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Exhibit 99.1

 

Depomed Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Financial Results

 

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 3, 2011 — Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

 

“We are pleased to report a profitable year and our third consecutive profitable quarter,” said Carl A. Pelzel, president and chief executive officer of Depomed.  “Our excellent financial performance and business progress in 2010, as well as the $48 million milestone payment from Abbott Products received last week, provide us with substantial resources to pursue our plan to achieve sustainable profitability from recurring operating revenue from our own specialty pharmaceutical business.  Meanwhile, we look forward to the results of Serada’s Breeze 3 trial later this year, as enrollment has just concluded,” Mr. Pelzel added.

 

Fourth Quarter 2010 and Recent Highlights

 

·                  Presentations of Breeze 1 and 2 clinical data at the North American Menopause Society annual meeting (October 2010);

 

·                  Awarded a second grant by The Michael J. Fox Foundation to support clinical development of DM-1992 for Parkinson’s disease (October 2010);

 

·                  Receipt of a $5.0 million milestone payment from Janssen Pharmaceutica for delivery of formulation (October 2010, recognized as revenue during the third quarter of 2010);

 

·                  Receipt of a $2.5 million development milestone payment pursuant to the agreement with Merck (October 2010, recognized as revenue during the fourth quarter of 2010);

 

·                  Availability and re-launch of Glumetza 500mg tablets (January 2011);

 

·                  Achievement of $3.0 million Glumetza sales milestone payment from Santarus, Inc. to be paid in March 2011 (January 2011);

 

·                  US FDA approval of Gralise (gabapentin) once-daily tablets for treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (January 2011);

 

·                  Results of the Phase 1 trial of twice-daily formulation of DM-1992 in Parkinson’s patients (February 2011);

 

·                  Receipt of a $48.0 million milestone payment from Abbott Products on FDA approval of Gralise (February 2011);

 

·                  Completion of enrollment in Breeze 3, our pivotal Phase 3 trial evaluating Serada for menopausal hot flashes (March 2011).

 

Depomed Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Financial Highlights

 

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $20.9 million compared to $13.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 was the result of recognition of the $2.5 million Merck milestone, an increase in Glumetza product sales and revenues related to our collaborative arrangements with Janssen and Covidien.

 

Total revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2010 was $80.8 million compared to $57.7 million for the year-ended December 31, 2009. The increase in revenue in 2010 was the result of increases in Glumetza product sales and revenues related to our collaborative arrangements with Abbott Products, Janssen and Covidien.

 



 

Glumetza product sales were $11.5 million and $45.5 million for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2010, as compared to $9.8 million and $34.6 million for the corresponding periods in 2009.

 

Operating expenses were $18.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and included $7.7 million in promotion fee expense related to the Company’s promotion agreement with Santarus, compared with operating expenses of $15.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, which included $6.6 million in promotion fee expense.

 

Operating expenses were $69.0 million for year ended December 31, 2010 and included $31.4 million in promotion fee expense, compared with operating expenses of $74.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, which included $23.6 million in promotion fee expense. The decrease in operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 was primarily driven by the completion of the Phase 3 clinical trial for Gralise and completion of the first two Phase 3 clinical trials for Serada during 2009.

 

Net income during the fourth quarter of 2010 was $1.7 million, or $0.03 cents per share, compared to a net loss during the fourth quarter of 2009 of $3.6 million, or $0.07 cents per share.

 

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $3.9 million, or $0.07 cents per share, compared to a net loss during the year ended December 31, 2009 of $22.0 million, or $0.43 cents per share.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $76.9 million as of December 31, 2010 compared to $81.8 million as of December 31, 2009. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at December 31, 2010 does not include the $48.0 million milestone payment from Abbott Products that we received in February 2011.

 

Conference Call

 

Depomed will host a conference call today, Thursday, March 3, beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET, 2:00 p.m. PT to discuss its results.  The conference call will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of Depomed’s website at http://www.depomed.com.  Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software.  An archived webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website for three months.

