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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File Number: 001-35006 
 
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SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
93-0979187
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
11500 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 240
Henderson, Nevada
 
89052
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(702) 835-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
¨
  
Accelerated filer
 
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Non-accelerated filer
 
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
Emerging Growth Company
 
¨
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
As of October 31, 2017, 100,662,238 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.




SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item
 
Page
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 6.
 
Items 2 through 5 of Part II have been omitted because they are not applicable with respect to the current reporting period.

SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ®, FUSILEV®, FOLOTYN®, ZEVALIN®, MARQIBO®, BELEODAQ®, EVOMELA® and QAPZOLA® are registered trademarks of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its affiliates. ROLONTIS, REDEFINING CANCER CARE™ and the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' logos are trademarks owned by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1: CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)
(Unaudited)

September 30,
2017

December 31,
2016
ASSETS



Current assets:



Cash and cash equivalents
$
247,468


$
158,222

Marketable securities
248


247

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $88 and $88, respectively
37,767


39,782

Other receivables
5,876


5,754

Inventories
8,983


8,715

Prepaid expenses and other assets
2,957


3,930

Total current assets
303,299


216,650

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
615


449

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges
144,036


164,234

Goodwill
18,131


17,886

Other assets
35,736


29,549

Total assets
$
501,817


$
428,768

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY



Current liabilities:



Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
$
49,635


$
52,483

Accrued payroll and benefits
7,636


8,981

Deferred revenue
2,783


3,188

FOLOTYN development liability
153


861

Total current liabilities
60,207


65,513

FOLOTYN development liability, less current portion
12,273


12,269

Deferred revenue, less current portion
324


323

Acquisition-related contingent obligations
4,551


1,315

Deferred tax liabilities
6,829


6,675

Other long-term liabilities
11,127


9,604

Convertible senior notes
101,770


97,043

Total liabilities
197,081


192,742

Commitments and contingencies



Stockholders’ equity:



Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding



Series B junior participating preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding



Series E convertible voting preferred stock, $0.001 par value and $10,000 stated value; 2,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding.



Common stock, $0.001 par value; 175,000,000 shares authorized; 94,061,740 and 80,466,735 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
94


80

Additional paid-in capital
765,754


640,166

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
3,673


(1,579
)
Accumulated deficit
(464,785
)

(402,641
)
Total stockholders’ equity
304,736


236,026

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
501,817


$
428,768

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017

2016

2017

2016
Revenues:







Product sales, net
$
31,234


$
30,272


$
88,235


$
96,401

License fees and service revenue
5,161


3,121


11,562


14,807

Total revenues
$
36,395


$
33,393


$
99,797


$
111,208

Operating costs and expenses:







Cost of sales (excludes amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets)
12,179


7,503


31,618


18,715

Cost of service revenue


2,221


4,221


5,716

Selling, general and administrative
18,880


19,465


54,595


69,047

Research and development
13,878


13,293


43,670


43,037

Amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets
6,928


6,907


20,718


19,052

Total operating costs and expenses
51,865


49,389


154,822


155,567

Loss from operations
(15,470
)

(15,996
)

(55,025
)

(44,359
)
Other (expense) income:







Interest expense, net
(2,014
)

(2,373
)

(6,196
)

(7,087
)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
(2,942
)

78


(3,236
)

(1,249
)
Other income, net
251


372


901


990

Total other expenses
(4,705
)

(1,923
)

(8,531
)

(7,346
)
Loss before income taxes
(20,175
)

(17,919
)

(63,556
)

(51,705
)
Benefit for income taxes
1,466


464


1,412


635

Net loss
$
(18,709
)

$
(17,455
)

$
(62,144
)

$
(51,070
)
Net loss per share:







Basic and diluted
$
(0.22
)

$
(0.22
)

$
(0.78
)

$
(0.73
)
Weighted average shares outstanding:







Basic and diluted
83,463,153


79,303,380


80,177,370


70,437,885

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(18,709
)
 
$
(17,455
)
 
$
(62,144
)
 
$
(51,070
)
Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of income tax expense of $2,068, $342, and $2,068, $872 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
5,047

 
465

 
3,903

 
2,975

Foreign currency translation adjustments
405

 
96

 
1,349

 
254

Other comprehensive income
5,452

 
561

 
5,252

 
3,229

Total comprehensive loss
$
(13,257
)
 
$
(16,894
)
 
$
(56,892
)
 
$
(47,841
)
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017

2016
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(62,144
)
 
$
(51,070
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
20,965

 
19,493

Stock-based compensation
9,654

 
9,754

Accretion of debt discount, recorded to interest expense on 2018 Convertible Notes (Note 14)
4,236

 
4,246

Amortization of deferred financing costs, recorded to interest expense on 2018 Convertible Notes (Note 14)
491

 
521

Bad debt recovery

 
(15
)
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain
(18
)
 
(155
)
Change in cash surrender value of corporate owned life insurance
(266
)
 

Research and development expense recognized for the value of common stock issued in connection with QAPZOLA (Note 16(b)(x)) and ROLONTIS (Note 16(b)(xiii)) milestone achievements

 
2,419

Deferred tax liabilities
154

 
(40
)
Income tax recognition on unrealized gain for available-for-sale securities
(2,068
)
 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration related to the Talon and EVOMELA acquisitions (Note 9)
3,236

 
1,249

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
2,143

 
(12,040
)
Other receivables
(88
)
 
5,571

Inventories
554

 
(6,768
)
Prepaid expenses
972

 
804

Other assets
183

 
(2,095
)
Accounts payable and other accrued obligations
(2,954
)
 
(6,595
)
Accrued payroll and benefits
(1,343
)
 
(451
)
FOLOTYN development liability (Note 15)
(704
)
 
(526
)
Acquisition related contingent obligations

 
(1,300
)
Deferred revenue
(483
)
 
(1,417
)
Other long-term liabilities
1,523

 
1,321

Net cash used in operating activities
(25,957
)

(37,094
)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Payment for corporate-owned life insurance premiums
(601
)
 

Redemption of mutual funds
(1
)
 
(1
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(412
)
 
(61
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,014
)
 
(62
)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
3,051

 
190

Proceeds from sale of stock under employee stock purchase plan
406

 
383

Purchase and retirement of restricted stock to satisfy employees' tax liability at vesting
(1,476
)
 
(829
)
Payment of contingent consideration related to EVOMELA acquisition (Note 9(b))

 
(4,700
)
Proceeds from common shares sold under an at-market-issuance sales agreement (Note 18)
113,966

 
73,869

Dividends paid upon conversion of Series E Convertible Voting Preferred Stock (Note 18)

 
(6
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
115,947

 
68,907

Effect of exchange rates on cash and equivalents
270

 
113

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
89,246

 
31,864

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
158,222

 
139,741

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
$
247,468

 
$
171,605

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for income taxes
$
10

 
$
11

Cash paid for interest
$
1,513

 
$
1,650


See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND OPERATING SEGMENT
(a) Description of Business
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Spectrum”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is a biotechnology company, with a primary strategy comprised of acquiring, developing, and commercializing a broad and diverse pipeline of late-stage clinical and commercial products. We have an in-house clinical development organization with regulatory and data management capabilities, and a commercial infrastructure and field sales force for our marketed products. Currently, we have six approved oncology/hematology products (FUSILEV, FOLOTYN, ZEVALIN, MARQIBO, BELEODAQ, and EVOMELA) that target different types of cancer including: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ("NHL"), advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and multiple myeloma ("MM").
We also have three drugs in mid-to-late stage development (in Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trials):
ROLONTIS (formerly referred to as SPI-2012 or LAPS-G-CSF) for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
QAPZOLA (formerly referred to as APAZIQUONE) for immediate intravesical instillation in post-transurethral resection of bladder tumors in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ("NMIBC").
POZIOTINIB, a novel pan-HER inhibitor used in the treatment of patients with a variety of solid tumors, including breast and lung cancer.
(b) Basis of Presentation
Interim Financial Statements
The interim financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is unaudited, and is not necessarily indicative of our operating results for a full year. In the opinion of our management, the interim data includes normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. The December 31, 2016 balances reported herein are derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2017 (our "2016 Form 10-K"). The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our 2016 Form 10-K.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Spectrum and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned (except for Spectrum Pharma Canada ("SPC"), as discussed below). All inter-company accounts and transactions among these legal entities have been eliminated in consolidation.
Variable Interest Entity
We own fifty-percent of SPC, a legal entity organized in Quebec, Canada in January 2008. Some of our clinical studies are conducted through this “variable interest entity” (as defined under applicable GAAP). We fund all of SPC’s operating costs, and since we assume all risks and rewards for this entity, we meet the GAAP criteria as being its “primary beneficiary.” Accordingly, SPC’s balance sheets and statements of operations are included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as if it were a wholly-owned subsidiary for all periods presented.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(c) Operating Segment
We operate in one reportable operating segment that is focused exclusively on developing and commercializing oncology and hematology drug products. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all of our revenue and related expenses were solely attributable to these activities. Substantially all of our assets (excluding our cash and securities held in certain foreign bank accounts and by our Ex-U.S. entities, and our ZEVALIN distribution rights for the Ex-U.S. territory) are held in the U.S.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make informed estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. However, actual values may materially differ, since estimates are inherently uncertain. On an on-going basis, our management evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including those related to (i) gross-to-net revenue adjustments; (ii) the timing of revenue recognition; (iii) the collectability of customer accounts; (iv) whether the cost of our inventories can be recovered; (v) the fair value of our reported goodwill and intangible assets; (vi) the realization of our tax assets and estimates of our tax liabilities; (vii) the likelihood of payment and value of contingent liabilities; (viii) the fair value of our investments; (ix) the valuation of our stock options and the periodic expense recognition of stock-based compensation; and (x) the potential outcome of our ongoing or threatened litigation.
The estimates and assumptions that most significantly impact the presented amounts within these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are further described below:
(i) Revenue Recognition
(a) Product Sales: We sell our products to wholesalers/distributors (i.e., our customers), except for our U.S. sales of ZEVALIN in which case the end-user (i.e., clinic or hospital) is our customer. Our wholesalers /distributors in turn sell our products directly to clinics, hospitals, and private oncology-based practices. Revenue from product sales is recognized when title and risk of loss have transferred to our customer, and the following additional criteria are met:
(1)
appropriate evidence of a binding arrangement exists with our customer;
(2)
price is substantially fixed or determinable;
(3)
collection from our customer is reasonably assured;
(4)
our customer’s obligation to pay us is not contingent on resale of the product;
(5)
we do not have significant continued performance obligations to our customer; and
(6)
we have a reasonable basis to estimate returns.
Our gross revenue is reduced by our gross-to-net (“GTN”) estimates each period, resulting in our reported “product sales, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We defer revenue recognition in full if these estimates are not reasonably determinable at the time of sale. These estimates are based upon information received from external sources (such as written or oral information obtained from our customers with respect to their period-end inventory levels and their sales to end-users during the period), in combination with management’s informed judgments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, the actual amount we incur may be materially different than our GTN estimates, and require prospective revenue adjustments in periods after the initial sale was recorded.
Our GTN estimates are comprised of the following categories:
Product Returns Allowances: Our FUSILEV, MARQIBO, and BELEODAQ customers are permitted to return purchased product beginning at its expiration date and within six months thereafter. Our EVOMELA customers are permitted to return purchased product beginning at six months prior to its expiration date, and within 12 months thereafter (as well as for overstock inventory, as determined by end-users). Returned product is generally destroyed and not resold. Returns outside of the above-referenced criteria or for expiry of ZEVALIN and FOLOTYN are not contractually, or customarily, allowed. We estimate expected product returns for our allowance based on our historical return rates.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


Government Chargebacks: Our products are subject to pricing limits under certain federal government programs (e.g., Medicare and 340B Drug Pricing Program). Qualifying entities (i.e., end-users) purchase products from our customers at their qualifying discounted price. The chargeback amount we incur represents the difference between our contractual sales price to our customer, and the end-user’s applicable discounted purchase price under the government program. There may be significant lag time between our reported net product sales and our receipt of the corresponding government chargeback claims from our customers.
Prompt Pay Discounts: Discounts for prompt payment are estimated at the time of sale, based on our eligible customers’ prompt payment history and the contractual discount percentage.
Commercial Rebates: Commercial rebates are based on (i) our estimates of end-user purchases through a group purchasing organization ("GPO"), (ii) the corresponding contractual rebate percentage tier we expect each GPO to achieve, and (iii) our estimates of the impact of any prospective rebate program changes made by us.
Medicaid Rebates: Our products are subject to state government-managed Medicaid programs, whereby rebates are issued to participating state governments. These rebates arise when a patient treated with our product is covered under Medicaid, resulting in a discounted price for our product under the applicable Medicaid program. Our Medicaid rebate accrual calculations require us to project the magnitude of our sales, by state, that will be subject to these rebates. There is a significant time lag in us receiving rebate notices from each state (generally several months or longer after our sale is recognized). Our estimates are based on our historical claim levels by state, as supplemented by management’s judgment.
Distribution, Data, and GPO Administrative Fees: Distribution, data, and GPO administrative fees are paid to authorized wholesalers/distributors of our products (except for U.S. sales of ZEVALIN) for various commercial services including: contract administration, inventory management, delivery of end-user sales data, and product returns processing. These fees are based on a contractually-determined percentage of our applicable sales.
(b) License Fees: Our out-license arrangements with licensees for their limited rights to market our product(s) may include one or more of the following forms of consideration: (a) upfront license fees, (b) royalties from our licensees’ sales, (c) milestone receipts from our licensees’ sales, and (d) milestone receipts upon regulatory achievements by us or our licensees. We recognize revenue from these categories based on the contractual terms that establish the legal rights and obligations between us and our licensees. We complete the following steps in determining the dollar amount and timing of revenue recognition from our license fees:
(i)
We first assess the number of “units of accounting” for the elements in our out-license arrangements in accordance with multiple element arrangement guidance. We consider if elements (deliverables) have standalone value, and if standalone value does not exist for a deliverable, it is combined (as applicable) with other deliverables until the "bundle" has standalone value (as a single unit of accounting).

(ii)
Next, we allocate arrangement consideration among the separate units of accounting (using the "relative selling price method").

(iii)
Finally, we evaluate the timing of revenue recognition, which is impacted by the nature of the consideration to which we are entitled, as follows:

(a)
Upfront license fees: We consider whether upfront license fees are earned (i.e., realized) at the time of contract execution (i.e., when the license rights transfer to the customer) or over the actual (or implied) contractual term of the out-license. We give specific consideration to whether we have any on-going contractual service obligations to the licensee, including any requirements for us to provide on-going support services, and/or for us to supply drug products for the licensee’s future sales. As a result, we may either recognize all upfront license fees as revenue in the period of contract execution, or recognize these fees over the actual (or implied) contractual term of the out-license.

