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Emergent BioSolutions Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2015 Financial Results and Reaffirms 2015 Guidance

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) reported financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.

Financial highlights include:

• Total revenues: Q2 2015 of $126.1 million, up 14% over prior year; six months 2015 of $189.7 million, up 16% over prior year;
• GAAP net income/loss: Q2 2015 net income of $14.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share; six months 2015 net loss of $7.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share;
• Adjusted net income/loss: Q2 2015 net income of $17.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share; six months 2015 net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share;
• EBITDA: Q2 2015 of $29.6 million, or $0.62 per diluted share; six months 2015 of $9.6 million, or $0.25 per diluted share; and
• Adjusted EBITDA: Q2 2015 of $31.0 million, or $0.65 per diluted share; six months 2015 of $12.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share.

2015 business accomplishments:

• FDA approval of Anthrasil™ (Anthrax Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human))
• Awards to manufacture Ebola monoclonal antibodies under our CIADM arrangement with BARDA
• Successful dosing of our first patient in the Phase I trial for MOR209/ES414, our immunotherapeutic treatment for prostate cancer
• FDA approval and launch of IXINITY^®, a recombinant factor IX treatment for Hemophilia B
• Continued steady progress on Building 55 sBLA approval

2015 outlook:

• Reaffirmation of previous guidance – FY 2015 total revenues of $510-$540 million, net income of $50-$60 million (GAAP) and $60-$70 million (adjusted); and
• New guidance – Q3 2015 total revenues of $140 to $155 million.

2015 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

(I) Quarter Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

Revenues

Product Sales

For Q2 2015, product sales were $82.0 million, an increase of 5% as compared to 2014. The increase primarily reflects increased sales of BioThrax during the quarter.

Contract Manufacturing

For Q2 2015, revenue from our contract manufacturing operations was $8.9 million, a decrease of 3% as compared to 2014. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of fill/finish facility service to third parties.

Contracts, Grants and Collaborations

For Q2 2015, contracts, grants and collaborations revenue was $35.2 million, an increase of 54% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily due to development funding for Anthrasil.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Product Sales and Contract Manufacturing

For Q2 2015, cost of product sales and contract manufacturing was $27.3 million, a decrease of 21% as compared to 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in the BioThrax cost per dose sold associated with increased production yield in the period in which the doses were produced.

Research and Development

For Q2 2015, gross research and development (R&D) expenses were $40.9 million, an increase of 9% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to additional R&D expenditures associated with product development programs in the Biodefense segment. Net R&D expenses, which are more representative of the company’s actual out-of-pocket investment in product development, are calculated as gross research and development expenses less contracts, grants and collaboration revenues. For Q2 2015, net R&D expenses were $5.7 million, a decrease of 61% as compared to 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative

For Q2 2015, selling, general and administrative expenses were $36.5 million, an increase of 19% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to selling, general and administrative costs associated with the launch of IXINITY and professional services to support the company’s strategic growth initiatives.

Net Income

For Q2 2015, GAAP net income per diluted share is computed using the if-converted method. This method requires GAAP net income to be adjusted in the amount of $1.0 million, from $14.1 million to $15.1 million, related to interest expense and amortization of debt issuance cost, both net of tax, associated with the company’s 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021.

(II) Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (unaudited)

Revenues

Product Sales

For the six months of 2015, product sales were $100.3 million, a decrease of 12% as compared to 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to the timing of deliveries of BioThrax to the SNS due to our decision to suspend shipments to the CDC in Q1 2015. Shipments were subsequently resumed in Q2 2015.

Contract Manufacturing

For six months of 2015, revenue from our contract manufacturing operations was $21.1 million, an increase of 77% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily due to the impact of fill/finish services revenues for the entire six month period in 2015.

Contracts, Grants and Collaborations

For six months of 2015, contracts, grants and collaborations revenue was $68.3 million, an increase of 78% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily due to development funding for Anthrasil.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Product Sales and Contract Manufacturing

For the six months of 2015, cost of product sales and contract manufacturing was $46.0 million, a decrease of 14% as compared 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in product sales and contract manufacturing revenues.

Research and Development

For the six months of 2015, gross R&D expenses were $79.6 million, an increase of 18% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to additional R&D expenditures in the Biodefense segment.

