ACQUISITION OF AUDENTES
Establishing a leading position in gene therapy
Naoki Okamura
Representative Director, Corporate Executive Vice President,
Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Astellas Pharma Inc.
December 3, 2019
This document contains “forward-looking statements” relating to the acquisition of Audentes by Astellas. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of Audentes and
Astellas to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the parties’ ability to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the offer contemplated thereby and the other
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benefits sought to be achieved in Astellas’ proposed acquisition of Audentes, the potential effects of the acquisition on both Astellas and Audentes, the possibility of any termination of the merger
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All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from current expectations because of risks
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competing offers or acquisition proposals will be made; the possibility that various conditions to the consummation of the merger and the offer contemplated thereby may not be satisfied or waived;
the effects of disruption from the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement on Audentesbusiness and the fact that the announcement and pendency of the transactions may make it more
difficult to establish or maintain relationships with employees, suppliers and other business partners; and the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the offer or the merger may result in
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Although Astellas and Audentes believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity,
performance or achievements, business and market conditions, the timing and results of biotechnology development and potential regulatory approval and whether the conditions to the closing of the
proposed transaction are satisfied on the expected timetable or at all. Forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to the business of Audentes, including those set
forth in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of Audentes’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which are on file with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition to
the risks described above and in Audentes’ other filings with the SEC, other unknown or unpredictable factors could also affect Audentesresults. No forward-looking statements can be guaranteed
and actual results may differ materially from such statements. The information contained in this document is provided only as of the date hereof, and no party undertakes any obligation to revise or
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The tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Audentes has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Audentes common stock, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer materials that Astellas and its acquisition subsidiary will file with the SEC upon commencement
of the tender offer. At the time the tender offer is commenced, Astellas will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and thereafter Audentes will file a solicitation/recommendation
statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the offer. THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER
OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION / RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY AND CONSIDERED
BY AUDENTES’ STOCKHOLDERS BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. Both the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement
will be mailed to Audentesstockholders free of charge. A free copy of the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement will also be made available to all stockholders of
Audentes by contacting Audentes at [email protected] or by phone at (415) 818-1033. In addition, the tender offer statement, the related letter of transmittal and certain other tender offer
documents and the solicitation/recommendation statement (and all other documents filed with the SEC) will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website: www.sec.gov, upon filing with the SEC. In
addition to these documents, Audentes files annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. These filings with the SEC are also available to the public for free at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the solicitation/recommendation statement and the other documents filed by the Audentes with the SEC are available to all stockholders of Audentes free of
charge at http://investors.audentestx.com/sec-filings.
AUDENTES’ STOCKHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE SCHEDULE TO AND THE SCHEDULE 14D-9 CAREFULLY, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO
TIME, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER,
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES THERETO, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT
HOLDERS OF SHARES OF AUDENTES’ COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES.
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Important Additional Information
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
AGENDA
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I
Transaction Summary
II
III
Overview of Audentes
Strategic Rationale
TRANSACTION SUMMARY
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Party
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (San Francisco); Listed on NASDAQ
Purchase
Price
$60.00 per share in cash
Premium of 110% to Audentes closing share price of $28.61 on
December 2, 2019
Acquisition
Amount*
Approximately $3 billion
Acquisition Method
Asilomar Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas
US
Holding, Inc.,
will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares
of Audentes
Financing
Acquisition amount will be financed utilizing existing loan facilities as
bridge finance
Others
Transaction unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both
companies
The acquisition is expected to close during the first calendar quarter
2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including US antitrust
clearance and the tender of a majority of Audentes outstanding
shares of common stock
*Acquisition amount reflects amounts required to purchase all common shares, options, restricted stock units and other securities
AGENDA
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Transaction Summary
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III
Overview of Audentes
Strategic Rationale
COMPANY OVERVIEW
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Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California
Founded in 2012; IPO on NASDAQ in July 2016
Clinical-stage AAV-based gene therapy company focusing on rare
neuromuscular diseases
Experienced management
Of total 270 employees, 220 engage in R&D and manufacturing
AAV: Adeno-Associated Virus
KEY GENE THERAPY SUCCESS FACTORS
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Lead Program Establishes Clinical
Proof-of-Concept for Audentes
Know-how and Platform
AT132 for XLMTM is
in Phase 1/2 clinical stage
AAV Technology Platform
Proprietary drug design,
manufacturing, and development
capabilities enables efficient drug
development
Audentes Outstanding Capability
Large-scale cGMP
Manufacturing Capability
Fully integrated, in-house
cGMP manufacturing enables
agile & flexible R&D.
