ChemoCentryx, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-35420

ChemoCentryx, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	94-3254365
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

850 Maude Avenue Mountain View, California	94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(650) 210-2900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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	CCXI	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of October 31, 2020 was 69,208,414.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

Table of Contents


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Page

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	8

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	28

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	29

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	30

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	31

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	31

Item 5.	Other Information	31

Item 6.	Exhibits	31

EXHIBIT INDEX		32

SIGNATURES		33

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

(unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	56,177		$	39,179
Short-term investments		415,207			133,607
Accounts receivable, other		44			176
Accounts receivable from related party		58			—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,956			1,400
Total current assets		474,442			174,362
Property and equipment, net		15,063			2,154
Long-term investments		14,456			29,454
Operating lease right-of-use assets		27,667			1,704
Other assets		1,414			1,409
Total assets	$	533,042		$	209,083
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	8,868		$	1,532
Accrued and other current liabilities		18,938			19,806
Long-term debt, current		3,066			—
Other current liabilities to related party		6,173			—
Deferred revenue from related party		9,817			37,742
Total current liabilities		46,862			59,080
Long-term debt, net		21,260			19,786
Non-current deferred revenue from related party		24,814			63,095
Non-current lease liabilities		34,436			566
Other non-current liabilities		851			556
Total liabilities		128,223			143,083
Commitments (Note 7)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 69,108,573 and 60,234,784 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		69			60
Additional paid-in capital		859,960			495,624
Note receivable		(16	)		(16	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		272			318
Accumulated deficit		(455,466	)		(429,986	)
Total stockholders’ equity		404,819			66,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	533,042		$	209,083

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Revenue:
Collaboration and license revenue from related party	$	5,027		$	10,581		$	60,165		$	26,081
Grant revenue		58			—			368			—
Total revenue		5,085			10,581			60,533			26,081

Operating expenses:
Research and development		18,582			18,096			56,655			51,074
General and administrative		10,362			6,116			29,474			17,187
Total operating expenses		28,944			24,212			86,129			68,261
Loss from operations		(23,859	)		(13,631	)		(25,596	)		(42,180	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income		499			1,311			2,059			3,850
Interest expense		(700	)		(542	)		(1,943	)		(1,631	)
Total other income (expense), net		(201	)		769			116			2,219
Net loss	$	(24,060	)	$	(12,862	)	$	(25,480	)	$	(39,961	)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.35	)	$	(0.22	)	$	(0.40	)	$	(0.71	)
Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share		68,922			58,205			64,500			56,219

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Net loss	$	(24,060	)	$	(12,862	)	$	(25,480	)	$	(39,961	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities		(216	)		56			(46	)		607
Comprehensive loss	$	(24,276	)	$	(12,806	)	$	(25,526	)	$	(39,354	)

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In		Note			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Receivable			Income			Deficit			Equity
Balance as of June 30, 2020		68,803,400	$	69	$	852,006	$	(16	)	$	488		$	(431,406	)	$	421,141
Net loss		-		-		-		-			-			(24,060	)		(24,060	)
Unrealized loss on investments		-		-		-		-			(216	)		-			(216	)
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans		305,173		-		2,005		-			-			-			2,005
Employee stock-based compensation		-		-		5,721		-			-			-			5,721
Compensation expense related to options granted to consultants		-		-		228		-			-			-			228
Balance as of September 30, 2020		69,108,573	$	69	$	859,960	$	(16	)	$	272		$	(455,466	)	$	404,819

	Common Stock					Additional Paid-In			Note			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares			Amount		Capital			Receivable			Income			Deficit			Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2019		60,234,784		$	60	$	495,624		$	(16	)	$	318		$	(429,986	)	$	66,000
Net loss		-			-		-			-			-			(25,480	)		(25,480	)
Unrealized loss on investments		-			-		-			-			(46	)		-			(46	)
Issuance of common stock upon follow-on offering, net of issuance costs		5,980,000			6		325,648			-			-			-			325,654
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans		2,986,248			3		26,495			-			-			-			26,498
Repurchased shares upon vesting of restricted stock units for tax withholdings		(92,459	)		-		(3,709	)		-			-			-			(3,709	)
Employee stock-based compensation		-			-		15,171			-			-			-			15,171
Compensation expense related to options granted to consultants		-			-		731			-			-			-			731
Balance as of September 30, 2020		69,108,573		$	69	$	859,960		$	(16	)	$	272		$	(455,466	)	$	404,819

