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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number: 000-30111
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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76-0474169 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization)
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Identification Number) |
8800 Technology Forest Place
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices and Zip Code)
(281) 863-3000
(Registrants Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer
o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
Yes
o No þ
As of May 8, 2007, 78,310,627 shares of the registrants common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, were outstanding.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Table of Contents
The Lexicon name and logo, LexVision® and OmniBank® are registered
trademarks and Genome5000, e-Biology and 10TO10 are
trademarks of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Factors Affecting Forward Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These statements
relate to future events or our future financial performance. We have attempted to identify
forward-looking statements by terminology including anticipate, believe, can, continue,
could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, should or will
or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the
risks outlined under Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors, that may cause our or our industrys
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, levels or activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We
are not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results, unless required by
law.
2
Part I Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except par value)
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As of March 31, |
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As of December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
19,608 |
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$ |
30,226 |
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Short-term investments, including restricted investments of $430 |
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39,910 |
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49,773 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $35 |
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1,722 |
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1,186 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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3,537 |
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4,367 |
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Total current assets |
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64,777 |
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85,552 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
and amortization of $59,155 and $56,905, respectively |
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76,041 |
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78,192 |
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Goodwill |
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25,798 |
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25,798 |
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Other assets |
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752 |
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724 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
167,368 |
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$ |
190,266 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
4,366 |
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$ |
6,513 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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6,772 |
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7,325 |
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Current portion of deferred revenue |
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31,198 |
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31,312 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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826 |
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816 |
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Total current liabilities |
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43,162 |
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45,966 |
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Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
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23,302 |
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26,688 |
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Long-term debt |
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31,156 |
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31,372 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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744 |
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739 |
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Total liabilities |
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98,364 |
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104,765 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 5,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, $.001 par value; 120,000 shares authorized;
78,292 and 77,804 shares issued and outstanding |
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78 |
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78 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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439,589 |
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437,180 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(370,656 |
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(351,741 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(7 |
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(16 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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69,004 |
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85,501 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
167,368 |
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$ |
190,266 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Revenues: |
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Collaborative research |
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12,271 |
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$ |
19,306 |
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Subscription and license fees |
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1,224 |
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1,649 |
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Total revenues |
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13,495 |
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20,955 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development, including stock-based
compensation of $991 and $1,149, respectively |
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27,290 |
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26,672 |
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General and administrative, including stock-based
compensation of $568 and $692, respectively |
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5,300 |
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5,303 |
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Total operating expenses |
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32,590 |
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31,975 |
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Loss from operations |
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(19,095 |
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(11,020 |
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Interest income |
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880 |
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1,003 |
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Interest expense |
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(688 |
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(807 |
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Other income, net |
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(12 |
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(7 |
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Net loss |
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(18,915 |
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(10,831 |
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Net loss per common share, basic and diluted |
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(0.24 |
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(0.17 |
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Shares used in computing net loss per common share,
basic and diluted |
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77,938 |
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64,566 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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(18,915 |
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(10,831 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
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2,468 |
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2,682 |
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Amortization of intangible assets, other than goodwill |
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300 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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1,559 |
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1,841 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
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(536 |
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450 |
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Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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830 |
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306 |
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(Increase) decrease in other assets |
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(28 |
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156 |
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Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities |
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(2,695 |
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(3,219 |
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Decrease in deferred revenue |
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(3,500 |
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(3,133 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(20,817 |
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(11,448 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(318 |
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(1,192 |
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Purchases of investments |
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(5,692 |
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(27,590 |
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Maturities of investments |
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15,564 |
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40,189 |
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Net cash provided by investing activities |
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9,554 |
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11,407 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
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851 |
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120 |
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Repayment of debt borrowings |
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(206 |
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(191 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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645 |
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(71 |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
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(10,618 |
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(112 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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30,226 |
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21,970 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
19,608 |
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$ |
21,858 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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$ |
662 |
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$ |
679 |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
activities: |
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Unrealized loss on investments |
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$ |
9 |
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$ |
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Retirement of property and equipment |
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$ |
219 |
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$ |
1,402 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Lexicon or the Company) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 2007.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lexicon and its
subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in
Lexicons annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the SEC.
2. Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the applicable period. Shares associated with stock options and warrants are not
included because they are antidilutive. There are no differences between basic and diluted net
loss per share for all periods presented.
3. Stock-Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, Lexicon adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
(Revised), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123(R)). This statement requires companies to
recognize compensation expense in the statement of operations for share-based payments, including
stock options issued to employees, based on their fair values on the date of the grant, with the
compensation expense recognized over the period in which an employee is required to provide service
in exchange for the stock award. The Company adopted this statement using the modified prospective
transition method, which applies the compensation expense recognition provisions to new awards and
to any awards modified, repurchased or canceled after the January 1, 2006 adoption date.
Additionally, for any unvested awards outstanding at the adoption date, the Company will recognize
compensation expense over the remaining vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense is
recognized on a straight-line basis. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) resulted in stock-based
compensation expense of $1.6 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively. There is no impact on cash flows from operating activities or financing
activities. As of March 31, 2007, stock-based compensation cost for all outstanding unvested
options was $14.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4
years.
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Valuation Assumptions
The fair value of stock options is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
method. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of subjective assumptions.
Because the Companys employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from
those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially
affect the fair value estimate, in managements opinion, the existing models do not necessarily
provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. For purposes of
determining the fair value of stock options granted subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R),
the Company segregated its options into two homogeneous groups, based on exercise and post-vesting
employment termination behaviors, resulting in a change in the assumptions used for expected option
lives and forfeitures. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility in the Companys
stock price. The following weighted-average assumptions were used for options granted in the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively:
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Risk-free |
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Expected |
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Interest |
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Volatility |
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March 31, 2007: |
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Employees |
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67 |
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4.5 |
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6 |
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Officers and non-employee directors |
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67 |
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4.6 |
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9 |
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March 31, 2006: |
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Employees |
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4.6 |
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7 |
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Officers and non-employee directors |
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69 |
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4.6 |
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9 |
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Stock Option Activity
The following is a summary of option activity under Lexicons stock option plans for the first
quarter of 2007:
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
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Average |
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Average |
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Remaining |
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Exercise |
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Contractual |
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Aggregate |
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Options |
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Price |
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Term |
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Intrinsic Value |
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(in thousands) |
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(in thousands) |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2006 |
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15,815 |
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$ |
5.99 |
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Granted |
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2,283 |
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3.94 |
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Exercised |
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(489 |
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1.77 |
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Canceled |
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(525 |
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5.08 |
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Outstanding at March 31, 2007 |
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17,084 |
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5.87 |
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5.6 |
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$ |
4,751 |
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Exercisable at March 31, 2007 |
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11,994 |
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$ |
6.45 |
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4.2 |
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$ |
4,748 |
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The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the three-month
periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $2.80 and $2.95, respectively. The total intrinsic
value of options exercised during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were
$952,000 and $146,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2007, 2,426,888 shares of common stock were
available for grant under Lexicons stock option plans.
