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AMAG Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

^{Published on 2011-07-26 13:11:50 - Market Wire}
 

LEXINGTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a therapeutic iron compound to treat iron deficiency anemia, today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

"With the positive momentum building for Feraheme, it is the appropriate time to leverage our selling, general and administrative expenses to support an additional product. We believe that the addition of FOLOTYN® to our product portfolio will enable us to gain valuable synergies and create additional shareholder value."

Business Update

• Total revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $15.4 million, of which $12.8 million were net product revenues from Feraheme®(ferumoxytol) Injection for Intravenous (IV) use.
• Total Feraheme provider demand¹ and launch incentive program utilization for the second quarter increased 24% from the first quarter of 2011 to approximately 25,000grams, nearly all of which was for use in the non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) setting.
• On July 19, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Allos Therapeutics, Inc. Under the terms of the transaction, Allos stockholders will receive 0.1282 shares of AMAG common stock for each share of Allos common stock they own. The transaction is subject to shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions.

aWe are pleased with the significant increase in Feraheme provider demand as compared to the first quarter of 2011,a commented Brian J.G. Pereira, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. aWith the positive momentum building for Feraheme, it is the appropriate time to leverage our selling, general and administrative expenses to support an additional product. We believe that the addition of FOLOTYN^® to our product portfolio will enable us to gain valuable synergies and create additional shareholder value.a

Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results (unaudited)

As of June 30, 2011, the Companya™s cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled approximately $264 million.

Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $15.4 million compared to $18.8 million for the same period in 2010. The change in total revenues in the 2011 period is due to lower expected provider demand from the dialysis segment principally due to the implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system, offset, in part, by increased demand from non-dialysis CKD sites of care.

Total operating costs and expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $35.6 million compared to $40.7 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in total operating costs and expenses in the 2011 period is primarily due to decreased selling, general and administrative expenses associated with the commercialization of Feraheme, partially offset by increased research and development costs associated with the Companya™s global iron deficiency anemia (IDA) registrational program.

The Company reported a net loss of $19.6 million, or a loss of $0.92 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of $21.3 million, or a loss of $1.01 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2010.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company reported total revenues of $28.8 million, as compared to revenues of $32.1 million for the same period in 2010. The change in total revenues in 2011 versus the comparable 2010 period was primarily due to expected lower provider demand from the dialysis segment due to the implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system, offset, in part, by increased demand from non-dialysis sites of care.

Total operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $71.8 million, as compared to $77.5 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in total operating costs and expenses in the 2011 period is primarily due to decreased selling, general and administrative expenses associated with the commercialization of Feraheme, partially offset by increased research and development costs associated with the Companya™s global iron deficiency anemia (IDA) registrational program. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $41.9 million or a loss of $1.98 per basic and diluted share as compared to a net loss of $44.4 million, or a loss of $2.16 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2010.

Conference Call and Webcast Access

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will host a conference call and webcast with slides today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the Companya™s financial results, commercial progress, development programs, and recent announcement of the execution of a definitive merger agreement with Allos Therapeutics, Inc.

To access the conference call via telephone, dial (877) 412-6083 from the United States or (702) 495-1202 for international access. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from approximately 7:30 p.m. ET on July 26 until midnight July 28. To access the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 from the United States or (404) 537-3406 for international access.

A live webcast of the conference call and accompanying slides will be accessible through the Investors section of the Companya™s website at [ www.amagpharma.com ] beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. Following the conference call, the webcast replay will be available at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET and will be archived on the AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. website until midnight August 26, 2011.

About AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a therapeutic iron compound to treat iron deficiency anemia. For additional company information, please visit [ www.amagpharma.com ].

About Feraheme

In the United States, Feraheme® (ferumoxytol) Injection for Intravenous (IV) use is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Feraheme received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 30, 2009 and was commercially launched by AMAG in the U.S. shortly thereafter. For additional product information, please visit [ www.feraheme.com ].

The important safety information below is based on the United States prescribing information.

Important Safety Information About Feraheme

Indication and contraindications

Feraheme is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease. Feraheme is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Feraheme or any of its components.

