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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 0-26642
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
320 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT
(Address of principal executive offices)
87-0494517
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
84108
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-3600
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
Public Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading
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MYGN
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Act.
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The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (without admitting that any person whose shares are not included in such
calculation is an affiliate), computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold on December 31, 2019, the last business day of the registrant’s most
recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $2,029,635,485.
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As of August 7, 2020 the registrant had 74,709,313 shares of common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents (or parts thereof) are incorporated by reference into the following parts of this Form 10-K: Certain information required in Part III of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K is incorporated from the Registrant's Proxy Statement, to be filed no later than 120 days following June 30, 2020, for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
PART II
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
PART III
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 1.
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Item 1B.
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Item 9.
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a
company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains such “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Words such as “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seek,” “could,” “continue,” “likely,” “will,”
“strategy”, “goal” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance, identify
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are management’s present expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks
include, but are not limited to: uncertainties associated with COVID-19, including its possible effects on our operations and the demand for our products
and services; our ability to efficiently and flexibly manage our business amid uncertainties related to COVID-19; the risk that sales and profit margins of
our existing molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services may decline or will not continue to increase at historical rates; risks related
to our ability to successfully transition from our existing product portfolio to our new tests; risks related to changes in governmental or private insurers’
coverage and reimbursement levels for our tests or our ability to obtain reimbursement for our new tests at comparable levels to our existing tests; risks
related to increased competition and the development of new competing tests and services; the risk that we may be unable to develop or achieve
commercial success for additional molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services in a timely manner, or at all; the risk that we may not
successfully develop new markets for our molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services, including our ability to successfully generate
revenue outside the United States; the risk that licenses to the technology underlying our molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical
services tests and any future tests are terminated or cannot be maintained on satisfactory terms; risks related to delays or other problems with operating our
laboratory testing facilities; risks related to public concern over genetic testing in general or our tests in particular; risks related to regulatory requirements
or enforcement in the United States and foreign countries and changes in the structure of the healthcare system or healthcare payment systems; risks related
to our ability to obtain new corporate collaborations or licenses and acquire new technologies or businesses on satisfactory terms, if at all; risks related to
our ability to successfully integrate and derive benefits from any technologies or businesses that we license or acquire; risks related to our projections about
the potential market opportunity for our products; the risk that we or our licensors may be unable to protect or that third parties will infringe the proprietary
technologies underlying our tests; the risk of patent-infringement claims or challenges to the validity of our patents; risks related to changes in intellectual
property laws covering our molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services and patents or enforcement in the United States and foreign
countries, such as the Supreme Court decisions in Mayo Collab. Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012), Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v.
Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013), and Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014); risks of new, changing and competitive technologies
and regulations in the United States and internationally; the risk that we may be unable to comply with financial operating covenants under our credit or
lending agreements: the risk that we will be unable to pay, when due, amounts due under our credit or lending agreements; and other factors discussed
under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A of this Annual Report.
In light of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties, the results and events discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report or
in any document incorporated by reference might not occur. Stockholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to
us or to any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.
“We,” “us,” “Myriad” and the “Company” as used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Myriad Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
subsidiaries.
“Myriad,” BRACAnalysis, BRACAnalysis CDx, BART, COLARIS, COLARIS AP, MELARIS, myPath, myPlan, myChoice, myRisk, Myriad myRisk,
PANEXIA, PREZEON, Prolaris, myChoice CDx, Vectra, Vectraview, TruCulture, DiscoveryMAP, RodentMap, GeneSight, and EndoPredict are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Myriad.
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Item 1.
BUSINESS
Overview
PART I
We are one of the largest specialty molecular diagnostic laboratories in the world and since our founding in 1992, have tested approximately five million
patients. We are headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and generated worldwide revenues of $638.6 million during our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. We
are a leading precision medicine company acting as a trusted advisor to transform patient lives through pioneering molecular diagnostics. Through our
proprietary technologies, we believe we are positioned to identify important disease genes, the proteins they produce, and the biological pathways in which
they are involved to better understand the genetic basis of human disease. We believe that identifying these biomarkers (DNA, RNA and proteins) will
enable us to develop novel molecular diagnostic tests that can provide important information to solve unmet medical needs.
Business Updates
In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national public health emergency. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we began to see a
significant business impact at the end of March 2020 and during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In early April, volumes for predominantly elective tests
such as hereditary cancer, GeneSight, and Vectra declined approximately 70 to 75 percent, volumes for cancer tests such as Prolaris, EndoPredict, and
myChoice HRD declined 40 to 45 percent, and volumes for our prenatal tests declined 20 to 25 percent compared to volumes in early March 2020. To
respond to the unique business challenges posed by the pandemic, we suspended all field sales personnel from making in-office visits and moved to virtual
marketing. Additionally, we have implemented several initiatives in our laboratories to maintain continuity of lab operations across all product lines. The
policies implemented are stricter than CDC and local guidance provisions. We also initiated numerous cost-saving initiatives to mitigate financial losses
through the period of social distancing. During the fourth quarter we recognized a significant reduction in commission, marketing, travel, and mileage
expenses based upon our changes in sales policies. In addition, we initiated temporary furloughs for some employees in areas such as operations, billing,
and customer service based upon lower sample demand and implemented temporary cuts to senior executive and Board of Director pay. Finally, we
obtained a covenant waiver from our creditors on the debt facility. The waiver provides flexibility on certain debt covenants through March 31, 2021.
Towards the end of the fourth quarter, we began to see a significant recovery in test volumes with volumes in late June increasing, on average across
various tests, to approximately 75 percent of their pre-pandemic levels. Due to the rapidly evolving global situation, however, it is not possible to predict
whether or not volumes will continue to recover or the length of time for our volumes to reach pre-COVID-19 levels. Additionally, on March 27, 2020, the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law in the United States, which provided the Company with various
stimulus measures. See Note 1 and Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Although we were required to focus on adapting our business to account for the impacts of COVID-19, we also made the following recent announcements
of publications, collaborations, coverage decisions and FDA approvals;
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Publication of two major studies on our riskScore test. The first study published in JCO Precision Oncology validated the polygenic risk score
component of the riskScore test. The second study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open demonstrated
the ability of Myriad’s polygenic risk score to improve breast cancer risk stratification in women diagnosed with pathogenic mutations in
common breast cancer genes.
Entered into a new collaboration with OptraHEALTH® to implement a cognitive ChatBOT named Gene™ to provide genetic and financial
assistance information to prospective patients.
Received a final local coverage determination (LCD) for pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing for GeneSight®.
Launched a new patient home collection kit for the GeneSight® Psychotropic test.
Published a new study in Psychiatry Research demonstrating the GeneSight® Psychotropic test is better at predicting citalopram and
escitalopram blood concentrations when compared to single-gene testing.
Received favorable coverage decisions for Prolaris® from four new commercial health plans.
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Launched our proprietary AMPLIFY technology which further increases the already market-leading accuracy of our Prequel® non-invasive prenatal
screening test.
Received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the BRACAnalysis CDx® test for use as a companion diagnostic by
healthcare professionals to identify men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who are eligible for treatment with
Lynparza® (olaparib).
Received FDA approval for the myChoice CDx® test for use as a companion diagnostic by healthcare professionals to identify advanced ovarian
cancer patients with positive homologous recombination deficiency status, who are eligible or may become eligible, for first-line maintenance
treatment with Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with bevacizumab.
Our Mission
Our goal is to provide physicians with critical information to guide the healthcare management of their patients by addressing four major questions a
patient may have about their healthcare:
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What is the likelihood of my getting a disease?
Do I have a disease?
How aggressively should my disease be treated?
Which therapy will work best to treat my disease?
Over time, we have developed and plan to develop additional products that answer these important questions in six medical specialties: oncology, women’s
health, urology, dermatology, autoimmune and neuroscience. We believe that these commercial channels represent markets where there is a significant
opportunity for high-value molecular diagnostic tests to positively impact patient care and drive value for the healthcare system.
Our Business Strategy
Our strategy is focused on executing the following critical success factors:
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Build upon a solid hereditary cancer foundation – We are a leader in hereditary cancer testing and are focused on maintaining this leadership
position. In fiscal year 2020, approximately 54 percent of our revenue was derived from the sale of products to assess a patient’s risk for
hereditary cancer. We are currently working on expanding professional guidelines for hereditary cancer testing to expand the addressable
market.
Grow new product volume – In fiscal year 2020, volume from products outside of hereditary cancer comprised greater than 70 percent of our
overall volume. We are currently less than 10 percent penetrated in the U.S. market with our new products and see significant opportunity for
future revenue growth. We are focused on further penetrating these markets and believe, in the future, our new products could represent the
largest component of our revenue.
Expand reimbursement coverage for new products – In the United States, insurance coverage for the applicable total addressable market
ranges from 20% to 90% for our new tests. We are actively working on demonstrating scientific evidence supporting both the clinical
efficacy and utility of these products to commercial payors to broaden insurance coverage.
Molecular Diagnostic Testing
Our molecular diagnostic tests are designed to analyze genes, their expression levels and corresponding proteins to assess an individual’s risk for
developing disease later in life, accurately diagnose disease, determine a patient’s likelihood of responding to a particular drug, or disease recurrence and
assess a patient’s risk of disease progression. Provided with this valuable information, physicians may more effectively manage their patient’s healthcare.
Below are the descriptions of our molecular diagnostic tests (also see additional discussion of historical revenue amounts in Item 7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations):
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myRisk™ Hereditary Cancer: DNA sequencing test for assessing the risks for hereditary cancers. Our myRisk Hereditary Cancer is
designed to determine a patient’s hereditary cancer risk for breast cancer, ovarian cancer,
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colon cancer, uterine cancer, melanoma, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer and gastric cancer. The test analyzes 35 separate genes to look for
deleterious mutations that would put a patient at a substantially higher risk than the general population for developing one or more of the
above cancers. All 35 genes in the panel are well documented in clinical literature for the role they play in hereditary cancer and have been
shown to have actionable clinical interventions for the patient to lower disease risk or risk of cancer recurrence. The myRisk report presents
the myRisk Genetic Test Result and myRisk Management Tool that summarizes published management guidelines related to the patient’s
genetic mutation as well as their personal and family history of cancer. myRisk Hereditary Cancer testing identifies more mutation carriers
than BRACAnalysis® and COLARIS® combined.
BRACAnalysis®: DNA sequencing test for assessing the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Our BRACAnalysis test is an analysis
of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for assessing a woman’s risk of developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. A woman who tests
positive for a deleterious mutation with the BRACAnalysis test is estimated to have up to an 87% risk of developing breast cancer and up to
a 44% risk of developing ovarian cancer by age 70. As published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have shown that pre-
symptomatic individuals who have a high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer can reduce their risk by more than 90% with
appropriate preventive therapies. Additionally, BRACAnalysis may be used to assist patients already diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer
and their physicians in determining the most appropriate therapeutic interventions to address their disease.
riskScoreTM: clinically validated personalized medicine tool that enhances our myRisk Hereditary Cancer test. The riskScore test is
clinically validated to predict a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer using family history, clinical risk factors and genetic markers. The
proprietary algorithm combines proprietary single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and clinical factors to provide women with
assessments of their remaining lifetime risk and 5-year risk of developing breast cancer.
BRACAnalysis CDx TM: DNA sequencing test for use as a companion diagnostic for use in identifying ovarian and HER2 negative
metastatic breast cancer patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA variants eligible for treatment with U.S. Food
and Drug Administration approved PARP inhibitors. Approximately 15% of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and 10% of metastatic
breast cancer patients are BRCA positive.
GeneSight®: DNA genotyping test to aid psychotropic drug selection for depressed patients. GeneSight® is for use by health-care
professionals seeking patient-specific information on gene-drug interactions when contemplating an alteration in neuropsychiatric
medication for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are suffering with refractory moderate to very severe
depression after at least one prior neuropsychiatric medication failure. Because genes influence the way a person’s body responds to specific
medications, the medications may work differently for each person. Using DNA gathered with a simple cheek swab, GeneSight analyzes a
patient’s genes and provides individualized information to help healthcare providers select medications that better match the patient’s genes.
Multiple clinical studies have shown that when clinicians used GeneSight to help guide treatment decisions, patients were more likely to
respond compared to standard of care.
Vectra®: protein quantification test for assessing the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis. Our Vectra test is a quantitative, objective
multi-biomarker blood test validated to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Vectra assesses multiple mechanisms and
pathways associated with RA disease activity and integrates the concentrations of 12 serum proteins into a single score reported on a scale of
1 to 100. The test may be used throughout the course of a patient’s disease and provides clinicians with expanded insight on disease severity
and the risk of radiographic progression.
Foresight®: Foresight is a prenatal test for future parents to assess their risk of passing on a recessive genetic condition to their offspring.
The test screens for 175 serious and clinically actionable conditions. The test has been shown to have a detection rate of 99% across all
ethnicities. Studies have shown that with prior knowledge of recessive genetic conditions, 76% of patients took preventive actions such as
in-vitro fertilization with pre-implantation genetic testing to reduce the risk of having an affected offspring.
Prequel TM: Prequel is a non-invasive prenatal screening test conducted using maternal blood to screen for severe chromosomal disorders
in a fetus. The test uses whole genome sequencing to test for trisomies and monosomies in all 23 chromosomal pairs including the sex
chromosomes along with microdeletions associated with common genetic diseases. Prequel has a low test failure rate at less than 1 in 1,000
patients and has been validated in multiple clinical studies to be highly accurate.
Prolaris®: RNA expression test for assessing the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. Our Prolaris test is a gene expression assay that assesses
whether a patient is likely to have a slow growing, indolent form of prostate cancer that can be safely monitored through active surveillance,
or a more aggressive form of the disease that would
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warrant aggressive intervention such as a radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy. The Prolaris test was developed to improve physicians’
ability to predict disease outcome and to thereby optimize patient treatment. A study published by Urologic Oncology in June 2018
demonstrated that Prolaris can identify 50% more patients as being suitable for active surveillance without any change in prostate cancer
mortality.
EndoPredict®: RNA expression test for assessing the aggressiveness of breast cancer. The EndoPredict test is a next-generation RNA
expression test used to determine which women with breast cancer would benefit from chemotherapy. EndoPredict predicts the likelihood of
metastases to help guide treatment decisions for chemotherapy and extended anti-hormonal therapy. EndoPredict has been shown to
accurately predict recurrence in Her 2-, ER+, node negative and node positive breast cancer patients with no confusing intermediate results
in 13 published clinical studies with more than 2,200 patients and is CE marked.
myPath TM Melanoma: RNA expression test for diagnosing melanoma. Our myPath Melanoma test is a gene expression based profile that is
performed on biopsy tissue for the purpose of aiding a dermatopathologist in the diagnosis of melanoma. Every year in the United States,
there are approximately two million skin biopsies performed specifically for the diagnosis of melanoma. Approximately 14% of these
biopsies are classified as indeterminate where a dermatopathologist cannot make a definitive call as to whether the biopsy is benign or
malignant. Outcomes for patients are poor if melanoma is not caught in early stages with five year survival rates dropping from 98% for
localized to less than 20% for distant stage disease cancer based upon data from the American Cancer Society. We believe myPath
Melanoma may provide an accurate tool to assist physicians in correctly diagnosing indeterminate skin lesions. Based upon three clinical
validation studies which were published in the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology in 2015, Cancer in 2016 and Cancer Epidemiology
Biomarkers and Prevention in 2017, myPath Melanoma has been shown to have a diagnostic accuracy of 90 to 95 percent. Revenues for
myPath Melanoma are included as “other” molecular diagnostic revenues.
myChoice® CDx: Companion diagnostic to measure three modes of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) including loss of
heterozygosity, telomeric allelic imbalance and large-scale state transitions in cancer cells. Our myChoice CDx test is the most
comprehensive homologous recombination deficiency test to detect when a tumor has lost the ability to repair double-stranded DNA breaks,
resulting in increased susceptibility to DNA-damaging drugs such as platinum drugs or PARP inhibitors. The myChoice CDx score is a
composite of three proprietary technologies: loss of heterozygosity, telomeric allelic imbalance and large-scale state transitions. Positive
myChoice CDx scores, reflective of DNA repair deficiencies, are prevalent in all breast cancer subtypes, ovarian and most other major
cancers. In previously published data, Myriad showed that the myChoice CDx test predicted drug response to platinum therapy in certain
patients with triple-negative breast and ovarian cancers. Additionally, Myriad has submitted myChoice CDx for premarket approval to the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as a companion diagnostic in late stage ovarian cancer. It is estimated that 1.4 million people in
the United States and Europe who are diagnosed with cancers annually may be candidates for treatment with DNA-damaging agents.
Revenues for myChoice CDx are included as “other” molecular diagnostic revenues.
Pharmaceutical and Clinical Services
Our pharmaceutical and clinical services consist of the following:
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Through Myriad RBM, we provide biomarker discovery and pharmaceutical and clinical services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and
medical research industries utilizing our multiplexed immunoassay technology. Our technology enables us to efficiently screen large sets of well-
characterized clinical samples from both diseased and non-diseased populations against our extensive menu of biomarkers. During the year ended
June 30, 2020, Myriad RBM accounted for 5.7% of total revenue. In addition to the fees received from analyzing these samples, we also use this
information to create and validate potential molecular diagnostic tests.
Privatklinik Dr. Robert Schindlbeck GmbH & Co. KG (the “Clinic”) is an internal medicine emergency hospital that is considered a
specialized hospital for internal medicine and hemodialysis. On February 28, 2020, Myriad sold the Clinic.
The Molecular Diagnostic Industry and Competition
The markets in which we compete are rapidly evolving, and we face competition from multiple public companies, private companies, and
academic/university laboratories for a number of our laboratory testing services.
The market for hereditary cancer testing has evolved dramatically over time. Broad reimbursement coverage for hereditary cancer tests began emerging in
the early 2000s and coupled with increased public awareness around genetics and our marketing
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and promotional efforts, there has been significant growth in testing volumes. One of the largest drivers of growth has been increased testing in
asymptomatic patients in the preventive care setting which now comprise over half of all tests performed in the United States. We are working to continue
to expand awareness around hereditary cancer testing and expand the number of patients that qualify for hereditary cancer testing under medical guidelines
and health insurance coverage policies. Due in part to the increased public awareness, numerous large reference laboratories, small private laboratories, and
academic/university laboratories, have launched competing hereditary cancer tests. Despite the impact from competition, we continue to believe we are the
world leader in hereditary cancer testing
Another factor influencing the marketplace has been the advent of next generation sequencing. This has allowed the transition from single syndrome tests
to targeted pan-cancer panels in a cost-effective manner without sacrificing test accuracy. We believe panel-based tests will become standard of care in the
marketplace based upon their greater sensitivity at finding cancer causing mutations. We have presented multiple studies showing that myRisk Hereditary
Cancer can detect greater than 60 percent more deleterious mutations when compared to our legacy hereditary cancer tests.
We compete in the hereditary cancer testing market based upon several factors including:
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our ability to classify genetic variants in hereditary cancer genes;
the quality of our sales and marketing for our products;
the quality of our customer service and support;
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additional information about cancer risks provided by riskScore; and
value associated with our test quality.
We believe that we have substantial advantages in terms of our test accuracy and ability to classify variants. Based on our testing experience of over 2.0
million patients, and our substantial investments in our variant classification program, we have compiled a proprietary database of over 60,000 unique
genetic variants in the genes tested by myRisk Hereditary Cancer. We believe this database allows us to provide more accurate results to patients and return
a variant of unknown significance (VUS) result to patients less frequently. We have demonstrated that this classification advantage leads to lower long-term
healthcare costs and lower utilization of unnecessary healthcare services.
Given our scale relative to other laboratories in the hereditary cancer testing market, we believe we also have substantial competitive advantages in terms of
cost efficiencies and laboratory automation, which leads to faster turnaround times and improved accuracy for our tests.
In the oncology companion diagnostic market, we currently sell our FDA approved BRACAnalysis CDx test as a companion diagnostic for the prediction
of response to a class of drugs called PARP inhibitors. Currently we are the only laboratory with an FDA approved germline test for this indication and
have received approvals in ovarian and metastatic breast cancer diagnostics from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. We also have proprietary tests
currently in development including our myChoice CDx assay which we believe could identify a larger population of patients that could respond to PARP
inhibitors but are not yet broadly commercially available. We submitted our first application for U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket approval for
myChoice CDx as a companion diagnostic in late stage ovarian cancer in early 2019. In May 2020, we received FDA approval for the myChoice CDx® test
for use as a companion diagnostic by healthcare professionals to identify advanced ovarian cancer patients with positive homologous recombination
deficiency status, who are eligible or may become eligible, for first-line maintenance treatment with Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with bevacizumab.
We compete in this market based upon the quality and turnaround time of our test, our ability to garner regulatory approvals for new indications, and based
upon our proprietary testing methodologies.
In the urology market, we compete against a small number of public and private companies for our prostate cancer prognostic test, Prolaris. We compete in
this market primarily based upon the quality of the clinical data supporting the test, our first mover advantage in the marketplace and the strength of our
sales support and customer service.
In the autoimmune market, our Vectra test competes primarily against traditional methodologies for assessing rheumatoid arthritis disease activity such as a
physician’s clinical assessment of the patient and single marker laboratory tests such as C-reactive protein (CRP). We believe we have the most predictive
product on the market to assess rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.
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In the neuroscience market, our GeneSight Psychotropic test meets a significant unmet clinical need and is the leading product for psychotropic drug
selection. It is for use by health-care professionals seeking patient-specific information on gene-drug interactions when contemplating an alteration in
neuropsychiatric medication for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are suffering with refractory moderate to very severe
depression after at least one prior neuropsychiatric medication failure. The test is clinically proven to enhance medication selection, helping healthcare
providers get their patients on the right medication faster.
In the prenatal market, we compete against multiple companies including large national reference laboratories, other specialty laboratories, kit based
products, and academic/university laboratories with our Foresight and Prequel tests. We compete based upon our test breadth and accuracy, commercial
scale in the prenatal market, and the quality of our customer service and informatics tools.
In the pharmaceutical and clinical services segment, our Myriad RBM division competes against other contract research organizations and academic
laboratories for business from pharmaceutical and research customers.
Sales and Marketing
We sell our tests through our own direct sales force and marketing efforts in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. Our United States sales force
is comprised of approximately 900 individuals across six separate sales channels. In connection with any additional tests that we may launch, we may
expand our sales forces, or build new sales forces to address other physician specialty groups. In addition to our direct sales force, we have entered into
distributor agreements with organizations in selected European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries.
Research and Development
We plan to continue to use our proprietary DNA sequencing, RNA expression and protein analysis technologies, including our supporting bioinformatics
and robotic technologies, in an effort to efficiently discover important genes and their proteins and to understand their role in human disease. Based on
these biomarkers we plan to develop highly accurate, informative tests that may help physicians better manage their patients’ healthcare. We believe that
our technologies provide us with a significant competitive advantage and the potential for numerous product opportunities. For the years ended June 30,
2020, 2019 and 2018, we incurred research and development expense of $77.2 million, $85.9 million, and $70.8 million, respectively.
Acquisitions
We intend to continue to take advantage of in-licensing or acquisition opportunities to augment our internal research and development programs. We
recognize that we cannot meet all of our research discovery goals internally and can benefit from the research performed by other organizations. We hope
to leverage our financial strength, product development expertise, and sales and marketing presence to acquire new product opportunities in our molecular
diagnostic areas of focus.
On July 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Counsyl, Inc. (“Counsyl”) for total consideration of $405.9 million, consisting of $278.5
million in cash and 2,994,251 shares of common stock issued that were valued at $127.4 million. The shares were issued and valued as of July 31, 2018 at
a per share market closing price of $42.53. We believe the acquisition has allowed further entry into the high-growth reproductive testing market, with the
ability to become a leader in women’s health genetic testing.
Seasonality
We typically experience seasonality in our testing business. The volume of testing is negatively impacted by the summer holiday season which is generally
reflected in our fiscal first quarter. Our fiscal second quarter ending December 31 is generally strong as we see an increase in volume from patients who
have met their annual insurance deductible. Conversely, fiscal third quarter ending March 31 is typically negatively impacted by the annual reset of patient
deductibles. Due to the global pandemic, we cannot predict if seasonality will follow the same pattern as prior years.
Patents and Proprietary Rights
We own or have license rights to various issued patents as well as patent applications in the United States and foreign countries. These patents and patent
applications relate to a variety of subject matter including, diagnostic biomarkers, gene expression signatures, antibodies, primers, probes, assays, disease-
associated genetic mutations, methods for determining genetic predisposition, methods for disease diagnosis, methods for determining disease progression,
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methods for determining disease treatment, and general molecular diagnostic techniques. For some of the patent assets, we hold rights through exclusive or
non-exclusive license agreements. We also own additional patent assets and hold other non-exclusive license rights to patents which relate to various
aspects of our tests or processes. Material patent assets relating to our tests that generate material revenue are described below.
Vectra. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued U.S. patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions relating
to Vectra® testing. The issued U.S. patent has a term expected to expire in 2031 and these U.S. applications, if issued as patents and depending on term
adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These patents and applications contain multiple
claims including but not limited to claims relating to biomarkers, kits, systems and methods for measuring and monitoring inflammatory disease activity.
Prolaris. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions relating to
Prolaris® testing. These issued U.S. patents have terms expected to begin expiring in 2032 and these applications, if issued as patents and depending on
term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These patents and applications contain multiple
claims including but not limited to claims relating to biomarkers, kits, systems and methods for detecting, diagnosing, prognosing and selecting therapy for
prostate cancer.
EndoPredict. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S., Europe and other
jurisdictions relating to EndoPredict® testing. These issued patents have terms expected to begin expiring in 2031 and these applications, if issued as
patents and depending on term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These patents and
applications contain multiple claims including but not limited to claims relating to biomarkers, kits, systems and methods for prognosing and selecting
therapy for breast cancer.
myChoice CDx. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions
relating to myChoice® CDx testing. These issued patents have terms expected to expire in 2032 and these applications, if issued as patents and depending
on term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These patents contain multiple claims
including but not limited to claims relating to biomarkers, kits, systems and methods for detecting homologous recombination deficiency and selecting
therapy based on such detection.
GeneSight. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions relating
to GeneSight® testing. These issued patents have terms expected to begin expiring in 2024 and these applications, if issued as patents and depending on
term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These patents contain multiple claims including
but not limited to claims relating to biomarkers, kits, systems and methods for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms and selecting and/or optimizing
therapy based on such detection.
Foresight. We own or hold an exclusive license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions that relate
to laboratory and informatic methods used to enhance Foresight® testing. These issued patents have terms expected to begin expiring in 2032 and these
applications, if issued as patents and depending on term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration
timeframes. These patents contain multiple claims including but not limited to claims relating to systems and methods for detecting genetic sequences.
Prequel. We own or hold a license to one or more issued patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other jurisdictions that relate to laboratory
and informatic methods used to enhance PrequelTM testing. These issued patents have terms expected to begin expiring in 2022 and these applications, if
issued as patents and depending on term adjustments or terminal disclaimers if applicable, are expected to have similar expiration timeframes. These
patents contain multiple claims including but not limited to claims relating to systems and methods for detecting genetic sequences.
We intend to seek patent protection in the United States and major foreign jurisdictions for nucleic acids, antibodies, biomarker signatures, assays, probes,
primers, technologies, methods, processes and other inventions which we believe are patentable and where we believe our interests would be best served by
seeking patent protection. However, any patents issued to us or our licensors may not afford meaningful protection for our products or technology or may
be subsequently circumvented, invalidated or narrowed or found unenforceable. Any patent applications which we have filed, or will file, or to which we
have licensed or will license rights may not issue, and patents that do issue may not contain commercially valuable claims. In addition, others may obtain
patents having claims which cover aspects of our tests or processes which are necessary for or useful to the development, use or performance of our
diagnostic products. Should any other group obtain patent protection with respect to our discoveries, our commercialization of our molecular diagnostic
tests could be limited or prohibited.
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Others may offer clinical diagnostic genomic laboratory testing services which may infringe patents we control. We may seek to negotiate a license to use
our patent rights or decide to seek enforcement of our patent rights through litigation. Patent litigation is expensive, and the outcome is often uncertain and
we may not be able to enforce our patent rights against others.
