TVTX 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. · Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · CIK 1438533 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “International trade policies, including tariffs, sanctions and trade barriers may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.”
Largest changes
“Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a rule entitled the Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons, which places additional restriction on certain data transactions involving countries of concern (e.g., China, Russia, Iran) and covered persons that may impact certain business activities such as vendor engagements, sale or sharing of data, employment of certain individuals, and investor agreements. Violations of the rule could lead to significant civil and criminal fines and penalties. …”see in full comparison
“International trade policies, including tariffs, sanctions and trade barriers may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.”see in full comparison
“Trade disputes, tariffs, restrictions and other political tensions between the United States and other countries may also exacerbate unfavorable macroeconomic conditions including inflationary pressures, foreign exchange volatility, financial market instability, and economic recessions or downturns. The ultimate impact of current or future tariffs and trade restrictions remains uncertain. …”see in full comparison
We rely on the manufacturers of our products and product candidates to purchase from third-party suppliers the materials necessary to produce the compounds or biologic substances for our nonclinical and clinical studies and rely on these other manufacturers for commercial distribution if we obtain marketing approval for any of our product candidates. Suppliers may not sell these materials to our manufacturers at the time we need them or on commercially reasonable terms and all such prices are susceptible to fluctuations in price and availability due to transportation costs, government regulations, price controls, and changes in economic climate or other foreseen circumstances. We do not have any control over the process or timing of the acquisition of these materials by our manufacturers. In addition, inflation and global supply chain disruptions, as well as past disruptions related to COVID-19 and potential future disruptions related to a future health epidemic or pandemic, wars, armed conflicts, tariffs and global geopolitical tension, including between the U.S. and China, have had and may continue to have a negative impact on our manufacturers’ ability to acquire the materials necessary for our business. Changes in legislation could potentially impact our ability to secure the materials we need for our products and product candidates. For example, thesee in full comparisonU.S.UnitedHouseStatesof Representativeshas recently passed legislation, namely the BIOSECURE Act (the “BIOSECURE Act”), to prohibit U.S. federal executive agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by abill“biotechnology company of concern” or entering into or renewing a contract, loan, or grant with an entity thatcouldusesrestrictsuchbusinessbiotechnology equipment or services. Specifically, on December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 into law, which includes the BIOSECURE Act. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits the U.S. government from procuring or obtaining biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” (“BCC”); entering into, extending, or renewing government contracts withChineseanbiotechentitycompanies.thatIf this bill becomes law,directly orifindirectlyotherusesnewbiotechnologylawsequipment orregulations prohibiting usservices fromdealinga BCC in performance of that federal contract; and/or issuing grants or loans to purchase, obtain, or use biotechnology equipment or services produced by a BCC. The BIOSECURE Act also prohibits U.S. government loan and grant recipients from using federal loan or grant money to enter into contracts withsuppliersentities that use equipment from BCCs inChina,the performance of any federal prime contract or subcontract. Companies designated as a BCC include those that are identified on the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual List of Chinese Military Companies, also known as the 1260H List, and the U.S. government also has the ability to designate entities as BCCs through a separate designation process. There is a “safe harbor” provision providing that the restrictions do not apply to equipment or services that were formerly but are no longer provided by a BCC, as well as a “grandfathering” provision providing that the prohibitions shall not apply for a five-year period to biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided under a contract or agreement entered into before the applicable effective date. Given the BIOSECURE Act, we mayhavebetorestrictedfind alternative suppliers andin our ability tosecurework with certain Chinese biotechnology companies to thematerialsextent weneedwouldoncontract with, or otherwise receive funding from, the U.S. government. Although none of ourplannedcurrenttimelinessuppliers are presently designated, future designations or implementing regulations couldberequireadverselyusimpacted.to seek alternative suppliers, which could increase costs or delay our development and manufacturing timelines. Moreover, we currently do not have any agreements for the commercial production of these materials. If our manufacturers are unable to obtain these materials for our nonclinical and clinical studies, product testing and potential regulatory approval of our product candidates would be delayed, significantly impacting our ability to develop our product candidates. If our manufacturers or we are unable to purchase these materials after regulatory approval has been obtained for our product candidates, the commercial launch of our product candidates would be delayed or there would be a shortage in supply, which would materially affect our ability to generate revenues from the sale of our product candidates. For example, in 2021 a membrane used in pegtibatinase drug substance manufacturing became more difficult to acquire due to the same or similar membranes being used in certain of the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing processes. Additionally, in September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study to enable us towork toaddress necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support initial commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in therecentinitial scale-up process. From time to time we continue to, and may in the future, face supply challenges or shortages of other materials necessary to manufacture pegtibatinase or our other products and product candidates. If our risk mitigation plans are not successful in overcoming these challenges, our pegtibatinase program or other products and product candidates, could be delayed.
“Further, there has been increasing legislative and enforcement interest in the United States with respect to drug pricing practices, including several recent U.S. congressional inquiries and federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, increase drug pricing transparency, expedite generic competition, review relationships between pricing and manufacturer patient assistance programs, and reform government program drug reimbursement methodologies. …”see in full comparison
“In addition, in the EU, in April 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Directive and Regulation to revise the existing pharmaceutical legislation. In April 2024, the Parliament adopted its related position and on 4 June 2025 the European Council agreed on its position. The Council, the Parliament and the European Commission have begun trilogue negotiations with a view to reaching an agreement on the package. …”see in full comparison
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Our ability to generate significant product revenues and to achieve commercial success in the near-term will depend almost entirely on our ability to successfully commercialize our products in the United States, including FILSPARI (sparsentan) to slow kidney function decline in adults with primary IgAN who are at risk of disease progression, which was granted full approval by the FDA in September 2024. FILSPARI had previously been granted accelerated approval for IgAN in February 2023 based on the surrogate marker of proteinuria. As a product for a rare disease that had no previously-approved non-immunosuppressive treatment, the successful launch and commercialization of FILSPARI is subject to many risks. There are numerous examples of unsuccessful product launches and failures to meet high expectations of market potential, including by pharmaceutical companies with more experience and resources than we have. While we have established our commercial team and U.S. sales force, we will need to continue to train and further develop the team in order to successfully coordinate the ongoing launch and commercialization of FILSPARI in the United States. There are many factors that could cause the launch and commercialization of FILSPARI to be unsuccessful, including a number of factors that are outside our control. Because no non-immunosuppressive product had previously been approved by the FDA for the treatment of IgAN, it is difficult to estimate FILSPARI’s market potential or the time it will take to increase patient and physician awareness of FILSPARI and change current treatment paradigms.
The commercial success of FILSPARI depends on the extent to which patients and physicians accept and adopt FILSPARI for IgAN patients. For example, if the addressable patient population suffering from primary IgAN is smaller than we estimate, if it proves difficult to educate physicians as to the availability and potential benefits of FILSPARI, or if physicians are unwilling to prescribe or patients are unwilling to take FILSPARI, the commercial potential of FILSPARI will be limited. We also do not know how physicians, patients and payers will respond to the pricing of FILSPARI, the updated, full approval label, clinical practice guidelines and any future changes thereto, developments related to competitive products, and any future publications in an evolving treatment landscape. Physicians may not prescribe FILSPARI and patients may be unwilling to use FILSPARI if coverage is not provided or reimbursement is inadequate to cover a significant portion of the cost. Thus, significant uncertainty remains regarding the commercial potential of FILSPARI. If the launch or commercialization of FILSPARI is unsuccessful or perceived as disappointing, the price of our common stock could decline significantly and long-term success of the product and our company could be harmed.
We have granted exclusive licenses to third parties for the commercialization of sparsentan in certain territories outside of the United States, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, TaiwanTaiwan, Brazil, Chile, Israel and the ASEANGulf memberCooperation states.Council Countries. If these third parties do not effectively engage or maintain their sales force for sparsentan if approved in the applicable territories, our ability to recognize milestone payments and royalties from the sales in such territories will be adversely affected.
We have granted exclusive licenses to third parties for the commercialization of sparsentan in certain territories outside of the United States, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, TaiwanTaiwan, Brazil, Chile, Israel and the ASEANGulf memberCooperation states.Council Countries. Consequently, the commercial success of sparsentan in these territories will depend in significant part on the efforts of such third parties, over which we will have limited control. In August 2022, Vifor Pharma Group was acquired by CSL Limited, parent company to CSL Behring and is now operating under the brand CSL Vifor. WeSimilarly, doin notthe currentlyfourth knowquarter whatof effect,2025, ifRenalys any,was thisacquired acquisitionby willand ultimatelymerged haveinto on our relationship with CSL Vifor.Chugai. While our agreementagreements with CSLthese Viforpartners remainsremain in place following the acquisition,acquisitions, there is no guarantee that our collaboration with CSLthese Viforpartners will not be affected, adversely or otherwise, by the changechanges in ownership. Moreover, in connection with the acquisition of CSL Viforacquisitions and related restructuring,restructurings, substantially less resources could be devoted to the commercialization of sparsentan in the territories licensed to CSLsuch Vifor,parties, or such efforts could be discontinued entirely. If we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell sparsentan in territories outside of the United States, if approved, our ability to generate product revenue outside of the United States may be limited.
The commercial success of our products FILSPARI and Thiola, and, if approved, sparsentan for the treatment of FSGS, depends on them being considered to be effective drugs with advantages over other therapies. A number of factors, as discussed in greater detail below, may adversely impact the degree of acceptance of these products, including their efficacy, safety, price and benefits over competing therapies, as well as the coverage and reimbursement policies of third-party payers, such as government and private insurance plans.
Pegtibatinase, if approved, is expected to be administered by patients or caregivers through self-administration using a delivery device. While we have not observed material issues related to self-administration in clinical studies to date, patient acceptance, proper use of the device, and adherence in broader or longer-term real-world use may differ from clinical trial experience, which could adversely affect utilization, outcomes, or commercial success.
Under the Hatch-Waxman Amendments of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a pharmaceutical manufacturer may file an ANDA seeking approval of a generic copy of an approved innovator product or an NDA under Section 505(b)(2) that relies on the FDA’s prior findings of safety and effectiveness in approving the innovator product. A Section 505(b)(2) NDA may be for a new or improved version of the original innovator product. Our product Thiola, and products from which we may receive milestone payments such as Cholbam, are subject to immediate competition from compounded and generic entrants, as the ANDA and/or NDA for these drug products have no remaining or current patent or non-patent exclusivity. In April 2021, a generic option for the 100mg version of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) was approved by the FDA and an additional generic option of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) was approved in June 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2022, we experienced a decrease in total net product revenues compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, which was due in part to competition from generic tiopronin tablets (100mg version of the original formulation). Additional generic versions of Thiola may be approved in the future. As of December 31, 2024, severalSeveral generic options for the 100mg and 300mg versions of Thiola EC have been approved by the FDA and become available. Our future net product revenues from Thiola and/or Thiola EC may be materially impacted by competition from existing or additional generic versions of Thiola or Thiola EC.
Healthcare reform initiatives, unfavorable pricing regulations,regulations and changes in reimbursement practices of third-party payers or patients' access to insurance coverage could affect the pricing of and demand for our products.
The current administration has indicated that it plans to pursue additional policies aimed at lowering prescription drug costs. For example, in May 2025, the administration published an executive order regarding most favored nation (“MFN”) drug pricing, which is sometimes referred to as international reference pricing. This executive order directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to communicate MFN price targets to pharmaceutical manufacturers, and if significant progress towards MFN pricing is not delivered, to propose a rulemaking plan to impose MFN pricing. The scope, timing, and potential impact of current and future policy initiatives remain uncertain, and accordingly, we cannot predict how such legal and regulatory changes may affect our business, operations, or financial condition. If MFN pricing or other legal or regulatory changes are implemented in a way that is broadly applicable to our products, there could be a material negative impact.
Moreover, to obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost effectiveness of our product candidate to other available therapies. This Health Technology Assessment (“HTA”) of medicinal products is becoming an increasingly common part of the pricing and reimbursement procedures in some EU Member States, including those representing the larger markets. The HTA process is the procedure to assess therapeutic, economic and societal impact of a given medicinal product in the national healthcare systems of the individual country. The outcome of an HTA will often influence the pricing and reimbursement status granted to these medicinal products by the competent authorities of individual EU Member States. The extent to which pricing and reimbursement decisions are influenced by the HTA of the specific medicinal product currently varies between EU Member States. In December 2021, Regulation No 2021/2282 on HTA amending Directive 2011/24/EU, was adopted in the EU. This Regulation, which entered into force in January 2022 and will apply as of January 2025, is intended to boost cooperation among EU Member States in assessing health technologies, including new medicinal products, and providing the basis for cooperation at EU level for joint clinical assessments in these areas. The Regulation foresees a three-year transitional period and will permit EU Member States to use common HTA tools, methodologies, and procedures across the EU, working together in four main areas, including joint clinical assessment of the innovative health technologies with the most potential impact for patients, joint scientific consultations whereby developers can seek advice from HTA authorities, identification of emerging health technologies to identify promising technologies early, and continuing voluntary cooperation in other areas. Individual EU Member States will continue to be responsible for assessing non-clinical (e.g., economic, social, ethical) aspects of health technologies, and making decisions on pricing and reimbursement. If we or our partners are unable to maintain favorable pricing and reimbursement status in EU Member States for product candidates that we or our partners may successfully develop and for which we or our partners may obtain regulatory approval, any anticipated revenue from and growth prospects for those products in the EU could be negatively affected.
In December 2021, Regulation No 2021/2282 on HTA amending Directive 2011/24/EU, was adopted in the EU. This Regulation entered into force in January 2022 and began to apply on January 12, 2025, through a phased implementation. The Regulation is intended to boost cooperation among EU Member States in assessing health technologies, including new medicinal products, and providing the basis for cooperation at EU level for joint clinical assessments in these areas. The Regulation permits EU Member States to use common HTA tools, methodologies, and procedures across the EU, working together in four main areas, including joint clinical assessment of the innovative health technologies with the most potential impact for patients, joint scientific consultations whereby developers can seek advice from HTA authorities, identification of emerging health technologies to identify promising technologies early, and continuing voluntary cooperation in other areas. Individual EU Member States will continue to be responsible for assessing non-clinical (e.g., economic, social, ethical) aspects of health technologies, and making decisions on pricing and reimbursement. If we or our partners are unable to maintain favorable pricing and reimbursement status in EU Member States for drug candidates that we or our partners may successfully develop and for which we or our partners may obtain regulatory approval, any anticipated revenue from and growth prospects for those products in the EU could be negatively affected. In light of the fact that the United Kingdom has left the EU, Regulation No 2021/2282 on HTA does not apply in the United Kingdom. However, the MHRA is working with UK HTA bodies and other national organizations, such as the Scottish Medicines Consortium, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and the All-Wales Medicines Strategy Group, to introduce new pathways supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicinal products, including, effective as of March 31, 2025, relaunching the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway with more predicable timelines and closer involvement of the National Health Service.
In addition, certain governmental authorities may conduct reviews of reimbursement previously provided and assert for various reasons that amounts need to be repaid. For example, in October 2021 our distributor/exploitant in France for our previously marketed product Kolbam (which has since been divested) informed us that they had received a notice that the price previously paid for Kolbam during its period on the market in France had been recalculated by the agency responsible for pharmaceutical pricing in France. Such notice was confirmed by a decision in October 2023, asserting percentages of our turnover owed for repayment. In April 2024, we filed an appeal with the Competent Administrative Court regarding this matter. In October 2024, we received an invoice from the government authority for approximately €5.6 million (approximately $6.2 million),million, which we paid while we continue to pursue an appeal of the decision and the amount paid. While we cannot predict the amount that we may ultimately need to repay following ongoing review and future potential appeal proceedings, from 2015 through 2020, the period during which we had sales of Kolbam in France, our aggregate revenues from sales of Kolbam in France attributable to all purchasers/payers were approximately $8 million. If reimbursement of our products is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels or subject to re-assessment and recoupment procedures, our prospects for generating revenue outside of the United States, if any, could be adversely affected and our business may suffer.
Government agencies promulgate regulations and guidelines directly applicable to us and to our products. However, professional societies, industry groups, practice management groups, insurance carriers, physicians, private foundations and other organizations involved in various diseases or conditions from time to time may also publish guidelines or recommendations to healthcare providers, administrators and payers, and patient communities. Recommendations by government agencies or those other groups/organizations may relate to such matters as clinical guidelines, usage and reimbursement of our products by government and private payers. Recommendations or guidelines that are followed by patients, healthcare providers and payers could impact the use of our products in positive or negative ways. In addition, recommendations or guidelines may not be followed by patients, healthcare providers or payors,payers, and thus any such positive recommendations or guidelines may not have a positive impact on the use of our products. Any such recommendations or guidelines may be updated over time as the treatment landscape evolves, and future changes to guidelines or recommendations could have a material adverse impact on the use of our products. Any recommendations or guidelines, or changes thereto, that result in decreased use or reimbursement of our products could materially and adversely affect our product sales, business and operating results.
