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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November, 2023

Commission File Number: 001-36815

Ascendis Pharma A/S

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Tuborg Boulevard 12

DK-2900 Hellerup

Denmark

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 


 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers 333-228576, 333-203040, 333-210810, 333-211512, 333-213412, 333-214843, 333-216883, 333-254101, 333-261550 and 333-270088) and Form F-3 (Registration Numbers 333-209336, 333-211511, 333-216882, 333-223134, 333-225284, and 333-256571) of Ascendis Pharma A/S (the “Company”) (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report

Financial Statements

This report contains the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of and for the period ended September 30, 2023, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the period presented therein.

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

 

Ascendis Pharma A/S

Date: November 7, 2023

By:

/s/ Michael Wolff Jensen

 

Michael Wolff Jensen

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements – September 30, 2023

F-1

2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1

 

 


 

ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S

INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Page

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 F-2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 F-3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity at September 30, 2023 and 2022

 F-4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Cash Flow Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 F-5

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 F-6

 

F-1


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Profit or Loss

and Comprehensive Income / (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Notes

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

5

 

 

48,034

 

 

 

15,290

 

 

 

129,016

 

 

 

28,278

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

7,388

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

24,938

 

 

 

7,025

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

40,646

 

 

 

13,597

 

 

 

104,078

 

 

 

21,253

 

Research and development costs

 

 

 

 

111,439

 

 

 

97,431

 

 

 

322,573

 

 

 

271,006

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

63,614

 

 

 

60,671

 

 

 

200,435

 

 

 

164,675

 

Operating profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 

(134,407

)

 

 

(144,505

)

 

 

(418,930

)

 

 

(414,428

)

Share of profit / (loss) of associate

 

 

 

 

(6,794

)

 

 

(3,696

)

 

 

(15,471

)

 

 

(9,736

)

Finance income

 

 

 

 

4,142

 

 

 

20,326

 

 

 

76,985

 

 

 

73,797

 

Finance expenses

 

 

 

 

24,519

 

 

 

41,247

 

 

 

35,640

 

 

 

25,381

 

Profit / (loss) before tax

 

 

 

 

(161,578

)

 

 

(169,122

)

 

 

(393,056

)

 

 

(375,748

)

Income taxes (expenses)

 

 

 

 

(645

)

 

 

167

 

 

 

(1,513

)

 

 

(28

)

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

 

 

(162,223

)

 

 

(168,955

)

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(375,776

)

Attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

 

 

(162,223

)

 

 

(168,955

)

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(375,776

)

Basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share

 

 

 

(2.88

)

 

(3.03

)

 

(7.02

)

 

(6.70

)

Number of shares used for calculation (basic and diluted) (1)

 

 

 

 

56,272,698

 

 

 

55,831,561

 

 

 

56,194,956

 

 

 

56,115,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

 

 

(162,223

)

 

 

(168,955

)

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(375,776

)

Other comprehensive income / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

 

 

 

571

 

 

 

(2,207

)

 

 

(1,232

)

 

 

(2,538

)

Other comprehensive income / (loss) for the period, net of tax

 

 

 

 

571

 

 

 

(2,207

)

 

 

(1,232

)

 

 

(2,538

)

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(161,652

)

 

 

(171,162

)

 

 

(395,801

)

 

 

(378,314

)

Attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

 

 

(161,652

)

 

 

(171,162

)

 

 

(395,801

)

 

 

(378,314

)

 

(1)
As of September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, a total of 6,555,187 and 6,937,495 warrants outstanding, respectively, each carrying the right to subscribe for one ordinary share, and 575,000 convertible senior notes which can potentially be converted into 3,456,785 ordinary shares, can potentially dilute earnings per share in the future but have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they are antidilutive for the periods presented.

F-2


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

 

 

Notes

 

September 30,
2023

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

 

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

4,495

 

 

 

4,828

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

125,535

 

 

 

129,095

 

Investment in associate

 

 

 

 

8,116

 

 

 

22,932

 

Other receivables

 

10

 

 

2,142

 

 

 

1,920

 

Marketable securities

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

7,492

 

 

 

 

 

140,288

 

 

 

166,267

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

189,132

 

 

 

130,673

 

Trade receivables

 

10

 

 

26,794

 

 

 

11,910

 

Income tax receivables

 

 

 

 

1,644

 

 

 

883

 

Other receivables

 

10

 

 

21,595

 

 

 

12,833

 

Prepayments

 

 

 

 

38,327

 

 

 

31,717

 

Marketable securities

 

10

 

 

14,165

 

 

 

290,688

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

10

 

 

441,268

 

 

 

444,767

 

 

 

 

 

732,925

 

