Reviva Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

– 108 patients have completed 1-year of treatment in 1-year open-label extension (OLE) trial –

– Vocal biomarker speech latency data from RECOVER trial reinforce brilaroxazine’s improvement on negative symptoms and other key symptom domains of schizophrenia –

CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVPH) (“Reviva” or the “Company”), a late-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies that seek to address unmet medical needs in the areas of central nervous system (CNS), inflammatory and cardiometabolic diseases, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 and summarized recent business highlights.

“We continue to advance our late-stage brilaroxazine program with initial focus in schizophrenia and expansion potential across indications driven by underlying disruption in serotonin signaling,” said Laxminarayan Bhat, Ph.D., Founder, President, and CEO of Reviva. “Our global 1-year OLE trial is progressing well, and we have over 100 patients who have completed one year of treatment which is a requirement for New Drug Application (NDA) submission. Importantly, we expect topline data from the OLE trial in December 2024. In addition to long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy, the full data analysis of the OLE trial expected in the first quarter of 2025 will also include vocal and blood biomarker data designed to support the strong efficacy of brilaroxazine for negative symptoms and other key symptom domains of schizophrenia. We remain highly encouraged by the differentiated potential of once-daily brilaroxazine to address major unmet needs for patients with schizophrenia and are targeting a potential NDA submission for brilaroxazine in the second quarter of 2026.”

Corporate Highlights

  • Positive speech latency data for brilaroxazine in schizophrenia from the Phase 3 RECOVER trial presented as a poster presentation at the Central Nervous System (CNS) Summit 2024 on Tuesday, November 12th in Boston, Massachusetts

Anticipated Milestones and Events

  • Topline data from 1-year OLE trial expected in December 2024

  • Full data analysis of the OLE trial including long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy, as well as vocal and blood biomarker data expected in Q1 2025

  • Initiation of registrational Phase 3 RECOVER-2 trial evaluating brilaroxazine for the treatment of schizophrenia expected in Q1 2025, subject to receipt of additional financing

  • Potential NDA submission for brilaroxazine in schizophrenia targeted for Q2 2026

  • Investigational new drug application (IND) submission for liposomal-gel formulation of brilaroxazine in psoriasis expected in 2025

  • Pursue partnership opportunities for the development of our pipeline

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

The Company reported a net loss of approximately $8.4 million, or $0.25 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of approximately $11.3 million, or $0.48 per share, for the same period in 2023 (as restated).

The Company reported a net loss of approximately $23.7 million, or $0.75 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of approximately $29.9 million, or $1.32 per share, for the same period in 2023 (as restated).

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s cash totaled approximately $5.6 million compared to approximately $23.4 million as of December 31, 2023.

About Brilaroxazine
Brilaroxazine is an in-house discovered new chemical entity with potent affinity and selectivity against key serotonin and dopamine receptors implicated in the pathobiology of several conditions including schizophrenia, psoriasis and interstitial lung diseases like pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Positive topline data from the global Phase 3 RECOVER-1 trial in schizophrenia demonstrated the trial successfully met all primary and secondary endpoints with statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions across all major symptom domains including reduction in key proinflammatory cytokines implicated in the pathobiology of schizophrenia and comorbid inflammatory conditions at week 4 with 50 mg of brilaroxazine vs. placebo with a generally well-tolerated side effect profile comparable to placebo and discontinuation rates lower than placebo. Positive data from a clinical drug-drug interaction (DDI) study investigating the potential effect of CYP3A4 enzyme on brilaroxazine in healthy subjects supports no clinically significant interaction when combined with a CYP3A4 inhibitor. Reviva believes that a full battery of regulatory compliant toxicology and safety pharmacology studies has been completed for brilaroxazine. Reviva intends to develop brilaroxazine for other neuropsychiatric indications including bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Additionally, brilaroxazine has shown promising nonclinical activity for inflammatory diseases psoriasis, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with mitigation of fibrosis and inflammation in translational animal models. Brilaroxazine has already received Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of PAH and IPF conditions.

To learn more about the clinical and preclinical data available for brilaroxazine, please visit revivapharma.com/publications.