(b)
Royalties: We recognize revenue in the period that our licensees report product sales to us in their territory for which we are contractually entitled to a percentage-based royalty receipt (i.e., representing the period when earned and realizable).


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(c)
Sales milestones: We recognize revenue in the period that our licensees report achievement of annual or aggregate product sales levels in their territories for which we are contractually entitled to a specified lump-sum receipt (i.e., representing the period when earned and realizable).

(d)
Regulatory milestones: Under the terms of the respective out-license, regulatory achievements may either be our responsibility, or that of our licensee.

When our licensee is responsible for the achievement of the regulatory milestone (and we have no on-going obligations), we recognize this revenue in the period that our product achieves specified regulatory approvals for which we are contractually entitled to a fixed receipt (i.e., representing the period when earned and realizable).

When we are responsible for the achievement of the regulatory milestone, we recognize this revenue in the period that our product achieves specified regulatory approvals for which we are contractually entitled to a fixed receipt. Regulatory approvals by governmental agencies are inherently uncertain, and require our substantial cost and effort in completing our submission for potential approval. Therefore, these regulatory milestones are “substantive” and these fixed receipts remain at-risk (i.e. unearned and unrealizable) until the period of achievement. We believe the amounts we are entitled to receive upon our achievement relates solely to our past performance and is commensurate with either (i) our performance in achieving the milestone, or (ii) the resulting enhancement in value of the drug compound.
(c) Service Revenue: We receive fees under certain arrangements for (a) sales and marketing services, (b) supply chain services, (c) research and development services, and (d) clinical trial management services. Payment for these services may be triggered by (i) an established fixed-fee schedule, (ii) the completion of product delivery in our capacity as a procurement agent, (iii) the successful completion of a phase of development, (iv) favorable results from a clinical trial, and/or (v) regulatory approval events.
We consider whether revenue associated with these service arrangements is “realizable and earned” each reporting period, based on our completed services or deliverables during the reporting period, and the contractual terms of the arrangement (which typically includes fee schedules). For any/all milestone achievements in the reporting period that contractually result in fixed payments due to us, we apply the “milestone method” of revenue recognition. Accordingly, this revenue recognition occurs as each “substantive” milestone (as discussed below) is achieved by us, since (1) all contingencies associated with each milestone is resolved upon its achievement, (2) the milestone achievement relates solely to our past performance, and (3) no remaining milestone performance obligations exist in relation to our receipt of payment.
In recognizing revenue under the milestone method, we first assess the number of “units of accounting” in the arrangement. We consider if the separate “deliverable” has standalone value to our licensee, and if standalone value does not exist for a deliverable, it is combined with other deliverables until the "bundle" has standalone value. The allocation of arrangement consideration and the recognition of revenue is determined for those combined deliverables as a single unit of accounting. This includes allocation of consideration associated with milestones achieved by our licensees.
Next, we measure and allocate arrangement consideration among the separate units of accounting. This fixed or determinable consideration is allocated to the units of accounting using the "relative selling price method". Variable fees subsequently earned (other than substantive milestone payments) are allocated to the units of accounting on the same basis.
We determine whether the milestone is substantive by considering (i) the extent of our effort to achieve the milestone and/or the enhancement of the value of the delivered item(s) as a result of milestone achievement, (ii) whether the milestone achievement relates solely to our past performance, and (iii) if the milestone payment is reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms (including other potential milestone consideration) within the arrangement.
For service contracts without milestones, we recognize revenue when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) services have been rendered, (iii) fees are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(d) New Revenue Recognition Standard: ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), is effective for us beginning January 1, 2018. This new accounting standard requires that we recognize revenue in a manner that reasonably reflects the delivery of our goods or services to customers in return for expected consideration. To achieve this core principle, ASU 2014-09 provides the following steps in evaluating revenue arrangements: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

We are substantially complete with our evaluation of this new revenue standard, including (i) the impact on the value and timing of our revenue recognition for product sales, out-license arrangements, and service arrangements, (ii) the financial reporting transition requirements for adoption, and (iii) expanded footnote disclosures in our financial statements. We believe the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will not result in a material change of revenue recognition for our current product sales and out-license arrangements. We presently have no active service arrangements, though this new accounting standard would not have materially affected our historical revenue accounting practices for those types of arrangements. We will apply the "modified retrospective”transition method to implement ASU 2014-09 on January 1, 2018 (i.e., recognition of the cumulative effect of initially applying this standard to the opening balance of retained earnings), and as applicable, will include expanded revenue footnote disclosure requirements, beginning with our Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018.
(ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank deposits and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less from the purchase date.
(iii) Marketable Securities
Our marketable securities consist of our holdings in mutual funds and bank certificates of deposit ("Bank CDs"). Since we classify these securities as “available-for-sale” under applicable GAAP, any unrealized gains or losses from their change in value is reflected in “unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in “other income, net” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(iv) Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Our accounts receivables are derived from our product sales and license fees (receivables related to our service revenue is recorded in "other receivables"), and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is management’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after appropriate collection efforts are exhausted.
(v) Inventories
We value our inventory at the lower of (i) the actual cost of its purchase or manufacture, or (ii) its current market value. Inventory cost is determined on the first-in, first-out method. We regularly review our inventory quantities in process of manufacture and on hand. When appropriate, we record a provision for obsolete and excess inventory to derive its new cost basis, which takes into account our sales forecast by product and corresponding expiry dates of each product lot.
Direct and indirect manufacturing costs related to the production of inventory prior to U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval are expensed through “research and development” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, rather than being capitalized to inventory cost.
(vi) Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
Our property and equipment is stated at historical cost, and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life that corresponds with its designated asset category. We evaluate the recoverability of “long-lived assets” (which includes property and equipment) whenever events or changes in circumstances in our business indicate that the asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable through on-going operations.

11


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(vii) Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization and Impairment Charges
Our goodwill represents the excess of our business acquisition cost over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the corresponding transaction. Goodwill has an indefinite accounting life and is therefore not amortized. Instead, goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis (as of each October 1st), unless we identify impairment indicators that would require earlier testing.
We evaluate the recoverability of indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually, or whenever events or changes in our business indicate that an intangible asset’s (whether indefinite or definite-lived) carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to the following:
(a)
a significant decrease in the market value of an asset;
(b)
a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used; or
(c)
an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition of an asset.
Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. We review these assets for potential impairment if/when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.
(viii) Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense for equity awards granted to our employees and members of our board of directors is recognized on a straight-line basis over each award's vesting period. Recognized compensation expense is net of an estimated forfeiture rate, representing the percentage of awards that are expected to be forfeited (by termination of employment or service) prior to vesting. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options (as of the date of grant) which carry service conditions for vesting. We use the Monte Carlo valuation model to value equity awards (as of the date of grant) which carry combined market conditions and service conditions for vesting.
The calculation of the fair value of stock options and the recognition of stock-based compensation expense requires uncertain assumptions, including (a) the pre-vesting forfeiture rates of the awards, (b) the expected term of our stock options, (c) our stock price volatility over its expected term (and that of our designated peer group with respect to certain market-based awards), and (d) the "risk-free" interest rate over the expected term.
We estimate forfeiture rates based on our employees’ overall forfeiture history, which we believe will be representative of future results. We estimate the expected term of stock options granted based on our employees’ historical exercise patterns, which we believe will be representative of their future behavior. We estimate the volatility of our common stock on the date of grant based on historical volatility of our common stock for a look-back period that corresponds with the expected term. We estimate the risk-free interest rate based upon the U.S. Treasury yields in effect at award grant, for a period equaling the expected term of the stock option.
(ix) Foreign Currency Translation
We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries that are stated in their functional currencies (i.e., local operating currencies), to U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the reported balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using the monthly average exchange rates during the reported period. Unrealized gains and losses from the translation of our subsidiaries’ financial statements (that are initially denominated in the corresponding functional currency) are included as a separate component of “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We record foreign currency transactions, when initially denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currency of our subsidiary, at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. Resulting unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses from transactions with third parties are included in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

12


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


Beginning April 1, 2015, all unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses associated with our intercompany loans are included in "accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as these loans with our foreign subsidiaries are not expected to be settled in the "foreseeable future."
(x) Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share
We calculate basic and diluted net loss per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. In periods of a net loss, basic and diluted loss per share is the same. For the diluted earnings per share calculation, we adjust the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to include only dilutive stock options, warrants, and other common stock equivalents outstanding during the period.
(xi) Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in the financial statements, as well as operating losses and tax credit carry forwards using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.
We have recorded a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets, because we believe that, based upon a weighting of positive and negative factors, it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will not be realized. If/when we were to determine that our deferred tax assets are realizable, an adjustment to the corresponding valuation allowance would increase our net income in the period that such determination was made.
In the event that we are assessed interest and/or penalties from taxing authorities that have not been previously accrued, such amounts would be included in “benefit for income taxes” within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period the notice was received.
(xii) Research and Development Costs
Our research and development costs are expensed as incurred, or as certain milestone payments become due, which are generally triggered by contractual clinical or regulatory events.
(xiii) Fair Value Measurements
We determine measurement-date fair value based on the proceeds that would be received through the sale of the asset, or that we would pay to settle or transfer the liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. We utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. Fair value measurements are based on a three-tier hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. These tiers include the following:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are publicly accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but that are corroborated by market data. These inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or quoted market prices in markets that are not active to the general public.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available.
3. BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNT DETAIL
The composition of selected financial statement captions that comprise the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are summarized below:
(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

13


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our holdings included in “cash and cash equivalents” and “marketable securities” were at major financial institutions.
Our investment policy requires that investments in marketable securities be in only highly-rated instruments, which are primarily U.S. treasury bills or U.S. treasury-backed securities, and limited investments in securities of any single issuer. We maintain cash balances in excess of federally insured limits with reputable financial institutions. To a limited degree, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") and other third parties insure these investments. However, these investments are not insured against the possibility of a complete loss of earnings or principal and are inherently subject to the credit risk related to the continued credit worthiness of the underlying issuer and general credit market risks. We manage such risks in our portfolio by investing in highly liquid, highly rated instruments, and limit investing in long-term maturity instruments.
 
The carrying amount of our equity securities, money market funds, Bank CDs, and mutual funds approximates their fair value (utilizing Level 1 or Level 2 inputs – see Note 2(xiii)) because of our ability to immediately convert these instruments into cash with minimal expected change in value.
The following is a summary of our presented “cash and cash equivalents” and “marketable securities”:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable Securities
 
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
 
Current
 
Long
Term
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
$
21,574

 
$

 
$

 
$
21,574

 
$
21,574

 
$

 
$

Money market funds
225,894

 

 

 
225,894

 
225,894

 

 

Bank certificates of deposits
248

 

 

 
248

 

 
248

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
247,716

 
$

 
$

 
$
247,716

 
$
247,468

 
$
248

 
$

December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposits
$
23,915

 
$

 
$

 
$
23,915

 
$
23,915

 
$

 
$

Money market funds
128,563

 

 

 
128,563

 
128,563

 

 

Bank certificates of deposits
5,991

 

 

 
5,991

 
5,744

 
247

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
158,469

 
$

 
$

 
$
158,469

 
$
158,222

 
$
247

 
$

As of September 30, 2017, none of these securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position longer than one year.
(b) Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
“Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation” consist of the following: 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Computer hardware and software
$
2,933

 
$
2,550

Laboratory equipment
622

 
622

Office furniture
218

 
211

Leasehold improvements
2,938

 
2,912

Property and equipment, at cost
6,711

 
6,295

(Less): Accumulated depreciation
(6,096
)
 
(5,846
)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
$
615

 
$
449

Depreciation expense (included within “total operating costs and expenses” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
New Lease Accounting Standard

14


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which creates Topic 842, Leases under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, and which will supersede Topic 840, Leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2019, and mandates a "modified retrospective" transition method. This new standard requires lease assets and lease liabilities (including for operating leases) to be presented on the balance sheet at their "gross amount" and requires additional disclosures regarding lease arrangements. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements, though we currently do not expect it to be significant. We presently do not have any capital lease arrangements, but have several operating lease agreements. These lease agreements primarily relate to our principal executive office in Henderson, Nevada and our administrative and research and development facility in Irvine, California.

(c) Inventories
“Inventories” consist of the following: 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Raw materials
$
1,683

 
$
2,991

Work-in-process
7,457

 
7,838

Finished goods
3,439

 
2,305

(Less:) Non-current portion of inventories included within "other assets" *
(3,596
)
 
(4,419
)
Inventories
$
8,983

 
$
8,715


* The "non-current" portion of inventories is presented within "other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. This value of $3.6 million at September 30, 2017 represents product that we expect to sell beyond September 30, 2018.
(d) Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
“Prepaid expenses and other assets” consist of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Prepaid insurance
$
185

 
$
721

Inventory other
712

 
1,458

Other miscellaneous prepaid operating expenses
2,060

 
1,751

Prepaid expenses and other assets
$
2,957

 
$
3,930

(e) Other Receivables
“Other receivables” consist of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
FOLOTYN milestone for first sale in Japan (Note 16(b)(vii))
2,000

 

CASI note - short term*
1,515

 

Other miscellaneous receivables**
1,033

 
239

Employee receivables***
857

 

Reimbursements due from development partners for incurred research and development expenses
418

 
1,796

Insurance receivable
53

 
500

Receivable for contracted sales and marketing services (Note 13)

 
1,831

Income tax receivable

 
1,388

Other receivables
$
5,876

 
$
5,754

* This full balance was prospectively reclassified beginning March 31, 2017 to "other receivables" (presented within current assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) from "other assets" (presented within non-current assets) due to this note's maturity date - see Note 10.
** As of September 30, 2017, this balance is inclusive of $0.6 million of Medicaid rebate credits to be applied against future invoices for each respective state program.

