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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

OR

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: 001-39273

 

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

84-1700838

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA

02472

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 393-4600

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

LYRA

 

The Nasdaq Global Market

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232. 405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

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

As of November 1, 2023, the registrant had 52,563,127 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in 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. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including but not limited, to statements regarding:

our plans to develop, manufacture, and commercialize our product candidates;
the timing of our ongoing or planned clinical trials for LYR-210, LYR-220, and any future product candidates;
the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for LYR-210, LYR-220, and any future product candidates;
the clinical utility of our product candidates;
our commercialization, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities and strategy;
our expectations about the willingness of healthcare professionals to use LYR-210, LYR-220, and any future product candidates;
our expectations regarding the development and commercialization of LYR-210 pursuant to the terms of the LianBio License Agreement (as defined below);
our intellectual property position;
our competitive position and developments and projections relating to our competitors or our industry;
our ability to identify, recruit, and retain key personnel;
the impact of laws and regulations;
the impact of international terrorism, war and political unrest;
potential pandemics and the evolving COVID-19 pandemic;
our expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act;
our plans to identify additional product candidates with significant commercial potential that are consistent with our commercial objectives;
our estimates and statements regarding our future revenue, future results of operations, and financial position;
the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations;
our remediation of a material weakness;
our business strategy;
our research and development costs; and
the plans and objectives of management for future operations.

 


 

These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “would” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words or expressions. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are only predictions and are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described under the sections in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond our control, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.

Unless the context requires otherwise, we use the terms “Lyra,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar designations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to refer to Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Lyra Therapeutics Securities Corporation.

 


 

Summary Risk Factors

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties when investing in our common stock. The principal risks and uncertainties affecting our business include the following:

we have a limited operating history and a history of escalating operating losses, which may make it difficult to evaluate the prospects for our future viability;
we currently manufacture clinical materials in-house, but we may rely on third parties for the manufacture of materials for our research programs, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials and we do not have long-term contracts with any of these parties. Any inability to scale up our internal manufacturing capabilities, successfully transfer our manufacturing process to our in-house facility, or our continued reliance on third parties for certain aspects of the manufacturing process, increases the risk that we will not have sufficient quantities of such materials, product candidates, or any therapies that we may develop and commercialize, or that such supply will not be available to us at an acceptable cost, which could delay, prevent, or impair our development or commercialization efforts;
we have incurred significant losses since inception and expect to incur significant additional losses for the foreseeable future. We may never achieve profitability;
we will need significant additional funding in order to complete development of and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates and commercialize our products, if approved. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we could be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts;
our business is highly dependent on the success of our most advanced product candidate, LYR-210, which will require significant additional clinical testing before we can seek regulatory approval and potentially launch our product. If LYR-210 does not receive regulatory approval or is not successfully commercialized, or is significantly delayed in doing so, our business will be harmed;
we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that resulted in a restatement of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. This material weakness, if not remediated, could adversely affect our business, our stock price and our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner;
managing our obligations under our license and other strategic agreements may divert management time and attention, causing delays or disruptions to our business;
our operating activities may be restricted by certain covenants in our license and strategic agreements, which could limit our development and commercial opportunities;
failure to obtain marketing approval in international jurisdictions would prevent our products from being marketed in such jurisdictions;
we have entered into a collaboration, and may enter into other collaborations, that place the development and commercialization of our product candidates outside our control, require us to relinquish important rights or may otherwise be on terms unfavorable to us, and if our collaborations are not successful, our product candidates may not reach their full market potential;
clinical trials required for our product candidates are expensive and time-consuming, their outcome is uncertain, and if our clinical trials do not meet safety or efficacy endpoints in these evaluations, or if we experience significant delays in these trials, our ability to commercialize our product candidates and our financial position will be impaired;
developments by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive or may reduce the size of our markets;
the successful commercialization of our product candidates will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities and health insurers establish coverage, adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies. Failure to

 


 

obtain or maintain coverage and adequate reimbursement for our product candidates, if approved, could limit our ability to market those products and decrease our ability to generate revenue;
even if either LYR-210 or LYR-220 receives marketing approval, it may fail to achieve market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors or others in the medical community necessary for commercial success;
we rely on third parties to conduct our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials. Any failure by a third party to conduct the clinical trials according to good clinical practices and in a timely manner may delay or prevent our ability to seek or obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize our product candidates;
if we are unable to obtain, maintain, or adequately protect our intellectual property rights, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets;
if we lose key management or scientific personnel, cannot recruit or retain qualified employees, directors, officers, or other significant personnel, or experience increases in our compensation costs, our business may materially suffer;
the impact of international terrorism, political unrest and wars on our business, and
the impact of other events such as the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact our business and operations, including our clinical trials.

