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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-Q

[Mark One]

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2023

☐	TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File

No. 001-33057

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		76-0837053
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

355 Alhambra Circle Suite 801 Coral Gables, Florida		33134
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305)

420-3200

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


Title of Each Class	Ticker Symbol	Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CPRX	NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by checkmark 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 report(s), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90

days.

Yes

☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T

during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such

files).

Yes

☒ No ☐

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

non-accelerated

filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No

☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date 106,611,456 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding as of

November 6, 2023.

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	Consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022	3
	Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	5
	Consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	7
	Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements	8
Item 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	33
Item 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK	46
Item 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	46

	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	47
Item 1A.	RISK FACTORS	47
Item 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	47
Item 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	48
Item 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE	48
Item 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	48
Item 6.	EXHIBITS	48
SIGNATURES		49

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	120,971	$	298,395
Accounts receivable, net		48,049		10,439
Inventory		9,035		6,805
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		13,962		5,167

Total current assets		192,017		320,806
Operating lease right-of-use asset		2,575		2,770
Property and equipment, net		1,186		847
License and acquired intangibles, net		167,108		32,471
Deferred tax assets, net		37,428		18,736
Investment in equity securities		12,897		—

Total assets	$	413,211	$	375,630

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,598	$	3,975
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		53,208		53,613

Total current liabilities		57,806		57,588
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		3,282		3,557
Other non-current liabilities		3,575		14,064

Total liabilities		64,663		75,209
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized: none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 106,605,007 shares and 105,263,031 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		107		105
Additional paid-in capital		261,998		250,430
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		86,428		49,862
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 4)		15		24

Total stockholders’ equity		348,548		300,421

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	413,211	$	375,630

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022		2023			2022
Revenues:
Product revenue, net	$	102,617		$	57,173	$	287,398		$	153,255
License and other revenue		71			71		238			191

Total revenues		102,688			57,244		287,636			153,446

Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (a)		14,167			9,665		36,158			23,198
Research and development		83,662			8,310		91,178			15,696
Selling, general and administrative (a)		33,560			13,649		91,674			42,997
Amortization of intangible assets		8,487			518		23,506			518

Total operating costs and expenses		139,876			32,142		242,516			82,409

Operating income (loss)		(37,188	)		25,102		45,120			71,037
Other income (expense), net		(833	)		905		2,684			674

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(38,021	)		26,007		47,804			71,711
Income tax provision (benefit)		(7,257	)		3,259		11,238			14,103

Net income (loss)	$	(30,764	)	$	22,748	$	36,566		$	57,608

Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.29	)	$	0.22	$	0.34		$	0.56

Diluted	$	(0.29	)	$	0.20	$	0.32		$	0.52

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		106,568,137			103,318,572		106,133,077			102,967,280

Diluted		106,568,137			111,986,025		113,751,370			110,352,214



Net income (loss)	$	(30,764	)	$	22,748	$	36,566		$	57,608
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 4):
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $1, ($52), $3 and ($59), respectively		(4	)		162		(9	)		180

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(30,768	)	$	22,910	$	36,557		$	57,788

(a)	exclusive of amortization of intangible assets

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023

(in thousands)


	Preferred Stock		Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)			Total
	Preferred Stock		Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)			Total

Balance at December 31, 2022	$	—		105,263	$	105	$	250,430		$	49,862		$	24		$	300,421
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—		—		2,177			—			—			2,177
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		548		1		1,269			—			—			1,270
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—		—		715			—			—			715
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net		—		127		—		(477	)		—			—			(477	)
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—		—		—			—			(13	)		(13	)
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		—			29,568			—			29,568

Balance at March 31, 2023		—		105,938		106		254,114			79,430			11			333,661
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—		—		2,576			—			—			2,576
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		557		1		616			—			—			617
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—		—		722			—			—			722
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net		—		6		—		(52	)		—			—			(52	)
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—		—		—			—			8			8
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		—			37,762			—			37,762

Balance at June 30, 2023		—		106,501		107		257,976			117,192			19			375,294
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—		—		2,955			—			—			2,955
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		92		—		212			—			—			212
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—		—		855			—			—			855
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net		—		12		—		—			—			—			—
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—		—		—			—			(4	)		(4	)
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		—			(30,764	)		—			(30,764	)

Balance at September 30, 2023	$	—		106,605	$	107	$	261,998		$	86,428		$	15		$	348,548

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022

(in thousands)


	Preferred Stock		Common Stock					Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)			Total
	Preferred Stock		Shares			Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)			Total

Balance at December 31, 2021	$	—		102,993		$	103	$	233,186		$	(26,310	)	$	(148	)	$	206,831
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—			—		1,623			—			—			1,623
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		364			—		1,102			—			—			1,102
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—			—		280			—			—			280
Repurchase of common stock		—		(400	)		—		—			(2,551	)		—			(2,551	)
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—			—		—			—			(305	)		(305	)
Net income (loss)		—		—			—		—			13,241			—			13,241

Balance at March 31, 2022		—		102,957			103		236,191			(15,620	)		(453	)		220,221
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—			—		1,594			—			—			1,594
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		345			—		1,282			—			—			1,282
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—			—		429			—			—			429
Repurchase of common stock		—		(600	)		—		—			(4,356	)		—			(4,356	)
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, net		—		7			—		(20	)		—			—			(20	)
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—			—		—			—			323			323
Net income (loss)		—		—			—		—			21,619			—			21,619

Balance at June 30, 2022		—		102,709			103		239,476			1,643			(130	)		241,092
Issuance of stock options for services		—		—			—		1,621			—			—			1,621
Exercise of stock options for common stock		—		1,356			1		3,983			—			—			3,984
Amortization of restricted stock for services		—		—			—		434			—			—			434
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		—		—			—		—			—			162			162
Net income (loss)		—		—			—		—			22,748			—			22,748

Balance at September 30, 2022	$	—		104,065		$	104	$	245,514		$	24,391		$	32		$	270,041

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(in thousands)


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022

Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	36,566		$	57,608
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		232			106
Stock-based compensation		10,000			5,981
Amortization of intangible assets		23,506			518
Deferred taxes		(18,701	)		3,652
Accretion of discount		1,146			17
Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use asset		195			184
Realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities		—			762
Acquired research and development inventory expensed from asset acquisition		—			4,130
Acquired inventory samples expensed from asset acquisition		130			—
Acquired in-process research and development		79,288			—
Change in fair value of equity securities		568			—
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable, net		(37,610	)		(2,718	)
Inventory		1,870			738
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(7,219	)		575
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable		623			(239	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(2,390	)		4,885
Operating lease liability		(252	)		(229	)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		87,952			75,970

Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(138	)		(29	)
Payments in connection with asset acquisitions		(162,293	)		(10,000	)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities		—			19,238
Acquisition of in-process research and development		(79,288	)		—
Purchase of equity securities		(13,465	)		—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(255,184	)		9,209

Financing Activities:
Payment of employee withholding tax related to stock-based compensation		(529	)		(20	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,099			6,368
Repurchase of common stock		—			(6,907	)
Payment of liabilities arising from asset acquisition		(11,762	)		—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(10,192	)		(559	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(177,424	)		84,620
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period		298,395			171,445

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period	$	120,971		$	256,065

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	41,663		$	6,344
Cash paid for interest	$	650		$	—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Liabilities arising from asset acquisition	$	1,915		$	27,699

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.	Organization and Description of Business.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiary (collectively, the Company) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on

in-licensing,

developing, and commercializing novel high-quality medicines for patients living with rare diseases and diseases that are difficult to treat. With exceptional patient focus, the Company is committed to developing and commercializing innovative

first-in-class

medicines that address rare neurological and epileptic diseases.

The Company’s New Drug Application for FIRDAPSE

(amifampridine) Tablets 10 mg for the treatment of adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) was approved in 2018 by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and FIRDAPSE

is commercially available in the United States as a treatment for adults with LEMS. Further, Canada’s national healthcare regulatory agency, Health Canada, approved the use of FIRDAPSE

for the treatment of adult patients in Canada with LEMS in 2020 and FIRDAPSE

is commercially available in Canada for the treatment of patients with LEMS through a license and supply agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals. Finally, in the third quarter of 2022, the FDA approved the Company’s sNDA approving an expansion of the FIRDAPSE

label to include pediatric patients (ages six and older).

On December 17, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai) for the acquisition of the United States rights to FYCOMPA

(perampanel) CIII, a prescription medication used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat focal onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged four and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older. The Company closed the acquisition of FYCOMPA

on January 24, 2023 and the Company is marketing FYCOMPA

in the United States.

In July 2023, the Company completed its acquisition from Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holdings (Santhera) of an exclusive license for North America for vamorolone, a potential treatment for patients suffering with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The license is for exclusive commercial rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as the right of first negotiation in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities. Additionally, the Company will hold North American rights for any future approved indications of vamorolone. Vamorolone has previously received FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations. Subsequent to quarter end, on October 26, 2023, AGAMREE

(vamorolone) was approved by the FDA for commercialization in the U.S. See Note 17 (Subsequent Events).

Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets, raising capital, and selling its products. The Company incurred operating losses in each period from inception and started reporting operating income during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company has been able to fund its cash needs to date through offerings of its securities and from revenues from sales of its products. See Note 15 (Stockholders’ Equity).

Capital Resources

Based on forecasts of available cash, the Company believes that it has sufficient resources to support the currently anticipated operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.

The Company may raise funds in the future through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations, governmental research grants or other means. The Company may also seek to raise new capital to fund additional business development activities, even if it has sufficient funds for its planned operations. Any sale by the Company of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to the Company’s current stockholders. There can be no assurance that any required additional funding will be available to the Company at all or available on terms acceptable to the Company. Further, to the extent that the Company raises additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to the Company’s drug candidates or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. If the Company is not able to secure additional funding when needed, the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more research and development programs, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Risks and Uncertainties

There are numerous aspects of the coronavirus

(COVID-19)

pandemic that have adversely affected the Company’s business since the beginning of the pandemic. The Company closely monitors the impact of the pandemic on all aspects of its business and takes steps, wherever possible, to lessen those impacts. However, the Company is unable to predict the impact that the coronavirus pandemic will have on its business in future periods.

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2.	Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for reporting of interim financial information. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 included in this Form

10-Q

was derived from the audited financial statements and does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented. Accordingly, these consolidated statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the 2022 Annual Report on

Form 10-K

filed by the Company with the SEC. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or for the full 2023 fiscal year.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION.

The consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Ltd. (Catalyst Ireland). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Catalyst Ireland was organized in 2017.

USE OF ESTIMATES.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments, purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist mainly of money market funds and U.S. Treasuries. The Company has substantially all its cash and cash equivalents deposited with one financial institution. These amounts exceed federally insured limits.

INVESTMENTS.

The Company invests in high credit-quality instruments in order to obtain higher yields on its cash available for investments. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, investments consisted of U.S. Treasuries. Such investments are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The U.S. Treasuries held at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are classified as

available-for-sale

securities. The Company classifies U.S. Treasuries with stated maturities of greater than three months and less than one year in short-term investments. U.S. Treasuries with stated maturities greater than one year are classified as

non-current

investments in its consolidated balance sheets.

There are no short-term investments as of September 30, 2023 and

December 31, 2022.

The Company records

available-for-sale

securities at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in stockholders’ equity). Realized gains and losses are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold. Interest income is recognized when earned and is included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company recognizes a charge when the declines in the fair value below the amortized cost basis of its

available-for-sale

securities are judged to be as a result of a credit loss. The Company considers various factors in determining whether to recognize an allowance for credit losses including whether the Company intends to sell the security or whether it is more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis. If the unrealized loss of an

available-for-sale

debt security is determined to be a result of a credit loss the Company would recognize an allowance and the corresponding credit loss would be included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company has not recorded an allowance for credit loss on its

available-for-sale

securities. See Note 3 (Investments).

The Company has made a strategic

non-current

investment in Santhera. See Note 13 (Agreements). The Company records these types of investments as equity method investments or as equity securities based on the percentage of ownership and whether the Company has a significant influence over the operations of the investee. For investments classified as equity securities, the Company records changes in fair value as other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based on the closing price per share at the end of each reporting period, unless the equity security does not have a readily determinable fair value. Investments that are considered equity securities as of September 30, 2023 are carried at fair value. There were no investments in equity securities as of December 31, 2022.

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2.	Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (continued).

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET.

Accounts receivable is recorded net of customer allowance for distribution fees, trade discounts, prompt payment discounts, chargebacks and expected credit losses. Allowances for distribution fees, trade discounts, prompt payment discounts and chargebacks are based on contractual terms. The Company estimates the allowance for expected credit losses based on existing contractual payment terms, actual payment patterns of its customers, current and future economic and market conditions and individual customer circumstances. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company determined that an allowance for expected credit losses was not required. No accounts were written off during the periods presented.

INVENTORY

. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories consist of raw materials,

work-in-process

and finished goods. Costs to be capitalized as inventories primarily include third party manufacturing costs and other overhead costs. Cost is determined using a standard cost method, which approximates actual cost, and assumes a

first-in,

first out (FIFO) flow of goods. If information becomes available that suggests that inventories may not be realizable, the Company may be required to expense a portion or all of the previously capitalized inventories.

Products that have been approved by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, such as FIRDAPSE

and FYCOMPA

, are also used in clinical programs to assess the safety and efficacy of the products for usage in treating diseases that have not been approved by the FDA or other regulatory authorities. The forms of FIRDAPSE

and FYCOMPA

utilized for both commercial and clinical programs is identical and, as a result, the inventory has an “alternative future use” as defined in authoritative guidance. Raw materials associated with clinical development programs are included in inventory and charged to research and development expense when the product enters the research and development process and no longer can be used for commercial purposes and, therefore, does not have an “alternative future use”.

The Company evaluates for potential excess inventory by analyzing current and future product demand relative to the remaining product shelf life. The Company builds demand forecasts by considering factors such as, but not limited to, overall market potential, market share, market acceptance, and patient usage.

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist primarily of prepaid manufacturing, prepaid tax, prepaid insurance, prepaid subscription fees, prepaid research fees, prepaid commercialization expenses, prepaid

co-pay

assistance program, amounts due from collaborative and license arrangements and prepaid conference and travel expenses. Prepaid research fees consist of advances for the Company’s product development activities, including contracts for

pre-clinical

studies, clinical trials and studies, regulatory affairs and consulting. Prepaid manufacturing consists of advances for the Company’s drug manufacturing activities. Such advances are recorded as expense as the related goods are received or the related services are performed.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT,

NET.

Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated to amortize the depreciable assets over their useful lives using the straight-line method and commences when the asset is placed in service. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease or the estimated life of the improvement, whichever is shorter. Useful lives generally range from three to five years for computer equipment and software, from five to seven years for furniture and equipment, and from five to ten years for leasehold improvements. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expenses as incurred.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS

. The Company evaluates acquisitions of assets and other similar transactions to assess whether or not the transaction should be accounted for as a business combination or asset acquisition by first applying a screen to determine if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. If the screen is met, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition. If the screen is not met, further determination is required as to whether or not the Company has acquired inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs, which would meet the requirements of a business. If determined to be an asset acquisition, the Company accounts for the transaction under ASC

805-50,

which requires the acquiring entity in an asset acquisition to recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the cost to the acquiring entity on a relative fair value basis, which includes transaction costs in addition to consideration given. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition and any excess consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired is allocated to the identifiable assets based on relative fair values. Contingent consideration payments in asset acquisitions are recognized when the contingency is resolved and the consideration is paid or becomes payable.

Refer to Notes 12 (Commitments and Contingencies) and 13 (Agreements) for further discussion on the Company’s exclusive license agreement with Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc (Jacobus), for the rights to develop and commercialize RUZURGI

in the United States and Mexico, which the Company accounted for as an asset acquisition under

ASC 805-50.

Refer to Note 13 (Agreements) for further discussion on the Company’s acquisitions of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA

from Eisai Co., Ltd, and on the exclusive license for North America acquired from Santhera for vamorolone, both of which the Company accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC

805-50.

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET.

Identifiable intangible assets with a finite life are comprised of licensed rights and other acquired intangible assets and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective estimated useful life.

The Company reviews intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment exist, an impairment test is performed to assess the recoverability of the affected assets by determining whether the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the affected assets are deemed not recoverable, the Company would estimate the fair value of the assets and record an impairment loss.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other liabilities. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of these instruments approximated their carrying value.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS.

Current Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) fair value guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, current FASB guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions that it believes market participants would use in pricing assets or liabilities (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity.

In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using (in thousands)
	Balances as of September 30, 2023		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	15,606	$	15,606	$	—	$	—

U.S. Treasuries	$	85,666	$	85,666	$	—	$	—

Investment in equity securities:
Equity securities	$	12,897	$	12,897	$	—	$	—


	Balances as of December 31, 2022		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	168,853	$	168,853	$	—	$	—

U.S. Treasuries	$	105,442	$	105,442	$	—	$	—

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OPERATING LEASES.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease

right-of-use

(ROU) assets, other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As the Company’s lease does not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company’s lease term includes options to extend or terminate the lease, however, these options are not considered in the lease term as the Company is not reasonably certain that it will exercise these options. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has a lease agreement with lease and

non-lease

components, which are accounted for separately.

SHARE REPURCHASES.

In March 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $40 million of the Company’s common stock.

The Company accounts for share repurchases by charging the excess of the repurchase price over the repurchased common stock’s par value entirely to retained earnings. All repurchased shares are retired and become authorized but unissued shares. The Company accrues for the shares purchased under the share repurchase plan based on the trade date. The Company may terminate or modify its share repurchase program at any time.

REVENUE RECOGNITION.

Product Revenues:

To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations by assessing whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. For a complete discussion of accounting for product revenue, see Product Revenue, Net below.

The Company also may generate revenues from payments received under collaborative and license agreements. Collaborative and license agreement payments may include nonrefundable fees at the inception of the agreements, contingent payments for specific achievements designated in the agreements, and/or net profit-sharing payments on sales of products resulting from the collaborative and license arrangements. For a complete discussion of accounting for collaborative and licensing arrangements, see Revenues from Collaboration and Licensing Arrangements below.

The Company recognizes revenue when its customer for FIRDAPSE

and its customers for FYCOMPA

obtain title of the promised goods, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for these goods. For FIRDAPSE

, subsequent to receiving FDA approval, the Company entered into an arrangement with one distributor (the Customer), which is the exclusive distributor of FIRDAPSE

in the United States. The Customer subsequently resells FIRDAPSE

to a small group of exclusive specialty pharmacies (SPs) whose dispensing activities for patients with specific payors may result in government-mandated or privately negotiated rebate obligations for the Company with respect to the purchase of FIRDAPSE

. The Company sells FYCOMPA

, through a Transition Service Agreement with Eisai, directly to major wholesalers, specialty pharmaceutical distributors, managed care organizations, and government agencies. FYCOMPA

customer contracts generally consist of both a master agreement, which is signed by the Company and its customer, and a customer submitted purchase order, which is governed by the terms and conditions of the master agreement. These customers purchase FYCOMPA

product, through the Transition Service Agreement, by direct channel sales from the Company or by indirect channel sales through various distribution channels.

Product Revenue, Net:

The Company sells FIRDAPSE

to the Customer (its exclusive distributor) who subsequently resells FIRDAPSE

to both a small group of SPs who have exclusive contracts with the Company to distribute the Company’s products to patients and potentially to medical centers or hospitals on an emergency basis. The Company sells FYCOMPA

, through the Transition Service Agreement, directly to customers subject to both master agreements and purchase orders. In addition to the distribution agreement with its Customer and FYCOMPA

customer contracts, the Company enters into arrangements with health care providers and payors that provide for government-mandated and/or privately negotiated rebates, chargebacks, and discounts with respect to the purchase of the Company’s products.

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The

Company recognizes revenue on product sales when the Customer obtains control of the Company’s product, which occurs at a point in time (upon delivery or upon dispense to patient). Product revenue is recorded net of applicable reserves for variable consideration, including discounts and allowances. The Company’s payment terms range between 15 and 30 days.

Shipping and handling costs for product shipments occur prior to the customer obtaining control of the goods and are recorded in cost of sales.

If taxes should be collected from the Customer relating to product sales and remitted to governmental authorities, they will be excluded from revenue. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that the Company would have recognized is one year or less. However, no such costs were incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, substantially all of the Company’s product revenues were from sales to customers in the United States.

The following table summarizes the Company’s net product revenue disaggregated by product (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
FIRDAPSE ®	$	66,224	$	57,173	$	188,648	$	153,255
FYCOMPA ®		36,393		—		98,750		—

Total product revenue, net	$	102,617	$	57,173	$	287,398	$	153,255

Reserves for Variable Consideration:

Revenue from product sales is recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established. Components of variable consideration include trade discounts and allowances, prompt payment discounts, product returns, provider chargebacks and discounts, government rebates, and other incentives, such as voluntary patient assistance, and other allowances that are offered within contracts between the Company and its Customer, its FYCOMPA

customers, payors, and other indirect customers relating to the Company’s sale of its products. These reserves, as detailed below, are based on the amounts earned, or to be claimed on the related sales, and are classified as reductions of accounts receivable (if the amount is payable to the Customer or its FYCOMPA

customers) or a current liability (if the amount is payable to a party other than the Customer or FYCOMPA

customers).

These estimates take into consideration a range of possible outcomes which are probability-weighted in accordance with the expected value method in Topic 606 for relevant factors such as current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data, and forecasted Customer buying and payment patterns. Overall, these reserves reflect the Company’s best estimates of the amount of consideration to which it is entitled based on the terms of the respective underlying contracts.

The amount of variable consideration which is included in the transaction price may be constrained and is included in the net sales price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized under the contract will not occur in a future period. The Company’s analyses also contemplates application of the constraint in accordance with the guidance, under which it determined a material reversal of revenue would not occur in a future period for the estimates detailed below as of September 30, 2023 and, therefore, the transaction price was not reduced further during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Actual amounts of consideration ultimately received may differ from the Company’s estimates. If actual results in the future vary from the Company’s estimates, the Company will adjust these estimates, which would affect net product revenue and earnings in the period such variances become known.

Trade Discounts, Allowances and Wholesaler Fees:

The Company provides its Customer and its FYCOMPA

customers with a discount that is explicitly stated in its contract and is recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. In addition, the Company receives sales order management, transactional data and distribution services from the Customer. To the extent the services received are distinct from the sale of FIRDAPSE

to its Customer and the sale of FYCOMPA

to its customers, these payments are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). However, if the Company has determined such services received are not distinct from the Company’s sale of products to the Customer or to its FYCOMPA

customers, these payments have been recorded as a reduction of revenue within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) through September 30, 2023 and 2022, as well as a reduction to accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Prompt Payment Discounts:

The Company provides its Customer and FYCOMPA

customers with prompt payment discounts which may result in adjustments to the price that is invoiced for the product transferred, in the case that payments are made within a defined period. The prompt payment discount reserve is based on actual invoice sales and contractual discount rates. Reserves for prompt payment discounts are included in accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets.

Funded

Co-pay

Assistance Program:

The Company contracts with a third-party to manage the

co-pay

assistance program intended to provide financial assistance to qualified commercially-insured patients. The calculation of the accrual for

co-pay

assistance is based on an estimate of claims and the cost per claim that the Company expects to receive associated with its products, that have been recognized as revenue, but remains in the distribution channel at the end of each reporting period. These payments are considered payable to the third-party vendor and the related reserve is recorded in the same period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of product revenue and the establishment of a current liability which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Product Returns:

Consistent with industry practice, the Company offers the SPs, the Customer, and its FYCOMPA

customers limited product return rights for damaged and expiring product, provided it is within a specified period around the product expiration date as set forth in the applicable individual distribution or master agreement. The Company estimates the amount of its product sales that may be returned by its Customer or its FYCOMPA

customers and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company currently estimates product return liabilities using available industry data and its own sales information, including its visibility into the inventory remaining in the distribution channel. These payments are considered payable to the third-party vendor and the related reserve is recorded in the same period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of product revenue and the establishment of a current liability which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has an insignificant amount of returns to date and believes that returns of its products will continue to be minimal.

Provider Chargebacks and Discounts:

Chargebacks for fees and discounts to providers represent the estimated obligations resulting from contractual commitments to sell products to qualified healthcare providers at prices lower than the list prices charged to the Customer, who directly purchases the product from the Company. The Customer charges the Company for the difference between what they paid for the product and the ultimate selling price to the qualified healthcare providers. The Company also participates in programs with government entities and other parties, including covered entities under the 340B Drug Pricing Program, whereby pricing on FYCOMPA

is extended below wholesaler list price to participating entities (the FYCOMPA

Participants). These entities purchase FYCOMPA

through wholesalers at the lower program price and the wholesalers then charge the Company the difference between their acquisition cost and the lower program price.

These reserves are established in the same period that the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of product revenue, net and accounts receivable, net. Chargeback amounts are generally determined at the time of resale to the qualified healthcare provider by the Customer or at the time of a resale to a FYCOMPA

Participant by a wholesaler, and the Company generally issues credits for such amounts within a few weeks of the Customer’s or wholesalers’ notification to the Company of the resale. Reserves for chargebacks consist primarily of chargebacks that the Customer or wholesalers have claimed, but for which the Company has not yet issued a credit.

Government Rebates:

The Company is subject to discount obligations under state Medicaid, Medicare and other government programs. These reserves are recorded in the same period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of product revenue and the establishment of a current liability, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. For Medicare, the Company also estimates the number of patients in the prescription drug coverage gap for whom the Company will owe an additional liability under the Medicare Part D program.

The Company’s liability for these rebates consists of invoices received for claims from prior quarters that have not been paid or for which an invoice has not yet been received, estimates of claims for the current quarter, and estimated future claims that will be made for product that has been recognized as revenue, but which remains in the distribution channel inventories at the end of each reporting period.

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Bridge and Patient Assistance Programs:

The Company provides FIRDAPSE

free of charge to uninsured patients who satisfy

pre-established

criteria for either the Bridge Program or the Patient Assistance Program. Patients who meet the Bridge Program eligibility criteria and are transitioning from investigational product while they are waiting for a coverage determination, or later, for patients whose access is threatened by the complications arising from a change of insurer may receive a temporary supply of free FIRDAPSE

while the Company is determining the patient’s third-party insurance, prescription drug benefit or other third-party coverage for FIRDAPSE

. The Patient Assistance Program provides FIRDAPSE

or FYCOMPA

free of charge for longer periods of time for those who are uninsured or functionally uninsured with respect to FIRDAPSE

or FYCOMPA

because they are unable to obtain coverage from their payor despite having health insurance, to the extent allowed by applicable law.

The Company provides FYCOMPA

free of charge to uninsured patients who satisfy

pre-established

criteria through a Patient Assistance Program. In addition, Catalyst provides programs to assist patients through the process for obtaining reimbursement approval for their FYCOMPA

prescriptions from their insurers. Catalyst also provides support for patients using FYCOMPA

through an Instant Savings Card Program.

The Company does not recognize any revenue related to these free products and the associated costs are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Revenues from Collaboration and Licensing Arrangements:

The Company analyzes license and collaboration arrangements pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangement Guidance and Consideration (Topic 808), to assess whether such arrangements, or transactions between arrangement participants, involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities or are more akin to a vendor-customer relationship. In making this evaluation, the Company considers whether the activities of the collaboration are considered to be distinct and deemed to be within the scope of the collaborative arrangement guidance or if they are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and, therefore, within the scope of Topic 606. This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement.

For elements of collaboration arrangements that are not accounted for pursuant to guidance in Topic 606, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently, generally by analogy to the revenue from contracts with customers guidance.

The Company evaluates the performance obligations promised in the contract that are based on goods and services that will be transferred to the customer and determines whether those obligations are both (i) capable of being distinct and (ii) distinct in the context of the contract. Goods or services that meet these criteria are considered distinct performance obligations. The Company estimates the transaction price based on the amount expected to be received for transferring the promised goods or services in the contract. The consideration may include fixed consideration or variable consideration.

The agreements provide for milestone payments upon achievement of development and regulatory events. The Company accounts for milestone payments as variable consideration in accordance with Topic 606. At the inception of each arrangement that includes variable consideration, the Company evaluates the amount of potential transaction price and the likelihood that the transaction price will be received. The Company utilizes either the most likely amount method or expected value method to estimate the amount expected to be received based on which method best predicts the amount expected to be received. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price may be constrained and is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in a future period. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at a customer’s discretion are generally considered options. The Company assesses if these options provide a material right to the customer and, if so, these options are considered performance obligations.