For example, in our pivotal Phase 3 DUPLEX Study of sparsentan in FSGS, although we achieved the pre-specified interim FSGS partial remission of proteinuria endpoint after 36 weeks of treatment, the study did not achieve the primary efficacy eGFR slope endpoint over 108 weeks of treatment. While we have continued to engage with the FDA to explore a potential path forward for an sNDA, including through a recent Type C meeting,meetings in December 2023 and February 2025, and while wethe intendFDA tohas fileaccepted anour sNDA seeking traditional approval of FILSPARI for FSGS,FSGS and has indicated that an advisory committee meeting was not needed, there is no guarantee that the FDA will accept the sNDA for filing, will grant priority review of the sNDA or grant approval of FILSPARI for FSGS. In addition, a collaborative international effort referred to as the PARASOL project was initiated in late 2023 with a goal to define the quantitative relationships between short-term changes in biomarkers (proteinuria and GFR) and long-term outcomes in order to support the use of alternative proteinuria-based endpoints as a basis for accelerated and traditional approval. Even though representatives of regulatory agencies participated in the discussions, there is no guarantee that the outcome of those discussions will be reflected in any future formal determination by such regulatory agencies. There is no guarantee that the PARASOL group will achieve its intended goal, or that, even if it does, that sparsentan will be approved for FSGS. In January 2026, we announced that the FDA extended the review timeline of our sNDA for FILSPARI in FSGS, and the new PDUFA target action date is April 13, 2026. The extension follows the recent submission of responses requested by the FDA to further characterize the clinical benefit of FILSPARI. The FDA determined that the additional responses constituted a Major Amendment to the sNDA and extended the action date accordingly.
In 2018 we initiated the Phase 3 DUPLEX Study and the Phase 3 PROTECT Study. We initiated the DUPLEX Study and the PROTECT Study under the Subpart H pathway for potential accelerated approval in the United States, and potential conditional marketing authorization in the EU, in both jurisdictions based on change in proteinuria. Recognition of change in proteinuria as a surrogate endpoint in kidney disease is a relatively new regulatory development, and, as the field continues to evolve, new learnings may impact regulatory viewpoints.
In April 2024, we and CSL Vifor announced that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization (“CMA”) for FILSPARI (sparsentan) for the treatment of adults with primary IgAN with a urine protein excretion ≥1.0 g/day (or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio ≥0.75 g/g). The CMA is granted for all member states of the European Union, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The European Commission's decision follows the positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) in February 2024, based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 PROTECT Study of FILSPARI in IgAN. There is no guarantee that European regulators will grant full approval of sparsentan for IgAN, that our timelines will not be delayed notwithstanding the availability of an expedited regulatory review pathway, or that we will receive related milestone payments.
In May 2023, we announced that the DUPLEX Study did not achieve its two-year primary endpoint with statistical significance over the active control irbesartan. While we have continued to engage with the FDA to explore a potential path forward for an sNDA, including through a recent Type C meeting,meetings in December 2023 and whileFebruary we2025, intendand tothe fileFDA anhas accepted our sNDA seeking traditional approval of FILSPARI for FSGS,FSGS and has indicated that an advisory committee is not needed, there is no guarantee that the FDA will accept the sNDA for filing, will grant priority review of the sNDA or grant approval of FILSPARI for FSGS. Similarly,Similarly there is no guarantee that our collaborator CSL Vifor will be able to establish a pathway to a potential submission of sparsentan for FSGS in Europe based on the results from the DUPLEX Study, that the EMA will support an application for sparsentan in FSGS, or that sparsentan will be approved for FSGS in Europe. In January 2026, we announced that the FDA extended the review timeline of our sNDA for FILSPARI in FSGS, and the new PDUFA target action date is April 13, 2026. The extension follows the recent submission of responses requested by the FDA to further characterize the clinical benefit of FILSPARI. The FDA determined that the additional responses constituted a Major Amendment to the sNDA and extended the action date accordingly.
In December 2023, we initiated the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study to support the potential approval of pegtibatinase for the treatment of classical HCU. The HARMONY Study is a global, randomized, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pegtibatinase as a novel treatment to reduce total homocysteine (tHcy) levels. In September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the recentinitial scale-up process. WeWhile continuewe tohave evaluate the necessary commercialmade process improvements toand enablehave manufactured material at the continuationlarger ofscale, and while we have restarted enrollment activities for the Phase 3 program.HARMONY After we conclude our evaluation, we will need to engage with regulators,Study, and there is no guarantee that they will agree with our assessment. Althoughwhile the FDA has granted Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designations to pegtibatinase for the treatment of HCU, there is no guarantee that our pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study will be successfulconducted or completed on the anticipated timeline or be successful, or that pegtibatinase will be approved for HCU in the future, on the anticipated timeline or at all.future.
As part of the NDA review process for sparsentan for IgAN, the FDA initially required us to include a REMS and a boxed warning on the label regarding mandatory birth control for patients of child-bearing potential regarding risk of embryo-fetal toxicity, as has been required for certain other approved endothelin antagonists, and a REMS and boxed warning on the label for liver monitoring regarding potential risk of hepatotoxicity, as has been required for certain other approved endothelin antagonists. AsInitially, as part of the liver monitoring REMS, monthly monitoring of each patient iswas required for the first year thea patient iswas on treatment, and quarterly thereafter. WhileIn August 2025, we haveannounced taken efforts to streamlinethat the REMSFDA withapproved the cadence of typical patient monitoring and have implemented convenience-focused features within theupdated REMS program, the existence of monthly liver monitoring has the potential to be viewed as an impediment to prescribing FILSPARI. The FDA recently acceptedlabeling for reviewFILSPARI, our sNDA efficacy supplement requesting modification ofreducing the frequency of liver function monitoring duringto every three months from the firstonset yearof thattreatment patients are takingwith FILSPARI, and assigned a PDUFA target action date of August 28, 2025. While we believe thatremoving the dataembryo-fetal we submitted supports a modification of the livertoxicity monitoring REMS to provide for quarterly monitoring of all patientsrequirement from the outsetREMS. of treatment, rather than monthly monitoring, there is no guarantee that the FDA will review this sNDA efficacy supplement on its anticipated timeline, that the FDA will agree that there is sufficient data at this time to support a modification of the frequency of the liver monitoring REMS or that such sNDA efficacy supplement will be approved. Furthermore, whileWhile we intend to utilize our continued clinical trial experience with FILSPARI and post-marketing data gathering commitment to potentially support lifting of the liver monitoring REMS in the future following sufficient experience with FILSPARI and if supported by the data, there is no guarantee that thesuch dataefforts will supportbe this endeavor, or even if we believe it does, that the FDA will agree with it.successful.
Our success will depend in large part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection in the United States and other countries for the intellectual property covering, or incorporated into, our technology and products. The patent situation in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals generally is highly uncertain and involves complex legal, technical, scientific and factual questions. We do not have, and do not expect to obtain, patent protection for the original formulation of Thiola. Additionally, although we have a license to a granted U.S. patent covering the treatment of cystinuria by administering Thiola EC with food (U.S. Patent No. 11,458,104, "the '104 patent”), as well as a pending U.S. patent application directed to Thiola EC, certain generic manufacturers have been able to obtain “skinny-label” approvals of generic versions of tiopronin EC as described below, and the pending U.S. patent application or any future patent application may not result in a granted patent covering Thiola EC.below. More generally, we may not be able to obtain additional issued patents relating to our technology or products. Even if issued, patents issued to us or our licensors may be challenged, narrowed, invalidated, held to be unenforceable or circumvented, which could limit our ability to stop competitors from marketing similar products or reduce the term of patent protection we may have for our products. In addition, in certain circumstances with respect to method of use patents, an ANDA applicant may certify that its proposed ANDA label does not contain (or carves out) any language regarding the patented method-of-use rather than certify to a listed method-of-use patent. OnTo Januarydate, 30,several 2024,generic options for the 100mg and 300mg versions of Thiola EC have been approved by the FDA approved Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited’s (Torrent) ANDA for Thiola EC (100mg and 300mg),become andavailable. accordingly,Accordingly, Thiola EC is now subject to generic competition. Changes in either patent laws or in interpretations of patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our patent protection.
Our product FILSPARI iswas covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,638,937, which expired in 2019 and to which we havehad an exclusive license. In addition, U.S. Patent No. 9,662,312, to which we also have an exclusive license and which was granted on May 30, 2017 and expires in 2030, covers the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. U.S. Patent No. 9,993,461, to which we also have an exclusive license and which was granted on June 12, 2018 and expires in 2030, covers the use of sparsentan for treating IgAN as well as glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. While we have additional pending U.S. and foreign patent applications directed to sparsentan and its uses, there is no guarantee that any pending or future patent applications will result in issued patents, issue on a timeline that provides material protection, or, if issued, contain claims of commercially meaningful scope.
For products we develop based on a new chemical entity not previously approved by the FDA, we expect that in addition to the protection afforded by our patent filings that we will be able to obtain five years regulatory exclusivity via the provisions of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FDC Act") and possibly seven years regulatory exclusivity via the orphan drug provisions of the FDC Act. In the case of sparsentan, the periods of regulatory exclusivity may, if certain conditions are satisfied, be extended by six months on the basis of pediatric exclusivity, thereby resulting in exclusivity periods of 5.5 years and 7.5 years, respectively. In addition, companies may be able to obtain up to five years patent term extension (to compensate for regulatory approval delay) for one patent covering such a product for its FDA-approved use. Such a patent, like the periods of regulatory exclusivity, also may be extended by a further six months on the basis of pediatric exclusivity if certain conditions are satisfied. While we have filed an application for patent term extension of U.S. Patent No. 9,993,461, and subsequently filed a supplement to this application to reflect the FDA -determined regulatory review period for sparsentan, which, if granted could extend the term of U.S. Patent No. 9,993,461 to OctoberJanuary 2032,2033, there is no guarantee that such patent term extension will be granted to such date, or at all. In addition, while we intend to seek pediatric exclusivity for FILSPARI based on our ongoing development efforts, which, if granted, could extend the term of such patent by an additional six months, the granting of pediatric exclusivity requires a series of regulatory interactions to reach agreement with the FDA, and there is no guarantee that our pediatric development efforts will support a path to pediatric exclusivity or that pediatric exclusivity will be granted by the FDA on a timeline that confers benefit on the term of patent coverage or regulatory exclusivity for FILSPARI, or at all.
We have negotiated a license agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals for the rights to sparsentan which we are initially developing for the treatment of IgAN and FSGS. This license subjects us to various commercialization, reporting and other obligations. If we were to default on our obligations, we and our licensees (including CSL Vifor and Renalys PharmaChugai) could lose our rights to sparsentan. We have obtained a U.S. patent and European patent each covering the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS, as well as a second U.S. patent and a second European patent each covering both the use of sparsentan for treating IgAN and the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. In November 2020, a third party filed an opposition to our second European patent (European Patent No. EP3222277, “the ‘277 EP Patent”), in the European Patent Office ("EPO").EPO. While we are vigorously defending the ‘277 EP Patent against the opposition, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in doing so.
In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the "PPACA"), was signed into law, which intended to, among other things, broaden access to health insurance, reduce or constrain the growth of healthcare spending, enhance remedies against fraud and abuse, add new transparency requirements for healthcare and health insurance industries, impose new taxes and fees on the health industry and impose additional health policy reforms. The PPACA revised the definition of “average manufacturer price” for reporting purposes, which could increase the amount of Medicaid drug rebates to states. The PPACA also increased the mandated Medicaid rebate from 15.1% to 23.1% of the average manufacturer price, expanded the rebate to Medicaid managed care utilization and increased the types of entities eligible for the federal 340B drug discount program. Further, the law imposed a significant annual fee on companies that manufacture or import certain branded prescription drug products. There have been executive, judicial, Congressional, and political challenges and amendments to certain aspects of the PPACA. For example, on AugustJuly 16,4, 2022,2025, the InflationOne ReductionBig ActBeautiful ofBill 2022Act, ("IRA")or OBBBA, was signed into law, which narrowed access to PPACA marketplace exchange enrollment and declined to extend the PPACA enhanced advanced premium tax credits that expired at the end of 2025, which, among other things,provisions extendsin enhancedthe subsidieslaw, are anticipated to reduce the number of Americans with health insurance. The OBBBA also is expected to reduce Medicaid spending and enrollment by implementing work requirements for individualssome purchasingbeneficiaries, healthcapping insurancestate-directed coveragepayments, inreducing federal funding, and limiting provider taxes used to fund the program. Congress is considering proposed legislation intended to further reduce healthcare costs with alternatives to replace the expired PPACA marketplaces through plan year 2025. The IRA also eliminates the "donut hole" under the Medicare Part D program beginning in 2025 by significantly lowering the beneficiary maximum out-of-pocket cost and through a newly established manufacturer discount program.subsidies. It is possible that the PPACA will be subject to judicial or Congressional challenges in the future. It is unclear how any potential future healthcare reform measures of the Trumpcurrent administration will impact the PPACA and our business.
In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the PPACA was enacted. For example,Additionally, in August 2011, President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, which, among other things, includes aggregate reductions to Medicare payments to providers of up to 2% per fiscal year, which went into effect beginning on April 1, 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will stay in effect until 2032 unless additional Congressional action is taken. Additionally, in January 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law, which, among other things, reduced Medicare payments to several providers, including hospitals and imaging centers.
In addition, in the EU, in April 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Directive and Regulation to revise the existing pharmaceutical legislation. In April 2024, the Parliament adopted its related position and on 4 June 2025 the European Council agreed on its position. The Council, the Parliament and the European Commission have begun trilogue negotiations with a view to reaching an agreement on the package. A decrease in data and market exclusivity opportunities for our product candidates in the EU could make them open to generic or biosimilar competition earlier than is currently the case with a related reduction in reimbursement status.
A primary trend in the United States healthcare industry and elsewhere is toward cost containment. We expect the changes made by PPACA, other legislation impacting the Medicare program and the 340B program, and the increasing emphasis on managed care to continue to put pressure on pharmaceutical product pricing. As these concerns continue to grow over the need for tighter oversight, there remains the possibility that the Heath Resources and Services Administration or another agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") will propose regulations or that Congress will explore changes to the 340B program through legislation. There have also been a number of initiatives pending at the state and federal level that could negatively impact the reimbursement for products approved under the accelerated approval pathway in the United States by restricting patient access or establishing differential payment models. Certain states are also in the process of establishing Patient Drug Affordability Boards with the authority in some cases to set upper payment limits.
Further, there has been increasing legislative and enforcement interest in the United States with respect to drug pricing practices, including several recent U.S. congressional inquiries and federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, increase drug pricing transparency, expedite generic competition, review relationships between pricing and manufacturer patient assistance programs, and reform government program drug reimbursement methodologies. For example, HHS imposes rebates on many Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D products to penalize price increases that outpace inflation on an annual basis. In addition, HHS has been empowered to negotiate the price of certain single-source biologics that have been on the market for at least 11 years covered under Medicare as part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Each year up to twenty (20) products will be selected by HHS for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Products subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program are expected to experience a significant reduction in reimbursement from the Medicare program on a per unit basis. If coverage and adequate reimbursement are not available, or are available only to limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our current and any future product candidates that we develop, which could have an adverse effect on our operating results and our overall financial condition.
At the state level, legislatures are increasingly passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. Any such approved importation plans, when implemented, may result in lower drug prices for products covered by those programs.
Further, there has been increasing legislative and enforcement interest in the United States with respect to drug pricing practices, including several recent U.S. congressional inquiries and federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, increase drug pricing transparency, expedite generic competition, review relationships between pricing and manufacturer patient assistance programs, and reform government program drug reimbursement methodologies. For example, the IRA, among other things (i) directs HHS to negotiate the price of certain high-expenditure, single-source drugs that have been on the market for at least 7 years covered under Medicare (the "Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program"), and (ii) imposes rebates under Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D to penalize price increases that outpace inflation. These provisions began to take effect progressively starting in fiscal year 2023. On August 15, 2024, HHS announced the agreed-upon price of the first ten drugs that were subject to price negotiations, although the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program is currently subject to legal challenges. On January 17, 2025, HHS selected fifteen additional drugs covered under Part D for price negotiation in 2025. Each year thereafter more Part B and Part D products will become subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. HHS has and will continue to issue and update guidance as these programs are implemented. Further, on December 7, 2023, an initiative to control the price of prescription drugs through the use of march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act was announced. On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published for comment a Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights which for the first time includes the price of a product as one factor an agency can use when deciding to exercise march-in rights. While march-in rights have not previously been exercised, it is uncertain if that will continue under the new framework. At the state level, legislatures are increasingly passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. For example, on January 5, 2024, the FDA approved Florida’s Section 804 Importation Program (SIP) proposal to import certain drugs from Canada for specific state healthcare programs. It is unclear how this program will be implemented, including which drugs will be chosen, and whether it will be subject to legal challenges in the United States or Canada. Other states have also submitted SIP proposals that are pending review by the FDA. Any such approved importation plans, when implemented, may result in lower drug prices for products covered by those programs.