Our tests and processes may also conflict with patents which have been or may be granted to competitors, academic institutions or others. In addition, third
parties could bring legal actions against us seeking to invalidate our owned or licensed patents, claiming damages, or seeking to enjoin clinical testing,
developing and marketing of our tests or processes. If any of these actions are successful, in addition to any potential liability for damages, we could lose
patent coverage for our tests, be required to cease the infringing activity or obtain a license in order to continue to develop or market the relevant test or
process. We may not prevail in any such action, and any license required under any such patent may not be made available on acceptable terms, if at
all. Our failure to maintain patent protection for our test and processes or to obtain a license to any technology that we may require to commercialize our
tests and technologies could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We also rely upon unpatented proprietary technology, and in the future may determine in some cases that our interests would be better served by reliance on
trade secrets or confidentiality agreements rather than patents or licenses. These include some of our genomic, proteomic, RNA expression, mutation
analysis, robotic and bioinformatic technologies which may be used in discovering and characterizing new genes and proteins and ultimately used in the
development or analysis of molecular diagnostic tests. We also maintain a database of gene mutations and their status as either harmful or benign for all of
our hereditary cancer tests. To further protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information, we require that our employees and consultants enter into
confidentiality and invention assignment agreements. However, those confidentiality and invention assignment agreements may not provide us with
adequate protection. We may not be able to protect our rights to such unpatented proprietary technology and others may independently develop
substantially equivalent technologies. If we are unable to obtain strong proprietary rights to our processes or tests, competitors may be able to market
competing processes and tests.
License Agreements
We are a party to license agreements which give us the rights to use certain technologies in the research, development, testing processes, and
commercialization of our molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services. We may not be able to continue to license these technologies
on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Additionally, patents underlying our license agreements may not afford meaningful protection for our
technology or tests or may be subsequently circumvented, invalidated or narrowed, or found unenforceable. Our failure to maintain rights to this
technology could have a material adverse effect on our business. We have licenses with the following entities:
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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”), for an exclusive world-wide license to utilize certain rights of Mayo in
intellectual property relating to our GeneSight testing. Under this license agreement, we pay Mayo a royalty based on net sales of our GeneSight
test. This license expires upon expiration of the last to expire patent covered by the Mayo agreement, which presently is not anticipated to
expire until 2024. Mayo has the right to terminate the agreement for the uncured breach of any material term of the agreement.
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (the “OMRF”) for the exclusive world-wide right to utilize certain intellectual property rights of
OMRF including patent applications relating to our Vectra testing. Under this license agreement, we pay OMRF a royalty based on net sales of
our Vectra test. This license agreement ends on expiration of the last to expire patent covered by the license agreement, which presently is not
anticipated to expire until 2031. OMRF has the right to terminate the license agreement for the uncured breach of any material term of the
license agreement.
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (the “UTMDACC”) for the exclusive world-wide right to utilize certain rights of
UTMDACC in intellectual property relating to our myChoice® HRD testing. Under this license agreement we will pay UTMDACC a royalty
based on net sales of our myChoice® HRD test. This license agreement ends on expiration of the last to expire patent covered by the license
agreement, which presently is not anticipated to expire until 2032. UTMDACC has the right to terminate the license agreement for the uncured
breach of any material term of the license agreement.
Children’s Medical Center in Boston (“CMCC”) for the exclusive world-wide right to utilize certain rights of CMCC in intellectual property
relating to our myChoice® HRD testing. Under this license agreement we expect to pay CMCC a royalty based on net sales of our myChoice®
HRD test. This license agreement ends on expiration of the last to expire patent covered by the license agreement, which presently is not
anticipated to expire until 2032. CMCC has the right to terminate the license agreement for the uncured breach of any material term of the
license agreement.
Institut Curie and INSERM (“INSERM”) for the exclusive world-wide right to utilize certain rights of INSERM in intellectual property relating
to our myChoice® HRD testing. Under this license agreement we expect to pay INSERM a royalty based on net sales of our myChoice® HRD
test. This license agreement ends on expiration of the last to expire patent covered by the license agreement, which presently is not anticipated
to expire until 2032. INSERM has the right to terminate the license agreement for the uncured breach of any material term of the license
agreement.
Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) for a non-exclusive license to utilize certain rights held by or licensed to Illumina to intellectual property relating to
non-invasive prenatal screening and the Prequel test. Under this license agreement, we pay Illumina a royalty based on the volume of Prequel
testing administered by us. This license runs for the term of the Illumina agreement and, in any event, expires upon expiration of the last to
expire patent covered by the Illumina agreement. Illumina has the right to terminate the agreement for the uncured breach of any material term
of the agreement.
Governmental Regulation
The services that we provide are regulated by federal, state and foreign governmental authorities. Failure to comply with the applicable laws and
regulations can subject us to repayment of amounts previously paid to us, significant civil and criminal penalties, loss of licensure, certification, or
accreditation, or exclusion from state and federal health care programs. The significant areas of regulation are summarized below.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 and State Regulation
Each of our clinical laboratories must hold certain federal, state and local licenses, certifications and permits to conduct our business. Laboratories in the
United States that perform testing on human specimens for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease are
subject to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”). CLIA requires such laboratories to be certified by the federal government
and mandates compliance with various operational, personnel, facilities administration, quality and proficiency testing requirements intended to ensure that
testing services are accurate, reliable and timely. CLIA certification also is a prerequisite to be eligible to bill state and federal health care programs, as
well as many private insurers, for laboratory testing services. Our laboratories in Salt Lake City, Utah, Austin, Texas, Mason, Ohio, and South San
Francisco, California are CLIA certified to perform high complexity tests.
In addition, CLIA requires each of our certified laboratories to enroll in an approved proficiency testing program if performing testing in any category for
which proficiency testing is required. Each of our laboratories periodically tests specimens received from an outside proficiency testing organization and
then submits the results back to that organization for evaluation. If one of our laboratories fails to achieve a passing score on a proficiency test, then it may
lose its right to perform testing. Further, failure to comply with other proficiency testing regulations, such as the prohibition on referral of a proficiency
testing specimen to another laboratory for analysis, can result in revocation of the laboratory’s CLIA certification.
As a condition of CLIA certification, each of our laboratories is subject to survey and inspection every other year, in addition to being subject to additional
random inspections. The biennial survey is conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), a CMS agent (typically a state agency),
or, a CMS-approved accreditation organization. Because our laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (“CAP”), which is a
CMS-approved accreditation organization, they are typically subject to CAP inspections.
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Our laboratories are licensed by the appropriate state agencies in the states in which they operate, if such licensure is required. In addition, our laboratories
hold state licenses or permits, as applicable, from various states including, but not limited to, California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
and Maryland, to the extent that they accept specimens from one or more of these states, each of which requires out-of-state laboratories to obtain
licensure.
If a laboratory is out of compliance with state laws or regulations governing licensed laboratories or with CLIA, penalties may include suspension,
limitation or revocation of the license or CLIA certificate, assessment of financial penalties or fines, or imprisonment. Loss of a laboratory’s CLIA
certificate or state license may also result in the inability to receive payments from state and federal health care programs as well as private third party
payors. We believe that we are in material compliance with CLIA and all applicable licensing laws and regulations.
Food and Drug Administration
Although the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has consistently claimed that it has the authority to regulate laboratory-developed tests (“LDTs”) that
are developed, validated and performed only by a CLIA certified laboratory, it has historically exercised enforcement discretion in not otherwise regulating
most LDTs and has not required laboratories that furnish LDTs to comply with the agency’s requirements for medical devices (e.g., establishment
registration, device listing, quality systems regulations, premarket clearance or premarket approval, and post-market controls). In 2010, the FDA indicated
an intent to apply a risk-based approach to determine the regulatory pathway for all in-vitro diagnostics (“IVDs”), including IVD companion and
complementary diagnostic devices, as it does with all medical devices and subsequently published draft guidance. If implemented, the regulatory pathway
for an IVD would depend on the level of risk to patients, based on the intended use of the IVD and the controls necessary to provide a reasonable assurance
of the IVD’s safety and effectiveness. The two primary types of marketing pathways for medical devices are clearance of a premarket notification under
Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or 510(k), and approval of a premarket approval application, or PMA. IVD companion
diagnostic devices developed for use with drugs will typically utilize the PMA pathway following a clinical trial performed under an investigational device
exemption, or IDE, which is required to be completed before the PMA may be submitted.
Congress has also signaled interest in clarifying the regulatory landscape for LDTs. In 2020, the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development
(“VALID”) Act was introduced in both chambers of Congress. If enacted, clinical laboratories that develop and offer LDTs and traditional IVD medical
device manufacturers would be subjected to the same regulatory oversight. The VALID Act defines both LDTs and IVDs as in vitro clinical tests (“IVCT”)
and would establish a new regulatory framework under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”) for the review and oversight of IVCTs. The proposed
regulatory framework adopts various concepts from the FDCA, utilizing a risk-based approach that aims to ensure that all marketed IVCTs have a
reasonable assurance of both analytical and clinical validity. See additional discussion in Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We are developing companion diagnostic tests for use with drug products in development by pharmaceutical companies, such as our collaborations with
pharmaceutical companies on PARP inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian, breast and other cancers. Companion diagnostic tests are currently subject to
regulation by the FDA as medical devices. The FDA issued Guidance on In-Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices in July 2014, which is intended to assist
companies developing in vitro companion diagnostic devices and companies developing therapeutic products that depend on the use of a specific in-vitro
companion diagnostic for the safe and effective use of the product. The FDA defined an in-vitro companion diagnostic device (“IVD Companion Dx”) as a
device that provides information that is essential for the safe and effective use of a corresponding therapeutic product. The FDA expects that the
therapeutic sponsor will address the need for an approved or cleared IVD Companion Dx in its therapeutic product development plan and that, in most
cases, the therapeutic product and its corresponding companion diagnostic will be developed contemporaneously. On July 15, 2016, the FDA released a
draft guidance entitled, “Principles for Co-development of an In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Device with a Therapeutic Product.” This draft guidance
document is intended to be a practical guide to assist therapeutic product sponsors and IVD sponsors in developing a therapeutic product and an
accompanying IVD companion diagnostic.
The FDA has also introduced the concept of a complementary diagnostic that it defines as a test that is not required but which provides significant
information about the use of a drug. A complementary test can help guide treatment strategy and identify which patients are likely to derive the greatest
benefit from therapy, and if approved by the FDA information regarding the IVD will be included in the therapeutic product labelling. Although the FDA
has not yet issued any written guidance regarding complementary diagnostics, it has already approved some complementary diagnostics, including a
supplementary premarket approval for BRACAnalysis CDx and myChoice CDx as complementary diagnostic tests in ovarian cancer patients associated
with enhanced progression-free survival (PFS) when used with the PARP inhibitor Zejula™ (niraparib).
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In December 2014, we first obtained premarket approval for BRACAnalysis CDx, which is used as a companion diagnostic test to identify ovarian cancer
patients who may benefit from AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza™ (olaparib). Since then, other indications for BRACAnalysis CDx in ovarian,
breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer have received supplemental PMA approval as a companion diagnostic for Lynparza. The myChoice CDx test has also
received approvals as a companion diagnostic test. The premarket approval process is a complex, costly and time consuming procedure. Approvals must be
supported by valid scientific evidence, submitted as part of a premarket approval application (“PMA”), which typically requires extensive data, including
quality technical, preclinical, clinical and manufacturing data to demonstrate to the FDA’s satisfaction the safety and effectiveness of the companion
diagnostic. We are currently collaborating with several pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, GSK, AbbVie, and others for
additional indications and geographical commercialization opportunities for BRACAnalysis CDx and myChoice CDx, to evaluate the use of several of our
tests as companion diagnostics with other drugs.
After a medical device is placed on the market, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include:
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compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (“QSR”), which requires manufacturers to follow stringent design, testing, control,
documentation, record maintenance, including maintenance of complaint and related investigation files, and other quality assurance controls
during the manufacturing process;
labeling regulations, which prohibit the promotion of products for uncleared, or unapproved uses, or “off-label” uses, and impose other
restrictions on labeling; and
medical device reporting obligations, which require that manufacturers investigate and report to the FDA adverse events, including deaths, or
serious injuries that may have been or were caused by a medical device and malfunctions in the device that would likely cause or contribute
to a death or serious injury if it were to recur.
Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement action by the FDA, which may include sanctions, including but not
limited to, warning letters; fines, injunctions, and civil penalties; recall or seizure of the device; operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown
of production; refusal to grant 510(k) clearance or approval of PMAs of new devices; withdrawal of clearance or approval; and civil or criminal
prosecution.
Other Regulatory Requirements
Our laboratories are subject to federal, state and local regulations relating to the handling and disposal of regulated medical waste, hazardous waste and
biohazardous waste, including chemical, biological agents and compounds, blood and bone marrow samples and other human tissue. Typically, we use
outside vendors who are contractually obligated to comply with applicable laws and regulations to dispose of such waste. These vendors are licensed or
otherwise qualified to handle and dispose of such waste.
HIPAA and other privacy laws
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), established comprehensive federal standards for the privacy and security of
health information. The HIPAA standards apply to three types of organizations: health plans, healthcare clearing houses, and healthcare providers that
conduct certain healthcare transactions electronically (“Covered Entities”). Title II of HIPAA, the Administrative Simplification Act, contains provisions
that address the privacy of health data, the security of health data, the standardization of identifying numbers used in the healthcare system and the
standardization of certain healthcare transactions. The privacy regulations protect medical records and other protected health information by limiting their
use and release, giving patients the right to access their medical records and limiting most disclosures of health information to the minimum amount
necessary to accomplish an intended purpose. The HIPAA security standards require the adoption of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and
the adoption of written security policies and procedures.
On February 17, 2009, Congress enacted Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, provisions
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HITECH expanded and strengthened HIPAA, created new targets for enforcement, imposed
new penalties for noncompliance and established new breach notification requirements for Covered Entities. Regulations implementing major provisions
of HITECH were finalized on January 25, 2013 through publication of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule (the “Omnibus Rule”).
Under HITECH's breach notification requirements, Covered Entities must report breaches of protected health information that has not been encrypted or
otherwise secured in accordance with guidance from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”). Required
breach notices must be made as soon as is reasonably practicable, but no later
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than 60 days following discovery of the breach. Reports must be made to affected individuals and to the Secretary and, in some cases depending on the
size of the breach, they must be reported through local and national media. Breach reports can lead to investigation, enforcement and civil litigation,
including class action lawsuits.
We are currently subject to the HIPAA regulations and maintain an active compliance program that is designed to identify security incidents and other
issues in a timely fashion and enable us to remediate, mitigate harm or report if required by law. We are subject to prosecution and/or
administrative enforcement and increased civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance, including a new, four-tiered system of monetary penalties
adopted under HITECH. We are also subject to enforcement by state attorneys general who were given authority to enforce HIPAA under HITECH. To
avoid penalties under the HITECH breach notification provisions, we must ensure that breaches of protected health information are promptly detected and
reported within the company, so that we can make all required notifications on a timely basis. However, even if we make required reports on a timely
basis, we may still be subject to penalties for the underlying breach.
In addition to the federal privacy and security regulations, there are a number of state laws regarding the privacy and security of health information and
personal data that are applicable to our clinical laboratories. Many states have also implemented genetic testing and privacy laws imposing specific patient
consent requirements and protecting test results by strictly limiting the disclosure of those results. State requirements are particularly stringent regarding
predictive genetic tests, due to the risk of genetic discrimination against healthy patients identified through testing as being at a high risk for disease. We
believe that we have taken the steps required of us to comply with health information privacy and security statutes and regulations, including genetic
testing and genetic information privacy laws in all jurisdictions, both state and federal. However, these laws constantly change, and we may not be able to
maintain compliance in all jurisdictions where we do business. Failure to maintain compliance, or changes in state or federal laws regarding privacy or
security could result in civil and/or criminal penalties, significant reputational damage and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which applies to all EU member states from May 25, 2018, also applies to some of our operations. The
GDPR is discussed in more detail elsewhere in this report.
We are subject to laws and regulations related to the protection of the environment, the health and safety of employees and the handling, transportation and
disposal of medical specimens, infectious and hazardous waste and radioactive materials. For example, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (“OSHA”) has established extensive requirements relating specifically to workplace safety for healthcare employers in the U.S. This
includes requirements to develop and implement multi-faceted programs to protect workers from exposure to blood-borne pathogens, including preventing
or minimizing any exposure through needle stick injuries. For purposes of transportation, some biological materials and laboratory supplies are classified
as hazardous materials and are subject to regulation by one or more of the following agencies: the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Public
Health Service, the United States Postal Service, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the International Air Transport Association. We generally use
third-party vendors to dispose of regulated medical waste, hazardous waste and radioactive materials and contractually require them to comply with
applicable laws and regulations.
Transparency Laws and Regulations
A federal law known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the “Sunshine Act”) requires medical device manufacturers to track and report to the federal
government certain payments and other transfers of value made to physicians and teaching hospitals and ownership or investment interests held by
physicians and their immediate family members. Manufacturers must report data for the previous calendar year by the 90th day of the then-current calendar
year. CMS then publishes the data on a publicly available website no later than June 30th. There are also state “sunshine” laws that require manufacturers
to provide reports to state governments on pricing and marketing information. Several states have enacted legislation requiring medical device
manufacturers to, among other things, establish marketing compliance programs, file periodic reports with the state, make periodic public disclosures on
sales and marketing activities, and such laws may also prohibit or limit certain other sales and marketing practices. These laws may adversely affect our
sales, marketing, and other activities by imposing administrative and compliance burdens on us. If we fail to track and report as required by these laws or
to otherwise comply with these laws, we could be subject to the penalty provisions of the pertinent state and federal authorities.
Reimbursement and Billing
Reimbursement and billing for diagnostic services is highly complex. Laboratories must bill various payors, such as private third-party payors, including
managed care organizations (“MCO”), and state and federal health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and each may have different billing
requirements. Additionally, the audit requirements we must meet to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as well as our internal
compliance policies and procedures, add further complexity to the billing process. Other factors that complicate billing include:
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variability in coverage and information requirements among various payors;
patient financial assistance programs;
missing, incomplete or inaccurate billing information provided by ordering physicians;
billings to payors with whom we do not have contracts;
disputes with payors as to which party is responsible for payment; and
disputes with payors as to the appropriate level of reimbursement.
Depending on the reimbursement arrangement and applicable law, the party that reimburses us for our services may be:
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a third party who provides coverage to the patient, such as an insurance company or MCO;
a state or federal healthcare program; or
the patient.
Presently, approximately 65% of our revenue comes from private third-party payors.
Federal and State Fraud and Abuse Laws
A variety of state and federal laws prohibit fraud and abuse involving state and federal health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. These laws
are interpreted broadly and enforced aggressively by various state and federal agencies, including CMS, the Department of Justice, the Office of Inspector
General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”), and various state agencies. In addition, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
increasingly use a variety of contractors to review claims data and to identify improper payments as well as fraud and abuse. Any overpayments must be
repaid within 60 days of identification unless a favorable decision is obtained on appeal. In some cases, these overpayments can be used as the basis for an
extrapolation, by which the error rate is applied to a larger set of claims, and which can result in even higher repayments.
Anti-Kickback Laws
The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting, receiving or providing remuneration,
directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing, arranging for or recommending of an item or service
that is reimbursable, in whole or in part, by a federal health care program. “Remuneration” is broadly defined to include anything of monetary value, such
as, for example, cash payments, gifts or gift certificates, discounts, or the furnishing of services, supplies or equipment. The Anti-Kickback Statute can be
interpreted broadly to prohibit many arrangements and practices that are lawful in businesses outside of the health care industry.
Recognizing the potential breadth of interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the fact that it may technically prohibit many innocuous or beneficial
arrangements within the health care industry, the OIG has issued a series of regulations, or safe harbors intended to protect such arrangements. Compliance
with all requirements of a safe harbor immunizes the parties to the business arrangement from prosecution under the Anti-Kickback Statute. The failure of
a business arrangement to fit within a safe harbor does not necessarily mean that the arrangement is illegal or that the OIG will pursue prosecution. Still, in
the absence of an applicable safe harbor, a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute may occur even if only one purpose of an arrangement is to induce
referrals. The penalties for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute can be severe. These sanctions include criminal and civil penalties, imprisonment and
possible exclusion from the federal health care programs. Many states have adopted laws similar to the Anti-Kickback Statute, and some apply to items
and services reimbursable by any payor, including private third-party payors.
Physician Self-Referral Bans
The federal ban on physician self-referrals, commonly known as the Stark Law, prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, physician referrals of Medicare
patients to an entity providing certain designated health services, which include laboratory services, if the physician or an immediate family member of the
physician has any financial relationship with the entity. Several Stark Law exceptions are relevant to arrangements involving clinical laboratories,
including but not limited to: (1) fair market value compensation for the provision of items or services; (2) payments by physicians to a laboratory for
clinical laboratory services; (3) certain space and equipment rental arrangements that satisfy certain requirements; and (4) personal services
arrangements. Penalties for violating the Stark Law include the return of funds received for all prohibited referrals,
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fines, civil monetary penalties and possible exclusion from federal health care programs. In addition to the Stark Law, many states have their own self-
referral bans, which may extend to all self-referrals, regardless of the payor.
State and Federal Prohibitions on False Claims
The federal False Claims Act imposes liability on any person or entity that, among other things, knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or
fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government. Under the False Claims Act, a person acts knowingly if he or she has actual knowledge of the
information or acts in deliberate ignorance or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. Specific intent to defraud is not required. The
qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow a private individual to bring an action on behalf of the federal government and to share in any amounts
paid by the defendant to the government in connection with the action. Penalties include payment of up to three times the actual damages sustained by the
government, plus civil penalties of between $5,500 and $11,000 for each false claim, as well as possible exclusion from federal health care programs. In
addition, various states have enacted similar laws modeled after the False Claims Act that apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other
state health care programs, and, in several states, such laws apply to claims submitted to any payor.
Civil Monetary Penalties Law
The federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law, or the CMP Law, prohibits, among other things, (1) the offering or transfer of remuneration to a Medicare or
state health care program beneficiary if the person knows or should know it is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a particular provider,
practitioner, or supplier of services reimbursable by Medicare or a state health care program, unless an exception applies; (2) employing or contracting with
an individual or entity that the provider knows or should know is excluded from participation in a federal health care program; (3) billing for services
requested by an unlicensed physician or an excluded provider; and (4) billing for medically unnecessary services. The penalties for violating the CMP Law
include exclusion, substantial fines, and payment of up to three times the amount billed, depending on the nature of the offense.
International regulations
We market some of our tests outside of the United States and are subject to foreign regulatory requirements governing laboratory licensure, human clinical
testing, use of tissue, privacy and data security, and marketing approval for our tests. These requirements vary by jurisdiction, differ from those in the
United States and may require us to implement additional compliance measures or perform additional pre-clinical or clinical testing. For example, the In
Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (2017/746/EU) (“IVDR”) will replace the existing In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive (98/79/EC) (“IVDD”)
in the European Union (“EU”). The IVDR was published in May 2017, marking the start of a five-year period of transition from the IVDD. During the
transitional period the IVDR will come into force gradually, starting with the provisions related to the designation of Notified Bodies and the ability of
manufacturers to apply for new certificates under the IVDR. The transitional period will end on 26 May 2022, the “Date of Application” (“DoA”) of the
Regulation. From that point the IVDR will apply fully. The EU has also implemented the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which requires us
to meet new and more stringent requirements regarding the handling of personal data about European Union residents. In many countries outside of the
United States, coverage, pricing and reimbursement approvals are also required. We are also required to maintain accurate information on and control over
sales and distributors’ activities that may fall within the purview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, its books and records provisions and its anti-bribery
provisions.
Human Resources
As of June 30, 2020, we have approximately 2,700 full-time equivalent employees. Most of our employees are engaged directly in research, development,
production, sales and marketing activities. We believe that the success of our business will depend, in part, on our ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel. Our employees are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we consider our relations with our employees to be good.
Available Information
We are a Delaware corporation with our principal executive offices located at 320 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. Our telephone number is (801)
584-3600 and our web site address is www.myriad.com. We make available free of charge through the Investor Relations section of our web site our
Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics, our Audit Committee and other committee charters and our other corporate governance policies, as well as our
Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably
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such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains an
internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We include our web site address in this Annual Report on Form 10-K only as an inactive textual reference
and do not intend it to be an active link to our web site.
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Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS
Risks Related to Our Business and Our Strategy
Our financial condition and results of operations could be further adversely affected by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Any outbreak of contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, or other adverse public health developments, could have a material and adverse effect on our
business operations. Such adverse effects could include diversion or prioritization of healthcare resources away from the conduct of genetic testing,
disruptions or restrictions on the ability of laboratories to process our tests, and delays or difficulties in patients accessing our tests, including those
resulting from an inability to travel as a result of quarantines or other restrictions resulting from COVID-19.
As COVID-19 continues to affect individuals and businesses around the globe, we will likely experience disruptions that could severely impact our
business, including:
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decreased volume of testing as a result of disruptions to healthcare providers and limitations on the ability of providers to administer tests;
disruptions or restrictions on the ability of our, our collaborators’, or our suppliers’ personnel to travel, and could result in temporary
closures of our facilities or the facilities of our collaborators or suppliers;
limitations on employee resources that would otherwise be focused on the development of our products, processing our diagnostic tests, and
the conduct of our clinical trials, including because of sickness of employees or their families or requirements imposed on employees to
avoid contact with large groups of people; and
delays in necessary interactions with local regulators, ethics committees and other important agencies and contractors due to limitations in
employee resources or forced furlough of government employees.
In addition, the continued spread of COVID-19 globally could adversely affect our manufacturing and supply chain. Parts of our direct and indirect supply
chain are located overseas, including in China, and may accordingly be subject to disruption. Additionally, our results of operations could be adversely
affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other epidemic harms our business or the economy in general either domestically or in any other region in
which we do business. The extent to which COVID-19 affects our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot
be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the
actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others, which could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We may not be successful in transitioning from our existing product portfolio to newer products. We may not be able to generate sufficient revenue
from our existing tests and our new tests or develop new tests to maintain profitability.
Although we have developed and marketed several molecular diagnostic tests to date, we believe our future success is dependent upon our ability to
successfully market our existing molecular diagnostic tests to additional patients within the United States, to expand into new markets within and outside
the United States, and to develop and commercialize new molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests. However, we may not be successful in
transitioning from our existing product portfolio to our new tests and in launching and commercializing our new tests. The demand for our existing
molecular diagnostic tests may decrease or may not continue to increase at historical rates due to sales of new tests that may replace our existing product
portfolio, or for other reasons. For example, because most of our molecular diagnostic tests are only utilized once per patient, we will need to sell our
services through physicians to new patients or develop new molecular diagnostic tests in order to continue to generate revenue. Our pipeline of new
molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic test candidates is in various stages of development and may take several more years to develop and must
undergo extensive clinical validation. We may be unable to discover or develop any additional molecular diagnostic or companion diagnostic tests through
the utilization of our technologies or technologies we license or acquire from others. Even if we develop tests or services for commercial use, we may not
be able to develop tests or services that:
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meet applicable regulatory standards, in a timely manner or at all;
successfully compete with other technologies and tests;
avoid infringing the proprietary rights of others;
are adequately reimbursed by third-party payors;
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can be performed at commercial levels or at reasonable cost; or
can be successfully marketed.
We must generate significant revenue to maintain profitability. Even if we succeed in marketing our existing molecular diagnostic tests to physicians for
use in new patients and in developing and commercializing any additional molecular diagnostic tests and companion diagnostic tests, we may not be able to
generate sufficient revenue and we may not be able to maintain profitability.
We may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
In order to develop and commercialize our molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests, we expect to incur significant expenses over the next
several years as we increase our research and development activities, expand clinical validation trials for our molecular diagnostic tests and companion
diagnostic tests currently in development, potentially license or acquire additional companies or technologies and engage in commercialization activities in
anticipation of the launch of additional molecular diagnostic tests and companion diagnostic tests. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties
associated with developing our tests and their potential for commercialization, we are unable to predict the extent of any future profits. If we are unable to
sustain or increase profitability, the market value of our common stock will likely decline. Our ability to maintain profitability will depend upon numerous
factors, including:
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our ability to transition from our existing product portfolio to our new products and to commercialize these new tests;
successful outcomes of clinical trials;
our ability to obtain full or partial reimbursement for new products;
our ability to sell our other existing molecular diagnostic tests to new patients;
our ability to identify biomarkers that may lead to future molecular diagnostic tests and companion diagnostic tests;
our ability to develop test candidates and receive any required regulatory approvals, including FDA approval as may be required for existing
tests if LDTs become FDA regulated or for new tests such as myChoice CDx testing;
our ability to successfully commercialize our tests in our existing markets and to extend into new markets outside the United States;
the approval and introduction of competitive tests;
reductions in reimbursement by third-party payors or their willingness to provide full or even partial reimbursement for our tests;
recoupments by third-party payors for past payments, including some paid multiple years ago;
our ability to maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights covering our molecular diagnostic tests and companion diagnostic tests;
our ability to maintain and grow our sales force and marketing team to market our tests;
our ability to successfully integrate, develop and grow products and services and the business of any other companies or technologies that we
may license or acquire;
our ability to increase commercial acceptance of our current molecular diagnostic tests; and
our ability to maintain or grow our current revenues.