15


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


*** This balance represents amounts due to us for exercises of stock options by employees. These exercises were executed by September 30, 2017, but the cash receipts did not post to our bank account until October 2017.
(f) Intangible Assets and Goodwill
“Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges” consist of the following: 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
Historical
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
 
Impairment
 
Net Amount
 
Full
Amortization
Period
(months)
 
Remaining
Amortization
Period
(months)
MARQIBO IPR&D (NHL and other novel indications)
$
17,600

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
17,600

 
n/a
 
n/a
EVOMELA distribution rights (1)
7,700

 
(888
)
 

 

 
6,812

 
156
 
138
BELEODAQ distribution rights
25,000

 
(6,094
)
 

 

 
18,906

 
160
 
121
MARQIBO distribution rights
26,900

 
(16,102
)
 

 

 
10,798

 
81
 
30
FOLOTYN distribution rights (2)
118,400

 
(50,843
)
 

 

 
67,557

 
152
 
62
ZEVALIN distribution rights – U.S.
41,900

 
(36,688
)
 

 

 
5,212

 
123
 
18
ZEVALIN distribution rights – Ex-U.S.
23,490

 
(16,579
)
 
(2,763
)
 

 
4,148

 
96
 
30
FUSILEV distribution rights (3)
16,778

 
(9,618
)
 

 
(7,160
)
 

 
56
 
0
FOLOTYN out-license (4)
27,900

 
(13,874
)
 

 
(1,023
)
 
13,003

 
110
 
58
Total intangible assets
$
305,668

 
$
(150,686
)
 
$
(2,763
)
 
$
(8,183
)
 
$
144,036

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
The FDA approval of EVOMELA in March 2016 triggered a $6 million payment due to CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ("Ligand")). This event also resulted in a reclassification of our $7.7 million "EVOMELA IPR&D" to "EVOMELA distribution rights" due to our ability to begin its commercialization with this FDA approval. Amortization commenced on April 1, 2016, in accordance with our capitalization policy for intangible assets.

(2)
Beginning June 2016, we adjusted the amortization period of our FOLOTYN distribution rights to November 2022 from March 2025, representing the period through which we expect to have patent protection from generic competition (see Note 16(g)).

(3)
On February 20, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada found the patent covering FUSILEV to be invalid, which was upheld on appeal. On April 24, 2015, Sandoz Inc. began to commercialize a generic version of FUSILEV. This represented a “triggering event” under applicable GAAP in evaluating the value of our FUSILEV distribution rights as of March 31, 2015, resulting in a $7.2 million impairment charge (non-cash) in the first quarter of 2015. We accelerated amortization expense recognition in 2015 for the then remaining net book value of FUSILEV distribution rights.

(4)
On May 29, 2013, we amended our FOLOTYN collaboration agreement with Mundipharma International Corporation Limited ("Mundipharma"). As a result of the amendment, Europe and Turkey were excluded from Mundipharma’s commercialization territory, and their royalty rates and milestone payments to us were modified. This constituted a change under which we originally valued the FOLOTYN out-license as part of business combination accounting, resulting in an impairment charge (non-cash) of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2013.


16


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
December 31, 2016

Historical
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
 
Impairment
 
Net Amount
MARQIBO IPR&D (NHL and other novel indications)
$
17,600

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
17,600

EVOMELA distribution rights
7,700

 
(444
)
 

 

 
7,256

BELEODAQ distribution rights
25,000

 
(4,688
)
 

 

 
20,312

MARQIBO distribution rights
26,900

 
(12,863
)
 

 

 
14,037

FOLOTYN distribution rights
118,400

 
(41,036
)
 

 

 
77,364

ZEVALIN distribution rights – U.S.
41,900

 
(34,083
)
 

 

 
7,817

ZEVALIN distribution rights – Ex-U.S.
23,490

 
(13,649
)
 
(5,038
)
 

 
4,803

FUSILEV distribution rights
16,778

 
(9,618
)
 

 
(7,160
)
 

FOLOTYN out-license
27,900

 
(11,832
)
 

 
(1,023
)
 
15,045

Total intangible assets
$
305,668

 
$
(128,213
)
 
$
(5,038
)
 
$
(8,183
)
 
$
164,234


Intangible asset amortization and impairment expense recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $20.7 million and $19.1 million, respectively.

Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the remainder of 2017 and the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:

Years Ending December 31,
 
Remainder of 2017
$
6,930

2018
27,719

2019
25,114

2020
19,761

2021
18,266

2022
15,882

2023 and thereafter
12,764

 
$
126,436

“Goodwill” is comprised of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Acquisition of Talon (MARQIBO rights)
$
10,526

 
$
10,526

Acquisition of ZEVALIN Ex-U.S. distribution rights
2,525

 
2,525

Acquisition of Allos (FOLOTYN rights)
5,346

 
5,346

Foreign currency exchange translation effects
(266
)
 
(511
)
Goodwill
$
18,131

 
$
17,886


17


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(g) Other Assets
“Other assets” are comprised of the following: 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Equity securities (see Note 10)*
$
17,751

 
$
11,533

Promissory note receivable - long term (see Note 10)**

 
1,510

Research & development supplies and other
267

 
224

Executive officer life insurance – cash surrender value
14,122

 
11,863

Inventories - non-current portion
3,596

 
4,419

Other assets
$
35,736

 
$
29,549


* These equity securities in CASI were excluded from “marketable securities” (see Note 3(a)) due to our intent to hold them for at least one year beyond September 30, 2017. The unrealized gain on these "available-for-sale" equity securities are recognized as an increase to "other assets" and "accumulated deficit" (as a component of "other comprehensive income") within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaled $3.9 million, net of income tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018, under the new requirements of ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities, we will recognize our unrealized holding gains and losses on our "available-for-sale" equity securities within "other (expense) income" on the Consolidated Statement of Operations (rather than through "other comprehensive income" on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss).
** This note was reclassified to "other receivables" from "other assets" beginning March 31, 2017 due to its March 2018 maturity date.
(h) Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities
“Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities” are comprised of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
$
25,464

 
$
30,488

Accrued rebates
8,120

 
8,350

Accrued product royalty
4,610

 
4,723

Allowance for returns
3,458

 
2,309

Accrued data and distribution fees
4,344

 
4,222

Accrued GPO administrative fees
449

 
384

Accrued inventory management fee
1,347

 
540

Allowance for chargebacks
1,843

 
1,467

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
$
49,635

 
$
52,483

Amounts presented within “accounts payable and other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for GTN estimates (see Note 2(i)) were as follows:

Rebates and
Chargebacks
 
Data and
Distribution,
GPO Fees, and
Inventory
Management
Fees
 
Returns
Balance as of December 31, 2015
$
20,167

 
$
3,386

 
$
1,394

Add: provisions
98,317

 
14,979

 
2,123

(Less): credits or actual allowances
(108,667
)
 
(13,219
)
 
(1,208
)
Balance as of December 31, 2016
9,817

 
5,146

 
2,309

Add: provisions
85,602

 
15,495

 
2,164

(Less): credits or actual allowances
(85,456
)
 
(14,501
)
 
(1,015
)
Balance as of September 30, 2017
$
9,963

 
$
6,140

 
$
3,458


18


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)



(i) Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue (current and non-current) is comprised of the following:

September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ZEVALIN out-license deferred revenue in Asia/other territories (see Note 11)
$

 
$
1,255

EVOMELA deferred revenue*
2,731

 
1,887

ZEVALIN out-license in India territory (see Note 16(b)(iii))
376

 
369

Deferred revenue
$
3,107

 
$
3,511

* We commercialized EVOMELA beginning in April 2016, and have deferred revenue recognition (see Note 2(i)(a)) for any product shipped to our distributors, but not ordered and received by end-users as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This deferral is a result of our present inability to estimate future customer returns and rebate levels for this recently launched product.
(j) Other Long-Term Liabilities
"Other long-term liabilities" are comprised of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Accrued executive deferred compensation
$
10,250

 
$
8,352

Deferred rent (non-current portion)
83

 
167

Clinical study holdbacks, non-current
56

 
47

Other tax liabilities
738

 
738

Royalty liability

 
300

Other long-term liabilities
$
11,127

 
$
9,604

 
4. GROSS-TO-NET PRODUCT SALES
The below table presents a GTN product sales reconciliation for the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Gross product sales
$
66,517

 
$
61,513

 
$
192,443

 
$
175,963

Commercial rebates and government chargebacks
(28,075
)
 
(26,167
)
 
(85,400
)
 
(67,389
)
Data and distribution fees, GPO fees, and inventory management fees
(5,864
)
 
(4,234
)
 
(15,503
)
 
(10,235
)
Prompt pay discounts
(455
)
 
(300
)
 
(1,143
)
 
(380
)
Product returns allowance
(889
)
 
(540
)
 
(2,162
)
 
(1,558
)
Product sales, net
$
31,234

 
$
30,272

 
$
88,235

 
$
96,401


5. COMPOSITION OF TOTAL REVENUE
The below table presents our net product sales by geography for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:




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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
United States
$
29,184

 
93.4
%
 
$
29,576

 
97.7
%
 
$
82,049

 
93.0
%
 
$
93,392

 
96.9
%
Europe
2,050

 
6.6
%
 
696

 
2.3
%
 
6,186

 
7.0
%
 
3,009

 
3.1
%
Product sales, net
$
31,234

 
100.0
%
 
$
30,272

 
100.0
%
 
$
88,235

 
100.0
%
 
$
96,401

 
100.0
%
 

The below table presents our net product sales by drug for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
FUSILEV
$
1,792

 
5.7
%
 
$
4,893

 
16.2
%
 
$
6,426

 
7.3
%
 
$
30,568

 
31.7
%
FOLOTYN
11,576

 
37.1
%
 
11,315

 
37.4
%
 
32,031

 
36.3
%
 
35,577

 
36.9
%
ZEVALIN
2,737

 
8.8
%
 
2,627

 
8.7
%
 
7,881

 
8.9
%
 
8,224

 
8.5
%
MARQIBO
1,227

 
3.9
%
 
1,925

 
6.4
%
 
5,369

 
6.1
%
 
4,921

 
5.1
%
BELEODAQ
3,399

 
10.9
%
 
3,635

 
12.0
%
 
9,666

 
11.0
%
 
10,326

 
10.7
%
EVOMELA
10,503

 
33.6
%
 
5,877

 
19.4
%
 
26,862

 
30.4
%
 
6,785

 
7.0
%
Product sales, net
$
31,234

 
100.0
%
 
$
30,272

 
100.0
%
 
$
88,235

 
100.0
%
 
$
96,401

 
100.0
%
 
The below table presents our license fees and service revenues by source for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Sales and marketing contracted services (Note 13)
$

 
%
 
$
2,406

 
77.1
%
 
$
4,747

 
41.1
%
 
$
6,737

 
45.5
%
Out-license of ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ, MARQIBO: upfront cash receipt and subsequent royalties for the Canada territory (Note 16(b)(xv))

 
%
 

 
%
 
3

 
%
 
6,000

 
40.5
%
Out-license of ZEVALIN: recognition of upfront cash receipt and subsequent royalties for Asia and certain other territories, excluding China (Note 11)

 
%
 
474

 
15.2
%
 
1,245

 
10.8
%
 
1,308

 
8.8
%
Out-license of FOLOTYN in all countries except the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Turkey: royalties (Note 15)
5,148

 
99.7
%
 
229

 
7.3
%
 
5,530

 
47.8
%
 
705

 
4.8
%
Out-license of ZEVALIN: amortization of upfront cash receipt related to India territory (Note 16(b)(iii)) and other
13

 
0.3
%
 
12

 
0.4
%
 
37

 
0.3
%
 
57

 
0.4
%
License fees and service revenues
$
5,161

 
100.0
%
 
$
3,121

 
100.0
%
 
$
11,562

 
100.0
%
 
$
14,807

 
100.0
%

6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
We report our stock-based compensation expense (inclusive of our incentive stock plan, employee stock purchase plan, and 401(k) contribution matching program) in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, based on the department to which the recipient belongs. Stock-based compensation expense included within “total operating costs and expenses” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was as follows:

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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Cost of sales
$
68

 
$
30

 
$
150

 
$
84

Research and development
592

 
470

 
1,438

 
1,461

Selling, general and administrative
2,750

 
2,650

 
8,066

 
8,209

Total stock-based compensation
$
3,410

 
$
3,150

 
$
9,654

 
$
9,754

 
7. NET LOSS PER SHARE
Net loss per share was computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(18,709
)
 
$
(17,455
)
 
$
(62,144
)
 
$
(51,070
)
Weighted average shares – basic and diluted
83,463,153

 
79,303,380

 
80,177,370

 
70,437,885

Net loss per share – basic and diluted
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.78
)
 
$
(0.73
)
The below outstanding securities were excluded from the above calculation of net loss per share because their impact under the "treasury stock method" and "if-converted method" would have been anti-dilutive due to our net loss per share in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as summarized below:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
2018 Convertible Notes
10,454,799

 
11,401,284

 
10,454,799

 
11,401,284

Common stock options
3,144,969

 
1,603,028

 
1,504,155

 
1,498,034

Restricted stock awards
2,025,661

 
2,609,533

 
2,025,661

 
2,609,533

Common stock warrants
111,441

 

 
32,833

 
1,674

Preferred stock*

 

 

 

Total
15,736,870

 
15,613,845

 
14,017,448

 
15,510,525

 
* In June 2016, our then 20 outstanding shares of Series E convertible voting preferred stock were converted (at the election of the preferred stockholders) into an aggregate of 40,000 common shares; a $6 thousand dividend in arrears was paid upon this conversion.  

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The table below summarizes certain asset and liability fair values that are included within our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and their designations among three fair value measurement categories (see Note


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


2(xiii)):
 
September 30, 2017
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets:

 

 

 

 
Bank certificates of deposits
$

 
$
248

 
$

 
$
248

 
Money market funds

 
225,894

 

 
225,894

 
Equity securities (Note 10)
17,751

 

 

 
17,751

 
Mutual funds

 
58

 

 
58

 
Deferred compensation investments (life insurance cash surrender value)

 
14,122

 

 
14,122

*

$
17,751

 
$
240,322

 
$

 
$
258,073

 
Liabilities:

 

 

 

 
Deferred executive compensation liability (Note 16(f))
$

 
$
10,250

 
$

 
$
10,250

*
FOLOTYN development liability (Note 15)

 

 
12,426

 
12,426

 
Talon CVR - MARQIBO (Note 9(a))

 

 
4,489

 
4,489

 
Corixa Liability - ZEVALIN (Note 16(b)(i))

 

 
62

 
62

 
 
$

 
$
10,250

 
$
16,977

 
$
27,227

 
 
 
December 31, 2016
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets:

 

 

 

 
Bank certificates of deposits
$

 
$
5,991

 
$

 
$
5,991

 
Money market funds

 
128,563

 

 
128,563

 
Equity securities (Note 10)
11,533

 

 

 
11,533

 
Mutual funds

 
56

 

 
56

 
Deferred compensation investments (life insurance cash surrender value)

 
11,863

 

 
11,863

*

$
11,533

 
$
146,473

 
$

 
$
158,006

 
Liabilities:

 

 

 

 
Deferred executive compensation liability (Note 16(f))
$

 
$
8,352

 
$

 
$
8,352

*
FOLOTYN development liability (Note 15)

 

 
13,130

 
13,130

 
Talon CVR - MARQIBO (Note 9(a))

 

 
1,253

 
1,253

 
Corixa Liability - ZEVALIN (Note 16(b)(i))

 

 
62

 
62

 

$

 
$
8,352

 
$
14,445

 
$
22,797

 
* The reported value of "deferred compensation investments" is based on the cash surrender value of the life insurance policies, while the value of the "deferred executive compensation liability" is based on the market value of the underlying investment holdings.

