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30 April 2024
Amendment: Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 4C – March
Quarter 2024
Melbourne, Australia; 30 April 2024: The headings for the Year to Date column reported in the
Appendix 4C should specify “Year to Date (9 months)” instead of “Year to Date (12 months)”. These
headings have been corrected and accordingly the Appendix 4C and Activities Statement are
resubmitted. There are no other adjustments to the documents.
ENDS
Approved for release by the Company Secretary.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Kotsanis
Acrux Limited
CEO & Managing Director
P: + 61 3 8379 0100
E: michael.kotsanis@acrux.com.au
About Acrux
Acrux is a specialty pharma company with a successful track record of developing and
commercialising a pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical products. Drawing on 25 years of
experience, Acrux has successfully marketed through licensees a number of products worldwide with
emphasis on the United States.
Acrux is formulating and developing a range of topical generic products by leveraging its highly skilled
workforce, on-site laboratories, GMP manufacturing suite, technical, clinical and commercial
experience to bring affordable products to market. Acrux encourages collaboration and is well
positioned to discuss commercial partnering and product development opportunities.
For further information on Acrux, visit www.acrux.com.au
ASX Release
30 April 2024
Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 4C – March Quarter 2024
Positive cashflow reported in March 2024 quarter; revenue base expansion
continues, Dapsone 5%, Gel launched in April
Melbourne, Australia; 30 April 2024: Specialty pharmaceuticals group Acrux Limited (ASX:ACR,
“Acrux” or the “Company”) is pleased to release its quarterly cashflow for the three months ended
31 March 2024 (Q3 FY24) along with the accompanying business update.
Key Highlights:
• In April Acrux launched its treatment for acne vulgaris, Dapsone Gel, 5%, giving the
Company its third revenue-generating product.
• Acrux has made further progress in plans to launch future revenue-generating products, with
three currently under FDA review.
• Acrux reports a positive cashflow of $0.763 million in its Q3 FY24, increasing the Company’s
cash reserves to $5.328 million.
• Positive cashflow has now been reported in four of the past seven quarters.
Acrux’s CEO, Michael Kotsanis, said:
“The past three months has seen Acrux continue to deliver on our stated growth strategy, to develop
and launch a pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical products and build a sustainable and
growing revenue stream. From a commercial perspective, we were excited to launch our Dapsone
5%, Gel product in April 2024. Looking ahead, our team continues to work with our suppliers,
manufacturers, and licensees to support ongoing diversification of our revenue base, including
commencement of launch planning for products which are currently under FDA review. We
additionally have three new pipeline projects identified and approved to be commenced over the
2024 calendar year.”
Acrux launches Dapsone Gel, 5%
The Company’s latest new product launch, Dapsone Gel, 5% was announced to the market in April
2024 (see ASX announcement dated 3 April 2024).
Dapsone Gel, 5% is a prescription medicine used on the patient’s skin (topical). It has been launched
into the US market in partnership with front-end pharma sales and marketing company
TruPharma LLC.
Acrux further progresses its stated product expansion strategy
Acrux continues to deliver meaningful progress in its stated growth strategy, which is to develop a
pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical products. These are now being progressively brought to
market, which is creating a diversified portfolio of products generating sustainable revenue.
Following the launch of Dapsone 5%, Gel, in early Q4 FY24, Acrux now has four marketed products
of which three currently generate revenue for the Group, namely Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream,
USP 2.5%/2.5%. Evamist® and Dapsone Gel, 5% as launched by our licensee in April 2024.
Figure 1: Acrux’s revenue generating products
These revenue generating products continue to penetrate their addressable markets:
• Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream, USP 2.5%/2.5%: The addressable market for this product,
defined as the 12 months of sales up to end October 2023 and measured by IQVIA, was
US$36 million. Acrux has expended significant efforts in conjunction with its commercial
licensee, targeting increased robustness of the supply chain to ensure the future availability
of product to meet the changing needs of the market.
• Dapsone Gel, 5% (launched April 2024): This product’s addressable market defined as the
12 months of sales up to end October 2023 and measured by IQVIA, was US$15.5 million.
• Evamist® is an established product which continues to deliver a reliable revenue stream.
While building its product portfolio Acrux has also ensured supply chain requirements are in place to
effectively grow the business. Consistent manufacturing capacity and capability is prerequisite to
exploit market opportunities. These supply chain actions predominantly involve expediting the
availability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), components and excipients to support
commercial manufacture. Success here opens the way to deliver consistent manufacturing capacity
and capability to exploit addressable markets for current and pending Acrux products.
Product pipeline continues to form
Acrux continues to progress its pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical products with the goal of
bringing to market an expanding number of products.
To this end, late in calendar 2023, the Acrux Board, together with senior management concluded its
biannual formal review of Acrux’s pipeline and product portfolio. This analysis examines project
execution risks, expected remaining development costs, as well as the projected commercial outlook
for each product, including anticipated launch dates, future competition and pricing.
