UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2023
Commission File Number: 001-37384
GALAPAGOS NV
(Translation of registrant's name
into English)
Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
(Address of principal executive
office)
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
[ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, except for the quotes of Dr. Paul Stoffels, and Bart Filius, included in Exhibit 99.1, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-204567, 333-208697, 333-211834, 333-215783, 333-218160, 333-225263, 333-231765, 333-249416, 333-260500, and 333-268756).
On May 4, 2023, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated May 4, 2023
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.
GALAPAGOS NV | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: May 5, 2023 | /s/ Annelies Denecker | |
Annelies Denecker | ||
Company Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Galapagos announces first quarter 2023 financial results
Webcast presentation tomorrow, 5 May 2023, at 14:00 CET / 8:00 am ET, www.glpg.com
Mechelen, Belgium; 4 May 2023, 22:01 CET; regulated information – Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) today announced its first quarter 2023 financial results, a year-to-date business update and its outlook for the remainder of 2023.
“The first months of the year mark an eventful period for our company across all areas of our business. Within our pipeline, we presented encouraging initial Phase 1/2 results with GLPG5201, our CD19 CAR-T candidate in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Our later-stage immunology programs made further progress with the initiation of the Phase 3 study with filgotinib in patients with AxSpA and the opening of clinical sites to enroll patients in a Phase 2 study with our TYK2 inhibitor product candidate, GLPG3667, in DM.
Looking ahead, we aim to bring in additional assets in our strategic therapeutic areas and to further expand our proprietary oncology pipeline and CAR-T point-of-care network. We expect multiple catalysts over the next few months, including the topline results from two Phase 1/2 studies with our CD19 CAR-T candidates GLPG5101 and GLPG5201 manufactured at point-of-care. We are confident that through our R&D and business development strategy in our areas of growth in immunology and oncology, we can deliver long-term value and transform the lives of patients across the globe,” said Dr. Paul Stoffels1, CEO and Chairman of Galapagos.
Bart Filius, President, COO and CFO of Galapagos added: “The first quarter of the year was challenging for Jyseleca®, with the disappointing outcome of the Phase 3 study in Crohn’s disease and the impact on the JAK class of the adoption by the European Commission of PRAC’s recommended safety measures. In the first quarter of this year, Jyseleca® achieved €26.7 million in net sales in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We continue to gain further insights into the market dynamics for the JAK class and we intend to revisit our 2023 net sales guidance at the next financial update in August. With a strong balance sheet of €4.0 billion in cash, we reiterate our full year 2023 cash burni guidance in the range of €380 to €420 million.”
Year-to-date operational performance
Immunology portfolio
CAR-T oncology portfolio
Corporate update
First quarter 2023 financial highlights (unaudited)
(€
millions, except basic & diluted income/loss (-) per share)
Three months ended 31 March |
Change | ||
2023 | 2022 | ||
Product net sales | 26.7 | 14.4 | +85% |
Collaboration revenues | 152.2 | 121.9 | +25% |
Total net revenues | 178.9 | 136.3 | +31% |
Cost of sales | (3.6) | (2.9) | +23% |
R&D expenditure | (103.5) | (99.9) | +4% |
G&Aii and S&Miii expenses | (58.1) | (62.3) | -7% |
Other operating income | 8.3 | 7.7 | +8% |
Operating profit/loss (-) | 22.0 | (21.1) | |
Fair value adjustments and net currency exchange differences | (9.7) | 13.1 | |
Net other financial result | 11.2 | (3.5) | |
Income taxes | (0.3) | (1.7) | |
Net profit/loss (-) of the period | 23.2 | (13.3) | |
Basic and diluted income/loss (-) per share (€) | 0.4 | (0.2) | |
Current financial investments and cash and cash equivalents | 3,990.1 | 4,643.4 |
Details of the first quarter 2023 financial results
Total net revenues for the three months ended 31 March 2023 was €178.9 million, compared to €136.3 million for the three months ended 31 March 2022, and consisted of:
Collaboration revenues increased mainly due to revenue recognition related to the collaboration agreement with Gilead for the filgotinib development amounting to €93.6 million in the first three months of 2023 compared to €59.0 million for the same period last year. This increase is primarily driven by a positive catch up of revenue explained by a decrease in the total estimated remaining costs to complete the filgotinib development. This was a consequence of the topline results from Phase 3 DIVERSITY trial of filgotinib in CD and our decision not to submit a Marketing Authorization Application in Europe.
