Company: LGNZZ
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000886163-25-000036
Chunk: 26

Company: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 26
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 the programs included in the Agenus Agreement, subject to certain customary exceptions. In connection with entry into the Agenus Agreement, Agenus issued us a 5-year warrant (“Agenus Warrant”) to purchase 867,052 shares of its common stock, at an exercise price equal to $17.30.We accounted for all Agenus Partnered Programs, Agenus Warrant and Upsize Option as derivative assets. All derivatives, except for the Upsize Option, were presented in noncurrent derivative assets line in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Agenus Partnered Programs were recognized as derivative assets under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as they have different underlyings (milestone payments and royalties). The commercial milestones and royalties are dependent on the development milestones and the commercial milestone and royalties underlyings are not determined to be predominant. The derivative assets were recorded at fair value as of May 29, 2024, and are marked to fair value at each subsequent reporting period.The fair value of Agenus Partnered Programs derivative assets is determined as a present value of expected future cash flows adjusted for the level of risk appropriate for a respective program stage. Certain Agenus partners discontinued development of their partnered programs in 2024. These programs may be relicensed at a later date, and Ligand would retain its economic interest upon any relicense activity.The fair value of the Upsize Option was determined using the binomial option pricing model under which we assessed and considered the possible upwards and downwards scenarios through the expiration date of the Upsize Option. The fair value of the Upsize Option was written down to zero as of December 31, 2024. For additional information on the Agenus Partnered Program derivative assets, Agenus Warrant, and Upsize Option, See Note 6, Fair Value Measurement.We accounted for the acquired BOT/BAL rights as a financial royalty asset, which is currently put under the non-accrual method as management cannot reliably estimate future cash flows from this program. The amount of BOT/BAL financial royalty asset was determined as a residual value from the $75 million aggregate investment amount, less fair value of all acquired derivative assets as of May 29, 2024. For additional information on the Agenus BOT/BAL rights, see Note 5, Financial Royalty Assets, net.

4. Apeiron Acquisition

On July 15, 2024, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Apeiron