We did not have any transfers between "Level 1" and "Level 2" (see Note 2(xiii)) for all periods presented.
The table below summarizes the 2016 and 2017 activity of our liabilities that are valued with unobservable inputs (i.e, "Level 3"):

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


 
Fair Value Measurements of
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
21,352

Settlement of Ligand Contingent Consideration liability - EVOMELA (see Note 9(b))
(6,000
)
FOLOTYN development liability (see Note 15)
(1,556
)
Ligand Contingent Consideration fair value adjustment prior to settlement - EVOMELA (see Note 9(b))
773

Talon CVR fair value adjustment - MARQIBO (see Note 9(a))
(124
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
14,445

FOLOTYN development liability (see Note 15)
(704
)
Talon CVR fair value adjustment - MARQIBO (see Note 9(a))
3,236

Balance at September 30, 2017*
$
16,977

* This amount is comprised of the current and non-current portions of “FOLOTYN development liability” and the non-current portion of “acquisition-related contingent obligations” on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Our carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities, excluding acquisition-related contingent obligations, approximate their related fair values due to their short-term nature.

9. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
(a) Acquisition of Talon Therapeutics, Inc.
Overview of Talon Acquisition
On July 17, 2013, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Talon Therapeutics, Inc. (“Talon”). Through the acquisition of Talon, we gained worldwide rights to MARQIBO. We accounted for this transaction as a business combination, which required that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values as of the transaction date. The Talon purchase consideration was comprised of (i) an aggregate upfront cash amount of $11.3 million, (ii) issuance of 3.0 million shares of our common stock, then equivalent to $26.3 million (based on a closing price of $8.77 per share on July 17, 2013), and (iii) the issuance of contingent value rights (“Talon CVR”) initially valued at $6.5 million.
The Talon CVR was valued using a valuation model that probability-weights expected outcomes (ranging from 50% to 100%) and discounts those amounts to their present value, using an appropriate discount rate (these represent unobservable inputs and are therefore classified as Level 3 inputs – see Note 2 (xiii)). The Talon CVR has a maximum payout of $195 million if all sales and regulatory approval milestones are achieved, as summarized below:
 
$5 million upon the achievement of net sales of MARQIBO in excess of $30 million in any calendar year
$10 million upon the achievement of net sales of MARQIBO in excess of $60 million in any calendar year
$25 million upon the achievement of net sales of MARQIBO in excess of $100 million in any calendar year
$50 million upon the achievement of net sales of MARQIBO in excess of $200 million in any calendar year
$100 million upon the achievement of net sales of MARQIBO in excess of $400 million in any calendar year
$5 million upon receipt of marketing authorization from the FDA regarding Menadione Topical Lotion

Talon CVR Fair Value as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
The Talon CVR fair value will continue to be evaluated on a quarterly basis. Current and future changes in its fair value results from the likelihood and timing of milestone achievement and/or the corresponding discount rate applied thereon. Adjustments to Talon CVR fair value are recognized within “change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


 
Fair Value
of Talon
CVR
December 31, 2016
$
1,253

Fair value adjustment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017
3,236

September 30, 2017
$
4,489

(b) Acquisition of Rights to EVOMELA and Related Contingent Consideration
Overview of Acquisition of Rights to EVOMELA
In March 2013, we completed the acquisition of exclusive global development and commercialization rights to Captisol-enabled®, propylene glycol-free MELPHALAN (which we market as “EVOMELA”) for use as a conditioning treatment prior to autologous stem cell transplant for patients with MM. We acquired these rights from CyDex, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ligand, for an initial license fee of $3 million, and assumed responsibility for EVOMELA's then-ongoing clinical and regulatory development program. We accounted for this transaction as a business combination, which required that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values as of the transaction date.
We are required to pay Ligand additional amounts up to an aggregate $60 million upon the achievement of annual net sales thresholds (exclusive of the $6 million milestone payment triggered in March 2016, as discussed below), however, we do not expect to achieve these sales thresholds based on our estimated market size for this product and our projected market share at the time of the acquisition and to date. We also must pay Ligand royalties of 20% on our net sales of EVOMELA in all territories.
Our EVOMELA royalty obligation and sales-based milestones are jointly treated as part of an "executory contract" (as defined under GAAP) that is connected with an at-market supply agreement for Captisol that was executed concurrently with this acquisition (requiring the continuing involvement of CyDex). As a result, our royalty and sales-based milestone arrangements are treated as separate transactions, distinct from the consideration paid for the EVOMELA rights. Our royalty expenses are reported through “cost of sales” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the same period of our recognized revenue for the product sale.
Consideration Transferred
The acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following:
 
 
Cash consideration
$
3,000

Ligand Contingent Consideration
4,700

Total purchase consideration
$
7,700

Fair Value Estimate of Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed
The total purchase consideration is allocated to the acquisition of the net tangible and intangible assets based on their estimated fair values as of the transaction date. The allocation of the total purchase price to the net assets acquired is as follows:
EVOMELA distribution rights
$
7,700

We estimated the fair value of the in-process research and development using the income approach. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future net cash flows to a single present value (discounted) amount. We applied our net cash flow projections for EVOMELA over 10 years and a discount rate of 25%, taking into account our estimates of future incremental earnings that may be achieved upon regulatory approval and commercialization of the product(s). The fair value of the Ligand Contingent Consideration liability was determined using the probability of success and the discounted cash flow method of the income approach (representing unobservable "Level 3" inputs - see Note 2(xiii) for regulatory and sales-based milestones due to Ligand upon achievement.
In March 2016, the FDA approved EVOMELA, triggering a $6 million milestone payment to Ligand that was paid in April 2016. "EVOMELA IPR&D" of $7.7 million was reclassified in April 2016 to "EVOMELA distribution rights" that is

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


reported within "Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges" (see Note 3(f)). Amortization related to this intangible asset commenced on April 1, 2016.
Ligand Contingent Consideration Fair Value as of December 31, 2016
The fair value of the Ligand Contingent Consideration immediately prior to its payment was the full $6 million payment due upon EVOMELA's FDA approval. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2016, we recorded a $0.8 million adjustment to the “change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We have no further contingent consideration obligations as part of this transaction.
 
Fair Value of
Ligand
Contingent
Consideration
December 31, 2015
$
5,227

Fair value adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2016
773

Payment to Ligand in April 2016 for FDA approval milestone achievement
(6,000
)
December 31, 2016
$

 
(c) Allos Acquisition
We acquired Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Allos”) on September 5, 2012 for cash consideration of $205.2 million and assumed FOLOTYN distribution rights (see Note 15). We accounted for this transaction as a business combination, which required that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values as of the transaction date. We have no ongoing contingent consideration obligations from this transaction.
10. OUT-LICENSE OF MARQIBO, ZEVALIN, AND EVOMELA IN CHINA TERRITORY
Overview of CASI Out-License
On September 17, 2014, we executed three product out-license agreements with a perpetual term (collectively, the “CASI Out-License”) with CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“CASI”), a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: CASI) with a primary focus on the China market. Under the CASI Out-License, we granted CASI the exclusive rights to distribute two of our commercialized oncology drugs, ZEVALIN and MARQIBO, and our Phase 3 drug candidate, EVOMELA (“CASI Out-Licensed Products”) in greater China (which includes Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau). In return, we received CASI equity for the rights related to ZEVALIN and EVOMELA and a secured promissory note for the rights related to MARQIBO. Additionally, under certain conditions which generally expire on September 17, 2019, we have a right to receive additional CASI common stock in order to maintain our post-investment ownership percentage if CASI issues additional securities. In 2016, we acquired an additional 4.6 million common shares of CASI at par value, resulting in our total holding of 10.0 million common shares as of September 30, 2017.
CASI will be responsible for the development and commercialization of these three drugs, including the submission of import drug registration applications to regulatory authorities and conducting any confirmatory clinical studies in greater China. We will provide CASI with future commercial supply of the CASI Out-Licensed Products under typical market terms.
Proceeds Received in the Third Quarter of 2014
The proceeds we received, and its fair value on the CASI Out-License execution date, consisted of the following:
CASI common stock (5.4 million shares)
$
8,649

(a)
CASI secured promissory note due March 17, 2018, net of fair value discount ($1.5 million face value and 0.5% annual coupon)
1,310

(b)
Total consideration received, net of fair value discount
$
9,959

(c)


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(a)
Value determined based on the September 17, 2014 closing price of 5.4 million shares of CASI common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market of $1.60 per share. Our current intention is to hold these securities on a long-term basis. Accordingly, we have presented its value of $17.8 million as of September 30, 2017 within "other assets" (rather than "marketable securities") on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The change in fair value of these securities is reported within "other assets" and "accumulated deficit" (as a component of "other comprehensive income (loss)") within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 3(g)).

(b)
Value estimated using the terms of the $1.5 million promissory note, the application of a synthetic debt rating based on CASI’s publicly-available financial information, and the prevailing interest yields on similar public debt securities as of September 17, 2014. This full balance was prospectively reclassified beginning March 31, 2017 to "other receivables" (presented within current assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) from "other assets" (presented within non-current assets) due to this note's maturity date of March 17, 2018 (i.e., within 12 months of March 31, 2017).
(c)
Presented within “license fees and service revenue” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 (see below).
In addition, CASI will be responsible for paying any royalties or milestones that we are obligated to pay to our third-party licensors resulting from the achievement of certain milestones and/or sales of CASI Out-Licensed Products, but only to the extent of the greater China portion of such royalties or milestones.

License Fee Revenue Recognized in the Second Quarter of 2015

The $9.7 million value of the upfront proceeds (undiscounted, and net of certain foreign exchange adjustments) from CASI were recognized in 2015 within “license fees and service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. The timing of this revenue recognition corresponds with the execution of supply agreements with CASI for ZEVALIN, MARQIBO, and EVOMELA. These agreements allow CASI to procure CASI Out-Licensed Products directly from approved third parties, and in such case, do not require our future involvement for their commercial supply.
11. OUT-LICENSE OF ZEVALIN IN CERTAIN EX-U.S. TERRITORIES

On November 16, 2015, we entered into an out-license agreement with Mundipharma for their commercialization of ZEVALIN in Asia (excluding India and Greater China), Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America (including the Caribbean islands). In return, we received $18 million (comprised of $15 million received in December 2015 and $3 million received in January 2016). Of these proceeds, $15 million was recognized within "license fees and service revenue" in the fourth quarter of 2015. Of the $3 million received in January 2016, $0.5 million was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and $1.2 million and $1.3 million was recognized in the same caption for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively (this $3 million was recognized in full by June 30, 2017).

Mundipharma is required to reimburse us for our payment of royalties due to Bayer Pharma AG ("Bayer") from their ZEVALIN sales (see Note 16(b)(ii)). We are also eligible to receive an additional $2 million upon Mundipharma's achievement of a specified sales milestone, that if/when achieved, will also be reported within "license fees and service revenue".
 
12. OUT-LICENSE OF ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ, AND MARQIBO IN CANADA TERRITORY
On January 8, 2016, we entered into a strategic partnership with Servier Canada, Inc. ("Servier") for the out-licenses of ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ, and MARQIBO. We received $6 million in upfront payments in the first quarter of 2016 which was recognized within "license fees and service revenue" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. We will also receive development milestone payments if/when achieved, and a high single-digit royalty on their sales of these products.

13. CO-PROMOTION ARRANGEMENT WITH EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS
On November 4, 2015, we executed an agreement with Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Eagle") whereby designated members of our sales force concurrently marketed up to six of Eagle's products along with our products in return for fixed

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


monthly payments (aggregating $12.8 million), as well as variable sales-based milestones, over an 18 month contract term of January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 (the "Eagle Agreement"). As of July 1, 2017, our sales force is no longer marketing Eagle products, as the Eagle Agreement expired under its terms.
The fixed receipts from Eagle for our sales activities, as well as reimbursements of third-party marketing services, are recognized within "license fees and service revenue" on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This amount was $0, $2.4 million, $4.7 million, and $6.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. No sales-based milestones were achieved in the current or prior periods.
An allocation of our sales personnel costs that were dedicated to Eagle are reported within "cost of service revenue" on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, as are the reimbursable costs for third-party marketing services. These were an aggregate $0, $2.2 million, $4.2 million, and $5.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

14. CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

Overview
On December 17, 2013, we entered into an agreement for the sale of $120 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes (equaling 120,000 notes, denominated in $1,000 principal units) due December 2018 (the “2018 Convertible Notes”). The 2018 Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 95 shares per $1,000 principal units, then equating to 11.4 million common shares if fully converted. The in-the-money conversion price is equivalent to $10.53 per common share. The conversion rate and conversion price is subject to adjustment under certain limited circumstances. The 2018 Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 2018 Convertible Notes will mature and become payable on December 15, 2018, subject to earlier conversion into common stock at the holders’ option.
The sale of the 2018 Convertible Notes closed on December 23, 2013 and our net proceeds were $115.4 million, after deducting banker and professional fees of $4.6 million. We used a portion of these net proceeds to simultaneously enter into “bought call” and “sold warrant” transactions with Royal Bank of Canada (collectively, the “Note Hedge”). We recorded the Note Hedge on a net cost basis of $13.1 million, as a reduction to “additional paid-in capital” in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under applicable GAAP, the Note Hedge has not been (and is not expected to be) marked-to-market through earnings or comprehensive income.
Open Market Purchases of 2018 Convertible Notes and Conversion Hedge Unwind in December 2016
In December 2016, we completed two open market purchases of our 2018 Convertible Notes, aggregating 9,963 note units (equivalent to $10 million principal value) for $9.0 million. We recognized an aggregate loss of $25,000 on the retirement of these 2018 Convertible Notes (based on its carrying value under GAAP), which is included in "other income (expense), net" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2017, $110 million in principal of our 2018 Convertible Notes remained outstanding.
With these two open market purchases in December 2016, we concurrently unwound a portion of our previously sold warrants and previously purchased call options (that were part of our "conversion hedge" - see below) for aggregate net proceeds of $21,000. We recorded a corresponding net increase to "additional paid-in capital" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016.
Conversion Hedge
We entered into the Note Hedge in December 2013 to reduce the potential dilution to our stockholders and/or offset any cash payments that we are required to make in excess of the principal amount, upon conversion of the 2018 Convertible Notes (in the event that the market price of our common stock is greater than the conversion price). The strike price of the “bought call” is equal to the conversion price and conversion rate of the 2018 Convertible Notes (then matching the 11.4 million common shares the 2018 Convertible Notes may be converted into); the strike price of our “sold warrant” is $14.03 per share of our common stock, and is also for 11.4 million common shares (reduced by the partial unwinding of these instruments, as discussed above).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