After contract inception, the transaction price is reassessed at every period end and updated for changes such as resolution of uncertain events. Any change in the overall transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations based on the same methodology used at contract inception.

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The

Company recognizes sales-based royalties or net profit-sharing when the later of (a) the subsequent sale occurs, or (b) the performance obligation to which the sales-based royalty or net profit-sharing has been allocated has been satisfied.

Payments to and from the collaborator are presented in the statement of operations based on the nature of the Company’s business operations, the nature of the arrangement, including the contractual terms, and the nature of the payments.

Refer to Note 11 (Collaborative and Licensing Arrangements), for further discussion on the C

pany’s collaborative and licensing arrangements.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Costs incurred in connection with research and development activities are expensed as incurred. These costs consist of direct and indirect costs associated with specific projects, as well as fees paid to various entities that perform research related services for the Company.

ADVERTISING EXPENSE.

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The company incurred approximately $1.7 million and $5.4 million in advertising costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $1.0 million and $2.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

The Company recognizes expense in the consolidated statements of operations

and comprehensive income (loss)

for the grant date fair value of all stock-based payments to employees, directors and consultants, including grants of stock options and other share-based awards. For stock options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model, the single-option award approach, and the straight-line attribution method. Using this approach, compensation cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of each respective stock option, generally one to three years. Forfeitures are recognized as a reduction of stock-based compensation expense as they occur.

CONCENTRATION OF RISK.

The financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk are cash equivalents (i.e., money market funds), investments and accounts receivable, net. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high-credit quality financial institutions. These amounts at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses in these accounts.

The Company sells its product, FIRDAPSE

, in the United States through an exclusive distributor (its Customer) to SPs. Therefore, its distributor and SPs account for principally all of its trade receivables and net product revenues. The creditworthiness of its Customer is continuously monitored, and the Company has internal policies regarding customer credit limits. The Company estimates an allowance for expected credit loss primarily based on the credit worthiness of its Customer, historical payment patterns, aging of receivable balances and general economic conditions.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had two products, which makes it difficult to evaluate its current business, predict its future prospects, and forecast financial performance and growth. The Company had invested a significant portion of its efforts and financial resources in the development and commercialization of its lead product, FIRDAPSE

. The Company expects FIRDAPSE

and the recently acquired product FYCOMPA

to constitute virtually all of the Company’s product revenue through the end of 2023.

The Company relies exclusively on third parties to formulate and manufacture FIRDAPSE

, FYCOMPA

and any future drug candidates. The commercialization of FIRDAPSE

, FYCOMPA

, and any other drug candidates, if approved, could be stopped, delayed or made less profitable if those third parties fail to provide sufficient quantities of product or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices. The Company does not intend to establish its own manufacturing facilities. The Company is using the same third-party contractors to manufacture, supply, store and distribute drug supplies for clinical trials and for the commercialization of FIRDAPSE

. It also relies on Eisai as its sole source of supply for FYCOMPA

. If the Company is unable to continue its relationships with one or more of these third-party contractors, it could experience delays in the development or commercialization efforts as it locates and qualifies new manufacturers. The Company intends to rely on one or more third-party contractors to manufacture the commercial supply of its drugs.

ROYALTIES.

Royalties incurred in connection with the Company’s license agreement for FIRDAPSE

, as disclosed in Note 13 (Agreements), are expensed to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized.

Royalties incurred in connection with the Company’s license agreement for RUZURGI

, as disclosed in Note 13 (Agreements), are expensed to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized for any royalties in excess of the minimum annual royalty payment from July 11, 2022 (the Effective Date) through 2025. The minimum royalty payment that exists annually for calendar years from the Effective Date through 2025 of

$3 million are included in the purchase price of the agreement.

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INCOME TAXES.

The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the

more-likely-than-not

threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. The Company is not subject to U.S. federal, state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2019. If the Company were to subsequently record an unrecognized tax benefit, associated penalties and tax related interest expense would be reported as a component of income tax expense.

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS).

U.S. GAAP requires that all components of comprehensive income (loss) be reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is net income (loss), plus certain other items that are recorded directly into stockholders’ equity. The Company’s comprehensive income (loss) is shown on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and is comprised of net unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s

available-for-sale

securities.

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE.

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. With regard to common stock subject to vesting requirements, the calculation includes only the vested portion of such stock and units.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, increased by the assumed conversion of other potentially dilutive securities during the period.

The following table reconciles basic and diluted weighted average common shares:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		106,568,137		103,318,572		106,133,077		102,967,280
Effect of dilutive securities		—		8,667,453		7,618,293		7,384,934

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		106,568,137		111,986,025		113,751,370		110,352,214

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, approximately

12.1

million shares of outstanding common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common share because a net loss was reported and therefore their effect was anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive options to purchase common stock for the three months ending September 30, 2023, had exercise prices ranging from $1.13 to $19.02. Outstanding

common stock equivalents totaling approximately 2.0 million were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as their effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, approximately 12 thousand and 1.7 million shares, respectively, of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

SEGMENT INFORMATION.

Management has determined that the Company operates in one reportable segment, which is the development and commercialization of drug products.

RECLASSIFICATIONS.

Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

aa.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

The Company did not adopt any accounting standards during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

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3.	Investments.

Available-for-sale

investments by security type were as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Amortized Cost
At September 30, 2023:
U.S. Treasuries—Cash equivalents	$	85,666	$	20	$	—	$	85,646

Total	$	85,666	$	20	$	—	$	85,646

At December 31, 2022:
U.S. Treasuries—Cash equivalents	$	105,442	$	32	$	—	$	105,410

Total	$	105,442	$	32	$	—	$	105,410

There were no realized gains or losses from

available-for-sale

securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. There were realized losses from sale of

available-for-sale

securities of $129 thousand and $762 thousand, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The estimated fair values of

available-for-sale

securities at September 30, 2023, by contractual maturity, are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023

Due in one year or less	$	85,666

Net gains and losses on equity securities were as follows (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023			2022		2023			2022
Equity securities:
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities	$	(568	)	$	—	$	(568	)	$	—

Unrealized net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	(568	)	$	—	$	(568	)	$	—

There were no sales of equity securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Unrealized net gains (losses) recognized during the periods on equity securities are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

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4.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax from unrealized gains (losses) on

available-for-sale

securities (in thousands), the Company’s only component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

There were no reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and into net income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was solely due to a realized loss from sale of

available-for-sale

securities.


	Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Balance at June 30, 2023	$	19

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(4	)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—

Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)		(4	)

Balance at September 30, 2023	$	15

Balance at December 31, 2022	$	24

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(9	)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		—

Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)		(9	)

Balance at September 30, 2023	$	15


	Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	(130	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		33
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		129

Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)		162

Balance at September 30, 2022	$	32

Balance at December 31, 2021	$	(148	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(582	)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		762

Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)		180

Balance at September 30, 2022	$	32

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5.	Inventory.

Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Raw materials	$	286	$	—
Work-in-process		4,701		5,543
Finished goods		4,048		1,262

Total inventory	$	9,035	$	6,805

6.	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Prepaid manufacturing costs	$	2,010	$	1,147
Prepaid tax		3,767		44
Prepaid insurance		307		1,224
Prepaid subscriptions fees		1,157		808
Prepaid research fees		246		178
Prepaid commercialization expenses		4,401		592
Due from collaborative and licensing arrangements		146		354
Prepaid conference and travel expenses		1,021		234
Prepaid co-pay assistance program		701		97
Other		206		489

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	13,962	$	5,167

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7. Operating Leases.

The

Company has an operating lease agreement for its corporate office. The lease includes an option to extend the lease for up to 5 years and options to terminate the lease within 6 and 7.6 years. There are

obligations under finance leases.

The Company entered into an agreement in May 2020 that amended its lease for its office facilities. Under the amended lease, the Company’s leased space increased from approximately 7,800 square feet of space to approximately 10,700 square feet of space. The amended lease commenced in March 2021 when construction of the asset was completed and space became available for use. Consequently, the Company recorded the effects of the amended lease during the first quarter of 2021.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Operating lease cost	$	108	$	108	$	323	$	324

Supplemental cash flow information related to lease was as follows (in thousands):


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows	$	379	$	368
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating lease	$	67	$	67

Supplemental balance sheet information related to lease was as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	2,575	$	2,770

Other current liabilities	$	361	$	337
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		3,282		3,557

Total operating lease liabilities	$	3,643	$	3,894

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term was 7.6 years and 8.3 years, respectively. The weighted average discount rate used to determine the operating lease liabilities was 4.51% as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Remaining payments of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


2023 (remaining three months)	$	127
2024		522
2025		537
2026		553
2027		570
Thereafter		2,027

Total lease payments		4,336
Less: imputed interest		(693	)

Total	$	3,643

Rent expense was approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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8.	Property and Equipment, Net.

Property and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Computer equipment	$	51		$	51
Furniture and equipment		361			222
Leasehold improvements		980			980
Software		433			—
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(639	)		(406	)

Total property and equipment, net	$	1,186		$	847

9.	License and Acquired Intangibles, Net.

The following table presents the Company’s intangible assets at September 30, 2023 (in thousands):


	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Intangible assets:
License and acquired intangibles for RUZURGI ®	$	33,569	$	2,838	$	30,731
License and acquired intangibles for FYCOMPA ®		158,143		21,766		136,377

Total	$	191,712	$	24,604	$	167,108

The following table presents the Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2022 (in thousands):


	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Intangible assets:
License and acquired intangibles for RUZURGI ®	$	33,569	$	1,098	$	32,471

Total	$	33,569	$	1,098	$	32,471

The Company amortizes its definite-lived intangible assets using the straight-line method, which is considered the best estimate of economic benefit, over its estimated useful life. The useful lives for RUZURGI

and FYCOMPA

are approximately 14.5 years and 5 years, respectively.

The Company recorded approximately $0.6 million and $1.8 million in amortization expense related to the licensed and acquired intangibles for RUZURGI

during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company recorded approximately $7.9 million and $21.8 million in amortization expense related to the licensed and acquired intangibles for FYCOMPA

during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, within cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

The Company

recorded approximately $0.5 million in amortization expense related to the licensed and acquired intangibles for RUZURGI

during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Amortization of both the FYCOMPA

and RUZURGI

intangible assets are reported together as amortization of intangible assets in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

The following table presents future amortization expense the Company expects for its intangible assets (in thousands):


2023 (remaining three months)	$	8,487
2024		33,949
2025		33,949
2026		33,949
2027		33,949
Thereafter		22,825

Total	$	167,108

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the weighted average amortization period remaining for intangible assets was 6.0 years and 14.0 years, respectively.

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9.	License and Acquired Intangibles, Net (continued).

all or a portion of the intangible assets are deemed not recoverable, the Company would estimate the fair value of the assets and record an impairment loss. There were no impairment charges

cognized on definite-lived intangibles for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022.

10.	Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities.

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued preclinical and clinical trial expenses	$	441	$	479
Accrued professional fees		5,328		1,619
Accrued compensation and benefits		5,272		5,132
Accrued license fees		19,072		20,444
Accrued purchases		84		154
Operating lease liability		361		337
Accrued variable consideration		8,452		3,381
Accrued income tax		912		8,702
Due to licensor		12,055		13,127
Accrued interest payable		857		—
Other		374		238

Current accrued expenses and other liabilities		53,208		53,613

Lease liability – non-current		3,282		3,557
Due to licensor – non-current		3,144		14,064
Other – non-current		431		—

Non-current accrued expenses and other liabilities		6,857		17,621

Total accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	60,065	$	71,234

11.	Collaborative and Licensing Arrangements.

Endo

In December 2018, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement (Collaboration) with Endo, for the further development and commercialization of generic Sabril

(vigabatrin) tablets through Endo’s U.S. Generic Pharmaceuticals segment, doing business as Par Pharmaceutical (Par). Under the Collaboration, Endo assumes all development, manufacturing, clinical, regulatory, sales and marketing costs under the collaboration, while the Company is responsible for exercising commercially reasonable efforts to develop, or cause the development of, a final finished, stable dosage form of generic Sabril

tablets.

Under the terms of the Collaboration, the Company has received an

up-front

payment, and will receive a milestone payment, and a sharing of defined net profits upon commercialization from Endo consisting of a

mid-double

digit percent of net sales of generic Sabril

. The Company has also agreed to a sharing of certain development expenses. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, the collaboration continues in effect until the date that is ten years following the commercial launch of the product.

The Company evaluated the license agreement with Endo to determine whether it is a collaborative arrangement for purposes of Topic 808. As the Company shares in the significant risks and rewards, the Company has concluded that this is a collaborative arrangement. As developing a final finished dosage form of a generic product in exchange for consideration is not an output of the Company’s ongoing activities, Endo does not represent a contract with a customer. However, Topic 808 does not provide guidance on the recognition of consideration exchanged or accounting for the obligations that may arise between the parties. The Company concluded that ASC Topic 730,

Research and Development

, should be applied by analogy to payments between the parties during the development activities and Topic 606 for the milestone payment and sharing of defined net profits upon commercialization.

The collaborative agreement included a nonrefundable upfront license fee that was recognized upon receipt following execution of the collaborative arrangement for vigabatrin tablets.

The collaborative agreement provides for a $2.0 million milestone payment on the commercial launch of the product by Endo/Par. As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, no milestone payments have been earned.

See Note 17 (Subsequent Events).

There were no revenues from this collaborative arrangement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022. There were no expenses incurred, net, in connection with the collaborative arrangement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022.

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11.	Collaborative and Licensing Arrangements (continued).

KYE Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In August 2020, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals Inc. (KYE), for the commercialization of FIRDAPSE

in Canada.

Under the agreement, Catalyst granted KYE an exclusive license to commercialize and market FIRDAPSE

in Canada. KYE assumes all selling and marketing costs under the collaboration, while the Company is responsible for supply of FIRDAPSE

based on the collaboration partner’s purchase orders.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will receive an

up-front

payment, received payment upon transfer of Marketing Authorization and delivery of commercial product, received payment for supply of FIRDAPSE

, will receive milestone payments, and a sharing of defined net profits upon commercialization from KYE consisting of a

mid-double-digit

percent of net sales of FIRDAPSE

This agreement is in form identified as a collaborative agreement and the Company has concluded for accounting purposes that it also represents a contract with a customer. This is because the Company grants to KYE a license and provides supply of FIRDAPSE

in exchange for consideration, which are outputs of the Company’s ongoing activities. Accordingly, the Company has concluded that this collaborative arrangement will be accounted for pursuant to Topic 606.