In addition, the current administration is pursuing policies to reduce regulations and expenditures across government including at the HHS, the FDA, CenterCenters for Medicare and& Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and related agencies and has made significant staff reductions at the FDA and other agencies. These actions, presently directed by executive orders or memoranda from the Office of Management and Budget, may propose policy changes that create additional uncertainty for our business. TheseFor example, the current administration has announced agreements with pharmaceutical companies that require the drug manufacturers to offer, through a direct-to-consumer platform, U.S. patients and Medicaid programs prescription drug Most-Favored Nation pricing equal to or lower than those paid in other developed nations, with additional mandates for direct-to-patient discounts and repatriation of foreign revenues. Other recent actions mayand proposals include directivesfor example, (1) directing agencies to reduce agency workforce,workforce rescindingand acut Bidenprograms; administration(2) executivedirecting orderHHS taskingand theother Centeragencies to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare through a variety of initiatives, including by improving upon the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicaidestablishing InnovationMFN pricing for pharmaceutical products; (3) imposing tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products; and (4) as part of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s recent Strategy Report, working across government agencies to considerincrease newenforcement on direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising. Additionally, the current administration recently called on Congress to enact “The Great Healthcare Plan,” to codify and expand Most-Favored Nation pricing, lower government subsidies to private insurance companies, increase healthcare price transparency, expand pharmaceutical drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, and enact restrictions on pharmacy benefit manager payment methodologies, among other things. These actions and healthcarepolicies modelsmay tosignificantly limitreduce U.S. drug spendingprices, potentially impacting manufacturers’ global pricing strategies and eliminatingprofitability, thewhile Bidenincreasing administration’stheir executiveoperational order that directed HHS to establishing an AI task forcecosts and developingcompliance arisks. strategic plan. Additionally, in itsIn June 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (“Loper Bright”),2024, the U.S. Supreme CourtCourt’s overturnedLoper theBright longstandingdecision Chevrongreatly doctrine,reduced under which courts were required to givejudicial deference to regulatory agencies’agencies, reasonable interpretations of ambiguous federal statutes. The Loper Bright decisionwhich could resultincrease in additionalsuccessful legal challenges to currentfederal regulations and guidance issued by federal agencies applicable toaffecting our operations, including those issued by the FDA.operations. Finally, Congress may introduce and ultimately pass health care related legislation that could impact the drug approval process and make changes to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program created under the IRA.Program. We cannot predict which additional measures may be adopted or the impact of current and additional measures on the marketing, pricing and demand for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid or other government-funded programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payers. The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent us from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability or commercialize our therapies. Additionally, we are currently unable to predict what additional legislation or regulation, if any, relating to the healthcare industry may be enacted in the future or what effect recently enacted federal legislation or any such additional legislation or regulation would have on our business, particularly in light of the upcoming U.S. Presidential and Congressional elections.business.
Furthermore, competitors could enter the market with generic versions of our products. For example, a generic option for the 100mg version of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) was approved by the FDA in May 2021 and a second 100mg version of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) was approved by the FDA in June 2022. Also,In as of December 31, 2024,addition, several generic options for the 100mg and 300mg versions of Thiola EC have been approved by the FDA and become available.
In September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study evaluating pegtibatinase for the treatment of classical homocystinuria (HCU).HCU. The voluntary enrollment pause enablesenabled us to work to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support the initial commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the recentinitial scale-up process. WeWhile arewe makinghave progress on necessarymade process improvements inand manufacturinghave scale-upmanufactured material at the larger scale, and currently anticipate thatwhile we shouldrestarted beenrollment activities for the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study in positionthe tofirst restartquarter enrollmentof in2026, there is no guarantee that the Phase 3 HARMONY Study in 2026. While we believe we will be ableconducted toor successfully implement the necessary process improvements, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully implement the necessary process improvementscompleted on the anticipated timeline,timeline or be successful. In addition, external factors including supply chain risks, geopolitical factors, and matters related to the staffing, resources and prioritization at all.the FDA and other government agencies, among others, could have impacts on our anticipated timeline.
We rely on the manufacturers of our products and product candidates to purchase from third-party suppliers the materials necessary to produce the compounds or biologic substances for our nonclinical and clinical studies and rely on these other manufacturers for commercial distribution if we obtain marketing approval for any of our product candidates. Suppliers may not sell these materials to our manufacturers at the time we need them or on commercially reasonable terms and all such prices are susceptible to fluctuations in price and availability due to transportation costs, government regulations, price controls, and changes in economic climate or other foreseen circumstances. We do not have any control over the process or timing of the acquisition of these materials by our manufacturers. In addition, inflation and global supply chain disruptions, as well as past disruptions related to COVID-19 and potential future disruptions related to a future health epidemic or pandemic, wars, armed conflicts, tariffs and global geopolitical tension, including between the U.S. and China, have had and may continue to have a negative impact on our manufacturers’ ability to acquire the materials necessary for our business. Changes in legislation could potentially impact our ability to secure the materials we need for our products and product candidates. For example, the U.S.United HouseStates of Representativeshas recently passed legislation, namely the BIOSECURE Act (the “BIOSECURE Act”), to prohibit U.S. federal executive agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a bill“biotechnology company of concern” or entering into or renewing a contract, loan, or grant with an entity that coulduses restrictsuch businessbiotechnology equipment or services. Specifically, on December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 into law, which includes the BIOSECURE Act. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits the U.S. government from procuring or obtaining biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” (“BCC”); entering into, extending, or renewing government contracts with Chinesean biotechentity companies.that If this bill becomes law,directly or ifindirectly otheruses newbiotechnology lawsequipment or regulations prohibiting usservices from dealinga BCC in performance of that federal contract; and/or issuing grants or loans to purchase, obtain, or use biotechnology equipment or services produced by a BCC. The BIOSECURE Act also prohibits U.S. government loan and grant recipients from using federal loan or grant money to enter into contracts with suppliersentities that use equipment from BCCs in China,the performance of any federal prime contract or subcontract. Companies designated as a BCC include those that are identified on the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual List of Chinese Military Companies, also known as the 1260H List, and the U.S. government also has the ability to designate entities as BCCs through a separate designation process. There is a “safe harbor” provision providing that the restrictions do not apply to equipment or services that were formerly but are no longer provided by a BCC, as well as a “grandfathering” provision providing that the prohibitions shall not apply for a five-year period to biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided under a contract or agreement entered into before the applicable effective date. Given the BIOSECURE Act, we may havebe torestricted find alternative suppliers andin our ability to securework with certain Chinese biotechnology companies to the materialsextent we needwould oncontract with, or otherwise receive funding from, the U.S. government. Although none of our plannedcurrent timelinessuppliers are presently designated, future designations or implementing regulations could berequire adverselyus impacted.to seek alternative suppliers, which could increase costs or delay our development and manufacturing timelines. Moreover, we currently do not have any agreements for the commercial production of these materials. If our manufacturers are unable to obtain these materials for our nonclinical and clinical studies, product testing and potential regulatory approval of our product candidates would be delayed, significantly impacting our ability to develop our product candidates. If our manufacturers or we are unable to purchase these materials after regulatory approval has been obtained for our product candidates, the commercial launch of our product candidates would be delayed or there would be a shortage in supply, which would materially affect our ability to generate revenues from the sale of our product candidates. For example, in 2021 a membrane used in pegtibatinase drug substance manufacturing became more difficult to acquire due to the same or similar membranes being used in certain of the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing processes. Additionally, in September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study to enable us to work to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support initial commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the recentinitial scale-up process. From time to time we continue to, and may in the future, face supply challenges or shortages of other materials necessary to manufacture pegtibatinase or our other products and product candidates. If our risk mitigation plans are not successful in overcoming these challenges, our pegtibatinase program or other products and product candidates, could be delayed.
International trade policies, including tariffs, sanctions and trade barriers may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We operate in a global economy, and our business depends on a global supply chain for the development, manufacturing, and distribution of our pharmaceutical products, and for the advancement of our pre/nonclinical and clinical development programs. There is inherent risk, based on the complex relationships among the U.S. and the countries in which we conduct our business, that political, diplomatic, and national security factors can lead to global trade restrictions and changes in trade policies and export regulations that may adversely affect our business and operations. The current international trade and regulatory environment is subject to significant ongoing uncertainty.
We source quantities of active pharmaceutical ingredients ("APIs"), precursor chemicals, and specialized equipment from international suppliers, including from manufacturers in China, consistent with broader industry practices. While the impact of tariff policies on our business has been minimal to date, current or future tariff policies, particularly those affecting China and pharmaceutical products, could further increase our costs, and may affect profitability, particularly in formulary-based markets where pricing flexibility may be limited. Recent and potential future changes in international trade policies, particularly regarding U.S.-China trade relations and pharmaceutical-specific tariffs, present potential risks to our future operations and financial performance.
The ongoing trade tensions between the United States and other countries including China have resulted in multiple rounds of tariffs affecting pharmaceutical ingredients, manufacturing equipment, and related supplies. The evolving tariff and trade landscape contributes to planning challenges for global pharmaceutical operations. Changes in tariff classifications, country-of-origin requirements, or customs procedures can occur with limited notice. This uncertainty complicates our long-term investment decisions regarding manufacturing facilities, supply chain optimization, and research and development locations.
Recent policy discussions have included potential targeted tariffs or other trade measures specifically aimed at pharmaceutical products and ingredients as part of broader healthcare cost control or national security initiatives. Pharmaceuticals and biologics face regulatory and technical constraints that make rapid supply chain adjustments challenging, complex and costly. Identifying and qualifying a new alternative supplier with available capacity and capabilities— whether in the U.S. or in another country with a more favorable tariff regime—requires a substantial monetary investment and investment of personnel and other resources, including those related to contracting, qualification, technology transfer, and regulatory approvals, and the process may take an extended period of time to complete.
While the impact of tariff policies on our business has been minimal to date, current or future tariffs may result in increased research and development expenses, including with respect to raw materials, APIs, laboratory equipment and research materials and components. Trade restrictions affecting the import of materials necessary for clinical trials could result in delays to development timelines. Increased costs and extended development timelines could affect competitiveness relative to companies operating in regions with more favorable trade relationships and could impact investor confidence.
The complexity of announced or future tariffs may also increase the risk of enforcement actions related to trade compliance. Foreign governments may adopt non-tariff measures, such as procurement preferences or informal disincentives to engage with, purchase from or invest in U.S. entities. These developments could affect our ability to compete internationally or engage with global suppliers, customers and partners. Retaliatory actions, such as changes to intellectual property protection, increased enforcement, or delays in regulatory approvals, could result in legal and operational risks.
In addition, the United States and other governments have imposed and may continue to impose additional sanctions, such as trade restrictions or trade barriers, which could restrict us from doing business directly or indirectly in or with certain countries or parties and may impose additional costs and complexity to our business.
Trade disputes, tariffs, restrictions and other political tensions between the United States and other countries may also exacerbate unfavorable macroeconomic conditions including inflationary pressures, foreign exchange volatility, financial market instability, and economic recessions or downturns. The ultimate impact of current or future tariffs and trade restrictions remains uncertain. While we actively monitor these risks and manage our supply chain accordingly, prolonged economic or geopolitical disruptions could adversely affect our business, ability to access the capital markets or other financing sources, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. In addition, tariffs and other trade developments have and may continue to heighten the risks related to the other risk factors described elsewhere in this report.
Many of the trade, tariff, pricing, and related policy actions described herein remain subject to significant uncertainty, including with respect to their scope, duration, implementation, and enforceability. Such measures may be modified, delayed, suspended, repealed, or invalidated through administrative action, changes in policy priorities, or judicial challenges, and it is uncertain whether, when, or to what extent any such measures will ultimately be implemented or apply to our products, suppliers, or operations. Although we have taken and may continue to take certain actions intended to reduce potential exposure to supply chain or cost impacts, including efforts to diversify suppliers, there can be no assurance that such actions will be effective, timely, or sufficient to mitigate any adverse effects arising from these policies.
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From time to time, we engage in corporate transactions and licensing transactions that include potential milestone payments and/or royalties. For example, on July 16, 2023, we entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Mirum”),Mirum, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Mirum, subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, our bile acid product portfolio including Chenodal and Cholbam (also known as Kolbam) (the “Products”).Products. The closing of the transaction occurred on August 31, 2023. A portion of the consideration for the sale is in the form of milestone payments that will only be payable upon the achievement of certain milestones based on specified amounts of annual net sales of the Products. We are also party to license agreements with CSL Vifor and Renalys Pharma,(which Inc.was acquired by Chugai in November 2025) pursuant to which we are entitled to receive certain payments contingent on the future achievement of specified milestones, and royalty payments based on potential future sales in specified licensed territories. There is a risk that any or all of the milestone events under these various agreements might not be achieved, that our licensees may not achieve sales that would entitle us to royalty payments, and that any or all of the consideration tied to the achievement of the milestone events and/or royalties might not be received.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, our partner Renalys was acquired by and merged into Chugai, and as a result of the acquisition, Chugai gained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize sparsentan in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Travere received a portion of the upfront payment due to the fact that it was a minority shareholder in Renalys prior to the acquisition, and Travere is also eligible to receive future payments upon the achievement of specified regulatory milestones for sparsentan and royalties on net sales in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. There is no guarantee that we will receive any or all of the consideration that is due upon closing or tied to the regulatory milestones or net sales.
Also, many states have similar fraud and abuse statutes or regulations, including state anti-kickback and false claims laws, that apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payer. Further, certain states require implementation of commercial compliance programs and marketing codes, compliance with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines, and compliance with the applicable compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government. Other various state level requirements include restricting payments or the provision of other items of value that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; restricting various marketing practices; requiring prescription drug companies to report expenses relating to the marketing and promotion of drug products; requiring the posting of information relating to clinical studies and their outcomes; requiring the registration of sales representatives; requiring the reporting of certain information related to drug pricing; and requiring drug manufacturers to track and report information related to payments, gifts, compensation, and other items of value to physicians and other healthcare providers.
requiring the reporting of certain information related to drug pricing; and requiring drug manufacturers to track and report information related to payments, gifts, compensation, and other items of value to physicians and other healthcare providers.
We and the third parties with whom we work are subject to stringent and changing U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, and rules, contractual obligations, industry standards, policies and other obligations related to data privacy and security. Our (or the third parties with whom we work) actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could lead to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation (including class claims) and mass arbitration demands; fines and penalties; disruptions of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers or sales; and other adverse business consequences.
In the ordinary course of business, we collect, receive, store, process, generate, use, transfer, disclose, make accessible, protect, secure, dispose of, transmit, and share (collectively, "process") personal data and other sensitive information, including proprietary and confidential business data, trade secrets, intellectual property, data we collect about trial participants in connection with clinical trials, and sensitive third-party data.data (collectively, "sensitive information"). Our data processing activities subject us to numerous data privacy and security obligations, such as various laws, regulations, guidance, industry standards, external and internal privacy and security policies, contracts, and other obligations that govern the processing of personal data by us and on our behalf.
Numerous U.S. states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws that impose certain obligations on covered businesses, including providing specific disclosures in privacy notices and affording residents with certain rights concerning their personal data. As applicable, such rights include the right to access, correct, or delete certain personal data, and to opt-out of certain data processing activities, such as targeted advertising, profiling, and automated decision-making. The exercise of these rights may impact our business and ability to provide our products and services. Certain states also impose stricter requirements for processing certain personal data, including sensitive information, such as conducting data privacy impact assessments or risk assessments. These state laws allow for statutory fines for noncompliance. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), and as amended, applies to personal data of consumers, business representatives, and employees who are California residents, and requires businesses to provide specific disclosures in privacy notices, and affords California residents certain privacy rights related to their personal data, such as those noted herein. The CCPA allows for fines for certain noncompliance and allows private litigants affected by certain data breaches to recover significant statutory damages. The CCPA and other U.S. comprehensive privacy laws exempt some data processed in the context of clinical trials, but these laws increase compliance costs and potential liability with respect to certain other personal data we maintain about residents in certain states. Similar laws are being considered in several other states, as well as at the local level, and we expect more jurisdictions to pass similar laws in the future.
In addition, numerous U.S. states—including but not limited to Connecticut, Nevada and Washington—have enacted new laws governing the privacy of consumer health data. For example, Washington’s My Health My Data Act broadly defines consumer health data, places restrictions on processing consumer health data (including imposing stringent requirements for consents), provides consumers certain rights with respect to their health data, and creates a private right of action to allow individuals to sue for violations of the law. Other states have passed, are consideringconsidering, and may adopt similar laws.
Additionally, under various privacy laws and other obligations, we are required to obtain certain consents to process personal data. For example, some of our data processing practices may be challenged under wiretapping laws, since we obtain consumer information from third parties through various methods, including via cookies or third-party marketing pixels. These practices may be subject to increased challenges by class action plaintiffs. Our inability or failure to obtain consent for these practices could result in adverse consequences, including class action litigation and mass arbitration demands.
In addition, privacy advocates and industry groups around the world have proposed, and may propose, standards with which we are legally or contractually bound to comply, orand may become subject to in the future. We are also bound by contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, and our efforts to comply with such obligations may not be successful. Additionally, we publish privacy policies, marketing materials and other statements, such as compliance with certain certifications, regarding data privacy and security. Regulators in the United States are increasingly scrutinizing these statements. If these policies, materials or statements are found to be deficient, lacking in transparency, deceptive, unfair, misleading, or misrepresentative of our practices, we may be subject to investigation, enforcement actions by regulators or other adverse consequences.
If we are unable to implement a valid compliance mechanism for cross-border personal data transfers, or if the requirements for a legally-compliant transfer are too onerous, we may face significant adverse consequences, including increased exposure to regulatory actions, substantial fines and injunctions against processing or transferring personal data from Europe. Inability to import personal data from Europe to the United States may significantly and negatively impact our business operations, including by limiting our ability to conduct clinical trial activities in Europe and elsewhere; limiting our ability to collaborate with third parties with whom we work (such as CROs, service providers, contractors and other companies) that are subject to such cross-border data transfer or localization laws; the need to relocate part of or all of our business or data processing activities to other jurisdictions (such as Europe) at significant expense; or requiring us to increase our personal data processing capabilities and infrastructure in foreign jurisdictions at significant expense. Additionally, companies that transfer personal data out of the EEA and UK to other jurisdictions, particularly to the United States, are subject to increased scrutiny from regulators, individual litigants, and activist groups. Some European regulators have ordered certain companies to suspend or permanently cease certain transfers out of Europe for allegedly violating the GDPR’s cross-border data transfer limitations. Regulators in the United States are also increasingly scrutinizing certain personal data transfers and have proposed and may enact certain data localization requirements, for example, the Biden Administration’s executive order Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.
Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a rule entitled the Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons, which places additional restriction on certain data transactions involving countries of concern (e.g., China, Russia, Iran) and covered persons that may impact certain business activities such as vendor engagements, sale or sharing of data, employment of certain individuals, and investor agreements. Violations of the rule could lead to significant civil and criminal fines and penalties. The rule applies regardless of whether data is anonymized, key-coded, pseudonymized, de-identified or encrypted, which presents particular challenges for companies like ours and may impact our ability to transfer data in connection with certain transactions or agreements.