 

 

923,471

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

873,213

 

 

 

1,089,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

8

 

 

7,742

 

 

 

7,675

 

Distributable equity

 

 

 

 

(81,175

)

 

 

255,673

 

Total equity

 

4

 

 

(73,433

)

 

 

263,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

10

 

 

549,483

 

 

 

387,555

 

Lease liabilities

 

10

 

 

90,103

 

 

 

95,401

 

Derivative liabilities

 

10

 

 

93,353

 

 

 

157,950

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

949

 

 

 

14,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

733,888

 

 

 

655,119

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

10

 

 

11,824

 

 

 

11,630

 

Lease liabilities

 

10

 

 

14,433

 

 

 

13,791

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

4,030

 

 

 

 

Trade payables and accrued expenses

 

10

 

 

121,552

 

 

 

101,032

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

33,660

 

 

 

31,989

 

Income tax payables

 

 

 

 

6,478

 

 

 

5,490

 

Provisions

 

 

 

 

20,781

 

 

 

7,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

212,758

 

 

 

171,271

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

946,646

 

 

 

826,390

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

 

 

873,213

 

 

 

1,089,738

 

 

F-3


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

 

 

 

 

Distributable Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Share
Capital

 

 

Share
Premium

 

 

Treasury
Shares

 

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve

 

 

Accumulated
Deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Equity at January 1, 2023

 

 

7,675

 

 

 

2,112,863

 

 

 

(149

)

 

 

3,452

 

 

 

(1,860,493

)

 

 

263,348

 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(394,569

)

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,232

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,232

)

Total comprehensive income / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,232

)

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(395,801

)

Transactions with Owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based payment (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,752

 

 

 

50,752

 

Capital increase

 

 

67

 

 

 

8,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,268

 

Equity at September 30, 2023

 

 

7,742

 

 

 

2,121,064

 

 

 

(149

)

 

 

2,220

 

 

 

(2,204,310

)

 

 

(73,433

)

 

 

 

 

 

Distributable Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Share
Capital

 

 

Share
Premium

 

 

Treasury
Shares

 

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve

 

 

Accumulated
Deficit

 

 

Total

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Equity at January 1, 2022

 

 

7,646

 

 

 

2,107,739

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

3,779

 

 

 

(1,235,508

)

 

 

883,635

 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(375,776

)

 

 

(375,776

)

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,538

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,538

)

Total comprehensive income / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,538

)

 

 

(375,776

)

 

 

(378,314

)

Transactions with Owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based payment (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,307

 

 

 

50,307

 

Acquisition of treasury shares (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(134

)

 

 

 

 

 

(105,965

)

 

 

(106,099

)

Capital increase

 

 

12

 

 

 

2,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,023

 

Equity at September 30, 2022

 

 

7,658

 

 

 

2,109,750

 

 

 

(155

)

 

 

1,241

 

 

 

(1,666,942

)

 

 

451,552

 

F-4


 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Cash Flow Statements for the

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

(394,569

)

 

 

(375,776

)

Reversal of finance income

 

 

(76,985

)

 

 

(73,797

)

Reversal of finance expenses

 

 

35,640

 

 

 

25,381

 

Reversal of gain and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Reversal of income taxes (expenses)

 

 

1,513

 

 

 

28

 

Increase / (decrease) in provisions

 

 

13,094

 

 

 

4,954

 

Adjustments for non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash consideration relating to revenue

 

 

(1,774

)

 

 

(1,913

)

Share of profit / (loss) of associate

 

 

15,471

 

 

 

9,736

 

Share-based payment

 

 

50,752

 

 

 

50,307

 

Depreciation

 

 

13,601

 

 

 

12,988

 

Amortization

 

 

333

 

 

 

333

 

Changes in working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

(58,459

)

 

 

(28,571

)

Receivables

 

 

(24,250

)

 

 

(6,074

)

Prepayments

 

 

(6,238

)

 

 

(8,869

)

Contract liabilities (deferred income)

 

 

(9,233

)

 

 

10,727

 

Trade payables, accrued expenses and other payables

 

 

13,604

 

 

 

22,528

 

Cash flows generated from / (used in) operations

 

 

(427,500

)

 

 

(357,996

)

Finance income received

 

 

12,577

 

 

 

6,808

 

Finance expenses paid

 

 

(8,632

)

 

 

(2,026

)

Income taxes received / (paid)

 

 

(1,336

)

 

 

(800

)

Cash flows from / (used in) operating activities

 

 

(424,891

)

 

 

(354,014

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(2,505

)

 

 

(10,707

)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

Reimbursement from acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

9,535

 

Purchase of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

(160,839

)

Settlement of marketable securities

 