Conversion Events
On and after June 15, 2018, and until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or a portion of their 2018 Convertible Notes. Prior to June 15, 2018, holders may convert all or a portion of their 2018 Convertible Notes only under any of the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter (and only during such fiscal quarter), if, for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, the last reported sale price of our common stock on such trading day is greater than or equal to 130% of the Notes' conversion price on such trading day; (2) during the five consecutive business day period immediately following any five consecutive trading day period in which, for each trading day of that measurement period, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes for such trading day was less than 98% of the product of (i) the last reported sale price of our common stock on such trading day and (ii) the applicable conversion rate on such trading day; (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions; and (4) at any time prior to our stockholders’ approval to settle the 2018 Convertible Notes in our common shares and/or cash.
As of September 30, 2017, the 2018 Convertible Notes are not eligible to be converted into our common stock as none of the above elements (1) through (4) were met. Our stockholders’ approval of "flexible settlement" occurred at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 29, 2015. As a result, we may (at our election) settle any future conversions of the 2018 Convertible Notes by paying or delivering cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. However, if the holders of the Convertible Notes do not elect any conversion into our common stock, our December 2018 obligation to repay the then-outstanding amount in cash, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, is unchanged.
Carrying Value and Fair Value
The carrying value of the 2018 Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is summarized as follows: 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Principal amount
$
110,037

 
$
110,037

(Less): Unamortized debt discount (amortized through December 2018)
(7,410
)
 
(11,646
)
(Less): Debt issuance costs
(857
)
 
(1,348
)
Carrying value
$
101,770

 
$
97,043


As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the estimated aggregate fair value of the 2018 Notes is $156.4 million and $101.8 million, respectively. These estimated fair values represent a Level 2 measurement (see Note 2(xiii)), based upon the 2018 Convertible Notes' quoted bid price at each date in a thinly-traded market.
Components of Interest Expense on 2018 Convertible Notes
The following table sets forth the components of interest expense recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the 2018 Convertible Notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2017
 
2016
Contractual coupon interest expense
$
2,270

 
$
2,475

Amortization of debt issuance costs
491

 
521

Accretion of debt discount
4,236

 
4,246

Total
$
6,997

 
$
7,242

Effective interest rate
8.65
%
 
8.66
%
 


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


15. FOLOTYN LICENSE AGREEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LIABILITY
As a result of our acquisition of Allos on September 5, 2012 (see Note 9(c)), we assumed a strategic collaboration agreement with Mundipharma (the “Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement”), as well as certain FOLOTYN clinical development obligations (the "FOLOTYN Development Liability").
Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement Summary
Under the Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement, we retained full commercialization rights for FOLOTYN in the U.S. and Canada, with Mundipharma having exclusive rights to commercialize FOLOTYN in all other countries in the world (the “Mundipharma Territories”). On May 29, 2013, the Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement”), in order to modify: (i) the scope of the licensed territory, (ii) milestone payments, (iii) royalty rates, and (iv) drug development obligations. In connection with the Amended Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement, we received a one-time $7 million payment from Mundipharma for our future research and development activities related to FOLOTYN.
As a result of the Amended Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement, (a) Europe and Turkey were excluded from Mundipharma’s commercialization territory, (b) we are entitled to regulatory and sales-dependent milestone receipts of up to $16 million and $107 million, respectively (see Note 16(b)(vii) for July 2017 achievement), (c) we will receive tiered double-digit royalties based on net sales of FOLOTYN within Mundipharma’s licensed territories, and (d) we and Mundipharma will each bear our own FOLOTYN development costs. Effective as of May 1, 2015, we modified the Amended Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement to revise the conditions for our exercise of the option to gain commercialization rights in Switzerland from Mundipharma, as well as royalties payable to us (in the tiered double-digits) on Mundipharma's net sales in Switzerland.
FOLOTYN Development Liability
The fair value of the FOLOTYN Development Liability within our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was estimated using the discounted income approach model. The unobservable inputs (i.e., "Level 3" inputs - see Note 2(xiii)) in this valuation model that have the most significant effect on these liabilities include: (i) estimates of research and development personnel costs needed to perform the research and development services contractually required, (ii) estimates of expected cash outflows to third parties for these clinical services and supplies during the expected period of performance through 2031, and (iii) an appropriate discount rate for these expenditures. These inputs are reviewed by management on a quarterly basis for continued applicability.
We adjust this liability during each quarterly period, with corresponding adjustments for incurred costs recorded as credits to “research and development” expense in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

FOLOTYN
Development
Liability,
Current
 
FOLOTYN
Development
Liability,
Long Term
 
FOLOTYN
Development
Liability, Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
861

 
$
12,269

 
$
13,130

Transfer from long-term to current in 2017
(4
)
 
4

 

(Less): Expenses incurred in 2017
(704
)
 

 
(704
)
Balance at September 30, 2017
$
153

 
$
12,273

 
$
12,426

 
16. FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS

(a) Facility Leases
We lease our principal executive office in Henderson, Nevada under a non-cancelable operating lease expiring April 30, 2019. We also lease our research and development facility in Irvine, California under a non-cancelable operating lease expiring May 31, 2019, in addition to several other administrative office leases. Each lease agreement contains scheduled rent increases which are accounted for on a straight-line basis.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(b) In/Out Licensing Agreements and Co-Development Arrangements
The in-license agreements for our commercialized and development-stage drug products provide us with territory-specific rights to their manufacture and distribution (including further sub-licensing/out-licensing, rights). We are generally responsible for all related clinical development costs, patent filings and maintenance costs, marketing costs, and liability insurance costs. We are also obligated to make specified milestone payments to our licensors upon the achievement of certain regulatory and sales milestones, and to pay royalties based on our net sales of all in-licensed products. We also enter into out-license agreements for territory-specific rights to our drug products which include one or more of: upfront license fees, royalties from our licensees’ sales, and/or milestone payments from our licensees’ sales or regulatory achievements. For certain development-stage drug products, we may enter into cost-sharing arrangements with our licensees and licensors.
Our most significant of these agreements, and the key financial terms and our accounting for each, are summarized below:
(i) ZEVALIN U.S.: In-Licensing and Development in the U.S.
In December 2008, we acquired rights to commercialize and develop ZEVALIN in the U.S. as the result of a transaction with Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (“CTI”) through our wholly-owned subsidiary, RIT Oncology LLC (“RIT”). In accordance with the terms of assumed contracts, we are required to meet specified payment obligations, including a milestone payment to Corixa Corporation of $5 million based on our ZEVALIN sales in the U.S. (the “Corixa Liability”). This milestone has not yet been met, and $0.1 million for this potential milestone achievement is included within “acquisition-related contingent obligations” in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Our U.S. net sales-based ZEVALIN royalties are in the low to mid-single digits to Genentech, Inc. and in the mid-teens to Biogen Inc.
(ii) ZEVALIN Ex-U.S.: In-License and Asset Purchase Agreement with Bayer Pharma
In April 2012, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Cayman, L.P., we completed a €19 million acquisition of licensing rights to market ZEVALIN outside of the U.S. from Bayer. ZEVALIN is currently approved in approximately 40 countries outside the U.S. for the treatment of B-cell NHL, including countries in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
We amended the agreement in February 2016, which adjusted our tiered royalty to Bayer from the single-digits to 20%. The term of the agreement, as amended, continues until the expiration of the last-to-expire ZEVALIN patent in the relevant country, or 15 years from the date of first commercial sale of ZEVALIN in such country, whichever is longer.
(iii) ZEVALIN Ex-U.S.: Out-License Agreement with Dr. Reddy’s
We executed an exclusive License Agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (“Dr. Reddy’s”) in June 2014 for ZEVALIN distribution rights within India. The agreement term is 15 years from the receipt of pending approval of ZEVALIN from the Drug Controller General of India. In December 2014, upon our execution of a drug supply agreement, an upfront and non-refundable payment of $0.5 million was triggered and was paid to us in February 2015. The recognition of the applicable portion of this upfront receipt is reported on a straight-line basis, within “license fees and service revenue” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over a 10-year term through December 2024. Additionally, sales and regulatory milestone payments, each aggregating $1.5 million (for a total of $3 million), are due to us when such milestones are achieved by Dr. Reddy’s, as well as an ongoing 20% royalty on their net sales of ZEVALIN in India.
(iv) ZEVALIN Ex-U.S.: Out-License Agreement with Mundipharma
In November 2015, we entered into an out-license agreement with Mundipharma for their commercialization of ZEVALIN in Asia (excluding India and Greater China), Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America (including the Caribbean islands). In return, we received $18 million (comprised of $15 million received in December 2015 and $3 million received in January 2016). Of these proceeds, $15 million was recognized within "license fees and service revenue" in the fourth quarter of 2015. Of the $3 million received in January 2016, $0.5 million was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and $1.2 million and $1.3 million was recognized in the same caption for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively (this $3 million was recognized in full by June 30, 2017).
Mundipharma is required to reimburse us for our payment of royalties due to Bayer from their net sales of ZEVALIN (see Note 16(b)(ii)). We are also eligible to receive an additional $2 million upon Mundipharma's achievement of a specified sales milestone that, if/when achieved, will also be reported within "license fees and service revenue".

30


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(v) FUSILEV: In-License Agreement with Merck & Cie AG
In May 2006, we amended and restated a license agreement with Merck & Cie AG (“Merck”), which we assumed in connection with our March 2006 acquisition of the assets of Targent, Inc. This provided us with an exclusive license to use regulatory filings related to FUSILEV, and a non-exclusive license under certain patents and know-how, to develop, manufacture, and sell FUSILEV in the field of oncology in North America.
The contractual royalty percentage on our FUSILEV net sales due to Merck is set at the mid-single digits; however, in September 2017, we paid Merck $2.6 million in full settlement of all royalty obligations under the agreement. We are no longer contractually obligated to pay Merck any royalties on our future net sales of FUSILEV, though we remain obligated to a $0.2 million payment upon FDA approval of our oral form of FUSILEV. This regulatory milestone has not yet been met, and no amounts have been accrued in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for its potential achievement.
(vi) FOLOTYN: In-License Agreement with Sloan-Kettering Institute, SRI International and Southern Research Institute
In December 2002, Allos entered into an in-license agreement for the drug now marketed as FOLOTYN with Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, SRI International, and Southern Research Institute. We assumed this agreement when we acquired Allos in September 2012. The agreement provides for our exclusive worldwide rights to a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to FOLOTYN, though we are required to fund certain development programs of the drug. In addition, we pay graduated royalties to our licensors based on our worldwide annual net sales of FOLOTYN (including that of our sub-licensees). These royalties are 8% of annual worldwide net sales up to $150 million; 9% of annual worldwide net sales of $150 million through $300 million; and 11% of annual worldwide net sales in excess of $300 million. In addition, milestones are due following receipt of regulatory approval milestone payments in certain territories.
(vii) FOLOTYN: Out-License Agreement with Mundipharma
As a result of our acquisition of Allos (see Note 9(c)), we assumed “the Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement” as well as certain FOLOTYN clinical development obligations. Under the Mundipharma Collaboration Agreement, as amended (see Note 15), we retained full commercialization rights for FOLOTYN in the U.S. and Canada, with Mundipharma having exclusive rights to commercialize FOLOTYN in all other countries in the world, except in Europe and Turkey. We are contractually entitled to receive regulatory and sales milestone payments from Mundipharma upon its achievement of such milestones, which aggregate $16 million and $107 million, respectively, as well as tiered double-digit royalties on Mundipharma's net sales.
In July 2017, FOLOTYN was approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory PTCL. Consequently, we received a $3 million from Mundipharma in August 2017 for this milestone achievement. This amount was recognized within "license fees and service revenue" on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2017.
In August 2017, FOLOTYN was commercially launched in Japan. This triggered a contractual milestone of $2.0 million from Mundipharma. This amount was recorded within "other receivables" on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and within "license fees and service revenue" on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2017.
(viii) EVOMELA: In-License Agreement with CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In March 2013, we completed the acquisition of exclusive global development and commercialization rights to
EVOMELA from CyDex, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ligand (see Note 9(b)), and assumed responsibility for its then-ongoing clinical and regulatory development program. We filed a New Drug Application ("NDA") with the FDA in December 2015 for EVOMELA's use as a conditioning treatment prior to autologous stem cell transplant for patients with MM, and in March 2016, the FDA communicated its approval. Consequently, we made a $6 million contractual milestone payment to Ligand in April 2016. This amount was capitalized as "EVOMELA distribution rights" and is presented within "intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges" (see Note 3(f)) within our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017.
    
