AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumos Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUMO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics for rare diseases, announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided an update on clinical activities.

“This past quarter was marked by significant achievements leading to the initiation of our Phase 2b OraGrowtH210 Trial evaluating oral LUM-201 in pediatric growth hormone deficiency patients and the previously announced sale of our PRV in July,” commented Rick Hawkins, Chairman, CEO and President of Lumos Pharma. “We are thrilled to advance our LUM-201 program and look forward to building upon this momentum as we continue our efforts to expand our business and pipeline.”

Corporate Updates

Financial Results for the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2020

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Company has scheduled a conference call and webcast for 4:30 p.m. ET today to discuss its financial results and to give an update on clinical and business development activities. There will also be a question and answer session following management’s prepared remarks.

Access to the live conference call is available five minutes prior to the start of the call by dialing (855) 469-0612 (U.S.) or (484) 756-4268 (international). The conference call will be webcast live and a link to the webcast can be accessed through the Lumos Pharma website at www.lumos-pharma.com in the "Investors & Media" section under "Events and Presentations" or through this link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/upsndx4s. To ensure a timely connection, it is recommended that users register at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast.  A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 (U.S.) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and using the passcode 1076873. The replay will be available for two weeks from the date of the call.

About Lumos Pharma

Lumos Pharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for rare diseases. Lumos Pharma was founded and is led by a management team with longstanding experience in rare disease drug development and received early funding from leading healthcare investors, including Deerfield Management, a fund managed by Blackstone Life Sciences, Roche Venture Fund, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Santé Ventures, and UCB. Lumos Pharma’s lead therapeutic candidate is LUM-201, an oral growth hormone stimulating small molecule for the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD). If approved by the FDA, LUM-201 would provide an orally administered alternative to daily injections that current PGHD patients endure for many years of treatment. LUM-201 has received Orphan Drug Designation in both the US and EU. For more information, please visit www.lumos-pharma.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements of Lumos Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All such statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “forecast,” “projected,” "guidance," "upcoming," "will," “would,” "plan," “intend,” "anticipate," "approximate," "expect," “potential,” “imminent,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among others, our intent to initiate a Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic OraGrowtH212 study of LUM-201 in PGHD in 2021, anticipated monetization of our priority review voucher, that cash on hand is expected to fund current operations through the read-out of our Phase 2b OraGrowtH210 Trial and completion of the OraGrowtH212 Trial, that we are engaging in activities that we hope will lead to the expansion of our pipeline through the licensure of other rare disease assets, that  we believe Lumos Pharma is well positioned to execute on our clinical and business development plans, the potential of an orally administered treatment regimen for PGHD and other indications, plans related to execution of clinical trials; plans related to moving additional indications into clinical development; future financial performance, results of operations, cash position and sufficiency of capital resources to fund its operating requirements; and any other statements other than statements of historical fact. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that the Company makes due to a number of important factors, including the effects of pandemics or other widespread health problems such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the outcome of our future interactions with regulatory authorities, the outcome of our Phase 2b OraGrowtH210 Trial for LUM-201, our ability to project future cash utilization and reserves needed for contingent future liabilities and business operations, the availability of sufficient resources for our operations and to conduct or continue planned clinical development programs, the ability to obtain the necessary patient enrollment for our product candidate in a timely manner, the ability to successfully develop our product candidate, the risks associated with the process of developing, obtaining regulatory approval for and commercializing drug candidates such as LUM-201 that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, the timing and ability of Lumos to monetize its priority review voucher and raise additional equity capital as needed and other risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements as discussed in "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Lumos Pharma’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and other reports filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause their views to change. However, while it may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor & Media Contact:

Lisa Miller
Lumos Pharma Investor Relations
512-792-5454
ir@lumos-pharma.com

Lumos Pharma, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)  
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
September 30,September 30,
 2020 2019 2020 2019 
Revenues:        
Licensing and collaboration revenue$74  $—  $128  $—  
     Total revenues74  —  128  —  
Operating expenses:        
  Research and development2,075  1,202  6,743  4,538  
  General and administrative5,156  1,496  12,634  2,893  
     Total operating expenses7,231  2,698  19,377  7,431  
Loss from operations(7,157) (2,698) (19,249) (7,431) 
Other income and expense:        
  Other income, net6,322  —  6,482  23  
  Interest income168  29  246  65  
  Interest expense—  —  (48) —  
Other income, net6,490  29  6,680  88  
Net loss before taxes(667) (2,669) (12,569) (7,343) 
Income tax benefit2,432  —  9,321  —  
Net income (loss)$1,765  $(2,669) $(3,248) $(7,343) 
Accretion of preferred stock to current redemption value—  (766) (651) (2,274) 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$1,765  $(3,435) $(3,899) $(9,617) 
         
Net income (loss) per share of common stock        
Basic$0.21  $(2.56) $(0.62) $(7.15) 
Diluted$0.21  $(2.56) $(0.62) $(7.15) 
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        
Basic8,293,312  1,343,483  6,267,576  1,344,755  
Diluted8,486,804  1,343,483  6,267,576  1,344,755  
         


Lumos Pharma, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)  
 September 30, December 31,  
 2020 2019
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$105,575  $4,952 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,230  82 
Income tax receivable174  — 
Other receivables26,176  35 
Total current assets135,155  5,069 
Non-current assets:   
Property and equipment, net594  84 
Right-of-use asset439  373 
Total non-current assets1,033  457 
Total assets$136,188  $5,526 
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$137  $365 
Accrued expenses6,293  709 
Current portion of lease liability535  189 
Total current liabilities6,965  1,263 
Long-term liabilities:   
Royalty obligation payable to Iowa Economic Development Authority6,000  — 
Lease liability35  191 
Deferred tax liability4,653  — 
Total long-term liabilities10,688  191 
Total liabilities17,653  1,454 
Commitments and contingencies:   
Redeemable convertible preferred stock:   
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: Authorized, issued and outstanding shares — 0 and 978,849 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively—  21,904 
Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: Authorized, issued and outstanding shares — 0 and 1,989,616 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  41,631 
Stockholders' equity (deficit):   
Undesignated preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares - 5,000,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; issued and outstanding shares —0 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019—  — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares — 75,000,000 and 36,000,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019; issued and outstanding 8,293,312 and 1,177,933 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively83  12 
Additional paid-in capital182,028  202 
Accumulated deficit(63,576) (59,677)
     Total stockholders' equity (deficit)118,535  (59,463)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity$136,188  $5,526