nrix-8k_20210413.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 13, 2021

 

NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-39398

 

27-0838048

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1700 Owens Street, Suite 205

San Francisco, California

 

 

 

94158

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

(415) 660-5320

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

NRIX

Nasdaq Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 13, 2021, Nurix Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2021. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Title or Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated April 13, 2021

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: April 13, 2021

 

By:

/s/ Arthur T. Sands

 

 

 

Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D.

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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nrix-ex991_6.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

Nurix Therapeutics Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

 

On track to initiate Phase 1 trials for four wholly owned drug candidates in 2021

Expanded Sanofi collaboration resulting in option exercise payment of $22 million

Strong financial position after successful $150 million follow-on offering in March 2021

San Francisco, CA, April 13, 2021 – Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted protein modulation drugs, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended February 28, 2021 and provided a corporate update.

“We began 2021 with the initiation of our first clinical trial to evaluate NX-2127, an orally available degrader of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase with immunomodulatory drug activity in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies,” said Dr. Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Nurix. “We are on track to initiate Phase 1 trials for three more proprietary drug candidates in 2021 for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.”

Recent Business Highlights

 

Expanded Strategic Collaboration with Sanofi (S.A. Sanofi): On January 7, 2021, Nurix announced the expansion of its global strategic collaboration with Sanofi to discover, develop and commercialize a pipeline of innovative targeted protein degradation drugs for patients with challenging diseases in multiple therapeutic areas. Sanofi has exercised its option to expand the number of targets in the collaboration agreement from three to a total of five targets. With the expansion, Nurix received a payment of $22 million, in addition to the previously received upfront payment of $55 million.

 

Completed a Public Follow-on Offering: On March 9, 2021, Nurix announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 5,175,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $31.00 per share, which included 675,000 shares issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock. The net proceeds to Nurix from the offering were approximately $150 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. 

 

Presented Preclinical Data Highlighting NX-1607: Nurix presented data from its NX-1607 program at the American Association for Cancer Research 2021 annual meeting which is being held virtually over two weeks, April 10-15 and May 17-21. NX-1607, an orally bioavailable, small-molecule inhibitor of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma B (CBL-B), demonstrated significant anti-tumor efficacy in animal models of both colorectal cancer and triple negative breast cancer. Importantly, the combination of NX-1607 and an anti-PD-1 antibody substantially increased the median overall survival and the frequency of long-lasting tumor rejection in these models compared to either single agent alone. The activity of NX-1607 was shown to be dependent on CD8+ T cells and NK cells. A copy of the poster can be found on Nurix’s website (http://www.nurix.com).

 

Announced Collaboration for the Discovery of Novel Drugs to Treat Pediatric Cancers: On March 16, 2021, Nurix announced that it is part of a collaboration sponsored by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a leading funder of pediatric cancer research, to develop a drug to potentially treat aggressive childhood cancers including neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma. Nurix will provide its extensive expertise in E3 ligases and use its proprietary DNA-encoded library to help identify small-molecule degraders of MYCN, a target previously considered undruggable. The program is one of four that are being supported by ALFS’s Crazy 8 initiative, which is designed to bring together world-class research talent to accelerate the pace of new cure discovery in childhood cancer.

Upcoming Program Highlights

 

NX-2127: Nurix’s lead drug candidate from its protein degradation portfolio, NX-2127, is an orally available degrader of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) with immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) activity for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. Nurix filed an IND for NX-2127 in December 2020 and received clearance by the U.S. FDA to initiate human clinical trials. Clinical sites are actively recruiting patients for our Phase 1 clinical trial of NX-2127. Additional information on the clinical trial can be accessed at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04830137).

 

NX-1607: Nurix’s lead drug candidate from its E3 ligase inhibitor portfolio, NX-1607, is an orally available inhibitor of CBL-B for immuno-oncology indications. Nurix anticipates initiating a Phase 1 trial for NX-1607 in the second half of 2021 (expected timing of events here and throughout the press release are based on calendar year quarters).

 


 

NX-5948: Nurix’s second drug candidate from its protein degradation portfolio, NX-5948, is an orally available BTK degrader designed without IMiD activity for certain B-cell malignancies, autoimmune diseases and related diseases such as graft-versus-host disease. Nurix recently disclosed that NX-5948 crosses the blood brain barrier in animal models, further differentiating it from NX-2127. NX-5948 has also demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory activity in an animal model of rheumatoid arthritis. Nurix anticipates initiating a Phase 1 trial for NX-5948 in patients with hematologic malignancies in the second half of 2021.

 

DeTIL-0255: Nurix’s lead candidate in its cellular therapy portfolio, DeTIL-0255, is a drug-enhanced adoptive cellular therapy. Nurix anticipates initiating a Phase 1 trial for DeTIL-0255 in the second half of 2021.

Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

Collaboration revenue for the three months ended February 28, 2021 was $5.0 million compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily due to our collaboration with Sanofi, which continued to scale up resources as compared to the prior period, resulting in higher revenue recognition due to a higher percentage of completion in the current period.