If we do not continue to generate sufficient revenue from sales of our molecular diagnostic tests and are unable to secure additional funding, we may
have to reduce our operations.
To develop and bring new molecular diagnostic tests and companion diagnostic tests to market, we must commit substantial resources to costly and time-
consuming research, development testing and clinical testing. As of June 30, 2020, we had $254.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 our consolidated revenues were $638.6 million and net cash provided by our operating activities was
$60.7 million. In addition, we entered into a senior secured revolving debt facility (the “Facility”) in December 2016. On July 31, 2018, the Company
entered into Amendment No. 1 to the facility (the “Amended Facility”) which effected an “amend and extend” transaction with respect to the Facility by
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which the maturity date thereof was extended to July 31, 2023 and the maximum aggregate principal commitment was increased from $300.0 million to
$350.0 million. On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Amended Facility, which amended certain covenants and other terms.
As of June 30, 2020, the balance due under our Amended Facility was $226.4 million.
While we anticipate that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and expected net cash to be generated from sales of our molecular
diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services will be sufficient to fund our current operations for the foreseeable future, changes could occur
that would consume available capital resources more quickly than we currently expect and we may need or want to raise additional financing. If we are
unable to secure additional funding, we may be unable to repay our Amended Facility when it becomes due, or in the event of a debt covenant default, and
be required to reduce research and development projects, limit sales and marketing activities, scale back our expansion efforts within or outside the United
States, reduce headcount or potentially even discontinue operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors that are currently
unknown to us, including:
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the scope, progress, results and cost of development, clinical testing and pre-market studies of any new molecular diagnostic tests that we
may discover or acquire;
the progress, results, and costs to develop additional molecular diagnostic tests;
the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our current issued patents, and defending
intellectual property-related claims;
our ability to enter into collaborations, licensing or other arrangements favorable to us;
the costs of acquiring technologies or businesses, and our ability to successfully integrate and achieve the expected benefits of our business
development activities and acquisitions;
the progress, cost and results of our international expansion efforts;
the costs of expanding our sales and marketing functions and commercial operation facilities in the United States and in new markets;
the costs, timing and outcome of any litigation against us; and
the costs to satisfy our current and future obligations.
We are subject to debt covenants that impose operating and financial restrictions on us and could limit our ability to grow our business.
Covenants in the Amended Facility impose operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions may prohibit or place limitations on, among other
things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness, create certain types of liens, mergers or consolidations, and/or change in control transactions. The
Amended Facility may also prohibit or place limitations on our ability to sell assets, pay dividends or provide other distributions to shareholders. These
restrictions could also limit our ability to take advantage of business opportunities. We must maintain specified leverage and interest ratios measured as of
the end of each applicable quarter as financial covenants in the Amended Facility. The Amended Facility may also impose other financial covenants. Our
ability to comply with financial covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions.
Under the Amended Facility, a change in control in the Company, which means that a shareholder or a group of shareholders is or becomes the beneficial
owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company would require mandatory prepayment of the
outstanding debt.
If we are unable to comply with the covenants and ratio in the Amended Facility in the future, we may be in default under the agreement. A default would
result in an increase in the rate of interest and may cause the loan repayment to be accelerated. This could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We may acquire technologies, assets or other businesses that could cause us to incur significant expense and expose us to a number of unanticipated
operational and financial risks, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
In addition to organic growth, we intend to continue to pursue growth through the acquisition of technology, assets or other businesses that may enable us
to enhance our technologies and capabilities, expand our geographic market, add experienced
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management personnel and increase our test offerings. For example, in July 2018, we acquired Counsyl, Inc. and believe the acquisition allowed for greater
entry into the high-growth reproductive testing market, with the ability to become a leader in women’s health genetic testing. However, these acquisitions
may not achieve profitability or generate a positive return on our investment. Additionally, we may be unable to implement our growth strategy if we
cannot identify suitable acquisition candidates, reach agreement on potential acquisitions on acceptable terms, successfully integrate personnel or assets
that we acquire or for other reasons. Additionally, we may experience increased expenses, distraction of our management, personnel and customer
uncertainty. Our acquisition efforts may involve certain risks, including:
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we may have difficulty integrating operations and systems;
key personnel and customers of the acquired company may terminate their relationships with the acquired company as a result of the
acquisition;
we may not be successful in launching new molecular diagnostic tests or companion diagnostic tests, or if those tests are launched, they may
not prove successful in the marketplace;
we may experience additional financial and accounting challenges and complexities in areas such as tax planning and financial reporting;
we may assume or be held liable for risks and liabilities, including for legal, compliance, recoupment, and environmental-related costs and
liabilities, as a result of our acquisitions, some of which we may not discover during our due diligence;
we may incur significant additional operating expenses;
we may experience possible inconsistencies in the standards, controls, procedures, policies and compensation structures;
we may encounter risks and limitations on our ability to consolidate corporate and administrative infrastructures of the two companies;
our ongoing business may be disrupted or receive insufficient management attention; and
we may not be able to realize synergies, the cost savings or other financial and operational benefits we anticipated, or such synergies, savings
or benefits may take longer than we expected.
The process of negotiating acquisitions and integrating acquired tests, services, technologies, personnel or businesses might result in operating difficulties
and expenditures and might require significant management attention that would otherwise be available for ongoing development of our business, whether
or not any such transaction is ever consummated. Moreover, we might never realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition such as increase in our scale,
diversification, cash flows and operational efficiency and meaningful accretion to our diluted earnings per share. Future acquisitions could result in the use
of our available cash and marketable securities, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, or
impairment expenses related to goodwill, and impairment or amortization expenses related to other intangible assets, which could harm our financial
condition. In addition, if we are unable to integrate any acquired businesses, tests or technologies effectively, our business, financial condition and results
of operations may be materially adversely affected.
If we were successfully sued for product liability, we could face substantial liabilities that exceed our resources.
Our business exposes us to potential liability risks inherent in the testing, marketing and processing of molecular diagnostic products, including possible
misdiagnoses. Although we are insured against such risks in amounts that we believe to be commercially reasonable, our present professional and product
liability insurance may be inadequate. A successful product liability claim in excess of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our
business. Any successful product liability claim may prevent us from obtaining adequate product liability insurance in the future on commercially desirable
or reasonable terms. An inability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage at an acceptable cost or otherwise to protect against potential product liability
claims could prevent or inhibit the commercialization of our products.
We are dependent on our information technology and telecommunications systems, and any failure of these systems could harm our business.
We depend on information technology, or IT, and telecommunications systems for significant aspects of our business. These IT and telecommunications
systems support a variety of functions, including sample processing, tracking, quality control, customer service and support, billing, research and
development activities, and various general and administrative activities.
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Failures or significant downtime of our IT or telecommunications systems could prevent us from processing samples, providing test results to physicians,
billing payors, addressing patient or physician inquiries, conducting research and development activities and conducting general and administrative
elements of our business. Any disruption or loss of IT or telecommunications systems on which critical aspects of our operations depend could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Security breaches, loss of data and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business, prevent us from accessing critical
information or expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including legally protected patient health information, credit card information,
personally identifiable information about our employees, intellectual property, and proprietary business information. We manage and maintain our
applications and data utilizing on-site, remote, or cloud-based systems. These applications and data encompass a wide variety of business-critical
information including research and development information, commercial information and business and financial information.
The secure processing, storage, maintenance and transmission of this critical information is vital to our operations and business strategy, and we devote
significant resources to protecting such information. Although we take measures to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access or disclosure,
our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers, or viruses, breaches or interruptions due to employee error,
malfeasance or other disruptions, or lapses in compliance with privacy and security mandates. Any such virus, breach or interruption could compromise our
networks and the information stored there could be accessed by unauthorized parties, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. We have measures in place that are
designed to prevent, and if necessary, to detect and respond to such security incidents and breaches of privacy and security mandates. While we have
experienced unauthorized accesses to our information technology systems and infrastructure in the past, which may occur again in the future, our security
measures have been able to detect, respond to and prevent any material adverse effect to our information systems and business operations from such
breaches. However, in the future, any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws
that protect the privacy of personal information, such as HIPAA, government enforcement actions and regulatory penalties. Unauthorized access, loss or
dissemination could also disrupt our operations, including our ability to process samples, provide test results, bill payors or patients, provide customer
support services, conduct research and development activities, process and prepare company financial information, manage various general and
administrative aspects of our business and may damage our reputation, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
In May 2016, the European Union (“EU”) formally adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies to all EU member states from
May 25, 2018. The GDPR introduced stringent new data protection requirements for business activities in the European Union and substantial fines for
breaches of the EU data protection rules. The GDPR has increased our responsibility and liability in relation to personal data that we process, and we may
be required to put in place additional procedures to ensure compliance with the new EU data protection rules. The GDPR is a complex law with still
evolving regulatory guidance, including with respect to how the GDPR should be applied in the context of clinical studies or other transactions from which
we may gain access to personal data. Furthermore, many of the countries within the European Union are still in the process of drafting supplementary data
protection legislation in key fields where the GDPR allows for national variation, including the fields of clinical study and other health-related
information. These national variations may raise our costs of compliance and result in greater potential legal risks.
If our current operating plan changes and we find that our existing capital resources will not meet our needs, we may find it necessary to raise
additional funding, which may not be available.
We anticipate that our existing capital resources and expected net cash to be generated from sales of our molecular diagnostic tests will enable us to
maintain our currently planned operations for the foreseeable future. However, we base this expectation on our current operating plan, which may change.
We have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs in the discovery, development and marketing of current and prospective molecular diagnostic
and companion diagnostic tests. Our ongoing efforts to develop tests and expand our business which may be through internally developed products, in
licensing and mergers and acquisitions will require substantial cash resources. If, due to changes in our current operating plan, adequate funds are not
available, we may be required to raise additional funds. Sources of potential additional capital resources may include, but are not limited to, public or
private equity financings, establishing a credit facility, or selling convertible or non-convertible debt securities. This additional funding, if necessary, may
not be available to us on reasonable terms, or at all. If we issue shares of stock or other securities to acquire new companies or technologies, the ownership
interests of our existing stockholders may be significantly diluted.
Because of our potential long-term capital requirements, we may access the public or private equity or debt markets whenever conditions are favorable,
even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital at that time. Under SEC rules, we currently qualify as a well-known seasoned issuer, or
WKSI, and can at any time file a registration statement registering
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securities to be sold to the public which would become effective upon filing. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity securities, existing
shareholders may suffer significant dilution. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability
to take specific actions, such as incurring debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through collaborations,
strategic alliances and licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies or tests or grant licenses on
terms that are not favorable to us.
Our business involves environmental risks that may result in liability for us.
In connection with our research and development activities, we are subject to federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and policies governing the use,
generation, manufacture, storage, air emission, effluent discharge, handling and disposal of certain materials, biological specimens, chemicals and wastes.
Although we believe that we have complied with the applicable laws, regulations and policies in all material respects and have not been required to correct
any material noncompliance, we may be required to incur significant costs to comply with environmental and health and safety regulations in the future.
Although we believe that our safety procedures for handling and disposing of controlled materials comply with the standards prescribed by state and federal
regulations, accidental contamination or injury from these materials may occur. In the event of such an occurrence, we could be held liable for any damages
that result and any such liability could exceed our resources.
Changes in health care policy could increase our costs, decrease our revenues and impact sales of and reimbursement for our tests.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, or the ACA, contains a
number of provisions that are expected to impact our business and operations, some of which in ways we cannot currently predict, including those
governing enrollment in state and federal health care programs, reimbursement changes and fraud and abuse, which will impact existing state and federal
health care programs and will result in the development of new programs. Since its enactment, there have been judicial and Congressional challenges to
certain aspects of the ACA. Both Congress and President Trump have expressed their intention to repeal or repeal and replace the ACA, and as a result,
certain sections of the ACA have not been fully implemented or were effectively repealed. The uncertainty around the future of the ACA, and in particular
the impact to reimbursement levels and the number of insured individuals, may lead to delay in the purchasing decisions of our customers, which may in
turn negatively impact our product sales. Further, if reimbursement levels are inadequate, our business and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
In addition to the ACA, there will continue to be proposals by legislators at both the federal and state levels, regulators and private third-party payors to
reduce costs while expanding individual healthcare benefits. Certain of these changes could impose additional limitations on the prices we will be able to
charge for our tests or the amounts of reimbursement available for our tests from governmental agencies or private third-party payors.
We face risks associated with currency exchange rate fluctuations, which could adversely affect our operating results.
We receive a portion of our revenues and pay a portion of our expenses in currencies other than the United States dollar, such as the Euro, the Swiss franc,
the British pound, the Australian dollar and the Canadian dollar. As a result, we are at risk for exchange rate fluctuations between such foreign currencies
and the United States dollar, which could affect the results of our operations. If the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of
these foreign currency denominated transactions will result in decreased revenues and operating expenses. We may not be able to offset adverse foreign
currency impact with increased revenues. We do not currently utilize hedging strategies to mitigate foreign currency risk and even if we were to implement
hedging strategies to mitigate foreign currency risk, these strategies might not eliminate our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations and would
involve costs and risks of their own, such as ongoing management time and expertise, external costs to implement the strategies and potential accounting
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Risks Related to Commercialization of Our Tests, Our Services and Test Candidates
We may not be able to maintain revenue growth and profitability.
We may not be able to generate revenue growth or maintain existing revenue levels. Historically, our molecular diagnostic business has operated profitably
providing a cash contribution to our funding and operational needs. We may not, however, be able to operate our molecular diagnostic business on a
profitable basis in the future. Potential events or factors that may have a significant impact on our ability to sustain revenue growth and profitability for our
molecular diagnostic business include the following:
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our inability to hire competent, trained staff, including laboratory directors required to review and approve all reports we issue in our
molecular diagnostic business, and sales personnel;
our inability to obtain necessary equipment or reagents to perform molecular diagnostic testing;
our inability to increase production capacity as demand increases;
our inability to expand into new markets within or outside the United States;
the efforts of third-party payors to limit or decrease the amounts that they are willing to pay for our tests, recoup amounts already paid, or
institute burdensome administrative requirements for reimbursement, such as prior authorization requirements;
increased licensing or royalty costs, and our ability to maintain and enforce the intellectual property rights underlying our tests and services;
changes in intellectual propriety law applicable to our patents or enforcement in the United States and foreign countries;
potential obsolescence of our tests;
our inability to increase commercial acceptance of our molecular diagnostic tests;
increased competition and loss of market share;
increased regulatory requirements; and
material litigation costs and judgments.
Our international business exposes us to business, regulatory, political, operational, financial and economic risks associated with doing business
outside of the United States.
As part of our business strategy, we have expanded into international markets. We have established sales offices in Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain,
the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada and Australia; production operations in Germany; and international headquarters in Switzerland. We may establish
additional operations or acquire additional properties outside the United States in order to advance our international sales doing business internationally
involves a number of risks, including:
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difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;
managing multiple payor reimbursement and self-pay systems;
logistics and regulations associated with shipping patient samples, including infrastructure conditions and transportation delays;
limits in our ability to penetrate international markets if we are not able to process tests locally;
financial risks, such as longer payment cycles, difficulty collecting accounts receivable and exposure to foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations;
political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism, and political unrest, outbreak of disease, boycotts, curtailment of trade and other
business restrictions;
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multiple, conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as tax laws, export and import restrictions, employment laws, data and privacy
laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and
licenses; and
regulatory and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate information and control over sales and distributors’ activities that may
fall within the purview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, UK Bribery Act, anti-boycott laws and other anti-corruption laws.
Any of these factors could significantly harm our international operations and, consequently, our revenues and results of operations. In addition, any failure
to comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations could impact us in a variety of ways that include, but are not limited to, significant criminal,
civil and administrative penalties, including imprisonment of individuals, fines and penalties, denial of export privileges, seizure of shipments, and
restrictions on certain business activities. Also, the failure to comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations could result in the disruption of our
distribution and sales activities.
Our international operations could be affected by changes in laws, trade regulations, labor and employment regulations, and procedures and actions
affecting approval, production, pricing, reimbursement and marketing of tests, as well as by inter-governmental disputes. Any of these changes could
adversely affect our business.
Our success internationally will depend, in part, on our ability to develop and implement policies and strategies that are effective in anticipating and
managing these and other risks in the countries in which we do business. Failure to manage these and other risks may have a material adverse effect on our
operations in any particular country and on our business as a whole.
International data protection laws and regulations may restrict our activities and increase our costs.
International data protection laws and regulations may affect our collection, use, storage, and transfer of information obtained outside of the United
States. In particular, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect in May 2018, and requires us to meet new and more
stringent requirements regarding the handling of personal data about European Union residents. Failure to meet GDPR requirements could result in
penalties of up to 4% of our worldwide revenue. The GDPR is a complex law and the regulatory guidance is still evolving. Furthermore, many of the
countries within the European Union are still in the process of drafting supplementary data protection legislation in key fields where the GDPR allows for
national variation, including the fields of clinical study and other health-related information. These variations in European data protection laws may raise
our costs of compliance and result in greater legal risks. Failure to comply with data protection laws and regulations could result in government
enforcement actions, which may involve civil and criminal penalties, private litigation and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating
results and business. Claims that we have violated individuals’ privacy rights or breached our contractual obligations, even if we are not found liable,
could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.
Foreign governments may impose reimbursement standards, which may adversely affect our future profitability.
We market our tests in foreign jurisdictions and as such may be subject to rules and regulations in those jurisdictions relating to our testing. In some foreign
countries, including countries in the European Union, the reimbursement of diagnostic tests is subject to governmental control. In these countries,
reimbursement negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a test candidate. If
reimbursement of our future tests is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if reimbursement rates are set at unsatisfactory levels, we may be unable
to achieve or sustain profitability.
We may experience increased price competition and price erosion.
We may experience pricing pressures from CMS, managed care organizations, and other private third-party payors in the future. Any declines in average
selling prices of our products due to pricing pressures may have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our pharmaceutical testing services customers may reduce the amount of testing they conduct through us.
If there is a change in the regulatory environment or intellectual property law, or our pharmaceutical testing services customers consolidate, our customers
may divert resources from testing, resulting in a reduced demand for our laboratory testing services. Alternatively, customers may decide to perform their
own laboratory testing services in-house.
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We rely on a single laboratory facility to process each of our molecular diagnostic tests in the United States and Europe and a single laboratory facility
to perform our pharmaceutical and clinical services. Failure to maintain the operations of these laboratories in compliance with applicable regulations
would seriously harm our business.
We rely on a CLIA-certified and FDA approved laboratory facility in Salt Lake City, Utah to perform most of our molecular diagnostic tests; a CLIA-
certified laboratory in South San Francisco, California to perform our Foresight and Prequel tests; a single laboratory facility in Cologne, Germany to
perform and produce our EndoPredict test kits; a CLIA-certified lab in Mason, Ohio to perform our GeneSight test; and a CLIA-certified laboratory facility
in Austin, Texas to perform our pharmaceutical and clinical testing services. These facilities and certain pieces of laboratory equipment would be difficult
to replace and may require significant replacement lead-time. In the event our clinical testing facilities were to lose their CLIA certification or other
required certifications or licenses or were affected by a pandemic or man-made or natural disaster, we would be unable to continue our molecular
diagnostic and pharmaceutical and clinical services business at current levels to meet customer demands for a significant period of time. Although we
maintain insurance on these facilities, including business interruption insurance, it may not be adequate to protect us from all potential losses if these
facilities were damaged or destroyed. In addition, any interruption in our molecular diagnostic or pharmaceutical and clinical services business would result
in a loss of goodwill, including damage to our reputation. If our molecular diagnostic or pharmaceutical and clinical services business were interrupted, it
would seriously harm our business.
We depend on a limited number of third parties for some of our supplies of equipment and reagents. If these supplies become unavailable, then we may
not be able to successfully perform our research or operate our business on a timely basis or at all.
We currently rely on a small number of suppliers to provide our gene sequencing equipment, content enrichment equipment, multiplex protein analysis
equipment, robots, and specialty reagents and laboratory supplies required in connection with our testing and research. We believe that currently there are
limited alternative suppliers of these equipment, robots, and reagents. The equipment, robots, or the reagents may not remain available in commercial
quantities at acceptable costs. If we are unable to obtain when needed additional or alternative equipment, robots, or an adequate supply of reagents or other
ingredients at commercially reasonable rates, our ability to continue to identify genes and perform molecular diagnostic testing and pharmaceutical and
clinical services would be adversely affected.
Our molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests in development may never achieve significant commercial market acceptance.
We may not succeed in achieving significant commercial market acceptance of our diagnostic test and clinical service offerings that we have launched in
recent years or are currently developing. Our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our current molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic
tests, as well as any future molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests that we may develop, will depend on several factors, including:
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our ability to collaborate with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to develop and commercialize companion diagnostic tests for
their therapeutic drugs and drug candidates;
the agreement by third-party payors to reimburse our tests, the scope and extent of which will affect patients’ willingness or ability to pay for
our tests and will likely heavily influence physicians’ decisions to recommend our tests; and
the willingness of physicians to utilize our tests, which can be difficult to interpret. This difficulty is caused by the ability of our tests to
predict only as to a probability, not certainty, that a tested individual will develop, have the disease, benefit from a particular therapy or has
an aggressive form of the disease that the test is intended to predict.
These factors present obstacles to commercial acceptance of our tests, which we would have to spend substantial time and money to overcome, if we can
do so at all. Our inability to successfully do so would harm our business.
If we do not compete effectively with scientific and commercial competitors, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our tests.
The clinical laboratory and genetics testing fields are intense and highly competitive. Tests that are developed are characterized by rapid technological
change. Our competitors in the United States and abroad are numerous and include, among others, major
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diagnostic companies, reference laboratories, molecular diagnostic firms, universities and other research institutions. Some of our potential competitors
have considerably greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do, which may allow these competitors to discover important genes
and determine their function before we do. We could be adversely affected if we do not discover genes, proteins or biomarkers and characterize their
function, develop molecular diagnostic and pharmaceutical and clinical services based on these discoveries, obtain required regulatory and other approvals
and launch these tests and their related services before our competitors. We also expect to encounter significant competition with respect to any molecular
diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests that we may develop or commercialize. Those companies that bring to market new molecular diagnostic and
companion tests before we do may achieve a significant competitive advantage in marketing and commercializing their tests. We may not be able to
develop additional molecular diagnostic tests successfully and we or our licensors may not obtain or enforce patents covering these tests that provide
protection against our competitors. Moreover, our competitors may succeed in developing molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests that
circumvent our technologies or tests. Furthermore, our competitors may succeed in developing technologies or tests that are more effective or less costly
than those developed by us or that would render our technologies or tests less competitive or obsolete. We expect competition to intensify in the fields in
which we are involved as technical advances in these fields occur and become more widely known and changes in intellectual property laws generate
challenges to our intellectual property position.
If our current research collaborators or scientific advisors terminate their relationships with us or develop relationships with a competitor, our ability to
discover genes, proteins, and biomarkers, and to validate and commercialize molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests could be adversely
affected.
We have relationships with research collaborators at academic and other institutions who conduct research at our request. These research collaborators are
not our employees. As a result, we have limited control over their activities and, except as otherwise required by our collaboration agreements, can expect
only limited amounts of their time to be dedicated to our activities. Our ability to discover genes, proteins, and biomarkers involved in human disease and
validate and commercialize molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests will depend in part on the continuation of these collaborations. If any of
these collaborations are terminated, we may not be able to enter into other acceptable collaborations. In addition, our existing collaborations may not be
successful.
Our research collaborators and scientific advisors may have relationships with other commercial entities, some of which could compete with us. Our
research collaborators and scientific advisors sign agreements which provide for the confidentiality of our proprietary information. We may not, however,
be able to maintain the confidentiality of our technology and other confidential information related to all collaborations. The dissemination of our
confidential information could have a material adverse effect on our business.
If we fail to retain our key personnel and hire, train and retain qualified employees and consultants, we may not be able to successfully continue our
business.
Because of the specialized scientific nature of our business, we are highly dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified management, scientific
and technical personnel. We are currently recruiting additional qualified management, scientific and technical personnel. Competition for such personnel is
intense. Loss of the services of or failure to recruit additional key management, scientific and technical personnel would adversely affect our research and
development programs and molecular diagnostic and pharmaceutical and clinical services business and may have a material adverse effect on our business
as a whole.
Our agreements with our employees generally provide for employment that can be terminated by either party without cause at any time, subject to specified
notice requirements. Further, the non-competition provision to which each employee is subject expires for certain key employees on the applicable date of
termination of employment.
As we expand our commercial tests, we may be required to incur significant costs and devote significant efforts to expand our existing tests sales and
marketing capabilities.
Our sales and marketing experience and capabilities consist primarily of our sales force that markets our molecular diagnostic tests to oncologists,
obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists, primary care physicians, urologists, dermatopathologists and rheumatologists in the United States. We are
currently expanding our sales efforts outside the United States, which will require us to hire additional personnel and engage in additional sales and
marketing efforts. We have limited sales and marketing experience outside the Unites States. As we expand our business operations internationally, we
expect to face a number of additional costs and risks, including the need to recruit a large number of additional experienced marketing and sales personnel.
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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
If we are not able to protect our proprietary technology, others could compete against us more directly, which would harm our business.
As of June 30, 2020, our patent portfolio included issued patents owned or licensed by us and numerous patent applications in the United States and other
countries with claims protecting our intellectual property rights. Our commercial success will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain additional patents
and licenses and protect our existing patent position, both in the United States and in other countries, for compositions, processes, methods and other
inventions that we believe are patentable. Our ability to preserve our trade secrets, proprietary data bases and other intellectual property is also important to
our long-term success. If our intellectual property is not adequately protected, competitors may be able to use our technologies and erode or negate any
competitive advantage we may have, which could harm our business and ability to maintain profitability. Patents may also issue to third parties which
could interfere with our ability to bring our molecular diagnostic tests to market. The laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights
to the same extent as U.S. laws, and we may encounter significant problems in protecting our proprietary rights in these countries.
The patent positions of diagnostic companies, including our patent position, are generally highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions,
and, therefore, any patents issued to us may be challenged, deemed unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. We will be able to protect our proprietary
rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary technologies and any future tests are covered by valid and enforceable
patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. Our patent applications may never issue as patents, and the claims of any issued patents may not
afford meaningful protection for our technology or tests. In addition, any patents issued to us or our licensors may be challenged, and subsequently
narrowed, invalidated or circumvented.
Where necessary, we may initiate litigation to enforce our patent or other intellectual property rights. Any such litigation may require us to spend a
substantial amount of time and money and could distract management from our day-to-day operations. Moreover, there is no assurance that we will be
successful in any such litigation.
The degree of future protection for our proprietary rights is uncertain, and we cannot ensure that:
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we or our licensors were the first to file patent applications for these inventions;
others will not independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of our technologies;
any of our or our licensors’ patent applications will result in issued patents;
any of our or our licensors’ patents will be valid or enforceable;
any patents issued to us or our licensors and collaborators will provide a basis for commercially viable tests, will provide us with any
competitive advantages or will not be challenged by third parties;
we will develop additional proprietary technologies or tests that are patentable;
the patents of others will not have an adverse effect on our business; or
our patents or patents that we license from others will survive legal challenges and remain valid and enforceable.
If a third party files a patent application with claims to subject matter we have invented, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) may
declare interference between competing patent applications. If an interference is declared, we may not prevail in the interference. If the other party
prevails in the interference, we may be precluded from commercializing services or tests based on the invention or may be required to seek a license. A
license may not be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. For example, in January 2020 the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the
“PTAB”) of the USPTO declared patent Interference No. 106,122 between U.S. Patent No. 9,200,324 controlled by Myriad (under the license agreement
with OMRF) relating to the Vectra test and U.S. Application No. 15/363,991 owned by Meso Scale Technologies, LLC. We are opposing this interference,
and the patent held by Myriad is presumed valid by statute for the duration of the interference and any appeals.
We also rely upon unpatented proprietary technologies and databases. Although we require employees, consultants and collaborators to sign confidentiality
agreements, we may not be able to adequately protect our rights in such unpatented proprietary technologies and databases, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business. For example, others may
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independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or techniques or otherwise gain access to our proprietary technologies or disclose
our technologies to our competitors.
If we were sued for patent infringement by third parties, we might incur significant costs and delays in test introduction.