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In		Note			Accumulated Other Comprehensive		Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Receivable			Income (Loss)		Deficit			Equity
Balance as of June 30, 2019		58,209,745	$	58	$	472,661	$	(16	)	$	353	$	(401,596	)	$	71,460
Net loss		—		—		—		—			—		(12,862	)		(12,862	)
Unrealized gain on investments		—		—		—		—			56		—			56
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive and employee stock purchase plans		43,395		—		269		—			—		—			269
Employee stock-based compensation		—		—		2,856		—			—		—			2,856
Compensation expense related to options granted to consultants		—		—		83		—			—		—			83
Balance as of September 30, 2019		58,253,140	$	58	$	475,869	$	(16	)	$	409	$	(414,458	)	$	61,862

	Common Stock					Additional Paid-In			Note			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares			Amount		Capital			Receivable			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2018		50,652,238		$	51	$	389,398		$	(16	)	$	(198	)	$	(374,497	)	$	14,738
Net loss		—			—		—			—			—			(39,961	)		(39,961	)
Unrealized gain on investments		—			—		—			—			607			—			607
Issuance of common stock under Equity Distribution Agreement, net of issuance costs		6,491,196			6		73,270			—			—			—			73,276
Issuance of common stock under equity incentive and employee stock purchase plans		1,217,325			1		5,836			—			—			—			5,837
Repurchased shares upon vesting of restricted stock units for tax withholdings		(107,619	)		—		(1,174	)		—			—			—			(1,174	)
Employee stock-based compensation		—			—		8,359			—			—			—			8,359
Compensation expense related to options granted to consultants		—			—		180			—			—			—			180
Balance as of September 30, 2019		58,253,140		$	58	$	475,869		$	(16	)	$	409		$	(414,458	)	$	61,862

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(25,480	)	$	(39,961	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation		15,902			8,539
Depreciation of property and equipment		402			413
Non-cash lease expense		1,402			803
Non-cash interest expense (income), net		822			(1,394	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, other		132			—
Accounts receivable due from related party		(58	)		2,058
Prepaids and other current assets		(770	)		756
Other assets		(5	)		116
Accounts payable		213			(29	)
Operating lease liabilities		6,255			(801	)
Other liabilities		(701	)		3,460
Deferred revenue from related party		(60,033	)		(23,853	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(61,919	)		(49,893	)
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment, net		(6,136	)		(465	)
Purchases of investments		(391,942	)		(189,404	)
Sales of investments		—			4,967
Maturities of investments		124,220			165,770
Net cash used in investing activities		(273,858	)		(19,132	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		325,654			73,276
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan		26,472			5,837
Employees' tax withheld and paid for restricted stock units		(3,709	)		(1,174	)
Borrowings under credit facility agreement, net of issuance costs		4,358			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		352,775			77,939
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		16,998			8,914
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		40,259			28,088
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	57,257		$	37,002
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	$	1,433		$	1,317
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations ⁽¹⁾	$	27,365		$	2,796
Purchases of property and equipment, net recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	7,175		$	—

(1)	Amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes the transition adjustment of $1,301 for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).

See accompanying notes.

CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2020

(unaudited)

1.	Description of Business

ChemoCentryx, Inc. (the Company) commenced operations in 1997. The Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new medications targeted at inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases and cancer. The Company’s principal operations are in the United States and it operates in one segment.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The financial information filed is unaudited. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for the fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods covered and of the financial condition of the Company at the date of the interim balance sheet. The December 31, 2019 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year or any other interim period. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2020.

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company invests in a variety of financial instruments and, by its policy, limits the amount of credit exposure with any one issuer, industry or geographic area.

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are concentrated in the pharmaceutical industry and government sector. Accordingly, the Company may be exposed to credit risk generally associated with pharmaceutical companies and government funded entities. The Company has not historically experienced any significant losses due to concentration of credit risk.

Total accounts receivable consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
U.S. Food and Drug Administration	$	44	$	176
Vifor (International) Ltd., and/or its affiliates, or collectively, Vifor		58		—
	$	102	$	176

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents.

Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding for the period. The Company’s potentially dilutive common stock equivalent shares, which include incremental common shares issuable upon (i) the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, (ii) vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs) and restricted stock awards (RSAs), and (iii) the purchase from contributions to the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) (calculated based on the treasury stock method), are only included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share when their effect is dilutive.

For the three and nine months ended September 31, 2020 and 2019, the following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):

	Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Options to purchase common stock, including purchases from contributions to ESPP		7,416		11,059
Restricted stock units		389		402
Restricted stock awards		14		41
Warrants to purchase common stock		150		150
		7,969		11,652

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss comprises net loss and other comprehensive gain (loss). For the periods presented, other comprehensive gain (loss) consists of unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s available-for-sale securities. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were no significant sales of investments and therefore there were no reclassifications of comprehensive loss. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net loss for unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities were not significant, and were recorded as part of other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The new standard replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under the current standard with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The Company is required to use a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivable and other financial instruments. 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. The new standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company’s adoption on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company has reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business or that no material effect is expected on the consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.