The collaborative agreement included a nonrefundable upfront license fee that was recognized upon transfer of the license based on a determination that the right is provided as the intellectual property exists at the point in time in which the license is granted.

Under the arrangement, the Company will receive profit-sharing reports within nine days after quarter end from KYE. Revenue from sales of FIRDAPSE

by KYE is recognized in the quarter in which the sales occurred.

Revenues

from the arrangement with KYE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were

material. Revenue is included in product revenue, net and license and other revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Expenses incurred, net have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

DyDo Pharma, Inc.

On June 28, 2021, the Company entered into a license agreement with DyDo Pharma, Inc. (DyDo), for the development and commercialization of FIRDAPSE

in Japan.

Under the agreement, DyDo has joint rights to develop FIRDAPSE

, and exclusive rights to commercialize the product, in Japan. DyDo is responsible for funding all clinical, regulatory, marketing and commercialization activities in Japan, while the Company is responsible for clinical and commercial supply based on purchase orders, as well as providing support to DyDo in its efforts to obtain regulatory approval for the product from the Japanese regulatory authorities.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has earned an

up-front

payment and may earn further development and sales milestones for FIRDAPSE

, as well as revenue on product supplied to DyDo.

The Company has concluded that this license agreement will be accounted for pursuant to Topic 606. The agreement included a nonrefundable upfront license fee that was recognized upon the effective date of the agreement as the intellectual property exists at the point in time in which the right to the license is granted. The Company determined the granting of the right to the license is distinct from the supply of FIRDAPSE

and represents a separate performance obligation in the agreement.

The agreement includes milestones that are considered a sales-based royalty in which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which these milestones relate. Revenue will be recognized when the later of (a) the subsequent sale occurs, or (b) the performance obligation to which the sales-based royalty has been allocated has been satisfied. Additionally, the agreement includes regulatory milestone payments which represent variable consideration, and due to uncertainty are fully constrained and only recognized when the uncertainty is subsequently resolved. For clinical and commercial supply of the product, the Company will recognize revenue when the Customer obtains control of the Company’s product, which will occur at a point in time which is generally at time of shipment.

There

were $0 and $0.5 million in revenue from the arrangement with DyDo for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, which is included in product revenue, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). There were revenues of $0 and $0.5 million from the arrangement with DyDo for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, which is included in product revenue, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). As of September 30, 2023, no milestone payments have been earned.

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12.	Commitments and Contingencies.

In May 2019, the FDA approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for RUZURGI

, Jacobus Pharmaceuticals’ version of amifampridine

(3,4-DAP),

for the treatment of pediatric LEMS patients (ages 6 to under 17). In June 2019 the Company filed suit against the FDA and several related parties challenging this approval and related drug labeling. Jacobus later intervened in the case. The Company’s complaint, which was filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of Florida, alleged that the FDA’s approval of RUZURGI

violated multiple provisions of FDA regulations regarding labeling, resulting in misbranding in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); violated the Company’s statutory rights to Orphan Drug Exclusivity and New Chemical Entity Exclusivity under the FDCA; and was in multiple other respects arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. Among other remedies, the suit sought an order vacating the FDA’s approval of RUZURGI

On July 30, 2020, the Magistrate Judge considering this lawsuit filed a Report and Recommendation in which she recommended to the District Judge handling the case that she grant the FDA’s and Jacobus’ motions for summary judgment and deny the Company’s motion for summary judgment. On September 29, 2020, the District Judge adopted the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, granted the FDA’s and Jacobus’ motions for summary judgment, and dismissed the Company’s case. The Company appealed the District Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11

Circuit. The case was fully briefed in early 2021, and oral argument was held in March 2021.

On September 30, 2021, a three-judge panel of 11

Circuit judges issued a unanimous decision overturning the District Court’s decision. The appellate court adopted the Company’s argument that the FDA’s approval of RUZURGI

violated the Company’s rights to Orphan Drug Exclusivity and remanded the case to the District Court with orders to enter summary judgment in the Company’s favor. In November 2021, Jacobus filed a motion seeking rehearing of the case from the full 11

Circuit, which motion was denied in January 2022. Further, in January 2022, Jacobus filed motions with both the 11

Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a stay of the 11

Circuit’s ruling indicating that it would seek a review of the 11

Circuit’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Both stay motions were denied, and on January 28, 2022, the 11

Circuit issued a mandate directing the District Court to enter summary judgment in the Company’s favor. The District Court entered that order on January 31, 2022. On February 1, 2022, the FDA informed Jacobus that, consistent with the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s September 30, 2021, decision in favor of Catalyst, the final approval of the RUZURGI

NDA was switched to a tentative approval until the

7-year

orphan-drug exclusivity (ODE) for FIRDAPSE

has expired.

On July 11, 2022, the Company settled certain of its disputes with Jacobus. In connection with the settlement, the Company licensed the rights to develop and commercialize RUZURGI

in the United States and Mexico (the Territory). Simultaneously, the Company purchased, among other intellectual property rights, Jacobus’ U.S. patents related to RUZURGI

, its new drug applications in the United States for RUZURGI

, and certain RUZURGI

inventory previously manufactured by Jacobus. At the same time, the Company received a license from Jacobus for use of its

know-how

related to the manufacture of RUZURGI

. Further, the Company settled its patent case against Jacobus, which was dismissed without prejudice. Finally, Jacobus agreed that until the later of (i) the expiration of the royalty term or (ii) December 31, 2034, Jacobus and its affiliates, will not, directly or indirectly, research, develop, manufacture, commercialize, distribute, use or otherwise exploit any product competitive to FIRDAPSE

or RUZURGI

in the Territory, and Laura Jacobus, the sole shareholder of Jacobus, and two of Jacobus’ other officers, also signed individual

non-competition

agreements containing the same terms.

In connection with the settlement with Jacobus, the Company agreed to pay the following consideration to Jacobus:

•

$30 million of cash, of which $10 million was paid at the closing of the settlement on July 11, 2022

, $10 million was paid on the first anniversary of closing

and the

remaining $10 million

will be paid on the second anniversary of closing;

•

An annual royalty on our net sales (as defined in the License and Asset Purchase Agreement between Catalyst and Jacobus) of amifampridine products in the United States equal to: (a) for calendar years 2022 through 2025, 1.5% (with a minimum annual royalty of $3.0 million per year), and (b) for calendar years 2026 through the expiration of the last to expire of the Company’s FIRDAPSE

patents in the United States, 2.5% (with a minimum annual royalty of $5 million per year); provided, however, that the royalty rate may be reduced and the minimum annual royalty may be eliminated under certain circumstances; and

•

If the Company were to receive a priority review voucher for FIRDAPSE

or RUZURGI

in the future, 50% of the consideration paid by a third party to acquire that voucher will be paid to Jacobus.

Royalties will be trued up at the end of the year to the extent that royalties on net sales are below the minimum royalty.

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12.	Commitments and Contingencies (continued).

The

Company’s New Drug Submission filing for FIRDAPSE

for the symptomatic treatment of LEMS was approved when Health Canada issued a Notice of Compliance, or NOC, on July 31, 2020. In August 2020, the Company entered into a license agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals, or KYE, pursuant to which the Company licensed to KYE the Canadian rights for FIRDAPSE

for the treatment of LEMS. On August 10, 2020, Health Canada issued a NOC to Medunik (Jacobus’ licensee in Canada for RUZURGI

) for the treatment of LEMS. Shortly thereafter, the Company initiated a legal proceeding in Canada seeking judicial review of Health Canada’s decision to issue the NOC for RUZURGI

as incorrect and unreasonable under Canadian law due to Medunik’s use of Catalyst’s protected data in its application. After two decisions by the trial judge to quash the RUZURGI

approval and remand the matter back to Health Canada, the Canadian Federal Appellate Court overturned the trial judge’s decision. The Minister subsequently reapproved RUZURGI

’s NOC for Canada.

In January 2023, the Company received Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letters from three generic drug manufacturers advising that they had each submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the FDA seeking authorization from the FDA to manufacture, use or sell a generic version of FIRDAPSE

in the United States. The notice letters each alleged that the six patents listed in the FDA Orange Book covering FIRDAPSE

are not valid, not enforceable, and/or will not be infringed by the commercial manufacture, use or sale of the proposed product described in these ANDA submissions. Under the FDCA, as amended by the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, as amended, the Company had 45 days from receipt of the notice letters to commence patent infringement lawsuits against these generic drug manufacturers in a federal district court to trigger a stay precluding the FDA from approving any ANDA until May 2026 or entry of judgment holding the patents invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed, whichever occurs first. In that regard, after conducting the necessary due diligence, the Company filed lawsuits on March 1, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against each of the three generic drug manufacturers who notified the Company of their ANDA submissions, thus triggering the stay.

The Company recently received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a fourth generic drug manufacturer, which the Company is currently reviewing.

On February 20, 2023, the Company received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a company that appears to have filed the first ANDA for the oral suspension formulation for FYCOMPA

. The same company sent a similar letter to the Company later in February with a similar certification for the tablet formulation for FYCOMPA

, the fourth such certification for this formulation. Both of these letters were paragraph IV certifications of

non-infringement,

non-validity,

and unenforceability to the ‘497 patent for FYCOMPA

but each application, like the previous Paragraph IV notices from ANDA filers, for FYCOMPA

tablets does not challenge the ‘571 patent. Similar to the actions with the FIRDAPSE

Paragraph IV Certifications described above, after due diligence the Company filed lawsuits on April 5, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against the drug manufacturer who notified the Company of their ANDA submissions for both FYCOMPA

formulations, thus triggering the 30 month stay for each application.

Additionally, from time to time the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Except as set forth above, the Company believes that there is no other litigation pending at this time that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

13.	Agreements.

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR FIRDAPSE

. On October 26, 2012, the Company entered into a license agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (BioMarin) for the North American rights to FIRDAPSE

. Under the license agreement, the Company pays: (i) royalties to the licensor for seven years from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE

equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement) in North America for any calendar year for sales up to $100 million, and 10% of net sales in North America in any calendar year in excess of $100 million; and (ii) royalties to the third-party licensor of the rights sublicensed to the Company for seven years from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE

equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the license agreement between BioMarin and the third-party licensor) in any calendar year for the duration of any regulatory exclusivity within a territory and 3.5% for territories in any calendar year in territories without regulatory exclusivity.

On May 29, 2019, the Company and BioMarin entered into an amendment to the Company’s license agreement for FIRDAPSE

. Under the amendment, the Company has expanded its commercial territory for FIRDAPSE

, which originally was comprised of North America, to include Japan. Additionally, the Company’s commercial territory will be expanded under the license agreement to include most of Asia, as well as Central and South America, upon the acceptance by the MHLW of a Japan MAA for FIRDAPSE

for LEMS. Under the amendment, the Company will pay royalties to our licensor on net sales in Japan of a similar percentage to the royalties that the Company is currently paying under its original license agreement for North America.

In January 2020, the Company was advised that BioMarin has transferred certain rights under the license agreement to SERB S.A.

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13.	Agreements (continued).

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR RUZURGI

. On July 11, 2022 (the Effective Date), the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (Jacobus), for the rights to develop and commercialize RUZURGI

in the United States and Mexico.

Pursuant to the terms of the license agreement, the Company paid Jacobus a $10 million

up-front

payment on the Effective Date and

also paid

an additional $10 million on the first annual anniversary of the Effective Date (July 11, 2023), another $10 million

will be paid

on the second annual anniversary of the Effective Date (July 11, 2024) and tiered royalty payments on net sales (as defined in the license agreement) of all of the Company’s products in the United States that range from 1.25% to 2.5% based on whether there is a competing product or generic version of FIRDAPSE

being marketed or sold in the United States.

A minimum royalty payment exists annually for calendar years from the Effective Date through 2025 of $3 million, provided that such minimum annual royalty payment shall be prorated in the first calendar year of the agreement. As these minimum payments are both probable and estimable, they are included in the purchase price of the agreement and any royalties in excess of this amount will be charged to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized. A minimum royalty payment exists annually for calendar years from 2026 through the expiration of the royalty term (which ends when there is no valid claim under the Company’s FIRDAPSE

patents in the United States) of $5 million unless a competing product or generic version of FIRDAPSE

is being marketed or sold in the United States. If these minimum payments become probable in the future, the Company would recognize a contingent liability at that time with an offset to the value of the intangible asset acquired. Any royalties in excess of this amount will be charged to cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized. Royalties over the minimum, if any, will be paid based on the agreement terms on a quarterly basis.

Assets acquired as part of the license agreement include among other intellectual property rights, Jacobus’ U.S. patents related to RUZURGI

, its new drug applications in the United States for RUZURGI

, its Trademark for RUZURGI

, the Orphan Drug Designation for RUZURGI

and a license from Jacobus for use of its

know-how

related to the manufacture of RUZURGI

Additionally, the Company also purchased from Jacobus approximately $4.1 million of RUZURGI

inventory previously manufactured by Jacobus, which were recorded as an expense in research and development expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the third quarter of 2022.

Under business combination guidance, the screen test states that if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not considered a business and is accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company has determined that the screen test was not met. However, the Company determined that the acquisition did not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805, Business Combination. The Company believes that the licensing agreement and other assets acquired from Jacobus are similar and considered them all to be intangible assets with the exception of the inventory acquired. As the screen test was not met, further determination was required to determine that the Company had not acquired inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs, which would meet the requirements of a business, and therefore, determined that this was an asset acquisition. The Company accounted for the Jacobus license agreement as an asset acquisition under ASC

805-50,

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):


License and acquired intangibles	$	33,569
Acquired research and development inventory expensed from asset acquisition		4,130

Total purchase price	$	37,699

The straight-line method is used to amortize the license and acquired intangibles, as disclosed in Note 9 (License and Acquired Intangibles, Net).

ACQUISITION OF U.S. RIGHTS FOR FYCOMPA

On January 24, 2023, the Company acquired the U.S. Rights for FYCOMPA

(perampanel) CIII a commercial stage epilepsy asset, from Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai). The aggregate consideration for the acquisition was $164.2 million in cash and certain liabilities.

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13.	Agreements (continued).

Eisai

is also eligible to receive a contingent payment of $25 million if a certain regulatory milestone is met. As meeting the regulatory milestone was not probable, the Company did not recognize any amount related to the milestone payments in the purchase price. Additionally, after the loss of patent exclusivity for FYCOMPA

, the Company may be obligated to pay certain royalties to Eisai on net sales of FYCOMPA

. As the Transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition under U.S. GAAP, the Company

will

recognize the royalty payments in cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized.