If our information technology systems or data, or those of third parties with whom we work, are or were compromised, we could experience adverse impacts resulting from such compromise, including, but not limited to, regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; interruptions to our commercial operations, clinical trials or other operations; harm to our reputation; loss of revenue or profits; loss of sales; and other adverse consequences.
In the ordinary course of our business, we and the third parties with whom we work process proprietary, confidential, and sensitive data, including personal data (such as health-related data and data related to our clinical trials), intellectual property, and trade secrets (collectively, sensitive information).information.
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“In December 2023, we implemented an approximate 20% workforce reduction focused on non-field-based employees in an effort to align our resources on the ongoing FILSPARI launch and the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study to support the potential approval of pegtibatinase as the first potential disease-modifying treatment for HCU. These restructuring initiatives were expected to result in an estimated non-recurring charge of approximately $12.0 million to $14.0 million, the majority of which was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2023. …”see in full comparison
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FILSPARI is a dual endothelin angiotensin receptor antagonist ("DEARA"). Pre-clinical data have shown that blockade of both endothelin type A and angiotensin II type 1 pathways in forms of rare chronic kidney disease, reduces proteinuria, protects podocytes and prevents glomerulosclerosis and mesangial cell proliferation. FILSPARI has been granted seven years of Orphan Drug Exclusivity in the U.S. (running from the date of accelerated approval) for the reduction of proteinuria in adults with primary IgAN at risk of rapid disease progression, and has been granted a separate seven years of Orphan Drug Exclusivity in the U.S. (running from the date of full approval) to slow kidney function decline in adults with primary IgAN who are at risk for disease progression, excluding the use provided for in the aforementioned Orphan Drug Exclusivity granted in connection with the accelerated approval.
Data to support the approval of FILSPARI was generated from the Phase 3 PROTECT Study, the largest head-to-head interventional study to date in IgAN. It is a global, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-arm, active-controlled clinical trial that evaluated the safety and efficacy of 400mg of sparsentan, compared to 300mg of irbesartan, in 404 patients ages 18 years and up with IgAN and persistent proteinuria despite available angiotensin converting enzyme ("ACE") inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blockers ("ARB") therapy, and is currently ongoing in the open label extension phase of the study.
FILSPARI is available only through a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) approved by the FDA, regarding mandatory birth control for patients of child-bearing potential regarding risk of embryo-fetal toxicity, as has been required for other approved endothelin antagonists, and a REMSFDA for liver monitoring regarding potential risk of hepatotoxicity, as has been required for certain other approved endothelin antagonists. AsInitially, as part of the liver monitoring REMS, monthly monitoring of each patient iswas required for the first year thea patient iswas on treatment, and quarterly thereafter. TheIn CompanyAugust submitted2025, anthe sNDAFDA forapproved aupdated potentialREMS modificationlabeling, toreducing the frequency of liver monitoring forto FILSPARI;every three months from the sNDAonset hasof beentreatment acceptedand foralso review byremoving the FDAembryo-fetal andtoxicity assignedmonitoring arequirement PDUFAfrom targetthe action date of August 28, 2025.REMS.
In April 2024, we and our partner CSL Vifor announced that the European Commission hashad granted conditional marketing authorization (“CMA”) for FILSPARI (sparsentan) for the treatment of adults with primary IgAN with a urine protein excretion ≥1.0 g/day (or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio ≥0.75 g/g), and in April 2025, we and CSL Vifor announced that the European Commission had converted the CMA into a standard marketing authorization (“MA”) for FILSPARI for the treatment of adults with primary IgAN with a urine protein excretion ≥1.0 g/day (or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio ≥0.75 g/g). The CMAMA iswas granted for all member states of the European Union, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. TheAs Europeana Commission'sresult decision followsof the positivestandard opinionMA from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) in February 2024, based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 PROTECT Study of FILSPARI in IgAN. Under the terms of our license agreement with CSL Vifor,approval, we will be entitled to receivereceived a regulatory milestone payment of $17.5 million uponin receiptMay 2025 under the terms of full regulatory approval by the EuropeanLicense Commission for IgAN, and we anticipate receiving an additional milestone payment upon achievement of market access initiatives in certain countries. CSL Vifor submitted an application for full regulatory approval in the second quarter of 2024. The decision on full regulatory approval, if positive, will convert the CMA to a standard Marketing Authorization (“MA”).Agreement. FILSPARI became commercially available in Europe under the CMA in August 2024, with an initial launch in Germany and Austria. In October 2024, we and CSL Vifor announced that Swissmedic has granted temporary marketing authorization for FILSPARI for the treatment of adults with primary IgAN with a urine protein excretion ≥1.0 g/day (or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio ≥0.75 g/g). In NovemberApril 2024,2025, the MedicinesMHRA andin Healthcarethe productsUK Regulatoryconverted Agencyits (MHRA)conditional approvedapproval of FILSPARI in IgAN to standard approval. In the Unitedfourth Kingdom.quarter of 2025, we received a $40.0 million market access milestone payment from CSL Vifor.
In January 2024, we announced our entry into an exclusive licensing agreement with Renalys Pharma, Inc. ("Renalys"), to bring sparsentan for the treatment of IgAN to patients in Japan and other countries in Asia. In December 2024, Renalys announced that sparsentan received Orphan Drug Designation from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the indication of primary IgA nephropathy as of November 27, 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Renalys announced positive topline results from its Phase 3 study of sparsentan in Japanese patients with IgAN. Renalys has also announced that it has reached an agreement with the PMDA regarding development plans for two other Phase 3 clinical trials of sparsentan, one investigating the use of sparsentan in FSGS and the other in Alport syndrome, in Japan. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Renalys was acquired by and merged into Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Chugai”). Through the acquisition, Chugai gained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize sparsentan in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. As a minority shareholder in Renalys, we received $10.2 million at the closing of the transaction and we are also eligible to receive multiple milestones according to the progress of sparsentan regulatory approval, and consideration linked to sparsentan's net sales in the applicable territory. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Chugai is responsible for development, regulatory matters, and commercialization in the licensed territories. Chugai plans to file for regulatory approval for sparsentan in Japan in 2026.
In January 2024, we announced our entry into an exclusive licensing agreement with Renalys Pharma, Inc. ("Renalys"), to bring sparsentan for the treatment of IgAN to patients in Japan and other countries in Asia. Renalys will hold regional rights to sparsentan for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Following successful meetings with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in 2023, in the second quarter of 2024 Renalys initiated an open label registration study of sparsentan in Japan to support potential approval of sparsentan in Japan. In July 2024, Renalys announced that the first patient was dosed in the study, and in January 2025, Renalys announced achievement of full enrollment in the study. Results from the urine protein/creatinine ratio (UP/C) endpoint in the study are expected in the second half of 2025 to support a submission for approval to PMDA. In December 2024, Renalys announced that sparsentan received Orphan Drug Designation from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the indication of primary IgA nephropathy as of November 27, 2024. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Renalys will be responsible for development, regulatory matters, and commercialization in the licensed territories.
FSGS is a leading cause of kidney failure and nephrotic syndrome. There are currently no FDA-approved pharmacologic treatments for FSGS and there remains a high unmet need for patients living with FSGS as off-label treatments such as ACE/ARBs, steroids, and immunosuppressant agents are effective in only a subset of patients and use of some of these off-label treatments may be further inhibited by their safety profiles. Every year approximately 5,400 patients are diagnosed with FSGS and we estimate that there are more than 40,000 FSGS patients in the United States and a similar number in EuropeEurope. We believe that there are up to 30,000 FSGS patients in the United States that are potentially addressable with approximatelyFILSPARI, halfif of them being candidates for sparsentan.approved.
In December 2023, we announced that we had completed a planned Type C meeting with the FDA to discuss results from the Phase 3 DUPLEX Study of sparsentan in FSGS. The FDA acknowledged the high unmet need for approved therapies as well as the challenges in studying FSGS but indicated that the two-year results from the Phase 3 DUPLEX Study alone were not sufficient to support an sNDA submission. The FDA acknowledged the work being done by the larger nephrology community to better understand proteinuria and eGFR as endpoints in clinical trials of FSGS and indicated a willingness to continue to engage with us on a potential path forward for sparsentan in FSGS following our consideration of additional evidence. Subsequently, a collaborative international effort referred to as the PARASOL project was initiated with a goal to define the quantitative relationships between short-term changes in biomarkers (proteinuria and GFR) and long-term outcomes in order to support the use of alternative proteinuria-based endpoints as a basis for accelerated and traditional approval. The PARASOL project is led by several patient advocacy organizations focused on glomerular diseases, with participation from regulators and industry representatives. The principal finding from PARASOL was that in FSGS, reduction in proteinuria over 24 months is strongly associated with a reduction in the risk of kidney failure, and responder definitions based on thresholds of proteinuria are both biologically plausible and strongly supported by epidemiological data. Following the recent PARASOL public workshop in the fourth quarter of 2024, in which a multi-stakeholder group of rare kidney disease experts aligned around a potential proteinuria-based clinical trial endpoint for FSGS, we scheduled a Type C meeting with the FDA to discuss a potential regulatory pathway for a sparsentan FSGS indication. In February 2025, we announced that we had completed a Type C meeting with the FDA and in March 2025, we announced that we planhad to submitsubmitted an sNDA aroundto the end of the first quarter of 2025FDA seeking traditional approval of FILSPARI for the treatment of FSGS. In May 2025, we announced that the FDA accepted the sNDA, assigned a PDUFA target action date of January 13, 2026, and initially indicated that it planned to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the application. In September 2025, following further review of the sNDA, the FDA informed us that an advisory committee meeting was no longer needed. In January 2026, we announced that the FDA extended the review timeline of the sNDA, and that the new PDUFA target action date is April 13, 2026. The extension followed the recent submission of responses requested by the FDA to further characterize the clinical benefit of FILSPARI. The FDA determined that the additional responses constituted a Major Amendment to the sNDA and extended the action date accordingly. The sNDA willremains beunder basedreview on existing data fromby the PhaseFDA 3with DUPLEXa andPDUFA Phasetarget 2action DUET studiesdate of FILSPARI.April 13, 2026.
The sNDA is supported by two of the largest and most rigorous head-to-head interventional studies conducted to date in FSGS, the Phase 3 DUPLEX Study and the Phase 2 DUET Study. In these studies, FILSPARI demonstrated rapid, superior and sustained reductions in proteinuria when compared with maximum labeled dose irbesartan across adult and pediatric patients. As published in the New England Journal of Medicine, DUPLEX showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful proteinuria remission at 36 weeks that was durable through 2 years. The treatment effect of FILSPARI strengthened at more stringent thresholds down to complete remission. Patients who achieved partial or complete proteinuria remission in the DUPLEX Study, irrespective of the treatment arm, had a 67% to 77% lower risk of kidney failure, respectively. The results from these studies are in alignment with the findings of the independent PARASOL workgroup that support the importance of proteinuria in FSGS. If approved, FILSPARI could become the first and only FDA-approved medicine indicated for FSGS.
Together with CSL Vifor and Chugai, we continue to evaluate the potential for a regulatory pathway forward for sparsentan in FSGS in Europe and Japan.
Together with CSL Vifor, we also plan to engage with the EMA to determine the potential for a subsequent variation to the Conditional Marketing Authorization (CMA) of sparsentan for the treatment of FSGS, if the MAA for full approval of sparsentan in IgA nephropathy is approved.
Under the terms of our exclusive license to CSL Vifor, CSL Vifor is responsible for all commercialization activities in its licensed territories. We remain responsible for the clinical development of sparsentan in the applicable territories. If sparsentan receives marketing authorization in any of the territories covered by the exclusive license to Renalys,Chugai, RenalysChugai will be responsible for all development, regulatory matters, and commercialization activities in such licensed territories. We will retain all rights to sparsentan in the United States and rest of world outside of the territories licensed to CSL Vifor and Renalys,Chugai, provided that CSL Vifor has a right of negotiation to expand the licensed territories into Canada, China, BrazilCanada and/or Mexico.
In September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the initial scale-up process, and it enabled us to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support initial commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. Currently enrolled patients will be able to continue on study medication as scheduled for the duration of the trials in which they are participating. Following further optimization of the manufacturing process in 2025, we restarted enrollment activities for the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study in the first quarter of 2026.
In September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause enables us to work to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. Patients currently enrolled in pegtibatinase studies continue to receive study medication from small scale batches which are unaffected by the scale-up process. Currently enrolled patients will be able to continue on study medication as scheduled for the duration of the trials they are participating in. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the recent scale-up process. We are making progress on necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up and currently anticipate that we should be in position to restart enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study in 2026.
Preclinical Program:
We are party to a collaboration agreement with PharmaKrysto Limited and their early-stage cystinuria discovery program, whereby we are responsible for funding all research and development expenses for the pre-clinical activities associated with the cystinuria program.
In May 2021, a generic option for the 100mg version of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) became available and in June 2022, a second option for the 100mg version of the original formulation of Thiola (tiopronin tablets) was approved. These generic versions of the original formulation of Thiola have impacted our sales, and these or additional generic versions of either formulation could have a material adverse impact on sales. AsTo of December 31, 2024,date, several generic options for the 100mg and 300mg versions of Thiola EC have been approved by the FDA and become available. Accordingly, Thiola EC is subject to generic competition.
OnIn July 16, 2023, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Mirum Pharmaceuticals" or “Mirum”), pursuant to which Mirum agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets primarily related to our business of development, manufacture (including synthesis, formulation, finishing or packaging) and commercialization of Chenodal and Cholbam (also known as Kolbam, and together with Chenodal, the “Products”), collectively, the "bile acid business". OnIn August 31, 2023, we consummated the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the "Closing"). In connection with the Closing, we received an upfront cash payment of $210.0 million. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, after the Closing, we are eligible to receive up to $235.0 million upon the achievement of certain milestones based on specified amounts of annual net sales (tiered from $125.0 million to $500.0 million) of the Products. Mirum achieved the first such milestone based on its annual net sales in 2025, we recognized a milestone payment of $25.0 million during 2025, and expect to receive payment in the second quarter of 2026, as a result of such achievement.
AFor the year ended December 31, 2023 we recognized a $226.0 million gain, net of tax, was recognized on the transaction as a component of net income from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The bile acid business has been classified as a discontinued operation for all periods presented and is excluded from the following discussion of the results of our continuing operations in the results of operations. Refer to Note 19 of our Consolidation Financial Statements for additional information.
In December 2023, we implemented an approximate 20% workforce reduction focused on non-field-based employees in an effort to align our resources on the ongoing FILSPARI launch and the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study to support the potential approval of pegtibatinase as the first potential disease-modifying treatment for HCU. These restructuring adjustments are expected to result in an estimated annualized savings of approximately $25.0 million beginning in 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we havehad incurredrecognized total non-recurring chargescosts of $13.8 million in connection with the restructuring,restructuring and are no longersuch incurringexpenses restructuringwere expenses.incurred for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price, which includes provisions resulting from discounts, rebates and co-pay assistance that are offered to its customers, health care providers, payers and other indirect customers relating to the sale of our products. In order to determine the transaction price, we estimate, utilizing the expected value method, the amount of variable consideration to which we will be entitled. These provisions are based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as a reduction of accounts receivable (if the amount is payable to the customer) or as a current liability (if the amount is payable to a party other than a customer). Calculating these provisions involves estimates and judgements.judgments. Where appropriate, these reserves take into consideration our historical experience, current contractual and statutory requirements and specific known market events and trends. Overall, these reserves reflect our best estimates of the amount of consideration to which it is entitled based on the terms of the contract. If actual results in the future vary from the provisions, we will adjust the provision, which would affect net product revenue and earnings in the period such variances become known. For the years ended December 31, 20242025 and 2023,2024, the Company recorded adjustments to net product revenue of $0.5$1.1 million and $0.4$0.5 million, respectively, related to performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
Payments received under collaboration and licensing agreements may include non-refundable fees at the inception of the arrangements, milestone payments for specific achievements and royalties on the sale of products. At the inception of arrangements that include milestone payments, we use judgementjudgment to evaluate whether the milestones are probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to include in the transaction price utilizing the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur, the estimated amount is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are considered to be constrained due to a high degree of uncertainty and are not included in the transaction price until such uncertainty is resolved. At the end of each reporting period, we re-evaluate the probability of achievement of development milestones and any related constraint and adjust the estimate of the overall transaction price, if necessary. As of December 31, 2024, ourOur evaluation concluded that all such milestones not recognized as of December 31, 2025 associated with our collaboration and licensing agreements remained constrained and therefore no adjustment to the respective transaction price was necessary. We recognize aggregate sales-based milestones and royalty payments from product sales of which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, at the later of when the related sales occur or when the performance obligation to which the sales-based milestone or royalty has been allocated has been satisfied.
We utilize significant judgementjudgment to develop estimates of the stand-alone selling price for each distinct performance obligation based upon the relative stand-alone selling price. Variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy specific performance obligations is allocated entirely to those performance obligations. The stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations requires judgementjudgment in developing assumptions to project probability-weighted cash flows based upon estimates of forecasted revenues, clinical and regulatory timelines and discount rates. The stand-alone selling price for clinical development performance obligations is based on forecasted expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation plus an appropriate margin.
Changes in assumptions where management utilizes significant judgementjudgment could have a material impact on the revenue we recognize.