3.	Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Investments

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	56,177	$	39,179
Restricted cash included in Other assets		1,080		1,080
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	57,257	$	40,259

Restricted cash as of September 30, 2020 was held as collateral for stand-by letters of credit issued by the Company to its landlord in connection with the lease of the Company’s facility in San Carlos, California. See “Note 7. Commitments” for additional information of this lease.

Cash Equivalents and Investments

The amortized cost and fair value of cash equivalents and investments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Money market fund	$	50,473	$	—	$	—		$	50,473
U.S. treasury securities		200,899		104		—			201,003
Government-sponsored agencies		12,495		2		—			12,497
Commercial paper		120,809		—		—			120,809
Asset-backed securities		22,218		68		—			22,286
Corporate debt securities		72,970		109		(11	)		73,068
Total available-for-sale securities	$	479,864	$	283	$	(11	)	$	480,136

Classified as:
Cash equivalents								$	50,473
Short-term investments									415,207
Long-term investments									14,456
Total available-for-sale securities								$	480,136

	December 31, 2019
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Money market fund	$	30,353	$	—	$	—		$	30,353
U.S. treasury securities		40,245		47		—			40,292
Commercial paper		12,429		—		—			12,429
Asset-backed securities		25,436		50		—			25,486
Corporate debt securities		84,605		225		(4	)		84,826
Total available-for-sale securities	$	193,068	$	322	$	(4	)	$	193,386

Classified as:
Cash equivalents								$	30,325
Short-term investments									133,607
Long-term investments									29,454
Total available-for-sale securities								$	193,386

Cash equivalents in the tables above exclude cash of $5.7 million and $8.9 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. All available-for-sale securities held as of September 30, 2020 had contractual maturities of less than two years. There have been no significant realized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities for the periods presented. The Company applies the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of the securities sold. No significant available-for-sale securities held as of September 30, 2020 have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. As of September 30, 2020, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments are not attributed to credit risk. The Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that investments in an unrealized loss position will be held until maturity or the recovery of the cost basis of the investment. The Company believes that an allowance for credit losses is unnecessary because the unrealized losses on certain of the Company’s marketable securities are due to market factors. To date, the Company has not recorded any impairment charges on marketable securities.

4.	Fair Value Measurements

The Company determines the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using three levels of inputs as follows:

Level 1—Inputs which include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or 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.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s financial assets subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements were as follows as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Money market fund	$	50,473	$	—	$	—	$	50,473
U.S. treasury securities		—		201,003		—		201,003
Government-sponsored agencies		—		12,497		—		12,497
Commercial paper		—		120,809		—		120,809
Asset-backed securities		—		22,286		—		22,286
Corporate debt securities		—		73,068		—		73,068
Total assets	$	50,473	$	429,663	$	—	$	480,136

	December 31, 2019
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Money market fund	$	30,353	$	—	$	—	$	30,353
U.S. treasury securities		—		40,292		—		40,292
Commercial paper		—		12,429		—		12,429
Asset-backed securities		—		25,486		—		25,486
Corporate debt securities		—		84,826		—		84,826
Total assets	$	30,353	$	163,033	$	—	$	193,386

When the Company uses observable market prices for identical securities that are traded in less active markets, the Company classifies its marketable debt instruments as Level 2. When observable market prices for identical securities are not available, the Company prices its marketable debt instruments using non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated with observable market data; quoted market prices for similar instruments; or pricing models, such as a discounted cash flow model, with all significant inputs derived from or corroborated with observable market data. Non-binding market consensus prices are based on the proprietary valuation models of pricing providers or brokers. These valuation models incorporate a number of inputs, including non-binding and binding broker quotes; observable market prices for identical or similar securities; and the internal assumptions of pricing providers or brokers that use observable market inputs and, to a lesser degree, unobservable market inputs. The Company corroborates non-binding market consensus prices with observable market data using statistical models when observable market data exists. The discounted cash flow model uses observable market inputs, such as LIBOR-based yield curves, currency spot and forward rates, and credit ratings.

Other Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,				December 31,
	2020				2019
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Long-term debt, net ⁽¹⁾	$	24,326	$	25,153	$	19,786	$	20,253

(1)	Carrying amounts of long-term debt were net of unamortized debt discounts of $674 and $214 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The fair value of the Company's long-term debt is estimated using the net present value of future debt payments, discounted at an interest rate that is consistent with market interest rates, which is a Level 2 input.