Research and development expenses for the three months ended February 28, 2021 were $23.0 million compared to $13.0 million for the three months ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily related to an increase of $4.6 million in compensation and related personnel costs attributable to an increase in headcount and higher non-cash stock-based compensation expense. There was also an increase of $3.5 million attributable to increases in preclinical development activities and drug discovery research and an increase of $1.1 million due to preparation for upcoming clinical activities.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended February 28, 2021 were $6.5 million compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily related to an increase of $2.4 million in compensation related expenses attributable to a higher headcount and includes $1.4 million of higher non-cash stock-based compensation expense and an increase of $1.0 million in consultant and other professional service expenses primarily related to becoming a public company.

Net loss attributed to common stockholders for the three months ended February 28, 2021 was $24.3 million, or ($0.63) per share, compared to a net loss of $12.4 million, or ($3.50) per share, for the three months ended February 29, 2020.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments: As of February 28, 2021, Nurix had cash, cash equivalents and investments of $380.3 million compared to $372.0 million as of November 30, 2020. Including net proceeds of $150.1 million from the recently completed follow-on offering, Nurix has proforma cash, cash equivalents and investments of $530.4 million.

About Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Nurix Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapies designed to modulate cellular protein levels as a novel treatment approach for cancer and other challenging diseases. Leveraging Nurix’s extensive expertise in E3 ligases together with its proprietary DNA-encoded libraries, Nurix has built DELigase, an integrated discovery platform to identify and advance novel drug candidates targeting E3 ligases, a broad class of enzymes that can modulate proteins within the cell. Nurix’s drug discovery approach is to either harness or inhibit the natural function of E3 ligases within the ubiquitin proteasome system to selectively decrease or increase cellular protein levels. Nurix’s wholly owned pipeline includes targeted protein degraders of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, a B-cell signaling protein, and inhibitors of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene B, an E3 ligase that regulates T cell activation. Nurix is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit http://www.nurix.com.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When or if used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to Nurix, may identify forward-looking statements. All statements that reflect Nurix’s expectations, assumptions or projections about the future, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial or business performance, conditions, plans, prospects, trends or strategies and other financial and business matters; our current and prospective drug candidates; the planned timing and conduct of our clinical trial programs for our drug candidates, preclinical activities, research and development costs, current and prospective collaborations; the potential advantages of our DELigase™ platform and drug candidates; the extent to which our scientific approach and DELigase™ platform may potentially address a broad range of diseases; the estimated size of the market for our drug candidates; and the timing and success of our development and commercialization of our anticipated drug candidates. Forward-looking statements reflect Nurix’s current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of Nurix’s business, future plans and strategies, its


development plans, its preclinical results, future conditions and other factors Nurix believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Although Nurix believes the expectations and assumptions reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Nurix can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, which could cause Nurix’s actual activities and results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) risks and uncertainties related to Nurix’s ability to advance its drug candidates, obtain regulatory approval of and ultimately commercialize its drug candidates; (ii) the timing and results of preclinical and clinical trials; (iii) Nurix’s ability to fund development activities and achieve development goals; (iv) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nurix’s business, clinical trials, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations; (v) Nurix’s ability to protect intellectual property and (vi) other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Nurix’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 16, 2021 and other SEC filings. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by Nurix on its website or otherwise. Nurix disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Contacts:

 

Investors:

Media:

Jason Kantor, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Wolffe, Ph.D.

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Wheelhouse Life Science Advisors

jkantor@nurixtx.com

lwolffe@wheelhouselsa.com

 


 

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Condensed consolidated statements of operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

February 28,

 

 

February 29,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Collaboration revenue

 

$

5,011

 

 

$

2,864

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

23,003

 

 

 

12,967

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,530

 

 

 

2,450

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

29,533

 

 

 

15,417

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(24,522

)

 

 

(12,553

)

Interest and other income, net

 

 

318

 

 

 

173

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(24,204

)

 

 

(12,380

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

71

 

 

 

11

 

Net loss

 

$

(24,275

)

 

$

(12,391

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic

   and diluted

 

$

(0.63

)

 

$

(3.50

)

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, basic and

   diluted

 

 

38,777,258

 

 

 

3,539,390

 


 

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.
Condensed consolidated balance sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 

 

 

February 28,

 

 

November 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

126,381

 

 

$

119,356

 

Short-term investments

 

 

176,692

 

 

 

161,792

 

Contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

7,500

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

3,981

 

 

 

3,846

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

3,714

 

 

 

5,940

 

Total current assets

 

 

310,768

 

 

 

298,434

 

Long-term investments

 

 

77,191

 

 

 

90,890

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

6,960

 

 

 

6,672

 

Restricted cash

 

 

170

 

 

 

170

 

Other assets

 

 

1,571

 

 

 

177

 

Total assets

 

$

396,660

 

 

$

396,343

 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

4,388

 

 

$

3,412

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

 

10,833

 

 

 

8,328

 

Deferred revenue, current

 

 

32,751

 

 

 

32,799

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

47,972

 

 

 

44,539

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

77,723

 

 

 

60,685

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

832

 

 

 

850

 

Total liabilities

 

 

126,527

 

 

 

106,074

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

39

 

 

 

39

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

398,018

 

 

 

393,841

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

49

 

 

 

87

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(127,973

)

 

 

(103,698

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

270,133

 

 

 

290,269

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

396,660

 

 

$

396,343