Expenses related to clinical trials are accrued based on our estimates of the progress of services performed, including actual level of patient enrollment, completion of patient studies and progress of the clinical trials or the delivery of goods. The assumptions we use represent our best estimates of the activity and expenses at the time of our accrual and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of our judgment. Upon settlement, these costs may differ materially from the amounts accrued in our consolidated financial statements. Our historical accrual estimates have not been materially different from our actual amounts. We currently have four Phase 3 clinical trials in process that are in varying stages of activity, with ongoing non-clinical support trials that are significant and changes in estimates could have a material impact on expenses we recognize.
Impairment of Intangible Assets subject to amortization
Intangible assets subject to amortization include certain license agreements and purchased technologies. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable and are also reviewed annually to determine whether any impairment is necessary.
We are subject to generic competition, and if additional generic versions of Thiola and Thiola EC, any generic versions of FILSPARI following the expiration of patent or regulatory exclusivity for the product, or any of our current or future products, are approved, sales of that product likely would be negatively impacted, which could have a material adverse impact on the recoverability of certain related intangible assets. Generic versions of Thiola and Thiola EC have been approved, and these or additional generic versions of either formulation could have a material adverse impact on sales and the recoverability of the intangible assets depending on the timing of the market entry and the related impact on net sales.
The $99.2$183.8 million increase in total net product revenuessales for the year ended December 31, 20242025 compared to the year ended December 31, 20232024 was primarily due to growth in sales of FILSPARI, including a full twelve months of sales in 2024, following the February 2023 launch.FILSPARI. The decrease in net sales of our tiopronin products was a driven by increased competition.
The decrease$73.8 million increase in license and collaboration revenue for the year ended December 31, 20242025 compared to the year ended December 31, 20232024 was primarily due to amarket $8.5access and regulatory milestones totaling $57.5 million decrease in collaboration revenue associated with the CSL ViforVifor, Licenserecognition Agreementof dueRenalys todeferred arevenue decreaseof $9.3 million, $5.9 million for royalties earned in amortization2025 on net sales of deferred revenue,FILSPARI and thesales $3.3totaling $4.7 million sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients to CSL Vifor in March 2023. We estimate that the remainder of the deferred revenue balance associated with these clinical development activities, $2.8 million, will be fully realized by mid-2025.Vifor. We recognize costs for clinical development activities in research and development; costs related to the sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients are recognized in cost of goods sold.
Prior to the February 2023 FDA accelerated approval of FILSPARI (sparsentan), we expensed the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients purchased to support the commercial launch of FILSPARI in research and development expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, sales of FILSPARI primarily consisted of zero-cost inventories, and therefore cost of goods sold did not increase proportionally to the increase in product sales. As of December 31, 2024,2025 we had $2.3 million ofthe zero-cost inventory remaining,remaining thewas majority of which we expect will be consumed in 2025.immaterial.
We began capitalizing inventory costs associated with FILSPARI (sparsentan) following the February 2023 approval for treatment in IgAN. At December 31, 2023, our evaluation of excess inventory and obsolescence considered certain minimum purchase obligations, which in combination with lower forecasted sales of FILSPARI resulted in a $3.2 million charge to cost of goods sold. The charge to cost of goods sold included a $2.1 million write-down of inventory balances and $1.1 million accrued for firm purchase commitments.
For the year ended December 31, 20242025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023,2024, our cost of goods sold - license and collaboration decreasedincreased by $2.7$4.2 million, primarily due to the sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients to CSL Vifor in the first quarter of 2023.2025.
We currently have four Phase 3 clinical trials in process that are in various stages of activity, with ongoing non-clinical support trials. As such, clinical trial expenses will vary depending on the all the factors set forth above and may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.
For the year ended December 31, 20242025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023,2024, our research and development expenses decreased by $27.5$11.5 million. Internal personnel costs to support all programs decreased by $10.8 million, primarily as a result of restructuring initiatives. External service provider costs decreased by $16.7$17.7 million, which was largely driven by a decrease in costs associated with the development of pegtibatinase due to the pause of the HARMONY Study in September 2024 and a decrease in costs associated with the development of sparsentan as our Phase 3 programs advance towards completion,completion. offsetInternal personnel costs to support all programs increased by an$6.2 increase in costs associated with the development of pegtibatinase following the December 2023 initiation of the Phase 3 HARMONY Study.million.
For the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, our selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $73.1 million, primarily as a result of an increase in intangible asset amortization from capitalized FILSPARI royalties, an increase in commercial investment to support FILSPARI in IgAN following full approval by the FDA in September 2024 and commercial investments in preparation for the potential launch of FSGS, if approved.
Restructuring expenses
In December 2023, we implemented an approximate 20% workforce reduction focused on non-field-based employees in an effort to align our resources on the ongoing FILSPARI launch and the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study to support the potential approval of pegtibatinase as the first potential disease-modifying treatment for HCU. These restructuring initiatives were expected to result in an estimated non-recurring charge of approximately $12.0 million to $14.0 million, the majority of which was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2023. Of the $13.8 million recognized to date, $2.4 million was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024, including $1.2 million related to impairment and disposal costs and initial direct costs to obtain a sublease. Restructuring costs were primarily comprised of one-time termination benefits, including severance, continuation of health insurance coverage, and other benefits for a specified period of time. In 2024, we recognized charges for impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements, as well as disposal costs on furniture and fixtures associated with available office space that we decided to sublease as a result of the reduction in occupancy. As of December 31, 2024, we are no longer incurring restructuring expenses.
Other income/expenses consistsconsist of interest income and expense, finance expense and miscellaneous other income/expenses.
The $8.7$10.2 million change in our total other income (expense),income, net for the year ended December 31, 20242025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023,2024, is primarily attributable to a $4.0$10.2 million decreasegain on the sale of our equity investment in interestRenalys incometo inChugai 2024. Additionally, forduring the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $3.4 million in other expense in connection with our equity investment in Renalys, related to its characterization as IPR&D as measured at inception.2025.
The $25.6 million change in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 is due to the recognition of a $25.0 million sales milestone from Mirum related to the achievement of an annual net sales milestone in 2025.
The $265.8 million change in (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 is primarily due to the August 31, 2023 sale of our bile acid business, which resulted in a gain, net of tax, of $226.0 million. The gain consists of net consideration, including the upfront payment and the deduction of investment banker fees owed upon the Closing, plus the derecognition of the carrying value of the net liabilities included in the transaction and the immaterial tax due on the sale.
We have financed our operations through a combination of borrowings, sales of our equity securities, and revenues generated from our commercialized products, along with proceeds from license and collaboration agreements and the divestiture of our bile acid business. We experienced significant growth in recent years in the number of our employees and the scope of our operations. We also expanded our sales and marketing, compliance and legal functions in addition to expansion of all functions to support a commercial organization, including by adding additional members to our sales force in connection with the recentcommercial launch of FILSPARI in the United States for IgAN and for the potential commercial launch of FILSPARI in the United States for IgAN.FSGS, Inif December 2023, we implemented an approximate 20% workforce reduction focused on non-field-based employees in an effort to align our resources on the ongoing FILSPARI launch and the pivotal Phase 3 HARMONY Study to support the potential approval of pegtibatinase as the first potential disease-modifying treatment for HCU.approved.
We believe that our available cash and short-term investments as of the date of this filing, together with anticipated cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated level of operations beyond the next 12 months from the date of this filing. We expect that our operating results will vary from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year depending upon various factors including revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development expenses, particularly with respect to our clinical and preclinical development activities. Our ability to fund our operations in subsequent years will depend upon certain factors which are beyond our control and may require us to obtain additional debt or equity capital or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the 2025 Notes and 2029 Notes, on or before maturity. Though we generate revenues from product sales arrangements,sales, we may incur significant operating losses over the next several years. Our ability to achieve profitable operations in the future will depend in large part upon completing development of products in our pipeline, obtaining regulatory approvals for these products and bringing these products to market, along with potential in-licensing of additional products approved by the FDA and sellingmanufacturing and manufacturingselling these products.
As of December 31, 2024,2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $58.5$93.0 million and available-for-sale marketable debt securities of $312.2$229.8 million. Substantial sources of funds since the beginning of 2024,2025, as summarized further below, include netmilestone proceedspayments offrom $134.7CSL Vifor totaling $57.5 million and $10.2 million from anthe underwritten public offeringsale of ourRenalys commonstock stock.to Chugai.
Over the next 12 months, our expected financial obligations include, but are not limited to, funding our operations, operating lease payments, interest payments on our outstanding debt, anticipated milestone payments, royalties on sales of our existing commercialized products, research and development expenses pertaining to clinical and preclinical development activities across our pipeline, expenses associated with the ongoing launch of FILSPARI and expenses associated with the anticipatedpreparations repaymentfor a potential commercial launch of theFILSPARI outstandingin principal of approximately $68.9 million on the 2025 Notes which mature on September 15, 2025.FSGS. Sources of cash over this period include net revenues from sales of our products, the sale or maturity of investments in our portfolio of marketable debt securities, FILSPARI royalties and certain earned and potential milestone payments. We anticipate achieving milestones with FILSPARI that will result in us receiving payments of approximately $17.5 million during the next 12 months, with the potential for additional milestone payments depending on timing and outcomes that are currently uncertain.
Beyond the next 12 months and over the foreseeable future, our known commitments and potential financial obligations will likely include ongoing operations funding, operating lease payments, interest payments on our outstanding debt, royalties on sales of our existing commercialized products, research and development expenses pertaining to clinical and preclinical development activities across our pipeline, milestone and royalty payments associated with FILSPARI, pegtibatinase, and other developmental programs based upon the achievement of certain agreement-specific criteria, along with sales-based royalties and the repayment of principal on the outstanding 2029 Notes, which mature on September 1, 2029. Potential sources of cash over this time horizon may include net revenues from sales of our existing products and, if commercialized, our pipeline products, licensing revenue, the sale or maturity of marketable debt securities in our investment portfolio, the refinancing of all or a portion of our debt, on or before maturity, or the issuance of additional debt or equity. In addition, depending on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors, we may also from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.otherwise, and the amounts involved in such purchases and/or exchanges, individually or in the aggregate, may be material. We may not be able to successfully conduct financing or refinancing activity on favorable terms or at all.
In July 2023, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with Mirum, pursuant to which Mirum agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets primarily related to our business of development, manufacture and commercialization of the Products, which comprised our bile acid business. Upon the Closing of the transaction onin August 31, 2023, we received an upfront cash payment of $210.0 million. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we are eligible to receive up to $235.0 million upon the achievement of certain milestones based on specified amounts of annual net sales (tiered from $125.0 million to $500.0 million) of the Products. Mirum achieved the first such milestone based on its annual net sales in 2025, and we expect to receive a milestone payment of $25.0 million in the second quarter of 2026, as a result of such achievement.
Collaboration and License Proceeds
In September, 2021, we entered into a Licenselicense Agreementagreement with CSL Vifor, pursuant to which we granted an exclusive license to CSL Vifor for the commercialization of sparsentanFILSPARI in the Licensedlicensed Territories.territories. Under the terms of the Licenselicense Agreement,agreement, we will be eligible for up to $135.0 million in aggregate regulatory and market access related milestone payments and up to $655.0 million in aggregate sales-based milestone payments for a total potential value of up to $845.0 million. Through December 31, 2025, we have received milestone payments totaling $57.5 million associated with the license agreement. We are also entitled to receive tiered double-digit royalties of up to 40 percent of annual net sales of sparsentan in the Licensedlicensed Territories.territories.
Licensing Agreement with RenalysChugai
In January 2024, our license agreement with Renalys Pharma, Inc. came into effect. Under the terms of the agreement, we granted an exclusive license to Renalys for the development and commercialization of sparsentan in Japan and other specified countries in Asia. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we are eligible to receive up to $120.0 million in aggregate regulatory, development and sales-based milestone payments. We are also entitled to receive tiered double-digit to mid-20 percent royalties of annual net sales of sparsentan in the licensed territories. In addition, we received an option to purchase shares of common stock of Renalys (“Option Agreement”),Renalys, which we exercised in January 2024. WeIn the fourth quarter of 2025, Renalys was acquired by and merged into Chugai. Through the acquisition, Chugai gained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize sparsentan in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. As a minority shareholder in Renalys, we received $10.2 million at the closing of the transaction and we are also have the optioneligible to purchasereceive allmultiple equitymilestones securities of Renalys at any time prioraccording to the top-lineprogress resultsof sparsentan regulatory approval, and consideration linked to sparsentan's net salesin the applicable territory. Under the terms of the Phaselicensing 3agreement, trialChugai is responsible for development, regulatory matters, and commercialization in Japanthe (“Buyoutlicensed Right”).territories.
See Note 4 to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
In November 2024, we sold an aggregate of approximately 9.0 million shares of our common stock in an underwritten public offering, at a price to the public of $16.00 per share of common stock. The net proceeds to us from the offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $134.7 million.
In October 2024, we filed a prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281194), pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time through Jefferies LLC, as agent (“Jefferies”), up to $100.0 million of our common stock pursuant to an Amended and Restated Open Market Sale Agreement ("ATM Agreement") with Jefferies dated October 2024. We didhave not sellsold any shares under the ATM Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2024.Agreement.
As of December 31, 2024,2025, we have future minimum rental commitments totaling $25.4$18.5 million arising from our operating leases.lease and sublease income totaling $3.5 million. These commitments represent the aggregate base rent through August 2028.
In 2012, we entered into an agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ligand") for a worldwide sublicense to develop, manufacture and commercialize sparsentanFILSPARI (the “Ligand License Agreement”). As consideration for the license, we are required to make substantial payments upon the achievement of certain milestones, totaling up to $114.1 million. Through December 31, 2024,2025, we have capitalizedpaid $47.2 million for contractual milestones achieved under the Ligand License Agreement,Agreement. which includes a $5.8 million regulatory milestone paymentPursuant to Ligandthe (andterms Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ("BMS")) inof the secondLigand quarterLicense of 2024. Following commercialization of sparsentan or any products containing related compounds,Agreement, we are obligated to pay to Ligand an escalating royalty between 15% and 17% of net sales of allFILSPARI suchand products,any other products containing FILSPARI or related compounds, with payments due quarterly. We began incurring costs associated with such royalties following the February 2023 approval of FILSPARI (sparsentan). For the year ended December 31, 2024, we capitalized $20.3 million to intangible assets for royalties owed on net sales of FILSPARI.
The Ligand License Agreement will continue until neither party has any further payment obligations under the agreement and is expected to continue for up to 20 years from the effective date. Ligand may terminate the Ligand License Agreement due to (i) our insolvency, (ii) our material uncured breach of the agreement, (iii) our failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize sparsentanFILSPARI as described above or (iv) certain other conditions. We may terminate the Ligand License Agreement due to a material uncured breach of the agreement by Ligand.
In November 2020, we completed the acquisition of Orphan Technologies Limited (“Orphan”), including Orphan’s rare metabolic disorder drug pegtibatinase. We acquired Orphan by purchasing all of its outstanding shares. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement ("the Agreement"), we agreed to make contingent cash payments up to an aggregate of $427.0 million based on the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercialization events as set forth in the Agreement, as well as additional tiered mid-single digit royalty payments based upon future net sales of any pegtibatinase products in the U.S. and Europe, subject to certain reductions as set forth in the Agreement, and a contingent payment in the event a pediatric rare disease voucher for any pegtibatinase product is granted. We made a $65.0 million payment to Orphan in the second quarter of 2024 following the achievement of a development milestone.
Stock Purchase and Collaboration Agreement with PharmaKrysto
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New heading “Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of in-licensed products and collaboration arrangements depends on several factors, many of which are outside of our control.*”
New heading “If we fail to establish or maintain successful collaborations or licensing arrangements, including cross-border collaborations, our business could be adversely affected.*”
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“We have a license and collaboration agreement with Everest Medicines for certain rights to develop and commercialize civorebrutinib, including in the United States, and rely on licenses and sublicenses to certain patents and know-how owned or controlled by Everest Medicines and third parties. If we were to default on our obligations under the agreement or applicable upstream third-party agreements, or if the agreement were terminated, we could lose our rights to civorebrutinib and our ability to develop, manufacture or commercialize civorebrutinib could be adversely affected.”see in full comparison
“Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of in-licensed products and collaboration arrangements depends on several factors, many of which are outside of our control.*”see in full comparison
“If we fail to establish or maintain successful collaborations or licensing arrangements, including cross-border collaborations, our business could be adversely affected.*”see in full comparison
“Our current and future collaborations, partnerships and licensing arrangements may be affected by evolving U.S. and foreign laws, regulations and government policies governing cross-border investments, technology transfers, licensing arrangements and collaborations involving biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. In particular, U.S. legislative and regulatory proposals have sought to expand governmental review of certain investments, licensing transactions and other business arrangements involving companies with operations or significant activities in China. …”see in full comparison
“In addition, our rights to in-licensed products and product candidates are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable license or collaboration agreements and may be subject to additional upstream license agreements. Accordingly, our rights may depend, in part, on agreements to which we are not a party and over which we have limited or no control. Disputes involving our licensors and their upstream licensors, or differing interpretations of applicable agreements, could adversely affect the scope or availability of rights that are important to our business. …”see in full comparison
“Changes in legislation could also potentially impact our ability to secure the materials we need for our products and product candidates. For example, the United States passed legislation in December 2025, namely the BIOSECURE Act (the “BIOSECURE Act”), to prohibit U.S. federal executive agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” or entering into or renewing a contract, loan, or grant with an entity that uses such biotechnology equipment or services. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits the U.S. …”see in full comparison
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The commercial success of FILSPARI depends on the extent to which patients and physicians accept and adopt FILSPARI for IgAN and FSGS patients. For example, if the addressable patient population suffering from primary IgAN or FSGS is smaller than we estimate, if it proves difficult to educate physicians as to the availability and potential benefits of FILSPARI, or if physicians are unwilling to prescribe or patients are unwilling to take FILSPARI, the commercial potential of FILSPARI will be limited. WeAlthough alsowe dohave notgained knowexperience howin physicians,recent patientsyears regarding physician, patient and payerspayer will respond to the pricingacceptance of FILSPARI, the updated,degree fullof future adoption and utilization of FILSPARI may be affected by numerous factors, including its pricing, the recent approval labelin for IgAN,FSGS, the fulldetails (traditional)of approvalthe labelapproved forlabeling, FSGS,the evolving clinical practice guidelines and anytreatment futureparadigms, changespayer thereto,coverage and reimbursement policies, developments related to existing and future competitive products, and any future publications in an evolving treatment landscape. Physicians may not prescribe FILSPARI and patients may be unwilling to use FILSPARI if coverage is not provided or reimbursement is inadequate to cover a significant portion of the cost. Thus, significant uncertainty remains regarding the commercial potential of FILSPARI. If the launch or commercialization of FILSPARI is unsuccessful or perceived as disappointing, the price of our common stock could decline significantly and long-term success of the product and our company could be harmed.