This review also involves a structured assessment of new and emerging opportunities to identify
product candidates which could be added to the pipeline to ensure the Company continuously has a
basket of commercially attractive product candidates at various stages of development. Following
this latest assessment, three new product development opportunities have been identified and
approved with one new project initiated in February 2024 and another new project expected to be
initiated in coming weeks.
Acrux currently has three products under evaluation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
and another seven products at various stages of pre-submission development (see Figure 2 below).
This has Acrux well-placed to deliver a steady stream of FDA product approvals, launches and
growing profit share income through the remainder of calendar 2024 and beyond.
Over the course of Q3 FY24, the Acrux team was actively engaged in development activities for
several products that are progressing through the development stages prior to regulatory submission.
Partnering with contracted manufacturers has been a key activity at this stage to ensure our products
achieve the necessary development and progression goals and timelines.
Acrux continues to focus on its strategy to develop a pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical
products with the goal of bringing to market an expanding number of products. Our overriding
corporate objective is to build a diversified portfolio of products generating sustainable revenue.
Figure 2: Acrux’s current product pipeline
FDA engagement
The 3 Acrux ANDAs currently under FDA review are:
• Nitroglycerin 0.4%, Ointment, a treatment for moderate to severe pain caused by chronic
anal fissure. The addressable market for this product, defined as the 12 months of sales
up to end October 2023 and measured by IQVIA was US$22 million.
• Acyclovir 5%, Cream, a treatment for cold sores. The addressable market for this
product, defined as the 12 months of sales up to end October 2023 and measured by
IQVIA was US$14 million.
• Dapsone 7.5%, Gel, a treatment for acne vulgaris. The addressable market for this
product, defined as the 12 months of sales up to end October 2023 and measured by
IQVIA was US$38 million.
The FDA administers the ANDA review process and accordingly the time to final approval is
influenced by the nature of questions that may arise as the review progresses.
Acrux frequently engages with the FDA on future product candidates or products that have been
submitted to the FDA for review. The engagement may take place through Controlled
Correspondence 1, questions from the FDA related to products under review or other meetings that
we schedule with the FDA. Since the start of July 2023, the Company has submitted 62 Controlled
Correspondences, including 35 addressing potential new product candidates. In that period, the
Company has also had 27 other interactions with the FDA via video or teleconference, or as written
correspondence with the FDA.
Pipeline progression
In December 2023, Acrux entered into an additional manufacturing contract for one of its pipeline
products with a new contract manufacturer and the technical transfer process for this product has
commenced ahead of the planned manufacturing of exhibit batches required for a regulatory
submission for FDA review.
There are additional products at stages of development ranging from early stage formulation
development through to process development and demonstration of bioequivalence and finally to
regulatory dossier preparation.
Acrux presently has 15 topical generic products in our portfolio with 3 products identified and
approved for commencement over CY24. It is our expectation that the portfolio will continue to be
expanded through the addition of 2 new projects each year.
1 A Controlled Correspondence is a communication submitted to FDA by or on behalf of a generic drug manufacturer or related industry
requesting information on a specific element of generic drug product development or certain post approval submission requirements.
Further information on Controlled Correspondence can be found here:
https://www.fda.gov/industry/generic-drug-user-fee-amendments/controlled-correspondence-related-generic-drug-development
Financial and corporate
The cash surplus reported by Acrux for Q3 FY24 includes $2.752 million received from Padagis as
payment for raw materials in the form of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (‘API’) used for the
manufacture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream, USP 2.5%/2.5%. The corresponding balance
due in relation to the purchase of this API was paid to our supplier in April. Purchases of Lidocaine
and Prilocaine API have been ramped up to support the scale up of commercial manufacture of
Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream, USP 2.5%/2.5% with $4.125 million received for the year to
date. Other than the timing difference for the latest supply these receipts are matched with
equivalent offsetting payments for API purchases.
In addition to outgoings for API purchases, cash outflows for other operating expenses totaled $1.771
million for the March Quarter and $6.929 million for the year to date with the major cost components
continuing to be external Research and Development expenditure and staff costs.
Staff costs reflect all employment related expenses for the Company’s employees as well as the
Non-executive Directors. Cash payments and superannuation related to the remuneration of Nonexecutive Directors are additionally disclosed as a Related Party payment at Item 6.
ENDS
Approved for release by the Acrux Board of Directors.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Kotsanis
Acrux Limited
CEO & Managing Director
P: + 61 3 8379 0100
E: michael.kotsanis@acrux.com.au
About Acrux
Acrux is a specialty pharma company with a successful track record of developing and
commercialising a pipeline of topically applied pharmaceutical products. Drawing on 25 years of
experience, Acrux has successfully marketed through licensees a number of products worldwide with
emphasis on the United States.
Acrux is formulating and developing a range of topical generic products by leveraging its highly skilled
workforce, on-site laboratories, GMP manufacturing suite, technical, clinical and commercial
experience to bring affordable products to market. Acrux encourages collaboration and is well
positioned to discuss commercial partnering and product development opportunities.