Royalties commencing on loss of exclusivity for each calendar year during the royalty term equal to 12% on net sales greater than $10 million and less than $100 million, 17% on net sales of greater than $100 million and less than $125 million and 22% on net sales greater than $125 million prior to the date of generic entry. Royalties equal to 6% on net sales greater than $10 million and less than $100 million, 8.5% on net sales of greater than $100 million and less than $125 million and 11% on net sales greater than $125 million after the date of generic entry.

The following table summarizes the aggregate amount paid for the assets acquired by the Company in connection with the acquisition of FYCOMPA

(in thousands):


Base cash payment	$	160,000
Cash paid for pro-rated prepaid expenses		1,576
Reimbursement on base purchase price (i)		(3,238	)
Transaction costs (ii)		5,870

Total purchase consideration	$	164,208

(i)

Recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of the acquisition date and reimbursement was fully applied as of June 30, 2023

(ii)

As of September 30, 2023 the full $5.9 million has been paid in cash

The acquisition of FYCOMPA

has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with FASB ASC

805-50.

The Company accounted for the acquisition of FYCOMPA

as an asset acquisition because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset, the FYCOMPA

product rights. The FYCOMPA

products rights consist of certain patents and trademarks,

at-market

contracts and regulatory approvals, marketing assets, and other records, and are considered a single asset as they are inextricably linked. ASC

805-10-55-5A

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):


Inventory	$	4,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (samples)		130
Prepaid commercialization expenses		1,576
Property and equipment, net		433
License and acquired intangibles for FYCOMPA ®		158,143
Accrued preclinical and clinical trial expenses		(174	)

Total purchase consideration	$	164,208

The straight-line method is used to amortize the license and acquired intangibles, as disclosed in Note 9 (License and Acquired Intangibles, Net).

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13.	Agreements (continued).

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR VAMOROLONE.

In July 2023, the Company completed its acquisition from Santhera of an exclusive license for North America for vamorolone, a potential treatment for patients suffering with DMD. The license is for exclusive commercial rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as the right of first negotiation in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities. Additionally, the Company will hold North American rights for any future approved indications of vamorolone. As of September 30, 2023, vamorolone was not approved for sale in the U.S. but had received FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations and had been granted a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of October 26, 2023. The Company made an

all-cash

initial payment

of $75 million

at the closing of the acquisition to acquire the license. See Note 17 (Subsequent Events).

Simultaneously

, the

Company made a strategic equity investment into Santhera by acquiring 1,414,688 of Santhera’s post reverse-split ordinary shares (representing approximately 11.26% of Santhera’s outstanding ordinary shares following the transaction

), which are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange,

at an investment price of CHF 9.477 per share (corresponding to a mutually agreed volume-weighted average price prior to signing), with the

funds invested into Santhera

be used by Santhera for Phase IV studies in DMD and further development of additional indications for vamorolone. The Company may also be obligated under certain circumstances to make milestone payments and to pay royalties to Santhera.

The following table summarizes the aggregate amount paid for the assets acquired by the Company in connection with the acquisition of vamorolone and the strategic equity investment (in thousands):




Initial cash payment	$	75,000
Investment in Santhera		13,465
Transaction costs		6,513

Total purchase consideration	$	94,978

The transaction has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC

805-50.

The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition because substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset, the rights to develop, commercialize and manufacture vamorolone. The vamorolone rights consist of certain licenses and regulatory approvals and are considered a single asset as they are inextricably linked. ASC

805-10-55-5A

includes a screen test, which provides that if substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the assets acquired are not considered to be a business. Additionally, the Company did not acquire a substantive process. ASC 805 requires the acquiring entity in an asset acquisition to recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the cost to the acquiring entity on a relative fair value basis, which includes consideration given. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition and any excess consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired is allocated to the

non-financial

assets based on relative fair values.

The total purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets based on their relative fair values, as follows (in thousands):


License and acquired intangibles for vamorolone (IPR&D)	$	81,513
Investment in Santhera (i)		13,465

Total purchase consideration	$	94,978

(i)

The fair value of the investment in Santhera was determined based on the closing market price (CHF 8.25) of Santhera shares and the exchange rate (1.1537) of CHF to USD on the date the shares were transferred, July 19, 2023.

In accordance with FASB ASC

730-10-25,

as vamorolone has not achieved regulatory approval when acquired, the portion of the purchase price allocated to the IPR&D asset acquired (which includes all transaction costs related to the transaction

with Santhera) was immediately expensed to research and development. Milestone payments made, if any, will either be expensed as research and development or capitalized as a developed asset based on the when regulatory approval is obtained. As the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition under U.S. GAAP, the Company will recognize all sales-based milestone and royalty payments in cost of sales as revenue from product sales is recognized. See Note 17 (Subsequent Events).

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13.	Agreements (continued).

The strategic equity investment in Santhera is accounted for as an investment in equity securities, and is recognized as a

non-current

asset, as the Company does not intend on selling the shares within 12 months. Since Santhera shares have a readily determinable fair value, the investment will be measured quarterly at fair value with changes reported in earnings in other income (expense), net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

AGREEMENTS FOR DRUG MANUFACTURING, DEVELOPMENT, PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES.

The Company has entered into agreements with contract manufacturers for the manufacture of commercial drug and drug and study placebo for the Company’s trials and studies, with contract research organizations (CRO) to conduct and monitor the Company’s trials and studies and with various entities for laboratories and other testing related to the Company’s trials and studies. The contractual terms of the agreements vary, but most require certain advances as well as payments based on the achievement of milestones. Further, these agreements are cancellable at any time, but obligate the Company to reimburse the providers for any time or costs incurred through the date of termination.

14.	Income Taxes.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 23.5% and 19.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Differences in the effective tax and the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% are

driven by state income taxes and anticipated annual permanent differences offset by equity compensation deductions.

The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

15.	Stockholders’ Equity.

Preferred Stock

The Company has 5,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. No shares of preferred stock were outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Common Stock

The Company has 200,000,000 shares of authorized common stock, par value $0.001 per share. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 106,605,007 and 105,263,031 shares, respectively, of common stock were issued and outstanding. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote of each share of common stock held of record on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote.

Share Repurchases

In March 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $40 million of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to a repurchase plan under Rule

10b-18

of the Securities Act. The share repurchase program commenced on March 22, 2021. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, no shares were repurchased. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, no shares were repurchased. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 1.0 million shares were repurchased for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.9 million ($6.91 average price per share).

2023 Shelf Registration Statement

On September 8, 2023, the Company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to sell up to $500 million

of common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock, debt securities and units consisting of one or more of such securities (the “2023 Shelf Registration Statement”). The 2023 Shelf Registration Statement (file no.

333-274427)

became effective upon filing. As of the date of this report, no offerings have been completed under the Company’s 2023 Shelf Registration Statement.

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16.	Stock Compensation.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022

Research and development	$	372	$	450	$	1,062	$	1,307
Selling, general and administrative		3,438		1,605		8,938		4,674

Total stock-based compensation	$	3,810	$	2,055	$	10,000	$	5,981

Stock Options

As of September 30, 2023, there were outstanding stock options to purchase 12,145,818 shares of common stock, of which stock options to purchase 8,054,466 shares of common stock were exercisable.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted seven-year term options to purchase an aggregate of 41,000 and 1,086,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock to employees. The Company recorded stock-based compensation related to stock options totaling $2.9 million and $7.7 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company granted seven-year term options to purchase an aggregate of 12,000 and 455,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock to employees. The Company recorded stock-based compensation related to stock options totaling $1.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, options to purchase 91,748 shares and 1,196,614 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock were exercised, with proceeds of $0.2 million and $2.1 million respectively, to the Company.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, options to purchase 1,355,335 shares and 2,064,700 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock were exercised, with proceeds of $4.0 million and $6.4 million respectively, to the Company.

As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $19.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to

non-vested

stock option awards granted under the 2014 and 2018 Stock Incentive Plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.2 years.

Restricted Stock Units

There were no grants of restricted stock units to employees or directors during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2023. There were no grants of restricted stock units to employees or directors during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The Company granted 474,500 restricted stock units during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded

non-cash

stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units totaling $0.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded

non-cash

stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units totaling $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2023, there was approximately $5.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to

non-vested

restricted stock units granted under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.

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17.	Subsequent Events.

On October 13, 2023, the U.S. FDA accepted for review the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application to increase the indicated maximum daily dosage of FIRDAPSE

(amifampridine) Tablets 10 mg from 80 mg to 100 mg. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of June 4, 2024 to this sNDA.

On October 19, 2023, the Company announced the appointment of Richard J. Daly, as its Chief Executive Officer, to become effective on January 1, 2024. The Company’s current CEO, Patrick J. McEnany, who advised the Company on July 25, 2023 of his intent to retire as CEO at the end of the year, will continue to serve as the Company’s CEO until December 31, 2023 and, following his retirement as the Company’s CEO, will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as the

non-executive

Chairman of the Board. Mr. Daly, who has been a member of the Company’s Board since February 2015, will remain a member of the Board following his becoming CEO of the Company.

On October 26, 2023, the Company reported that Santhera had obtained FDA approval for AGAMREE

(vamorolone) oral suspension 40 mg/mL for use in treating DMD in patients aged two years and older. In July 2023, the Company secured the exclusive North American license and commercial rights for AGAMREE

from Santhera for DMD and other potential indications. As part of that transaction, Santhera will promptly transfer the approved New Drug Application for AGAMREE

to the Company.

Subsequent to quarter end, during October 2023, Endo informed the Company that it is discontinuing work on the Collaboration for development and commercialization of vigabatrin and that it wished to terminate the arrangement. As the Company proceeds with the termination process, the Company does not expect the end of the collaboration to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. The discussion and analysis is organized as follows:

•

Overview. This section provides a general description of our business and information about our business that we believe is important in understanding our financial condition and results of operations.

•

Basis of Presentation. This section provides information about key accounting estimates and policies that we followed in preparing our consolidated financial statements for the third quarter of fiscal 2023.

•

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section discusses those accounting policies that are both considered important to our financial condition and results of operations and require significant judgment and estimates on the part of management in their application. All of our significant accounting policies, including the critical accounting policies, are also summarized in the notes to our interim consolidated financial statements that are included in this report.

•

Results of Operations. This section provides an analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

•

Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of our cash flows, capital resources, off-balance sheet arrangements and our outstanding commitments, if any.

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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. This section discusses how certain forward-looking statements made throughout this MD&A and in other sections of this report are based on management’s present expectations about future events and are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstance.

OVERVIEW

We are a commercial-stage patient-centric biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing novel high-quality medicines for patients living with rare diseases and diseases that are difficult to treat. With exceptional patient focus, we are committed to developing a robust pipeline of cutting-edge, best-in-class medicines for treating rare and difficult to treat diseases. We are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the lives of those suffering from rare and difficult to treat diseases, and we believe in putting patients first in everything we do.

Our flagship U.S. commercial product is FIRDAPSE^® (amifampridine) Tablets 10 mg. approved for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, or LEMS, for adults and for children ages six and up. Further, on January 24, 2023, we closed our acquisition of FYCOMPA^® and are now also marketing that product in the United States. FYCOMPA^® (perampanel) CIII is a prescription medication used alone or with other medicines to treat focal onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged four and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older. Finally, on July 18, 2023, we closed our acquisition of an exclusive license for North America for vamorolone, a novel corticosteroid treatment for patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). On October 26, 2023, the FDA approved AGAMREE^® (vamorolone) oral suspension 40 mg/ml for the treatment of DMD. We are currently planning the commercial launch of AGAMREE^® in the United States during the first quarter of 2024.

FIRDAPSE^®

On November 28, 2018, we received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of our new drug application (NDA) for FIRDAPSE^® Tablets 10 mg for the treatment of adult patients (ages 17 and above) with LEMS, and in January 2019, we launched FIRDAPSE^® in the United States. Further, on September 29, 2022, the FDA approved our supplemental NDA (sNDA) to expand the indicated age range for FIRDAPSE^® Tablets 10 mg to include pediatric patients, six years of age and older for the treatment of LEMS.

We sell FIRDAPSE^® through a field force experienced in neurologic, central nervous system or rare disease products consisting at this time of approximately 29 field personnel, including sales (Regional Account Managers), thought-leader liaisons, patient assistance and insurance navigation support (Patient Access Liaisons), and payor reimbursement (National Account Managers). We also have a field-based force of six medical science liaisons who are helping educate the medical communities and patients about LEMS and our programs supporting patients and access to FIRDAPSE^®.

Additionally, we have contracted with an experienced inside sales agency that works to generate leads through telemarketing to targeted physicians. This inside sales agency allows our sales efforts to not only reach the neuromuscular specialists who regularly treat LEMS patients, but also the roughly 9,000 neurology and neuromuscular healthcare providers that may be treating a LEMS patient who can benefit from FIRDAPSE^®. We also use non-personal promotion to reach the 20,000 neurologists who are potential LEMS treaters and the 16,000 oncologists who might be treating a LEMS patient with small cell lung cancer. Further, we continue to make available at no-cost a LEMS voltage gated calcium channel antibody testing program for use by physicians who suspect that one of their patients may have LEMS and wish to reach a definitive diagnosis.

Finally, we are continuing to expand our digital and social media activities to introduce our product and services to potential patients and their healthcare providers. We also work with several rare disease advocacy organizations (including Global Genes and the National Organization for Rare Disorders) to help increase awareness and level of support for patients living with LEMS and to provide education for the physicians who treat these rare diseases and the patients they treat.

We are supporting the distribution of FIRDAPSE^® through Catalyst Pathways^®, our personalized treatment support program for patients who enroll in it. Catalyst Pathways^® is a single source for personalized treatment support, education and guidance through the challenging dosing and titration regimen required to reach an effective therapeutic dose. It also includes distributing the drug through a very small group of exclusive specialty pharmacies (primarily AnovoRx), which is consistent with the way that most drug products for ultra-orphan diseases are distributed and dispensed to patients. We believe that by using specialty pharmacies in this way, the difficult task of navigating the health care system is far better for the patient needing treatment for their rare disease and the health care community in general.

