| Title: Vical Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results,
Allowance of Pandemic Influenza IND and Other Advances in Product Development Programs Date:
8/7/2007 6:30:00 AM
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) today
reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Revenues for the second
quarter of 2007 were $3.1 million, compared with revenues of $7.3 million for the second
quarter of 2006. The net loss for the second quarter of 2007 was $8.2 million, or $0.21
per share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.11 per share, for the second
quarter of 2006. The increase in net loss reflected a proactive reduction of contract
manufacturing activity and higher spending for advancement of the company's independent
development programs.
Based on anticipated activities for the remainder of 2007, including acceleration of
the company's pandemic influenza vaccine program, the company is revising its projection
to a full-year net loss of between $32 million and $37 million and a net cash burn for the
full year, excluding equity investments, of $27 million to $32 million. Vical had cash and
investments of $82 million at June 30, 2007.
Pandemic Influenza IND Allowed
-- Vical has received notification of Investigational New Drug (IND)
allowance for its Phase 1 trial of the company's
Vaxfectin(TM)-formulated pandemic influenza DNA vaccine, and now
expects to initiate the trial earlier than originally planned during
the second half of 2007.
Other Advances in Product Development Programs
-- The company's licensee, AnGes MG, Inc. (AnGes), reported positive
results following an interim efficacy evaluation in its Japanese Phase
3 angiogenesis trial of its gene-based Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF)
product candidate in patients with advanced peripheral arterial disease
(PAD). Based on the recommendation of an Independent Data Monitoring
Committee, AnGes ended the trial early and is preparing an application
for Japanese marketing approval.
-- Vical announced in July the enrollment of the 20th hematopoietic stem
cell transplant recipient in the company's Phase 2 trial of a DNA
vaccine against cytomegalovirus (CMV). After the 20th recipient's
two-month follow-up visit, an independent data safety monitoring board
will conduct an interim evaluation of safety data for all subjects
enrolled in the trial.
-- The company has initiated 30 of up to 60 planned clinical sites for the
AIMM (Allovectin-7(R) Immunotherapeutic for Metastatic Melanoma) Phase
3 pivotal trial of the Allovectin-7(R) cancer immunotherapeutic as
first-line therapy in chemotherapy-naïve patients with recurrent Stage
III or IV metastatic melanoma. The trial is being funded by AnGes under
a collaborative agreement with Vical.
-- During the second quarter, the company completed the final contract
manufacturing and shipment of HIV vaccine bulk DNA under a $12 million
production order for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a
planned Phase 2b efficacy proof-of-concept trial expected to begin this
year with the support of the Partnership for AIDS Vaccine Evaluation
(PAVE). The PAVE trial will test a vaccine regimen combining a DNA
prime based on Vical's technology with an adenoviral vector boost in up
to 8,500 volunteers at sites in the United States, Africa, the
Caribbean and South America to determine its potential to prevent
infection or disease progression.
-- Vical was awarded a three-year, $6.0 million grant from the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH,
for further development of a DNA vaccine manufacturing process with the
potential to produce several million doses of vaccines in a matter of
days. By using a cell-free manufacturing process, the company believes
that the RapidResponse(TM) DNA platform can overcome the time, capacity
and cost challenges of manufacturing conventional vaccines for diseases
such as influenza, which use killed or disabled viruses grown in
chicken eggs or via cell culture, requiring months of production time
in large, dedicated facilities.
Conference Call
Vical will conduct a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results and
program updates with invited analysts and institutional investors today, August 7, at noon
Eastern Time. The call and webcast are open on a listen-only basis to any interested
parties. To listen to the conference call, dial (888) 224-3260, or (913) 905-1086 for
international participants, and reference confirmation code 3989047. A replay of the call
will be available for 48 hours beginning about two hours after the call. To listen to the
replay, dial (888) 203-1112, or (719) 457-0820 for international participants, and enter
replay passcode 3989047. The call also will be available live and archived through the
events page at http://www.vical.com. For further information, contact Vical's Investor
Relations department by phone at (858) 646-1127 or by e-mail at info@vical.com.