Our tests may also conflict with patents that have been or may be granted to others. Our industry includes many organizations that have or are seeking to
discern biomarkers and develop genomic, proteomic and other technologies. To the extent any patents are issued or have been issued to those organizations,
the risk increases that the sale of our molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests currently being marketed or under development may give rise to
claims of patent infringement. Others may have filed and in the future are likely to file patent applications covering biomarkers that are similar or identical
to our tests. Any of these patent applications may have priority over our patent applications and these entities or persons could bring legal proceedings
against us seeking damages or seeking to enjoin us from testing or marketing our tests. Patent litigation is costly, and even if we prevail, the cost of such
litigation could have a material adverse effect on us. If the other parties in any such actions are successful, in addition to any liability for damages, we could
be required to cease the infringing activity or obtain a license. Any license required may not be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Our failure to obtain a license to any technology that we may require to commercialize our tests could have a material adverse effect on our business. We
believe that there may be significant litigation in the industry regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. If we become involved in this
litigation, it could consume a substantial portion of our managerial and financial resources.
We may be unable to adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary databases, and other proprietary information.
We rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technologies and databases, especially where we do not believe patent protection is appropriate or
obtainable. However, trade secrets are difficult to protect. We rely in part on confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, outside scientific
collaborators, sponsored researchers and others to protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information. These agreements may not effectively prevent
disclosure of confidential information and may not provide an adequate remedy if unauthorized disclosure of confidential information occurs. In addition,
others may independently discover our trade secrets and proprietary information. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and
determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could adversely affect our competitive position.
If we fail to comply with our obligations under license or technology agreements with third parties, we could lose license rights that are critical to our
business.
We license intellectual property that is important to our business, including licenses underlying the technology in our molecular diagnostic and
pharmaceutical and clinical services, and in the future, we may enter into additional agreements that provide us with licenses to valuable intellectual
property or technology. These licenses impose various royalty payments, milestones, and other obligations on us. If we fail to comply with any of these
obligations, the licensor may have the right to terminate the license. Termination by the licensor would cause us to lose valuable rights, and could prevent
us from distributing our current tests, or inhibit our ability to commercialize future test candidates. Our business would suffer if any current or future
licenses terminate, if the licensors fail to abide by the terms of the license, if the licensors fail to prevent infringement by third parties, if the licensed
patents or other rights are found to be invalid or unenforceable, or if we are unable to enter into necessary licenses on acceptable terms.
We may be subject to claims that we or our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.
As is commonplace in our industry, we employ individuals who were previously employed at other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including
our potential competitors. Although no claims against us are currently pending, we may be subject to claims that these employees have inadvertently or
otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these
claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management.
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Risks Related to Government Regulation
If we fail to comply with the complex federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe
consequences that could materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, all of which are subject to change. These laws and regulations
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CLIA, which requires that laboratories obtain certification from the federal government, and state licensure laws;
FDA laws and regulations;
HIPAA, which imposes comprehensive federal standards with respect to the privacy and security of protected health information and
requirements for the use of certain standardized electronic transactions; amendments to HIPAA under HITECH, which strengthen and
expand HIPAA privacy and security compliance requirements, increase penalties for violators, extend enforcement authority to state
attorneys general and impose requirements for breach notification;
state laws regulating genetic testing and protecting the privacy of genetic test results, as well as state laws protecting the privacy and security
of health information and personal data and mandating reporting of breaches to affected individuals and state regulators;
the federal anti-kickback law, or the Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting, receiving,
or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing, arranging
for, or recommending of an item or service that is reimbursable, in whole or in part, by a federal health care program;
the federal False Claims Act, which imposes liability on any person or entity that, among other things, knowingly presents, or causes to be
presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government;
the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law, which prohibits, among other things, the offering or transfer of remuneration to a Medicare or state
health care program beneficiary if the person knows or should know it is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a particular
provider, practitioner, or supplier of services reimbursable by Medicare or a state health care program, unless an exception applies;
other federal and state fraud and abuse laws, such as anti-kickback laws, prohibitions on self-referral, and false claims acts, which may
extend to services reimbursable by any third-party payor, including private insurers;
the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires medical device manufactures to track and report to the federal government
certain payments and other transfers of value made to physicians and teaching hospitals and ownership or investment interests held by
physicians and their immediate family members;
Section 216 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (“PAMA”), which requires applicable laboratories to report private
payor data in a timely and accurate manner beginning in 2017 and every three years thereafter (and in some cases annually);
state laws that impose reporting and other compliance-related requirements; and
similar foreign laws and regulations that apply to us in the countries in which we operate.
These laws and regulations are complex and are subject to interpretation by the courts and by government agencies. Our failure to comply could lead to
civil or criminal penalties, exclusion from participation in state and federal health care programs, or prohibitions or restrictions on our laboratories’ ability
to provide or receive payment for our services. We believe that we are in material compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, but there is a
risk that one or more government agencies could take a contrary position, or that a private party could file suit under the qui tam provisions of the federal
False Claims Act or a similar state law. Such occurrences, regardless of their outcome, could damage our reputation and adversely affect important
business relationships with third parties, including managed care organizations, and other private third-party payors.
FDA regulation of our industry generally or our tests specifically could be disruptive to our business.
As mentioned below, the FDA has long claimed authority to regulate laboratory-developed tests but has exercised its “enforcement discretion” to limit
enforcement of in vitro diagnostic regulatory requirements on this category of products. More recently, the FDA has appeared to increase its attention to the
marketing of pharmacogenetic tests. For example, in late 2018, the FDA issued a safety communication regarding “genetic tests that claim results can be
used to help physicians identify which antidepressant medication would have increased effectiveness or side effects compared to other antidepressant
medications” (https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/fda-warns-against-use-many-genetic-tests-unapproved-claims-predict-patient-
response-specific). This safety communication further explained that the FDA had reached out to several firms
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marketing such pharmacogenetic tests where the FDA believed the relationship between genetic variations and a medication’s effects had not been
established, including a warning letter to Inova Genomics Laboratory.
In early 2019, we provided the FDA with clinical evidence and other information to support our GeneSight Psychotropic test. Later that year, the FDA
requested changes to the GeneSight test offering. Although we disagreed that changes to the test were required, we submitted a proposal regarding the
reporting of GeneSight test results to healthcare providers that we believed addressed the FDA’s principal concerns. We believe this approach should not
affect the benefits that we believe are provided by the GeneSight test.
Since submitting our proposal to the FDA, we have continued to engage with our trade association in their efforts to defend the offering of
pharmacogenomic tests as LDTs and to monitor broader developments across the stakeholder community. In response to public letters from the national
laboratory trade association and patient groups, on February 20, 2020, the FDA announced a new “collaboration between FDA’s Center for Devices and
Radiological Health and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research intended to provide the agency’s view of the state of the current science in
pharmacogenetics.” Although the announcement again asserted that some of these test offerings may be potentially dangerous, the agency also
acknowledged that pharmacogenetic testing “offers promise for informing the selection or dosing of some medications for certain individuals.” In
conjunction with the announcement, the FDA also released an updated “Table of Pharmacogenetic Associations” that is available online, and which lists
gene-drug interactions that the agency believes are supported by FDA-approved drug labeling and/or “sufficient scientific evidence based on published
literature” (https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/precision-medicine/table-pharmacogenetic-associations). Based on our discussions with the agency over
the past year and these recent developments, we have not implemented our earlier proposal or any other changes to the GeneSight Psychotropic test.
While we see these developments in the latter half of fiscal year 2020 as signaling a positive shift in the FDA’s approach to regulating pharmacogenetic
tests, we cannot predict with certainty the outcome of this matter or its timing, or whether the ultimate form of the GeneSight Psychotropic test offering
will have an adverse effect on our revenues from the test.
Failure to comply with government laws and regulations related to submission of claims for our services could result in significant monetary damages
and penalties and exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs and corresponding foreign reimbursement programs.
We are subject to laws and regulations governing the submission of claims for payment for our services, such as those relating to: coverage of our services
under Medicare, Medicaid and other state, federal and foreign health care programs; the amounts that we may bill for our services; and the party to which
we must submit claims. Our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could result in our inability to receive payment for our services or in
attempts by state and federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, to recover payments already made. Submission of claims in violation
of these laws and regulations can result in recoupment of payments already received, substantial civil monetary penalties, and exclusion from state and
federal health care programs, and can subject us to liability under the federal False Claims Act and similar laws. The failure to report and return an
overpayment to the Medicare or Medicaid program within 60 days of identifying its existence can give rise to liability under the False Claims Act. Further,
a government agency could attempt to hold us liable for causing the improper submission of claims by another entity for services that we performed if we
were found to have knowingly participated in the arrangement at issue.
We are currently subject to government investigation(s), the unfavorable outcome of which may have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In June 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. (“CBI”), received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services requesting that CBI produce documents relating to entities that received payment from CBI for the collection
and processing of blood specimens for testing, including a named unrelated company, healthcare providers and other third party entities. The Office of
Inspector General subsequently requested additional documentation in December 2017. CBI provided to the Office of Inspector General the documents
requested. On January 30, 2020, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California unsealed a qui tam complaint, filed on April 16,
2016 against CBI, alleging violations of the Federal and California False Claims Acts and the California Insurance Fraud Prevention Act. On January 22,
2020, after a multi-year investigation into CBI’s and the Company’s alleged conduct, the United States declined to intervene. On January 27, 2020, the
State of California likewise filed its notice of declination. The Company was not aware of the complaint until after it was unsealed. On April 16, 2020, CBI
filed a motion to dismiss the action with prejudice. On May 23, 2020, the court denied that motion. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend
against this action. We are unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the Office of Inspector General or any other regulatory
authority as a result of the matters related to this investigation.
The above case may divert management resources and/or cause us to incur substantial costs, and any unfavorable outcome may have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition, results or operations and cash flows.
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Our business could be harmed by the loss, suspension, or other restriction on a license, certification, or accreditation, or by the imposition of a fine or
penalties, under CLIA, its implementing regulations, or other state, federal and foreign laws and regulations affecting licensure or certification, or by
future changes in these laws or regulations.
The diagnostic testing industry is subject to extensive laws and regulations, many of which have not been interpreted by the courts. CLIA requires virtually
all laboratories to be certified by the federal government and mandates compliance with various operational, personnel, facilities administration, quality and
proficiency testing requirements intended to ensure that testing services are accurate, reliable and timely. CLIA certification is also a prerequisite to be
eligible to bill state and federal health care programs, as well as many private third-party payors, for laboratory testing services. As a condition of CLIA
certification, each of our laboratories is subject to survey and inspection every other year, in addition to being subject to additional random
inspections. The biennial survey is conducted by CMS; a CMS agent (typically a state agency); or, if the laboratory holds a CLIA certificate of
accreditation, a CMS-approved accreditation organization. Sanctions for failure to comply with CLIA requirements, including proficiency testing
violations, may include suspension, revocation, or limitation of a laboratory’s CLIA certificate, which is necessary to conduct business, as well as the
imposition of significant fines or criminal penalties. In addition, we are subject to regulation under state laws and regulations governing laboratory
licensure. Some states have enacted state licensure laws that are more stringent than CLIA. We are also subject to laws and regulations governing our
reference laboratory in Germany. Changes in state or foreign licensure laws that affect our ability to offer and provide diagnostic services across state or
foreign country lines could materially and adversely affect our business. In addition, state and foreign requirements for laboratory certification may be
costly or difficult to meet and could affect our ability to receive specimens from certain states or foreign countries.
Any sanction imposed under CLIA, its implementing regulations, or state or foreign laws or regulations governing licensure, or our failure to renew a
CLIA certificate, a state or foreign license, or accreditation, could have a material adverse effect on our business. If the CLIA certificate of any one of our
laboratories is revoked, CMS could seek revocation of the CLIA certificates of our other laboratories based on their common ownership or operation, even
though they are separately certified.
Changes in the way that the FDA regulates tests performed by laboratories like ours could result in delay or additional expense in offering our tests
and tests that we may develop in the future.
Historically, the FDA has exercised enforcement discretion with respect to most LDTs and has generally not required laboratories that furnish LDTs to
comply with the agency’s requirements for medical devices (e.g., establishment registration, device listing, quality systems regulations, premarket
clearance or premarket approval, and post-market controls). In recent years, however, the FDA publicly announced its intention to regulate certain LDTs
and issued two draft guidance documents that set forth a proposed phased-in risk-based regulatory framework that would apply varying levels of FDA
oversight to LDTs. However, these guidance documents were not finalized, and the framework was abandoned and replaced by an informal discussion
paper reflecting some of the feedback that FDA had received on LDT regulation. The FDA acknowledged that the January 2017 discussion paper does not
represent the formal position of the FDA and is not enforceable. Nevertheless, the FDA wanted to share its synthesis of the feedback that it had received in
the hope that it might advance public discussion on future LDT oversight. Notwithstanding the discussion paper, the FDA continues to exercise
enforcement discretion and may attempt to regulate certain LDTs on a case-by-case basis at any time, which could result in delay or additional expense in
offering our tests and tests that we may develop in the future.
In addition to potential enforcement priority changes from the FDA, in December 2018, members of Congress released a discussion draft of a legislation to
regulate in vitro clinical tests including LDTs under a shared FDA/CMS framework, and provided opportunities for stakeholders to comment on the
proposed legislation. On March 5, 2020, U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Dr. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) formally introduced the legislation,
called the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. An identical version of the bill was also introduced in the Senate and is
sponsored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC), demonstrating both bicameral and bipartisan support for the effort to
overhaul how diagnostic tests are regulated. The VALID Act would codify into law the term “in vitro clinical test” (IVCT) to create a new medical product
category separate from medical devices that includes products currently regulated as in vitro diagnostics, or IVDs, as well as LDTs. The framework would
give the FDA the authority to ensure IVCTs are both analytically and clinically valid. CMS would retain the authority to ensure the quality of operations
within laboratories. All LDTs on the market prior to enactment of the legislation would be grandfathered and not subject to the new regulation.
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It is unclear whether the VALID Act will be passed by Congress in its current form or signed into law by the President. Until the FDA finalizes its
regulatory position regarding LDTs, or the VALID Act or other legislation is passed reforming the federal government’s regulation of LDTs, it is unknown
how the FDA may attempt to regulate our tests in the future and what testing and data may be required to support any required clearance or approval of our
tests by the agency. If the VALID Act is implemented as drafted it could have an adverse material impact on our results of operations.
Companion and complementary diagnostic tests require FDA approval and we may not be able to secure such approval in a timely manner or at all.
Our companion and complementary diagnostic products, marketing, sales and development activities and manufacturing processes are subject to extensive
and rigorous regulation by the FDA pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), by comparable agencies in foreign countries, and by
other regulatory agencies and governing bodies. Under the FDCA, companion diagnostics must receive FDA clearance or approval before they can be
commercially marketed in the U.S. The process of obtaining marketing approval or clearance from the FDA or by comparable agencies in foreign countries
for new products could:
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take a significant period of time;
require the expenditure of substantial resources;
involve rigorous pre-clinical testing, as well as increased post-market surveillance;
require changes to products; and
result in limitations on the indicated uses of products.
Although we have successfully achieved FDA approval for some tests (e.g., our BRACAnalysis CDx and myChoice CDx tests), we cannot predict whether
or when we will be able to obtain FDA approval for other companion diagnostics that we are developing.
If the government and third-party payors fail to provide coverage and adequate payment for our tests and future tests, if any, our revenue and prospects
for profitability will be harmed.
In both domestic and foreign markets, sales of our molecular diagnostic tests or any future diagnostic tests will depend in large part, upon the availability of
reimbursement from third-party payors. Such third-party payors include state and federal health care programs such as Medicare, managed care providers,
private health insurers and other organizations. These third-party payors are increasingly attempting to contain healthcare costs by demanding price
discounts or rebates and limiting both coverage regarding which diagnostic tests they will pay for and the amounts that they will pay for existing and new
molecular diagnostic tests. We have recently experienced price reductions from CMS for some of our products, including for our GeneSight® psychotropic
test subsequent to the July 2020 release of the final pharmacogenomics LCD, and we may experience future price reductions from CMS, managed care
organizations, and other third-party payors. The fact that a diagnostic test has been approved for reimbursement in the past, for any particular indication or
in any particular jurisdiction, does not guarantee that such a diagnostic test will remain approved for reimbursement, that the reimbursement amount
approved for such test will not be reduced in the future, or that similar or additional diagnostic tests will be approved in the future. Moreover, there can be
no assurance that any new tests we have launched or may launch will be reimbursed at rates that are comparable to the rates that we historically obtained
for our existing product portfolio. As a result, third-party payors may not cover or provide adequate payment for our current or future molecular diagnostic
tests to enable us to maintain past levels of revenue or profitability with respect to such tests. Further, third-party reimbursement might not be available to
enable us to maintain price levels sufficient to realize an appropriate return on investment in product development. In addition, under PAMA, Medicare
reimbursement for any given diagnostic test is based on the weighted-median of the payments made by private payors for such test, rendering private payor
payment levels even more significant. As a result, future Medicare payments may fluctuate more often and become subject to the willingness of private
payors to recognize the value of diagnostic tests generally and any given test individually.
U.S. and foreign governments continue to propose and pass legislation designed to reduce the cost of health care. For example, in some foreign markets,
the government controls the pricing of many health care products. We expect that there will continue to be federal and state proposals to implement
governmental controls or impose health care requirements. In addition, the Medicare program and increasing emphasis on managed care in the United
States will continue to put pressure on product pricing. Cost control initiatives could decrease the price that we would receive for any tests in the future,
which would limit our revenue and profitability.
Our business could be adversely impacted by our failure or the failure of physicians to comply with any new ICD Code Set.
CMS periodically adopts new coding set for diagnoses, commonly known as ICD code sets. Compliance with ICD is required for all claims with dates of
service on or after the effective dates specified when such code sets are adopted. We believe we
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have fully implemented the current ICD-10-CM code set and expect to be able to implement any future code set, however, our failure to implement and
apply this or any new code set could adversely impact our business. In addition, if physicians fail to provide appropriate codes for desired tests, we may
not be reimbursed for tests we perform.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our stock price is highly volatile, and our stock may lose all or a significant part of its value.
The market prices for securities of molecular diagnostic companies have been volatile. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices for these
securities for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect
the market price of our common stock. The market price for our common stock has fluctuated significantly since public trading commenced in October
1995, and it is likely that the market price will continue to fluctuate in the future. In the two years ended June 30, 2020, our stock price has ranged from
$9.24 per share to $50.44 per share. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. Events or factors that
may have a significant impact on our business and on the market price of our common stock include the following:
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major market events, such as the market’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic generally and its specific impact on the Company;
failure of any of our recently launched tests and any new test candidates to achieve commercial success;
failure to sustain revenue growth or margins in our molecular diagnostic business;
changes in the structure of healthcare payment systems and changes in the governmental or private insurers reimbursement levels for our
molecular diagnostic tests;
introduction of new commercial tests or technological innovations by competitors;
termination of the licenses underlying our molecular diagnostic and pharmaceutical and clinical services;
delays or other problems with operating our laboratory facilities;
failure of any of our research and development programs;
changes in intellectual property laws of our patents or enforcement in the United States and foreign countries;
developments or disputes concerning patents or other proprietary rights involving us directly or otherwise affecting the industry as a whole;
missing or changing the financial guidance we provide;
changes in estimates or recommendations by securities analysts relating to our common stock or the securities of our competitors;
changes in the governmental regulatory approved process for our existing and new tests;
failure to meet estimates or recommendations by securities analysts that cover our common stock;
public concern over our approved tests and any test candidates;
litigation;
government and regulatory investigations;
future sales or anticipated sales of our common stock by us or our stockholders;
the timing and amount of repurchases of our common stock;
general market conditions;
seasonal slowness in sales, particularly in the quarters ending September 30 and March 31, the effects of which may be difficult to
understand during periods of growth;
celebrity publicity;
economic, healthcare and diagnostic trends, disasters or crises and other external factors; and
period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.
These and other external factors may cause the market price and demand for our common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent
investors from readily selling their shares of common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the
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liquidity of our common stock. In addition, securities class action litigation against companies has been on the rise, including the current shareholder suit
pending against the Company discussed below. If any of our other stockholders brought another lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs
defending the lawsuit regardless of the outcome. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management.
Anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law, provisions in our charter and bylaws and re-adoption of our stockholders’ rights plan, or poison pill, could
make a third-party acquisition of us difficult.
Because we are a Delaware corporation, the anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us,
even if the change in control would be beneficial to stockholders. We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware, which prohibits us from engaging in certain business combinations, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. In
addition, our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws also contain certain provisions that may make a third-party acquisition of us difficult,
including:
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a classified board of directors, with three classes of directors each serving a staggered three-year term;
the ability of the board of directors to issue preferred stock;
a 70% super-majority shareholder vote to amend our bylaws and certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation; and
the inability of our stockholders to call a special meeting or act by written consent.
In the past, we implemented a stockholders’ rights plan, also called a poison pill, which could make it uneconomical for a third party to acquire our
company on a hostile basis. Although the plan expired in July 2011, our Board of Directors could adopt a new plan at any time. The provisions in a
stockholders’ rights plan, as well as Section 203, may discourage certain types of transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a
premium for their shares over then current market price, and may limit the ability of our stockholders to approve transactions that they think may be in their
best interests.
Item 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
Item 2.
PROPERTIES
Our corporate headquarters and facilities are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. We currently lease a total of approximately 335,000 square feet of building
space in Salt Lake City dedicated to research and development, administration and our laboratory that has received federal certification under CLIA.
Activities related to our oncology, urology, autoimmune, dermatology and women’s health molecular diagnostic business are performed at this
location. The leases on our existing Salt Lake City facilities have terms of five to fifteen years, expiring from 2022 through 2027, and provide for renewal
options for up to ten additional years. In addition, in December 2018 we entered into a lease agreement for a building, which is currently under construction
and will contain approximately 125,000 square feet of additional office space upon completion. We anticipate completion of the building during the second
half of fiscal year 2021.
We also lease approximately 36,000 square feet in Austin, Texas under a lease that expires in June 2025. This space is dedicated to administration, research
and development and the CLIA-certified laboratory used for pharmaceutical and clinical services, which are performed at this location.
In addition, we lease approximately 93,000 square feet in South San Francisco, California under two leases that expire in April 2025 and September
2025. This space is dedicated to administration, research and development and the CLIA-certified laboratory for our women’s health business.
We also lease approximately 4,000 square feet in Zurich, Switzerland that expires in September 2021. This space is used for the administration of our
international operations. We also maintain lease agreements for our administrative offices in Paris, France; Milan, Italy; London, United Kingdom; and
Munich, Germany.
We also have a lease on an approximately 15,000 square foot facility with laboratory, production and office space in Cologne, Germany expiring in
December 2022.
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We also lease 2 spaces in Mason, Ohio, the leases for which will expire in December 2021 and August 2024 respectively, and one in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, which is month to month, with a total square footage of approximately 34,000.
We believe that our existing facilities and equipment are well maintained and in good working condition. We believe our current facilities and those
planned will provide adequate capacity for at least the next two years. We continue to make investments in capital equipment as needed to meet the
anticipated demand for our molecular diagnostic tests and our pharmaceutical and clinical services.
Item 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Qui Tam Lawsuit
In June 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. (“CBI”), received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services requesting that CBI produce documents relating to entities that received payment from CBI for the collection
and processing of blood specimens for testing, including a named unrelated company, healthcare providers and other third party entities. The Office of
Inspector General subsequently requested additional documentation in December 2017. CBI provided to the Office of Inspector General the documents
requested. On January 30, 2020, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California unsealed a qui tam complaint, filed on April 16,
2016 against CBI and the Company, alleging violations of the Federal and California False Claims Acts and the California Insurance Fraud Prevention
Act. On January 22, 2020, after a multi-year investigation into CBI’s and the Company’s alleged conduct, the United States declined to intervene. On
January 27, 2020, the State of California likewise filed its notice of declination. The Company was not aware of the complaint until after it was unsealed.
On May 23, 2020, the court denied CBI and the Company’s motion to dismiss. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against this action.
Due to the nature of this matter and inherent uncertainties, it is not possible to provide an evaluation of the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or an
estimate of the amount or range of potential loss, if any.
Purported Securities Class Action
On September 27, 2019, a purported class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, against the Company, its
former President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark C. Capone, and its Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, R. Bryan Riggsbee (“Defendants”). On February 21, 2020, the plaintiff filed an amended class action complaint, which added the
Company’s Executive Vice President of Clinical Development, Bryan M. Dechairo, as an additional Defendant. This action, captioned In re Myriad
Genetics, Inc. Securities Litigation (No. 2:19-cv-00707-DBB), is premised upon allegations that the Defendants made false and misleading statements
regarding our business, operations, and acquisitions. The lead plaintiff seeks the payment of damages allegedly sustained by it and the purported class by
reason of the allegations set forth in the amended complaint, plus interest, and legal and other costs and fees. The Company intends to vigorously defend
against this action. Due to the nature of this matter and inherent uncertainties, it is not possible to provide an evaluation of the likelihood of an unfavorable
outcome or an estimate of the amount or range of potential loss, if any.
Other Legal Proceedings
On August 24, 2018, Assurex Health, Inc. was served with an Amended Complaint which had been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,
County Department, Law Division, Civil Action No. 2018 L 004972, by Pipe Trades Services MN Welfare Plan ("Pipe Trades"), as a qui tam relator, on
behalf of the State of Illinois, Pipe Trades, and all others similarly situated, purportedly arising from Assurex's alleged violations of the Illinois Insurance
Claims Fraud Prevention Act and other causes of action. Pipe Trades seeks certification of a putative class, certification as the purported class
representative, and the payment of treble damages allegedly sustained by Pipe Trades and the purported class by reason of the allegations set forth in the
amended complaint, plus statutory damages and penalties, plus interest, and legal and other costs and fees. The State of Illinois and Cook County, Illinois,
have declined to intervene in the matter. On September 11, 2019, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint and on October 10, 2019, Assurex filed a
Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Standing requesting that the second amended complaint be
dismissed in its entirety, with prejudice, for lack of personal jurisdiction and standing. On July 20, 2020, this motion was denied. We intend to continue to
vigorously defend against this action, including a motion filed on August 12, 2020 for interlocutory appeal of the denial of the motion to dismiss. Due to
the nature of this matter and inherent uncertainties, it is not possible to provide an evaluation of the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or an estimate of
the amount or range of potential loss, if any.
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Other than as set forth above, we are not a party to any legal proceedings that we believe will have a material impact on our business, financial position or
results of operations.
Item 4.
None.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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Item 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "MYGN."
PART II
Stockholders
As of August 7, 2020, there were approximately 110 stockholders of record of our common stock and, according to our estimates, approximately 34,130
beneficial owners of our common stock.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We incorporate information regarding the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans into this section by reference from the
section entitled “Equity Compensation -- Equity Compensation Plan Information” to be included in the proxy statement for our 2020 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
Unregistered Sales of Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our Board of Directors has previously authorized us to repurchase up to $200 million of our outstanding common stock, of which $110.7 million is still
available to repurchase as of June 30, 2020. We are authorized to complete the repurchase through open market transactions or through an accelerated share
repurchase program, in each case to be executed at management’s discretion based on business and market conditions, stock price, trading restrictions,
acquisition activity and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The transactions
occurred in open market purchases and pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1.
The details of the activity under our stock repurchase programs during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(in millions, except per share data)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Total Number of
Approximate Dollar
Shares Purchased as Value of Shares that
(d)
Period
April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020
May 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020
June 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Total
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid
per Share
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
— $
— $
110.7
110.7
110.7
110.7
— $
— $
— $
— $
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Stock Performance Graph
The graph set forth below compares the annual percentage change in our cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock during a period
commencing on June 30, 2015 and ending on June 30, 2020 (as measured by dividing (A) the difference between our share price at the end and the
beginning of the measurement period; by (B) our share price at the beginning of the measurement period) with the cumulative total return of The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. and the Nasdaq Health Care Providers Stock Index during such period. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and
we do not include cash dividends in the representation of our performance. The price of a share of common stock is based upon the closing price per share
as quoted on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last trading day of the year shown. The graph lines merely connect year-end values and do not
reflect fluctuations between those dates. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on June 30, 2015 in our common stock and in each of the foregoing
indices. The comparisons shown in the graph below are based upon historical data. We caution that the stock price performance shown in the graph below
is not necessarily indicative of, nor is it intended to forecast, the potential future performance of our common stock.
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Nasdaq Stock Index (U.S.)
Nasdaq Health Care Providers Stocks
6/30/2015
6/30/2016
6/30/2017
6/30/2018
6/30/2019
6/30/2020
100.00
100.00
100.00
90.03
97.11
75.97
76.02
123.13
89.82
109.94
150.60
99.54
81.73
160.55
102.04
33.36
201.71
125.78
Note: Information used on the graph was obtained from the CRSP Total Return Indexes, a source believed to be reliable, but we are not
responsible for any errors or omission in such information.