In order to help patients with LEMS afford their medication, we, like other pharmaceutical companies which are marketing drugs for ultra-orphan conditions, have developed an array of financial assistance programs that are available to reduce patient co-pays and deductibles to a nominal affordable amount. A co-pay assistance program designed to keep out-of-pocket costs to not more than $10.00 per month (currently less than $2.00 per month) is available for all LEMS patients with commercial coverage who are prescribed FIRDAPSE^®. Our FIRDAPSE^® co-pay assistance program is not available to patients enrolled in state or federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, VA, DoD, or TRICARE. However, we are donating, and committed to continuing to donate, money to qualified, independent charitable foundations dedicated to providing assistance to any U.S. LEMS patients in financial need. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, our goal is that no LEMS patient is ever denied access to their medication for financial reasons.

In January 2023, we received Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letters from three generic drug manufacturers advising us that they had each submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the FDA seeking authorization from the FDA to manufacture, use or sell a generic version of FIRDAPSE^® in the United States. The notice letters each alleged that our six patents listed in the FDA Orange Book covering FIRDAPSE^® are not valid, not enforceable, and/or will not be infringed by the commercial manufacture, use or sale of the proposed product described in these ANDA submissions. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), as amended by the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, as amended, we had 45 days from receipt of the notice letters to commence patent infringement lawsuits against these generic drug manufacturers in a federal district court to trigger a stay precluding the FDA from approving any ANDA until May 2026 or entry of judgment holding the patents invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed, whichever occurs first. In that regard, after conducting the necessary due diligence, we filed lawsuits on March 1, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against each of the three generic drug manufacturers who notified us of their ANDA submissions, thus triggering the stay. We also very recently received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a fourth generic drug manufacturer, which we are currently reviewing.

We intend to vigorously protect and defend our intellectual property for FIRDAPSE^® and, although there can be no assurance, we believe that our patent estate will protect FIRDAPSE^® from generic competition for the life of our patents.

On August 4, 2023, we submitted an sNDA to the FDA seeking an increase in the maximum indicated dose of FIRDAPSE^® from 80 mg per day to 100 mg per day. On October 13, 2023, we announced that the FDA had accepted our sNDA for review and assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of June 4, 2024. There can be no assurance that the FDA will approve our sNDA.

We are advised by our sub-licensee for FIRDAPSE^® in Japan, DyDo Pharma, Inc. (DyDo), that based on a preliminary favorable analysis results of interim data after six months into the safety phase of its registration study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FIRDAPSE^® for the treatment of LEMS, DyDo intends to file a Japan NDA with the MHLW in Japan seeking approval to commercialize the product in Japan by the end of 2023. There can be no assurance that any NDA filing made by DyDo will be approved.

FYCOMPA^®

On December 17, 2022, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai) for the acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA^® (perampanel) CIII. FYCOMPA^® is a selective non-competitive antagonist of AMPA receptors, the major subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors. It was the first, and still the only, drug of its class to be approved for epilepsy. Studies suggest that AMPA receptor antagonism can lead to reduced overstimulation and anticonvulsant effects, as well as inhibiting seizure generation and spread. FYCOMPA^® is a controlled substance and is approved with a box warning label.

FYCOMPA^® is used to treat partial onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in adults and children 4 years of age and older. It is also used in combination with other medications to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (also known as a “grand mal” seizure, a seizure that involves the entire body) in adults and children 12 years of age or older. Perampanel is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. It works by decreasing abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

On January 24, 2023 we closed our acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA^®. In connection with the acquisition, we purchased Eisai’s regulatory approvals and documentation, product records, intellectual property, inventory, and other matters relating to the U.S. rights for FYCOMPA^®, in exchange for a cash upfront payment of $160 million, plus $1.6 million for reimbursement of certain prepayments. Further, under certain circumstances, we may also be obligated to pay Eisai an additional cash payment of $25 million if a patent extension for FYCOMPA^® until June 8, 2026 is approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Finally, we agreed to pay Eisai royalty payments after patent protection for FYCOMPA^® expires, which royalty payments will be reduced upon generic equivalents to FYCOMPA^® entering the market.

In conjunction with the closing of our acquisition of FYCOMPA^®, we entered into two additional agreements with Eisai; a Transition Services Agreement and a Supply Agreement. Under the Transition Services Agreement, a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai is providing us with certain transitional services, and under the Supply Agreement, Eisai has agreed to manufacture FYCOMPA^® for us for at least seven years at prices listed in the Supply Agreement (to be updated on a yearly basis).

Initially, following the closing of the acquisition, we began marketing FYCOMPA^® in the U.S. through Eisai’s U.S. subsidiary under the Transition Services Agreement as we built our FYCOMPA^® marketing and sales team, and on May 1, 2023, we took over the marketing program for FYCOMPA^®. In that regard, we have hired approximately 34 sales and marketing personnel to support FYCOMPA^®, most of whom previously worked in Eisai’s U.S. sales division marketing FYCOMPA^®. We also have hired seven medical science liaisons to help us educate the medical community who treat epilepsy and the patients who have epilepsy about their disease and the benefits of FYCOMPA^®.

Catalyst is supporting patients using FYCOMPA^® through an Instant Savings Card Program. Through the program, eligible commercially insured patients could pay as little as $10 for their FYCOMPA^® co-pay (with a maximum savings of $1,300 per year). The FYCOMPA^® instant savings card program is not available to patients enrolled in state or federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, VA, DoD, or TRICARE.

Patent protection for FYCOMPA^® is primarily from two patents listed in the Orange Book. The first, U.S. Patent No. 6,949,571 (the ‘571 patent), will expire no earlier than May 23, 2025, which is the current expiration date for the ‘571 patent that includes the USPTO’s current patent term extension calculation. A request for reconsideration of the agency’s patent term extension calculation to extend the period until June 8, 2026 was recently denied, and the Company is currently exploring its options to potentially obtain an extension of this patent term (and there can be no assurance that any extension of this patent term will be obtained). The second FYCOMPA^® patent in the Orange Book is U.S. Patent No. 8,772,497 (the ‘497 patent) that expires on July 1, 2026. The ‘497 patent is the one that has been the subject of previous Paragraph IV certifications from three ANDA filers.

On February 20, 2023, Catalyst received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a company that appears to have filed the first ANDA for the oral suspension formulation for FYCOMPA^®. The same company sent a similar letter to the Company later in February with a similar certification for the tablet formulation for FYCOMPA^®, the fourth such certification for this formulation. Both of these letters were paragraph IV certifications of non-infringement, non-validity, and unenforceability to the ‘497 patent for FYCOMPA^® but each application, like the previous Paragraph IV notices from ANDA filers, for FYCOMPA^® tablets does not challenge the ‘571 patent. Similar to our actions with the FIRDAPSE^® Paragraph IV Certifications described above, after due diligence Catalyst filed lawsuits on April 5, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against the drug manufacturer who notified Catalyst of their ANDA submissions for both FYCOMPA^® formulations, thus triggering the 30 month stay for each application.

AGAMREE^®

On June 19, 2023, we entered into a License and Collaboration Agreement (License Agreement) and an Investment Agreement (Investment Agreement) with Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. (Santhera). Under the License Agreement, we contracted to obtain an exclusive North America license, manufacturing and supply agreement for Santhera’s investigational product candidate, AGAMREE^® (vamorolone), a novel corticosteroid for the treatment of DMD. Under the Investment Agreement, we agreed to make a strategic investment into Santhera.

Both transactions closed on July 18, 2023. Under the License Agreement, upon closing, we made a $75 million payment to Santhera in return for the exclusive North American license for AGAMREE^®. Additionally, following approval of the NDA for the drug, on October 26, 2023, we became obligated to make milestone payments of $36 million to Santhera, $26 million of which will be used by Santhera to make milestone payments to third parties. This payment will be made in the fourth quarter of 2023. We may also be obligated to pay future regulatory and commercial milestone payments to Santhera tied to calendar year sales of AGAMREE^®, as well as commercial royalties. In addition to the rights to commercialize the product in North America, the License Agreement provides us with the right of first negotiation for AGAMREE^® in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities in those territories. Additionally, we will hold the North American rights to any future approved indications for AGAMREE^®.

Concurrently with the closing of the License Agreement, we made a strategic investment into Santhera in which we acquired 1,414,688 of Santhera’s post-reverse split ordinary shares (representing approximately 11.26% of Santhera’s outstanding ordinary shares following the transaction) at an investment price of CHF 9.477 per share (corresponding to a mutually agreed volume weighted average price prior to signing), with the approximately $15 million investment to be used by Santhera for Phase IV studies of AGAMREE^® in DMD and future development of additional indications for AGAMREE^®.

DMD, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, is a rare and life-threatening neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle dysfunction, ultimately leading to loss of ambulation, respiratory failure, and fatality. Current standard treatment for DMD involves corticosteroids, which often come with significant side effects. It is estimated that between 11,000 and 13,000 patients in the U.S. are affected by DMD, with approximately 70% of patients currently receiving concomitant corticosteroid treatment.

AGAMREE^®’s unique mode of action is based on differential effects on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors and modifying further downstream activity and, as such, is considered a novel corticosteroid with dissociative properties in maintaining efficacy, with a better-tolerated side effect profile. This mechanism of action may allow vamorolone to emerge as an effective alternative to the current standard of care corticosteroids in children, adolescents, and adult patients with DMD. In the pivotal VISION-DMD study, vamorolone met the primary endpoint Time to Stand (TTSTAND) velocity versus placebo (p=0.002) at 24 weeks of treatment and showed a good safety and tolerability profile. The most commonly reported adverse events versus placebo from the VISION-DMD study were cushingoid features, vomiting, and vitamin D deficiency. Adverse events were generally of mild to moderate severity.

On October 13, 2023, Santhera announced that the European Union’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive position in favor of AGAMREE^® for the treatment of DMD patients aged 4 and older. In its recommendation for approval, CHMP acknowledged that there was a positive benefit-risk profile of AGAMREE^® in such patient population, including certain safety benefits of AGAMREE^® compared to standard of care corticosteroids in the treatment of DMD. On October 26, 2023, the U.S. FDA approved Santhera’s NDA for AGAMREE^® for use in treating DMD in patients aged two years and older. As part of the previously described transaction, Santhera is in the process of transferring the approved New Drug Application to us.

We currently expect to launch AGAMREE^® in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2024. We anticipate minimal sales and marketing personnel expansion to market AGAMREE^®, with approximately 10 additional commercial team members required, due to the synergy of this product within our existing neuromuscular franchise. We will support the distribution of AGAMREE^® through our Catalyst Pathways^® patient services program to ensure that patients have access to a dedicated, personalized support team that assists families through the AGAMREE^® patient journey, from answering questions to coordinating financial assistance programs for eligible patients.

We have established a joint steering committee with Santhera that will oversee the development of AGAMREE^® for additional indications beyond DMD. Under our License Agreement with Santhera, we have agreed to purchase commercial supply of AGAMREE^® from Santhera at agreed upon rates.

Business Development

We continue to advance our strategic initiatives and portfolio expansion efforts, focusing on broadening and diversifying our rare Neurology product portfolio with innovative therapies that address critical unmet medical needs and expanding the geographical footprint of our existing products. In that regard, we are currently exploring clinically differentiated and adequately de-risked opportunities, with a keen focus on products to treat rare neurological and epileptic diseases. These prospects include evaluating companies with existing commercial drug products or drugs in development, for potential partnerships, licensing, geographical expansion opportunities with our existing products, and/or asset acquisitions. We continue to employ a disciplined, comprehensive, and exhaustive approach to identifying and evaluating opportunities that we believe will add significant value to our company over the near, mid, and long term. However, no additional definitive agreements have been entered into to date, and there can be no assurance that these initiatives will be successful.

Capital Resources

At September 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $121.0 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter and filing of this report, we became obligated to make a payment of $36 million to Santhera as a result of the FDA’s approval of the NDA for AGAMREE^®, which we will pay during the fourth quarter of 2023. Based on our current financial condition and forecasts of available cash, we believe that we have sufficient funds to support our operations for at least the next 12 months.

There can be no assurance that (i) we will continue to be successful in commercializing FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®, (ii) we will be able to successfully commercialize AGAMREE^®, or (iii) we will continue to be profitable and cash flow positive. Further, there can be no assurance that if we need additional funding in the future, whether such funding will be available to us on acceptable terms. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for further information on our liquidity and cash flow.

Basis of Presentation

Revenues.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we generated revenues from product sales of FIRDAPSE^® primarily in the U.S. and FYCOMPA^® in the U.S. We expect these revenues to fluctuate in future periods based on our sales of FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®. We received approval from Health Canada on July 31, 2020, for FIRDAPSE^® for the symptomatic treatment of LEMS and as of December 31, 2020, we had launched FIRDAPSE^® in Canada. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenues generated under our collaboration agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals were immaterial. We expect our revenues from the KYE collaboration agreement to fluctuate in future periods based on our collaborator’s ability to sell FIRDAPSE^® in Canada.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we did not generate revenues under our collaborative agreement with Endo. We do not expect to generate revenue in future periods as a result of Endo informing us subsequent to quarter end that they are discontinuing work on the collaboration for development and commercialization of vigabatrin and that they wish to terminate the arrangement.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we generated $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, in revenues from our collaborative agreement with DyDo. We expect our revenue from the DyDo license agreement to fluctuate in future periods based on DyDo’s ability to meet various regulatory milestones set forth in such agreement.

Cost of Sales.

Cost of sales consists of third-party manufacturing costs, freight, royalties, and indirect overhead costs associated with sales of our products. Cost of sales may also include period costs related to certain inventory manufacturing services, inventory adjustments charges, unabsorbed manufacturing and overhead costs and manufacturing variances.

Research and Development Expenses.

Our research and development expenses consist of costs incurred for company-sponsored research and development activities, as well as support for selected investigator-sponsored research. The major components of research and development costs include acquired IPR&D, preclinical study costs, clinical manufacturing costs, clinical study and trial expenses, insurance coverage for clinical trials, consulting, and other third-party costs, salaries and employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, supplies and materials, and allocations of various overhead costs related to our product development efforts. Prior to January 2023, all of our research and development resources have been devoted to the development of FIRDAPSE^®, CPP-109 (our version of vigabatrin), and formerly CPP-115, and until we acquire or license new products we currently expect that our future development costs will be attributable principally to the continued development of FIRDAPSE^®, FYCOMPA^® and AGAMREE^®.