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Stock Options Outstanding
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at March 31, 2007:
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Options Outstanding |
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Options Exercisable |
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Weighted Average |
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Remaining |
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
Range of |
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Outstanding as of |
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Contractual |
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Average |
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Exercisable as of |
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Average |
Exercise Price |
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March 31, 2007 |
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Life (In Years) |
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Exercise Price |
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March 31, 2007 |
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Exercise Price |
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(In thousands) |
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(In thousands) |
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$ 1.67 |
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2.50 |
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4,164 |
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2.2 |
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$ |
2.49 |
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4,164 |
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$ |
2.49 |
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3.16 |
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4.72
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5,874 |
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8.4 |
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3.98 |
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1,936 |
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3.98 |
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4.76 |
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7.12
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2,392 |
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6.9 |
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5.76 |
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1,514 |
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5.78 |
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7.15 |
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10.55
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2,850 |
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5.1 |
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8.57 |
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2,576 |
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8.68 |
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10.87 |
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16.00
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1,321 |
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3.7 |
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12.64 |
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1,321 |
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16.63 |
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22.06
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356 |
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19.70 |
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356 |
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19.70 |
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25.25 |
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31.63
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28 |
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26.23 |
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28 |
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26.23 |
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38.00
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38.50 |
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99 |
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2.5 |
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38.49 |
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99 |
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38.49 |
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17,084 |
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5.6 |
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$ |
5.87 |
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11,994 |
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$ |
6.45 |
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4. Recent Accounting Pronouncement
On January 1, 2007, Lexicon adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the
minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the
financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. There was no effect on the
Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of
adopting FIN 48. As of January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2007, the Company did not have any
unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company is primarily subject to U.S. federal and New Jersey and Texas state income taxes.
The tax years 1995 to current remain open to examination by U.S. federal authorities and 2004 to
current remain open to examination by state authorities. The Companys policy is to recognize
interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of January 1, 2007
and March 31, 2007, the Company had no accruals for interest or penalties related to income tax
matters.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of
approximately $267.4 million and research and development (R&D) credit carryforwards of
approximately $14.4 million expiring beginning in 2011. Utilization of the NOL and R&D credit
carryforwards may be subject to a significant annual limitation due to ownership changes that have
occurred previously or could occur in the future provided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue
Code. The Company has conducted a limited analysis to determine whether a change in control
has occurred since the Companys formation and does not believe a significant limitation, if any,
would be determined upon a detailed analysis. Further, until a Section 382 study is completed and
any limitation known, no amounts are being presented as an uncertain tax position under FIN 48. The
Company has established a full valuation allowance for its NOL and R&D credit carryforwards.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). The statement defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require
or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting
pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this statement
does not require any new fair
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value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective January 1, 2008. The Company is currently
evaluating the effect, if any, of this statement on its financial condition and results of
operations.
5. Debt Obligations
In April 2004, Lexicon obtained a $34.0 million mortgage on its facilities in The Woodlands,
Texas. The mortgage loan has a ten-year term with a 20-year amortization and bears interest at a
fixed rate of 8.23%.
6. Commitments and Contingencies
In May 2002, Lexicons subsidiary Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (New Jersey), Inc. leased a 76,000
square-foot laboratory and office space in Hopewell, New Jersey under an agreement which expires in
June 2013. The lease provides for an escalating yearly rent payment of $1.3 million in the first
year, $2.1 million in years two and three, $2.2 million in years four to six, $2.3 million in years
seven to nine and $2.4 million in years ten and eleven. Lexicon is the guarantor of the
obligations of its subsidiary under the lease. The Company is required to maintain restricted
investments to collateralize the Hopewell lease. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had $430,000 in
restricted investments to collateralize a standby letter of credit for this lease.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of breakthrough
treatments for human disease. We use our proprietary gene knockout technology to disrupt, or knock
out, the function of genes in mice and then employ an integrated platform of advanced medical
technologies to systematically discover the physiological and behavioral functions and
pharmaceutical utility of the genes we have knocked out and the potential drug targets encoded by
the corresponding human genes. For targets that we believe have high pharmaceutical value, we
engage in programs for the discovery and development of potential small molecule, antibody and
protein drugs. We have advanced drug candidates from two of these programs into human clinical
trials, with drug candidates from two additional programs in preclinical development and a number
of additional programs in various stages of preclinical research. We believe that our systematic,
target biology-driven approach to drug discovery will enable us to substantially expand our
clinical pipeline and we have initiated our 10TO10 program with the goal of advancing
ten drug candidates into human clinical trials by the end of 2010.
We are working both independently and through strategic collaborations and alliances to
capitalize on our technology and drug target discoveries and to develop and commercialize drug
candidates emerging from our drug discovery and development programs. We have established
alliances with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to discover and develop novel small molecule drugs in
the neuroscience field; with Genentech, Inc. for the discovery of therapeutic proteins and antibody
targets and the development of antibody and protein drugs based on those targets; with N.V. Organon
for the discovery of another group of therapeutic proteins and antibody targets and the development
and commercialization of antibody and protein drugs based on those targets; and with Takeda
Pharmaceutical Company Limited to discover new drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure. In
addition, we have established collaborations and license agreements with other leading
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, research institutes and academic institutions under
which we receive fees and, in some cases, are eligible to receive milestone and royalty payments,
in return for granting access to some of our technologies and discoveries for use in the other
organizations own drug discovery efforts.
We derive substantially all of our revenues from drug discovery alliances, target validation
collaborations for the development and, in some cases, analysis of the physiological effects of
genes altered in knockout mice, academic, non-profit and government arrangements, and technology
licenses. To date, we have generated a substantial portion of our revenues from a limited number of
sources.