 

282,282

 

 

 

224,540

 

Cash flows from / (used in) investing activities

 

 

279,823

 

 

 

62,529

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of principal portion of lease liabilities

 

 

(7,703

)

 

 

(4,577

)

Net proceeds from borrowings

 

 

139,782

 

 

 

503,281

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

8,268

 

 

 

2,023

 

Acquisition of treasury shares, net of transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

(105,303

)

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

 

 

140,347

 

 

 

395,424

 

Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(4,721

)

 

 

103,939

 

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

 

444,767

 

 

 

446,267

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on balances held in foreign currencies

 

 

1,222

 

 

 

58,124

 

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30

 

 

441,268

 

 

 

608,330

 

Cash and cash equivalents include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank deposits

 

 

441,268

 

 

 

604,018

 

Short-term marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

4,312

 

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30

 

 

441,268

 

 

 

608,330

 

 

F-5


 

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Note 1—General Information

Ascendis Pharma A/S, together with its subsidiaries, is applying its innovative TransCon technologies to build a leading, fully integrated, global, biopharma company. Ascendis Pharma A/S was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to Ascendis Pharma A/S and its subsidiaries.

The address of the Company’s registered office is Tuborg Boulevard 12, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark.

On February 2, 2015, the Company completed an initial public offering which resulted in the listing of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), representing the Company’s ordinary shares, under the symbol “ASND” in the United States on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements on November 7, 2023.

Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, and accompanying notes, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”) and as adopted by the European Union (the “EU”).

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the previous financial year. A description of the accounting policies is provided in the Accounting Policies section of the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, the accounting policy for royalty funding liabilities, applied for the first time in this reporting period, is described below.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain significant accounting estimates and requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are disclosed in Note 3, “Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates”.

Royalty Funding Liabilities

Royalty funding liabilities relate to the Company’s contractual obligations to pay a predetermined percentage of future commercial revenue until reaching a predetermined multiple of proceeds received, according to the detailed provisions of the synthetic royalty funding agreement (the “Agreement”).

Where relevant, royalty funding liabilities are separated into a financial liability and embedded derivative components based on the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Embedded derivative components are accounted for separately, unless these are deemed closely related to the financial liability. The Agreement includes a buy-out option where the value is dependent on non-financial variables that are specific to the Company. Accordingly, the buy-out option is not accounted for separately as a derivative.

The financial liability is recognized when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the Agreement and measured at amortized cost until it is extinguished upon exercising a buy-out option or upon achieving the predetermined multiple of proceeds received. The effective interest rate is estimated at initial recognition and takes into account incremental transaction costs and anticipated amount and timing of future cash flows, which further depends on future commercial revenue forecasts and the probability of exercising the buy-out option. The amortized cost is remeasured prospectively when there is a material change in expectations to amount and timing of future cash flows, which will increase or decrease future interest expenses. Remeasurement gain or losses are recognized through the profit or loss as finance income or expenses, respectively.

The financial liability is presented as part of borrowings in the statement of financial position.

F-6


 

Change to Presentation of Borrowings

At December 31, 2022, lease liabilities were presented as part of borrowings in the consolidated statements of financial position. At December 31, 2022, carrying amount of lease liabilities was €95.4 million and €13.8 million, for non-current liabilities and current liabilities, respectively.

In connection with entering additional borrowing activities in September 2023, lease liabilities are from September 30, 2023, presented separately in the consolidated statements of financial position. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to reflect the change in presentation. Accordingly, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, borrowings comprise convertible senior notes and royalty funding liabilities, and convertible senior notes.

The change to presentation had no other impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

New International Financial Reporting Standards Not Yet Effective

The IASB has issued a number of new or amended standards, which have not yet become effective or have not yet been adopted by the EU. Therefore, these new standards have not been incorporated in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Amendments to IAS 1, “Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current”

In January 2020, the IASB issued amendments to paragraphs 69 to 76 of IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements”, to specify the requirements for classifying liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments clarify:

What is meant by a right to defer settlement;
That a right to defer must exist at the end of the reporting period;
That classification is unaffected by the likelihood that an entity will exercise its deferral right; and
That only if an embedded derivative in a convertible liability is itself an equity instrument would the terms of a liability not impact its classification.

If approved by the EU, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and must be applied retrospectively. The amendments are expected to require the convertible senior notes (“convertible notes”) (presented as part of borrowings in the statement of financial position) and derivative liabilities, both presented as non-current liabilities at September 30, 2023, to be presented as current liabilities.

On September 30, 2023, the carrying amount of convertible notes and derivative liabilities were €421.7 million and €93.4 million, respectively.