The performance graph shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by means of any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 10-K
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically
incorporate such information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such acts.
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Item 6.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial data and has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, as well as consolidated statements of operations for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and
2018 and the reports thereon are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information below should be read in conjunction with our
audited consolidated financial statements (and notes thereon) and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," included in Item 7.
We adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” using the full retrospective transition
method and recast results from 2018 and 2017 including interim periods therein. Results from periods prior to 2017 have not been recast for the adoption of
this standard.
In millions, except per share amounts
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
Molecular diagnostic testing
Pharmaceutical and clinical services
Total revenue
Costs and expenses:
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services
Research and development expense
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration
Selling, general and administrative expense
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
Total costs and expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
Interest expense
Other
Total other income (expense)
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax provision (benefit)
Net income (loss)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc.
stockholders
Earnings (loss) per basic share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment
securities
Working capital
Total assets
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities (b)
Long-term debt
Stockholders’ equity
2020
2019 (a)
2018
2017 (a)
2016 (a)
Years Ended June 30,
$
586.9
$
51.7
638.6
789.4
$
61.7
851.1
690.4 $
53.3
743.7
679.4 $
49.3
728.7
157.5
28.6
77.2
(2.8)
510.1
99.7
870.3
(231.7)
3.0
(10.8)
16.2
8.4
(223.3)
(23.7)
(199.6)
(0.1)
168.2
32.8
85.9
1.1
555.5
—
843.5
7.6
3.2
(12.0)
1.2
(7.6)
0.0
(4.4)
4.4
(0.2)
148.7
28.5
70.8
(61.2)
435.0
—
621.8
121.9
1.8
(3.2)
(0.4)
(1.8)
120.1
(13.0)
133.1
(0.2)
145.2
26.0
74.4
(0.8)
439.9
—
684.7
44.0
1.2
(6.0)
(3.0)
(7.8)
36.2
19.0
17.2
(0.2)
692.4
48.1
740.5
132.8
24.5
70.6
—
359.2
—
587.1
153.4
0.9
(0.3)
2.0
2.6
156.0
38.8
117.2
—
$
$
$
$
(199.5) $
4.6 $
133.3 $
17.4 $
117.2
(2.69) $
(2.69) $
0.06 $
0.06 $
$
1.92
1.85 $
0.25 $
0.25 $
74.3
74.3
73.5
76.0
69.4
72.0
68.3
68.8
1.67
1.60
70.0
73.4
2020
2019
As of June 30,
2018
2017
2016
254.8 $
184.7
1,404.6
56.9
224.4
918.2
191.8 $
230.8
1,562.7
—
233.5
1,088.9
211.3 $
225.4
1,175.3
—
9.3
966.1
199.2 $
83.2
1,207.9
—
99.1
767.0
238.9
229.8
867.2
—
—
739.6
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(a) We acquired Counsyl, Inc., Assurex Health, Inc., and Sividon Diagnostics GmbH in fiscal years 2019, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As such, the results of each
year may not be comparable. See additional details within notes to previously issued financial statements.
(b) Results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 are presented under ASU 2016-02, Leases. Prior period amounts were not adjusted and continue to be reported
under previous lease accounting guidance.
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Item 7.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Part II, ITEM 6 of this Report and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements
and accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. Unless otherwise noted, all of the financial information in this Report is consolidated
financial information for the Company.
Overview
Our consolidated revenues consist primarily of sales of molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services through our wholly-owned
subsidiaries. During the year ended June 30, 2020, we reported total revenues of $638.6 million, net loss attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders
of $199.5 million and diluted loss per share of $2.69 that included an income tax benefit of $23.7 million.
See Note 15 “Segment and Related Information” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for information regarding our operating segments.
Our research and development expenses include costs incurred in formulating, improving, validating and creating alternative or modified processes related
to and expanding the use of our current molecular diagnostic test offerings and costs incurred for the discovery, development and validation of our pipeline
of molecular diagnostic and companion diagnostic candidates. In general, costs associated with research and development can fluctuate dramatically due to
the timing of clinical studies, the staging of products in the pipeline and other factors.
Our selling, general and administrative expenses include costs associated with growing our businesses domestically and internationally. Selling, general
and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions and related personnel costs for sales, marketing, customer service, billing and
collection, legal, finance and accounting, information technology, human resources, and allocated facilities expenses. We expect that our selling, general
and administrative expenses may continue to increase and that such increases may be substantial, depending on the number and scope of any new
molecular diagnostic test launches, our efforts in support of our existing molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services as well as our
continued international expansion efforts.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national public health emergency. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we began to see a
significant business impact at the end of March 2020 and during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In early April, volumes for predominantly elective tests
such as hereditary cancer, GeneSight, and Vectra declined approximately 70 to 75 percent, volumes for cancer tests such as Prolaris, EndoPredict, and
myChoice HRD declined 40 to 45 percent, and volumes for our prenatal tests declined 20 to 25 percent compared to volumes in early March 2020. To
respond to the unique business challenges posed by the pandemic, we suspended all field sales personnel from making in-office visits and moved to virtual
marketing. Additionally, we have implemented several initiatives in our laboratories to maintain continuity of lab operations across all product lines. The
policies implemented are stricter than CDC and local guidance provisions. We also initiated numerous cost-saving initiatives to mitigate financial losses
through the period of social distancing. During the fourth quarter, we recognized a significant reduction in commission, marketing, travel, and mileage
expenses based upon our changes in sales policies. In addition, we initiated temporary furloughs for some employees in areas such as operations, billing,
and customer service based upon lower sample demand and implemented temporary cuts to senior executive and Board of Director pay. Finally, we
obtained a covenant waiver from our creditors on the debt facility. The waiver provides flexibility on certain debt covenants through March 31, 2021.
Towards the end of the fourth quarter we began to see a significant recovery in test volumes with volumes in late June increasing, on average across various
tests, to approximately 75 percent of their pre-pandemic levels. Due to the rapidly evolving global situation, however, it is not possible to predict whether
or not volumes will continue to recover or the length of time for our volumes to reach pre-COVID-19 levels. Additionally, on March 27, 2020, the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law in the United States, which provided the Company with various
stimulus measures. See Note 1 and Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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Results of Operations
Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Revenue
(In millions)
Revenue
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
638.6 $
851.1 $
743.7 $
(212.5) $
107.4
The Company’s revenues for fiscal year 2020 were significantly impacted by COVID-19 during the third and fourth quarter, as testing volumes declined
across the majority of products. The decrease in revenue during fiscal year 2020 was primarily driven by a decrease of $132.3 million in Hereditary Cancer
Testing primarily due to decreased volumes and decreased reimbursement per test, a decrease of $38.5 million in GeneSight revenue due to decreased
volumes and decreased reimbursement, a decrease of $28.2 million in Prenatal revenue due to decreased volumes and decreased reimbursement, a $9.2
million decrease in Vectra revenue due to decreased volumes and a $10.0 million decrease in pharmaceutical and clinical service revenue primarily as a
result of selling the Clinic in February 2020.
In 2019, the increase in revenue was primarily due to the inclusion of $104.9 million in Prenatal revenue due to the acquisition of Counsyl, an increase of
$8.4 million in Pharmaceutical and Clinical Service revenue due to increased volumes, an increase of $8.3 million in Hereditary Cancer Testing due to
increased volumes, a $4.0 million increase in Prolaris revenue due to increased volumes and reimbursement, and a $1.6 million increase in EndoPredict
revenue due to increased volumes. The increases were partially offset by decreases of $12.3 million in GeneSight revenue due to reduced reimbursement,
and a $6.9 million decrease in Vectra revenue due to lower volumes.
The following table presents additional detail regarding the composition of our total revenue:
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
2020
Change
% of Total Revenue
2019
2018
$
347.4 $
74.1
76.7
39.1
24.7
10.5
14.4
479.7 $
112.6
104.9
48.3
25.5
10.4
8.0
471.4 $
124.9
—
55.2
21.5
8.8
8.6
(132.3) $
(38.5)
(28.2)
(9.2)
(0.8)
0.1
6.4
8.3
(12.3)
104.9
(6.9)
4.0
1.6
(0.6)
54%
12%
12%
6%
4%
2%
2%
56%
13%
12%
6%
3%
1%
1%
63%
17%
—
7%
3%
1%
1%
586.9
789.4
690.4
(202.5)
99.0
51.7
638.6 $
61.7
851.1 $
53.3
743.7 $
(10.0)
(212.5) $
8.4
107.4
8%
100%
7%
100%
7%
100%
$
(In millions)
Molecular diagnostic
revenues:
Hereditary Cancer
Testing
GeneSight
Prenatal
Vectra
Prolaris
EndoPredict
Other
Total molecular
diagnostic revenue
Pharmaceutical and
clinical service
revenue
Total revenue
Cost of Sales
(In millions)
Cost of sales
Cost of sales as a % of Sales
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
186.1
$
29.1%
201.0
$
23.6%
177.2
$
23.8%
(14.9) $
23.8
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Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased from 23.6% to 29.1% during fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019. The increase was primarily
driven by the decline in revenue from lower test volumes during the period, attributable to the impact of COVID-19 primarily during the fourth quarter as
lower revenues were generated to cover fixed costs, and due to reduction of reimbursement related to Hereditary Cancer and Prenatal.
Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreased slightly from 23.8% to 23.6% during fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018. The decrease was
primarily driven by the implementation of efficiency programs in our DNA, RNA, and protein-based laboratories. These decreases were partially offset by
lower gross margins associated with the Counsyl business and reduction of reimbursement related to Hereditary Cancer and GeneSight.
Research and Development Expenses
(In millions)
Research and development expense
Research and development expense as a % of Sales
2020
$
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
77.2
$
12.1%
85.9
$
10.1%
$
70.8
9.5%
(8.7) $
15.1
In 2020, research and development expense decreased compared to the fiscal year 2019 primarily due to due to synergies recognized as part of the
integration of the Counsyl business partially offset by an additional month of Counsyl business expenses included in the current year.
In 2019, research and development expense increased compared to fiscal year 2018 primarily driven by $17.3 million in costs related to the inclusion of
Counsyl. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in costs related to internal development of existing products.
Change in the Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
(In millions)
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration
as a % of Sales
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
(2.8) $
1.1
$
(61.2) $
(3.9) $
62.3
-0.4%
0.1%
-8.2%
In 2020, the decrease in the change in fair value of contingent consideration compared to fiscal year 2019 is due to changes in timing of expected cash
payments associated with the contingent consideration related to the Sividon acquisition as a result of revised revenue forecasts.
In 2019, the increase in the change in fair value of contingent consideration compared to the prior year is primarily due to an increase in the fair value of
contingent consideration related to the Sividon acquisition as well as the one-time benefit received in the prior year resulting from not having to pay the
clinical trial milestone associated with the GUIDED study.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
(In millions)
Selling, general, and administrative expense
Selling, general, and administrative expense as a % of Sales
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
510.1
$
79.9%
555.5
$
65.3%
435.0
$
58.5%
(45.4) $
120.5
In 2020, the decrease in SG&A expense compared to the prior year is primarily due to the Company implementing cost saving measures during the fourth
quarter due to the decline in testing volumes as a result of the impacts of COVID-19 and a reduction in costs related to synergies recognized relating to the
integration of the Counsyl business.
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In 2019, the increase in SG&A expense compared to the prior year is primarily due to $55.0 million in costs related to the inclusion of Counsyl, $22.1
million of Counsyl amortization of intangible assets, $20.8 million in costs related to the acquisition and integration of Counsyl, $9.1 million related to the
settlement of the complaint filed by a qui tam relator, and additional spend related to improving our IT infrastructure.
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charges
(In millions)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
99.7 $
— $
— $
99.7
$
—
In 2020, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges increased compared to the same period in the prior year due to the Company recognizing
goodwill impairment charges related to the Crescendo and Clinic reporting units and charges related to the abandonment of an in-process research and
development intangible asset in the current year. There were no impairments recognized in the prior fiscal years.
Other Income (Expense)
(In millions)
Other income (expense)
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
8.4 $
(7.6) $
(1.8) $
16.0
$
(5.8)
In 2020, the increase in other income (expense) compared to fiscal year 2019 is primarily driven by the receipt of stimulus funds from the CARES Act in
the amount of $14.6 million, the gain recognized on the sale of the Clinic, income from a state grant, and a decrease in interest expense.
In 2019, the increase in other expense compared to the prior year was primarily driven by an increase in interest expense related to the debt incurred to fund
the acquisition of Counsyl. This was partially offset by increased interest income.
Income Tax Expense
(In millions)
Income tax benefit
Effective tax rate
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
(23.7) $
10.6%
(4.4) $
-14107.7%
(13.0) $
-10.7%
(19.3) $
8.6
Our tax rate is the product of a blended U.S. federal effective rate of 21% and a blended state income tax rate of approximately 3.5%. Certain significant or
unusual items are separately recognized during the period in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from period to
period.
Income tax benefit for the year ended June 30, 2020 is $23.7 million for an effective tax benefit rate of 10.6%. The change in the effective rate as compared
to the prior year is due to the prior year being near break-even, resulting in a very large effective rate. Differences related to the recognition of the tax effect
of equity compensation expense from the disqualification of incentive stock options, asset impairment, uncertain tax benefits and changes in valuation
allowance also impacted the current and prior year effective tax rates.
Income tax benefit for the year ended June 30, 2019 is $4.4 million for an effective tax rate of (14,107.7%). The decrease in the effective rate as compared
to the prior year is due to $32 million one-time Tax Act benefit in the prior year, disregarded election of foreign entities, amended filing and method
changes, and statute lapse of uncertain tax positions. Differences related to the recognition of the tax effect of equity compensation expense from the
disqualification of incentive stock options also impacted the current and prior year effective tax rate.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our existing capital resources and the cash to be generated from future sales will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements,
including repayment of the outstanding Amended Facility, for the foreseeable future. There
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are no scheduled principal payments of the Amended Facility prior to its maturity date; however, our available capital resources may be consumed more
rapidly than currently expected and we may need or want to raise additional financing. We may not be able to secure such financing in a timely manner or
on favorable terms, if at all. Without additional funds, we may be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some of our sales and marketing efforts, research
and development activities, or other operations and potentially delay development of our diagnostic tests in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue
our operations. If any of these events occur, our ability to achieve our development and commercialization goals would be adversely affected.
Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global disruptions have caused significant volatility in financial markets. This disruption can
contribute to potential defaults in our accounts receivable, affect asset valuations resulting in impairment charges, and affect the availability of lease and
financing credit as well as other segments of the credit markets. We have utilized a range of financing methods to fund our operations and capital
expenditures and expect to continue to maintain financing flexibility in the current market conditions. However, due to the rapidly evolving global
situation, it is not possible to predict whether unanticipated consequences of the pandemic are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity and capital
resources in the future.
Our capital deployment strategy focuses on use of resources in four key areas: research and development, acquisitions, debt repayment and the repurchase
of our common stock. We believe that research and development provides the best return on invested capital. We also allocate capital for acquisitions that
support our business strategy and share repurchases based on business and market conditions.
The following table represents the balances of cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities:
(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable investment securities
Long-term marketable investment securities
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment
securities
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
$
163.7
54.1
37.0
$
93.2
43.7
54.9
$
110.9
69.7
30.7
$
70.5
10.4
(17.9)
(17.7)
(26.0)
24.2
$
254.8
$
191.8
$
211.3
$
63.0
$
(19.5)
In 2020, the increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities was primarily driven by $60.7 million in cash provided by operating
activities and $21.3 million from the sale of a subsidiary. These increases were partially offset by $8.6 million in payments towards our Amended Facility.
In 2019, the decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities was driven by $286.4 million in cash used in investing activities
primarily related to $278.5 million of cash used in the acquisition of Counsyl. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in cash of $182.3 million
related to financing activities primarily related to a $225.0 million net increase in proceeds from the Amended Facility and an increase in cash provided by
operating activities of $83.7 million.
The following table represents the condensed cash flow statement:
(In millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and
cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
2020
2019
Change
$
$
$
60.7
19.3
(10.0)
0.5
70.5
93.2
163.7
$
83.7
$
(286.4)
182.3
2.7
(17.7)
110.9
93.2
$
115.9
$
(11.6)
(95.0)
(0.8)
8.5
102.4
110.9
$
(23.0) $
305.7
(192.3)
(2.2)
88.2
(17.7)
$
70.5
(32.2)
(274.8)
277.3
3.5
(26.2)
8.5
(17.7)
In 2020, the primary driver of the decrease in cash flows from operating activities was the $104.4 million decrease in net income (loss), excluding the
impact of the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, and a decrease in the non-cash
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adjustment related to deferred income taxes of $74.4 million compared to 2019. These changes were partially offset by a $152.2 million net change in
assets and liabilities.
In 2019, the primary driver of the decrease in cash flows from operating activities was the $107.5 million decrease in net income excluding contingent
consideration and a $45.6 million change in assets and liabilities. These were partially offset by a $142.1 million increase related to non-cash charges.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
In 2020, the increase in cash flows from investing activities was primarily driven by the $278.5 million of cash used for the purchase of Counsyl in the
prior fiscal year as well as $21.3 million in proceeds from the sale of a subsidiary in the current fiscal year.
In 2019, the decrease in cash flows from investing activities was primarily driven by the $278.5 million of cash used for the purchase of Counsyl.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
In 2020, the decrease in cash flows from financing activities was driven primarily by a prior year’s net proceeds from the Amended Facility of $225.0
million, offset by prior year’s $50 million reduction in cash used for share repurchases, compared to the current year repayment of the Amended Facility of
$8.6 million.
In 2019, the increase in cash flows from financing activities was driven primarily by a $225.0 million increase in net proceeds from the Amended Facility
and the prior year’s $42.4 million payment of contingent consideration related to the Assurex acquisition. These were partially offset by a $50 million
reduction in cash used for share repurchase and $28.2 million decrease in proceeds from common stock issued under share-based compensation plans.
Contractual Obligations
The following table represents our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2020:
(In millions)
Purchase obligations
Operating leases
Interest payments (a)
Long-term debt (b)
Total
Total
Less Than
1 Year
1-3
Years
3-5
Years
More Than
5 Years
$
$
4.2
78.0
33.5
226.7
342.4
$
$
4.0
15.9
10.9
—
30.8
$
$
0.2
28.4
21.7
—
50.3
$
$
—
24.1
0.9
226.7
251.7
$
$
—
9.6
—
—
9.6
(a)
Interest payments due by period for the Company’s debt subject to variable interest rates are calculated based on the rates in place as of June 30, 2020. The
interest rate as of June 30, 2020 was 4.5%.
(b)
Excludes the amount of debt issuance costs included in the long-term debt balance.
The expected timing of payment for the obligations listed above is estimated based on current information. Actual payment timing and amounts may differ
depending on the timing of goods or services received or other changes. The table above only includes payment obligations that are fixed or determinable.
The table excludes royalties to third parties based on future sales of any of our product candidates that are approved for sale, as the amounts, timing, and
likelihood of any such payments are based on the level of future sales of tests and are unknown.
Effects of Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business, revenues, or operating results during the periods presented.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
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Market, Industry and Other Data
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business and relevant molecular
diagnostics markets, including data regarding the estimated size of relevant molecular diagnostic markets, patient populations, and the perceptions and
preferences of patients and physicians regarding certain therapies, as well as data regarding market research and estimates. Information that is based on
estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may
differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business,
market and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical
and general publications, government data and similar sources that we believe to be reliable. In some cases, we do not expressly refer to the sources from
which this data is derived. In that regard, when we refer to one or more sources of this type of data in any paragraph, you should assume that other data of
this type appearing in the same paragraph is derived from the same sources, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.
Critical Accounting Policies
Critical accounting policies are those policies which are both important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results and require
management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently
uncertain. Our critical accounting policies are as follows:
•
•
•
revenue recognition;
goodwill; and
income taxes.
Revenue Recognition. Effective July 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic
606)” using the full retrospective transition method of adoption.
Under Topic 606, revenue is recognized when, or as, performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied, which occurs when control of the
promised products or services is transferred to a customer. We exclude sales, use, value-added, and other taxes we collect on behalf of third parties from
revenue. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products or services to a customer. To meet
the requirements of Topic 606 and accurately present the consideration received in exchange for promised services, we applied the prescribed five-step
model outlined below:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Identification of a contract or agreement with a customer
Identification of our performance obligations in the contract or agreement
Determination of the transaction price
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations
Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation
The Company performs its obligation under a contract with a customer by processing diagnostic tests and communicating the test results to customers, in
exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company has the right to bill its customers upon the completion of performance obligations and thus
does not record contract assets. Occasionally customers make payments prior to the Company's performance of its contractual obligations. When this
occurs, the Company records a contract liability as deferred revenue.
Myriad generates revenue by performing molecular diagnostic testing and pharmaceutical and clinical services. Revenue from the sale of molecular
diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services is recorded at the estimated transaction price. The Company has determined that the
communication of test results or the completion of clinical and pharmaceutical services indicates transfer of control for revenue recognition purposes.
Significant judgments are required in determining the transaction price and satisfying performance obligations under the new revenue standard. The
Company provides financial assistance programs to its patients and volume discounts to payors. In determining the transaction price, Myriad includes an
estimate of the expected amount of consideration as revenue. The Company applies this method consistently for similar contracts when estimating the
effect of any uncertainty on an amount of
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variable consideration to which it will be entitled. An estimate of transaction price does not include any estimated amount of variable consideration that are
constrained. The Company applies the expected value method for sales where the Company has a large number of contracts with similar characteristics.
In addition, the Company considers all the information (historical, current, and forecast) that is reasonably available to identify possible consideration
amounts. In determining the expected value, the Company considers the probability of the variable consideration for each possible scenario. The Company
also has significant experience with historical discount patterns and uses this experience to estimate transaction prices.
Goodwill. We test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis and in the interim by reporting unit if events and circumstances indicate that goodwill may
be impaired. The events and circumstances that are considered include business climate and market conditions, legal factors, operating performance
indicators and competition. Impairment of goodwill is evaluated on a qualitative basis before calculating the fair value of the reporting unit. If the
qualitative assessment suggests that impairment is more likely than not, a quantitative impairment analysis is performed. The quantitative analysis involves
comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. The valuation of a reporting unit requires judgment in estimating future cash
flows, discount rates, residual growth rates and other factors. In making these judgments, we evaluate the financial health of our business, including such
factors as industry performance, market saturation and opportunity, changes in technology and operating cash flows. Changes in our forecasts or decreases
in the value of our common stock could cause book value of reporting units to exceed their fair values. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its
fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. If an
event occurs that would cause a revision to the estimates and assumptions used in analyzing the value of the goodwill, the revision could result in a non-
cash impairment charge that could have a material impact on the financial results.
As of June 30, 2020, we have recorded goodwill of $327.6 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Of this goodwill, $270.7 million is related to our
molecular diagnostic segment for Crescendo, Sividon, Assurex and Counsyl reporting units and $56.9 million for the Myriad RBM reporting unit related to
our other segment (see Note 15 for segment descriptions). We qualitatively evaluated the Counsyl and Myriad RBM reporting units for impairment noting
no indicators of impairment from the date of acquisition. For the remaining three reporting units, quantitative impairment analyses were completed to
evaluate for impairment.
We measured the fair value of Assurex utilizing the market approach and also utilizing the discounted cash flow method under the income approach. The
income approach considered management’s business plans and projections as the basis for expected cash flows for the next fifteen years and a 2% long-
term growth rate. We also used a weighted average discount rate of 20.5%. Another significant estimate used in the analysis is the profitability of the
reporting unit. We noted the fair value of the Assurex reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 55% using these assumptions described above as of
June 30, 2020.
We measured the fair value of Crescendo utilizing the market approach and also utilizing the discounted cash flow method under the income approach. The
income approach considered management’s business plans and projections as the basis for expected cash flows for the next fifteen years and a 2% long-
term growth rate. We also used a weighted average discount rate of 21.5%. Another significant estimate used in the analysis is the profitability of the
reporting unit. We noted the fair value of the Crescendo reporting unit was less than its carrying value, resulting in a $80.7 million goodwill impairment
loss being recognized during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. We also performed a valuation using the same assumptions as of June 30, 2020 due to the
decrease in Myriad’s market capitalization. We noted the fair value of the Crescendo reporting unit approximated its carrying value using these assumptions
described above as of June 30, 2020. An increase to the discount rate could cause an additional impairment.
We measured the fair value of Sividon utilizing the market approach and also utilizing the discounted cash flow method under the income approach. This
considered management’s plans and projections as the basis for expected cash flows for the next thirteen years using a 3% long-term growth rate. We also
used a discount rate of 21.0%. Another significant estimate used in the analysis is the profitability of the reporting unit. We noted the fair value of the
Sividon reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 43%.
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Income Taxes. Our income tax provision is based on income before taxes and is computed using the liability method in accordance with Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 – Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial
statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using tax rates projected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to
reverse. Significant estimates are required in determining our provision for income taxes. Some of these estimates are based on interpretations of existing
tax laws or regulations, or the expected results from any future tax examinations. Various internal and external factors may have favorable or unfavorable
effects on our future provision for income taxes. Those factors include, but are not limited to, changes in tax laws, regulations and/or rates, the results of
any future tax examinations, changing interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations, changes in estimates of prior years’ items, past levels of research
and development spending, acquisitions, changes in our corporate structure, and changes in overall levels of income before taxes all of which may result in
periodic revisions to our provision for income taxes.
Developing our provision for income taxes, including our effective tax rate and analysis of potential uncertain tax positions, if any, requires significant
judgment and expertise in federal and state income tax laws, regulations and strategies, including the determination of deferred tax assets and liabilities and
any estimated valuation allowance we deem necessary to offset deferred tax assets. If we do not maintain taxable income from operations in future periods,
we may increase the valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets and record material adjustments to our income tax expense. Our judgment and tax
strategies are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. While we believe we have provided adequately for our uncertain income tax positions in our
consolidated financial statements, adverse determination by these taxing authorities could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows. Interest and penalties on income tax items are included as a component of overall income tax expense.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report for a description of recent accounting pronouncements.
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Item 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We maintain an investment portfolio in accordance with our written investment policy. The primary objectives of our investment policy are to preserve
principal, maintain proper liquidity to meet operating needs and maximize yields. Our investment policy specifies credit quality standards for our
investments and limits the amount of credit exposure to any single issue, issuer or type of investment.
Our investments consist of debt securities of various types and maturities of five years or less, with a maximum average maturity of three years. These
securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or
losses reported as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses on investment security transactions are reported on the
specific-identification method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security
below cost that is deemed other-than-temporary results in a charge to earnings and establishes a new cost basis for the security.
Although our investment policy guidelines are intended to ensure the preservation of principal, market conditions can result in high levels of
uncertainty. Our ability to trade or redeem the marketable investment securities in which we invest, including certain corporate bonds, may become
difficult. Valuation and pricing of these securities can also become variable and subject to uncertainty.
As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.3 million in unrealized gains in our investment portfolio. For the year ended June 30, 2020 we have experienced
fluctuations in our portfolio value primarily from our investments in corporate bonds. If interest rates rise, the market value of our investments may decline,
which could result in a realized loss if we are forced to sell an investment before its scheduled maturity. A hypothetical increase in interest rates by 25 basis
points would have resulted in an increase in the fair value of our net investment position of approximately $0.3 million as of June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. We do not utilize derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate risks.
We also maintain a long-term debt balance that has exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates. Our long-term debt balance is carried at amortized
cost and fluctuations in interest rates do not impact our consolidated financial statements. However, the fair value of our debt will generally fluctuate with
movements of interest rates, including in periods of declining rates of interest. If interest rates rise, we would incur additional interest expense related to the
long-term debt balance.
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Item 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
Index to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the
related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
June 30, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's
internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated August 13, 2020 expressed an unqualified
opinion thereon.
Adoption of ASU No. 2016-02
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in the year ended June 30, 2020
due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial
statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the
Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing
procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to
those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits
also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or
required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2)
involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion
on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions
on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Impairment evaluation of goodwill
Description of the
Matter
At June 30, 2020, the Company’s goodwill balance was $327.6 million. As discussed in Note 5 of the financial statements,
goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment require the performance of an
interim impairment assessment. Auditing management’s impairment tests was complex and highly judgmental due to the
significant estimation required in determining the fair value of the reporting units for goodwill. Specifically, the fair value
estimates for goodwill were sensitive to significant assumptions including the estimation of expected cash flows, discount rates,
and residual growth rates. The fair value estimates of goodwill are affected by such factors as industry performance, market
saturation and opportunity, changes in technology and operating cash flows. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the
Company recorded goodwill impairments of approximately $82.0 million.