Our operating results and, in particular, our ability to generate additional revenues are
dependent on many factors, including our success in establishing collaborations, alliances and
technology licenses, expirations of our collaborations and alliances, the success rate of our
discovery efforts leading to opportunities for new collaborations, alliances and licenses, as well
as milestone payments and royalties, the timing and willingness of collaborators to commercialize
products which may result in royalties, and general and industry-specific economic conditions which
may affect research and development expenditures. Our future revenues from collaborations,
alliances and academic, non-profit and government arrangements are uncertain because our existing
agreements have fixed terms or relate to specific projects of limited duration. Our future revenues
from technology licenses are uncertain because they depend, in large part, on securing new
agreements. Our ability to secure future revenue-generating agreements will depend upon our
ability to address the needs of our potential future collaborators, granting agencies and
licensees, and to negotiate agreements that we believe are in our long-term best interests. We may
determine that our interests are better served by retaining rights to our discoveries and advancing
our therapeutic programs to a later stage, which could limit our near-term revenues. Because
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of these and other factors, our operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely
to do so in the future, and we do not believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating
results are a good indication of our future performance.
Since our inception, we have incurred significant losses and, as of March 31, 2007, we had an
accumulated deficit of $370.7 million. Our losses have resulted principally from costs incurred in
research and development, general and administrative costs associated with our operations, and
non-cash stock-based compensation expenses associated with stock options granted to employees and
consultants. Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel
costs, material costs, facility costs, depreciation on property and equipment, legal expenses
resulting from intellectual property prosecution and other expenses related to our drug discovery
and development programs, the development and analysis of knockout mice and our other target
validation research efforts, and the development of compound libraries. General and administrative
expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for executive and administrative
personnel, professional fees and other corporate expenses, including information technology,
facilities costs and general legal activities. In connection with our ongoing target validation
research efforts and the expansion of our drug discovery and development programs, we expect to
incur increasing research and development and general and administrative costs. As a result, we
will need to generate significantly higher revenues to achieve profitability.
Critical Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred
or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Payments received in advance under these arrangements are recorded as deferred
revenue until earned.
Upfront fees under our drug discovery alliances are recognized as revenue on a straight-line
basis over the estimated period of service, generally the contractual research term, to the extent
they are non-refundable. Research funding under these alliances is recognized as services are
performed to the extent they are non-refundable, either on a straight-line basis over the estimated
service period, generally the contractual research term, or as contract research costs are
incurred. Milestone-based fees are recognized upon completion of specified milestones according to
contract terms. Payments received under target validation collaborations and government grants and
contracts are recognized as revenue as we perform our obligations related to such research to the
extent such fees are non-refundable. Non-refundable technology license fees are recognized as
revenue upon the grant of the license, when performance is complete and there is no continuing
involvement.
Revenues recognized from multiple element contracts are allocated to each element of the
arrangement based on the relative fair value of the elements. The determination of fair value of
each element is based on objective evidence. When revenues for an element are specifically tied to
a separate earnings process, revenue is recognized when the specific performance obligation
associated with the element is completed. When revenues for an element are not specifically tied
to a separate earnings process, they are recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
A change in our revenue recognition policy or changes in the terms of contracts under which we
recognize revenues could have an impact on the amount and timing of our recognition of revenues.
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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for company-sponsored as well as
collaborative research and development activities. These costs include direct and research-related
overhead expenses and are expensed as incurred. Patent costs and technology license fees for
technologies that are utilized in research and development and have no alternative future use are
expensed when incurred.
We have initiated Phase 1b clinical trials for our most advanced drug programs, LX6171 for
disorders characterized by cognitive impairment such as Alzheimers disease, schizophrenia and
vascular dementia and LX1031 for gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. We
have advanced two other drug programs, LX2931 for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
and LX1032 for gastrointestinal disorders, into preclinical development in preparation for
regulatory filings for the commencement of clinical trials and a number of additional drug programs
into various stages of preclinical research. The drug development process takes many years to
complete. The cost and length of time varies due to many factors, including the type, complexity
and intended use of the drug candidate. We estimate that drug development activities are typically
completed over the following periods:
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Estimated |
Phase |
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Completion Period |
Preclinical development |
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1-2 years |
Phase 1 clinical trials |
|
1-2 years |
Phase 2 clinical trials |
|
1-2 years |
Phase 3 clinical trials |
|
2-4 years |
We expect research and development costs to increase in the future as our drug programs
advance in preclinical development and clinical trials. Due to the variability in the length of
time necessary for drug development, the uncertainties related to the cost of these activities and
ultimate ability to obtain governmental approval for commercialization, accurate and meaningful
estimates of the ultimate costs to bring our potential drug candidates to market are not available.
We record our research and development costs by type or category, rather than by project.
Significant categories of costs include personnel, facilities and equipment costs, laboratory
supplies and third-party and other services. In addition, a significant portion of our research
and development expenses is not tracked by project as it benefits multiple projects. Consequently,
fully-loaded research and development cost summaries by project are not available.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised),
Share-Based Payment, or SFAS No. 123(R). This statement requires companies to recognize
compensation expense in the statement of operations for share-based payments, including stock
options issued to employees, based on their fair values on the date of the grant, with the
compensation expense recognized over the period in which an employee is required to provide service
in exchange for the stock award. We adopted this statement using the modified prospective
transition method, which applies the compensation expense recognition provisions to new awards and
to any awards modified, repurchased or canceled after the January 1, 2006 adoption date.
Additionally, for any unvested awards outstanding at the adoption date, we will recognize
compensation expense over the remaining vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense is
recognized on a straight-line basis. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) resulted in stock-based
compensation expense of $1.6 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively. There is no impact on cash flows from operating activities or financing
activities. As of March 31, 2007, stock-based compensation cost for all outstanding unvested
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options
was $14.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average vesting period
of 1.4 years.