Healthcare reform initiatives, unfavorable pricing regulations, and changes in reimbursement practices of third-party payers or patients' access to insurance coverage could affect the pricing of and demand for our products.*
The business and financial condition of healthcare-related businesses will continue to be affected by efforts of governments and third-party payers to contain or reduce the cost of healthcare through various means. In the United States and some foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the healthcare system that could prevent or delay marketing approval for our current product candidates or any future product candidate that we develop, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell sparsentan, pegtibatinase, civorebrutinib, or any other product candidate for which we obtain marketing approval.
Success in nonclinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful.*
Success in nonclinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful. For example, the positive nonclinical data we have seen from pegtibatinase being tested in a mouse model of homocystinuria and the positive topline results we reported in December 2021 and May 2023 from the ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of pegtibatinase may not be replicated in future studies. We cannot assure that any current or future clinical trials of sparsentansparsentan, pegtibatinase or pegtibatinasecivorebrutinib will ultimately be successful. Before obtaining regulatory approval to conduct clinical trials of our product candidates, we must conduct extensive nonclinical tests to demonstrate the safety of our product candidates in animals. Nonclinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, and can take many years to complete. In addition, during the clinical development process, additional nonclinical toxicology studies are routinely conducted concurrently with the clinical development of a product candidate. If any of our product candidates show unexpected findings in concurrent toxicology studies, we could experience potentially significant delays in, or be required to abandon, development of that product candidate. A failure of one or more of our nonclinical studies can occur at any stage of testing.
For example, while we received approval for FILSPARI to reduce proteinuria in adult and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with FSGS without nephrotic syndrome in April 2026, the recognition of change in proteinuria as a surrogate endpoint in kidney disease is a relatively new regulatory development, and, as the field continues to evolve, new learnings may impact regulatory viewpoints.
For example, we have certain post-marketing requirements and commitments associated with FILSPARI. Further, we face risks relating to those post-marketing obligations, as well as the commercial acceptance of FILSPARI. If the regulatory approval for FILSPARI and/or Thiola are withdrawn for any reason, it would have a material adverse impact on our sales and profitability. Furthermore, if the regulatory approval for Chenodal and/or Cholbam are withdrawn for any reason, it would reduce the chance that we will receive any or all of thecertain milestone payments from the sale of our bile acid product portfolio in August 2023. On July 28, 2026, we received an untitled letter from FDA's Office of Prescription Drug Promotion ("OPDP") regarding claims made in a professional visual aid for FILSPARI. The letter asserts that the professional visual aid includes certain false or misleading claims about the safety and efficacy of FILSPARI. We intend to respond to FDA within the requested timeframe.
The market opportunities for our products and product candidates may be smaller than we believe they are.*
Certain of the diseases that our current and future product candidates are being developed to address, suchincluding asbut not limited to IgAN, FSGSFSGS, PMN and HCU, are relatively rare. Our estimates and projections of both the number of people who have thesea diseases,particular disease or condition, as well as the subset of people with these diseases who have the potential to benefit from treatment with our product candidates, may not be accurate.
Currently, most reported estimates of the prevalence of IgAN,such FSGSdiseases andor HCUconditions are based on studies of small subsets of the population of specific geographic areas, which are then extrapolated to estimate the prevalence of the diseases in the broader world population. As new studies are performedperformed, the estimated prevalence of thesea diseasesparticular disease or condition may change. There can be no assurance that the prevalence of IgAN,any FSGSsuch disease or HCUcondition in the study populations accurately reflect the prevalence of these diseases in the broader world population.
If our estimates of the prevalence of IgAN,a FSGSparticular disease or HCUcondition, or of the number of patients who may benefit from treatment with sparsentansparsentan, pegtibatinase or pegtibatinasecivorebrutinib prove to be incorrect or if regulatory approval is conditioned on label restrictions that limit the approved patient population, the market opportunities for our product candidates may be smaller than we believe they are, our prospects for generating revenue may be adversely affected and our business may suffer.
We do not currently have patent protection for certain of our commercial products. If we are unable to obtain and maintain protection for the intellectual property relating to our technology and products, their value will be adversely affected.*
Our product FILSPARI was covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,638,937, which expired in 2019 and to which we had an exclusive license. In addition, U.S. Patent No. 9,662,312, to which we also have an exclusive license and which was granted on May 30, 2017 and expires in 2030, covers the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. U.S. Patent No. 9,993,461, to which we also have an exclusive license and which was granted on June 12, 2018 and expires in 2030, covers the use of sparsentan for treating IgAN as well as glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. While we have additional pending U.S. and foreign patent applications directed to sparsentan and its uses, including an allowed U.S. patent application directed to certain methods of using sparsentan in IgAN, there is no guarantee that any pendingpending, allowed or future patent applications will result in issued patents, issue on a timeline that provides material protection, or, if issued, be listed in the Orange Book or contain claims of commercially meaningful scope.
We have a license agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals for the rights to sparsentan for which we have obtained FDA approval in the areas of IgAN and FSGS. This license subjects us to various commercialization, reporting and other obligations. If we were to default on our obligations, we and our licensees (including CSL Vifor and Chugai) could lose our rights to sparsentan. We have obtained a U.S. patent and European patent each covering the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS, as well as a second U.S. patent and a second European patent each covering both the use of sparsentan for treating IgAN and the use of sparsentan for treating glomerulosclerosis, including FSGS. In November 2020, a third party filed an opposition to our second European patent (European Patent No. EP3222277, “the ‘277 EP Patent”), in the EPO. In March 2026, following an appeal hearing at the Technical Boards of Appeal of the EPOEPO, the opposing party prevailed and the ’277 EP Patent was revoked. Accordingly, previously granted supplementary protection certificates, or SPCs, based on the ’277 EP Patent have been or will be invalidated. As a result of this outcome with respect to the ‘277 EP Patent and associated SPCs, we expect to rely on the data and/or marketing exclusivity that may be available in the EU. In addition, future changes to EU legislation may affect the availability, scope, or duration of rights granted after such changes take effect.
We have a license and collaboration agreement with Everest Medicines for certain rights to develop and commercialize civorebrutinib, including in the United States, and rely on licenses and sublicenses to certain patents and know-how owned or controlled by Everest Medicines and third parties. If we were to default on our obligations under the agreement or applicable upstream third-party agreements, or if the agreement were terminated, we could lose our rights to civorebrutinib and our ability to develop, manufacture or commercialize civorebrutinib could be adversely affected.
If we are unable to obtain and maintain coverage and adequate reimbursement from governments or third-party payers for any products that we may develop or if we are unable to obtain acceptable prices for those products, our prospects for generating revenue and achieving profitability will suffer.*
Further, there has been increasing legislative and enforcement interest in the United States with respect to drug pricing practices, including several recent U.S. congressional inquiries and federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, increase drug pricing transparency, expedite generic competition, review relationships between pricing and manufacturer patient assistance programs, and reform government program drug reimbursement methodologies. For example, HHS imposes rebates on many Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D products to penalize price increases that outpace inflation on an annual basis.inflation. In addition, HHS has been empowered to negotiate the price of certain single-source biologics that have been on the market for at least 11 years covered under Medicare as part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Each year up to twenty (20) products will be selected by HHS for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Products subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program are expected to experience a significant reduction in reimbursement from the Medicare program on a per unit basis. If coverage and adequate reimbursement are not available, or are available only to limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our current and any future product candidates that we develop, which could have an adverse effect on our operating results and our overall financial condition.
At the state level, legislatures are increasingly passing legislation and implementing regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. For example, on June 15, 2026, the FDA approved Colorado’s Section 804 Importation Program (“SIP”) proposal to import certain drugs from Canada for specific state healthcare programs. It is unclear how this and Florida’s similar program, approved by the FDA in 2024, will be implemented and whether they will overcome potential legal, regulatory, or industry challenges in the United States and/or Canada. Any such approved importation plans, when implemented, may result in lower drug prices for products covered by those programs.
In addition, the current administration is pursuing policies to reduce regulations and expenditures across government including at the HHS, the FDA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and related agencies and has made significant staff reductions at the FDA and other agencies. These actions, presently directed by executive orders or memoranda from the Office of Management and Budget, may propose policy changes that create additional uncertainty for our business. For example, the current administration has announced agreements with certain pharmaceutical companies that require the drug manufacturers to offer, through a direct-to-consumer platform, U.S. patients and Medicaid programs prescription drug Most-Favored Nation pricing equal to or lower than those paid in other developed nations, with additional mandates for direct-to-patient discounts and repatriation of foreign revenues. Other recent actions and proposals include for example, (1) directing agencies to reduce agency workforce and cut programs; (2) directing HHS and other agencies to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare through a variety of initiatives, including by improving upon the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and establishing MFN pricing for pharmaceutical products; (3) imposing tariffs on certain imported pharmaceutical products; and (4) as part of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s recent Strategy Report, working across government agencies to increase enforcement on direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising. Additionally, the current administration recently called on Congress to enact “The Great Healthcare Plan,” to codify and expand Most-Favored Nation pricing, lower government subsidies to private insurance companies, increase healthcare price transparency, expand pharmaceutical drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, and enact restrictions on pharmacy benefit manager payment methodologies, among other things. These actions and policies may significantly reduce U.S. drug prices, potentially impacting manufacturers’ global pricing strategies and profitability, while increasing their operational costs and compliance risks. In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision greatly reduced judicial deference to regulatory agencies, which could increase successful legal challenges to federal regulations affecting our operations. Finally, Congress may introduce and ultimately pass health care related legislation that could impact the drug approval process and make changes to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. We cannot predict which additional measures may be adopted or the impact of current and additional measures on the marketing, pricing and demand for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Several of our competitors have substantially greater financial, research and development, distribution, manufacturing and marketing experience and resources than we do and represent substantial long-term competition for us. Other companies may succeed in developing and marketing products that are more effective and/or less costly than any products that may be developed and marketed by us, or that are commercially accepted before or perceived as preferred relative to any of our products, or that obtain preferential formulary and reimbursement status. Factors affecting competition in the pharmaceutical and therapeutic industries vary, depending on the extent to which a competitor is able to achieve a competitive advantage based on its proprietary technology and ability to market and sell therapeutics. The industry in which we compete is characterized by extensive research and development efforts and rapid technological progress. In particular, the competitive landscape for IgAN is rapidly evolving and is expected to continue to evolve as multiple new modalities advance in development and potentiallybegin to gain approval. While the competitive landscape for FSGS is limited at this point in time, we expect that it will evolve as other companies advance their programs toward potential approvals in the future. Furthermore, although we believe that our orphan drug status and proprietary position with respect to sparsentan may give us a competitive advantage, new developments are expected to continue and there can be no assurance that discoveries by others will not render our products and product candidates noncompetitive.
Materials necessary to manufacture our products and product candidates may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, which may delay the development and commercialization of our products and product candidates.*
We rely on the manufacturers of our products and product candidates to purchase from third-party suppliers the materials necessary to produce the compounds or biologic substances forused in our nonclinical and clinical studies and relyfor on these other manufacturers forthe commercial distribution if we obtain marketing approval for anysupply of our product candidates.products. Suppliers may not sell these materials to our manufacturers at the time we need them or on commercially reasonable terms and all such prices are susceptible to fluctuations in price and availability due to transportation costs, government regulations, price controls, and changes in economic climate or other foreseen circumstances. We do not have any control over the process or timing of the acquisition of these materials by our manufacturers. In addition, inflation and global supply chain disruptions, as well as past disruptions related to COVID-19 and potential future disruptions related to a future health epidemic or pandemic, wars, armed conflicts, tariffs and global geopolitical tension, including between the U.S. and China, have had and may continue to have a negative impact on our manufacturers’ ability to acquire the materials necessary for our business. Changes in legislation could potentially impact our ability to secure the materials we need for our products and product candidates. For example, the United States passed legislation in December 2025, namely the BIOSECURE Act (the “BIOSECURE Act”), to prohibit U.S. federal executive agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” or entering into or renewing a contract, loan, or grant with an entity that uses such biotechnology equipment or services. Specifically, on December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 into law, which includes the BIOSECURE Act. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits the U.S. government from procuring or obtaining biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” (“BCC”); entering into, extending, or renewing government contracts with an entity that directly or indirectly uses biotechnology equipment or services from a BCC in performance of that federal contract; and/or issuing grants or loans to purchase, obtain, or use biotechnology equipment or services produced by a BCC. The BIOSECURE Act also prohibits U.S. government loan and grant recipients from using federal loan or grant money to enter into contracts with entities that use equipment from BCCs in the performance of any federal prime contract or subcontract. Companies designated as a BCC include those that are identified on the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual List of Chinese Military Companies, also known as the 1260H List, and the U.S. government also has the ability to designate entities as BCCs through a separate designation process. There is a “safe harbor” provision providing that the restrictions do not apply to equipment or services that were formerly but are no longer provided by a BCC, as well as a “grandfathering” provision providing that the prohibitions shall not apply for a five-year period to biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided under a contract or agreement entered into before the applicable effective date. Given the BIOSECURE Act, we may be restricted in our ability to work with certain Chinese biotechnology companies to the extent we would contract with, or otherwise receive funding from, the U.S. government. Although none of our current suppliers are presently designated, future designations or implementing regulations could require us to seek alternative suppliers, which could increase costs or delay our development and manufacturing timelines. Moreover, we currently do not have any agreements for the commercial production of these materials. If our manufacturers are unable to obtain these materials formaterials, our nonclinical and clinical studies, product testingtesting, regulatory activities, manufacturing and potentialcommercial regulatory approvalsupply of our products and product candidates wouldcould be delayed,delayed significantlyor impacting our ability to develop our product candidates.interrupted. If our manufacturers or we are unable to purchase these materials for our commercial products or after regulatory approval has been obtained for our product candidates, the commercial launchany of our product candidatescandidates, wouldcommercial supply could be delayedinterrupted, commercial launches could be delayed, or thereshortages wouldcould be a shortage in supply,occur, which wouldcould materially affect our ability to meet clinical trial timelines, and/or generate revenues from the sale of our productproducts candidates.. For example, in 2021 a membrane used in pegtibatinase drug substance manufacturing became more difficult to acquire due to the same or similar membranes being used in certain of the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing processes. Additionally,We also may encounter manufacturing process or supply challenges. For example, in September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study to enable us to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up; these process improvements have been achieved and enrollment has restarted. From time to time we continue to, and may in the future, face supply challenges or shortages of other materials necessary to manufacture pegtibatinase or our other products and product candidates. If our risk mitigation plans are not successful in overcoming these challenges, our pegtibatinase program or other products and product candidates, could be delayed.
Changes in legislation could also potentially impact our ability to secure the materials we need for our products and product candidates. For example, the United States passed legislation in December 2025, namely the BIOSECURE Act (the “BIOSECURE Act”), to prohibit U.S. federal executive agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” or entering into or renewing a contract, loan, or grant with an entity that uses such biotechnology equipment or services. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits the U.S. government from procuring or obtaining biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided by a “biotechnology company of concern” (“BCC”); entering into, extending, or renewing government contracts with an entity that directly or indirectly uses biotechnology equipment or services from a BCC in performance of that federal contract; and/or issuing grants or loans to purchase, obtain, or use biotechnology equipment or services produced by a BCC. The BIOSECURE Act also prohibits U.S. government loan and grant recipients from using federal loan or grant money to enter into contracts with entities that use equipment from BCCs in the performance of any federal prime contract or subcontract. Companies designated as a BCC include those that are identified on the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual List of Chinese Military Companies, also known as the 1260H List, and the U.S. government also has the ability to designate entities as BCCs through a separate designation process. There is a “safe harbor” provision providing that the restrictions do not apply to equipment or services that were formerly but are no longer provided by a BCC, as well as a “grandfathering” provision providing that the prohibitions shall not apply for a five-year period to biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided under a contract or agreement entered into before the applicable effective date. Given the BIOSECURE Act, we may be restricted in our ability to work with certain Chinese biotechnology companies to the extent we would contract with, or otherwise receive funding from, the U.S. government. In June 2026, the Section 1260H list was expanded to include our current primary API supplier for sparsentan, and, if the required implementing agency actions are completed as currently anticipated, our supplier would become subject to the BIOSECURE Act's restrictions. As part of our regular supply continuity planning, we have taken steps over the past several years to identify, secure and qualify alternative sources of sparsentan API; however, there can be no assurance that any alternative source will be successfully qualified on a timely basis, obtain any necessary regulatory approvals, manufacture API at commercial scale, or supply API in sufficient quantities or on commercially reasonable terms. We may ultimately be required, or choose to transition away from our current primary API supply relationship for sparsentan if and when the BIOSECURE Act's restrictions become applicable following completion of the required implementing agency actions and prior to or upon the expiration of the expected five-year grandfathering period. Any such transition could increase costs or adversely affect the commercial supply of sparsentan if we are unable to complete it successfully and on a timely basis. In addition, BCC designations, implementing regulations or other changes under the BIOSECURE Act could affect supply arrangements for certain of our other products or product candidates. As a result, we or our licensors, manufacturers or other supply chain partners may be required to identify and qualify alternative suppliers, which could increase costs or delay development, manufacturing or commercialization activities. For certain products and product candidates, there may be a limited number of suppliers and manufacturers with the required technical capabilities, manufacturing capacity or regulatory qualifications.