 

About Depomed

 

Depomed, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company with one approved product on the market and has developed another approved product.  Gralise TM (gabapentin) is a once-daily treatment approved in the United States for management of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).  Glumetza® (metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets) is approved for use in adults with type 2 diabetes and promoted by Santarus, Inc. in the United States.  The company also has a robust pipeline including one in Phase 3 clinical development, and other product candidates in its early stage pipeline. Product candidate Serada® is in Phase 3 clinical development for menopausal hot flashes.  Depomed formulates its products and product candidates with its proven, proprietary Acuform® drug delivery technology, which is designed to improve existing oral medications, allowing for controlled release of medications to the upper gastrointestinal tract when dosed with food. Additional information about Depomed may be found on its website, http://www.depomed.com.

 

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“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

The statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those related to our clinical development programs; our research and development efforts, including pre-clinical and clinical testing; regulation by the FDA and other government agencies; the timing of regulatory applications and product launches; and other risks detailed in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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DEPOMED, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

11,550

 

$

9,987

 

$

45,637

 

$

35,094

 

Royalties

 

52

 

76

 

306

 

1,533

 

License and collaborative revenue

 

9,256

 

3,171

 

34,821

 

21,101

 

Total revenues

 

20,858

 

13,234

 

80,764

 

57,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

1,136

 

1,629

 

8,097

 

5,257

 

Research and development expense

 

5,751

 

4,953

 

20,111

 

34,298

 

Selling, general and administrative expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promotion fee expense

 

7,650

 

6,648

 

31,419

 

23,589

 

Other selling, general and administrative expense

 

5,109

 

3,719

 

17,512

 

16,656

 

Total selling, general and administrative expense

 

12,759

 

10,367

 

48,931

 

40,245

 

Total costs and expenses

 

19,646

 

16,949

 

77,139

 

79,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

1,212

 

(3,715

)

3,625

 

(22,072

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

587

 

319

 

839

 

1,050

 

Interest expense

 

(101

)

(213

)

(572

)

(1,001

)

Total other income (expenses)

 

486

 

106

 

267

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,698

 

(3,609

)

3,892

 

(22,023

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

(8

)

2

 

(4

)

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,706

 

$

(3,611

)

$

3,896

 

$

(22,008

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) applicable to common stock shareholders per common share

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.07

 

$

(0.43

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) applicable to common stock shareholders per common share

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.07

 

$

(0.43

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per common share

 

52,796,253

 

52,048,999

 

52,533,256

 

51,519,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share

 

54,329,126

 

52,048,999

 

53,360,786

 

51,519,912

 

 


(1) Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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DEPOMED, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(1)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

22,526

 

$

26,821

 

Marketable securities

 

47,825

 

42,922

 

Accounts receivable

 

6,347

 

4,933

 

Inventories

 

1,571

 

2,565

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

1,330

 

1,185

 

Total current assets

 

79,599

 

78,426

 

Marketable securities, long-term

 

6,537

 

12,016

 

Property and equipment, net

 

698

 

942

 

Other assets

 

197

 

197

 

 

 

$

87,031

 

$

91,581

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

18,473

 

15,222

 

Deferred product sales

 

1,041

 

1,635

 

Deferred license revenue

 

10,665

 

11,184

 

Other current liabilities

 

635

 

414

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

2,170

 

3,747

 

Total current liabilities

 

32,984

 

32,202

 

Deferred license revenue, non-current portion

 

30,926

 

41,306

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

2,170

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

15

 

177

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; Series A convertible preferred stock, 25,000 shares designated, 18,158 shares issued and surrendered, and zero shares outstanding at December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 52,957,787 and 52,200,358 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively

 

191,343

 

187,895

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(168,306

)

(172,202

)

Accumulated other comprehensive gain

 

69

 

33

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

23,106

 

15,726

 

 

 

$

87,031

 

$

91,581

 

 


(1) Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

CONTACT:

Sheilah Serradell

Depomed, Inc.

650-462-5900

sserradell@depomed.com

 

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