For further information on Acrux, visit www.acrux.com.au
Rule 4.7B
Appendix 4C
Quarterly cash flow report for entities
subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
Name of entity: Acrux Ltd
ABN
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
72 082 001 152
March 2024
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Current quarter
$A’000
1.
Cash flows from operating activities
1.1
Receipts from customers
1.2
Payments for
Year to Date
(9 months)
$A’000
2,755
4,945
(a) research and development
(417)
(2,251)
(b) product manufacturing and operating costs
(61)
(1,403)
-
-
(8)
(23)
(1,122)
(3,609)
(224)
(1,046)
-
-
(c) advertising and marketing
(d) leased assets
(e) staff costs
(f)
administration and corporate costs
1.3
Dividends received (see note 3)
1.4
Interest received
34
156
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
(45)
(137)
1.6
Income taxes paid
-
-
1.7
Government grants and tax incentives
-
2,869
1.8
Other (provide details if material)
-
-
1.9
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities
912
(499)
2.
Cash flows from investing activities
2.1
Payments to acquire or for:
(a) entities
-
-
(b) businesses
-
-
(131)
(287)
(d) investments
-
-
(e) intellectual property
-
-
(f)
-
-
(a) entities
-
-
(b) businesses
-
-
(c) property, plant and equipment
2.2
other non-current assets
Proceeds from disposal of:
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20)
+ See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C
Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Current quarter
$A’000
Year to Date
(9 months)
$A’000
(c) property, plant and equipment
-
-
(d) investments
-
-
(e) intellectual property
-
-
(f)
-
-
other non-current assets
2.3
Cash flows from loans to other entities
-
-
2.4
Dividends received (see note 3)
-
-
2.5
Other (provide details if material)
-
-
2.6
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
(131)
(287)
3.
Cash flows from financing activities
3.1
Proceeds from issues of equity securities
(excluding convertible debt securities)
-
-
3.2
Proceeds from issue of convertible debt
securities
-
-
3.3
Proceeds from exercise of options
-
-
3.4
Transaction costs related to issues of equity
securities or convertible debt securities
-
-
3.5
Proceeds from borrowings
-
-
3.6
Repayment of borrowings
(48)
(142)
3.7
Transaction costs related to loans and
borrowings
-
-
3.8
Dividends paid
-
-
3.9
Other (provide details if material)
-
-
3.10
Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
(48)
(142)
4.
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents for the period
4.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
4,565
6,232
4.2
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities
(item 1.9 above)
912
(499)
4.3
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
(item 2.6 above)
(131)
(287)
4.4
Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
(item 3.10 above)
(48)
(142)
4.5
Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash
held
30
24
4.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
5,328
5,328
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20)
+ See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C
Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
5.
Reconciliation of cash and cash
equivalents at the end of the quarter (as
Current quarter
shown in the consolidated statement of cash
flows) to the related items in the accounts
5.1
Bank balances
5.2
Previous
quarter
$A’000
$A’000
5,328
4,565
Call deposits
-
-
5.3
Bank overdrafts
-
-
5.4
Other (provide details)
-
-
5.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter
(should equal item 4.6 above)
5,328
4,565
6.
Payments to related parties of the entity and their
associates
6.1
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates
included in item 1
44
6.2
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates
included in item 2
-
Current quarter
$A'000
Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an
explanation for, such payments.
7.
Financing facilities
Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing
arrangements available to the entity.
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the sources
of finance available to the entity.
Total facility
amount at
quarter end
$A’000
Amount drawn
at quarter end
$A’000
7.1
Loan facilities
-
-
7.2
Credit standby arrangements
-
-
7.3
Other
120
14
7.4
Total financing facilities
120
14
7.5
Unused financing facilities available at quarter end
7.6
Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date and
whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed to
be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing details of those facilities as well.
106
Credit Card facility, ANZ Bank
8.
Estimated cash available for future operating activities
$A’000
8.1
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9)
912
8.2
Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6)
5,328
8.3
Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5)
8.4
Total available funding (item 8.2 + item 8.3)
8.5
Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.4 divided by
item 8.1)
106
5,434
N/A
Note: if the entity has reported positive net operating cash flows in item 1.9, answer item 8.5 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a
figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.5.
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20)
+ See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C
Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
8.6
If item 8.5 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions:
8.6.1
Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating
cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not?
Answer: N/A
8.6.2
Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further
cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it
believe that they will be successful?
Answer: N/A
8.6.3
Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business
objectives and, if so, on what basis?
Answer: N/A
Note: where item 8.5 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.6.1, 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 above must be answered.
Compliance statement
1
This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies
which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
2
This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Date:
30 April 2024
Authorised by: The Board of Directors, Acrux Ltd
Notes
1.
This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the
entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An
entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is
encouraged to do so.
2.
If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions
in, and provisions of, AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been
prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the
corresponding equivalent standard applies to this report.
3.
Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities,
depending on the accounting policy of the entity.
4.
If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”.
If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the
[name of board committee – eg Audit and Risk Committee]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a
disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.
5.
If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as
complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and
Recommendations, the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial
records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards
and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a
sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20)
+ See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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