Warnings and precautions

Serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylactic-type reactions, some of which have been life-threatening and fatal, have been reported in patients receiving Feraheme.Observe patients for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity during and after Feraheme administration for at least 30 minutes and until clinically stable following completion of each administration.Only administer the drug when personnel and therapies are immediately available for the treatment of anaphylaxis and other hypersensitivity reactions.Anaphylactic type reactions, presenting with cardiac/cardiorespiratory arrest, clinically significant hypotension, syncope, and unresponsiveness have been reported in the post-marketing experience. In clinical studies, serious hypersensitivity reactions werereported in 0.2% (3/1,726) of subjects receiving Feraheme. Other adverse reactions potentiallyassociated with hypersensitivity (e.g., pruritus, rash, urticaria or wheezing) were reported in3.7% (63/1,726) of subjects. Severe adverse reactions of clinically significant hypotension have been reported in the post-marketing experience. In clinical studies, hypotension was reported in 1.9% (33/1,726) of subjects, including three patients with serious hypotensive reactions. Monitor for signs and symptoms of hypotension following each Feraheme injection. Excessive therapy with parenteral iron can lead to excess storage of iron with the possibility of iatrogenic hemosiderosis. Patients should be regularly monitored for hematologic response during parenteral iron therapy, noting that lab assays may overestimate serum iron and transferrin bound iron values in the 24 hours following administration of Feraheme. As a superparamagnetic iron oxide, Feraheme may transiently affect magnetic resonance diagnostic imaging studies for up to 3 months following the last Feraheme dose. Feraheme will not affect X-ray, CT, PET, SPECT, ultrasound, or nuclear imaging.

Adverse reactions

In clinical trials, the most commonly occurring adverse reactions in Feraheme treated patients versus oral iron treated patients reported in a 2% of chronic kidney disease patients were diarrhea (4.0% vs. 8.2%), nausea (3.1% vs. 7.5%), dizziness (2.6% vs. 1.8%), hypotension (2.5% vs. 0.4%), constipation (2.1% vs. 5.7%) and peripheral edema (2.0% vs. 3.2%). In clinical trials, adverse reactions leading to treatment discontinuation and occurring in 2 or more Feraheme treated patients included hypotension, infusion site swelling, increased serum ferritin level, chest pain, diarrhea, dizziness, ecchymosis, pruritus, chronic renal failure, and urticaria.

Post-marketing safety experience

The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of Feraheme. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.

The following serious adverse reactions have been reported from the post-marketing spontaneous reports with Feraheme: life-threatening anaphylactic-type reactions, cardiac/cardiorespiratory arrest, clinically significant hypotension, syncope, unresponsiveness, loss of consciousness, tachycardia/rhythm abnormalities, angioedema, ischemic myocardial events, congestive heart failure, pulse absent, and cyanosis. These adverse reactions have occurred up to 30 minutes after the administration of Feraheme injection. Reactions have occurred followingthe first dose or subsequent doses of Feraheme.

For full prescribing information, please visit [ www.feraheme.com ].

Additional Information and Where You Can Find It

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. The proposed merger between AMAG and Allos will be submitted to the respective stockholders of AMAG and Allos for their consideration.

AMAG will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus of Allos and AMAG and other documents concerning the proposed acquisition with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the aSECa). Investors are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available and other relevant documents filed with the SEC because they will contain important information. Security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (when it is available) and other documents filed by Allos and AMAG with the SEC at the SECa™s website at [ www.sec.gov ]. The joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents may also be obtained for free by contacting Allosa™ Investor Relations by e-mail at [ investorrelations@allos.com ], by telephone at (303) 426-6262 or by mail at Investor Relations, Allos Therapeutics, Inc., 11080 CirclePoint Road, Suite 200, Westminster, CO 80020 or by contacting AMAGa™s Investor Relations by e-mail at [ cmiceli@amagpharma.com ], by telephone at (617) 498-3361 or by mail at Investor Relations, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 100 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421.

Allos, AMAG, certain of their respective directors, executive officers, members of management and employees may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding Allosa™ directors and executive officers and their beneficial ownership of Allosa™ common stock is also set forth in Allosa™ annual proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2011. This document is available free of charge at the SECa™s website at [ www.sec.gov ] or by going to Allosa™ Investors page on its corporate website at [ www.allos.com ]. Information concerning AMAGa™s directors and executive officers and their beneficial ownership of AMAGa™s common stock is set forth in AMAGa™s annual proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 18, 2011. This document is available free of charge at the SECa™s website at [ www.sec.gov ] or by going to AMAGa™s Investors page on its corporate website at [ www.amagpharma.com ]. Additional information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed aparticipantsa in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed merger, and a description of their direct and indirect interests in the proposed merger, which may differ from the interests of Allosa™ investors or AMAGa™s investors generally, will be set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Any statements contained herein which do not describe historical facts, including but not limited to, our statements regarding our belief that the addition of FOLOTYN® to our product portfolio will enable us to gain valuable synergies and create additional shareholder value, are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements.

Such risks and uncertainties include: the failure of Allos or AMAG stockholders to approve the proposed transaction; the challenges and costs of closing the proposed transaction, integrating the two companies, restructuring the combined company; the possibility that the expected synergies will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the ability to retain key employees; and other economic, business, competitive, and/or regulatory factors affecting the businesses of Allos and AMAG generally, including those set forth in the filings of Allos and AMAG with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in the aRisk Factorsa section of Allosa™ Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011, the aRisk Factorsa section of AMAGa™s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2011, and in Allosa™ and AMAGa™s other periodic reports and filings with the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

¹IMS Health DDD Data (in grams) through the period ending July 1, 2011.