Recent policy discussions have included potential targeted tariffs or other trade measures specifically aimed at pharmaceutical products and ingredients as part of broader healthcare cost control or national security initiatives. The Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, initiated an investigation to determine whether pharmaceutical ingredients, including finished drug product, manufactured outside the United States pose a national security risk and should be subject to additional tariffs. Following that investigation, the President announced a proclamation which will impose 100% tariffs on certain patented pharmaceutical products and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. Although we expect FILSPARI to be exempteligible fromfor thesethe pharmaceutical0% tariffstariff rate for orphan drugs under anthe exemptionproclamation, applicablethe application of that rate is subject to orphanthe drugs,terms of the proclamation and future agency determinations, and we will continue to monitor and assess the evolving tariff situationlandscape on our business.
•debt service obligations on the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes;
From time to time, we engage in corporate transactions and licensing transactions that include potential milestone payments and/or royalties. For example, on July 16, 2023, we entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Mirum"), pursuant to which we agreed to sell to Mirum, subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, our bile acid product portfolio including Chenodal and Cholbam (also known as Kolbam) (the "Products"). The closing of the transaction occurred on August 31, 2023. A portion of the consideration for the sale is in the form of milestone payments that will only be payable upon the achievement of certain milestones based on specified amounts of annual net sales of the Products. We are also party to license agreements with CSL Vifor and Renalys (which was acquired by Chugai in November 2025) pursuant to which we are entitled to receive certain payments contingent on the future achievement of specified milestones, and royalty payments based on potential future sales in specified licensed territories. There is a risk that any or all of the milestone events under these various agreements might not be achieved, that our licensees may not achieve sales that would entitle us to royalty payments, and that any or all of the consideration tied to the achievement of the milestone events and/or royalties might not be received.
We may be unable to successfully integrate new products or businesses we may acquire.*
We may in the future expand our product pipeline by pursuing acquisition of pharmaceutical products. For example, in June 2026, we signed a license and collaboration agreement (the “Everest Agreement”) with Everest Medicines (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Everest”), pursuant to which Everest granted us an exclusive license for the development and commercialization of civorebrutinib and products containing civorebrutinib for any and all prophylactic, diagnostic and therapeutic uses and treatment of diseases and disorders in the U.S. and global markets excluding Greater China and certain countries in East and Southeast Asia. The Everest Agreement became effective in July 2026.
We may in the future expand our product pipeline by pursuing acquisition of pharmaceutical products. If an acquisition is consummated, the integration of the acquired business, product or other assets into our company may also be complex and time-consuming and, if such businesses, products and assets are not successfully integrated, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits, cost-savings or growth opportunities. Potential difficulties that may be encountered in the integration process include the following:
Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of in-licensed products and collaboration arrangements depends on several factors, many of which are outside of our control.*
We have entered into, and may in the future enter into, in-license, collaboration and other strategic agreements to acquire rights to develop and commercialize product candidates. For example, in June 2026 we entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Everest Medicines for the development and commercialization of civorebrutinib. Our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of these types of arrangements depend on a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control.
Under the terms of these agreements, we may rely on our licensors, collaborators or other counterparties to perform obligations that are important to the successful development and commercialization of licensed product candidates, including technology transfer activities, manufacturing support, the conduct of certain development activities, regulatory support and other responsibilities allocated to such parties. These agreements are often complex and require ongoing coordination among the parties. As a result, disagreements may arise regarding the interpretation of contractual terms, the parties' respective rights and obligations, development strategy or execution, intellectual property matters or differing business priorities. Delays or failures by these counterparties in performing their obligations, disagreements regarding development strategy or execution, differing business priorities, changes in a counterparty's financial condition or strategic focus, or other disputes between the parties could delay development, regulatory submissions or commercialization of licensed product candidates, increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect the value of the applicable license or collaboration. For example, under our agreement with Everest, we rely on Everest to perform certain technology transfer, development and other obligations with respect to civorebrutinib.
In addition, our rights to in-licensed products and product candidates are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable license or collaboration agreements and may be subject to additional upstream license agreements. Accordingly, our rights may depend, in part, on agreements to which we are not a party and over which we have limited or no control. Disputes involving our licensors and their upstream licensors, or differing interpretations of applicable agreements, could adversely affect the scope or availability of rights that are important to our business. Furthermore, our ability to fully exploit these products and product candidates may be subject to contractual restrictions, diligence obligations, milestone and royalty requirements and other contractual provisions, including developmental cost-sharing obligations and reimbursements, and our failure, or our counterparty's failure, to comply with applicable contractual obligations could adversely affect our rights under these arrangements. If any such agreement is modified or terminated, whether as a result of a material breach, insolvency, failure to satisfy contractual obligations or otherwise, we could lose some or all of our rights to the applicable product or product candidate, be required to transfer or provide rights to certain regulatory filings or other assets developed under the license or collaboration, lose the benefit of investments we have made in the program, or incur additional costs in pursuing alternative development or licensing arrangements
We are also subject to regulation by supranational, national, regional, state and local agencies and regulatory authorities, including but not limited to the FDA, the CMS, Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the HHS Office of Inspector General and other regulatory bodies. The FDC Act, Social Security Act, Public Health Service Act and other federal and state statutes and regulations, and comparable foreign regulatory acts, govern to varying degrees the research, development, manufacturing and commercial activities relating to prescription pharmaceutical products, including nonclinical testing, clinical research, approval, production, labeling, sale, distribution, post-market surveillance, advertising, dissemination of information, promotion, marketing, and pricing to government purchasers and government health care programs. Our manufacturing partners are subject to many of the same requirements.
If we are not able to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals, we will not be able to commercialize our products, and our ability to generate revenue will be materially impaired.*
•the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities determine that data from clinical trials conducted outside the United States, including studies conducted solely in China, are not adequate to support regulatory approval or require additional nonclinical, clinical or other studies before such data may be relied upon;
•our inability to obtain or maintain authorization to conduct clinical trials, including FDA clearance of an IND, on a timely basis or at all;
The process of obtaining regulatory approvals is expensive, often takes many years, if approval is obtained at all, and can vary substantially based upon a variety of factors, including the type, complexity and novelty of the product candidates involved. Changes in regulatory approval policies during the development period, changes in or the enactment of additional statutes or regulations, or changes in regulatory review for each submitted product application may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application. The FDA and non-United States regulatory authorities have substantial discretion in the approval process and may refuse to accept any application or may decide that our data is insufficient for approval and require additional nonclinical, clinical or other studies. InFor addition, varying interpretations of the data obtained from nonclinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval of a product candidate. Any regulatory approval we ultimately obtain may be limited or subject to restrictions or post approval commitments that render the approved product not commercially viable. Any FDA or other regulatory approvalcertain of our product candidates, onceincluding obtained,civorebrutinib, clinical development to date has been conducted outside of the United States. Although the FDA may beaccept suspended,data variedfrom foreign clinical trials under applicable regulations, it may require additional studies, including bridging or withdrawn,U.S. includingclinical forstudies, failureor determine that such data are insufficient to complysupport withapproval. In addition, the FDA's approach to the use of clinical data generated in China may continue to evolve. If the FDA requires us to generate additional data or repeat studies, our development timelines could be delayed, our costs could increase and our ability to obtain regulatory requirementsapproval orcould ifbe clinicaladversely or manufacturing problems follow initial marketing.affected.
In addition, varying interpretations of the data obtained from nonclinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval of a product candidate. Any regulatory approval we ultimately obtain may be limited or subject to restrictions or post approval commitments that render the approved product not commercially viable. Any FDA or other regulatory approval of our product candidates, once obtained, may be suspended, varied or withdrawn, including for failure to comply with regulatory requirements or if clinical or manufacturing problems follow initial marketing.
If we fail to establish or maintain successful collaborations or licensing arrangements, including cross-border collaborations, our business could be adversely affected.*
Our current and future collaborations, partnerships and licensing arrangements may be affected by evolving U.S. and foreign laws, regulations and government policies governing cross-border investments, technology transfers, licensing arrangements and collaborations involving biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. In particular, U.S. legislative and regulatory proposals have sought to expand governmental review of certain investments, licensing transactions and other business arrangements involving companies with operations or significant activities in China. Although these proposals remain subject to legislative and regulatory developments, if enacted or implemented, they could delay, restrict, increase the cost of, or otherwise adversely affect our ability to enter into, maintain or perform collaborations, licensing arrangements or other strategic transactions involving existing or prospective partners. Any such developments could require modifications to transaction structures, delay development timelines, increase compliance costs or limit our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our collaborations.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we had approximately $316$620 million of total debt outstanding, all of which is classified as long term. As a result of our indebtedness, a portion of our cash flow will be required to pay interest and principal on the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes if the notes are not converted tointo shares of common stock prior to maturity. We may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations or have future borrowings available to enable us to repay our indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs.
Our indebtedness pursuant to the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes could have important consequences. For example, it could:
We expect to use cash flow from operations and outside financings to meet our current and future financial obligations, including funding our operations, debt service and capital expenditures. Our ability to make these payments depends on our future performance, which will be affected by financial, business, economic and other factors, many of which we cannot control. Our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, which could result in our being unable to repay indebtedness, or to fund other liquidity needs. If we do not generate sufficient cash from operations, we may be forced to reduce or delay our business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes, on or before maturity. We cannot make any assurances that we will be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, the terms of existing or future indebtedness may limit our ability to pursue any of these alternatives. In addition, we may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt, including the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes, through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors. The amounts involved in any such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material. Further, any such purchases or exchanges may result in us acquiring and retiring a substantial amount of such indebtedness, which could impact the trading liquidity of suchthe 2029 Notes, the 2032 Notes or any other indebtedness.
We may be unable to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes for cash following a fundamental change, or to pay any cash amounts due upon conversion, and our future indebtedness may limit our ability to repurchase the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes or pay cash upon their conversion.*
Noteholders may require us to repurchase their 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes, as applicable, following a fundamental change at a cash repurchase price generally equal to the principal amount of the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, upon conversion,conversion of the 2029 Notes or the 2032 Notes, we wouldmay be required or elect to satisfy partall or alla portion of our conversion obligation in cash unless we elected to settle conversions solely incash, shares of our common stock.stock or a combination thereof, depending on the terms of the applicable notes and any settlement election we make.
We may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to repurchase the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes, or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion of the 2029 Notes.thereof. In addition, applicable law, regulatory authorities and the agreements governing our future indebtedness may restrict our ability to repurchase the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion of the 2029 Notes.thereof. Our failure to repurchase the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes or to pay the cash amounts due upon conversion of the 2029 Notesthereof when required will constitute a default under the base and supplemental indentures that govern the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes, which we refer to collectively as the “indenture.” We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all amounts due under the other2029 indebtednessNotes, the 2032 Notes and theany 2029other Notes.indebtedness.
A default under the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.*
If an event of default under the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes occurs, the principal amount of the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes, as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest, if any) may be declared immediately due and payable, subject to certain conditions set forth in the indenture governing such notes. Events of default under the indentures governing the 2029 Notes and the 2032 Notes include, butamong areother not limited tothings:
•failure to pay (for more than 30 days) interest when due;
•failurecertain failures to paymake required payments of principal whenor dueinterest;
•certain failures to comply with conversion, notice or other covenant obligations;
•specified defaults or accelerations with respect to other indebtedness; and
•failure to deliver shares of common stock upon conversion of a 2029 Note;
•failure to provide notice of a fundamental change;
•acceleration on our other indebtedness in excess of $10 million (other than indebtedness that is non-recourse to us); or
•certain typesbankruptcy, of bankruptcyinsolvency or insolvencyreorganization involving us.events.
Accordingly, the occurrence of a default under the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes, unless cured or waived, may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Provisions of the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.*
Certain provisions of the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a fundamental change, under the applicable indenture governing the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes, holders of the 2029 Notes or 2032 Notes, as the case may be, will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all of their 2029 Notesnotes or any portion of the principal amount of such Notesnotes in integral multiples of $1,000. We may also be required to increase the conversion rate for conversions of the 2029 Notes and/or 2032 Notes, as applicable, in connection with certain make-whole fundamental changes.
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“In June 2026, we entered into a license and collaboration agreement (the “Everest Agreement”) with Everest Medicines (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Everest”), pursuant to which we obtained an exclusive license to develop, manufacture and commercialize civorebrutinib in the United States and global markets excluding Greater China and certain countries in East and Southeast Asia (the “Territory”). The Everest Agreement became effective in July 2026 following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.”see in full comparison
“On May 11, 2026, we completed a registered underwritten public offering of $525.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 2032 Notes. We issued the 2032 Notes under an indenture dated as of May 11, 2026, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of May 11, 2026 (collectively, the “2032 Indenture”). The 2032 Notes will mature on May 15, 2032, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed, or converted. …”see in full comparison
“Civorebrutinib is an investigational oral, covalent reversible Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (“BTK”) inhibitor designed to provide differentiated efficacy, safety and convenience for patients with rare, immune-mediated kidney diseases, including primary membranous nephropathy (“PMN”), with planned evaluation in FSGS, minimal change disease (“MCD”) and potentially additional indications. BTK is a key mediator of B-cell receptor signaling and plays an important role in B-cell activation, maturation, proliferation, and differentiation into antibody-producing cells.”see in full comparison
“The decrease in license and collaboration revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to recognition of a $17.5 million regulatory milestone associated with the CSL Vifor License Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2025, offset by recognition of a $5.0 million regulatory milestone associated with the Chugai License Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2026. …”see in full comparison
The change in our total other (expense) income, net for the three and six months endedsee in full comparisonMarchJune31,30, 2026 as compared to the three and six months endedMarchJune31,30, 2025 ispartiallyprimarilyattributabledue tochangesthein$40.0interestmillionincome,inducementdrivenexpensebyrelateda decrease into theoverallpartialbalancerepurchase ofinterest-bearingthesecurity2.25%investmentsConvertibleheldSenioralongNoteswithduefluctuations2029in(“2029short-term interest rates on those investments.Notes”).
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In January 2024, we announced our entry into an exclusive licensing agreement with Renalys Pharma, Inc. ("Renalys"), to bring sparsentan for the treatment of IgAN to patients in Japan and other countries in Asia. In December 2024, Renalys announced that sparsentan received Orphan Drug Designation from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the indication of primary IgA nephropathy as of November 27, 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Renalys announced positive topline results from its Phase 3 study of sparsentan in Japanese patients with IgAN. Renalys has also announced that it has reached an agreement with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency ("PMDA") regarding development plans for two other Phase 3 clinical trials of sparsentan, one investigating the use of sparsentan in FSGS and the other in Alport syndrome, in Japan. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Renalys was acquired by and merged into Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Chugai”). Through the acquisition, Chugai gained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize sparsentan in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. As a minority shareholder in Renalys, we received $10.2 million at the closing of the transaction and we are also eligible to receive multiple milestones according to the progress of sparsentan regulatory approval, and consideration linked to sparsentan's net sales in the applicable territory. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Chugai is responsible for development, regulatory matters, and commercialization in the licensed territories. Chugai plans to file for regulatory approval for sparsentan in Japan in 2026.
In September 2024, we announced a voluntary pause of enrollment in the Phase 3 HARMONY Study. The voluntary enrollment pause was enacted following our determination that the desired drug substance profile was not achieved in the initial scale-up process, and it enabled us to address necessary process improvements in manufacturing scale-up to support initial commercial scale manufacturing as well as full enrollment in the HARMONY Study. CurrentlyFollowing enrolledsuccessful patientsprocess will be able to continue on study medication as scheduled for the duration of the trials in which they are participating. In the first quarter of 2026,improvements, the Company restarted enrollment activities in the pivotalfirst Phasequarter 3of HARMONY2026 Study. In April 2026, the Companyand dosed the first new patient following the study restart,restart in April 2026, with topline data anticipated in the second half of 2027.
Civorebrutinib
Civorebrutinib is an investigational oral, covalent reversible Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (“BTK”) inhibitor designed to provide differentiated efficacy, safety and convenience for patients with rare, immune-mediated kidney diseases, including primary membranous nephropathy (“PMN”), with planned evaluation in FSGS, minimal change disease (“MCD”) and potentially additional indications. BTK is a key mediator of B-cell receptor signaling and plays an important role in B-cell activation, maturation, proliferation, and differentiation into antibody-producing cells.
In immune-mediated kidney diseases, B-cell activation and autoantibody production are believed to contribute directly to kidney injury. Civorebrutinib has demonstrated proof of concept in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of patients with PMN. The previously reported Phase 1/2 data demonstrated rapid and sustained reductions in anti-PLA2R autoantibodies and proteinuria, with high rates of immunologic and clinical remission and stable kidney function through 52 weeks of follow-up. Civorebrutinib has been generally well tolerated throughout the development program to date.
