On August 2, 2022 MDxHealth SA (NASDAQ/Euronext: MDXH) ("mdxhealth" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage precision diagnostics company, reported it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Genomic Health, Inc., a subsidiary of Exact Sciences Corporation ("Exact Sciences"), to acquire the Oncotype DX GPS (Genomic Prostate Score) test from Exact Sciences along with most of its team of urology sales and marketing professionals (Press release, Genomic Health, AUG 2, 2022, View Source [SID1234617371]). This addition further solidifies the Company’s leadership in the precision diagnostics urology market. Additionally, the Company reported strong preliminary financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022 and raised its current full year 2022 revenue guidance.
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Michael McGarrity, CEO of mdxhealth, commented: "We are excited to announce this transformational acquisition of Oncotype DX GPS, a broadly commercialized and clinically validated test available today across the urology community, expanding mdxhealth’s current menu of tests targeted into urology and prostate cancer and reflecting our strategy to generate sustainable growth. After discussions with the Exact Sciences team, it became clear to both companies the substantial value we could unlock by adding the Oncotype DX GPS test to mdxhealth’s molecular test menu of Select mdx and Confirm mdx as well as our newly launched advanced molecular test for urinary tract infections (UTIs). We look forward to welcoming Exact Sciences’ Oncotype DX GPS prostate commercial team to mdxhealth, increasing our commercial footprint and providing this newly expanded sales team with a broader, highly complementary offering of precision diagnostic tests to better serve our combined customers in urology.
"We also believe this acquisition positions mdxhealth as one of the leaders in the urology and prostate cancer space with one of the most comprehensive menus of precision diagnostics. Our expanded menu provides clear and clinically actionably results to guide both patients and clinicians through the complex and often confounding prostate cancer diagnostic pathway."
Kevin Conroy, Chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences commented: "We believe the mdxhealth team is well positioned to serve patients and customers in the urology space. Adding the Oncotype DX GPS test and technology to their comprehensive urology test menu will provide an enhanced experience and more information to help patients and health care providers navigate a prostate cancer diagnosis."
Transaction Details
Acquisition of the Oncotype DX GPS Prostate Cancer Business
Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, mdxhealth acquired the Oncotype DX GPS prostate cancer business of Exact Sciences for an aggregate purchase price of up to $100 million, of which an amount of $25 million was paid in cash and an amount of $5 million will be settled through the delivery of 691,171 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of the Company, at a price per ADS of $7.23. Following the closing, which took place today, an additional aggregate earn-out amount of up to $70 million is to be paid by mdxhealth to Exact Sciences upon achievement of certain revenue milestones related to fiscal years 2023 through 2025, with the maximum earn-out payable in relation to 2023 and 2024 not to exceed $30 million and $40 million, respectively. At the option of mdxhealth, the earn-out amounts can be settled in cash or through the issuance of additional ADSs of the Company (valued in function of a volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s shares at the end of the relevant earn-out period) to Exact Sciences, provided that the aggregate number of shares representing the ADSs held by Exact Sciences shall not exceed more than 5% of the outstanding shares of mdxhealth.
Debt Financing of the Acquisition
Mdxhealth has financed the acquisition in part through a $35 million loan and security agreement with an affiliate of Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC ("Innovatus"), which loan also replaces the Company’s existing EUR 9 million debt facility with Kreos Capital. Furthermore, at the option of the Company, an additional $35 million can be drawn from Innovatus, consisting of a $20 million term B loan and a $15 million term C loan, that can be drawn in 2024 and 2025 respectively, subject to certain conditions. The loans are secured by assets of the Company, including intellectual property rights. Remaining proceeds of the loans will be used for working capital purposes and to fund general business requirements.
The loans accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal in the "Money Rates" section or (ii) 4.00%, plus (b) 4.25%, and require interest-only payments for the initial four years. At the election of the Company, a portion of the interest may be payable in-kind by adding an amount equal to 2.25% of the outstanding principal amount to the then outstanding principal balance on a monthly basis until August 2, 2025. The loans mature on August 2, 2027. The lenders shall have the right to convert, prior to August 2, 2025, up to 15% of the outstanding principal amount of the loans into ADSs of the Company at a price per ADS equal to $11.21, reflecting a substantial premium to the trading price prior to the announcement of the acquisition. Amounts converted into ADSs of the Company will be reduced from the principal amount outstanding under the loan. Notable fees payable to Innovatus consist of a facility fee equal to 1% of the total loan commitment, due on the funding date of the relevant loans, and an end-of-loan fee equal to 5% of the amount drawn, payable upon final repayment of the relevant loans. As part of the new funding, the Company’s debt facility with Kreos for an outstanding principal amount of EUR 9 million will be repaid in cash, except that the Company also agreed that the outstanding amount of the Kreos discretionary convertible debt (being EUR 382,500, which is part of the EUR 9 million loan) will be converted into new shares of the Company or repaid in cash.
Advisors
Jefferies LLC acted as sole financial advisor and Foley Hoag acted as lead legal counsel to mdxhealth for the acquisition; Baker McKenzie acted as lead legal counsel to mdxhealth for the debt facility.
First Half 2022 Preliminary Financial Results and FY 2022 Guidance
"Our focus on execution and growth as well as operating discipline, coupled with the early stages of patient flow returning from the impact of the pandemic, generated revenue of $13.0 million for the first half of 2022, an increase of 21% as compared to the first half of 2021." concluded Mr. McGarrity.
For Q2-2022, the Company generated revenue of $6.9 million representing an increase of 22% over Q2-2021, and H1-2022 revenue of $13.0 million representing 21% growth over H1-2021
The Company is increasing its revenue guidance for existing mdxhealth business to $27-29 million for FY 2022, up from previous revenue guidance of $25-27 million for FY 2022, representing anticipated growth of 21%-30% over full year 2021 revenue of $22.2 million
The Company is increasing its total FY 2022 revenue guidance to $40-42 million, up approximately 80%-89% above full year 2021 revenues, inclusive of $13 million in expected revenue for the acquired Oncotype DX GPS business over the August to December 2022 period
The Company ended the second quarter dated June 30, 2022, with a cash and cash equivalents balance of $40.0 million
The Company will report full first half results as scheduled on August 25, 2022
Conference Call
Michael K. McGarrity, Chief Executive Officer, and Ron Kalfus, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call and Q&A session today at 4:30PM ET / 10:30PM CET. The call will be conducted in English and a replay will be available for 30 days.
To participate in the conference call, please select your phone number below and use the Conference ID: 8001522.