CRNX Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2024

 

 

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-38583	26-3744114
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6055 Lusk Boulevard
San Diego, California				92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 450-6464

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		CRNX		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 12, 2024, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company” or “Crinetics”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2024. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained or incorporated herein, including the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 12, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

			Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date:	November 12, 2024	By:	/s/ R. Scott Struthers, Ph.D.
			R. Scott Struthers, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

and Provides Business Update

Submission of New Drug Application for Paltusotine for the Treatment of Acromegaly

Completed Upsized Public Offering of $575M of Common Stock

Debut of First Drug Candidate from a Novel Nonpeptide Drug Conjugate Platform at North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS)

 

Total of Four New Drug Candidates in IND Enabling Preclinical Studies

Management Hosting Conference Call at 4:30 p.m. ET Today

SAN DIEGO – November 12, 2024 – Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNX), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

“As we approach the end of 2024, it has been yet another remarkable year for Crinetics as we continued to consistently achieve key milestones to advance and expand our pipeline and strengthen the company’s position,” said Scott Struthers, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crinetics. “The submission of our first NDA was a significant milestone in the company’s history, and we remain on track for the expected launch of our investigational drug paltusotine for acromegaly in 2025, which will be a pivotal event for the company. The company’s core commitment to internal innovation continues to bear fruit with four new internally discovered drug candidates now in IND enabling activities including the first candidate from our novel nonpeptide drug conjugate (NDC) targeted therapeutics platform emerging from our laboratories. We are excited to share preclinical data for this candidate intended for the treatment of SST2 expressing tumors at the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) in Chicago on November 21-23. Further, subsequent to quarter end, we strengthened our already robust balance sheet by issuing additional equity, allowing us to invest in these promising early-stage programs, while continuing to fully support the anticipated launch of paltusotine and later-stage clinical development efforts.”

Third Quarter 2024 and Recent Highlights:

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Key Upcoming Milestones:

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results:

 

Conference Call and Webcast Details

Management will hold a live conference call and webcast today, Tuesday, November 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To participate, please dial 1-800-579-2543 (domestic) or 1-785-424-1789 (international) and refer to Conference ID CRNXQ3. To access the webcast, click here. Following the live event, a replay of the call will be available on the Investors section of the company’s website.

*Proposed international nonproprietary name under review.

About Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. Crinetics’ lead development candidate, paltusotine, is the first investigational once-daily, oral, selectively-targeted somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2) nonpeptide agonist that has completed Phase 3 clinical development for acromegaly and is in Phase 2 clinical development for carcinoid syndrome associated with neuroendocrine tumors. Crinetics is also developing atumelnant (CRN04894), an investigational, first-in-class, oral ACTH antagonist, that is

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currently completing Phase 2 clinical studies for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and Cushing’s disease. All of the company’s drug candidates are orally delivered, small molecule new chemical entities resulting from in-house drug discovery efforts, including additional discovery programs addressing a variety of endocrine conditions such as hyperparathyroidism, polycystic kidney disease, Graves’ disease (including thyroid eye disease), diabetes, obesity and GPCR-targeted oncology indications.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the plans and timelines for the clinical development of atumelnant and paltusotine, including the therapeutic potential and clinical benefits or safety profile thereof; the plans and timelines for FDA response and the commercial launch of paltusotine if the NDA submission is approved; the expected timing of initiation of a Phase 3 program of paltusotine for carcinoid syndrome and FDA consultation; the expected timing of additional data and topline results from studies of atumelnant in CAH and Cushing’s syndrome; the expected timing of announcing preclinical data for a candidate on the NDC platform; the potential and expected timing for IND-enabling studies in four different development candidates to transition to clinical development; the expected timing of additional research pipeline updates; and the expected timing through which our cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities will fund our operating plans. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “upcoming” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, initial or topline data that we report may change following completion or a more comprehensive review of the data related to the clinical studies and such data may not accurately reflect the complete results of a clinical study, and the FDA and other regulatory authorities may not agree with our interpretation of such results; we may not be able to obtain, maintain and enforce our patents and other intellectual property rights, and it may be prohibitively difficult or costly to protect such rights; geopolitical events may disrupt Crinetics’ business and that of the third parties on which it depends, including delaying or otherwise disrupting its clinical studies and preclinical studies, manufacturing and supply chain, or impairing employee productivity; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of the Company’s product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization; the Company’s dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing; the success of Crinetics’ clinical studies and nonclinical studies; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; clinical studies and preclinical studies may not proceed at the time or in the manner expected, or at all; the timing and outcome of research, development and regulatory review is uncertain, and Crinetics’ drug candidates may not advance in development or be approved for marketing; Crinetics may use its capital resources sooner than expected; any future impacts to our business resulting from geopolitical developments outside our control; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The events and circumstances reflected in the company’s forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information on risks facing Crinetics can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in Crinetics’ periodic filings with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by applicable law, Crinetics does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

 

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CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenues		$	—			$	346			$	1,039			$	4,013
Operating expenses:
Research and development			61,905				43,839				173,590				122,947
General and administrative			25,892				15,484				71,558				41,016
Total operating expenses			87,797				59,323				245,148				163,963
Loss from operations			(87,797	)			(58,977	)			(244,109	)			(159,950	)
Total other income, net			10,969				2,516				26,766				6,515
Loss before equity method investment			(76,828	)			(56,461	)			(217,343	)			(153,435	)
Loss on equity method investment			—				(997	)			(470	)			(997	)
Net loss		$	(76,828	)		$	(57,458	)		$	(217,813	)		$	(154,432	)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.96	)		$	(1.01	)		$	(2.82	)		$	(2.81	)
Weighted-average shares - basic and diluted			80,091				56,808				77,173				55,003

 

BALANCE SHEET DATA:		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
Cash, cash equivalents and investments		$	862,668			$	558,555
Working capital		$	824,025			$	530,211
Total assets		$	937,374			$	635,353
Total liabilities		$	104,394			$	96,247
Accumulated deficit		$	(871,515	)		$	(653,702	)
Total stockholders’ equity		$	832,980			$	539,106

 

Investors:
Gayathri Diwakar

Head of Investor Relations

gdiwakar@crinetics.com

(858) 345-6340

Media:

Natalie Badillo

Head of Corporate Communications

nbadillo@crinetics.com

(858) 345-6075

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