The fair value of stock options is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. For purposes of determining the fair value of stock options granted
subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we segregated our options into two homogeneous
groups, based on exercise and post-vesting employment termination behaviors, resulting in a change
in the assumptions used for expected option lives and forfeitures. Expected volatility is based on
the historical volatility in our stock price. The following weighted-average assumptions were used
for options granted in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively:
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Risk-free |
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Expected |
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Interest |
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Expected |
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Estimated |
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Volatility |
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March 31, 2007: |
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Employees |
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67 |
% |
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4.5 |
% |
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6 |
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|
20 |
% |
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0 |
% |
Officers and non-employee directors |
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67 |
% |
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4.6 |
% |
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|
9 |
|
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|
4 |
% |
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0 |
% |
March 31, 2006: |
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Employees |
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69 |
% |
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4.6 |
% |
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7 |
|
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|
18 |
% |
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0 |
% |
Officers and non-employee directors |
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69 |
% |
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4.6 |
% |
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9 |
|
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3 |
% |
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0 |
% |
Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment at the reporting
unit level. We have determined that the reporting unit is the single operating segment disclosed
in our current financial statements. Impairment is the condition that exists when the carrying
amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The first step in the impairment process is to
determine the fair value of the reporting unit and then compare it to the carrying value, including
goodwill. We determined that the market capitalization approach is the most appropriate method of
measuring fair value of the reporting unit. Under this approach, fair value is calculated as the
average closing price of our common stock for the 30 days preceding the date that the annual
impairment test is performed, multiplied by the number of outstanding shares on that date. A
control premium, which is representative of premiums paid in the marketplace to acquire a
controlling interest in a company, is then added to the market capitalization to determine the fair
value of the reporting unit. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no further action is
required and no impairment loss is recognized. Additional impairment assessments may be performed
on an interim basis if we encounter events or changes in circumstances that would indicate that,
more likely than not, the carrying value of goodwill has been impaired.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement
On January 1, 2007, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Interpretation
No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,
or FIN 48. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition
threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.
FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting
in interim periods, disclosure and transition. There was no effect on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of adopting FIN 48. As of January 1, 2007
and March 31, 2007, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits.
We are primarily subject to U.S. federal and New Jersey and Texas state income taxes. The tax
years 1995 to current remain open to examination by U.S. federal authorities and 2004 to current
remain
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open to examination by state authorities. Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties
related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2007, we
had no accruals for interest or penalties related to income tax matters.
At December 31, 2006, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $267.4 million
and research and development credit carryforwards of approximately $14.4 million expiring beginning
in 2011. Utilization of the net operating loss and research and development credit carryforwards
may be subject to a significant annual limitation due to ownership changes that have occurred
previously or could occur in the future provided by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. We
have conducted a limited analysis to determine whether a change in control has occurred since
our formation and do not believe a significant limitation, if any, would be determined upon a
detailed analysis. Further, until a Section 382 study is completed and any limitation known, no
amounts are being presented as an uncertain tax position under FIN 48. We have established a full
valuation allowance for our net operating loss and research and development credit carryforwards.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements, or SFAS No. 157. The statement defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require
or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting
pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this statement
does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective January 1, 2008. We
are currently evaluating the impact of this statement on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
Revenues
Total revenues and dollar and percentage changes as compared to the corresponding period in
the prior year are as follows (dollar amounts are presented in millions):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2007 |
|
2006 |
Total revenues |
|
$ |
13.5 |
|
|
$ |
21.0 |
|
Dollar decrease |
|
$ |
(7.5 |
) |
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Percentage decrease |
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36 |
% |
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|
Collaborative research Revenue from collaborative research decreased 36% to $12.3
million, primarily due to the achievement of a performance milestone under our Takeda
alliance in the 2006 period, as well as decreased revenue under our alliance with
Bristol-Myers Squibb resulting from the conclusion of the revenue recognition period for
the upfront payment we received under the alliance. |
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|
|
Subscription and license fees Revenue from subscriptions and license fees decreased
26% to $1.2 million, primarily due to the fact that the prior-year period included a
one-time technology license fee from Bristol-Myers Squibb. |
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses and dollar and percentage changes as compared to the
corresponding period in the prior year are as follows (dollar amounts are presented in millions):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
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2007 |
|
2006 |
Total research and development expense |
|
$ |
27.3 |
|
|
$ |
26.7 |
|
Dollar increase |
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$ |
0.6 |
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|
|
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Percentage increase |
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2 |
% |
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|
Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and other
personnel-related expenses, facility and equipment costs, laboratory supplies, third-party and
other services and stock-based compensation expenses.
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|
Personnel Personnel costs decreased 2% to $12.8 million, primarily due to lower salary
and benefit costs as a result of a reduction in our personnel in January 2007, offset in
part by severance payments resulting from such reduction in personnel. Salaries, bonuses,
employee benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting and relocation costs are included in personnel
costs. |
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|
Facilities and equipment Facilities and equipment costs decreased 4% to $5.2 million,
primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense. |
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|
Laboratory supplies Laboratory supplies expense decreased 11% to $3.2 million,
primarily due to a reduction in our personnel in January 2007. |
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|
Third-party and other services Third-party and other services increased 97% to $4.0
million, primarily due to an increase in third-party clinical research costs. |
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|
Stock-based compensation Stock-based compensation expense decreased 14% to $1.0
million, primarily as a result of forfeitures of unvested stock options. |
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|
Other Other costs decreased 24% to $1.1 million, primarily due to the amortization of
other intangibles in 2006. |
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses and dollar and percentage changes as compared to the
corresponding period in the prior year are as follows (dollar amounts are presented in millions):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Total general and administrative expense |
|
$ |
5.3 |
|
|
$ |
5.3 |
|
Dollar increase |
|
$ |
0 |
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Percentage increase |
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0 |
% |
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|
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs to support our
research activities, facility and equipment costs, professional fees such as legal fees, and
stock-based compensation expenses.
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|
Personnel Personnel costs increased 4% to $3.1 million, primarily due to severance
payments resulting from a reduction in our personnel in January 2007, offset in part by
lower salary and benefit costs resulting from such reduction in personnel. Salaries,
bonuses, employee benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting and relocation costs are included in
personnel costs. |
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|
Facilities and equipment Facilities and equipment costs decreased 9% to $0.7 million,
primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense. |
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|
Professional fees Professional fees increased 22% to $0.4 million, primarily due to
increased litigation costs. |
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|
Stock-based compensation Stock-based compensation expense decreased 18% to $0.6
million, primarily as a result of forfeitures of unvested stock options. |
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|
|
Other Other costs were $0.5 million, consistent with the prior year. |
Interest Income, Interest Expense and Other Income, Net
Interest Income. Interest income decreased 12% to $0.9 million in the three months ended
March 31, 2007 from $1.0 million in the corresponding period in 2006, due to lower average cash
balances.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased 15% to $0.7 million in the three months ended
March 31, 2007 from $0.8 million in the corresponding period in 2006.
Other Income, Net. Other income, net decreased 75% to expense of $12,000.
Net Loss and Net Loss per Common Share
Net Loss and Net Loss per Common Share. Net loss increased to $18.9 million in the three
months ended March 31, 2007 from $10.8 million in the corresponding period in 2006. Net loss per
common share increased to $0.24 in the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $0.17 in the
corresponding period in 2006.
Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to do so in the
future, and we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results are not a good
indication of our future performance.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have financed our operations from inception primarily through sales of common and preferred
stock, contract and milestone payments to us under our drug discovery alliance, target validation,
database subscription and license agreements, government grants and contracts, and financing
obtained under debt and lease arrangements. From our inception through March 31, 2007, we had
received net proceeds of $337.8 million from issuances of common and preferred stock, including
$203.2 million of net proceeds from the initial public offering of our common stock in April 2000,
$50.1 million from a July 2003 common stock offering and $37.5 million from an October 2006 common
stock offering. In addition, from our inception through March 31, 2007, we received $411.0 million
in cash payments from drug discovery alliances, target validation collaborations, database
subscription and technology license fees, sales of compound libraries and reagents, and government
grants and contracts, of which $355.0 million had been recognized as revenues through March 31,
2007.
As of March 31, 2007, we had $59.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments, as compared to $80.0 million as of December 31, 2006. We used cash of $20.8 million
in operations in the three months ended March 31, 2007. This consisted primarily of the net loss
for the period of $18.9 million offset by non-cash charges of $2.4 million related to depreciation
expense and $1.6 million related to stock-based compensation expense; a $3.5 million decrease in
deferred revenue; and changes in other operating assets and liabilities of $2.4 million. Investing
activities provided cash of $9.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007, primarily due to
net maturities of short-term investments of $9.9 million. This was offset by purchases of property
and equipment of $0.3 million.
Financing activities provided cash of $0.7 million primarily due to proceeds of $0.9 million
from stock option exercises, offset by principal repayments of $0.2 million on the mortgage loan.
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In June 2006, we entered into an agreement with Azimuth Opportunity Ltd. under which we may
offer and sell, and Azimuth is committed to purchase, up to $75 million of our common stock, or the
number of shares which is one less than twenty percent of the issued and outstanding shares of our
common stock as of the effective date of the agreement, whichever is fewer. At our sole
discretion, we may initiate up to 24 draw downs during the approximately 18-month term of the
agreement by delivering notice to Azimuth. Each draw down notice will specify (a) the aggregate
dollar amount of our common stock, not to exceed $6,000,000, to be sold to Azimuth during such draw
down and (b) the minimum threshold price at which we will sell such shares, which will not be less
than $3.00 per share. Azimuth will be required to purchase a pro rata portion of the shares for
each trading day during a pricing period of 10 consecutive trading days on which the daily volume
weighted average price for our common stock exceeds the minimum threshold price. The per share
purchase price for these shares will equal the daily volume weighted average price of our common
stock on such date, less a discount ranging from 3.75% to 5.5%, depending on the minimum threshold
price. In connection with any such draw down, at our sole discretion, we may also grant Azimuth
the right, during the relevant draw down pricing period, to purchase additional shares of our
common stock by specifying in the draw down notice an optional aggregate dollar amount and a
minimum threshold price for such optional shares. The per share purchase price for these optional
shares will equal the greater of the daily volume weighted average price of our common stock on the
day Azimuth notifies us of its election to exercise such right or the minimum threshold price for
such optional shares, less a discount ranging from 3.75% to 5.5%. Upon each sale of common stock
to Azimuth, we will pay to Reedland Capital Partners, an Institutional Division of Financial West
Group, a placement fee equal to one percent of the aggregate dollar amount received by us from such
sale.
In April 2004, we obtained a $34.0 million mortgage on our facilities in The Woodlands, Texas.
The mortgage loan has a ten-year term with a 20-year amortization and bears interest at a fixed
rate of 8.23%. In May 2002, our subsidiary Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (New Jersey), Inc. leased a
76,000 square-foot laboratory and office space in Hopewell, New Jersey under an agreement which
expires in June 2013. The lease provides for an escalating yearly base rent payment of $1.3
million in the first year, $2.1 million in years two and three, $2.2 million in years four to six,
$2.3 million in years seven to nine and $2.4 million in years ten and eleven. We are the guarantor
of the obligations of our subsidiary under the lease.
Our future capital requirements will be substantial and will depend on many factors, including
our ability to obtain alliance, collaboration and technology license agreements, the amount and
timing of payments under such agreements, the level and timing of our research and development
expenditures, market acceptance of our products, the resources we devote to developing and
supporting our products and other factors. Our capital requirements will also be affected by any
expenditures we make in connection with license agreements and acquisitions of and investments in
complementary technologies and businesses. We expect to devote substantial capital resources to
continue our research and development efforts, to expand our support and product development
activities, and for other general corporate activities. We believe that our current unrestricted
cash and investment balances and cash and revenues we expect to derive from existing and new drug
discovery alliances, target validation collaborations, government grants and contracts, and
technology licenses will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months.
During or after this period, if cash generated by operations is insufficient to satisfy our
liquidity requirements, we will need to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain
additional credit arrangements. Additional financing may not be available on terms acceptable to us
or at all. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities may result in additional
dilution to our stockholders.
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Disclosure about Market Risk
We are exposed to limited market and credit risk on our cash equivalents, which have
maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. We maintain a short-term investment
portfolio which consists of U.S. government agency debt obligations, investment grade commercial
paper, corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit that mature within twelve months and
auction rate securities that mature greater than twelve months from the time of purchase, which we
believe are subject to limited market and credit risk. We currently do not hedge interest rate
exposure or hold any derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio.
We have operated primarily in the United States and substantially all sales to date have been
made in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, we have not had any material exposure to foreign currency rate
fluctuations.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
See Disclosure about Market Risk under Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for quantitative and qualitative disclosures
about market risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) are sufficiently effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by
us in the reports we file under the Securities Exchange Act is gathered, analyzed and disclosed
with adequate timeliness, accuracy and completeness, based on an evaluation of such controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Subsequent to our evaluation, there were no significant changes in internal controls or other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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Part
II Other Information
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following risks and uncertainties are important factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. The factors
described below are not the only ones we face and additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations.