5.	Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Research and development related	$	10,988	$	13,100
Compensation related		4,337		3,608
Consulting and professional services		1,397		1,094
Current portion of operating lease liability		1,253		1,503
Other		963		501
	$	18,938	$	19,806

6.	Long-term Debt

In December 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, with Hercules Capital, Inc. (Hercules), pursuant to which term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million (as amended, the Credit Facility) were available to the Company. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had borrowed $20.0 million under the Credit Facility, with an interest rate of 8.05% per annum and the remaining available amount had expired. Advances under the Credit Facility bear an interest rate equal to the greater of either (i) 8.05% plus the prime rate as reported from time to time in The Wall Street Journal (the Prime Rate) minus 4.75%, and (ii) 8.05%. The Company will make interest-only payments through July 1, 2021, and will then repay the principal balance and interest on the advances in equal monthly installments continuing through December 1, 2022. The Company will pay an end of term charge of $1.3 million.

On January 8, 2020, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the Amended Loan Agreement) with Hercules, which amended and restated the agreement between the parties, and pursuant to which an additional term loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million (the Restated Credit Facility) is available to the Company at its discretion in three tranches. The first tranche of the Restated Credit Facility of up to $40.0 million is available to the Company through December 15, 2020, of which $20.0 million became available upon submission of the avacopan New Drug Application (NDA) for the treatment of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic auto-antibody associated vasculitis (ANCA vasculitis). The second tranche of up to an additional $30.0 million would be available to the Company through December 15, 2021 upon NDA approval of avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis. The third tranche of up to an additional $30.0 million would be available through December 15, 2022, subject to certain conditions.

Under the Restated Credit Facility, the Company had borrowed $5.0 million from the first tranche with an interest rate of 8.50% per annum as of September 30, 2020. Advances under the Restated Credit Facility bear an initial interest rate equal to the greater of either (i) 8.50% plus the Prime Rate minus 5.25%, and (ii) 8.50%, which may be reduced upon the Company achieving certain cumulative net avacopan revenue levels. For advances under the Restated Credit Facility, the Company will make interest only payments through September 1, 2022 and will then repay the principal balance and interest on the advances in equal monthly installments through February 1, 2024. Upon satisfaction of certain conditions, the interest-only payment period and the principal balance repayment period may be extended. In addition, the Company will pay an end of term charge of 7.15% of the aggregate amount of the advances under the Restated Credit Facility.

The Company paid a commitment charge of 1% of the advances made under the Amended Loan Agreement, with a minimum charge of $162,500 for the Credit Facility and a minimum charge of $520,000 for the Restated Credit Facility. Also, the Company reimbursed Hercules for costs incurred related to the Amended Loan Agreement. These charges were recorded as discounts to the carrying value of the loan and are amortized over the term of the loan using the effective interest method.

In addition, the Company may prepay advances under the Amended Loan Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time, subject to a prepayment charge that ranges from 1.0% to 2.0%, depending on the timing of the prepayment. The Amended Loan Agreement is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, excluding intellectual property. The Amended Loan Agreement also includes customary loan covenants, with which the Company was in compliance for all periods presented.

In connection with the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company also entered into a Right to Invest Agreement with Hercules, pursuant to which Hercules shall have the right to participate, in an amount up to $3.0 million, in any subsequent equity financing broadly marketed to multiple investors in an amount greater than $30.0 million. Hercules purchased $1.0 million of the Company’s common stock during the June 2020 equity follow-on offering. See “Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Amended Loan Agreement of $24.3 million, net of discounts of $0.7 million. Future minimum principal payments, which exclude the end of term charge, related to the Restated Credit Facility as of September 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

	Amounts
Year ending December 31:
Remaining of fiscal year 2020	$	—
2021		6,389
2022		14,666
2023		3,353
2024		592
Total minimum payments		25,000
Less: amount representing debt discount		(674	)
Present value of remaining debt payments		24,326
Less: current portion		(3,066	)
Non-current portion	$	21,260

7.	Commitments

Operating Leases

In May 2004, the Company entered into a noncancelable operating lease for its current office and primary research facility located in Mountain View, California. In May 2019, the Company entered into a third amendment to the lease agreement for the same facility to extend the term of the lease through April 2021. In July 2020, the Company entered into a letter agreement to further extend the lease term through June 2021.