How We Addressed
the Matter in Our
Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s
goodwill impairment review processes. For example, we tested controls over the quantitative impairment analyses of goodwill,
including the valuation models and underlying assumptions used to develop such estimates.
To test the estimated fair value of the Company’s reporting units, we performed audit procedures that included, among others,
evaluating the Company’s valuation methodology used, evaluating the prospective financial information utilized in the
valuations, and involving our valuation specialists to assist in testing certain significant assumptions described above, such as
discount rates and residual growth rates. We assessed the historical accuracy of management’s estimates and performed
sensitivity analyses of significant assumptions to evaluate the changes in the fair value of the reporting units that would result
from changes in the assumptions.
Measurement of molecular diagnostic testing revenue
Description of the
Matter
During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s molecular diagnostic testing revenue was $586.9 million. As discussed in
Note 1 of the financial statements, molecular diagnostic testing revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is
complete. Auditing the measurement of the Company’s molecular diagnostic testing revenue was complex and judgmental due
to the significant estimation required in estimating the amount that will be collected for each test. In particular, the estimate of
revenue is affected by assumptions in payor behavior such as changes in payor mix, payor collections, current customer
contractual requirements, and experience with ultimate collection from third-party payors.
How We Addressed
the Matter in Our
Audit
We obtained an understanding and evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s
revenue recognition process. As part of our testing, we considered controls over management’s review of the significant
assumptions above and inputs used in calculating the estimated amount that would be collected for each test and tested
management’s controls to compare actual payments received to previously forecasted activity. We also tested controls used by
management to compare the current and historical data used in making the estimates for completeness and accuracy.
Our audit procedures over the Company’s molecular diagnostic testing revenue included, among others, assessing valuation
methodologies and models and testing the significant assumptions above and the underlying data used by the Company in its
analysis. We agreed transactions selected for testing back to the actual customer contract terms. We compared the significant
assumptions above and inputs used by management to changes in the Company’s contracted rates, third-party payor collection
trends, and other relevant factors. We assessed the historical accuracy of the cash collections used in the Company’s revenue
models and assessed the completeness of adjustments to estimates of future cash collections as a result of significant contract
amendments, changes in collection trends and changes in payor behavior.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.
Salt Lake City, UT
August 13, 2020
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MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable investment securities
Prepaid expenses
Inventory
Trade accounts receivable
Prepaid taxes
Other receivables
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Long-term marketable investment securities
Intangibles, net
Goodwill
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Current maturities of operating lease liabilities
Short-term contingent consideration
Deferred revenue
Total current liabilities
Unrecognized tax benefits
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Contingent consideration
Long-term debt
Long-term deferred taxes
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, 74.7 and 73.5 shares outstanding at
June 30, 2020 and 2019 respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Total Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders' equity
Non-controlling interest
Total stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
163.7
54.1
13.8
29.1
68.1
—
2.9
331.7
37.0
66.0
37.0
605.3
327.6
1,404.6
21.7
75.9
13.5
3.1
32.8
147.0
23.5
56.9
4.3
3.7
224.4
26.6
486.4
0.7
1,096.6
(5.2)
(173.9)
918.2
—
918.2
1,404.6
$
93.2
43.7
16.6
31.4
133.9
25.1
4.7
348.6
57.3
—
54.9
684.7
417.2
1,562.7
33.3
78.9
—
3.4
2.2
117.8
21.7
—
7.8
10.4
233.5
82.6
473.8
0.7
1,068.0
(5.4)
25.6
1,088.9
—
1,088.9
1,562.7
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per share amounts)
2020
$
Molecular diagnostic testing
Pharmaceutical and clinical services
Total revenue
Costs and expenses:
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services
Research and development expense
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration
Selling, general, and administrative expense
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
Total costs and expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
Interest expense
Other
Total other income (expense):
Income (loss) before income tax
Income tax benefit
Net income (loss)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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$
$
$
$
586.9
51.7
638.6
157.5
28.6
77.2
(2.8)
510.1
99.7
870.3
(231.7)
3.0
(10.8)
16.2
8.4
(223.3)
(23.7)
(199.6)
(0.1)
(199.5) $
(2.69) $
(2.69) $
74.3
74.3
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
789.4
61.7
851.1
168.2
32.8
85.9
1.1
555.5
—
843.5
7.6
3.2
(12.0)
1.2
(7.6)
—
(4.4)
4.4
(0.2)
$
4.6
0.06
0.06
$
$
73.5
76.0
690.4
53.3
743.7
148.7
28.5
70.8
(61.2)
435.0
—
621.8
121.9
1.8
(3.2)
(0.4)
(1.8)
120.1
(13.0)
133.1
(0.2)
133.3
1.92
1.85
69.4
72.0
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
Change in pension liability
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
Comprehensive income (loss)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
$
(199.5)
0.7
—
(0.6)
(199.4)
$
$
4.6
1.2
0.6
(3.1)
3.3
$
$
133.3
(0.4)
0.3
1.6
134.8
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In millions)
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2017
Issuance of common stock under share-based
compensation plans
Share-based payment expense
Net income
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2018
Issuance of common stock under share-based
compensation plans
Share-based payment expense
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Net income
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2019
Issuance of common stock under share-based
compensation plans
Share-based payment expense
Net loss
Reclassification out of accumulated other
comprehensive loss upon the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2020
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Common
stock
Additional
paid-in
capital
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
Myriad
Genetics, Inc.
Stockholders’
equity
$
0.7
$
851.4
$
(5.5) $
(79.2) $
767.4
$
$
36.9
27.1
—
—
915.4
$
136.0
33.5
(16.9)
—
—
1,068.0
$
3.4
25.2
—
—
—
—
1.4
(4.1) $
—
—
—
—
(1.3)
(5.4) $
—
—
—
—
—
133.3
—
54.1 $
—
—
(33.1)
4.6
—
25.6 $
—
—
(199.5)
36.9
27.1
133.3
1.4
966.1
136.0
33.5
(50.0)
4.6
(1.3)
1,088.9
3.4
25.2
(199.5)
—
—
1,096.6
$
$
0.1
0.1
(5.2) $
—
—
(173.9) $
0.1
0.1
918.2
—
—
—
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
$
$
$
60
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Non-cash interest expense
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
Gain on disposition of assets
Share-based compensation expense
Deferred income taxes
Unrecognized tax benefits
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Payment of contingent consideration
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses
Trade accounts receivable
Other receivables
Inventory
Prepaid taxes
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Net cash provided by operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary
Purchases of marketable investment securities
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable investment securities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from common stock issued under share-based
compensation plans
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
Repayment of revolving credit facility
Payment of contingent consideration recognized at acquisition
Fees associated with refinancing of revolving credit facility
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Proceeds from non-controlling interest
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
(199.5)
$
4.6
$
133.3
72.0
0.5
(1.0)
—
25.2
(55.8)
1.7
99.7
2.8
—
2.2
64.0
0.6
1.6
25.1
(10.7)
1.6
30.7
60.7
(10.2)
—
21.3
(60.8)
69.0
19.3
3.5
—
(8.6)
(3.9)
(1.0)
—
—
(10.0)
0.5
70.5
93.2
163.7
$
73.0
0.4
—
(0.9)
33.5
18.6
(5.5)
—
(1.4)
(1.5)
(3.2)
(18.2)
(0.7)
8.0
(25.1)
1.1
1.5
(0.5)
83.7
(8.6)
(278.5)
—
(78.5)
79.2
(286.4)
8.7
340.0
(115.0)
—
(1.4)
(50.0)
—
182.3
2.7
(17.7)
110.9
93.2
$
54.4
0.2
—
(0.2)
27.1
(23.5)
(0.3)
—
(60.9)
(22.7)
3.3
(9.1)
1.1
7.9
—
4.0
1.4
(0.1)
115.9
(8.4)
—
—
(80.9)
77.7
(11.6)
36.9
53.0
(143.0)
(42.4)
—
—
0.5
(95.0)
(0.8)
8.5
102.4
110.9
$
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in millions, except per share data)
1.
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) is a leading personalized precision medicine company acting as a trusted advisor
to transform patient lives through pioneering molecular diagnostics. The Company employs a number of proprietary technologies, including DNA,
RNA and protein analysis, that help it to understand the genetic basis of human disease and the role that genes and their related proteins may play in
the onset and progression of disease. The Company uses this information to guide the development of new molecular diagnostic and companion
diagnostic tests that are designed to assess an individual’s risk for developing disease later in life (predictive medicine), identify a patient’s
likelihood of responding to drug therapy and guide a patient’s dosing to ensure optimal treatment (personalized medicine), or assess a patient’s risk
of disease progression and disease recurrence (prognostic medicine). The Company generates revenue by performing molecular diagnostic tests as
well as by providing pharmaceutical and clinical services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and medical research institutions
utilizing its multiplexed immunoassay technology. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Myriad Genetics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Myriad”) in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for financial information and pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned
subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying
financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly all financial statements in
accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires Company management to make estimates and
assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates
and assumptions include the carrying amount of fixed assets, valuation allowances for receivables and deferred income tax assets, certain accrued
liabilities, share-based compensation, valuation of intangible assets from acquisitions and impairment analysis of goodwill and intangible assets.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve and its future impacts remain highly uncertain and unpredictable. As such, it is
uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations.
Management is actively monitoring the impact of the global situation on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers,
industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, the Company is not able
to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on its results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for future periods.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts
receivable. Substantially all of the Company’s account receivable are with companies in the healthcare industry, U.S. and state governmental
agencies, and individuals. The Company does not believe that receivables due from U.S. and state governmental agencies, such as Medicare,
represent a credit risk since the related healthcare programs are funded by the U.S. and state governments. The Company only has one payor,
Medicare, that represents greater than 10% of its revenues. Revenues received from Medicare represented approximately 15%, 14% and 17% of
total revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Concentrations of credit risk are mitigated due to the number of
the Company’s customers as well as their dispersion across many geographic regions. No customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts
receivable at June 30, 2020 and 2019 respectively.
Marketable Investment Securities
The Company has classified its marketable investment securities, all of which are debt securities, as available-for-sale securities. These securities
are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related
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tax effect, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity until realized. Gains and losses on investment security
transactions are reported on the specific-identification method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. The Company’s cash
equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed other than temporary results in a charge to earnings and
establishes a new cost basis for the security. Losses are charged against “Other income” when a decline in fair value is determined to be other than
temporary. The Company reviews several factors to determine whether a loss is other than temporary. These factors include but are not limited to:
(i) the extent to which the fair value is less than cost and the cause for the fair value decline, (ii) the financial condition and near term prospects of
the issuer, (iii) the length of time a security is in an unrealized loss position and (iv) the Company’s ability to hold the security for a period of time
sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. There were no other-than-temporary impairments recognized during the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Inventory
Inventories consist of reagents, plates and testing kits. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis. In order to
assess the ultimate realization of inventories, the Company is required to make judgments as to future demand requirements compared to current or
committed inventory levels.
The Company evaluates its inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. Inventories that are considered obsolete are expensed. The
valuation of inventories requires the use of estimates as to the amounts of current inventories that will be sold. These estimates are dependent on
management’s assessment of current and expected orders from the Company’s customers.
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable represents amounts billed to customers for revenue recognized related to molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical
and clinical services. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers and does not require collateral.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the
straight-line method based on the lesser of estimated useful lives of the related assets or lease terms. Equipment items have depreciable lives of five
to seven years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful lives or the associated lease terms, which range
from three to seven years. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred.
Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets
Intangible and other long-lived assets are comprised of acquired licenses, technology and intellectual property and purchased in-process research
and development. Acquired intangible assets are recorded at fair value and amortized over the shorter of the contractual life or the estimated useful
life. The estimated useful life of acquired in-process research and development was also evaluated in conjunction with the annual impairment
analysis of intangible assets. The classification of the Company’s acquired in-process research and development as an indefinite lived asset was
deemed appropriate as the related research and development was not yet complete nor had it been abandoned.
The Company continually reviews and monitors long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying
amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its
estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the
fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment by reporting unit on an annual basis as of April 1 and in the interim if events and circumstances indicate that
goodwill may be impaired. The events and circumstances that are considered include
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business climate and market conditions, legal factors, operating performance indicators and competition. Impairment of goodwill is first assessed
using a qualitative approach. If the qualitative assessment suggests that impairment is more likely than not, a quantitative analysis is
performed. The quantitative analysis involves a comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount
of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill
allocated to that reporting unit. If an event occurs that would cause a revision to the estimates and assumptions used in analyzing the value of the
goodwill, the revision could result in a non-cash impairment charge that could have a material impact on the financial results.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (“Topic 606”). Under Topic 606, an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in
an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted
this standard as of July 1, 2018, utilizing the full retrospective method of adoption allowed by the standard, in order to provide for comparative
results in all periods presented.
The Company performs its obligation under a contract with a customer by processing diagnostic tests and communicating the test results to
customers, in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company has the right to bill its customers upon the completion of performance
obligations and thus does not record contract assets. Occasionally customers make payments prior to the Company's performance of its contractual
obligations. When this occurs, the Company records a contract liability as deferred revenue. During 2020, the Company received approximately
$29.7 in advance Medicare payments as part of the CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020 to provide relief from the economic impacts
of COVID-19. The advance Medicare payments are included in prepayments of deferred revenue. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending
balances of deferred revenue is shown in the table below:
Deferred revenue - beginning balance
Revenue recognized
Prepayments
Deferred revenue - ending balance
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
$
$
2.2 $
(7.2)
37.8
32.8 $
2.6
(7.9)
7.5
2.2
Myriad generates revenue by performing molecular diagnostic testing and pharmaceutical and clinical services. Revenue from the sale of molecular
diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services is recorded at the estimated transaction price. The Company has determined that the
communication of test results or the completion of clinical and pharmaceutical services indicates transfer of control for revenue recognition
purposes.
In accordance with ASU 2014-09, the Company has elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining
performance obligations for its contracts that are one year or less, as the revenue is expected to be recognized within the next year. Furthermore, the
Company has elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for its
agreements wherein the Company’s right to payment is in an amount that directly corresponds with the value of Company’s performance to date.
However, periodically the Company enters into arrangements with customers to provide diagnostic testing and/or pharmaceutical and clinical
services that may have terms longer than one year and include multiple performance obligations. As of June 30, 2020, the aggregate amount of the
transaction price of such contracts that is allocated to the remaining performance obligations is $2.7.
The Company provides financial assistance programs to its patients and volume discounts to payors. In determining the transaction price, Myriad
includes an estimate of the expected amount of consideration as revenue. The Company applies this method consistently for similar contracts when
estimating the effect of any uncertainty on an amount of variable consideration to which it will be entitled. The estimate of revenue is affected by
assumptions in payor behavior such as changes in payor mix, payor collections, current customer contractual requirements, and experience with
ultimate collection from third-party payors. An estimate of transaction price does not include any estimated amount of variable consideration that
are constrained. The Company applies the expected value method for sales where the Company has a large number of contracts with similar
characteristics.
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In addition, the Company considers all the information (historical, current, and forecast) that is reasonably available to identify possible
consideration amounts. In determining the expected value under the new standard, the Company considers the probability of the variable
consideration for each possible scenario. The Company also has significant experience with historical discount patterns and uses this experience to
estimate transaction prices. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients (“ASU 2016-12”), the Company has elected to exclude from the measurement of transaction
price, all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and
collected by the Company from a customer for e.g. sales tax, value added tax etc.
During the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized a $0.4 decrease and $9.9 decrease in revenue, respectively,
which resulted in no impact to earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and a $(0.10) impact to earnings (loss) per share
for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020, for tests in which the performance obligation of delivering the tests results was met in prior periods.
The changes were primarily driven by changes in the estimated transaction price due to contractual adjustments, obtaining updated information
from payors and patients that was unknown at the time the performance obligation was met and settlements with third-party payors. During the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company identified an error related to prior periods for Medicare claims and has reduced revenue and
recorded an accrued liability for a total of $4.7 million that will be refunded to Medicare. The impact of correcting the error in the current period
and the impact to all prior periods was concluded to be immaterial. The correction of the error in the current period resulted in an impact to earnings
(loss) per share for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2020 of $(0.05), respectively.
The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient related to costs to obtain or fulfill a contract since the amortization period for such costs
will be one year or less. Accordingly, no costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract have been capitalized. The Company has also elected to apply
the practical expedient for not adjusting revenue recognized for the effects of the time value of money. This practical expedient has been elected
because the Company collects very little cash from customers under payment terms and vast majority of payments terms have a payback period of
less than one year.
The following table represents the Company’s revenue by type for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018:
(In millions)
Molecular diagnostic revenues:
Hereditary Cancer Testing
GeneSight
Prenatal
Vectra
Prolaris
EndoPredict
Other
Total molecular diagnostic revenue
Pharmaceutical and clinical service revenue
Total revenue
Share-based payment expense
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
$
347.4 $
74.1
76.7
39.1
24.7
10.5
14.4
586.9
51.7
638.6 $
479.7 $
112.6
104.9
48.3
25.5
10.4
8.0
789.4
61.7
851.1 $
471.4
124.9
—
55.2
21.5
8.8
8.6
690.4
53.3
743.7
We recognize the fair value compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under the provisions of ASC 718, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant
date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized over the employee’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The
fair value of restricted stock units is based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.
Forfeitures are recognized as a reduction of compensation expense in earnings in the period in which they occur. The fair value of shares issued
under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, based on assumptions including the risk-free
interest rate, expected life, expected dividend yield and expected volatility. The average risk-free interest rate is determined using the U.S. Treasury
rate. We determine the expected life
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based on offering period of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The expected volatility is determined using the weighted average of daily historical
volatility of our stock price.
Other Income
The Company recognizes stimulus or grant payments that it receives that do not need to be paid back as other income. During the year ended June
30, 2020, the Company received approximately $14.6 from the Provider Relief Fund under the CARES Act to reimburse the Company for health
care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19, which is recognized as a component of other income in the consolidated
statements of operations.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes income taxes under the asset and liability method. This approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities.
The provision for income taxes, including the effective tax rate and analysis of potential tax exposure items, if any, requires significant judgment
and expertise in federal and state income tax laws, regulations and strategies, including the determination of deferred tax assets and liabilities and
any estimated valuation allowances deemed necessary to recognize deferred tax assets at an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The
Company’s filings, including the positions taken therein, are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. While the Company believes it has
provided adequately for its income tax liabilities in the consolidated financial statements, adverse determinations by these taxing authorities could
have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is
computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock, including the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents,
outstanding.
The following is a reconciliation of the denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding used to
compute basic EPS
Effect of dilutive stock options
Weighted-average shares outstanding and dilutive
securities used to compute diluted EPS
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
74.3
—
74.3
73.5
2.5
76.0
69.4
2.6
72.0
Certain outstanding options and RSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-
dilutive. These potential dilutive common shares, which may be dilutive to future diluted earnings per share, are as follows:
Anti-dilutive options and RSUs excluded from EPS
computation
Foreign Currency
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
5.5
0.8
—
The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the local currency. For those subsidiaries, expenses denominated in the
functional currency are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates in effect during the period and assets and liabilities are translated
using period-end exchange rates. The foreign currency translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate
component of stockholders’ equity.
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The following table shows the cumulative translation adjustments included in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Ending balance June 30, 2019
Period translation adjustments
Reclassification upon deconsolidation of subsidiary
Ending balance June 30, 2020
$
$
(7.2)
(0.6)
1.3
(6.5)
Transaction gains and losses are included in the determination of net income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Standards Effective in Future Years and Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”) which introduces new guidance
for the accounting for credit losses on certain instruments within its scope. ASU 2016-13 introduces an approach based on expected losses to
estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. For trade receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking
expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses, which reflects losses that are probable. Credit losses relating
to available-for-sale debt securities will also be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis
of the securities. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019, including interim periods within those years. Early
application of the guidance is permitted for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including the interim periods within
those fiscal years. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. The
Company will adopt ASU 2016-13 on July 1, 2020 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements or financial statement disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s
Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-15”). ASU 2018-15
aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for
capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software, including hosting arrangements that include an internal-use
software license. This guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within
those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt ASU 2018-15 on July 1, 2020 on a prospective basis and expects the
adoption will result in amounts related to implementation costs that were previously expensed to be capitalized on the balance sheet.
Recently Adopted Standards
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 amends
the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and changing
certain lessor accounting requirements. ASU 2016-02 also requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and
uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements. On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 under the modified retrospective
approach by initially applying ASU 2016-02 at the adoption date, rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. Results
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 are presented under ASU 2016-02. Prior period amounts were not adjusted and continue to be reported under
previous lease accounting guidance.
Under ASU 2016-02, the Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception by assessing whether the arrangement contains
an identified asset and whether it has the right to control the identified asset. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company's right to use an
underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease
liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are
based on the measurement of the lease liability and also include any lease payments made prior to or on lease commencement and exclude lease
incentives and initial direct costs incurred, as applicable.
As the implicit rate in the Company's leases is generally unknown, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information
available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future lease payments. When calculating the Company’s incremental
borrowing rates, the Company gives consideration to its credit risk, term of the lease, total lease payments and adjust for the impacts of collateral, as
necessary. The lease term used may
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reflect any option to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise such options. Lease expenses for the
Company's operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
ASU 2016-02 provides a number of optional practical expedients in transitioning to ASU 2016-02. The Company has elected the package of
practical expedients to avoid reassessing under ASU 2016-02 prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs.
The Company has also elected the practical expedient allowing the use of hindsight in determining the lease term and assessing impairment of right-
of-use ROU assets based on all facts and circumstances through the effective date of the new standard. ASU 2016-02 also provides practical
expedients for ongoing lease accounting. The Company has elected the recognition exemption for short-term leases for all leases that qualify. Under
this exemption, the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for those leases that qualify as a short-term lease (leases with lease
terms of 12 months or less), which includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases in transition. The Company
also has elected the practical expedient to avoid separating lease and non-lease components for any of its leases within its existing classes of assets.
As of the July 1, 2019 adoption date, the Company recognized operating lease liabilities of $78.8 and right-of-use assets related to operating leases
totaling $74.5 as of the adoption date. These are presented as “Current maturities of operating lease liabilities” for a total of $13.1, “Noncurrent
operating lease liabilities” for a total of $65.7, and “Operating lease right-of-use assets” for a total of $74.5 on the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet. No adjustments to the beginning retained earnings balance were required.
On October 1, 2019, the Company early adopted ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) (“ASU 2017-04”) as permitted under
the standard. The standard simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by requiring a goodwill impairment to be measured using a single step
impairment model, whereby the impairment equals the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the specified reporting units as
a whole. This eliminates the second step of the current impairment model that requires a company to first estimate the fair value of all assets in a
reporting unit and measure impairments based on those fair values and a residual measurement approach. The standard also specifies that any loss
recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This ASU was adopted on a prospective basis with no
material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
2.
MARKETABLE INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value debt securities classified as available-for-sale
securities by major security type and class of security at June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
At June 30, 2020:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
Cash equivalents
Total cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds and notes
Municipal bonds
Federal agency issues
US government securities
Total
Amortized
cost
Gross
unrealized
holding
gains
Gross
unrealized
holding
losses
Estimated
fair value
132.8 $
30.9
163.7
50.1
17.8
5.5
16.4
253.5 $
$
$
68
— $
—
—
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.3 $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
132.8
30.9
163.7
50.9
18.0
5.6
16.6
254.8
At June 30, 2019:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
Cash equivalents
Total cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds and notes
Municipal bonds
Federal agency issues
US government securities
Total
Amortized
cost
Gross
unrealized
holding
gains
Gross
unrealized
holding
losses
Estimated
fair value
$
$
68.7 $
24.5
93.2
64.0
15.3
9.0
9.7
191.2 $
— $
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
0.6 $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
68.7
24.5
93.2
64.6
15.3
9.0
9.7
191.8
Cash, cash equivalents, and maturities of debt securities classified as available-for-sale are as follows at June 30, 2020:
Cash
Cash equivalents
Available-for-sale:
Due within one year
Due after one year through five years
Due after five years
Total
Amortized
cost
Estimated
fair value
132.8
30.9
53.7
36.1
—
253.5 $
132.8
30.9
54.1
37.0
—
254.8
$
There were no debt securities classified as available-for-sale in a gross unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2020 or 2019.
Additional information relating to fair value of marketable investment securities can be found in Note 3.
3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments reflects the amounts that the Company estimates to receive in connection with the sale of an
asset or paid in connection with the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price).
The fair value of contingent consideration related to the Sividon acquisition as well as the long-term debt were categorized as a Level 3 liability, as
the measurement amount is based primarily on significant inputs not observable in the market. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the use of inputs
used in valuation techniques into the following three levels:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2— observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are
not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or
liabilities. Some of the Company’s marketable securities primarily utilize broker quotes in a non-active market for valuation of these
securities.
Level 3—unobservable inputs.
All of the Company’s financial instruments are valued using quoted prices in active markets or based on other observable inputs. For Level 2
securities, the Company uses a third-party pricing service which provides documentation on an ongoing basis that includes, among other things,
pricing information with respect to reference data, methodology, inputs summarized by asset class, pricing application and corroborative
information. For Level 3 contingent consideration, the Company reassesses the fair value of expected contingent consideration and the
corresponding liability each reporting period using the Monte Carlo Method, which is consistent with the initial measurement of the expected earn
out
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liability. This fair value measurement is considered a Level 3 measurement because the Company estimates projections during the earn out period
utilizing various potential pay-out scenarios. Probabilities were applied to each potential scenario and the resulting values were discounted using a
rate that considers weighted average cost of capital as well as a specific risk premium associated with the riskiness of the earn out itself, the related
projections, and the overall business. The contingent consideration liabilities are classified as a component of long-term and short-term contingent
consideration in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes to the contingent consideration liabilities are reflected in change in the fair
value of contingent consideration in our consolidated statements of operations. Changes to the unobservable inputs could have a material impact on
the Company’s financial statements.
The fair value of our long-term debt, which we consider a Level 3 measurement, is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the
Company’s current estimated incremental borrowing rates for similar borrowing arrangements. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated to be
$225.5 at June 30, 2020 and $192.7 at June 30, 2019.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, there was a triggering event that required the Company to perform an impairment analysis for the
Clinic reporting unit. As a result, the Company recognized a $1.3 impairment charge for goodwill. The fair value used to determine the impairment
charge, which we consider a Level 3 measurement, was based on the expected sale price of the Clinic from a recent purchase offer.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, there was a triggering event that required the Company to perform an impairment analysis for the
Crescendo Bioscience reporting unit. As a result, the Company recognized a $80.7 impairment charge for goodwill. We consider the fair value
used to determine the impairment charge to be a Level 3 measurement. See additional discussion relating to the Company’s goodwill impairment in
Note 5.
The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured on a regular basis:
June 30, 2020
Money market funds (a)
Corporate bonds and notes
Municipal bonds
Federal agency issues
US government securities
Contingent consideration
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$
$
30.9
—
—
—
—
—
30.9
$
$
—
50.9
18.0
5.6
16.6
—
91.1
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
—
(6.8)
(6.8) $
30.9
50.9
18.0
5.6
16.6
(6.8)
115.2
(a)
Money market funds are primarily comprised of exchange traded funds and accrued interest.
June 30, 2019
Money market funds (a)
Corporate bonds and notes
Municipal bonds
Federal agency issues
US government securities
Contingent consideration
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
$
$
17.2
2.5
—
—
—
—
19.7
$
$
—
64.4
15.4
9.0
9.8
—
98.6
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
—
(13.8)
(13.8) $
17.2
66.9
15.4
9.0
9.8
(13.8)
104.5
(a)
Money market funds are primarily comprised of exchange traded funds and accrued interest.
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The following table reconciles the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration during the periods presented:
Balance June 30, 2019
Payment of contingent consideration
Change in fair value recognized in the statement of operations
Translation adjustments recognized in other comprehensive income
Balance June 30, 2020
Carrying Amount
$
13.8
(3.9)
(2.8)
(0.3)
6.8
$
4.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Land
Buildings and improvements
Leasehold improvements
Equipment
Less accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, net
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
$
$
— $
—
31.8
112.1
143.9
(106.9)
37.0 $
2.3
18.8
31.0
117.1
169.2
(111.9)
57.3
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company sold the Clinic resulting in the deconsolidation of $19.5 of the balance of property, plant and
equipment. See Note 16 for additional information regarding the sale of the Clinic.
Depreciation expense
5.
