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DewDiligence

05/29/09 10:54 PM

#18927 RE: croumagnon #18926

…and the $6.8 Million they have already on hand…

What $6.8M? That was the cash balance as of March 29. Based on GTC’s usual burn rate, the $6.8M is close to gone by now.
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vinmantoo

05/30/09 6:51 PM

#18931 RE: croumagnon #18926

GTCB stated they expected cash burn of $13-17 million for they rest of the year, so if we extrapolate that over a full year it is $26-$34 million to fund from June 2009 to June 2010. Obviously they aren't going to be able to pay back the LFB loan. Let's say LFB takes over and asserts some control over GTCB's profligate spending and are able to cut expenses by 10% or about $3 million. This would reduce the loss and cash needed to $23-$31 million. Now GTCB got about $5 million up front for rights to each of the European and US markets, and that was before ATRYN had been approved by either the FDA or EMEA. When GTCB regains the rights for ATYRN for Europe and other countries outside the US, we should expect at least the same money as GTCB got before EEA approval ($5 million), and can I dream, maybe even 2x as much ($10 million). The would bring the loss down to $18-26 million if GTCB gets only as much as they got before EMEA approval, and to $13-$21 million if we got 2x as much. We can't count on any damages from LEo for breach of contract so we won't include that in any estimates. ATRYN sales have already been reported in the US so let's say GTCB makes $3 million on it over the next year. The would bring the loss down to $15-$23 million if GTCB gets only as much as they got before EMEA approval, and to $10-$18 million if we got 2x as much for European rights. Yes the funding need still looms large but may not be as insurmountable as some fear.


There may be other wild cards in GTCB's favor. I don't know if GTCB will get any milestones when the HR trials get underway perhaps someone can tell me if that is the case. Wouldn't they be able to into phase III for CABR/HR? If so it might not be too long for approval, and milestone payment from Ovation/Lundbeck. If GTCB gets the Factor VIIa trial underway in 2010 Q1, as stated in the the slide show, they may be able to make a deal for the US rights to both cover their expenses for Factor VIIa and generate much needed cash at that time. Obviously, this would decrease the cash burn rate and increase on hand cash. I don't like the coming dilution that will be needed to fund GTCB. Yes Cox has been a failure in cutting expenses, However, I don't think all is lost. Of course I could be wrong, but that is what the market is all about.
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cleith

05/31/09 7:31 PM

#18937 RE: croumagnon #18926

Croumagnon, I agree with your analysis. I agree that it is very likely that LFB will convert and appoint BOD members so that they can clean house. And maybe shareholder interest would be better served by LFB's management acumen.

One thing that is not clear to me is that I am not sure about the timing or how a takeover or takeunder might play out with GTCB.

There are Massachusetts State Laws that prohibit,

Business combinations with interested stockholders; restrictions

"A corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, (5% or more of the voting stock)"

http://law.justia.com/massachusetts/codes/gl-pt1-toc/110f-1.html

But, GTCB's by-laws include a provision "Excluding them from the applicability of a the statute that denies voting rights to any person acquiring 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation, unless such voting rights are approved by a majority of the corporation's disinterested shareholders."

I am not sure how to interpret the above provision within the context of the state statute, and in particular the last sentence regarding the approval by the disinterested shareholders.

Can anyone offer an interpretation of what this means?