Our cost accruals for clinical studies and trials are based on estimates of the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with numerous clinical study and trial sites and clinical research organizations (CROs). In the normal course of our business we contract with third parties to perform various clinical study and trial activities in the on-going development of potential products. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation and vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under the contracts depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events or milestones, the successful enrollment of patients, the allocation of responsibilities among the parties to the agreement, and the completion of portions of the clinical study or trial or similar conditions. The objective of our accrual policy is to match the recording of expenses in our consolidated financial statements to the actual services received and efforts expended. As such, expense accruals related to preclinical and clinical studies or trials are recognized based on our estimate of the degree of completion of the event or events specified in the specific study or trial contract. We monitor service provider activities to the extent possible; however, if we underestimate activity levels associated with various studies or trials at a given point in time, we could be required to record significant additional research and development expenses in future periods. Preclinical and clinical study and trial activities require significant up-front expenditures. We anticipate paying significant portions of a study or trial’s cost before they begin and incurring additional expenditures as the study or trial progresses and reaches certain milestones.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.

During 2019, we actively committed funds to developing our commercialization program for FIRDAPSE^® and we have continued to incur substantial commercialization expenses, including sales, marketing, patient services, patient advocacy and other commercialization related expenses as we have continued our sales program for FIRDAPSE^®. We are also now incurring substantial commercialization expenses for FYCOMPA^® and we anticipate incurring substantial commercialization expenses for AGAMREE^® as we prepare for the planned launch of AGAMREE^® during the first quarter of 2024.

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and personnel expenses for accounting, corporate, compliance, and administrative functions. Other costs include administrative facility costs, regulatory fees, insurance, and professional fees for legal including litigation cost, information technology, accounting, and consulting services.

Amortization of Intangible Assets.

Amortization of intangible assets consists of the amortization of the FYCOMPA^® product rights, which are amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 5 years, and the RUZURGI^® product rights, which are amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 14.5 years. We expect to capitalize the $36 million of milestone payments to be paid to Santhera during the fourth quarter of 2023 and amortize over the product’s estimated useful life of 10.5 years.

Stock-Based Compensation.

We recognize expense for the fair value of all stock-based awards to employees, directors, and consultants in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP). For stock options, we use the Black-Scholes option valuation model in calculating the fair value of the awards.

Income Taxes.

Our effective income tax rate is the ratio of income tax expense (benefit) over our income before income taxes.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards.

For discussion of recently issued accounting standards, please see Note 2, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies,” in the consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. For a full discussion of our accounting policies, please refer to Note 2 on the Financial Statements included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K that we filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023. Our most critical accounting policies and estimates include: accounting for revenue recognition, valuation of intangible assets, stock-based compensation and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. We continually evaluate our judgments, estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on the terms of underlying agreements, our expected course of development, historical experience and other factors that we believe are reasonable based on the circumstances, the results of which form our management’s basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

Revenues.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recognized $102.6 million and $287.4 million, respectively, in net revenue from product sales primarily in the U.S. compared to $57.2 million and $153.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. FIRDAPSE^® net sales were approximately $66.2 million and $188.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and FYCOMPA^® net sales were approximately $36.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and $98.8 million for the period between January 24, 2023 (date of acquisition) and September 30, 2023. All net revenue from product sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were from sales of FIRDAPSE^®.

The increases of approximately $45.4 million and $134.1 million in net product revenues when comparing the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, were due to the acquisition of FYCOMPA^® during January 2023, and related product sales, and increases in FIRDAPSE^® sales volumes of approximately 9% and 14%, respectively, (which included patients who were transferred to FIRDAPSE^® in the first and second quarter of 2022 when RUZURGI^® was removed from the market) and net price increases.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we also recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in license and other revenue, as compared to $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Cost of Sales.

Cost of sales was approximately $14.2 million and $36.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $9.7 million and $23.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Cost of sales in both periods consisted principally of royalty payments, which are based on net revenue as defined in the applicable license agreements. For FIRDAPSE^®, royalties are payable on the terms set forth below in Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations and Arrangements, and increase by 3% when net sales (as defined in the applicable license agreement) exceed $100 million in any calendar year. Cost of sales for FYCOMPA^® for the first three quarters of 2023 consisted of product costs and excludes the amortization of the FYCOMPA^® intangible assets. See Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

Amortization of Intangible Assets.

Amortization of intangible assets was approximately $8.5 million and $23.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $0.5 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Amortization of intangible assets consists of the amortization of the FYCOMPA^® rights, which are amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 5 years, and the RUZURGI^® rights, which are amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 14.5 years. We also will amortize the $36 million of milestone payments to be paid to Santhera during the fourth quarter of 2023 over AGAMREE^®’s estimated useful life of 10.5 years.

Research and Development Expenses.

Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $83.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively, and represented approximately 60% and 26% of total operating costs and expenses, respectively. Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		$			%
Research and development expenses	$	83,290	$	7,860		75,430			959.7
Employee stock-based compensation		372		450		(78	)		(17.3	)

Total research and development expenses	$	83,662	$	8,310		75,352			906.8

Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $91.2 million and $15.7 million, respectively, and represented approximately 38% and 19% of total operating costs and expenses, respectively. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):


	Nine months ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		$			%
Research and development expenses	$	90,116	$	14,389	$	75,727			526.3
Employee stock-based compensation		1,062		1,307		(245	)		(18.7	)

Total research and development expenses	$	91,178	$	15,696	$	75,482			480.9

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, research and development expenses increased approximately $75.4 million and $75.5 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase in both periods is primarily attributable to the $81.5 million IPR&D purchase consideration for the acquisition of the license in North America for vamorolone during the third quarter of 2023. This was partially offset by decreases in costs relating to closing out sites for both our MuSK-MG clinical trial and our previously operated expanded access program.

We expect that research and development expenses will continue to be substantial in 2023 and beyond as we execute on our strategic initiative and portfolio expansion efforts, with a keen focus on products to treat rare neurological and epileptic diseases.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $33.6 million and $13.6 million, respectively, and represented approximately 24% and 42% of total operating costs and expenses, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		$		%
Selling	$	21,681	$	7,584		14,097		185.9
General and administrative		8,441		4,460		3,981		89.3
Employee stock-based compensation		3,438		1,605		1,833		114.2

Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	33,560	$	13,649		19,911		145.9

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $91.7 million and $43.0 million, respectively, and represented approximately 38% and 52% of total operating costs and expenses, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):


	Nine months ended September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		$		%
Selling	$	57,757	$	21,642		36,115		166.9
General and administrative		24,979		16,681		8,298		49.7
Employee stock-based compensation		8,938		4,674		4,264		91.2

Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	91,674	$	42,997		48,677		113.2

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $19.9 million and $48.7 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to the direct fees payable under the transition services agreement associated with net product sales of FYCOMPA^® of approximately $14.5 million, increases of approximately $12.6 million in selling (commercialization) expenses due to the acquisition of FYCOMPA^®, which consist primarily of commercial systems implementation costs, hiring of the sales force and supporting personnel, to the timing of our commitments to make contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations supporting LEMS patients of approximately $1.1 million, and an approximately $13.2 million increase in employee compensation and stock based compensation related to annual merit increases and the increase in headcount resulting from the acquisition of FYCOMPA^®.

We expect that selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to be substantial in future periods as we continue our efforts to increase our revenues from FIRDAPSE^®, continue our efforts to market FYCOMPA^®, take steps to prepare for the commercial launch of AGAMREE^® in 2024, and take steps to continue to expand our business.

Stock-Based Compensation.

Total stock-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $3.8 million and $10.0 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $2.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively. In the first three quarters of 2023 and 2022, grants were principally for stock options relating to year-end bonus awards and grants to new employees.

Other Income (Expense), Net.

We reported other income (expense), net in all periods, primarily relating to our investment of our cash and cash equivalents of ($0.8) million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and $0.9 million and $0.7 million for the same periods in 2022, respectively. The decrease in other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30, 2023 of approximately $1.7 million when compared to the same period in 2022, respectively, is primarily due to lower invested balances and $1.8 million of interest expense related to payments arising from our acquisition of RUZURGI^®. The increase in other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 of approximately $2.0 million when compared to the same period in 2022, respectively, is primarily due to higher yields on investments offset by $1.8 million of interest expense related to payments arising from our acquisition of RUZURGI^®.

Since Santhera’s shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, they have a readily determinable fair value, and as a result the investment will be measured quarterly, at fair value, with changes reported in other income (expense), net.

The components of other income (expense), net were as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Interest income (expense), net	$	(265	)	$	1,027		$	3,252		$	1,343
Dividend income		—			7			—			93
Realized gains (losses) from the sale of available-for-sale securities		—			(129	)		—			(762	)
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities		(568	)		—			(568	)		—

Total other income (expense), net	$	(833	)	$	905		$	2,684		$	674

Income Taxes.

Our effective income tax rate was 23.5% and 19.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Differences in our effective tax and the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% are driven by state income taxes and anticipated annual permanent differences offset by equity compensation deductions. Our effective tax rate is affected by many factors, including the number of stock options exercised in any period, and our effective tax rate is likely to fluctuate in future periods (and may be higher in future periods than it was in the first nine months of 2023).

We had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Net Income (Loss).

Our net income (loss) was ($30.8) million and $36.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 (($0.29) and $0.34, respectively, per basic share and ($0.29) and $0.32, respectively, per diluted share) as compared to net income (loss) of $22.7 million and $57.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 ($0.22 and $0.56, respectively, per basic and $0.20 and $0.52, respectively, per diluted share).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily through multiple offerings of our securities, since January 2019, from revenues from product sales of FIRDAPSE^®,and since January 2023, from revenues from product sales of FYCOMPA^®. At September 30, 2023 we had cash and cash equivalents aggregating $121.0 million and working capital of $134.2 million. At December 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents aggregating $298.4 million and working capital of $263.2 million. On January 24, 2023, we used approximately $162 million of our cash and cash equivalents to acquire the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA^®. In July 2023, we paid (i) approximately $95 million to Santhera as part of the closing of the transactions described above, and (ii) $10 million to Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. due in connection with our July 2022 acquisition of RUZURGI^®. At September 30, 2023, substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents were deposited with one financial institution, and such balances were in excess of federally insured limits. Further, as of such date, substantially all such funds were invested in money market accounts and U.S. Treasuries.

Based on forecasts of available cash, we believe that we have sufficient resources to support our currently anticipated operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report. There can be no assurance that we will remain profitable or that we will be able to obtain any additional funding that we may require in the future.

In the future, we may require additional working capital to support our operations depending on our future success with FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®sales, or the products we acquire and continue to develop and whether our results continue to be profitable and cash flow positive. There can be no assurance as to the amount of any such funding that will be required for these purposes or whether any such funding will be available to us if and when it is required.

In that regard, our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:

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the cost of diligence in seeking potential acquisitions and of the completion of such acquisitions, if any future acquisitions occur;

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future clinical trial results;

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the scope, rate of progress and cost of our clinical trials and other product development activities;

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the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish;

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the cost and timing of regulatory approvals;

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the cost and delays in product development as a result of any changes in regulatory oversight applicable to our products;

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the level of revenues that we report from sales of FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®;

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the effect of competition and market developments;

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the cost of filing and potentially prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights; and

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the extent to which we acquire or invest in other products.

We may raise additional funds through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations or other means. We also may seek governmental grants for a portion of the required funding for our clinical trials and preclinical trials. We may further seek to raise capital to fund additional business development activities, even if we have sufficient funds for our planned operations. Any sale by us of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to our stockholders. There can be no assurance that any such required additional funding will be available to us at all or available on terms acceptable to us. Further, to the extent that we raise additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more research and development programs, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

On September 8, 2023, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to sell up to $500 million of common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock, debt securities and units consisting of one or more of such securities (the 2023 Shelf Registration Statement). The 2023 Shelf Registration Statement (file no. 333-274427) became effective upon filing. As of the date of this report, no offerings have been completed under the Company’s 2023 Shelf Registration Statement.

Cash Flows.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $88.0 million and $76.0 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. During nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to our net income of $36.6 million, a decrease of $1.9 million in inventory, an increase of $0.6 million in accounts payable, $79.3 million in acquired IPR&D and $35.8 million of non-cash expenses. This was partially offset by increases of $18.7 million in deferred taxes, $37.6 million in accounts receivable, net, $7.2 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets and decreases of $2.4 million in accrued expenses and other liabilities and $0.3 million in operating lease liability. The increase in accounts receivable, net, primarily relates to sales of FYCOMPA^®, which has a longer cash collection cycle than FIRDAPSE^®. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to our net income of $57.6 million, decreases of $0.7 million in inventory, $0.6 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, increases of $4.9 million in accrued expenses and other liabilities, $3.7 million in deferred taxes, $4.1 million in acquired research and development inventory expensed from asset acquisition and $7.6 million of non-cash expenses. This was partially offset by increases of $2.7 million in accounts receivable, net and decreases of $0.2 million in accounts payable and $0.2 million in operating lease liability.

Net cash used in investing activities was $255.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, consisting primarily of payment in connection with the FYCOMPA^® asset acquisition and acquired IPR&D and purchase of equity securities in connection with the vamorolone acquisition. Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $9.2 million and consisted primarily of proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $19.2 million, offset partially by payment for asset acquisition of $10.0 million.

Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $10.2 million, consisting primarily of payment of liabilities arising from asset acquisition partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options. Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $0.6 million consisting primarily of repurchases of common stock offset partially by proceeds from exercise of stock options.

Contractual Obligations and Arrangements.

We have entered into the following contractual arrangements with respect to sales of FIRDAPSE^®:

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Payments due under our license agreement for FIRDAPSE^®. We currently pay the following royalties under our license agreement:

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Royalties to our licensor for seven years from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE^® equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the License Agreement) in North America for any calendar year for sales up to $100 million, and 10% of net sales in North America in any calendar year in excess of $100 million; and

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Royalties to the third-party licensor of the rights sublicensed to us from the first commercial sale of FIRDAPSE^® equal to 7% of net sales (as defined in the License Agreement between BioMarin and the third-party licensor) in any calendar year for the duration of regulatory exclusivity within a territory and 3.5% for territories in any calendar year in territories without regulatory exclusivity.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recognized an aggregate of approximately $10.9 million and $27.7 million, respectively, of royalties payable under these license agreements, which is included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Further, if DyDo is successful in obtaining the right to commercialize FIRDAPSE^® in Japan, we will pay royalties to our licensor on net sales in Japan equal to a similar percentage to the royalties that we are currently paying under our original license agreement for North America.