 


 

Table of Contents

 

Page

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

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

17

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

30

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

30

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

32

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

86

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

86

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

86

Item 5.

Other Information

86

Item 6.

Exhibits

87

Signatures

88

 

 

 


 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

24,850

 

 

$

32,550

 

Short-term investments

 

 

77,700

 

 

 

65,344

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

2,935

 

Total current assets

 

 

104,920

 

 

 

100,829

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

726

 

 

 

2,243

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

6,074

 

 

 

2,223

 

Restricted cash

 

 

1,392

 

 

 

1,392

 

Other assets

 

 

7,463

 

 

 

3,281

 

Total assets

 

$

120,575

 

 

$

109,968

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

5,054

 

 

$

2,616

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

11,052

 

 

 

9,030

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,403

 

 

 

1,549

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,726

 

 

 

1,275

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

19,235

 

 

 

14,470

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

4,887

 

 

 

667

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

12,214

 

 

 

14,077

 

Total liabilities

 

 

36,336

 

 

 

29,214

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2023
   and December 31, 2022;
no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and
   December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized at
   September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022;
49,545,559 and 31,827,659 shares issued
   and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

50

 

 

 

32

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

380,395

 

 

 

329,387

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

 

 

(7

)

 

 

10

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(296,199

)

 

 

(248,675

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

84,239

 

 

 

80,754

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

120,575

 

 

$

109,968

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Collaboration revenue

 

$

544

 

 

$

359

 

 

$

1,412

 

 

$

1,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

12,368

 

 

 

10,048

 

 

 

35,763

 

 

 

29,346

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

5,003

 

 

 

5,137

 

 

 

14,700

 

 

 

13,157

 

 

Loss on impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,592

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

17,371

 

 

 

15,185

 

 

 

52,055

 

 

 

42,503

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(16,827

)

 

 

(14,826

)

 

 

(50,643

)

 

 

(41,151

)

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,192

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

3,161

 

 

 

108

 

 

Total other income

 

 

1,192

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

3,161

 

 

 

108

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

 

 

(15,635

)

 

 

(14,766

)

 

 

(47,482

)

 

 

(41,043

)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

(15,651

)

 

 

(14,766

)

 

 

(47,524

)

 

 

(41,043

)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain (loss) on short-term investments, net of tax

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(15,631

)

 

$

(14,766

)

 

$

(47,541

)

 

$

(41,043

)

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders— basic and diluted

 

$

(0.27

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(1.04

)

 

$

(1.47

)

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—
  basic and diluted

 

 

56,953,685

 

 

 

36,826,364

 

 

 

45,894,643

 

 

 

28,014,434

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Income, net of tax

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

13,007,178

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

227,700

 

 

$

 

 

$

(193,397

)

 

$

34,316

 

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

2,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

844

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,911

)

 

 

(11,911

)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

13,009,896

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

228,552

 

 

$

 

 

$

(205,308

)

 

$

23,257

 

Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants,
  net of issuance costs of $
4,244

 

 

18,815,159

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

96,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,251

 

Issuance of common stock upon RSU
  vesting

 

 

1,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,107

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,366

)

 

 

(14,366

)

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

31,826,357

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

325,891

 

 

$

 

 

$

(219,674

)

 

$

106,249

 

Issuance of common stock upon RSU
  vesting

 

 

651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,766

)

 

 

(14,766

)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

 

31,827,008

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

327,630

 

 

$

 

 

$

(234,440

)

 

$

93,222

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Loss, net of tax

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

31,827,659

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

329,387

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

(248,675

)

 

$

80,754

 

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Issuance of common stock upon RSU
  vesting

 

 

7,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

(22

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,610

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,255

)

 

 

(16,255

)

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

31,836,815

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

331,001

 

 

$

(12

)

 

$

(264,930

)

 

$

66,091

 

Issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants,
  net of issuance costs of $
3,332

 

 

17,652,962

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

46,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

46,668

 

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

55,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,354

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,618

)

 

 

(15,618

)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

49,545,039

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

379,102

 

 

$

(27

)

 

$

(280,548

)

 

$

98,577

 

Issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(150

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(150

)

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,441

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,651

)

 

 

(15,651

)

Balance at September 30, 2023

 

 

49,545,559

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

380,395

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(296,199

)

 

$

84,239

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(47,524

)

 

$

(41,043

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

4,405

 

 

 

3,690

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

193

 

 

 

845

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

1,592

 

 

 

 

Net amortization of premium on short-term investments

 

 

(2,408

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

565

 

 

 

(172

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

1,080

 

 

 

747

 

Other assets

 

 

(3,240

)

 

 

(787

)

Accounts payable

 