Commercial production
for XLMTM is ongoing
XLMTM : X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy
AT132 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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RMAT: Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy, BLA: Biologic License Application, MAA: Marketing Authorization Application
XLMTM : X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy
Product
XLMTM
Regulatory
AAV8 capsid; Desmin promoter
One-time, systemic dose
Gene replacement of MTM1 gene encoding
myotubularin in muscle cells
X-linked, loss of function mutations in MTM1 gene
Rare disease; Estimated 50% mortality by 18 months
>80% require ventilator support
Motor milestones are substantially delayed
No treatment available; supportive care only
RMAT, Rare Pediatric Disease, Fast Track and Orphan
Drug designations by FDA;
PRIME and Orphan Drug designations by EMA
BLA and MAA submissions planned at the earliest
in mid-2020 and 2H2020, respectively
AT132 PHASE 1/2 ASPIRO STUDY
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Inclusion
Criteria
Assessment
Dose
Male subjects (<5 yrs old)
Genetically confirmed XLMTM
Requires ventilator support
Safety and tolerability
Neuromuscular function: CHOP INTEND, Developmental milestones
Respiratory function: MIP and Ventilator use
Cohort 1: 1 x 10
14
vg/kg (6 Treated / 1 Delayed Control)
Cohort 2: 3 x 10
14
vg/kg (6 Treated / 1 Delayed Control)
CHOP INTEND: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders
MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure
XLMTM : X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy
AT132 PHASE 1/2 ASPIRO STUDY
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Presented in 24
th
International Annual Congress of the
World Muscle Society (Oct 1-5, 2019)
Age (years)
Only Patient 2 was able to sit unassisted for 30 seconds at baseline,
Patient 3 not evaluable because of halo traction device
Treated patients are achieving the ability to raise self to standing position,
walk with support or walk alone
Interim data as of August 7, 2019
AT132 PHASE 1/2 ASPIRO STUDY
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Treated patients showed rapid and sustained increase in CHOP INTEND Score
CHOP INTEND: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders
LS: least squares means estimated with Repeated Measures ANOVA Model
Bars indicate standard error, SD: Standard deviation
Weeks after ASPIRO baseline
Change from baseline in
CHOP INTEND score (LS means)
Interim data as of August 7, 2019
Presented in 24
th
International Annual Congress of the
World Muscle Society (Oct 1-5, 2019)
Neuromuscular Functions (CHOP-INTEND Score)
Treated (N=10)
Control (N=2)
AT132 PHASE 1/2 ASPIRO STUDY
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Treated (N=10)
Control (Patient 4)
Control (Patient 11)
Ventilator use
Treated patients have achieved mean reductions in ventilator dependence
nearing 20 hours per day
Weeks after ASPIRO baseline
Presented in 24
th
International Annual Congress of the
World Muscle Society (Oct 1-5, 2019)
LS: least squares means estimated with Repeated Measures ANOVA Model
Bars indicate standard error, SD: standard derivation
Interim data as of August 7, 2019
Baseline:
>12 hours
ventilator
dependence
Reduction
in ventilator
dependence over
24 hours (h)
(LS means)
AT132 PHASE 1/2 ASPIRO STUDY
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Increased respiratory muscle strength (MIP) observed as early as 4 weeks
Respiratory Functions (MIP)
Change from baseline in
MIP (cm H
2
O) (LS means)
Weeks after ASPIRO baseline
Interim data as of August 7, 2019
Presented in 24
th
International Annual Congress of the
World Muscle Society (Oct 1-5, 2019)
MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure
LS: least squares means estimated with Repeated Measures ANOVA Model
Bars indicate standard error, SD: standard derivation
Treated (N=10)
Control (N=2)
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10,000 FOLD HIGHER DOSE IN MUSCLE COMPARED
TO EYE
Adapted from https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-018-00307-6
x10,000 dose of eye
x1,000 dose of eye
x10 dose of eye
1x10
11
vg
Established large-scale commercial manufacturing provides capacity required for
higher-dose neuromuscular indications
MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE
PIPELINE PRODUCT CANDIDATES
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Plasmid
Manufacturing
Clinical Trial
Material
Manufacturing
Process
Development
&
Analytical
Development
Commercial
Manufacturing
Clinical Trial Materials Supply
Internal manufacturing capability to
seamlessly supply drug product
Commercial Production of AT132
Large-scale production enabled by
Audentesproprietary know-how
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AAV-BASED GENE THERAPY
AAV Surface
Delivery of the
transgene to a
target cell
Transgene
Therapeutic gene
that selectively
functions in a target
cell of patients
AAV8 is Audentespreferred capsid serotype for delivering transgenes to target tissues
Innovative programs targeting neuromuscular diseases can be developed in an
accelerated manner with Audentes proprietary gene therapy know-how
AAV platform + Transgene
Adeno Associated Virus
AAV-based gene therapies for rare neuromuscular diseases
AUDENTES PIPELINE
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MTM1
GAA
Exons 2, 1-5
Exon 51
Exon 53
DMPK
Transgene
AT132
AT845
AT702
AT751
AT753
AT466
Code
XLMTM
Pompe Disease
DMD
DMD
DMD
Myotonic
Dystrophy (DM1)
Disease
Ph1/2 pivotal expansion ongoing
Preclinical
Pre-clinical
Pre-clinical
Pre-clinical
Pre-clinical
Development Stage
MOA
Gene Replacement Vectorized Exon Skipping Vectorized RNA Knockdown
XLMTM: X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy
DMD: Duchenne muscular dystrophy
AGENDA
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Transaction Summary
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Overview of Audentes
Strategic Rationale
GENETIC REGULATION AS FIFTH PRIMARY FOCUS
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Genetic Regulation to be new Primary Focus
ASIM: Antigen-specific immuno-modulation
In-house R&D
Asset acquisition through
business development
+
Mitochondria
Biology
Regeneration
& Blindness
Immuno-
oncology
ASIM
Biology
Genetic
Regulation
Primary Focus
Harvard
Medical
School
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THE COMBINED CAPABILITIES OF ASTELLAS AND
AUDENTES ALLOW THE TARGETING OF MORE DISEASES
Gene Replacement
Neuromuscular
diseases
Biology
(Audentes + Astellas)
Common
diseases
Patients
AAV
Modality (Audentes)
Core
platform
Complementary in-house
programs
Next-generation technology
through business development
Astellas
Capsid engineering
Expansion to
+ Undisclosed partners
Gene Replacement
Audentes
Gene Regulation
Optimization to
Final products
License &
Engineering
Process dev &
Manufacturing
ACQUISITION OF AUDENTES: SUMMARY
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Transforms Genetic Regulation Primary Focus into a new growth area
for Astellas, building on a complementary technology platform and
capabilities in gene therapy to swiftly bring products to patients
Develop innovative gene therapies that address the unmet medical
needs of patients
Acquisition of Audentes is a major step to establishing a leading position in gene therapy
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ON THE FOREFRONT OF
HEALTHCARE CHANGE