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Payments due to Jacobus. In connection with our July 2022 settlement with Jacobus, we agreed to pay the following consideration to Jacobus:

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$30 million of cash, of which $10 million was paid at the closing of the settlement on July 11, 2022, $10 million was paid on the first anniversary of closing and the remaining $10 million will be paid on the second anniversary of closing;

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An annual royalty on Catalyst’s net sales (as defined in the License and Asset Purchase Agreement between Catalyst and Jacobus) of amifampridine products in the United States equal to: (a) for calendar years 2022 through 2025, 1.5% (with a minimum annual royalty of $3.0 million per year), and (b) for calendar years 2026 through the expiration of the last to expire of Catalyst’s FIRDAPSE^® patents in the United States, 2.5% (with a minimum annual royalty of $5 million per year); provided, however, that the royalty rate may be reduced and the minimum annual royalty may be eliminated under certain circumstances; and

•

If Catalyst were to receive a priority review voucher for FIRDAPSE^® or RUZURGI^® in the future, 50% of the consideration paid by a third party to acquire that voucher will be paid to Jacobus.

Royalties will be trued up at the end of the year to the extent that royalties on net sales are below the minimum royalty.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recognized an aggregate of approximately $1.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of royalties payable to Jacobus.

We have entered into the following contractual arrangements with respect to sales of FYCOMPA^®:

•

Payments due under our asset purchase agreement for FYCOMPA^®. In connection with our asset purchase agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai):

•

$160 million upfront cash payment plus $1.6 million for reimbursement of certain prepayments, which was paid upon closing. Eisai is also eligible to receive a contingent payment of $25 million if a patent extension for FYCOMPA^® until June 8, 2026 is approved by the USPTO;

•

Concurrently with the acquisition, the parties entered into two related agreements: (i) a short-term Transition Services Agreement for commercial and manufacturing services and (ii) a long-term Supply Agreement for the manufacturing of FYCOMPA^®. Under the Transition Services Agreement, Eisai is providing certain commercial and manufacturing services to the Company for a transition period following the closing of the acquisition. Further, under the Supply Agreement, Eisai will manufacture FYCOMPA^® for the Company for a period of seven years (or such longer period as is set forth in the Supply Agreement) following the closing of the acquisition.

We have entered into the following contractual arrangements with respect to vamorolone:

•

Payments due under our license agreement for vamorolone. In connection with our recent acquisition from Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holdings (Santhera):

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$75 million initial cash payment, which was paid upon closing.

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Regulatory milestone payment of $36 million upon regulatory approval by the FDA in the U.S. of an NDA for the product for the treatment of DMD. Since approval of the NDA was received on October 26, 2023, we are now obligated to pay this amount (and such payment will be made during the fourth quarter of 2023). Additional regulatory milestone payments upon regulatory approval by the FDA in the U.S. of an NDA for the product for the first, second, and third additional indications in the amount of $50 million, $45 million, and $45 million, respectively.

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Sales-based milestone payments if the applicable amount of net sales of all products in the territory in a single calendar year reach one of more of the net sales threshold levels set forth in the license agreement.

•

Until January 1, 2026, we are obligated to purchase all of the requirements for product solely from Santhera, and Santhera is required to manufacture, supply, and sell product to us at an agreed upon supply price.

•

Simultaneously, we made a strategic equity investment into Santhera by acquiring 1,414,688 of Santhera’s post reverse-split ordinary shares (representing approximately 11.26% of Santhera’s outstanding ordinary shares following the transaction) at an investment price of CHF 9.477 per share (corresponding to a mutually agreed volume-weighted average price prior to signing), with the approximately $15 million USD in equity investment proceeds to be used by Santhera for Phase IV studies in DMD and further development of additional indications for vamorolone.

We also have entered into the following contractual arrangements:

•

Employment agreements. We have entered into an employment agreement with our Chief Executive Officer that required us to make base salary payments of approximately $0.7 million in 2023. The agreement expires in November 2024. However, on July 25, 2023, our Chief Executive Officer announced his intention to retire by the end of 2023.

•

Purchase commitment. We have entered into a purchase commitment with a contract manufacturing organization for approximately $0.5 million per year. The agreement expires in December 2023.

•

Lease for office space. We operate our business in leased office space in Coral Gables, Florida. We entered into an agreement in May 2020 that amended our lease for office facilities. Under the amended lease, our leased space increased from approximately 7,800 square feet of office space to approximately 10,700 square feet of office space. We moved into the new space around March 1, 2021 when the space became available for use. We pay annual rent of approximately $0.5 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as such term is defined in rules promulgated by the SEC.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains “forward-looking statements”, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, plans or objectives for future operations and anticipated results of operations. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, “believes”, “anticipates”, “proposes”, “plans”, “expects”, “intends”, “may”, and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or other achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Item 1A – Risk Factors.”

The continued successful commercialization of FIRDAPSE^®, FYCOMPA^® and now AGAMREE^® are highly uncertain. Factors that will affect our success include the uncertainty of:

•

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or any future pandemic, on our business or on the economy generally;

•

Whether we will be able to continue to successfully market FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®, and successfully market AGAMREE^® in future periods, while maintaining full compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations;

•

Whether our estimates of the size of the market for FIRDAPSE^® for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) will prove to be accurate;

•

Whether we will be able to locate LEMS patients who are undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed with other diseases;

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Whether patients will discontinue from the use of FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^® at rates that are higher than historically experienced or are higher than we project;

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Whether the daily dose of FIRDAPSE^® taken by patients changes over time and affects our results of operations;

•

Whether new FIRDAPSE^® patients and FYCOMPA^® patients can be successfully titrated to stable therapy;

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Whether we can continue to market FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®, and market AGAMREE^® in future periods, on a profitable and cash flow positive basis;

•

Whether we can successfully integrate the team that we have hired to market FYCOMPA^® into our current business structure;

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Whether the acquisition of FYCOMPA^® will prove to be accretive to EBITDA and EPS in 2023;

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Whether any revenue or earnings guidance that we provide to the public market will turn out to be accurate;

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Whether payors will reimburse for our products at the price that we charge for our products;

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The ability of our third-party suppliers and contract manufacturers to maintain compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP);

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The ability of our third party suppliers and contract manufacturers to supply sufficient product to meet our customers’ needs in future periods;

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The ability of those third parties that distribute our products to maintain compliance with applicable law;

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Our ability to maintain compliance with applicable rules relating to our patient assistance programs for FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®;

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Our ability to maintain compliance with the applicable rules that relate to our contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations that support LEMS patients;

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The scope of our intellectual property and the outcome of any challenges to our intellectual property, and, conversely, whether any third-party intellectual property presents unanticipated obstacles for FIRDAPSE^®, FYCOMPA^® or AGAMREE^®;

•

Our ability to obtain a favorable resolution of our dispute with the U.S. Patent Office on the term extension for one of our patents listed in the Orange Book for FYCOMPA^®;

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Whether there will be a post-closing review by antitrust regulators of our previous acquisition transactions, and the outcome of any such reviews if they occur;

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Whether we will be able to acquire additional drug products under development, complete the research and development required to commercialize such products, and thereafter, if such products are approved for commercialization, successfully market such products;

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Whether our patents will be sufficient to prevent generic competition for FIRDAPSE^®after our orphan drug exclusivity for FIRDAPSE^® expires;

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Whether we will be successful in our litigation to enforce our patents against the Paragraph IV challengers who have filed relating to FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®;

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The impact on our profits and cash flow of adverse changes in reimbursement and coverage policies from government and private payors such as Medicare, Medicaid, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and other plan administrators, or the impact of pricing pressures enacted by industry organizations, the federal government or the government of any state, including as a result of increased scrutiny over pharmaceutical pricing or otherwise;

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Changes in the healthcare industry and the effect of political pressure from and actions by the President, Congress and/or medical professionals seeking to reduce prescription drug costs, and changes to the healthcare industry occasioned by any future changes in laws relating to the pricing of drug products, including changes made in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or changes in the healthcare industry generally;

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Whether we will be able to successfully commercialize AGAMREE^® in the territory and whether we will be successful in launching the product during the first quarter of 2024;

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Whether our commercialization of AGAMREE^® will prove accretive to earnings;

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Whether we and Santhera can successfully develop additional indications for AGAMREE^® and obtain the ability to commercialize the product for these additional indications;

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The state of the economy generally and its impact on our business;

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The potential impact of future healthcare reform in the United States, including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and measures being taken worldwide designed to reduce healthcare costs and limit the overall level of government expenditures, including the impact of pricing actions and reduced reimbursement for our product;

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The scope, rate of progress and expense of our clinical trials and studies, pre-clinical studies, proof-of-concept studies, and our other drug development activities, and whether our trials and studies will be successful;

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Our ability to complete any clinical trials and studies that we may undertake on a timely basis and within the budgets we establish for such trials and studies;

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Whether FIRDAPSE^® can be successfully commercialized in Canada on a profitable basis through KYE Pharmaceuticals, our collaboration partner in Canada;

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The impact on sales of FIRDAPSE^® in the United States if an amifampridine product is purchased in Canada for use in the United States;

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Whether our collaboration partner in Japan, DyDo, will successfully complete the clinical trial in Japan that will be required to seek approval to commercialize FIRDAPSE^® in Japan; and

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Whether DyDo will be able to obtain approval to commercialize FIRDAPSE^® in Japan.

Our current plans and objectives are based on assumptions relating to the continued commercialization of FIRDAPSE^® and FYCOMPA^®, the commercialization of AGAMREE®, and on our plans to seek to acquire or in-license additional products. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, any of our assumptions could prove inaccurate. Considering the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements we have made herein, which reflect our views only as of the date of this report, you should not place undue reliance upon such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk represents the risk of changes in the value of market risk-sensitive instruments caused by fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. Changes in these factors could cause fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows.

Our exposure to interest rate risk is currently confined to our cash and cash equivalents that are from time to time invested in highly liquid money market funds and U.S. Treasuries. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital to fund operations. We also seek to maximize income from our investments without assuming significant risk. We do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. Our cash and investments policy emphasizes liquidity and preservation of principal over other portfolio considerations.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act, was recorded, processed, summarized or reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports was accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

b.	During the three months ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could have a material effect, or are reasonably likely to have a material effect, on our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Paragraph IV Patent Litigation

In January 2023, we received Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letters from three generic drug manufacturers advising us that they had each submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the FDA seeking authorization from the FDA to manufacture, use or sell a generic version of FIRDAPSE^® in the United States. The notice letters each allege that our six patents listed in the FDA Orange Book covering FIRDAPSE^® are not valid, not enforceable, and/or will not be infringed by the commercial manufacture, use or sale of the proposed product described in these ANDA submissions. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, as amended, we had 45 days from receipt of the notice letters to commence patent infringement lawsuits against these generic drug manufacturers in a federal district court to trigger a stay precluding FDA from approving any ANDA until May 2026 or entry of judgment holding the patents invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed, whichever occurs first. In that regard, after conducting the necessary due diligence, we filed lawsuits on March 1, 2023 in the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey against each of the three generic drug manufacturers who notified us of their ANDA filings. The Company recently received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a fourth generic drug manufacturer, which the Company is currently reviewing.

We intend to vigorously protect and defend our intellectual property for FIRDAPSE^® and, although there can be no assurance, we believe that our patents will protect FIRDAPSE^® from generic competition for the life of our patents.

On February 20, 2023, we received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter from a company that appears to have filed the first ANDA for the oral suspension formulation for FYCOMPA^®. The same company sent a similar letter to us later in February with a similar certification for the tablet formulation for FYCOMPA^®, the fourth such certification for this formulation. Both of these letters were paragraph IV certifications of non-infringement, non-validity, and unenforceability to the ‘497 patent for FYCOMPA^® but each application, like the previous Paragraph IV notices from ANDA filers, for FYCOMPA^® tablets does not challenge the ‘571 patent. Similar to our actions with the FIRDAPSE^® Paragraph IV Certifications described above, after due diligence we filed lawsuits on April 5, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against the drug manufacturer who notified us of their ANDA submissions for both FYCOMPA^® formulations, thus triggering the 30 month stay for each application.

Other Litigation

From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Other than as set forth above, we believe that there is no litigation pending at this time that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There are many factors that affect our business, our financial condition, and the results of our operations. In addition to the information set forth in this quarterly report, you should carefully read and consider “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I, and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, of our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, which contain a description of significant factors that might cause our actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or desired.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In March 2021, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $40 million of our common stock, pursuant to a repurchase program under Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Act (the Share Repurchase Program). The Share Repurchase Program commenced on March 22, 2021. At present, we are not purchasing shares under our share repurchase program, but rather we are retaining cash for use in our business development activities. The following table presents information regarding repurchases by us of our common stock under the Share Repurchase Program during the three months ended September 30, 2023:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program		Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased (in thousands)
July 1, 2023 – July 31, 2023		—	$	—		—	$	21,003
August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023		—	$	—		—	$	21,003
September 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023		—	$	—		—	$	21,003

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

Our directors and executive officers may from time to time enter into plans or other arrangements for the purchase or sale of our shares that are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule

10b5-1(c)

or may represent a

non-Rule

10b5-1

trading arrangement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the third quarter of 2023, none of our directors or executive officers adopted, modified, or terminated any “Rule

10b5-1

trading arrangement” or any

“non-Rule

10b5-1

trading arrangement”, as each term is defined in Rule 408(e) of Regulation

S-K.

On July 25, 2023, we reported that our Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J. McEnany, advised our Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his position as CEO by the end of 2023. On October 19, 2023, we announced the appointment of Richard R. Daly as our new CEO effective January 1, 2024. Following Mr. McEnany’s retirement as CEO, he will continue to serve as

non-Executive

Chairman of our Board of Directors.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS


31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

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104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By:		/s/ Alicia Grande
		Alicia Grande
		Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 8, 2023

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

I, Patrick J. McEnany, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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;

3.	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;

The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

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 subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

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;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s 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

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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 registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2023

/s/ Patrick J. McEnany

Patrick J. McEnany

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

I, Alicia Grande, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

3.	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;

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2023

/s/ Alicia Grande

Alicia Grande

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Patrick J. McEnany as Principal Executive Officer of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that to my knowledge:

the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 (the Report), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Alicia Grande as Principal Financial Officer of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that to my knowledge:

2.	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.