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
11.0 $
13.7 $
17.1
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Beginning balance
Acquisitions (see note 19)
Adjustments to acquisitions
(see note 19)
Goodwill deconsolidated on
sale of Clinic
Goodwill impairment charge
Translation adjustments
Ending balance
Diagnostic
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2020
Other
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2020
Total
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2020
$
351.6 $
—
252.8 $
94.9
65.6 $
—
65.8 $
—
417.2 $
—
318.6
94.9
—
4.4
—
—
—
4.4
—
(80.7)
(0.2)
270.7 $
—
—
(0.5)
351.6 $
(7.3)
(1.3)
(0.1)
56.9 $
—
—
(0.2)
65.6 $
(7.3)
(82.0)
(0.3)
327.6 $
—
—
(0.7)
417.2
$
As a result of the effect of COVID-19 on expected future cash flows and a corresponding decline in market capitalization and enterprise value, the
Company performed an interim quantitative impairment review of goodwill for the Assurex, Crescendo Bioscience and Myriad International
reporting units as of March 31, 2020. The Company estimated the fair values of each reporting unit using both the market approach, applying a
multiple of earnings based on observable multiples for guideline publicly traded companies, and the income approach, discounting future cash flows
based on management’s expectations of the current and future operating environment for each reporting unit. The Company
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corroborated the reasonableness of the estimated reporting unit fair values by reconciling to its enterprise value and market capitalization. Based on
this analysis, the Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $80.7 related to the goodwill from the Crescendo reporting unit in the third
quarter of fiscal year 2020. The Crescendo reporting unit is part of the Company’s diagnostic segment. The calculation of the impairment charge
includes substantial fact-based determinations and estimates including weighted average cost of capital, future revenue, profitability, cash flows and
fair values of assets and liabilities. The goodwill impairment charge is reflected in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As a result of further decline in market capitalization and enterprise value during the fourth quarter, the Company also performed an interim
quantitative impairment review of goodwill for the Assurex, Crescendo Bioscience and Myriad International reporting units as of June 30, 2020.
The Company estimated the fair values of each reporting unit using both the market approach, applying a multiple of earnings based on observable
multiples for guideline publicly traded companies, and the income approach, discounting future cash flows based on management’s expectations of
the current and future operating environment for each reporting unit. The Company corroborated the reasonableness of the estimated reporting unit
fair values by reconciling to its enterprise value and market capitalization. The goodwill balance at each reporting unit was determined not to be
impaired as of June 30, 2020.
The Company recognized a $1.3 impairment charge for goodwill allocated to the Clinic asset group during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020
that is included in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Clinic asset group was part
of the Company’s other segment. See Note 16 for further discussions regarding the deconsolidation of goodwill upon the closing of the sale of the
Clinic.
The Company did not record an impairment of goodwill for the periods ended June 30, 2019 or 2018.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets primarily consist of amortizable assets of purchased licenses and technologies, developed technology, a laboratory database,
trademarks, and customer relationships as well as non-amortizable intangible assets of in-process technologies, research and development. The
Company’s developed technology and database acquired have estimated remaining useful lives between 3 and 16 years, trademarks acquired have
an estimated remaining useful life of approximately 8 years and customer relationships have an estimated remaining useful life of approximately 1
year. The estimated useful life of acquired in-process research and development was also evaluated in conjunction with the annual impairment
analysis of intangible assets. The classification of the acquired in-process research and development as an indefinite lived asset was deemed
appropriate as the related research and development was not yet complete nor had it been abandoned. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2020,
the Company decided to abandon the development of one of its in-process research and development intangible assets, and as a result the Company
recognized a charge of $17.7, which is reflected in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The in-process research and development intangible asset was reported as part of the Company’s diagnostic segment. The Company concluded there
was no impairment of long-lived assets for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The following summarizes the amounts reported as intangible assets:
At June 30, 2020:
Purchased licenses and technologies
Customer relationships
Trademarks
Total amortizable intangible assets
In-process research and development
Total unamortized intangible assets
Total intangible assets
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
$
$
815.6 $
4.6
3.0
823.2
4.8
4.8
828.0 $
(217.1) $
(4.2)
(1.4)
(222.7)
—
—
(222.7) $
598.5
0.4
1.6
600.5
4.8
4.8
605.3
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At June 30, 2019:
Purchased licenses and technologies
Customer relationships
Trademarks
Total amortizable intangible assets
In-process research and development
Total unamortized intangible assets
Total intangible assets
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
$
$
815.7 $
4.6
3.0
823.3
23.0
23.0
846.3 $
(156.6) $
(3.8)
(1.2)
(161.6)
—
—
(161.6) $
659.1
0.8
1.8
661.7
23.0
23.0
684.7
As of June 30, 2020 the weighted average remaining amortization period for purchased licenses and technologies, trademarks, and customer
relationships is approximately 11 years.
The Company recorded amortization during the respective periods for these intangible assets as follows:
Amortization of intangible assets
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
61.0 $
59.3 $
37.3
Amortization expense of intangible assets is estimated to be $51.9 in 2021, $45.0 in 2022, $43.6 in 2023, $43.4 in 2024 and $43.4 in 2025 and
$373.2 thereafter.
6.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Employee compensation and benefits
Accrued taxes payable
Qui tam settlement
Other
Total accrued liabilities
7.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
$
$
47.4 $
6.1
—
22.4
75.9 $
48.8
3.0
9.1
18.0
78.9
On December 23, 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) as borrower, with the lenders from time
to time party thereto. On July 31, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Facility (the “Amended Facility”), which effected an
“amend and extend” transaction with respect to the Facility by which the maturity date thereof was extended to July 31, 2023 and the maximum
aggregate principal commitment was increased from $300.0 to $350.0. On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the
Amended Facility, which waived the Company’s compliance with certain covenants and modified the interest rate and other terms during the
Amendment Period from March 31, 2020 through June 30, 2021 (“Amendment Period”). Both amendments were accounted for as modifications
pursuant to guidance in ASC 470-50.
Pursuant to the Amended Facility, the Company borrowed revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 with $1.8 in upfront fees and
$0.3 debt issuance costs recorded as a debt discount to be amortized over the term of the Amended Facility. The Company incurred an additional
$1.0 in upfront fees as a result of Amendment No. 2, which was also recorded as a debt discount that will be amortized over the term of the
Amended Facility. The current balance of the net long-term debt is $224.4. There are no scheduled principal payments of the Amended Facility
prior to its maturity date.
The proceeds of the Amended Facility were used to: (i) refinance in full the obligations under the Facility, (ii) finance the acquisition of Counsyl
(See Note 19), (iii) pay fees, commissions, transactions costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing, and (iv) for working capital
and other general corporate purposes.
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The Amended Facility contains customary loan terms, interest rates, representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, in each
case, subject to customary limitations, exceptions and exclusions. The Amended Facility also contains certain customary events of default.
Amendment No. 2 modified the Amended Facility to increase the interest rate to be fixed at a spread of LIBOR plus 350 basis points on drawn
balances and the undrawn fee was increased to 50 basis points during the Amendment Period, at which point they return to the existing pricing of
200 basis points on drawn balances and an undrawn fee ranging from 25 to 45 basis points based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The LIBOR
floor was also increased to 1.0% during the Amendment Period. The interest rate as of June 30, 2020 was 4.5%.
Covenants in the Amended Facility impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company. These restrictions may prohibit or place limitations
on, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create certain types of liens or complete mergers or consolidations,
and/or change in control transactions. The Amended Facility may also prohibit or place limitations on the Company’s ability to sell assets, pay
dividends or provide other distributions to shareholders. The Company must maintain specified leverage and interest ratios measured as of the end
of each quarter as a financial covenant in the Amended Facility. Amendment No. 2 modified the Amended Facility’s compliance with the leverage
ratio covenant and the interest coverage ratio covenant, which were waived through March 31, 2021. A minimum liquidity covenant was added for
the period beginning May 2020 until March 2021, and a minimum EBITDA covenant was added for the second and third quarter of fiscal year
2021. Amendment No. 2 also revises certain negative covenants of the Amended Facility during the Amendment Period. The Company was in
compliance with all financial covenants at June 30, 2020.
During the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 the Company made $8.6, $115.0 and $143.0 in principal repayments, respectively.
The Amended Facility is secured by a first-lien security interest in substantially all of the assets of Myriad and certain of its domestic subsidiaries
and each such domestic subsidiary of Myriad has guaranteed the repayment of the Amended Facility. Amounts outstanding under the Amended
Facility were as follows:
Long-term debt
Long-term debt discount
Net long-term debt
8.
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Pension obligation
Other
Total other long-term liabilities
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
226.7 $
(2.3)
224.4 $
235.0
(1.5)
233.5
Years Ended June 30,
2020
2019
— $
4.3
4.3 $
6.8
1.0
7.8
$
$
$
$
The Company’s balance of other long-term liabilities for the year ended June 30, 2020 consists of Company’s portion of social security taxes that
have been deferred under the CARES Act that do not have to be deposited until December 2021 and December 2022. The Company previously held
two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans for its current and former Clinic employees. The Company has closed participation in the plans
to exclude those employees hired after 2002. As of June 30, 2019 the fair value of the plan assets were approximately $0.1 resulting in a net pension
liability of $6.8. The Company sold the Clinic in February 2020 and as a result the net pension liability was removed upon deconsolidation. See
Note 16 for further discussion regarding the sale of the Clinic.
9.
PREFERRED AND COMMON STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
The Company is authorized to issue up to 5.0 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. There were no preferred shares outstanding at
June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The Company is authorized to issue up to 150.0 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. There were 74.7, 73.5, and 70.6 shares issued
and outstanding at June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 respectively.
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Common shares issued and outstanding
Common stock issued and outstanding at July 1
Common stock issued upon exercise of options and
employee stock plans
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Common stock issued and outstanding at June 30
Stock Repurchase Program
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
73.5
70.6
1.2
—
74.7
4.5
(1.6)
73.5
68.4
2.2
—
70.6
In June 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of $200.0 of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
The Company plans to repurchase its common stock from time to time or on an accelerated basis through open market transactions or privately
negotiated transactions as determined by the Company’s management. The amount and timing of stock repurchases under the program will depend
on business and market conditions, stock price, trading restrictions, acquisition activity and other factors. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has
$110.7 remaining on its current share repurchase authorization. During the year ended June 30, 2019 the Company used $50.0 to repurchase shares
of the Company’s stock as part of an accelerated share repurchase.
The Company uses the par value method of accounting for its stock repurchases. As a result of the stock repurchases, the Company reduced
common stock and additional paid-in capital and recorded charges to retained earnings/accumulated deficit. The shares retired, aggregate common
stock and additional paid-in capital reductions, and related charges to retained earnings/accumulated deficit for the repurchases for periods ended
June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
Shares purchased and retired
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital reductions
Charges to retained earnings
2020
Year ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
$
—
— $
— $
1.6
16.9 $
33.1 $
—
—
—
10.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On November 30, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the 2017 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan
(the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan allows the Company, under the direction of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, to make
grants of restricted and unrestricted stock awards to employees, consultants and directors. The 2017 Plan allows for issuance of up to 2.2 shares of
common stock. In addition, as of June 30, 2020, the Company may grant additional shares of common stock under the 2017 Plan with up to 0.1
options outstanding under its 2003 Plan and 4.5 options and restricted stock units outstanding under its 2010 Plan, that expire or are cancelled
without delivery of shares of common stock.
The number of shares, terms, and vesting periods are determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof on an option-by-
option basis. Options generally vest ratably over service periods of four years. Options granted after December 5, 2012 expire eight years from the
date of grant, and options granted prior to that date generally expire ten years from the date of grant. In September 2014, the Company began
issuing restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in lieu of stock options. RSUs granted to employees generally vest ratably over four years on the
anniversary date of the last day of the month in which the RSUs are granted. The number of RSUs awarded to certain executive officers may be
reduced if certain additional performance metrics are not met. Options and RSUs granted to the Company’s non-employee directors vest in full
upon completion of one year of service on the Board following the date of the grant.
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Stock Options
A summary of option activity is as follows for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020:
Options outstanding at beginning of year
Options granted
Less:
Options exercised
Options canceled or expired
Options outstanding at end of year
Options exercisable at end of year
Options vested and expected to vest
Number
of
shares
Weighted
average
exercise
price
5.5
—
(0.4)
(0.3)
4.8
4.8
4.8
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
24.45
—
22.56
26.69
24.47
24.47
24.47
There were no options granted during the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2020:
Range of
exercise
prices
14.88 - 21.29
21.66 - 25.39
26.49 - 26.49
27.07 - 36.55
Number
outstanding
at
June 30,
2020
Options outstanding and exercisable
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
Weighted
average
exercise
price
1.3
0.5
1.5
1.5
4.8
1.04
1.33
1.22
2.20
1.49
$
$
19.09
24.04
26.49
27.18
24.47
As of June 30, 2020 there was no unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options.
Restricted Stock Units
A summary of RSU activity is as follows:
RSUs outstanding at the beginning of year
RSUs granted
Less:
RSUs released
RSUs canceled
RSUs outstanding at end of year
Number
of
shares
2020
$
2.4
1.3
(0.9)
(0.5)
$
2.3
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
37.70
27.96
35.63
37.80
32.50
The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units grants during the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $27.96, $46.62
and $32.67, respectively.
The fair value of restricted stock units that vested during the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $32.4, $27.6 and $20.4, respectively.
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As of June 30, 2020, there was $38.2 of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSUs that will be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 2.1 years. We expect all unvested awards to vest and recognize forfeitures as they occur.
Share-based compensation expense recognized and included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020,
2019 and 2018 were as follows:
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services
Research and development expense
Selling, general, and administrative expense
Total share-based compensation expense
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
1.2
0.3
5.0
18.7
25.2
$
$
0.8
0.2
5.4
27.1
33.5
$
$
0.7
0.2
4.3
21.9
27.1
$
$
The Company has unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to share-based compensation granted under its current plans. The estimated
unrecognized share-based compensation cost and related weighted average recognition period, aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding,
aggregate intrinsic value of options that are fully vested and aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs vested and expected to vest is as follows:
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding
Aggregate intrinsic value of options fully vested
Aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs outstanding
As of
June 30, 2020
$
$
$
$
38.2
—
—
25.9
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2020, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
Total intrinsic value of options exercised
$
8.8
$
0.4
$
17.0
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On December 5, 2012, following shareholder approval, the Company adopted the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2012 Purchase Plan”),
under which 2.0 shares of common stock have been authorized. Shares are issued under the 2012 Purchase Plan twice yearly at the end of each
offering period. At June 30, 2020, a total of 1.7 shares of common stock had been purchased under the 2012 Plan. Shares purchased under and
compensation expense associated with the 2012 Plan for the years reported are as follows:
Shares purchased under the plans
Plan compensation expense
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
0.3
1.7
$
0.2
1.0
$
0.1
0.1
From June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 there was an amendment to the 2012 Purchase Plan implemented such that the plan was non-
compensatory. As of June 30, 2020, there is $0.7 unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to the 2012 Purchase Plan.
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The fair value of shares issued under the Plan that was in effect for each period reported was calculated using the Black‑Scholes option-pricing
model using the following weighted-average assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
Expected life (in years)
Expected volatility
11.
INCOME TAXES
Income tax benefit consists of the following:
Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:
Federal
State
Foreign
Change in valuation allowance
Total deferred
Total income tax benefit
Income (loss) before income taxes consists of the following:
United States
Foreign
Total
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2020
1.8%
0%
0.5
99%
2019
2.1%
0%
0.5
55%
2018
2.1%
0%
0.5
45%
2020
Year ended June 30,
2019
2018
26.6 $
4.9
0.5
32.0
(51.5)
(4.1)
(3.6)
3.5
(55.7)
(23.7) $
(24.2) $
(0.1)
0.2
(24.1)
17.8
1.7
0.4
(0.2)
19.7
(4.4) $
7.7
2.2
—
9.9
(22.7)
0.7
(1.4)
0.5
(22.9)
(13.0)
2020
Year ended June 30,
2019
2018
(240.9) $
17.6
(223.3) $
(0.6) $
0.6
— $
122.3
(2.2)
120.1
$
$
$
$
The differences between income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate and income taxes reported in the consolidated statements of
operations were as follows:
Federal income tax expense at the statutory
rate
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Research and development credits, net of
the federal tax on state credits
Uncertain tax positions, net of federal benefit
Uncertain tax benefits statute expired, net
of federal benefit
Incentive stock option and employee stock
purchase plan expense
Foreign rate differential
Change in valuation allowance
Tax Cut and Jobs Act impact
Fair value adjustments related to acquisition
contingent consideration
Non-deductible contingent purchase price and transaction costs
Non-deductible meals and entertainment
Non-deductible officer compensation
Asset impairment
Expired tax attributes
Non-deductible legal settlement
Foreign disregarded election
Changes in revenue recognition/method
Other, net
2020
(46.9)
(0.2)
(2.8)
1.9
(0.4)
(0.2)
0.7
3.5
—
—
(0.3)
1.8
1.6
12.6
4.2
—
—
—
0.8
(23.7)
Year ended June 30,
2019
21.0%
0.1%
1.3%
-0.9%
—
2.0
21.0%
6422.1%
(3.7)
2.9
-11880.9%
9312.1%
2018
33.7
2.9
(2.1)
2.5
0.2%
(7.1)
-22798.5%
—
0.1%
-0.3%
-1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
-0.8%
-0.7%
-5.6%
-1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
-0.3%
10.6%
(3.1)
0.8
(0.2)
—
0.8
—
1.3
0.6
—
—
1.9
6.4
(7.3)
0.3
(4.4)
-9954.3%
2568.8%
-642.2%
0.0%
2568.8%
0.0%
4174.4%
1926.6%
0.0%
0.0%
6101.0%
20550.8%
-23440.8%
963.4%
-14107.7%
(1.7)
(0.8)
0.6
(32.0)
(17.0)
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
(13.0)
28.1%
2.4%
-1.7%
2.1%
0.0%
-1.4%
-0.7%
0.5%
-26.6%
-14.2%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
-10.7%
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were comprised of the following:
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
Property, plant and equipment
Accrued vacation
AR allowance
Stock compensation expense
Research and development credits
Lease right-of-use asset
Uncertain state tax positions
Other, net
Total gross deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets
Lease liability
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred revenue
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liability
Year ended June 30,
2020
2019
$
$
73.1 $
37.2
1.5
1.2
13.8
27.6
16.3
1.6
9.6
181.9
(42.4)
139.5
150.3
15.8
—
—
166.1
(26.6) $
85.7
—
1.2
3.3
16.0
25.4
—
1.3
9.0
141.9
(38.9)
103.0
175.4
—
2.5
7.7
185.6
(82.6)
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On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The
CARES Act made various tax law changes, including among other things (i) increased the limitation under IRC Section 163(j) for 2019 and 2020 to
permit additional expensing of interest (ii) enacted technical corrections so that qualified improvement property can be immediately expensed under
IRC Section 168(k) and net operating losses arising in tax years beginning in 2017 and ending in 2018 can be carried back two years and carried
forward twenty years without a taxable income limitation as opposed to carried forward indefinitely, and (iii) made modifications to the federal net
operating loss rules including permitting federal net operating losses incurred in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to the five preceding
taxable years. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on the results reported for the year ended June 30, 2020. However, the Company is
continuing to evaluate the CARES Act’s various tax law changes and the impact they may have on the Company’s results of operations and income
tax provision.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax
code that are affecting our fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, including, but not limited to (1) reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35
percent to 21 percent; (2) requiring companies to pay a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries; (3)
generally eliminating U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; (4) requiring a current inclusion in U.S. federal taxable
income of certain earnings of controlled foreign corporations; (5) creating the base erosion anti-abuse tax (BEAT), a new minimum tax; (6) creating
a new limitation on deductible interest expense; (7) revising the rules that limit the deductibility of compensation to certain highly compensated
executives, and (8) changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December
31, 2017.
In connection with the Company’s initial analysis of the impact of the Tax Act and consistent with the requirement to record a provisional estimate
when applicable, the Company recorded a discrete net income tax benefit during the quarter ended December 31, 2017 of approximately $32.6
($0.45 earnings per share increase). This provisional estimate primarily consists of a net benefit for the corporate rate reduction due to the revaluing
of net deferred tax liabilities as a result of the reduction in the federal corporate tax rates. The Company’s net deferred tax liabilities represent
temporary differences between the book bases of assets which are greater than their tax bases. Upon the reversal of those temporary differences, the
future tax impact will be based on the lower federal corporate tax rate enacted by the Tax Act. The Company has now completed its accounting of
the income tax effects of the Tax Act. The full impact of the Tax Act is discussed more fully below.
The Deemed Repatriation Transition Tax (Transition Tax) is a tax on previously untaxed accumulated and current earnings and profits (E&P) of
certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. To determine the amount of the Transition Tax, the Company must determine, in addition to other
factors, the amount of post-1986 E&P of the relevant subsidiaries, as well as the amount of non-U.S. income taxes paid on such earnings. The
Company has concluded that there was not a material impact during the current or previous fiscal year due to the Transition Tax, as such, no
Transition Tax has been recorded.
The Company has determined that the provisions of the Tax Act affecting foreign earnings had no effect on the Company’s fiscal year ended June
30, 2018, as the provisions did not apply, and no material effect on the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 due to tax elections made by the
Company to treat its foreign subsidiaries as disregarded entities. All other foreign provisions were also deemed immaterial or not applicable to the
fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020.
As a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, the Company has incurred a cumulative three-year loss. Pursuant to ASU guidance, the negative
evidence of a cumulative loss may be difficult to overcome. However, the Company will have significant future taxable income resulting from the
reversal of taxable temporary differences. Primarily due to the availability of such expected future taxable income, the Company concluded that it is
more likely than not that the benefits of the majority of its deferred income tax assets will be realized. However, for certain deferred tax assets, a
valuation allowance has been established. For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s valuation allowance increased by $3.5 and
$1.1, respectively. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on its results of operations and its
ability to realize its deferred tax assets.
The Company acquired Counsyl, Inc. on July 31, 2018 (see Note 19). As part of the purchase accounting for the acquisition, a net deferred tax
liability of approximately $67.6 was recorded, consisting primarily of intangible assets for which the book basis exceeds the tax basis. A
corresponding deferred tax asset of $60.7 was recorded, consisting primarily of net operating loss and research credit carryforwards.
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At June 30, 2020, the Company had the following net operating loss and research credit carryforwards (tax effected), with their respective
expiration periods. Certain carryforwards are subject to the limitations of Section 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code as indicated.
Carryforwards
Federal net operating loss
Utah net operating loss
California net operating loss
Other state net operating loss
Foreign net operating losses (various jurisdictions)
Federal research credit
Utah research credit
California research credit
Texas research credit
Amount
sections 382, 383 beginning in year
Subject to
Expires
$
52.5
2.7
3.5
6.9
7.6
11.2
11.6
4.7
0.1
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
2031
2021
2027
2027
Various
2027
2030
2027
2039
Through
2038
2033
2040
2040
Various
2040
2034
2040
2040
Notwithstanding the Deemed Repatriation Tax mentioned above, and consistent with the indefinite reversal criteria of ASC 740-30-25-17, the
Company intends to continue to invest undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries indefinitely. Due to the cumulative losses that have been
incurred to date in such foreign operations, the amount of unrecorded deferred liability resulting from the indefinite reversal criteria at June 30,
2018 is $0. For those foreign entities for which an election has been made to be treated as disregarded for U.S. tax purposes, the appropriate U.S.
jurisdiction deferred tax assets and liabilities have been recorded.
The Company provides for uncertain tax positions when such tax positions do not meet the recognition thresholds or measurement criteria as set
forth in ASC 740. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $23.5 and $21.7, respectively. The Company’s
gross unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the changes in those balances are as follows:
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of year
Gross increases - current year tax positions
Gross increases - prior year tax positions
Gross increases - acquisitions
Gross decreases - prior year tax positions
Gross decreases - settlements
Gross decreases - statute lapse
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
Interest and penalties in year-end balance
2020
$
$
$
Year ended June 30,
2019
2018
21.7 $
1.6
0.7
—
—
—
(0.5)
23.5 $
1.4 $
24.9 $
2.2
0.5
2.3
(0.1)
(2.7)
(5.4)
21.7 $
0.8 $
25.2
0.6
2.4
—
(3.3)
—
—
24.9
1.5
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense and all other interest and penalties are
included as a component of other income (expense).
The Company files U.S. federal, foreign and state income tax returns in jurisdictions with various statutes of limitations and is subject to
examination for the open tax years in the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions of 2015 through 2020 and in the foreign jurisdictions of 2013 through
2020. The Company is currently under audit by the State of New Jersey for the fiscal years June 30, 2013 through 2017; the city of New York for
the fiscal years June 30, 2014 through 2016; Germany for the fiscal years June 30, 2013 through 2015; and Switzerland for the fiscal years June 30,
2015 through 2016. Annual tax provisions include amounts considered necessary to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year
tax returns; however, the amount ultimately paid upon resolution of issues may differ materially from the amount accrued.
12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. As of
June 30, 2020, management of the Company believes any liability that may ultimately result
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from the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results, or
cash flows.
13. LEASES
The Company leases certain office spaces and research and development laboratory facilities, vehicles, and office equipment with remaining lease
terms ranging from one to seven years. These leases require monthly lease payments that may be subject to annual increases throughout the lease
term. Certain of these leases also include renewal options which allows the Company to, at its election, renew or extend the lease for a fixed or
indefinite period of time. These optional periods have not been considered in the determination of the right-of-use-assets or lease liabilities
associated with these leases as the Company did not consider it reasonably certain it would exercise the options.
The Company performed evaluations of its contracts and determined each of its identified leases are operating leases. For the fiscal year ended June
30, 2020, the Company incurred $18.4 in lease costs which are included in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations in
relation to these operating leases. Of such lease costs, $2.6 was variable lease expense and $0.2 was short-term lease expense, neither of which were
included in the measurement of the Company's operating ROU assets and lease liabilities. The variable rent expense is comprised primarily of the
Company's proportionate share of operating expenses, property taxes, and insurance and is classified as lease expense due to the Company's election
to not separate lease and non-lease components.
As of June 30, 2020, the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were as follows:
Fiscal year ending:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Thereafter
Total future lease payments
Less: amounts representing interest
Present value of future lease payments
Less: current maturities of operating lease liabilities
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
$
$
15.9
14.8
13.6
13.2
10.9
9.6
78.0
(7.6)
70.4
13.5
56.9
As of June 30, 2020, the weighted average remaining lease term is 5.3 years and the weighted average discount rate used to determine the operating
lease liability was 3.87%.
Disclosures related to periods prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02
The total rent expense of the Company for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $19.7 and $15.5, respectively. Future minimum lease
payments required under noncancelable operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease term in excess of one year at June 30,
2019 are as follows:
Fiscal year ending:
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
$
$
15.1
14.1
13.1
12.2
11.9
19.1
85.5
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14.
EMPLOYEE DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN
The Company has a deferred savings plan which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Substantially all of the Company’s
U.S. employees are covered by the plan. The Company makes matching contributions of 50% of each employee’s contribution with the employer’s
contribution not to exceed 4% of the employee’s compensation. The Company temporarily suspended matching contributions effective April 16,
2020 for 90 days, matching contributions were subsequently resumed effective July 16, 2020.
The Company’s recorded contributions to the plan for the fiscal years reported are as follows:
Deferred savings plan contributions
15.
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
7.1 $
8.3 $
7.2
The Company’s business units have been aggregated into two reportable segments: (i) diagnostics and (ii) other. The diagnostics segment primarily
provides testing and collaborative development of testing that is designed to assess an individual’s risk for developing disease later in life, identify a
patient’s likelihood of responding to drug therapy and guide a patient’s dosing to ensure optimal treatment, or assess a patient’s risk of disease
progression and disease recurrence. The other segment provides testing products and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical
research industries, research and development, and clinical services for patients, and includes corporate services such as finance, human resources,
legal and information technology.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (Note 1). The Company
evaluates segment performance based on income (loss) before interest income and other income and expense.
