two types of white blood cells that are widely distributed in the body and play a central role in the inflammatory response. Inappropriately activated mast cells and eosinophils have been identified as key drivers in a number of severe diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, eyes, skin, lungs and other organs. We are developing lirentelimab for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastritis, eosinophilic duodenitis, atopic dermatitis, chronic spontaneous urticaria and potentially additional indications. Lirentelimab has received orphan disease status for EG, EoD, and EoE from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). AK006 targets Siglec-6, an inhibitory receptor expressed selectively on mast cells. AK006 appears to provide deeper mast cell inhibition than lirentelimab and, in addition to its inhibitory activity, reduce mast cell numbers. We plan to begin human studies with AK006 in the first half of 2023. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.allakos.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Allakos’ progress and business plans, the expected timing of anticipated study results and plans relating to its future clinical trials. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from current expectations and beliefs, including but not limited to: Allakos’ stages of clinical drug development; Allakos’ ability to timely complete clinical trials for, and if approved, commercialize lirentelimab (AK002), its lead compound; Allakos’ ability to obtain required regulatory approvals for its product candidates; uncertainties related to the enrollment of patients in its clinical trials; Allakos’ ability to demonstrate sufficient safety and efficacy of its product candidates in its clinical trials; uncertainties related to the success of later-stage clinical trials, regardless of the outcomes of preclinical testing and early-stage trials; market acceptance of Allakos’ product candidates; uncertainties related to the projections of the size of patient populations suffering from the diseases Allakos is targeting; Allakos’ ability to advance additional product candidates beyond lirentelimab; Allakos’ ability to obtain additional capital to finance its operations; and other important risk factors set forth in Allakos’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2021, and future reports to be filed with the SEC. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause the actual results for Allakos to differ materially from those contained in Allakos’ forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Allakos specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Allakos’ views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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Source: Allakos Inc.
Investor Contact:
Adam Tomasi, President and COO
Alex Schwartz, VP Strategic Finance and Investor Relations
ir@allakos.com
Media Contact:
Denise Powell
denise@redhousecomms.com
Allakos Inc.
UNAUDITED Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Operating expenses |
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Research and development |
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$ |
72,868 |
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28,522 |
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$ |
196,328 |
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105,533 |
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General and administrative |
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23,211 |
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15,823 |
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75,147 |
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51,524 |
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Total operating expenses |
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96,079 |
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44,345 |
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271,475 |
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157,057 |
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Loss from operations |
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(96,079 |
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(44,345 |
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(271,475 |
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(157,057 |
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Interest income |
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70 |
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274 |
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377 |
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4,313 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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1,645 |
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(207 |
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1,238 |
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(736 |
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Net loss |
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(94,364 |
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(44,278 |
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(269,860 |
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(153,480 |
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Unrealized loss on marketable |
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(172 |
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(159 |
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(161 |
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(129 |
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Comprehensive loss |
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(94,536 |
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(44,437 |
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(270,021 |
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(153,609 |
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Net loss per common share: |
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Basic and diluted |
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(1.73 |
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(0.86 |
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(5.01 |
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Basic and diluted |
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54,391 |
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51,475 |
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53,832 |
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49,492 |
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allakos inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED balance sheets
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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152,822 |
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207,177 |
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Investments in marketable securities |
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271,416 |
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451,820 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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27,343 |
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10,270 |
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Total current assets |
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451,581 |
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669,267 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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43,100 |
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8,345 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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31,707 |
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39,731 |
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Other long-term assets |
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8,436 |
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2,275 |
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Total assets |
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534,824 |
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719,618 |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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13,692 |
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13,960 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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26,557 |
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8,490 |
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Total current liabilities |
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40,249 |
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22,450 |
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Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
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49,099 |
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42,773 |
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Total liabilities |
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89,348 |
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65,223 |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Common stock |
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54 |
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53 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,058,399 |
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997,298 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) |
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(153 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(612,824 |
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(342,964 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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445,476 |
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654,395 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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534,824 |
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$ |
719,618 |
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