Risks Related to Our Need for Additional Financing and Our Financial Results
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unavailable, we will be forced to significantly curtail or cease operations and, if it is
not available on reasonable terms, we may be forced to obtain funds by entering into
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we have a history of net losses, and we expect to continue to incur net losses and may
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our operating results have been and likely will continue to fluctuate, and we believe
that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not a good indication of our
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we are an early-stage company, and we may not successfully develop or commercialize any
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clinical testing of our drug candidates in humans is an inherently risky and
time-consuming process that may fail to demonstrate safety and efficacy, which could result
in the delay, limitation or prevention of regulatory approval |
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we are dependent upon our collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies, and if we
are unable to achieve milestones under those collaborations or if our collaborators
efforts fail to yield pharmaceutical products on a timely basis, our business will suffer |
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conflicts with our collaborators could jeopardize the success of our collaborative
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if we are unable to internally establish drug development and commercialization
capabilities or arrange for the provision of such functions by third parties, our ability
to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products would be significantly impaired |
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we lack the capability to manufacture materials for preclinical studies, clinical trials
or commercial sales and will rely on third parties to manufacture our potential products,
which may harm or delay our product development and commercialization efforts |
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we face substantial competition in our drug discovery and product development efforts |
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we may engage in future acquisitions, which may be expensive and time consuming and from
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if we lose our key personnel or are unable to attract and retain additional personnel,
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any contamination among our knockout mouse population could negatively affect the
reliability of our scientific research or cause us to incur significant remedial costs |
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because all of our target validation operations are located at a single facility, the
occurrence of a disaster could significantly disrupt our business |
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we use hazardous chemicals and radioactive and biological materials in our business; any
disputes relating to improper handling, storage or disposal of these materials could be
time consuming and costly |
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interpretation are highly uncertain and subject to change |
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able to use our technology, which could negatively impact our ability to compete in the
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we may be involved in patent litigation and other disputes regarding intellectual
property rights and may require licenses from third parties for our discovery and
development and planned commercialization activities, and we may not prevail in any such
litigation or other dispute or be able to obtain required licenses |
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we use intellectual property that we license from third parties, and if we do not comply
with these licenses, we could lose our rights under them |
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we have not sought patent protection outside of the United States for some of our
inventions, and some of our licensed patents only provide coverage in the United States,
and as a result, our international competitors could be granted foreign patent protection
with respect to our discoveries |
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our industry is subject to extensive and uncertain government regulatory requirements,
which could significantly hinder our ability, or the ability of our collaborators, to
obtain, in a timely manner or at all, regulatory approval of potential therapeutic
products, or to commercialize such products |
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if our potential products receive regulatory approval, we or our collaborators will
remain subject to extensive and rigorous ongoing regulation |
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the uncertainty of pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement may decrease the commercial
potential of any products that we or our collaborators may develop and affect our ability
to raise capital |
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public perception of ethical and social issues may limit or discourage the use of our
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For additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties that affect our business, see Item
1A. Risk Factors included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Exhibit 3.1
FIRST CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
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RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED
LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED (the Corporation), a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(DGCL), hereby certifies as follows pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL:
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That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, resolutions were
duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Corporations Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, declaring such amendment to be advisable and calling
a meeting of the Corporations stockholders for consideration thereof. The
resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows: |
RESOLVED that, subject to stockholder approval, the Corporations
restated certificate of incorporation be amended by changing Article
I thereof so that, as amended, such Article shall be and read as
follows:
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of the Corporation is Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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That thereafter, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, the regular
meeting of the Corporations stockholders was duly called and held upon notice in
accordance with the provisions of Section 222 of the DGCL, at which meeting the
necessary number of shares as required by applicable law were voted in favor of
such amendment. |
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That such amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section
242 of the DGCL. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this First Certificate of Amendment to be
signed by Jeffrey L. Wade, its Executive Vice President and General Counsel, this
25th day of April, 2007.
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LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED
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RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED
LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED (the Corporation), a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(DGCL), hereby certifies as follows pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL:
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The name of the Corporation is Lexicon Genetics Incorporated. |
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The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the Secretary of
State) on July 7, 1995. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on May 6,
1998. |
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The board of directors of the Corporation, in accordance with Sections 242 and
245 of the DGCL, (i) adopted and approved this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (including the amendments to the Corporations Certificate of
Incorporation effected hereby) and (ii) proposed that the Corporations
stockholders adopt and approve this Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(including the amendments to the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation
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The holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Corporations common stock, par value $.001 per share, and preferred stock, par
value $0.01 per share, in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL, approved and
adopted on behalf of the stockholders this Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(including the amendments to the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation
effected hereby). All designations of series of preferred stock pursuant to the
Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock shall continue
to be integrated into this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation until
eliminated by the Corporations Board of Directors in accordance with Section
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This Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective on its filing
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The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is
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ARTICLE I
Name
The name of the Corporation is Lexicon Genetics Incorporated.
ARTICLE II
Registered Office and Registered Agent
The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust
Company.
ARTICLE III
Purpose
The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any lawful acts and
activities for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (DGCL).
ARTICLE IV
Capitalization
Section 4.01. Authorized Capital. (a) The total number of shares of stock that
the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 125,000,000 shares of capital stock,
consisting of (i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
Preferred Stock), and (ii) 120,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the Common Stock).
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation and the Preferred Stock
Designation (as defined below) creating any series of Preferred Stock, the Corporation may
issue shares of its capital stock from time to time for such consideration (not less than the
par value thereof) as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board
of Directors), which is expressly authorized to fix the same in its absolute discretion
subject to the foregoing conditions. Shares so issued for which the consideration shall have
been paid or delivered to the Corporation shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be
liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not be
liable for any further payments in respect of such shares.
(c) The right to cumulate votes for the election of directors as provided in Section 214
of the DGCL shall not be granted and is hereby expressly denied.
(d) No stockholder of the Corporation shall by reason of his or her holding shares of any
class of capital stock of the Corporation have any preemptive or preferential right to acquire
or subscribe for any additional, unissued or treasury shares (whether now or hereafter
acquired) of any class of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter to be authorized,
or any notes, debentures, bonds or other securities convertible into or carrying any right,
option or warrant to subscribe for or acquire shares of any class of capital stock of the
Corporation now or hereafter to be authorized, whether or not the issuance of any such shares
or such notes, debentures, bonds or other securities would adversely affect the dividends or
voting or other rights of that stockholder.
Section 4.02. Preferred Stock. (a) The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to
time in one or more series. Authority is hereby expressly granted to and vested in the Board of
Directors to authorize from time to time the issuance of Preferred Stock in one or more series.