Year ended June 30, 2020:
Revenues
Depreciation and amortization
Segment operating loss
Year ended June 30, 2019:
Revenues
Depreciation and amortization
Segment operating income (loss)
Year ended June 30, 2018:
Revenues
Depreciation and amortization
Segment operating income (loss)
Total operating income (loss) for reportable segments
Unallocated amounts:
Interest income
Interest expense
Other
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
Income tax benefit
Net income (loss)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc.
stockholders
83
Diagnostics
Other
Total
$
$
$
593.5 $
68.2
(82.4)
789.4 $
67.7
133.3
690.4 $
49.2
142.6
45.1 $
3.8
(149.3)
61.7 $
5.3
(125.7)
53.3 $
5.2
(20.7)
638.6
72.0
(231.7)
851.1
73.0
7.6
743.7
54.4
121.9
2020
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
$
(231.7) $
7.6 $
121.9
3.0
(10.8)
16.2
(223.3)
(23.7)
(199.6)
(0.1)
3.2
(12.0)
1.2
—
(4.4)
4.4
(0.2)
1.8
(3.2)
(0.4)
120.1
(13.0)
133.1
(0.2)
$
(199.5) $
4.6 $
133.3
The following table sets forth a comparison of balance sheet assets by operating segment:
Net equipment, leasehold improvements and property:
Diagnostics
Other
Total
Total Assets:
Diagnostics
Other
Total
The following table reconciles assets by geographical region:
Net equipment, leasehold improvements and property:
United States
Rest of world
Total
Total Assets:
United States
Rest of world
Total
June 30,
2020
2019
23.9 $
13.1
37.0 $
25.7
31.6
57.3
1,002.8 $
147.0
1,149.8 $
1,215.6
155.3
1,370.9
June 30,
2020
2019
35.4 $
1.6
37.0 $
36.0
21.3
57.3
1,097.2 $
52.6
1,149.8 $
1,265.8
105.1
1,370.9
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
The following table reconciles assets by operating segment and geographic region to total assets:
Total assets by segment and geographical region
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment
securities (1)
Total
June 30,
2020
2019
$
1,149.8 $
1,370.9
254.8
1,404.6 $
191.8
1,562.7
$
(1)
The Company manages cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment securities at the consolidated level for all segments.
The majority of the Company’s revenues were derived from the sale of diagnostic tests in the United States.
16.
SALE OF SUBSIDIARY
On February 28, 2020, the Company closed the sale of the Clinic with Landkreis Starnberg. As a result of the sale, the Clinic was deconsolidated
from the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC 810. The Company recorded a pre-tax net gain of $1.0 on the sale,
which is recorded in other income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The gain recorded consists of a pre-tax gain of $1.2
associated with the settlement of the Clinic pension, offset by a loss of $0.2 due to the difference between the purchase price and net assets as well
as the effects of foreign currency. The Clinic was previously reported as part of the Company’s other segment.
17.
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Counsyl
On July 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Counsyl, Inc. (“Counsyl”), a leading provider of genetic testing and DNA analysis
services, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated May 25, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement, Myriad Merger Sub, Inc., a newly created wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was merged with and into Counsyl, with Counsyl
continuing as the surviving corporation and
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a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad. The Company believes the acquisition allows for further entry into the high-growth reproductive testing
market, with the ability to become a leader in women’s health genetic testing.
The Company acquired Counsyl for total consideration of $405.9, consisting of $278.5 in cash, financed in part by the Amendment No. 1 to the
Facility (see Note 7) and 2,994,251 shares of common stock issued, valued at $127.4. The shares were issued and valued as of July 31, 2018 at a
per share market closing price of $42.53.
Of the cash consideration, $5.0 was deposited into an escrow account to fund any post-closing adjustments payable to Myriad based upon
differences between the estimated working capital and the actual working capital of Counsyl at closing. The working capital was finalized during
the second quarter as described below.
Consideration transferred was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the
acquisition date. Management estimated the fair value of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities in accordance with the applicable accounting
guidance for business combinations and utilized the services of third-party valuation consultants. The significant assumptions used in the model to
estimate the value of the intangible assets included projected cash flows, discount rates, net working capital and long-term growth rate. The initial
allocation of the consideration transferred is based on a preliminary valuation and is subject to adjustments. Balances subject to adjustment
primarily include the valuations of acquired assets (tangible and intangible), liabilities assumed, as well as tax-related matters. During the
measurement period, the Company may record adjustments to the provisional amounts recognized. During the year ended June 30, 2019, $1.1 of
this escrow was returned to Myriad as a result of a working capital adjustment which reduced the total consideration and goodwill. There was also
a reduction in the intangible assets of $2.9 due to updated assumptions related to contributory asset charges associated with the related acquired
asset, a $1.9 decrease in the deferred tax liability, and a $0.7 reduction to equipment due to updated valuations. The offset for the intangible asset,
deferred tax liability and equipment changes was a $4.4 increase in goodwill. The allocation of the consideration transferred was finalized within
the measurement period.
Current assets
Intangible assets
Equipment
Other assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Long term liabilities
Deferred tax liability
Total fair value purchase price
Less: Cash acquired
Total consideration transferred
Estimated Fair
Value
$
$
$
42.5
290.0
18.2
0.1
99.3
(19.6)
(0.1)
(9.2)
421.2
(15.3)
405.9
Identifiable Intangible Assets
The Company acquired intangible assets that consisted of developed screening processes, which had an estimated fair value of $290.0. The fair
values of these developed screening processes and related useful lives were determined using a probability-weighted income approach that
discounts expected future cash flows to present value. The estimated net cash flows were discounted using a discount rate of 12.5%, which is based
on the estimated internal rate of return for the acquisition and represents the rate that market participants might use to value the intangible assets.
The Company will amortize the intangible assets on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 12 years.
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Goodwill
The goodwill represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and is attributable to
the benefits expected from combining the Company’s expertise with Counsyl’s technology, customer insights, and ability to effectively integrate
genetic screening into clinical practice with OBGYNs. Changes in goodwill since the initial purchase are shown below:
Balance September 30, 2018
Fair value adjustment to equipment
Intangible adjustment
Working capital adjustment
Change in deferred tax liability
Ending balance June 30, 2020
This goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Pro Forma Information (Unaudited)
Carrying
amount
94.9
0.7
2.9
(1.1)
1.9
99.3
$
$
The unaudited pro-forma results presented below include the effects of the Counsyl acquisition as if it had been consummated as of July 1, 2017,
with adjustments to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the acquisition, which includes adjustments related to the
amortization of acquired intangible assets, interest income and expense, and depreciation.
The unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any operating efficiency or potential cost savings that may result from the consolidation of Counsyl
with the Company. Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative
of what the actual results of operation of the combined company would have been if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the period
presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations and are not necessarily indicative of results that might have been achieved had the
acquisition been consummated as of July 1, 2017.
Revenue
Income from operations
Net income
Net income per share, basic
Net income per share, diluted
Year Ended
June 30,
2019
Year Ended
June 30,
2018
861.3 $
17.9
13.8
0.19 $
0.18 $
881.8
74.3
73.0
1.01
0.98
$
$
$
To complete the purchase transaction, the Company incurred approximately $6.8 of acquisition costs, which are recorded as selling, general and
administrative expenses in the period incurred. For the year ended June 30, 2019, Counsyl contributed revenue of approximately $104.9. For the
year ended June 30, 2019, operating expenses related to Counsyl were approximately $67.6.
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18. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for income taxes
Cash paid for interest
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fair value adjustment on marketable investment
securities recorded to stockholders' equity
Establishment of operation lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Operating lease liabilities
Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities
87
2020
$
Years Ended June 30,
2019
2018
1.0 $
9.5
6.5 $
11.6
$
0.7
74.5
(78.8)
4.3
1.2
—
—
—
11.7
3.0
(0.4)
—
—
—
19.
SUPPLEMENTARY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
In millions, except per share amounts
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
Molecular diagnostic testing
Pharmaceutical and clinical services
Total revenue
Costs and expenses:
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services
Research and development expense
Change in the fair value of contingent
consideration
Selling, general and administrative expense
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
Total costs and expenses
Operating loss
Other income (expense):
Interest income
Interest expense
Other
Total other income (expense)
Loss before income taxes
Income tax benefit
Net loss
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Net loss attributable to Myriad Genetics,
Inc. stockholders
Loss per share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
Jun 30,
2020
$
Quarters Ended
Mar 31,
2020
Dec 31,
2019 (a)
Sep 30,
2019
83.3 $
9.9
93.2
150.5 $
13.5
164.0
181.1 $
14.0
195.1
32.2
4.5
17.4
—
107.4
—
161.5
(68.3)
0.5
(3.1)
12.4
9.8
(58.5)
(3.0)
(55.5)
(0.1)
43.1
7.0
19.7
(3.4)
132.9
98.4
297.7
(133.7)
0.8
(2.3)
4.1
2.6
(131.1)
(15.9)
(115.2)
—
41.0
8.6
18.8
(0.1)
134.3
1.3
203.9
(8.8)
0.8
(2.5)
(0.9)
(2.6)
(11.4)
(3.1)
(8.3)
—
$
$
$
(55.4) $
(115.2) $
(8.3) $
(0.74) $
(0.74) $
(1.55) $
(1.55) $
74.6
74.6
74.5
74.5
(0.11) $
(0.11) $
74.4
74.4
172.0
14.3
186.3
41.2
8.5
21.3
0.7
135.5
—
207.2
(20.9)
0.9
(2.9)
0.6
(1.4)
(22.3)
(1.7)
(20.6)
—
(20.6)
(0.28)
(0.28)
73.7
73.7
(a) An immaterial prior period goodwill impairment charge of $1.3 million was previously classified as part of selling, general and administrative
expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation and is included as part of
the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges financial statement line item in the current period.
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In millions, except per share amounts
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
Molecular diagnostic testing
Pharmaceutical and clinical services
Total revenue
Costs and expenses:
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services
Research and development expense
Change in contingent consideration
Selling, general and administrative expense
Total costs and expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
Interest expense
Other
Total other income (expense)
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax provision (benefit)
Net income (loss)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income (loss) attributable to Myriad Genetics,
Inc. stockholders
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
Jun 30,
2019
Mar 31,
2019
Dec 31,
2018
Sep 30,
2018
Quarters Ended
$
196.9 $
18.5
215.4
200.5 $
16.1
216.6
203.0 $
13.8
216.8
41.6
9.0
20.9
(0.3)
149.8
221.0
(5.6)
0.9
(3.2)
0.2
(2.1)
(7.7)
(3.4)
(4.3)
(0.1)
40.3
8.3
21.5
—
140.6
210.7
5.9
0.7
(3.2)
(0.1)
(2.6)
3.3
(3.6)
6.9
—
44.0
8.1
22.4
1.0
135.2
210.7
6.1
0.9
(3.4)
—
(2.5)
3.6
1.0
2.6
—
$
$
$
(4.2) $
6.9 $
2.6 $
(0.06) $
(0.06) $
73.4
74.8
0.09 $
0.09 $
73.3
74.9
0.04 $
0.03 $
74.2
76.5
189.0
13.3
202.3
42.3
7.4
21.1
0.4
129.9
201.1
1.2
0.7
(2.2)
1.1
(0.4)
0.8
1.6
(0.8)
(0.1)
(0.7)
(0.01)
(0.01)
73.0
73.0
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Item 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
Item 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
1. Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (Disclosure Controls) within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Our Disclosure Controls are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we
file or submit under the Exchange Act, such as this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Our Disclosure Controls are also designed to ensure that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our Disclosure Controls, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily
applied its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Disclosure
Controls, which was done under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer. Based on the evaluation of our Disclosure Controls, our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer has concluded that, as
of June 30, 2020, our Disclosure Controls were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
2. Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a‑15(f)
and 15d‑15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies may deteriorate.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020 using the criteria issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on that
evaluation, management believes that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2020.
The effectiveness of Myriad Genetics, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report as follows:
3. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in
Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the
COSO criteria). In our opinion, Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over
financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated
balance sheets of Myriad Genetics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three
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years in the period ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes and our report dated August 13, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control
over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Salt Lake City, UT
August 13, 2020
Item 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
Item 10.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the discussion responsive thereto under the captions “Management and Corporate Governance,”
“Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics” in our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
Item 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the discussion responsive thereto under the captions “Executive Compensation,” “Management
and Corporate Governance – Committees of the Board of Directors and Meetings – Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,”
“Compensation Committee Report” and “Management and Corporate Governance – Board’s Role in the Oversight of Risk Management” in our Proxy
Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
Item 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the discussion responsive thereto under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management” and “Executive Compensation - Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
Item 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the discussion responsive thereto under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Person
Transactions” and “Management and Corporate Governance – Director Independence” in our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
Item 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the discussion responsive thereto in the proposal entitled “Independent Public Accountants” in
our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders to be held on December 4, 2020.
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Item 15.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
The following documents are included as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PART IV
1.
Financial Statements
See “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” at Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2.
Financial Statement Schedules
Financial statement schedules have not been included because they are not applicable, or the information is included in the financial statements or
notes thereto.
3.
Exhibits
Exhibit Description
Filed with this
Report
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
Restated By-Laws
Specimen common stock certificate
Exhibit
Number
3.1
3.2
4.1
Lease Agreements
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
Lease Agreement, dated October 12, 1995, between the
Registrant and Boyer Research Park Associates V, by its
general partner, the Boyer Company
Amendment to Phase I Lease Agreement, dated February 3,
2016, between the Registrant and HCPI/UTAHII, LLC.
Lease Agreement-Research Park Building Phase II, dated
March 6, 1998, between the Registrant and Research Park
Associated VI, by its general partner, the Boyer Company,
L.C.
Amendment to Phase II Lease Agreement, dated February 3,
2016, between Myriad Genetics, Inc. and HCPI/UTAH II,
LLC.
Lease Agreement, dated March 31, 2001, between the
Registrant and Boyer Research Park Associates VI, by its
general partner, The Boyer Company, L.C.
Amendment to Phase III Lease Agreement, dated February 3,
2016, between Myriad Genetics, Inc. and HCPI/UTAH II,
LLC.
Lease Agreement, effective as of May 31, 2005, dated June
29, 2005, between the Registrant and Boyer Research Park
Associates VIII, by its general partner, The Boyer Company,
L.C.
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Incorporated by
Reference herein
from Form or
Schedule
10-K
(Exhibit 3.1)
8-K
(Exhibit 3.1)
10-K
(Exhibit 4.1)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.2)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-K
(Exhibit 10.44)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.2)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.3)
8-K
(Exhibit 99.1)
Filing Date
SEC File/
Registration
Number
08/15/11
000-26642
09/24/14
000-26642
08/15/11
000-26642
11/08/96
000-26642
05/04/16
000-26642
09/24/98
000-26642
05/04/16
000-26642
05/15/01
000-26642
05/04/16
000-26642
07/05/05
000-26642
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
Filed with this
Report
.2
.3
.1
.2
Letter of Understanding regarding Lease, dated June 29,
2005, between the Registrant and Boyer Research Park
Associates VIII, by its general partner, The Boyer Company,
L.C.
to Phase
Amendment
IV Lease Agreement, dated
February 16, 2007, between Myriad Genetics, Inc. and Boyer
Research Park Associates VIII, L.C..
Lease Agreement, dated March 11, 2008, between the
Registrant and Boyer Research Park Associates IX, by its
general partner, The Boyer Company, L.C.
Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated February 12, 2010
between the Registrant and Boyer Research Park Associates
IX, L.C..
Lease Agreement, dated January 31, 2019 between the
Registrant and Boyer Research Park Associates X, L.C., by
its Manager, The Boyer Company, L.C.
10.5
10.6
Agreements with Executive Officers and Directors
10.7
.1
Form of Executive Retention Agreement+@
.2
Form of Amendment to Form of Executive Retention
Agreement+@
.3
Form of Executive Retention Agreement, as amended+@
.4
Amendment to Executive Retention Agreement +@
.5
Form of Executive Retention Agreement, as amended+@
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy+
Form of director and executive officer indemnification
agreement+
10.8
10.9
Equity Compensation Plans
Incorporated by
Reference herein
from Form or
Schedule
8-K
(Exhibit 99.2)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.4)
10-K
(Exhibit 10.32)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.4)
Filing Date
SEC File/
Registration
Number
07/05/05
000-26642
05/04/16
000-26642
08/28/08
000-26642
05/05/10
000-26642
10-K (Exhibit
10.6)
08/13/19
000-26642
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.2)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
8-K
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-K
(Exhibit 10.15)
10-K
(Exhibit 10.34)
05/05/10
000-26642
05/05/10
000-26642
11/04/15
000-26642
10/02/15
000-26642
02/07/20
000-26642
08/10/17
000-26642
08/25/09
000-26642
2017 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive
Plan+
8-K
(Exhibit 10.1)
12/01/17
000-26642
10.10
10.11
10.12
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement+
X
2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan+
10.13
2013 Executive Incentive Plan, as amended+
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8-K
(Exhibit 10.2)
8-K
(Exhibit 10.2)
12/07/12
000-26642
12/01/17
000-26642
Credit Agreement
10.14
Credit Agreement, dated December 23, 2016, among the
Registrant and the lenders from time to time party thereto, and
as amended July 31, 2018 and May 1, 2020.
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
05/06/20
000-26642
Merger Agreements
10-Q
(Exhibit 10.1)
10-K
(Exhibit 10.18)
11/02/16
000-26642
08/24/18
000-26642
10.15
10.16
Other
21.1
23.1
31
32
101
Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Registrant, Myriad
Merger Sub, Inc., Assurex Health, Inc. and Fortis Advisors
LLC, dated as of August 3, 2016.
Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Registrant,
Cinnamon Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Myriad, Inc., Counsyl, Inc, and Fortis Advisors, dated as of
May 25, 2018.
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(Ernst & Young LLP)
Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
in XBRL
The following materials from Myriad Genetics, Inc.’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020,
formatted
(Xtensible Business Reporting
Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv)
Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. Inline XBRL Instance Document –
Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data
File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline
XBRL document.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
XBRL document)
(+) Management contract or compensatory plan arrangement.
X
X
X
X
X
X
(@)
The agreements with all executives are identical except for the executive who is a party to the agreement and the date of execution, which are listed
at the end of the exhibit.
Item 16.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 13, 2020.
SIGNATURES
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
By:
/s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee
R. Bryan Riggsbee
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
and in the capacities indicated below and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
By: /s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee
R. Bryan Riggsbee
By: /s/ S. Louise Phanstiel
S. Louise Phanstiel
By: /s/ Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert, Ph.D.
By: /s/ John T. Henderson
John T. Henderson, M.D.
By: /s/ Lawrence C. Best
Lawrence C. Best
By: /s/ Heiner Dreismann
Heiner Dreismann, Ph.D.
By: /s/ Dennis Langer
Dennis Langer, M.D., J.D.
By: /s/ Lee N. Newcomer
Lee N. Newcomer, M.D.
By: /s/ Colleen F. Reitan
Colleen F. Reitan
By: /s/ Daniel K. Spiegelman
Daniel K. Spiegelman
By: /s/ Daniel M. Skovronsky
Daniel M. Skovronsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Interim President and Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
August 13, 2020
Chair of the Board
August 13, 2020
Vice Chairman of the Board
August 13, 2020
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
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August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
Exhibit 10.11
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT -
INCORPORATED TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AGREEMENT made as of the date of grant set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice between
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and the individual whose name appears on the Restricted
Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the “Participant”).
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the 2017 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), to promote the interests of the Company by providing an incentive for Employees, directors and Consultants of the
Company and its Affiliates;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company desires to grant to the Participant restricted stock
units (“RSUs”) related to the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan, all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant understand and agree that any terms used and not defined herein have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Grant of Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award for the number of RSUs set forth in
the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the “Award”). Each RSU represents a contingent entitlement of the Participant to
receive one share of Common Stock, on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein and in the Plan,
which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
2.
Vesting of Award.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Award granted hereby shall
vest as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and is subject to the other terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Plan. On each vesting date set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice, the Participant shall be
entitled to receive such number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to the number of RSUs set forth opposite such vesting
date provided that the Participant is employed, or providing service to, the Company or an Affiliate on such vesting date. Such
shares of Common Stock shall thereafter be delivered by the Company to the Participant promptly following the applicable
vesting date and in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan.
(b)
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, if the Participant ceases to be employed, or providing
services, for any reason by the Company or by an Affiliate (the “Termination”) prior to a vesting date set forth in the Restricted
Stock Unit Award Grant Notice, then as of the date on which the Participant’s employment or service terminates, all unvested
RSUs
shall immediately be forfeited to the Company and this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
3.
Prohibitions on Transfer and Sale. This Award (including any additional RSUs received by the Participant as a
result of stock dividends, stock splits or any other similar transaction affecting the Company's securities without receipt of
consideration) shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or
(ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Internal Revenue Code or Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder. Except as provided in the previous sentence, the shares of Common
Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be issued, during the Participant's lifetime, only to the Participant (or, in the
event of legal incapacity or incompetence, to the Participant's guardian or representative). This Award shall not be assigned,
pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment
or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of this Award or of any rights
granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 3, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this Award
shall be null and void.
4.
Adjustments. The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of RSUs and shares of Common Stock in a
number of contingencies such as stock splits. Provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to this Award and the related
provisions with respect to successors to the business of the Company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated
herein by reference.
5.
Securities Law Compliance. The Participant specifically acknowledges and agrees that any sales of shares of
Common Stock shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company
currently has an effective registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the
Common Stock to be granted hereunder. The Company intends to maintain this registration statement but has no obligation to do
so. If the registration statement ceases to be effective for any reason, Participant will not be able to transfer or sell any of the
shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement unless exemptions from registration or filings
under applicable securities laws are available. Furthermore, despite registration, applicable securities laws may restrict the ability
of the Participant to sell his or her Common Stock, including due to the Participant’s affiliation with the Company. The Company
shall not be obligated to either issue the Common Stock or permit the resale of any shares of Common Stock if such issuance or
resale would violate any applicable securities law, rule or regulation.
6.
Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no right as a stockholder, including voting and dividend
rights, with respect to the RSUs subject to this Agreement.
7.
Incorporation of the Plan. The Participant specifically understands and agrees that the RSUs and the shares of
Common Stock to be issued under the Plan will be issued to the Participant pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which Plan the
Participant acknowledges he or she has read and understands and by which Plan he or she agrees to be bound. The provisions of
the Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
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8.
Tax Liability of the Participant and Payment of Taxes. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that any
income or other taxes due from the Participant with respect to this Award or the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
this Agreement or otherwise sold shall be the Participant’s responsibility. Without limiting the foregoing, the Participant agrees
that if under applicable law the Participant will owe taxes at each vesting date on the portion of the Award then vested the
Company shall be entitled to immediate payment from the Participant of the amount of any tax or other amounts required to be
withheld by the Company by applicable law or regulation. Any taxes or other amounts due shall be paid, at the option of the
Company as follows:
(a)
through reducing the number of shares of Common Stock entitled to be issued to the Participant on the
applicable vesting date in an amount equal to the statutory minimum of the Participant’s total tax and other withholding
obligations due and payable by the Company. Fractional shares will not be retained to satisfy any portion of the Company’s
withholding obligation. Accordingly, the Participant agrees that in the event that the amount of withholding required would result
in a fraction of a share being owed, that amount will be satisfied by withholding the fractional amount from the Participant’s
paycheck; or in the alternative, at the election of the Company, the Company may additionally reduce the number of shares of
Common Stock entitled to be issued to the Participant on the applicable vesting date in an amount equal to those additional whole
shares necessary to cover the minimum of the Participant’s total tax and other withholding obligations due and payable by the
Company, and to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the Company’s withholding obligation, the Company agrees to pay
such excess cash to the Participant as soon as practicable or to apply such excess as a payment of the Participant’s federal income
tax withholding amount;
(b)
requiring the Participant to deposit with the Company an amount of cash equal to the amount determined by
the Company to be required to be withheld with respect to the statutory minimum amount of the Participant’s total tax and other
withholding obligations due and payable by the Company or otherwise withholding from the Participant’s paycheck an amount
equal to such amounts due and payable by the Company; or
(c)
if the Company believes that the sale of shares can be made in compliance with applicable securities laws,
authorizing, at a time when the Participant is not in possession of material nonpublic information, the sale by the Participant on
the applicable vesting date of such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company instructs a registered broker to sell to
satisfy the Company’s withholding obligation, after deduction of the broker’s commission, and the broker shall be required to
remit to the Company the cash necessary in order for the Company to satisfy its withholding obligation. To the extent the
proceeds of such sale exceed the Company’s withholding obligation the Company agrees to pay such excess cash to the
Participant as soon as practicable, or to apply such excess as a payment of the Participant’s federal income tax withholding
amount. In addition, if such sale is not sufficient to pay the Company’s withholding obligation the Participant agrees to pay to the
Company as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, the amount of any withholding obligation that
is not satisfied by the sale of shares of Common Stock. The Participant agrees to hold the Company and the broker harmless from
all costs, damages or expenses relating to any such sale. The Participant acknowledges that the Company and the broker are
under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price. In connection with such sale of shares of Common Stock, the
Participant
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shall execute any such documents requested by the broker in order to effectuate the sale of shares of Common Stock and payment
of the withholding obligation to the Company. The Participant acknowledges that this paragraph is intended to comply with
Section 10b5-1(c)(1(i)(B) under the Exchange Act.
The Company shall not deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Participant until it is satisfied that all required
withholdings have been made.
9.
Participant Acknowledgements and Authorizations.
The Participant acknowledges the following:
(a)
The Company is not by the Plan or this Award obligated to continue the Participant as an employee, director
or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate.
(b)
(c)
The Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
The grant of this Award is considered a one-time benefit and does not create a contractual or other right to
receive any other award under the Plan, benefits in lieu of awards or any other benefits in the future.
(d)
The Plan is a voluntary program of the Company and future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of
the Company, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the amount of any award, vesting provisions and the purchase
price, if any.
(e)
The value of this Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside of the scope of the Participant’s
employment or consulting contract, if any. As such the Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of
calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement
benefits or similar payments. The future value of the shares of Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.
(f)
The Participant (i) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate and any agent of the Company or any Affiliate
administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping services, to disclose to the Company or any of its Affiliates such
information and data as the Company or any such Affiliate shall request in order to facilitate the grant of the Award and the
administration of the Plan; and (ii) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate to store and transmit such information in electronic
form for the purposes set forth in this Agreement.
10.
Notices. Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by
recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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If to the Company:
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Attention General Counsel
320 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
If to the Participant, to the last known address provided to the Human Resources department by the Participant or to
such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given. Any such notice shall be deemed
to have been given on the earliest of receipt, one business day following delivery by the sender to a recognized courier service, or
three business days following mailing by registered or certified mail.
11.
Assignment and Successors.
(a)
This Agreement is personal to the Participant and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not
be assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Participant’s legal representatives.
(b)
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and
assigns.
12.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For the purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under
this Agreement, whether at law or in equity, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in the state of Utah and agree that
such litigation shall be conducted in the state courts of the state of Utah or the federal courts of the United States for the District
of Utah.
13.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then such provision or provisions shall be modified to the extent necessary to make such provision valid
and enforceable, and to the extent that this is impossible, then such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement,
and the validity, legality and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
14.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written
agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict the express terms and
provisions of this Agreement provided, however, in any event, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the Plan.
15.
Modifications and Amendments; Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be
modified or amended as provided in the Plan. Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be
waived, or consent for the departure
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therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such
waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of
this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
16.
Section 409A. The Award of RSUs evidenced by this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the
nonqualified deferred compensation rules of Section 409A of the Code as a “short term deferral” (as that term is used in the final
regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code, including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)
(i)), and shall be construed accordingly.
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LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
Company Name
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Exhibit 21.1
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.1
Assurex Health, Inc.1
Myriad RBM, Inc.1
Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.1
Myriad Women’s Health, Inc1
Myriad GmbH3
Myriad Services GmbH2
Myriad Genetics Espana SL1
Myriad Genetics SAS2
Myriad Genetics S.r.l.1
Myriad Genetics GmbH 2
Myriad Genetics LTD2
Myriad Genetics Canada Corp2
Myriad Genetics B.V.1
Myriad Genetics Australia PTY LTD2
Myriad International GmbH3
AssureRx Canada, Ltd4
Myriad Genetics GK1
1 – A wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
2 – A wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics B.V.
3 – A wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Services GmbH
4 – A majority owned subsidiary of Assurex Health, Inc.
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Germany
Germany
Spain
France
Italy
Switzerland
Great Britain
Canada
Netherlands
Australia
Germany
Canada
Japan
Exhibit 23.1
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Myriad Genetics, Inc.:
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-226492) pertaining to the Myriad Genetics, Inc. shelf registration for the sale of common
stock,
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-222913, File No. 333-229574, File No. 333-236324) pertaining to the Myriad Genetics, Inc.
2017 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan,
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-185325) pertaining to the Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No.’s 333-171994, 333-179281, 333-185325, 333-193767, 333-209354 and 333-215959) pertaining
to the Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2010 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No.’s 333-115409, 333-120398, 333-131653, 333-140830, 333-150792, 333-157130 and 333-
164670) pertaining to the Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2003 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan, as amended;
of our reports dated August 13, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Myriad Genetics, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting of Myriad Genetics, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Myriad Genetics, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 2020.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Salt Lake City, UT
August 13, 2020
SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
Exhibit 31
I, R. Bryan Riggsbee, certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Myriad Genetics, Inc.;
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-
15(f) for the registrant and have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
b)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: August 13, 2020
/s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee
R. Bryan Riggsbee
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
Exhibit 32
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the
undersigned officers of Myriad Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 13, 2020
/s/ R. Bryan Riggsbee
R. Bryan Riggsbee
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer