UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): November 7, 2018  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware000-1500613-3191702
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

Perryville III Building, 53 Frontage Road, Suite 220, Hampton, New Jersey 08827
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(908) 200-7500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2018, Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2018. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
 
99.1 Press Release of Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., dated November 7, 2018.


SIGNATURE

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

 Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
   
  
Date: November 7, 2018By: /s/ Sam Martin        
  Sam Martin
  Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
  

EdgarFiling

EXHIBIT 99.1

Celldex Provides Corporate Update and Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results

HAMPTON, N.J., Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX) today reported business and financial highlights for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

“We made considerable progress in the third quarter, particularly in the development program for CDX-1140, our promising antibody targeted to CD40,” said Anthony Marucci, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Celldex Therapeutics. “We have completed four of the potential eight monotherapy dose levels in the ongoing Phase 1 study and remain encouraged by the safety and biological profile we have observed to date. We look forward to sharing interim data at the SITC Annual Meeting later this week. During the third quarter, we also began enrolling patients in a combination cohort of CDX-1140 with our dendritic cell mobilizer, CDX-301. We are very interested to explore the potential of CDX-1140 in the presence of greater dendritic cell activity.”

“Additionally, we are nearing completion of enrollment to the first stage of the Phase 2 study of CDX-3379 in advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer and anticipate data from this portion of the study in the first quarter of 2019,” continued Marucci. “We are also advancing several preclinical programs that we believe can play an important role in enhancing the immune system’s response to cancer, including CDX-0159, our TAM program targeting Tyro3, AXL and MerTK, and our growing bispecific antibody program.”

Recent Highlights:

Third Quarter 2018 and First Nine Months 2018 Financial Highlights and 2018 Guidance

Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of September 30, 2018 were $105.6 million compared to $114.0 million as of June 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily driven by third quarter cash used in operating activities of approximately $14.4 million, of which $3.2 million were glembatumumab vedotin-related payments, partially offset by the receipt of $5.5 million from sales of common stock under the Cantor agreement. Celldex expects that it will make an additional $2.0 million in glembatumumab vedotin-related payments related to the discontinuation of that program. At September 30, 2018, Celldex had 168.6 million shares outstanding.

Revenues: Total revenue was $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $3.9 million and $9.3 million for the comparable periods in 2017. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to lower contract revenue from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

R&D Expenses: Research and development (R&D) expenses were $11.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $55.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $21.9 million and $72.7 million for the comparable periods in 2017. The decrease in R&D expense was primarily due to lower clinical trial, contract manufacturing and personnel expenses.

G&A Expenses: General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $5.3 million and $19.1 million for the comparable periods in 2017. The decrease in G&A expenses was primarily due to lower personnel and marketing expenses.

Changes in Fair Value Remeasurement of Contingent Consideration: Gain on the fair value remeasurement of contingent consideration related to the Kolltan acquisition was $6.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $28.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to discontinuation of the glembatumumab vedotin and CDX-014 programs and updated assumptions for the varlilumab and anti-KIT programs.

Net Loss: Net loss was $7.2 million, or ($0.04) per share, for the third quarter of 2018, and $141.8 million, or ($0.94) per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to a net loss of $26.4 million, or ($0.20) per share, for the third quarter of 2017 and $89.2 million, or ($0.71) per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Financial Guidance: Celldex believes that the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2018, combined with the anticipated proceeds from future sales of common stock under the Cantor agreement, are sufficient to meet estimated working capital requirements and fund planned operations through 2020. This could be impacted if Celldex elects to pay Kolltan contingent milestones, if any, in cash.

Opdivo® is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Erbitux® is a registered trademark of Eli Lilly & Co.

About Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
Celldex is developing targeted therapeutics to address devastating diseases for which available treatments are inadequate. Our pipeline includes immunotherapies and other targeted biologics derived from a broad set of complementary technologies which have the ability to engage the human immune system and/or directly inhibit tumors to treat specific types of cancer or other diseases. Visit www.celldex.com.

Forward Looking Statement
This release contains "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are typically preceded by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "will," "may," "should," or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, they give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct or that those goals will be achieved, and you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to successfully complete research and further development and commercialization of Company drug candidates; our ability to obtain additional capital to meet our long-term liquidity needs on acceptable terms, or at all, including the additional capital which will be necessary to complete the clinical trials that we have initiated or plan to initiate; our ability to meet, and with respect to the minimum bid price requirement, to regain compliance with, Nasdaq listing requirements; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of Kolltan and to operate the combined business efficiently; the uncertainties inherent in clinical testing and accruing patients for clinical trials; our limited experience in bringing programs through Phase 3 clinical trials; our ability to manage and successfully complete multiple clinical trials and the research and development efforts for our multiple products at varying stages of development; the availability, cost, delivery and quality of clinical and commercial grade materials produced by our own manufacturing facility or supplied by contract manufacturers, who may be our sole source of supply; the timing, cost and uncertainty of obtaining regulatory approvals; the failure of the market for the Company's programs to continue to develop; our ability to protect the Company's intellectual property; the loss of any executive officers or key personnel or consultants; competition; changes in the regulatory landscape or the imposition of regulations that affect the Company's products; and other factors listed under "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We have no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Company Contact
Sarah Cavanaugh
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Administration
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
(781) 433-3161
scavanaugh@celldex.com


CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

         
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS  Quarter Nine Months
OF OPERATIONS DATA  Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
REVENUE         
Product Development and        
Licensing Agreements $131  $1,238  $2,792  $2,488 
Contracts and Grants  810   2,686   4,982   6,799 
         
Total Revenue  941   3,924   7,774   9,287 
         
OPERATING EXPENSE         
Research and Development  11,918   21,915   55,242   72,707 
General and Administrative  3,722   5,346   14,936   19,109 
Goodwill Impairment  -   -   90,976   - 
Intangible Asset Impairment  -   13,000   18,677   13,000 
Gain on Fair Value Remeasurement        
of Contingent Consideration  (6,935)  (4,600)  (27,968)  (200)
Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets -   224   224   672 
         
Total Operating Expense  8,705   35,885   152,087   105,288 
         
Operating Loss  (7,764)  (31,961)  (144,313)  (96,001)
         
Investment and Other Income, Net  521   398   1,767   1,611 
         
Net Loss Before Income Tax Benefit  (7,243)  (31,563)  (142,546)  (94,390)
         
Income Tax Benefit  -   5,200   765   5,200 
         
Net  Loss $(7,243) $(26,363) $(141,781) $(89,190)
         
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per        
Common Share $(0.04) $(0.20) $(0.94) $(0.71)
Weighted Average Common        
Shares Outstanding  163,679   129,640   150,636   125,856 
   
   
   
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED      
BALANCE SHEETS DATA      September 30, December 31,
  2018
 2017
  (Unaudited)  
ASSETS      
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities  $105,618  $139,427 
Other Current Assets   5,351   5,329 
Property and Equipment, net   6,699   10,372 
Intangible and Other Assets, net   50,619   160,496 
Total Assets  $168,287  $315,624 
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current Liabilities  $16,851  $27,736 
Long-Term Liabilities   23,302   51,519 
Stockholders' Equity   128,134   236,369 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $168,287  $315,624