With respect to each series of Preferred Stock authorized by it, the Board of Directors shall be
authorized to establish by resolution or resolutions, and by filing a certificate pursuant to
applicable law of the State of Delaware (the Preferred Stock Designation), the following
to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL:
(1) the designation of such series;
(2) the number of shares to constitute such series;
(3) whether such series is to have voting rights (full, special or limited) or is to be
without voting rights;
(4) if such series is to have voting rights, whether or not such series is to be
entitled to vote as a separate class either alone or together with the holders of the Common
Stock or one or more other series of Preferred Stock;
(5) the preferences and relative, participating, optional, conversion or other special
rights (if any) of such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions (if any)
with respect to such series;
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the redemption rights and price(s), if any, of such series, and whether or not the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of retirement or sinking funds to be
applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares for retirement and, if such retirement
or sinking funds or funds are to be established, the periodic amount thereof and the terms
and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(7) the dividend rights and preferences (if any) of such series, including, without
limitation, (i) the rates of dividends payable thereon, (ii) the conditions upon which and
the time when such dividends are payable, (iii) whether or not such dividends shall be
cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the date or dates from which such dividends
shall accumulate and (iv) whether or not the payment of such dividends shall be
preferred to the payment of dividends payable on the Common Stock or any other series of
Preferred Stock;
(8) the preferences (if any), and the amounts thereof, which the holders of such series
shall be entitled to receive upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation;
(9) whether or not the shares of such series, at the option of the Corporation or the
holders thereof or upon the happening of any specified event, shall be convertible into or
exchangeable for (i) shares of Common Stock, (ii) shares of any other series of Preferred
Stock or (iii) any other stock or securities of the Corporation;
(10) if such series is to be convertible or exchangeable, the price or prices or ratio
or ratios or rate or rates at which such conversion or exchange may be made and the terms
and conditions (if any) upon which such price or prices or ratio or ratios or rate or rates
may be adjusted; and
(11) such other rights, powers and preferences with respect to such series as may
to the Board of Directors seem advisable.
Any series of Preferred Stock may vary from any other series of Preferred Stock in any or all of
the foregoing respects and in any other manner.
(b) The Board of Directors may, with respect to any existing series of Preferred Stock but
subject to the Preferred Stock Designation creating such series, (i) increase the number of shares
of Preferred Stock designated for such series by a resolution adding to such series authorized and
unissued shares of Preferred Stock not designated for any other series and (ii) decrease the number
of shares of Preferred Stock designated for such series by a resolution subtracting from such
series shares of Preferred Stock designated for such series (but not below the number of shares of
such series then outstanding), and the shares so subtracted shall become authorized, unissued and
undesignated shares of Preferred Stock.
(c) No vote of the holders of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided in a Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of Preferred Stock, be a
prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock authorized by and
complying with the conditions of this Certificate of Incorporation. Shares of any series of
Preferred Stock that have been authorized for issuance pursuant to this Certificate of
Incorporation and that have been issued and reacquired in any manner by the Corporation (including
upon conversion or exchange thereof) shall be restored to the status of authorized and unissued
shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be
created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors and a Preferred Stock Designation as
set forth above.
Section 4.03. Common Stock. (a) The holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be
entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of the common stockholders of the Corporation
and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of the Common Stock held.
(b) Subject to the prior rights and preferences (if any) applicable to shares of Preferred
Stock of any series, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such
dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise) as may be declared thereon by the Board of
Directors at any time and from time to time out of any funds of the Corporation legally available
therefor.
(c) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the
Corporation and subject to the preferential or other rights (if any) of the holders of shares of
the Preferred Stock in respect thereof, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled
to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its
stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of the Common Stock held by them. For
purposes of this paragraph (c), a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation shall
not be deemed to be occasioned by or to include (i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation
with or into another corporation or other entity or (ii) a sale, lease, exchange or conveyance of
all or a part of the assets of the Corporation.
Section 4.04. Stock Options, Warrants, etc. Unless otherwise expressly prohibited in
the Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall have
authority to create and issue warrants, rights and options entitling the holders thereof to
purchase from the Corporation shares of the Corporations capital stock of any class or series or
other securities of the Corporation for such consideration and to such persons, firms or
corporations as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may determine, setting aside from
the authorized but unissued capital stock of the Corporation the requisite number of shares for
issuance upon the exercise of such warrants, rights or options. Such warrants, rights and options
shall be evidenced by one or more instruments approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors shall be empowered to set the exercise price, duration, time for exercise and other terms
of such warrants, rights or options; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for
any shares of capital stock subject thereto shall not be less than the par value thereof.
ARTICLE V
Directors
Section 5.01. Number and Term. The number of directors of the Corporation shall from
time to time be fixed exclusively by the Board of Directors in accordance with, and subject to the
limitations set forth in, the bylaws of the Corporation (the Bylaws); provided, however,
that the Board of Directors shall at all times consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of
twelve members, subject, however, to increases above twelve members as may be required in order to
permit the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to exercise their right (if any) to elect
additional directors under specified circumstances. No decrease in the number of directors shall
have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Anything in this
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws to the contrary notwithstanding, each director shall
hold office until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or
removal.
Section 5.02. Limitation of Personal Liability. (a) No person who is or was a
director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any
breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
(b) If the DGCL is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or
eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the personal liability of the directors to
the Corporation or its stockholders shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted
by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.
Section 5.03. Classification. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three
classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively, all as nearly equal in number
as possible, with each director then in office receiving the classification to be determined with
respect to such director by the Board of Directors. The initial term of office of Class I
directors shall expire at the annual meeting of the Corporations stockholders in 2001. The
initial term of office of Class II directors shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in
2002. The initial term of office of Class III directors shall expire at the annual meeting of
stockholders in 2003. Each director elected at an annual meeting of stockholders to succeed a
director whose term is then expiring shall hold office until the third annual meeting of
stockholders after his election or until his successor is elected and qualified or until his
earlier death, resignation or removal. Increases and decreases in the number of directors shall be
apportioned among the classes of directors so that all classes will be as nearly equal in number as
possible. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Corporations Board of Directors
shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 5.04. Nomination and Election. (a) Nominations of persons for election or
reelection to the Board of Directors may be made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.
The Bylaws may set forth procedures for the nomination of persons for election or reelection to the
Board of Directors and only persons who are nominated in accordance with such procedures (if any)
shall be eligible for election or reelection as directors of the Corporation; provided, however,
that such procedures shall not infringe upon (i) the right of the Board of Directors to nominate
persons for election or reelection to the Board of Directors or (ii) the rights of the holders of
any class or series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect additional
directors under specified circumstances.
(b) Each director shall be elected in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, the
Bylaws and applicable law. Election of directors by the Corporations stockholders need not be by
written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
Section 5.05. Removal. No director of any class may be removed before the expiration
of his term of office except for cause and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not
less than a majority in voting power of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single
class. The Board of Directors may not remove any director, and no recommendation by the Board of
Directors that a director be removed may be made to the Corporations stockholders unless such
recommendation is set forth in a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
662/3% of the whole Board of Directors.