Our deferred income balance on 31 March 2023 includes €1.5 billion allocated to our drug discovery platform that is recognized linearly over the remaining period of our 10-year collaboration, and €0.4 billion allocated to the filgotinib development that is recognized over time until the end of the development period.
Total operating profit for the three months ended 31 March 2023 was €22.0 million, compared to total operating loss of €21.1 million for the first three months ended 31 March 2022.
Net financial income in the first three months of 2023 amounted to €1.5 million, compared to net financial income of €9.6 million for the first three months of 2022.
We reported a group net profit for the first three months of 2023 of €23.2 million, compared
to a group net loss of €13.3 million for the first three months of 2022.
Cash position
Current financial investments and cash and cash equivalents totaled €3,990.1
million on 31 March 2023, as compared to €4,094.1 million on 31 December 2022.
Total net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and current financial investments amounted to €104.0 million during the first three months of 2023, compared to a net decrease of €59.8 million during the first three months of 2022. This net decrease was composed of (i) €98.8 million of operational cash burn, (ii) €9.9 million of mainly negative exchange rate differences, offset by (iii) €1.8 million of cash proceeds from capital and share premium increase from exercise of subscription rights in the first three months of 2023, and (iv) €2.9 million positive changes in (fair) value of current financial investments.
Outlook 2023
Financial outlook
As we continue to gain further insights into the market dynamics
for the JAK class, we intend to revisit our 2023 net sales guidance at the next financial update in August. We reiterate our full year
2023 cash burn guidance in the range of €380 and €420 million.
R&D outlook
Conference call and webcast presentation
We will host a conference call and webcast presentation
tomorrow 5 May 2023, at 14:00 CET / 8:00 am ET. To participate in the conference call, please register in advance using this link, after
which the dial-in numbers will be provided. The conference call can be accessed 10 minutes prior to the start by using the conference
access information provided in the email after registration, or by selecting the “call me” feature. The
live webcast is available on glpg.com or via the following link. The archived webcast will be available for replay shortly after the close
of the call on the investor section of the website.
Financial calendar 2023
3 August 2023 2 November 2023 22 February 2024 |
Half year 2023 results Third quarter 2023 results Full year 2023 results |
(webcast 4 August 2023) (webcast 3 November 2023) (webcast 23 February 2024) |
About Galapagos
Galapagos is a fully integrated biotechnology company focused
on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medicines. We are committed to improving patients’ lives worldwide by
targeting diseases with high unmet needs. Our R&D capabilities cover multiple drug modalities, including small molecules and cell
therapies. Our portfolio comprises discovery through to commercialized programs in immunology, oncology, and other indications. Our first
medicine for rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis is available in Europe and Japan. For additional information, please visit www.glpg.com
or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Jyseleca® is a trademark of Galapagos NV and Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies. Except for filgotinib’s approval as Jyseleca® for the treatment of moderate to severe active RA and UC by the relevant regulatory authorities in the European Union, Great Britain, and Japan, our drug candidates are investigational; their efficacy and safety have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
Media relations contact Marieke Vermeersch +32 479 490 603 media@glpg.com |
Investor relations contact Sofie Van Gijsel +1 781 296 1143 Sandra Cauwenberghs +32 495 58 46 63 ir@glpg.com |
Forward-looking statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements, all of which involve certain risks and uncertainties. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “progress,” “initiated,” “on track,” “further,” “expect,” “initial,” “encouraging,” “expand,” “long-term,” “supported,” “advance,” “plan,” “estimate,” “will,” “start,” “growing,” “continue,” “aim,” “intend,” “future,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “progress,” “forward” as well as similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this release include, but are not limited to, statements made in the sections captioned “Year-to-date operational performance” and “Outlook 2023”, the guidance from management regarding our unaudited financial results (including guidance regarding the expected operational use of cash and estimated peak sales for Jyseleca® during the financial year 2023), statements regarding our strategic and capital allocation priorities, statements regarding the transfer of our drug and research activities and employees exclusively dedicated to the activities in Romainville (France), including with respect to the timing of the anticipated closing, statements regarding the five year-collaboration between Galapagos and NovAliX, statements regarding the global R&D collaboration with Gilead, statements regarding the amount and timing of potential future milestones, and other payments, statements regarding our strategic R&D plans, including progress on our immunology or oncology portfolio, our CAR-T-portfolio and our SIKi-portfolio, and potential changes of such plans, statements regarding our pipeline and complementary technology platforms facilitating future growth, statements regarding our regulatory and R&D outlook, statements regarding the expected timing, design and readouts of ongoing and planned clinical trials, including but not limited to (i) filgotinib in RA, UC and AxSpA, (ii) with SIKi compounds, including GLPG3667 in SLE and DM, (iii) GLPG5101 in rrNHL and rSLE, (iv) GLPG5201 in rrCLL and rrSLL, and (v) GLPG5301 in rrMM, including recruitment for trials and topline results for our trials and studies in our portfolio, statements relating to interactions