About Reviva 
Reviva is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and seeks to commercialize next-generation therapeutics for diseases representing unmet medical needs and burdens to society, patients, and their families. Reviva’s current pipeline focuses on the central nervous system (CNS), inflammatory and cardiometabolic diseases. Reviva’s pipeline currently includes two drug candidates, brilaroxazine (RP5063) and RP1208. Both are new chemical entities discovered in-house. Reviva has been granted composition of matter patents for both brilaroxazine and RP1208 in the United States, Europe, and several other countries.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating to the Company’s 1-year open label extension (OLE) trial evaluating the long-term safety and tolerability for brilaroxazine in schizophrenia, the registrational Phase 3 RECOVER-2 trial, the Company’s expectations regarding the anticipated clinical profile of its product candidates, including statements regarding anticipated efficacy or safety profile, and those relating to the Company’s expectations, intentions or beliefs regarding matters including product development and clinical trial plans, clinical and regulatory timelines and expenses, planned or intended additional trials or studies and the timing thereof, planned or intended regulatory submissions and the timing thereof, trial results, market opportunity, ability to raise sufficient funding, competitive position, possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, potential opportunities for development including partnerships, growth or expansion opportunities and other statements that are predictive in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management’s current beliefs and assumptions.

These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “potential, “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events or our financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and the Company’s other filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Corporate Contact:
Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
Laxminarayan Bhat, PhD
www.revivapharma.com

Investor Relations Contact:
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Bruce Mackle
[email protected]

REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,558,817

 

 

$

23,367,456

 

Prepaid clinical trial costs

 

 

925,526

 

 

 

78,295

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

325,808

 

 

 

254,637

 

Total current assets

 

 

6,810,151

 

 

 

23,700,388

 

Non-current prepaid clinical trial costs

 

 

819,721

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

7,629,872

 

 

$

23,700,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

83,000

 

 

$

 

Accounts payable

 

 

8,777,579

 

 

 

3,849,108

 

Accrued clinical expenses

 

 

7,362,666

 

 

 

11,966,812

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

881,830

 

 

 

958,607

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

428,801

 

 

 

400,490

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,533,876

 

 

 

17,175,017

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

77,884

 

 

 

806,655

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

17,611,760

 

 

 

17,981,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value of $0.0001; 115,000,000 shares authorized; 33,441,199 and 27,918,560 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

3,344

 

 

 

2,792

 

Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

148,028,341

 

 

 

140,070,172

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(158,013,573

)

 

 

(134,354,248

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

(9,981,888

)

 

 

5,718,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

$

7,629,872

 

 

$

23,700,388

 

REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

(as restated)

 

 

 

(as restated)

Research and development

 

$

6,858,285

 

 

$

9,572,180

 

 

$

18,226,497

 

 

$

23,312,661

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,604,249

 

 

 

1,991,774

 

 

 

6,287,786

 

 

 

6,571,629

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

8,462,534

 

 

 

11,563,954

 

 

 

24,514,283

 

 

 

29,884,290

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(8,462,534)

 

 

 

(11,563,954)

 

 

 

(24,514,283)

 

 

 

(29,884,290)

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on remeasurement of warrant liabilities

 

 

72,321

 

 

 

139,079

 

 

 

728,771

 

 

 

(305,972)

 

Interest expense

 

 

(5,146)

 

 

 

(5,901)

 

 

 

(13,786)

 

 

 

(20,414)

 

Interest income

 

 

53,248

 

 

 

91,763

 

 

 

313,956

 

 

 

341,854

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(23,687)

 

 

 

5,194

 

 

 

(159,202)

 

 

 

(15,220)

 

Total other income, net

 

 

96,736

 

 

 

230,135

 

 

 

869,739

 

 

 

248

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

 

(8,365,798)

 

 

 

(11,333,819)

 

 

 

(23,644,544)

 

 

 

(29,884,042)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

12,117

 

 

 

14,781

 

 

 

21,531

 

Net loss

 

$

(8,365,798)

 

 

$

(11,345,936)

 

 

$

(23,659,325)

 

 

$

(29,905,573)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.25)

 

 

$

(0.48)

 

 

$

(0.75)

 

 

$

(1.32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

33,804,693

 

 

 

23,637,367

 

 

 

31,424,395

 

 

 

22,655,737

 

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