 

3,985

 

 

 

(167

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(625

)

 

 

2,814

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(857

)

 

 

(796

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(1,412

)

 

 

3,648

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(44,246

)

 

 

(31,221

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(260

)

 

 

(136

)

Purchases of short-term investments

 

 

(72,765

)

 

 

 

Maturity of short-term investments

 

 

62,800

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(10,225

)

 

 

(136

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock and pre-funded warrants

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

100,495

 

Payment of deferred offering costs

 

 

(3,332

)

 

 

(4,246

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

103

 

 

 

8

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

46,771

 

 

 

96,257

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(7,700

)

 

 

64,900

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

33,942

 

 

 

46,076

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

26,242

 

 

$

110,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable

 

$

8

 

 

$

 

Modification of lease agreement

 

$

4,931

 

 

$

 

Issuance costs in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities

 

$

150

 

 

$

 

Other assets included in accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

$

2,740

 

 

$

249

 

Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

161

 

 

$

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the localized treatment of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS. The Company’s proprietary technology is designed to consistently deliver medicines directly to the affected tissue for sustained periods with a single administration. The Company’s product candidates, LYR-210 and LYR-220, are bioresorbable polymeric implants designed to be administered in a non-invasive, in-office procedure and intended to deliver six months of continuous anti-inflammatory drug therapy to the sinonasal passages for the treatment of CRS. The Company was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on November 21, 2005 and is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. On July 16, 2018, the Company formally changed its name from 480 Biomedical, Inc. to Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the therapeutics and pharmaceutical industry, including but not limited to, risks of failure of pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for any drug product candidate that it may identify and develop, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of its product candidates, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, development by competitors of technological innovations, reliance on third-party manufacturers to manufacture materials for the Company’s research programs, pre-clinical studies, and clinical trials, the ability to transition from pilot-scale manufacturing to large-scale production of products and the need to obtain adequate additional financing to fund the development of its product candidates.

From inception through September 30, 2023, the Company has raised an aggregate of $397.0 million to fund its operations primarily from the equity financings, government grants and its License and Collaboration Agreement with LianBio discussed in Note 6. In addition, as discussed in Note 4, subsequent to September 30, 2023, on October 2, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 3,017,568 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, at a weighted average price of $3.71 per share, which generated net proceeds of $10.9 million. Proceeds from the Sales Agreement were not included in cash and cash equivalents or short-term investments as of September 30, 2023.

On May 25, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with the purchasers named therein (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell securities to the Investors in a private placement (the “Private Placement”). The Purchase Agreement provided for the sale and issuance by the Company of: (i) an aggregate of 17,652,962 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,408,188 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), with an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and (ii) accompanying warrants to purchase up to 10,030,575 shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Warrants”), with an exercise price of $2.673 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $50.0 million, before deducting private placement expenses. Each Share (or Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase one share) was issued with an accompanying Purchase Warrant to purchase one-half of one share, and the combined effective purchase price per share (or Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase one share) and accompanying Purchase Warrant to purchase one-half of one share was $2.4925 (less the exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrant, if applicable). Each Pre-Funded Warrant was exercisable immediately and will expire on May 31, 2028. Each Purchase Warrant will be exercisable at any time on or after November 30, 2023 and will expire on November 30, 2028.

The closing of the Private Placement occurred on May 31, 2023.

The Company has incurred recurring net losses since inception and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $296.2 million at September 30, 2023. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future. At September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $24.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $77.7 million of short-term investments.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company believes its cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of September 30, 2023 will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operating plan for a period of at least one year from the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company expects to incur increased costs as it progresses its product candidates through clinical development. The Company will need additional financing to support its continuing operations and to pursue its growth strategy. Until such time as the Company can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, it expects to finance its operations through a combination of equity or debt financings, collaboration agreements, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. The Company may be unable to

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LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(unaudited)

raise additional funds or enter into such other agreements when needed on favorable terms or at all. The inability to obtain funding as and when needed would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies. If the Company is unable to obtain funding when needed, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations. The Company will need to generate significant revenue to achieve profitability, and it may never do so.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative United States generally accepted accounting principles as found in the Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2023.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023. Since the date of those financial statements, there have been no changes to its significant accounting policies except as noted below.

 

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss includes net loss as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with stockholders. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes from its short-term investments.

As the Company did not have any element of other comprehensive income or loss during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, its comprehensive loss is equal to its net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Restricted Cash

The Company had restricted cash of approximately $1.4 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. These balances were held as of September 30, 2023 at one of the Company’s financial institution to secure the Company’s letters of credit for its facility leases.

The Company’s statements of cash flows include restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on such statements. A reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the balance sheet that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the statement of cash flows is as follows:

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,