About Vical
Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA
delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening
diseases. Potential applications of the company's DNA delivery technology include DNA
vaccines for infectious diseases or cancer, in which the expressed protein is an
immunogen; cancer immunotherapeutics, in which the expressed protein is an immune system
stimulant; and cardiovascular therapies, in which the expressed protein is an angiogenic
growth factor. The company is developing certain infectious disease vaccines and cancer
therapeutics internally. In addition, the company collaborates with major pharmaceutical
companies and biotechnology companies that give it access to complementary technologies or
greater resources. These strategic partnerships provide the company with mutually
beneficial opportunities to expand its product pipeline and address significant unmet
medical needs. Additional information on Vical is available at http://www.vical.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected,
including: whether Vical or others will continue development of the company's pandemic
influenza or CMV vaccine candidates, the HGF product candidate, Allovectin-7(R), the HIV
vaccine candidate, the RapidResponse(TM) DNA vaccine platform, the company's Vaxfectin(TM)
adjuvant, or any other product candidates being developed by Vical, its collaborators or
licensees; whether Vical will begin human testing of its pandemic influenza vaccine as
anticipated in the second half of 2007, if at all; whether AnGes will file for marketing
approval in Japan; whether the HGF product candidate will be approved in Japan; whether
the market for the HGF product will be significant; whether the CMV vaccine will achieve
the safety and efficacy endpoints in the Phase 2 trial for stem cell transplant donors and
recipients; whether Vical will be able to recruit patients into the AIMM trial as planned,
if at all; whether the results from animal trials can be duplicated in human trials;
whether the Phase 2b HIV vaccine trial will begin this year, if at all; whether the
RapidResponse(TM) platform will produce several million doses of vaccines in a matter of
days and overcome the time, capacity and cost challenges of manufacturing conventional
vaccines; whether the company will receive all, if any, of the RapidResponse(TM) grant
funding; whether the company's pandemic influenza or CMV vaccine candidates, the HGF
product candidate, Allovectin-7(R), the HIV vaccine candidate, the RapidResponse(TM) DNA
vaccine platform, the company's Vaxfectin(TM) adjuvant, or any other product candidates
being developed by Vical, its collaborators or licensees will be shown to be safe and
effective in clinical trials; the timing, nature and cost of clinical trials; whether the
company will achieve levels of revenues and control expenses to meet projected financial
performance; and additional risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent the company's judgment
as of the date of this release. The company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation
to update these forward-looking statements.
VICAL INCORPORATED
Selected Condensed Financial Information (Unaudited)
Statements of Operations Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per June 30, June 30,
share amounts) 2007 2006 2007 2006
Revenues:
Contract and grant revenue $2,980 $7,100 $3,830 $12,679
License and royalty revenue 131 156 536 192
Total revenues 3,111 7,256 4,366 12,871
Operating expenses:
Research and development 5,859 4,171 11,734 8,815
Manufacturing and
production 4,216 4,499 8,163 8,051
General and administrative 2,340 2,406 4,633 4,848
Total operating expenses 12,415 11,076 24,530 21,714
Loss from operations (9,304) (3,820) (20,164) (8,843)
Net investment income 1,107 576 2,370 1,126
Net loss $(8,197) $(3,244) $(17,794) $(7,717)
Basic and diluted
net loss per share $(0.21) $(0.11) $(0.45) $(0.27)
Shares used to calculate
basic and diluted net
loss per share 39,191 28,817 39,186 28,555
Balance Sheets June 30, December 31,
(in thousands) 2007 2006
Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents, and
marketable securities $82,153 $100,393
Other current assets 4,340 5,049
Total current assets 86,493 105,442
Property and equipment, net 13,031 13,500
Other assets 5,899 6,307
Total assets $105,423 $125,249
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Current liabilities $5,500 $8,153
Long-term obligations 2,735 2,973
Stockholders' equity 97,188 114,123
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $105,423 $125,249
Contacts: Alan R. Engbring Jill M. Church
Executive Director, Vice President and
Investor Relations Chief Financial Officer
(858) 646-1127
Website: http://www.vical.com
SOURCE Vical
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/CONTACT: Alan R. Engbring, Executive Director, Investor Relations, or
Jill M. Church, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, both of Vical,
+1-858-646-1127/
/Web site: http://www.vical.com /
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