with regulatory authorities, the timing or likelihood of additional regulatory authorities’ approval of marketing authorization for filgotinib for RA, UC or any other indication for filgotinib, and such additional regulatory authorities requiring additional studies, statements regarding our commercialization efforts for filgotinib, our product candidates, and any of our future approved products, statements regarding our expectations on commercial sales of filgotinib and any of our product candidates (if approved), statements related to the EMA’s safety review of JAK inhibitors used to treat certain inflammatory disorders, including filgotinib, initiated at the request of the European Commission (EC) under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and regarding the related CHMP opinion and EC’s decision, statements regarding the timing or likelihood of pricing and reimbursement interactions for filgotinib, statements relating to the build-up of our commercial organization, statements and expectations regarding commercial sales for filgotinib, statements regarding patient enrollment for the Phase 2 programs with our TYK2 inhibitor product candidate, GLPG3667, and the timing for the start of a study in SLE, statements regarding the timing of clinical development with our CD19 CAR-T candidate, GLPG5101, in rSLE, statements regarding the progress of patient recruitment efforts in the European sites of the Phase 1/2 ATALANTA-1 study with our CD19 CAR-T candidate, GLPG5101, in rrNHL as well as in the EUPLAGIA-1 study with our CD19 CAR-T candidate, GLPG5201, in rrCLL/SLL, and the timing for Phase 1 topline results from such studies, statements regarding the timing for expansion of, and patient enrollment in, the CAR-T portfolio with a BCMA CAR-T product candidate, GLPG5301, in rrMM, statements regarding the changes in our leadership and expected resulting benefits, and statements related to our portfolio goals, and business plans. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which might cause our actual results, financial condition and liquidity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any historic or future results, financial conditions and liquidity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that our expectations regarding our 2023 revenues, operating expenses, cash burn and other financial results may be incorrect (including because one or more of our assumptions underlying our revenue and expense expectations may not be realized), the risk that ongoing and future clinical trials may not be completed in the currently envisaged timelines or at all, the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with competitive developments, clinical trials, recruitment of patients, product development activities and regulatory approval requirements (including the risk that data from our ongoing and planned clinical research programs in RA, UC, DM, SLE, AxSpA, refractory/relapsed NHL, rrCLL, refractory/replapsed small lymphocytic lymphoma, rrMM and other immunologic indications or any other indications or diseases, may not support registration or further development of our product candidates due to safety or efficacy concerns or other reasons), risks related to the acquisitions of CellPoint and AboundBio, including the risk that we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions of CellPoint and AboundBio, risks related to the transfer of the drug discoveries and research activities conducted in Romainville (France) and employees exclusively dedicated to these activities to NovAliX, the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with target discovery and validation and drug discovery and development activities, the risk that the preliminary and topline data from the OLINGUITO, ATALANTA-1, EUPLAGIA-1, GALARISSO, TORTUGA, PAPILIO-1, and GALACELA-studies may not be reflective of the final data, risks related to our reliance on collaborations with third parties (including, but not limited to, our collaboration partner Gilead), risks related to the implementation of the transition of the European commercialization responsibility of filgotinib from Gilead to us, including the transfer of the supply chain, and the risk that the transition will not have the currently expected results for our business and results of operations, the risk that our plans with respect to CAR-T may not be achieved on the currently anticipated timeline or at all, the risk that our estimates of the commercial potential of our product candidates or expectations regarding the costs and revenues associated with the commercialization rights may be inaccurate, the risk that we will not be able to continue to execute on our currently contemplated business plan and/or will revise our business plan, the risks related to our strategic transformation, including the risk that we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of such exercise on the currently envisaged timeline or at all, the risk that we will be unable to successfully achieve the anticipated benefits from our leadership transition, the risk that we will encounter challenges retaining or attracting talent, risks related to potential disruptions in our operations, supply chain or ongoing studies due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the risk that the EMA may impose JAK class-based warnings, and the risk that the EMA’s safety review may negatively impact acceptance of filgotinib by patients, the medical community, and healthcare payors, the risk that regulatory authorities may require additional post-approval trials of filgotinib or any other product candidates that are approved in the future, and the risks and uncertainties relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A further discussion of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC and other filings and reports filed by Galapagos with the SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader is advised not to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results, performance, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate are consistent with such forward-looking statements, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this release. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in this release unless required by law or regulation.
i The operational cash burn (or operational cash flow if this liquidity measure is positive) is equal to the increase or decrease in our cash and cash equivalents (excluding the effect of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents), minus:
This alternative liquidity measure is in our view an important metric for a biotech company in the development stage.
The operational cash burn for the three months ended 31 March 2023 amounted to €98.8 million and can be reconciled to our cash flow
statement by considering the decrease in cash and cash equivalents of €383.7 million, adjusted by (i) the cash proceeds from capital
and share premium increase from the exercise of subscription rights by employees for €1.8 million, and (ii) the net purchase of
current financial investments amounting to €286.7 million.
ii General and administrative
iii Sales
and marketing
Addendum
Consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income/loss (-) (unaudited)
Consolidated income statement
Three months ended 31 March | ||
(thousands of €, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 |
Product net sales | 26,698 | 14,411 |
Collaboration revenues | 152,170 | 121,936 |
Total net revenues | 178,868 | 136,347 |
Cost of sales | (3,572) | (2,912) |
Research and development expenditure | (103,522) | (99,921) |
Sales and marketing expenses | (28,828) | (28,984) |
General and administrative expenses | (29,276) | (33,355) |
Other operating income | 8,299 | 7,680 |
Operating profit/loss (-) | 21.969 | (21,146) |
Fair value adjustments and net currency exchange differences | (9,699) | 13,072 |
Other financial income | 13,359 | 695 |
Other financial expenses | (2,169) | (4,206) |
Profit/loss (-) before tax | 23,461 | (11,586) |
Income taxes | (254) | (1,724) |
Net profit/loss (-) | 23,207 | (13,310) |
Net profit/loss (-) attributable to: | ||
Owners of the parent | 23,207 | (13,310) |
Basic and diluted income/loss (-) per share | 0.35 | (0.20) |
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income/loss (–) |
Three months ended 31 March | ||
(thousands of €) | 2023 | 2022 |
Net profit/loss (-) | 23.207 | (13.310) |
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | ||
Translation differences, arisen from translating foreign activities | (59) | (19) |
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax | (59) | (19) |
Total comprehensive income/loss (-) attributable to: | ||
Owners of the parent | 23.148 | (13.329) |
Consolidated statements of financial position (unaudited)
31 March | 31 December | |
(thousands of €) | 2023 | 2022 |
Assets | ||
Goodwill | 69,672 | 69,813 |
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 140,914 | 146,354 |
Property, plant and equipment | 134,888 | 154,252 |
Deferred tax assets | 1,411 | 1,363 |
Non-current R&D incentives receivables | 124,290 | 119,941 |
Other non-current assets | 5,701 | 5,778 |
Non-current assets | 476,877 | 497,501 |
Inventories | 51,770 | 52,925 |
Trade and other receivables | 41,443 | 40,429 |
Current R&D incentives receivables | 26,126 | 26,126 |
Current financial investments | 3,865,915 | 3,585,945 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 124,135 | 508,117 |
Other current assets | 27,897 | 23,307 |
Current assets from continuing operations | 4,137,286 | 4,236,850 |
Assets classified as held for sale | 18,008 | - |
Total current assets | 4,155,294 | 4,236,850 |
Total assets | 4,632,172 | 4,734,351 |
Equity and liabilities | ||
Share capital | 293,937 | 293,604 |
Share premium account | 2,736,993 | 2,735,557 |
Other reserves | (4,801) | (4,853) |
Translation differences | (1,704) | (1,593) |
Accumulated losses | (459,821) | (496,689) |
Total equity | 2,564,604 | 2,526,026 |
Retirement benefit liabilities | 2,617 | 5,540 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 19,631 | 20,148 |
Non-current lease liabilities | 10,217 | 14,692 |