Section 5.06. Vacancies. (a) In case any vacancy shall occur on the Board of
Directors because of death, resignation or removal, such vacancy may be filled only by a majority
(or such higher percentage as may be specified in the Bylaws) of the directors remaining in office
(though less than a quorum), or by the sole remaining director. The director so appointed shall
serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor or until his successor is elected and qualified or
until his earlier death, resignation or removal. If there are no directors then in office, an
election of directors may be held in the manner provided by applicable law.
(b) Any newly-created directorship resulting from any increase in the number of directors may
be filled only by a majority (or such higher percentage as may be specified in the Bylaws) of the
directors then in office (though less than a quorum), or by the sole remaining director. The
director so appointed shall be assigned to such class of directors as such majority of directors or
the sole remaining director, as the case may be, shall determine; provided, however, that
newly-created directorships shall be apportioned among the classes of directors so that all classes
will be as nearly equal in number as possible. Each director so appointed shall hold office for
the remaining term of the class to which he is assigned or until his successor is elected and
qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
(c) Except as expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or as otherwise provided
by applicable law, stockholders of the Corporation shall not have the right to fill vacancies on
the Board of Directors, including newly-created directorships.
Section 5.07. Subject to Rights of Holders of Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Article V, if the Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of
Preferred Stock entitles the holders of such Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series,
to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, then all provisions of such Preferred
Stock Designation relating to the nomination, election, term of office, removal, filling of
vacancies and other features of such directorships shall, as to such directorships, govern and
control over any conflicting provisions of this Article V, and such directors so elected need not
be divided into classes pursuant to this Article V unless expressly provided by the provisions of
such Preferred Stock Designation.
ARTICLE VI
Amendment of Bylaws
The Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, alter, amend or repeal
the Bylaws. Stockholders of the Corporation shall have the power to alter, amend, expand or repeal
the Bylaws but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66-2/3% in voting power
of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally at an
election of directors, voting together as a single class.
ARTICLE VII
Actions and Meetings of Stockholders
Section 7.01. No Action by Written Consent. No action shall be taken by the
stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders.
Stockholders of the Corporation may not act by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
Section 7.02. Meetings. (a) Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation (whether
annual or special) may only be called by the Board of Directors or by such officer or officers of
the Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time authorize to call meetings of the
stockholders of the Corporation. Stockholders of the Corporation shall not be entitled to call any
meeting of stockholders or to require the Board of Directors or any officer or officers of the
Corporation to call a meeting of stockholders except as otherwise expressly provided in the Bylaws
or in the Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of Preferred Stock.
(b) Stockholders of the Corporation shall not be entitled to propose business for
consideration at any meeting of stockholders except as otherwise expressly provided in the Bylaws
or in the Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of Preferred Stock.
(c) Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the
purposes stated in the notice or waivers of notice of such meeting. The person presiding at a
meeting of stockholders may determine whether business has been properly brought before the meeting
and, if the facts so warrant, such person may refuse to transact any business at such meeting which
has not been properly brought before such meeting.
Section 7.03. Appoint and Remove Officers, etc. The stockholders of the Corporation
shall have no right or power to appoint or remove officers of the Corporation nor to abrogate the
power of the Board of Directors to elect and remove officers of the Corporation. The stockholders
of the Corporation shall have no power to appoint or remove directors as members of committees of
the Board of Directors nor to abrogate the power of the Board of Directors to establish one or more
such committees or the power of any such committee to exercise the powers and authority of the
Board of Directors.
Section 7.04. Compromises and Arrangements. Whenever a compromise or arrangement is
proposed between this corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within
the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this corporation or of any
creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for
this corporation under § 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in
dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this corporation under § 279 of Title 8
of the Delaware code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the
stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in
such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three fourths in value
of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization
of this corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or
arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said
application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the
stockholders or class of stockholders, of this corporation, as the case may be, and also on this
corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and
pursuant to the Bylaws, each person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, and may
indemnify each employee and agent of the Corporation and all other persons whom the Corporation is
authorized to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL.
ARTICLE IX
Election to be Governed by Section 203 of the DGCL
The Corporation hereby elects to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL; provided, however,
that the provisions of this Article IX shall not apply to restrict a business combination between
the Corporation and an interested stockholder (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) of the
Corporation if either (i) such business combination was approved by the Board of Directors prior to
the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder or (ii) such stockholder became an
interested stockholder as a result of, and at or prior to the effective time of, a transaction
which was approved by the Board of Directors prior to the time that such stockholder became an
interested stockholder.
ARTICLE X
Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provisions contained
in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by applicable law,
and all rights conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons by or pursuant to this
Certificate of Incorporation are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that
might otherwise permit a lesser or no vote, the provisions of this Article X and of Articles V, VI,
VII and VIII may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no provision inconsistent with any
such provision or imposing cumulative voting in the election of directors may be added to this
Certificate of Incorporation, unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders
of not less than 66-2/3% in voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally at an election of directors, voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that any amendment or repeal of Section 5.02 or Article VIII of this
Certificate of Incorporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing thereunder
in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment or repeal and, provided
further, that no Preferred Stock Designation shall be amended after the issuance of any shares of
the Series of Preferred Stock created thereby, except in accordance with the terms of such
Preferred Stock Designation and the requirements of applicable law.
ARTICLE XI
Voting Requirements Not Exclusive
The voting requirements contained in this Certificate of Incorporation shall be in addition to
the voting requirements imposed by law or by the Preferred Stock Designation creating any series of
Preferred Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed for and on
behalf and in the name of the Corporation by its officers thereunto duly authorized on April 5,
2000.
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LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED
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By: |
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Arthur T. Sands |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Attest:
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Jeffrey L. Wade |
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Secretary |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Arthur T. Sands, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared; |
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designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; |
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and |
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions): |
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. |
Date: May 10, 2007
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/s/ Arthur T. Sands
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Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Julia P. Gregory, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report; |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared; |
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designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; |
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and |
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions): |
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting. |
Date: May 10, 2007
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/s/ Julia P. Gregory
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Julia P. Gregory |
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Executive Vice President
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted), Arthur
T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexicon), and
Julia P. Gregory, Chief Financial Officer of Lexicon, each hereby certify that:
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Lexicons Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007,
and to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (the Periodic Report),
fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and |
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The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Lexicon. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands hereto as of the 10th day
of May, 2007.
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/s/ Arthur T. Sands
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Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Julia P. Gregory
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Julia P. Gregory |
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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