The consolidated financial statements are not expected to be affected by other new or amended standards.

F-7


 

Note 3—Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Judgements, estimates and assumptions applied are based on historical experience and other factors that are relevant, and which are available at the reporting date. Uncertainty concerning estimates and assumptions could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to assets and liabilities in future periods.

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all disclosures for significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions, that are required in the annual consolidated financial statements, and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized prospectively. While the application of critical accounting estimates is subject to material estimation uncertainties, management’s ongoing revisions of critical accounting estimates and underlying assumptions have not revealed any material impact in any of the periods presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Other than as set out below, there have been no other changes to the application of significant accounting judgements, or estimation uncertainties regarding accounting estimates compared to December 31, 2022.

Measurement of Royalty Funding Liabilities

The carrying amount of royalty funding liabilities is measured according to anticipated future cash flows, which further depends on the amount and timing of future commercial revenue. Assumptions that impact amount and timing of future commercial revenue are subject to estimation uncertainties, and subject to a number of factors which are not within the Company's control.

The Company will periodically revisit anticipated amount and timing of future commercial revenue and to the extent such amount or timing is materially different from the current estimates, a remeasurement gain or loss is recognized through the profit or loss as finance income or expenses, respectively, which would further increase or decrease future interest expenses. Further details are provided in Note 10, “Financial Assets and Liabilities”.

 

 

F-8


 

Note 4—Significant Events in the Reporting Period

Global Banking Situation

In March 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) announced that Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) had been closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The Company did not hold deposits or securities or maintain any accounts at SVB. Following the closure of SVB and subsequent developments in the global banking sector, the Company considered the risk of expected credit loss on bank deposits and marketable securities, including the hypothetical impact arising from the probability of default, which is considered in conjunction with the expected loss caused by default by banks or securities with similar credit-ratings and attributes.

In line with previous periods, this assessment did not reveal a material impairment loss, and accordingly no provision for expected credit loss has been recognized.

Conflict in the Region Surrounding Ukraine and Russia

The ongoing conflict in the region surrounding Ukraine and Russia has impacted the Company's ability to continue clinical trial activities in those countries. The conflict did not have a direct material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Royalty Funding Liabilities

In September 2023, the Company entered into a $150.0 million capped synthetic royalty funding agreement (the “Royalty Pharma Agreement”) with Royalty Pharma (the “Purchaser”). Under the terms of the Royalty Pharma Agreement, the Company received an upfront payment of $150.0 million (the “Purchase Price”) in exchange for a 9.15% royalty on net U.S. SKYTROFA revenue, beginning on January 1, 2025 (the “Revenue Interest Payments”). The Revenue Interest Payments to the Purchaser will cease upon reaching a multiple of the Purchase Price of 1.925x, or 1.65x if the Purchaser receives royalties in that amount by December 31, 2031. The Royalty Pharma Agreement includes a buy-out option under various terms and conditions. Further details are provided in Note 10, “Financial Assets and Liabilities”.

Equity Development

As of September 30, 2023, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position presented a negative balance of equity of €73.4 million. Under Danish corporate law, as Ascendis Pharma A/S, the parent company of the Company holds a positive balance of equity, the Company is currently not subject to legal or regulatory requirements to re-establish the balance of equity. There is no direct impact from the negative balance of equity to the liquidity and capital resources.

Based on its current operating plan, the Company believes that the existing capital resources as of September 30, 2023, will be sufficient to meet projected cash requirements for at least twelve months from the date of this report. However, the Company's operating plan may change as a result of many factors that are currently unknown, and the Company may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Further details regarding lease liabilities and borrowings including maturity analysis are provided in Note 10, “Financial Assets and Liabilities”.

F-9


 

Note 5—Revenue

Revenue from commercial sale of products relates to sale of SKYTROFA® (lonapegsomatropin-tcgd), primarily in the U.S. market, which is sold to specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors. In addition, the Company began shipping products to wholesalers in Germany in the third quarter of 2023. Customer payment terms are typically 30 days from the transaction date.

Other revenue is generated primarily from three license agreements, which were entered into in 2018.

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

 

(EUR’000)

 

Revenue from external customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial sale of products

 

 

46,968

 

 

 

12,252

 

 

 

114,414

 

 

 

18,575

 

Rendering of services

 

 

401

 

 

 

2,401

 

 

 

12,480

 

 

 

3,385

 

Sale of clinical supply

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

348

 

 

 

4,405

 

Licenses

 

 

571

 

 

 

637

 

 

 

1,774

 

 

 

1,913

 

Total revenue from external customers

 

 

48,034

 

 

 

15,290

 

 

 

129,016

 

 

 

28,278

 

Attributable to