Other non-current liabilities | 23,520 | 21,808 |
Non-current deferred income | 1,488,679 | 1,623,599 |
Non-current liabilities | 1,544,664 | 1,685,787 |
Current lease liabilities | 5,782 | 7,209 |
Trade and other liabilities | 155,949 | 148,675 |
Current tax payable | 1,178 | 1,022 |
Current deferred income | 351,316 | 365,631 |
Current liabilities from continuing operations | 514,225 | 522,538 |
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale | 8,679 | - |
Total current liabilities | 522,904 | 522,538 |
Total liabilities | 2,067,568 | 2,208,325 |
Total equity and liabilities | 4,632,172 | 4,734,351 |
Consolidated cash flow statements (unaudited) |
Three months ended 31 March | ||
(thousands of €) | 2023 | 2022 |
Net profit/loss (-) of the period | 23,207 | (13,310) |
Adjustment for non-cash transactions | 34,340 | 9,652 |
Adjustment for items to disclose separately under operating cash flow | (9,972) | 3,125 |
Adjustment for items to disclose under investing and financing cash flows | (2,426) |
- |
Change in working capital other than deferred income | 8,273 | 40,111 |
Decrease in deferred income | (150,517) | (97,418) |
Cash used in operations | (97,095) | (57,840) |
Interest paid | (2,944) | (3,964) |
Interest received | 5,823 | 633 |
Corporate taxes paid | (651) | (799) |
Net cash flows used in operating activities | (94,868) | (61,969) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (4,264) | (9,178) |
Purchase of and expenditure in intangible fixed assets | (20) | (487) |
Purchase of current financial investments | (1,008,866) | (1,422,417) |
Interest received related to current financial investments | 2,345 | - |
Sale of current financial investments | 722,137 | 502,193 |
Acquisition of financial assets | - | (3,564) |
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (288,669) | (933,453) |
Payment of lease liabilities | (1,960) | (2,184) |
Proceeds from capital and share premium increases from exercise of subscription rights | 1,770 | 2,160 |
Net cash flows used in financing activities | (190) | (25) |
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (383,727) | (995,446) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 508,117 | 2,233,368 |
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (383,727) | (995,446) |
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents | (254) | 16,358 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | 124,135 | 1,254,279 |
31 March | ||
(thousands of €) | 2023 | 2022 |
Current financial investments | 3,865,915 | 3,389,098 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 124,135 | 1,254,279 |
Current financial investments and cash and cash equivalents | 3,990,050 | 4,643,377 |
Consolidated statements of changes in equity (unaudited)
(thousands of €) | Share capital | Share premium account | Translation differences | Other reserves | Accumulated losses | Total |
On 1 January 2022 | 292,075 | 2,730,391 | (1,722) | (10,177) | (367,205) | 2,643,362 |
Net loss | (13,310) | (13,310) | ||||
Other comprehensive income/loss (-) | 34 | (53) | (19) | |||
Total comprehensive income/loss (-) | 34 | (53) | (13,310) | (13,329) | ||
Share-based compensation | 14,397 | 14,397 | ||||
Exercise of subscription rights | 517 | 1,643 | 2,160 | |||
On 31 March 2022 | 292,592 | 2,732,034 | (1,688) | (10,230) | (366,119) | 2,646,589 |
On 1 January 2023 | 293,604 | 2,735,557 | (1,593) | (4,853) | (496,689) | 2,526,026 |
Net profit | 23,207 | 23,207 | ||||
Other comprehensive income/loss (-) | (111) | 52 | (59) | |||
Total comprehensive income/loss (-) | (111) | 52 | 23,207 | 23,148 | ||
Share-based compensation | 13,663 | 13,663 | ||||
Exercise of subscription rights | 333 | 1,437 | 1,770 | |||
On 31 March 2023 | 293,937 | 2,736,993 | (1,704) | (4,801) | (459,821) | 2,564,604 |
1 Throughout this press release, ‘Dr. Paul Stoffels’ should be read as ‘Dr. Paul Stoffels, acting via Stoffels IMC BV’