We are required to pay Ligand additional amounts of up to $60 million (exclusive of the $6 million paid in April 2016), upon our achievement of specified net sales thresholds. We are also responsible to pay Ligand royalties of 20% on our net sales of EVOMELA in all territories.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


(ix) MARQIBO: Acquisition of Talon Therapeutics, Inc. and Related Contingent Consideration Agreement
In July 2013, we completed the acquisition of Talon, through which we obtained exclusive global development and commercialization rights to MARQIBO (see Note 9(a)). As part of this acquisition, the former Talon stockholders have contingent financial rights that we have valued and presented on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a $4.5 million and $1.3 million liability within “acquisition-related contingent obligations” as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The maximum payout value of these contingent financial rights to the former Talon stockholders is $195 million, assuming all sales and regulatory approval milestones are achieved by us. In addition, we are contractually obligated to pay royalties in the single digits on our net sales of MARQIBO and a portion of sublicensing revenue may be due upon our receipt of such revenue for MARQIBO.
(x) QAPZOLA: License Agreements with Allergan, Inc. and NDDO Research Foundation
In October 2008, we entered into an exclusive development and commercialization collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc. ("Allergan") for QAPZOLA. Allergan paid us an up-front non-refundable fee of $41.5 million at execution (which we have recognized in full within “license fees and service revenue” by December 31, 2013).
Concurrently we also entered into a letter agreement with NDDO Research Foundation (“NDDO”), pursuant to which we agreed to pay NDDO the following in relation to QAPZOLA milestones: (a) upon FDA acceptance of our NDA, the issuance of 25,000 of our common shares (which occurred in March 2016 and the $0.1 million value of these shares was included in "research and development" expense for the year ended December 31, 2016), and (b) upon FDA approval, a one-time payment of $0.3 million (which has not yet been met, and no amounts have been accrued in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for its potential achievement).
In January 2013, we entered into a second amendment to the License, Development, Supply and Distribution Agreement with Allergan. This amendment relieved Allergan of its development and commercialization obligations and resulted in our acquisition of its rights in the U.S., Europe, and other territories, in exchange for our agreement to pay a tiered single-digit royalty on our sales of certain products containing QAPZOLA.
(xi) QAPZOLA: Collaboration Agreement with Nippon Kayaku Co. LTD.
In November 2009, we entered into a collaboration agreement with Nippon Kayaku Co., LTD. (“Nippon Kayaku”) for the development and commercialization of QAPZOLA in Asia, except North and South Korea (the “Nippon Kayaku Territory”). In addition, Nippon Kayaku received exclusive rights to QAPZOLA for the treatment of NMIBC in Asia (other than North and South Korea), including Japan and China. Nippon Kayaku will conduct QAPZOLA clinical trials in the Nippon Kayaku Territory pursuant to a development plan. Further, Nippon Kayaku will be responsible for all expenses relating to the development and commercialization of QAPZOLA in the Nippon Kayaku Territory.
Under the terms of this agreement, Nippon Kayaku paid us an upfront fee of $15 million (which we recognized within “license fees and service revenue” in full by December 31, 2013). Under the terms of the agreement, we are entitled to receive $10 million and $126 million from Nippon Kayaku upon the achievement of certain regulatory and commercialization milestones, respectively (some of which are our responsibility to achieve). Nippon Kayaku is also obligated to pay us royalties on its net sales of QAPZOLA in the mid-teen digits.
(xii) BELEODAQ: In-License and Collaboration Agreement with Onxeo
In February 2010, we entered into an in-license and collaboration agreement with TopoTarget A/S (now Onxeo DK) (“Onxeo”) for the development and commercialization of BELEODAQ, as amended in October 2013. We paid Onxeo an upfront fee of $30 million (and agreed to additional payments described below) for rights in North America and India, with an option for China. We are contractually obligated to pay royalties in the mid-teen digits on our net sales of BELEODAQ.
All development and studies of BELEODAQ are conducted under a joint development plan (of which we fund 70% and Onxeo funds 30%). We have the final decision-making authority for all developmental activities in North America and India (and China upon our exercise of the option). Onxeo has final decision-making authority for all developmental activities in all other jurisdictions. In February 2014, upon FDA acceptance of our NDA, we were contractually obligated to issue Onxeo one million shares of our common stock and to make a $10 million payment. The aggregate value of this milestone at achievement was $17.8 million, and was recognized within “research and development” expense in the first quarter of 2014.
In July 2014, we received approval from the FDA for BELEODAQ’s use for injection and treatment of relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma ("PTCL"). As a result, we made a second milestone payment to Onxeo of $25 million in

32


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


November 2014. This amount was capitalized as "BELEODAQ distribution rights" and is presented within "intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges" (see Note 3(f)). We are also contractually obligated to pay Onxeo upon our achievements of other regulatory events and sales thresholds, up to $88 million and $190 million, respectively. These milestone amounts are not included within “total liabilities” in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(xiii) ROLONTIS: Co-Development and Commercialization Agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
In October 2014, we exercised our option under a License Option and Research Collaboration Agreement dated January 2012 (as amended) with Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ("Hanmi") for ROLONTIS (formerly known as “LAPS-G-CSF" or "SPI-2012”), a drug based on Hanmi’s proprietary LAPSCOVERY™ technology for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia. Under the terms of this agreement, as amended, we have primary financial responsibility for the ROLONTIS development plan and hold its worldwide rights (except for Korea, China, and Japan). We are contractually obligated to pay Hanmi royalties in the mid-teen digits on our net sales of ROLONTIS.

In January 2016, the first patient was dosed with ROLONTIS in a clinical trial. This triggered our contractual milestone payment to Hanmi, and in April 2016, we (i) issued Hanmi 318,750 shares of our common stock, then valued at $2.3 million, and (ii) remitted a $0.4 million payment to the Internal Revenue Service on Hanmi's behalf for related tax obligations. This aggregate $2.7 million value was recognized within "research and development" expense in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. We are responsible for further contractual payments upon our achievement of regulatory and sales milestones, up to $13 million and $225 million, respectively. These amounts are not included within "total liabilities" in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(xiv) POZIOTINIB: In-License Agreement with Hanmi
In February 2015, we executed an in-license agreement with Hanmi for POZIOTINIB, a pan-HER inhibitor in Phase 2 clinical trials (which has also shown single agent activity in the treatment of various cancer types during Phase I studies, including breast, gastric, colorectal, and lung cancers), and made an upfront payment for these rights. This payment was recognized within "research and development" expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. We are also contractually obliged to pay Hanmi royalties in the low to mid-teen digits on our net sales of POZIOTINIB.
Under the terms of this agreement, we received the exclusive rights to commercialize POZIOTINIB, excluding Korea and China. Hanmi and its development partners are fully responsible for the completion of on-going Phase 2 trials in Korea. We are financially responsible for all other clinical studies. We are contractually obligated to make payments to Hanmi upon our achievement of certain regulatory and sales milestones, aggregating $33 million and $325 million, respectively. These amounts are not included within “total liabilities” in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(xv) ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ, and MARQIBO: Out-License Agreement with Servier in Canada
In January 2016, we out-licensed ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ, and MARQIBO to Servier (see Note 12). We received an aggregate $6 million of upfront proceeds in the first quarter of 2016, which was recognized within "license fees and service revenue" in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. We are also entitled to milestone receipts (aggregating $2.0 million) upon Servier's achievement of specific regulatory approvals, and a high single-digit royalty on its sales of these products.
(c) Service Agreements
In connection with the research and development of our drug products, we have entered into contracts with numerous third party service providers, such as radio-pharmacies, distributors, clinical trial centers, clinical research organizations, data monitoring centers, and with drug formulation, development and testing laboratories. The financial terms of these agreements are varied and generally obligate us to pay in stages, depending on achievement of certain events specified in the agreements, such as contract execution, reservation of service or production capacity, actual performance of service, or the successful accrual and dosing of patients.
At each period end, we accrue for all services received, with such accruals based on factors such as estimates of work performed, patient enrollment, completion of patient studies and other events. Should we decide to discontinue and/or slow-down the work on any project, the associated costs for those projects would be limited to the extent of the work completed.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(all tabular amounts presented in thousands, except share, per share, per unit, and number of years)
(Unaudited)


Generally, we are able to terminate these contracts due to the discontinuance of the related project(s) and thus avoid paying for the services that have not yet been rendered.
(d) Supply Agreements
We have entered into certain supply agreements, or have issued purchase orders, which require us to make minimum purchases from vendors for the manufacture of our products. These commitments do not exceed our planned commercial requirements, and the contracted prices do not exceed their fair market value.
(e) Employment Agreement
We have entered into an employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer under which cash compensation and benefits would become payable in the event of termination by us for any reason other than cause, his resignation for good reason, or upon a change in control of our Company.
 
(f) Deferred Compensation Plan
The Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DC Plan”) is administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors and is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The DC Plan is maintained to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of our employees (the “DC Participants”). Under the DC Plan, we provide the DC Participants with the opportunity to make annual elections to defer up to a specified amount or percentage of their eligible cash compensation, and we have the option to make discretionary contributions. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the aggregate DC Plan deferrals by employees and our discretionary contributions totaled $10.3 million and $8.4 million, respectively, and are included within “other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(g) Litigation
We are involved from time-to-time with various legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims and legal proceedings are of a nature we believe are normal and incidental to a pharmaceutical business, and may include product liability, intellectual property, employment matters, and other general claims.
We make provisions for liabilities when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Such provisions are assessed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of any settlement negotiations, judicial and administrative rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. Although the ultimate resolution of these various matters cannot be determined at this time, we do not believe that such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.
ANDA Litigation
In 2016, the Company concluded regulatory and Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") litigation with respect to its products FUSILEV and FOLOTYN. All costs pertaining to these matters (incurred and accrued) have been recognized within "selling, general and administrative" expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.
Stockholder Litigation
In re Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation (Consol. Case Nos. 2:16-cv-07074 & 2:16-cv-02279).  The Company and certain of its officers are named as defendants in this putative federal securities class action pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.  The operative complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 arising from statements regarding our business and the submission of an NDA for QAPZOLA to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The plaintiffs seek damages, interest, costs, attorneys’ fees, and other unspecified equitable relief. We believe that these claims are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against these claims. Furthermore, the value of a potential settlement cannot be reasonably estimated given its highly uncertain nature as of September 30, 2017.
17. INCOME TAXES
We apply an estimated annual effective tax rate (“ETR”) approach for calculating a tax provision for interim periods, as required under GAAP. We recorded a benefit for income taxes of $1.4 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Our ETR differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% primarily as a result of nondeductible expenses, state income taxes, foreign income taxes, and the impact of a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets.
Our provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and credit carryforwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined using the enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which those tax assets are expected to be realized. A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not the future realization of all or some of the deferred tax assets will not be achieved. The evaluation of the need for a valuation allowance is performed on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis, and includes a review of all available positive and negative evidence.
We recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial statements only if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be reflected in income tax expense.
The intra period tax allocation rules require that we allocate the provision for income taxes between continuing operations and other categories of earnings, such as other comprehensive income. In periods where we have a year-to-date pretax loss from continuing operations and year-to-date pre-tax income in other categories of earnings, such as other comprehensive income, ASC 740-20-45-7 requires that we allocate the income tax provision to other categories of earnings, and then record a related tax benefit in continuing operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized a net loss from investments and currency transactions within "other comprehensive income" while sustaining losses from continuing operations. As a result of the required allocation under ASC 740-20-45-7, we recorded income tax expense of $2.0 million and $2.0 million in "other comprehensive income" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, and a benefit for income taxes of $1.5 million and $1.4 million within "benefit for income taxes" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recognized a net income from investments and currency transactions within other comprehensive income while sustaining losses from continuing operations. As a result of the required allocation under ASC 740-20-45-7, we recorded tax expense of $0.3 million and $0.9 million in "other comprehensive income" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, and a tax benefit of $0.5 million and $0.6 million within "benefit for income taxes" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

On January 1, 2017, we adopted ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, on a modified prospective basis. Under ASU 2016-09, differences between the tax deduction for share based awards and the related compensation expenses recognized under ASC 718 are now accounted for as a component of the provision for income taxes. In addition, ASU 2016-09 eliminated the requirement that excess tax benefits from share based compensation reduce taxes payable prior to being recognized in the financial statements. As of December 31, 2016, we had cumulative excess benefits related to share based compensation of $2.7 million which had not been reflected as a deferred tax asset. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, the excess benefits were reclassified to our net operating loss carryover resulting in an increase in our deferred tax assets and valuation allowance of $2.7 million as of January 1, 2017. There was no impact to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017. In addition, there was no impact on the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 due to the Company having a full valuation allowance.

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18. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Sale of Common Stock - December 2015 and August 2017 ATM Agreements
In December 2015, we entered into a collective at-market-issuance sales agreement with FBR Capital Markets & Co., MLV & Co. LLC, and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. (the “December 2015 ATM Agreement”). The December 2015 ATM Agreement allowed us to raise gross proceeds of up to $100 million from the sale of our common stock through these brokers under our shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (declared effective by the SEC on February 3, 2016; File No. 333-208760) (the "Registration Statement"). As of July 31, 2017, we fully utilized this ATM Facility.

In August 2017, we entered into a collective at-market-issuance sales agreement with FBR Capital Markets & Co., MLV & Co. LLC, and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. (the "August 2017 ATM Agreement"). The August 2017 ATM Agreement allows us to raise gross proceeds of up to $150 million from the sale of our common stock through these brokers under the Registration Statement.

We sold and issued shares of our common stock under both the December 2015 and August 2017 ATM Agreements, as summarized in the following table:
Description of Financing Transaction
 
No. of Common Shares Issued
 
 Proceeds Received (Net of Broker Commissions and Fees )
Common shares issued pursuant to the December 2015 ATM Agreement between April 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016 (no shares issued in remainder of 2016)
 
10,890,915

 
$
73,869

Common shares issued pursuant to the December 2015 ATM Agreement between July 1, 2017 and July 31, 2017
 
3,243,882

 
$
23,745

Common shares issued pursuant to the August 2017 ATM Agreement between August 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017
 
9,314,250

 
$
90,221

Conversion of Series E Convertible Voting Preferred Stock
In June 2016, our then outstanding 20 shares of Series E convertible voting preferred stock were converted (at the election of the preferred stockholders) into an aggregate of 40,000 common shares; a $6 thousand dividend in arrears was paid upon this conversion.
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Open Market Purchases of 2018 Convertible Notes and Conversion Hedge Unwind in October 2017
On October 12, 2017, we completed an open market purchase of our 2018 Convertible Notes, aggregating 69,472 note units (equivalent to $69.5 million principal value) for $27.3 million in cash and 5.4 million newly-issued shares of our common stock. We will determine and recognize the gain (loss) on the retirement of these 2018 Convertible Notes within "other income (expense), net" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. After this purchase, $40.6 million in principal of our 2018 Convertible Notes remains outstanding; this amount, as well as cash and common share entries, will be reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017.
Concurrent with this open market purchase, we also unwound a portion of our previously sold warrants and previously purchased call options that were part of our "conversion hedge" (see Note 14) for aggregate net proceeds of $5.8 million. We will record these net cash proceeds and corresponding net increase to "additional paid-in capital" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017.

Sale of Common Stock Under ATM Agreement in October 2017

In October 2017, we sold and issued 1.0 million shares of our common stock for net proceeds of $14.3 million under the August 2017 ATM Agreement (see Note 18). These shares and proceeds are not included in our "common stock" and "cash and cash equivalents" on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017, though they will be reflected as of December 31, 2017.




ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our future product development activities and costs, the revenue potential (licensing, royalty and sales) of our products and product candidates, the success, safety and efficacy of our drug products, revenues, development timelines, product acquisitions, accounting principles, litigation expenses, liquidity and capital resources and trends, and other statements containing forward-looking words, such as, “believes,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “seeks,” “continues,” or the negative thereof or variation thereon or similar terminology (although not all forward-looking statements contain these words). Such forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. Readers should not put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified; therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2017 (our "2016 Form 10-K") as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the following factors: 
our ability to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for and market our products;
our ability to continue to grow sales revenue of our marketed products;
risks associated with doing business internationally;
our ability to generate and maintain sufficient cash resources to fund our business;
our ability to enter into strategic alliances with partners for manufacturing, development and commercialization;
efforts of our development partners;
the ability of our manufacturing partners to meet our timelines;
the ability to timely deliver product supplies to our customers;
our ability to identify new product candidates and to successfully integrate those product candidates into our operations;
the timing and/or results of pending or future clinical trials, and our reliance on contract research organizations;
reports of adverse events or safety concerns involving each of our products;
our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
competition in the marketplace for our drugs;
delay in approval of our products or new indications for our products by the FDA;
the impact of legislative or regulatory reform on the pricing for pharmaceutical products;
actions by the FDA and other regulatory agencies, including international agencies;
securing positive reimbursement for our products;
the impact of any product liability, or other litigation to which we are, or may become a party;
the impact of legislative or regulatory reform of the healthcare industry and the impact of recently enacted healthcare reform legislation;
the availability and price of acceptable raw materials and components from third-party suppliers, and their ability to meet our demands;



our ability, and that of our suppliers, development partners, and manufacturing partners, to comply with laws, regulations and standards, and the application and interpretation of those laws, regulations and standards, that govern or affect the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, the non-compliance with which may delay or prevent the development, manufacturing, regulatory approvals and sale of our products;
defending against claims relating to improper handling, storage or disposal of hazardous chemical, radioactive or biological materials which could be time consuming and expensive;
our ability to maintain the services of our key executives and technical and sales and marketing personnel;
the difficulty in predicting the timing or outcome of product development efforts and regulatory approvals; and
demand and market acceptance for our approved products.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or by persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement after the date thereof to conform such information to actual results or to changes in our opinions or expectations.
Company Overview
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Spectrum”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is a biotechnology company, with a primary strategy comprised of acquiring, developing, and commercializing a broad and diverse pipeline of late-stage clinical and commercial products. We have an in-house clinical development organization with regulatory and data management capabilities, and a commercial infrastructure and field sales force for our marketed products. Currently, we have six approved oncology/hematology products (FUSILEV, FOLOTYN, ZEVALIN, MARQIBO, BELEODAQ, and EVOMELA) that target different types of cancer including: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and multiple myeloma.
We also have three drugs in mid-to-late stage development (in Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trials):
ROLONTIS (formerly referred to as SPI-2012 or LAPS-G-CSF) for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
QAPZOLA (formerly referred to as APAZIQUONE) for immediate intravesical instillation in post-transurethral resection of bladder tumors in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, or NMIBC.
POZIOTINIB, a novel pan-HER inhibitor used in the treatment of patients with a variety of solid tumors, including breast and lung cancer.
See Item 1. Business of our 2016 Form 10-K, for a discussion of: 
Company Overview
Cancer Background and Market Size
Product Portfolio
Manufacturing
Sales and Marketing
Customers
Competition
Research and Development
Recent Highlights in Our Business and Product Development
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and through the filing date of this quarterly report, we accomplished various critical business objectives, which included:
ROLONTIS, a novel long-acting G-CSF: A pivotal Phase 3 study (ADVANCE Study, or SPI-GCF-301) was initiated in the first quarter of 2016 to evaluate ROLONTIS as a treatment for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Based on the

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amended Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) received from the FDA, the size of the ADVANCE study was reduced to 400 evaluable patients. The ADVANCE study has completed enrollment and we expect to report top line data in the first quarter of 2018. To strengthen our forthcoming Biologics License Application (BLA) package for FDA review, we have initiated a second pivotal Phase 3 study (RECOVER Study, or SPI-GCF-302), which is expected to enroll approximately 218 patients, and include sites in the U.S., Europe, Canada, South Korea and India. A pharmacokinetics (PK) study that was originally a sub-study of the SPI-GCF-301 study is also enrolling in the U.S. We expect to file our BLA with the FDA for ROLONTIS in the fourth quarter of 2018.
QAPZOLA, a potent tumor-activated drug being investigated for NMIBC: In February 2017, we received a SPA from the FDA for our redesigned Phase 3 study of QAPZOLA. This Phase 3 study has been specifically designed to build on learnings from our previous studies, as well as recommendations from the FDA. The phase 3 study is currently enrolling 425 evaluable patients, using a dose of 8 mg of QAPZOLA, and will evaluate time-to-recurrence as the primary endpoint. We began enrolling patients in the third quarter of 2017.

POZIOTINIB, a novel pan-HER inhibitor:
In March 2016, we initiated a Phase 2 breast cancer trial for POZIOTINIB. The Phase 2 study is an open-label study that will enroll approximately 75 patients with HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer, who have failed at least two HER-2 directed therapies. The dose and schedule of oral POZIOTINIB is based on clinical experience from the studies in South Korea, and will include the use of prophylactic therapies to help minimize the known side-effects of pan-HER directed therapies.

Tumors with exon 20 insertion mutations have generally not been responsive to several other EGFR inhibitors. However, POZIOTINIB, due to its unique structure and characteristics, is believed to inhibit cell growth of EGFR or HER2 exon 20 insertions. In collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an investigator-sponsored Phase 2 trial is currently enrolling in non-small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR or HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations. The study yielded interim results demonstrating evidence of significant antitumor activity in NSCLC patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, with interim data showing an Objective Response Rate of 73%.

Based on feedback from the FDA, The Company has initiated an additional multi-center study in patients with EGFR or HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations. We began enrolling patients in October 2017.

In addition to the these studies, other Phase 2 studies for POZIOTINIB in breast, lung, head-and-neck, and gastric cancer indications are being conducted in South Korea by Hanmi Pharmaceuticals and the Korean National OncoVenture.
CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR REVENUE AND EXPENSES
See Item 7. Characteristics of Our Revenue and Expenses of our 2016 Form 10-K, for a discussion of the nature of our revenue and operating expense line items within our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
See Item 7. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates of our 2016 Form 10-K for a discussion of significant estimates and assumptions as part of the preparation of our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These critical accounting policies and estimates arise in conjunction with the following accounts:
Revenue recognition
Inventories – lower of cost or market
Fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities
Goodwill and intangible assets – impairment evaluations
Income taxes
Stock-based compensation
Litigation accruals (as required)


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Operations Overview – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
 
($ in thousands)
Total revenues
$
36,395

 
100.0
 %
 
$
33,393

 
100.0
 %
 
$
99,797

 
100.0
 %
 
$
111,208

 
100.0
 %
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (excludes amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets)
12,179

 
33.5
 %
 
7,503

 
22.5
 %
 
31,618

 
31.7
 %
 
18,715

 
16.8
 %
Cost of service revenue

 
 %
 
2,221

 
6.7
 %
 
4,221

 
4.2
 %
 
5,716

 
5.1
 %
Selling, general and administrative
18,880

 
51.9
 %
 
19,465

 
58.3
 %
 
54,595

 
54.7
 %
 
69,047

 
62.1
 %
Research and development
13,878

 
38.1
 %
 
13,293

 
39.8
 %
 
43,670

 
43.8
 %
 
43,037

 
38.7
 %
Amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets
6,928

 
19.0
 %
 
6,907

 
20.7
 %
 
20,718

 
20.8
 %
 
19,052

 
17.1
 %
Total operating costs and expenses
51,865

 
142.5
 %
 
49,389

 
147.9
 %
 
154,822

 
155.1
 %
 
155,567

 
139.9
 %
Loss from operations
(15,470
)
 
(42.5
)%
 
(15,996
)
 
(47.9
)%
 
(55,025
)
 
(55.1
)%
 
(44,359
)
 
(39.9
)%
Interest expense, net
(2,014
)
 
(5.5
)%
 
(2,373
)
 
(7.1
)%
 
(6,196
)
 
(6.2
)%
 
(7,087
)
 
(6.4
)%
Change in fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
(2,942
)
 
(8.1
)%
 
78

 
0.2
 %
 
(3,236
)
 
(3.2
)%
 
(1,249
)
 
(1.1
)%
Other income, net
251

 
0.7
 %
 
372

 
1.1
 %
 
901

 
0.9
 %
 
990

 
0.9
 %
Loss before income taxes
(20,175
)
 
(55.4
)%
 
(17,919
)
 
(53.7
)%
 
(63,556
)
 
(63.7
)%
 
(51,705
)
 
(46.5
)%
Benefit for income taxes
1,466

 
4.0
 %
 
464

 
1.4
 %
 
1,412

 
1.4
 %
 
635

 
0.6
 %
Net loss
$
(18,709
)
 
(51.4
)%
 
$
(17,455
)
 
(52.3
)%
 
$
(62,144
)
 
(62.3
)%
 
$
(51,070
)
 
(45.9
)%
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 VERSUS 2016
Total Revenues 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Product sales, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FUSILEV
$
1.8

 
$
4.9

 
$
(3.1
)
 
(63.3
)%
FOLOTYN
11.6

 
11.3

 
0.3

 
2.7
 %
ZEVALIN
2.7

 
2.6

 
0.1

 
3.8
 %
MARQIBO
1.2

 
1.9

 
(0.7
)
 
(36.8
)%
BELEODAQ
3.4

 
3.6

 
(0.2
)
 
(5.6
)%
EVOMELA
10.5

 
5.9

 
4.6

 
78.0
 %
 
$
31.2

 
$
30.2

*
$
1.0

 
3.3
 %
License fees and service revenue
5.2

 
3.1

 
2.1

 
67.7
 %
Total revenues
$
36.4

 
$
33.3

*
$
3.1

 
9.3
 %
* Does not agree to the face of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016, by an immaterial amount due to rounding.
Product sales, net. To derive net product sales, gross product revenues in each period are reduced by management's latest estimated provisions for (i) product returns, (ii) government chargebacks, (iii) prompt pay discounts, (iv) commercial rebates, (v) Medicaid rebates, and (vi) distribution, data, and group purchasing organization, or GPO, administrative fees. Management considers various factors in the determination of these provisions, which are described in more detail within "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" of our 2016 Form 10-K.

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FUSILEV revenue decrease is attributable to a continued significant decline in our net average sales price and unit sales due to the competitive launch of generic levo-leucovorin product in April 2015 - see Note 3(f). We expect to report further quarterly net sales declines of FUSILEV due to ongoing pricing pressure from generic competition.
FOLOTYN revenue increase is due to an increase in the net average sales price per unit in the current period, partially offset by a decline in units sold.
ZEVALIN revenue remained flat in the current period as our net average sales price per unit decreased, though was offset by an increase in units sold.
MARQIBO revenue decreased due to a decline in units sold in the current period, partially offset by an increase in our net average sales price per unit.
BELEODAQ revenue decreased as a result of a slight decrease in units sold during the current period, while our average net sales price per unit remained flat.
EVOMELA revenue increased in the current period as a result of an increase in units sold, partially offset by a decrease in our average net sales price per unit. The commercial launch of this product commenced in April 2016.
License fees and service revenue. Our current period license fees and service revenue increased due to the recognition of a $3.0 million contractual milestone for FOLOTYN approval in Japan, and a $2.0 million contractual milestone for the first commercial sale of FOLOTYN in Japan (see Note 16(b)(vii)). These amounts were partially offset by prior year revenue attributable to our sales and marketing services (see Note 13) and upfront fees for our out-license of ZEVALIN, both of which did not reoccur in the current year period. Refer to Note 5 for a table of our license fees and service revenue by source for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
Operating Expenses
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (excludes amortization of intangible assets)
$
12.2

 
$
7.5

 
$
4.7

 
62.7
 %
Cost of service revenue

 
2.2

 
(2.2
)
 
(100.0
)%
Selling, general and administrative
18.9

 
19.5

 
(0.6
)
 
(3.1
)%
Research and development
13.9

 
13.3

 
0.6

 
4.5
 %
Amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets
6.9

 
6.9

 

 
 %
Total operating costs and expenses
$
51.9

 
$
49.4

 
$
2.5

 
5.1
 %
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales in the current period increased in greater proportion than our net revenue increase, resulting in a gross margin decrease. This is primarily due to (i) changes to our product sales mix and (ii) one-time royalty expense for FOLOTYN regulatory and commercial milestone achievements (see Note 16(b)(vii)), partially offset by our FUSILEV royalty settlement also recognized in the current period (see Note 16(b)(v)) .
Cost of Service Revenue. Cost of service revenue exclusively relates to our allocated commercial and marketing expenses (from "selling, general, and administrative" expenses) for our promotion and sale of Eagle products by our employees. During the current three month period, we did not recognize any amounts in "cost of service revenue" as our sales force ceased marketing Eagle products as of July 1, 2017 (see Note 13).
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.6 million, primarily due to the non-recurrence of certain patent litigation costs incurred in the prior year period, as well as our ongoing operating expense reduction initiatives.


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Research and Development. Research and development expenses increased by $0.6 million, primarily due to various costs associated with our ROLONTIS Phase 3 clinical trials and our POZIOTINIB clinical initiatives and activities.
Amortization and Impairment Charges of Intangible Assets. Amortization expense remained consistent with the prior year period as we continue to straight-line expense the distribution rights to our commercialized products (see Note 3(f)).
Total Other Expenses
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Total other expenses
$
(4.7
)
 
$
(1.9
)
 
$
(2.8
)
 
(147.4
)%
Total other expenses increased by $2.8 million, primarily due to a $2.9 million increase in the fair value of contingent consideration related to our MARQIBO product (see Note 9(a)) that is recognized through "other (expense) income" for its quarterly re-measurement. In the current quarter, we increased our revenue projections for in-development indications of MARQIBO, and this led to an increase in the contingent consideration liability and corresponding expense.
Benefit for Income Taxes
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Benefit for income taxes
$
1.5

 
$
0.5

 
$
1.0

 
200.0
%
Our current period benefit for income taxes of $1.5 million is primarily due to intraperiod tax allocation and presentation under GAAP. In the current period, we have unrealized gains from the change in value of our available-for-sale securities that are reported within "other comprehensive income" of $5.0 million, while we also report a pretax "loss from continuing operations" of $20.2 million. Our prior period benefit for income taxes of $0.5 million is primarily due to the same instance of reported unrealized gains from the change in value of our available-for-sale securities, while we also reported a pretax operating loss in the same period.
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 VERSUS 2016
Total Revenues
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 

 

Product sales, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FUSILEV
$
6.4

 
$
30.6

 
$
(24.2
)
 
(79.1
)%
FOLOTYN
32.0

 
35.6

 
$
(3.6
)
 
(10.1
)%
ZEVALIN
7.9

 
8.2

 
$
(0.3
)
 
(3.7
)%
MARQIBO
5.4

 
4.9

 
$
0.5

 
10.2
 %
BELEODAQ
9.7

 
10.3

 
$
(0.6
)
 
(5.8
)%
EVOMELA
26.9

 
6.8

 
$
20.1

 
>100.0
 %

$
88.3

*
$
96.4

 
$
(8.1
)
 
(8.4
)%
License fees and service revenue
11.6

 
14.8

 
(3.2
)
 
(21.6
)%
Total revenues
$
99.9

*
$
111.2

 
$
(11.3
)
 
(10.2
)%
* Does not agree to the face of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, by an immaterial amount due to rounding.