In June 2026, we entered into a license and collaboration agreement (the “Everest Agreement”) with Everest Medicines (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Everest”), pursuant to which we obtained an exclusive license to develop, manufacture and commercialize civorebrutinib in the United States and global markets excluding Greater China and certain countries in East and Southeast Asia (the “Territory”). The Everest Agreement became effective in July 2026 following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
We and Everest will collaborate on global clinical development, including sharing development costs for global clinical trials. Except for certain global development activities, we are responsible for development and commercialization of civorebrutinib in the Territory, while Everest retains responsibility for its territory.
Under the Everest Agreement, we paid Everest an upfront payment of $112.5 million in July 2026 and Everest is eligible to receive up to approximately $1.03 billion in additional development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments, as well as tiered royalties on net sales of civorebrutinib products in the Territory.
Results of operations for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025
The increase in total net product sales for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 was primarily due to growth in sales of FILSPARI.
The decrease in license and collaboration revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to recognition of a $17.5 million regulatory milestone associated with the CSL Vifor License Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2025, offset by recognition of a $5.0 million regulatory milestone associated with the Chugai License Agreement during the three months ended June 30, 2026. The decrease in license and collaboration revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to recognition of a $17.5 million regulatory milestone associated with the CSL Vifor License Agreement and the sale of $3.8 million in active pharmaceutical ingredients ("API") during the three months ended June 30, 2025, offset by recognition of a $5.0 million regulatory milestone associated with the Chugai License Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The decrease in license and collaboration revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to the sale of $3.8 million in active pharmaceutical ingredients ("API") to CSL Vifor during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, weWe revised the presentation of amortization expense of certain royalty and milestone payments associated with license agreements. Historically, these royalties were included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Beginning in the current year, we present these amounts separately as royalty expense to better reflect the nature of these costs as consideration payable to licensors based on sales of licensed products and regulatory milestone payments.
Prior to the February 2023 FDA accelerated approval of FILSPARI (sparsentan), in IgAN, we expensed the production of APIs purchased to support the commercial launch of FILSPARI, in research and development expenses. For the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 sales of FILSPARI primarily consisted of zero-cost inventories, and therefore cost of goods sold did not increase proportionally to the increase in product sales. We began capitalizing inventory costs associated with FILSPARI following the February 2023 accelerated approval.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, our cost of goods sold - license and collaboration decreased by $3.4 million, due to the sale of APIs to CSL ViforAPI in 2025.
Research and development costs include expenses related to sparsentan, pegtibatinase and our other pipeline programs. We expense all research and development costs as they are incurred. Our research and development costs are comprised of salaries and bonuses, benefits, non-cash share-based compensation, license fees, milestones under license agreements, costs paid to third-party contractors to perform research, conduct clinical trials, and develop drug materials and delivery methods, costs to manufacture drug product supplies to support clinical development, and associated overhead expenses and facilities costs. We charge direct internal and external program costs to the respective development programs. We also incur indirect costs that are not allocated to specific programs because such costs benefit multiple development programs and allow us to increase our pharmaceutical development capabilities. These consist of internal shared resources related to the development and maintenance of systems and processes applicable to all of our programs.
For the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, our research and development expenses increased by $10.2$10.9 million.million and $21.1 million, respectively. External service provider costs increased by $5.8$5.2 million and $11.0 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, largely driven by an increase in costs associated with the development of pegtibatinase due to restarting enrollment activities for the HARMONY Study in 2026.2026, as well as additional manufacturing costs, offset by a decrease in costs associated with the development of sparsentan as our Phase 3 programs advanced towards completion. The increase in internal personnel costs of $4.4$5.7 million and $10.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, is due to an increase in headcount.
For the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, our selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $19.8$33.5 million and $53.4 million, respectively, primarily as a result of an increase in commercial investments to support FILSPARI in IgAN and commercial investments in preparation for the launch of FSGS, including an expansion of our field force forto support both indications.
For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, our royalty expense decreased by $6.6 million due to the Thiola intangible asset reaching the end of its useful life on March 31, 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 2025, royalty expense increased by $12.4$5.8 million, primarily due to elevated amortization of the Thiola intangible asset in the first quarter of 2026 as it reached the end of its useful life on March 31, 2026.
The following table provides information regarding other (expense) income, net (in thousands):
The change in our total other (expense) income, net for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 as compared to the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025 is partiallyprimarily attributabledue to changesthe in$40.0 interestmillion income,inducement drivenexpense byrelated a decrease into the overallpartial balancerepurchase of interest-bearingthe security2.25% investmentsConvertible heldSenior alongNotes withdue fluctuations2029 in(“2029 short-term interest rates on those investments.Notes”).
We believe that our available cash and short-term investments as of the date of this filing, together with anticipated cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated level of operations beyond the next 12 months from the date of this filing. We expect that our operating results will vary from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year depending upon various factors including revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development expenses, particularly with respect to our clinical and preclinical development activities. Our ability to fund our operations in subsequent years will depend upon certain factors which are beyond our control and may require us to obtain additional debt or equity capital or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the 2029 Notes,Notes and 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 (“2032 Notes”), on or before maturity. Though we generate revenues from product sales, we may incur significant operating losses over the next several years. Our ability to achieve profitable operations in the future will depend in large part upon completing development of products in our pipeline, obtaining regulatory approvals for these products and bringing these products to market, along with potential in-licensing of additional products approved by the FDA and manufacturing and selling these products.
We had the following balances and financial performance at MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $78.4$117.7 million and available-for-sale marketable debt securities of $186.3$371.4 million. In July 2026, we paid Everest an upfront payment of $112.5 million pursuant to the terms of the Everest Agreement. Substantial sources of funds over the past year, as summarized further below, include net proceeds of $158.4 million from the issuance of 2032 Notes after giving effect to the partial repurchase of 2029 Notes, milestone payments from CSL Vifor totaling $57.5$40.0 million, a milestone payment of $25.0 million from Mirum and $10.2 million from the sale of Renalys stock to Chugai.
Over the next 12 months, our expected financial obligations include, but are not limited to, funding our operations, operating lease payments, interest payments on our outstanding debt, anticipated milestone payments, royalties on sales of our existing commercialized products, research and development expenses pertaining to clinical and preclinical development activities across our pipeline, expenses associated with the ongoing commercialization of FILSPARI in IgAN and expenses associated with the commercial launch of FILSPARI in FSGS. Sources of cash over this period include net revenues from sales of our products, the sale or maturity of investments in our portfolio of marketable debt securities, FILSPARI royalties and certain earned and potential milestone payments, including a milestone payment of $25.0 million from Mirum received in April 2026.payments.
Beyond the next 12 months and over the foreseeable future, our known commitments and potential financial obligations will likely include ongoing operations funding, operating lease payments, interest payments on our outstanding debt, royalties on sales of our existing commercialized products, research and development expenses pertaining to clinical and preclinical development activities across our pipeline, milestone and royalty payments associated with FILSPARI, pegtibatinase, and other developmental programs based upon the achievement of certain agreement-specific criteria, along with sales-based royalties and the repayment of principal on the outstanding 2029 Notes, which mature on March 1, 2029.2029, and 2032 Notes, which mature on May 15, 2032. Potential sources of cash over this time horizon may include net revenues from sales of our existing products and, if commercialized, our pipeline products, licensing revenue, the sale or maturity of marketable debt securities in our investment portfolio, the refinancing of all or a portion of our debt, on or before maturity, or the issuance of additional debt or equity. In addition, depending on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors, we may also from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and the amounts involved in such purchases and/or exchanges, individually or in the aggregate, may be material. We may not be able to successfully conduct financing or refinancing activity on favorable terms or at all.
In September 2021, we entered into a license agreement with CSL Vifor, pursuant to which we granted an exclusive license to CSL Vifor for the commercialization of FILSPARI in the licensed territories. Under the terms of the license agreement, we will be eligible for up to $135.0 million in aggregate regulatory and market access related milestone payments and up to $655.0 million in aggregate sales-based milestone payments for a total potential value of up to $845.0 million. Through MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we have received milestone payments totaling $57.5 million associated with the license agreement. We are also entitled to receive tiered double-digit royalties of up to 40 percent of annual net sales of sparsentan in the licensed territories.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we have future minimum rental commitments totaling $16.9$15.2 million arising from our operating lease and sublease income totaling $3.2$2.8 million. These commitments represent the aggregate base rent through August 2028.
In 2012, we entered into an agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ligand") for a worldwide sublicense to develop, manufacture and commercialize FILSPARI (the “Ligand License Agreement”). As consideration for the license, we are required to make substantial payments upon the achievement of certain milestones, totaling up to $114.1 million. Through MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we have paid $47.2$48.7 million for contractual milestones achieved under the Ligand License Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Ligand License Agreement, we are obligated to pay to Ligand an escalating royalty between 15% and 17% of net sales of FILSPARI and any other products containing FILSPARI or related compounds, with payments due quarterly. We began incurring costs associated with such royalties following the February 2023 approval of FILSPARI.
In November 2020, we completed the acquisition of Orphan Technologies Limited (“Orphan”), including Orphan’s rare metabolic disorder drug pegtibatinase. We acquired Orphan by purchasing all of its outstanding shares. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), we agreed to make contingent cash payments up to an aggregate of $427.0 million based on the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercialization events as set forth in the Agreement, as well as additional tiered mid-single digit royalty payments based upon future net sales of any pegtibatinase products in the U.S. and Europe, subject to certain reductions as set forth in the Agreement, and a contingent payment in the event a pediatric rare disease voucher for any pegtibatinase product is granted. Through MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we have paid $65.2 million for contractual milestones achieved under the stock purchase agreement.
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032
On May 11, 2026, we completed a registered underwritten public offering of $525.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 2032 Notes. We issued the 2032 Notes under an indenture dated as of May 11, 2026, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of May 11, 2026 (collectively, the “2032 Indenture”). The 2032 Notes will mature on May 15, 2032, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed, or converted. The 2032 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ours and bear interest at an annual rate of 0.50%, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2026. The 2032 Notes do not contain any financial or operating covenants or any restrictions on the payment of dividends, the issuance of other indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us.
On March 11, 2022, we completed a registered underwritten public offering of $316.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes dueour 2029 (“2029 Notes”).Notes. We issued the 2029 Notes under an indenture, dated as of September 10, 2018, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of March 11, 2022 (collectively, the “2029 Indenture”). The 2029 Notes will mature on March 1, 2029, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed, or converted. The 2029 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ours and bear interest at an annual rate of 2.25%, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2022. On May 11, 2026, coinciding with the issuance of the 2032 Notes, we completed our repurchase of $221.4 million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes for cash. After giving effect to the repurchase, the total remaining principal amount outstanding under the 2029 Notes as of June 30, 2026 was $94.9 million. The 2029 Notes do not contain any financial or operating covenants or any restrictions on the payment of dividends, the issuance of other indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us.
•payment obligations related to the 2029 Notes and 2032 Notes;
Cash usedprovided inby operating activities from continuing operations for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $40.4$17.7 million compared to $42.2cash used of $37.2 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. The change was due to a $48.6$115.1 million increase in total net product salessales, offset by an increase in operational expenses and the timing of payments from normal operations.
Cash providedused byin investing activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $21.5$184.7 million compared to $41.3cash provided by of $46.1 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. The fluctuation in net cash provided by investing activitieschange resulted primarily from the investment of the net proceeds of the 2032 Notes and partial repurchase of the 2029 Notes, as well as timing differences in investment purchases, sales and maturities, and the fluctuation of our portfolio mix between cash equivalents and short-term investment holdings and an increase in intangible asset purchases.
Cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 was $4.2$191.7 million compared to cash provided by of $3.7$5.2 million for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025. The change was primarily due to net proceeds of $158.4 million from the issuance of the 2032 Notes and the partial repurchase of the 2029 Notes and an increase in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026.
TVTX insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 31 filings (11 insiders, 17 trade dates, 1,388,701 shares, about $81.0M; 28 of these filings say the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan). Net open-market shares: -1,388,701 (purchases minus sales); net value about -$81.0M.Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
8,282 | $22.40 | $185.5K |
| 2026-09-17 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
8,282 | $65.07 | $538.9K |
| 2026-09-17 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
6,802 | $64.95 | $441.8K |
| 2026-09-17 | Dube Eric M |
Option exercise |
108,493 | $23.34 | $2.5M |
| 2026-09-17 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
101,691 | $64.59 | $6.6M |
| 2026-09-16 | Rote William E. |
Option exercise |
350 | $17.96 | $6.3K |
| 2026-09-16 | Rote William E. |
Option exercise |
55,000 | $15.46 | $850.3K |
| 2026-09-16 | Rote William E. |
Option exercise |
57,500 | $26.88 | $1.5M |
| 2026-09-16 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
65,104 | $63.12 | $4.1M |
| 2026-09-16 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
47,746 | $63.61 | $3.0M |
| 2026-09-16 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
55,000 | $15.46 | $850.3K |
| 2026-09-16 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
17,717 | $26.88 | $476.2K |
| 2026-09-16 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
93,604 | $63.25 | $5.9M |
| 2026-09-16 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
79,113 | $63.65 | $5.0M |
| 2026-09-16 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
100,000 | $11.25 | $1.1M |
| 2026-09-16 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
99,716 | $63.26 | $6.3M |
| 2026-09-16 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
96,125 | $63.64 | $6.1M |
| 2026-09-16 | Dube Eric M |
Option exercise |
195,841 | $23.34 | $4.6M |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
63,907 | $61.99 | $4.0M |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
29,021 | $62.66 | $1.8M |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
3,000 | $63.65 | $190.9K |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Open-market sale |
270 | $65.31 | $17.6K |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Option exercise |
39,000 | $25.25 | $984.8K |
| 2026-09-15 | Rote William E. |
Option exercise |
39,650 | $17.96 | $712.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
1,431 | $65.31 | $93.5K |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
1,400 | $63.65 | $89.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
27,421 | $62.59 | $1.7M |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Open-market sale |
71,938 | $62.05 | $4.5M |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
36,526 | $8.93 | $326.2K |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
1,381 | $22.40 | $30.9K |
| 2026-09-15 | Heerma Peter |
Option exercise |
39,283 | $26.88 | $1.1M |
| 2026-09-15 | Inrig Jula |
Option exercise |
32,395 | $8.93 | $289.3K |
| 2026-09-15 | Inrig Jula |
Open-market sale |
25,390 | $62.02 | $1.6M |
| 2026-09-15 | Inrig Jula |
Open-market sale |
400 | $65.31 | $26.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | Inrig Jula |
Open-market sale |
1,600 | $63.69 | $101.9K |
| 2026-09-15 | Inrig Jula |
Open-market sale |
17,284 | $62.62 | $1.1M |
| 2026-09-15 | Reed Elizabeth E |
Open-market sale |
1,400 | $63.69 | $89.2K |
| 2026-09-15 | Reed Elizabeth E |
Open-market sale |
300 | $65.31 | $19.6K |
| 2026-09-15 | Reed Elizabeth E |
Open-market sale |
13,874 | $62.63 | $868.9K |
| 2026-09-15 | Reed Elizabeth E |
Open-market sale |
21,926 | $62.03 | $1.4M |
| 2026-09-15 | Reed Elizabeth E |
Option exercise |
37,500 | $15.46 | $579.8K |
| 2026-09-15 | Dube Eric M |
Option exercise |
95,666 | $23.34 | $2.2M |
| 2026-09-15 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
63,498 | $61.99 | $3.9M |
| 2026-09-15 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
28,796 | $62.66 | $1.8M |
| 2026-09-15 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
3,102 | $63.64 | $197.4K |
| 2026-09-15 | Dube Eric M |
Open-market sale |
270 | $65.31 | $17.6K |
| 2026-09-15 | Cline Christopher R. |
Open-market sale |
27,473 | $62.00 | $1.7M |
| 2026-09-15 | Cline Christopher R. |
Option exercise |
20,000 | $17.44 | $348.8K |
| 2026-09-15 | Cline Christopher R. |
Open-market sale |
400 | $65.31 | $26.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | Cline Christopher R. |
Open-market sale |
20,735 | $62.61 | $1.3M |
| 2026-09-15 | Cline Christopher R. |
Open-market sale |
1,900 | $63.69 | $121.0K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Option exercise |
2,500 | $27.50 | $68.8K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Option exercise |
1,250 | $22.40 | $28.0K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Open-market sale |
300 | $63.66 | $19.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Open-market sale |
4,275 | $62.14 | $265.6K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Open-market sale |
800 | $62.85 | $50.3K |
| 2026-09-15 | Calvin Sandra |
Option exercise |
1,625 | $20.46 | $33.2K |
| 2026-09-10 | Meckler Jeffrey A |
Open-market sale |
3,100 | $68.09 | $211.1K |
| 2026-09-10 | Meckler Jeffrey A |
Open-market sale |
14,000 | $67.46 | $944.4K |
| 2026-09-10 | Meckler Jeffrey A |
Open-market sale |
1,200 | $66.15 | $79.4K |
Well-known investors holding TVTX (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 1,833,079 | $104.1M | 0.14% | Reduced 7% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 1,565,656 | $88.9M | 0.07% | Added 4% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 1,440,469 | $81.8M | 0.05% | Added 72% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $48.4M | — | Sold out |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 478,860 | $27.2M | 0.04% | New position |
| AQR Capital Management (Cliff Asness) | 2026-06-30 | 270,048 | $15.3M | 0.01% | Reduced 12% |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $13.8M | 0.01% | New position |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $7.6M | 0.0% | New position |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $5.6M | 0.0% | New position |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 84,713 | $4.8M | 0.0% | New position |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $3.8M | — | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 38,460 | $2.2M | 0.0% | Reduced 70% |
| Polen Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 34,315 | $1.9M | 0.02% | New position |
| Gotham Asset Management (Joel Greenblatt) | 2026-06-30 | 27,628 | $1.6M | 0.0% | Reduced 3% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $587.5K | 0.0% | New position |