Net R&D expenses for the six months of 2015 were $11.3 million, a decrease of 62% as compared to 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative

For the six months of 2015, selling, general and administrative expenses were $70.9 million, an increase of 17% as compared to 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to additional post-acquisition selling, general and administrative costs largely associated with the operations acquired in Q1 2014, including IXINITY launch costs, as well as professional services to support the company’s strategic growth initiatives.

(III) Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

This press release contains three financial measures (Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and adjusted EBITDA) that are considered “non-GAAP” financial measures under applicable Securities & Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company’s definition of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. Adjusted Net Income adjusts for specified items that can be highly variable or difficult to predict, or reflect the non-cash impact of charges resulting from purchase accounting. EBITDA reflects net income excluding the impact of depreciation, amortization, interest expense and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes specified items that can be highly variable and the non-cash impact of certain purchase accounting adjustments. The company views these non-GAAP financial measures as a means to facilitate management’s financial and operational decision-making, including evaluation of the company’s historical operating results and comparison to competitors’ operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the company’s operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measure, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the company’s business.

The determination of the amounts that are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures are a matter of management judgment and depend upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income amounts. Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the company’s reported results of operations, management strongly encourages investors to review the company’s consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income for the three month periods as indicated.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss for the six month periods as indicated.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three month periods as indicated.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the six month periods as indicated.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION

Company management will host a conference call at 8:00 am (Eastern Time) today, August 6, 2015, to discuss these financial results. This conference call can be accessed live by telephone or through Emergent’s website.

Pre-registering for the live call will expedite access and minimize hold times. You will be issued a passcode to bypass the operator and connect directly. To pre-register for the call, visit the following website: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/gprwpcvd/lan/en.

A replay of the call can be accessed on Emergent’s website https://www.emergentbiosolutions.com under “Investors.”

ABOUT EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.

Emergent BioSolutions is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission—to protect and enhance life. We develop, manufacture, and deliver a portfolio of medical countermeasures for biological and chemical threats as well as emerging infectious diseases. We also develop and commercialize therapeutics and other specialty products for hospitals and clinics in the areas of hematology/oncology, transplantation, infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders. Through our work, we envision protecting and enhancing 50 million lives with our products by 2025. Additional information about the company may be found at www.emergentbiosolutions.com. Follow us @emergentbiosolu.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including our financial guidance, and any other statements containing the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “forecasts”, “estimates” and similar expressions in conjunction with, among other things, discussions of financial performance or financial condition, growth strategy, product sales, manufacturing capabilities, including our current investigation involving our suppliers and contract manufacturers regarding a discovery of foreign particles in two lots of BioThrax, product development, regulatory approvals or expenditures are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current intentions, beliefs and expectations regarding future events. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from our expectations. Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, events or circumstances.

There are a number of important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the potential outcome of our current investigation of foreign particles discovered in two lots of BioThrax; appropriations for BioThrax procurement; our ability to successfully integrate Cangene Corporation and realize the potential benefits of this acquisition; our ability to obtain new BioThrax sales contracts or modifications to existing contracts; our plans to pursue label expansions and improvements for BioThrax; availability of funding for our US government grants and contracts; our ability to identify and acquire or in-license products or late-stage product candidates that satisfy our selection criteria; whether anticipated synergies and benefits from an acquisition or in-license are realized within expected time periods or at all; our ability to enter into selective collaboration arrangements; the timing of and our ability to achieve milestones in out-license and collaboration contracts; our ability to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; our ability and the ability of our contractors and suppliers to maintain compliance with cGMP and other regulatory obligations; the results of regulatory inspections; our ability to meet operating and financial restrictions placed on us and our subsidiaries that are contained in our senior credit facility; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; the success of our ongoing and planned development programs; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; and our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy. The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statement. Investors should consider this cautionary statement, as well as the risk factors identified in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, when evaluating our forward-looking statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOLLOW

CONTACT: Investor Contact
         Robert Burrows
         Vice President, Investor Relations
         (o) 240/631-3280; (m) 240/413-1917
         burrowsr@ebsi.com

         Media Contact
         Tracey Schmitt
         Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Corp. Resp.
         (o) 240/631-3394
         schmittt@ebsi.com

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