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Product sales, net. To derive net product sales, gross product revenues in each period are reduced by management's latest estimated provisions for (i) product returns, (ii) government chargebacks, (iii) prompt pay discounts, (iv) commercial rebates, (v) Medicaid rebates, and (vi) distribution, data, and GPO administrative fees. Management considers various factors in the determination of these provisions, which are described in more detail within "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" of our 2016 Form 10-K.

FUSILEV revenue decrease is attributable to a continued significant decline in our net average sales price and unit sales due to the competitive launch of generic levo-leucovorin product in April 2015 - see Note 3(f). We expect to report further quarterly net sales declines of FUSILEV due to ongoing pricing pressure from generic competition.
FOLOTYN revenue decreased due to a decline in units sold in the current period, partially offset by an increase in our net average sales price per unit.
ZEVALIN revenue decreased due to a decline in our net average sales price per unit in the current period, partially offset by an increase in units sold.
MARQIBO revenue increased due to both an increase in the units sold during the period, and our average net sales price per unit.
BELEODAQ revenue decreased due to both a decline in the units sold during the period, and our average net sales price per unit.
EVOMELA revenue significantly increased in the current period as a result of an increase in units sold, partially offset by a decrease in our average net sales price per unit. The commercial launch of this product commenced in April 2016.
License fees and service revenue. Our license fees and service revenue in the current period decreased primarily due to the following: (i) an upfront receipt of $6 million for the out-license of ZEVALIN, FOLOTYN, BELEODAQ and MARQIBO (see Note 12) which did not reoccur in the current period, and (ii) a $2 million decrease in fees from our co-promotion with Eagle (see Note 13) as our sales force is no longer marketing Eagle products as of July 1, 2017, partially offset by the current period recognition of a $3.0 million contractual milestone for FOLOTYN approval in Japan, and a $2.0 million contractual milestone for the first commercial sale of FOLOTYN in Japan (see Note 16(b)(vii)).
Operating Expenses
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (excludes amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets)
$
31.6

 
$
18.7

 
$
12.9

 
69.0
 %
Cost of service revenue
4.2

 
5.7

 
(1.5
)
 
(26.3
)%
Selling, general and administrative
54.6

 
69.0

 
(14.4
)
 
(20.9
)%
Research and development
43.7

 
43.0

 
0.7

 
1.6
 %
Amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets
20.7

 
19.1

 
1.6

 
8.4
 %
Total operating costs and expenses
$
154.8

 
$
155.5

*
$
(0.7
)
 
(0.5
)%
* Does not agree to the face of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, by an immaterial amount due to rounding.
Cost of Sales. Despite our decreased revenue in the current nine month period, cost of sales increased, resulting in a gross margin decrease. This decrease in gross margins is primarily due to (i) changes to our product sales mix and (ii) one-time royalty expense for FOLOTYN regulatory and commercial milestone achievements (see Note 16(b)(vii)), partially offset by our FUSILEV royalty settlement also recognized in the current period (see Note 16(b)(v)) .
Cost of Service Revenue. Cost of service revenue exclusively relates to our allocated commercial and marketing expenses (from "selling, general, and administrative" expenses) for our promotion and sale of Eagle products by our sales force. During

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the current three month period, we did not recognize any amounts in "cost of service revenue" as our sales force ceased marketing Eagle products as of July 1, 2017 (see Note 13).
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $14.4 million, largely driven by non-recurring legal expenses and prior-year settlements related to shareholder litigation and FOLOTYN patent matters, in addition to our ongoing operating expense reduction initiatives.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses increased by $0.7 million, primarily due to various costs associated with our ROLONTIS Phase 3 clinical trials and our POZIOTINIB clinical initiatives and activities. Although our clinical trial costs increased, it was muted by decreased development expenses for EVOMELA (with its commercial launch in April 2016), and non-recurring expense associated with a ROLONTIS clinical milestone in 2016.
Amortization and Impairment Charges of Intangible Assets. Amortization expense increased by $1.6 million in the current year due to an adjustment of the amortization period of our FOLOTYN distribution rights to November 2022 from March 2025, representing the period through which we expect to have patent protection from generic competition (see Note 3(f)). Amortization expense otherwise remained consistent with the prior year period as we continue to straight-line expense the distribution rights to our commercialized products.
Total Other Expenses
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Total other expenses
$
(8.5
)
 
$
(7.3
)
 
$
(1.2
)
 
(16.4
)%
Total other expenses increased by $1.2 million primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in the fair value of contingent consideration related to our MARQIBO product (see Note 9(a)) that is recognized through "other (expense) income" for its quarterly re-measurement. In the current quarter, we increased our revenue projections for in-development indications of MARQIBO, and this led to an increase in the contingent consideration liability and corresponding expense. This increase was partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in interest expense on our 2018 Convertible Notes due to our December 2016 repurchases of $10 million principal of these notes (see Note 14).
Benefit for Income Taxes
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
Benefit for income taxes
$
1.4

 
$
0.6

 
$
0.8

 
(133.3
)%
Our current period benefit for income taxes of $1.4 million is primarily due to intraperiod tax allocation and presentation under GAAP. In the current period, we have unrealized gains from the change in value of our available-for-sale securities that are reported within "other comprehensive income" of $3.9 million, while we also report a pretax "loss from continuing operations" of $63.6 million. Our prior period benefit for income taxes of $0.6 million is primarily due to the same instance of reported unrealized gains from the change in value of our available-for-sale securities, while we also reported a pretax operating loss in the same period.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
(in thousands, except financial metrics data)
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
247,716

 
$
158,469

 
$
171,852

Accounts receivable, net
$
37,767

 
$
39,782

 
$
42,466

Total current assets
$
303,299

 
$
216,650

 
$
231,414

Total current liabilities
$
60,207

 
$
65,513

 
$
62,332

Working capital surplus (a)
$
243,092

 
$
151,137

 
$
169,082

Current ratio (b)
5.0

 
3.3

 
3.7

 
(a)
Total current assets at period end minus total current liabilities at period end.
(b)
Total current assets at period end divided by total current liabilities at period end.
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $26.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $37.1 million in the prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our cash collections from customers totaled $119.1 million and $118.3 million, respectively, representing 121.8% and 106.4% of reported net revenue for the same years. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, cash payments to our employees, vendors, and end-users for products, services, chargebacks, and rebates totaled $149.7 million and $161.0 million, respectively.
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.1 million in the prior year period. Our cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of 2017 primarily relates to a $0.6 million payment for corporate-owned life insurance premiums, and $0.4 million of computer hardware and software purchases.
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $115.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $68.9 million in the prior year period. Our cash provided by financing activities during the first nine months of 2017 primarily relates to: (i) $114.0 million of proceeds received from the sale of common shares under an at-market-issuance sales agreement, (ii) $3.1 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock as a result of the exercise of employee stock options, and (iii) $0.4 million of proceeds from employee stock purchases under our employee stock purchase plan. These amounts were partially offset by our $1.5 million purchase and retirement of restricted stock (at our employees’ election), in order to meet their respective federal and state tax obligations at the time of stock vesting.
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018
On December 17, 2013, we entered into an agreement for the sale of $120 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes due December 2018, or the 2018 Convertible Notes. The 2018 Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 95 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the 2018 Convertible Notes, totaling 10.5 million common shares if fully converted at September 30, 2017 (as reduced by $10 million of our 2018 Convertible Note repurchases in December 2016). The in-the-money conversion price is equivalent to $10.53 per common share. The conversion rate and conversion price are subject to adjustment under certain limited circumstances. We may settle conversions of the 2018 Convertible Notes by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares, at our election.
The 2018 Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2014. The 2018 Convertible Notes will mature and become payable on December 15, 2018, subject to earlier conversion into common stock at the holders’ option upon the occurrence of certain circumstances.
The sale of the 2018 Convertible Notes closed on December 23, 2013 and our net proceeds were $115.4 million, after deducting banker and professional fees of $4.6 million. We used a portion of these proceeds to simultaneously enter into “bought call” and “sold warrant” transactions with Royal Bank of Canada, collectively referred to as the Note Hedge. We

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recorded the Note Hedge on a net cost basis of $13.1 million, as a reduction to “additional paid-in capital” in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under applicable GAAP, the Note Hedge transaction has not been (and is not expected to be) marked-to-market through earnings or comprehensive income.
In December 2016, we completed two open market purchases of our 2018 Convertible Notes, aggregating 9,963 note units (equivalent to $10.0 million principal value) for $9.0 million. We recognized an aggregate loss of $25,000 on the retirement of these 2018 Convertible Notes (based on their carrying value under GAAP), which was included in "other income (expense), net" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2017, $110 million in principal of our 2018 Convertible Notes was outstanding.
We concurrently unwound a portion of our previously sold warrants and previously purchased call options that were part of our "conversion hedge" (see Note 14) for aggregate net proceeds of $21,000, with a corresponding net increase to "additional paid-in capital" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016.
On October 12, 2017, we completed another open market purchase of our 2018 Convertible Notes, aggregating 69,472 note units (equivalent to $69.5 million principal value) for $27.3 million in cash and 5.4 million newly-issued shares. After this purchase, $40.6 million in principal of our 2018 Convertible Notes remains outstanding; this amount, as well as cash and common share entries, will be reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017. Concurrent with this open market purchase, we also unwound a portion of our previously sold warrants and previously purchased call options that were part of our "conversion hedge" for aggregate net proceeds of $5.8 million. We will record these net cash proceeds and the corresponding net increase to "additional paid-in capital" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017.
Sale of Common Stock Under ATM Agreements
In December 2015 and August 2017, we entered into collective at-market-issuance sales agreements with FBR Capital Markets & Co., MLV & Co. LLC, and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. These agreements allow us to raise aggregate gross proceeds through these brokers of up to $250 million from the sale of our common stock on the public market under our shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (declared effective by the SEC on February 3, 2016; File No. 333-208760).
Through September 2017, we have raised aggregate net proceeds of $187.8 million through these at-market sales, of which $114.0 million was raised during the three months ended September 30, 2017. We expect to use these proceeds to continue to develop our product pipeline and to provide additional capital structure flexibility.
In October 2017, we sold and issued 1.0 million shares of our common stock for net proceeds of $14.3 million through additional at-market sales. These shares and proceeds are not included in our "common stock" and "cash and cash equivalents" on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017, though they will be reflected as of December 31, 2017.
Future Capital Requirements
We believe that the future growth of our business will depend on our ability to successfully develop and acquire drugs for the treatment of cancer, and to successfully bring them to market.
The timing and amount of our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: 
the need for additional capital to fund future development programs;
the need for additional capital to fund strategic acquisitions;
the need for additional capital to fund licensing arrangements;
our requirement for additional information technology infrastructure and systems; and
adverse outcomes from potential litigation and the cost to defend such litigation.
We believe that our $248 million in aggregate cash and equivalents, and marketable securities as of September 30, 2017 will allow us to fund our current and planned operations for at least the next twelve months. However, we may seek additional capital through the sale of debt or equity securities (see Note 18), if necessary, especially in conjunction with opportunistic acquisitions or licensing arrangements. We may be unable to obtain such additional capital when needed, or on terms favorable to us or our current stockholders and convertible senior note holders.

Contractual Obligations

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations described under MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS contained in Part II, Item 7 of our 2016 Form 10-K, other than the fulfillment of existing obligations in the ordinary course of business.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements (except for operating leases) that provide financing, liquidity, market or credit risk support, or involve derivatives. In addition, we have no arrangements that may expose us to liability that are not expressly reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and/or notes thereto.
As of September 30, 2017, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as “structured finance” or “special purpose entities,” established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not subject to any material financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, credit ratings and foreign currency exchange rates.
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal, while at the same time maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. We do not utilize hedging contracts or similar instruments. Because of our ability to generally redeem these investments at par at short notice and without penalty, changes in interest rates would have an immaterial effect on the fair value of these investments. If a 10% change in interest rates were to have occurred on September 30, 2017, any decline in the fair value of our investments would not be material in the context of our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, we are exposed to certain market risks associated with credit ratings of corporations whose corporate bonds we may purchase from time to time. If these companies were to experience a significant detrimental change in their credit ratings, the fair market value of such corporate bonds may significantly decrease. If these companies were to default on these corporate bonds, we may lose part or all of our principal. We believe that we effectively manage this market risk by diversifying our investments, and investing in highly rated securities.
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations relating to payments we make to vendors, suppliers and license partners in Euros (and other currencies to a lesser extent). We mitigate such risk by maintaining a limited portion of our cash in Euros.
ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. These include controls and procedures 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 accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of that date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the third quarter of 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Limitations of the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal control system are met. Because of inherent limitations in any control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. We are continuously seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations and of our internal controls.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved from time-to-time with various legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims and legal proceedings are of a nature we believe are normal and incidental to a pharmaceutical business, and may include product liability, intellectual property, employment matters, and other general claims. We are also subject to derivative lawsuits from time-to-time.

We make provisions for liabilities when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Such provisions are assessed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of any settlement negotiations, judicial and administrative rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. Although the ultimate resolution of these various matters cannot be determined at this time, we do not believe that such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.

Certain of the legal proceedings in which we are involved are discussed in Note 16, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and are hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS
As of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes to the RISK FACTORS included in our 2016 Form 10-K.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing Date
Filed Herewith
1.1
At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated August 4, 2017, between Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC, FBR Capital Markets & Co., and MLV & Co. LLC.
8-K
001-35006
1.1
8/4/17
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
 
X
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
 
X
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
X
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
X
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
X
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
X

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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 thereunto duly authorized. 

 
 
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 3, 2017
By:
/s/ Kurt A. Gustafson
 
 
 
Kurt A. Gustafson
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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