In July 2019, the Company entered into a ten-year operating lease for a 96,463 square foot facility in San Carlos, California to replace its current headquarters located in Mountain View, California. Upon execution of the lease agreement, the Company provided the landlord an approximately $1.1 million security deposit in the form of a letter of credit. The lease commenced in June 2020 and is anticipated to expire in February 2031 with an option to extend the lease for five years. The lease extension option was not considered in the right-of-use asset or the lease liability as the Company did not consider it reasonably certain the option would be exercised. Monthly rent payments are anticipated to begin in March 2021. Following a six month period of discounted rent, the Company will pay an initial annual base rent at a rate of approximately $6.5 million, which is subject to scheduled 3% annual increases, plus certain operating expenses.

The Company was provided a tenant improvement allowance of $15.4 million plus an additional allowance of $4.8 million for the same. The additional allowance will be repaid by the Company as additional rent in equal monthly payments at a rate of 7% per annum through the initial term of the lease. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has received a tenant improvement allowance of $6.0 million. The Company has the right to sublease the facility, subject to landlord consent.

The balance sheet classification of the Company’s operating lease assets and liabilities was as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Balance Sheet
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	27,667	$	1,704
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities:
Accrued and other current liabilities ⁽¹⁾	$	1,253	$	1,503
Non-current lease liabilities		34,436		566

(1)	Includes current portion of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The component of lease costs, which was included in operating expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Operating lease cost

1,743

351

2,905

943

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $1.2 million, excluding the $6.0 million tenant improvement allowance received, and $0.9 million, respectively. These amounts were included in net cash used in operating activities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating leases
Year ending December 31:
Remaining of fiscal year 2020	$	434
2021		5,210
2022		7,316
2023		7,516
2024		7,721
Thereafter		52,518
Total minimum payments		80,715
Less: interest		(31,472	)
Less: future tenant improvement reimbursements		(13,554	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	35,689

As of September 30, 2020, the weighted-average remaining lease term was 10.2 years and the weighted-average operating discount rate used to determine the operating lease liability was 9.5%.

8.	Related-Party Transactions

Vifor

Vifor held 9,194,085 shares of the Company’s common stock as of September 30, 2020. The Company has collaboration agreements with Vifor: the Avacopan Agreements and the CCX140 Agreements (each as described below). See “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Concentration of Credit Risk” for additional information on accounts receivable balance due from Vifor.

Avacopan Agreements

In May 2016, the Company entered into an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with Vifor pursuant to which the Company granted Vifor exclusive rights to commercialize avacopan in Europe and certain other markets (the Avacopan Agreement). Avacopan is the Company’s lead drug candidate for the treatment of patients with ANCA vasculitis and other rare diseases. The Avacopan Agreement also provided Vifor with an exclusive option to negotiate during 2016 a worldwide license agreement for one of the Company’s other drug candidates, CCX140, an orally-administered inhibitor of the chemokine receptor known as CCR2. In connection with the Avacopan Agreement, the Company received a non-refundable upfront payment of $85.0 million, comprising $60.0 million in cash and $25.0 million in the form of an equity investment to purchase 3,333,333 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $7.50 per share.

In February 2017, Vifor and the Company expanded the Vifor territories under the Avacopan Agreement to include all markets outside the United States and China (the Avacopan Amendment). In connection with this February 2017 amendment, the Company received a $20.0 million upfront payment for the expanded rights. In June 2018, Vifor and the Company further expanded the Vifor territories under the Avacopan Agreement to provide Vifor with exclusive commercialization rights in China (the Avacopan Letter Agreement, and together with the Avacopan Agreement and the Avacopan Amendment, the Avacopan Agreements). The Company retains control of ongoing and future development of avacopan (other than country-specific development in the licensed territories) and all commercialization rights to avacopan in the United States. In consideration for the Avacopan Letter Agreement, the Company received a $5.0 million payment for the expanded rights.

Upon achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones with avacopan, the Company will receive additional payments of up to $460.0 million under the Avacopan Agreements. In addition, the Company will receive royalties, with rates ranging from the low teens to the mid-twenties, on future potential net sales of avacopan by Vifor in the licensed territories. In December 2017, the Company achieved a $50.0 million regulatory milestone when the European Medicines Agency (EMA) validated the Company’s conditional marketing authorization (CMA) application for avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis.

The Company identified the following material promises under the Avacopan Agreements: (1) the license related to avacopan; (2) the development and regulatory services for the submission of the marketing authorization application (MAA); and (3) an exclusive option to negotiate a worldwide license agreement for CCX140, which expired in 2016. The Company considered that the license has standalone functionality and is capable of being distinct. However, the Company determined that the license is not distinct from the development and regulatory services within the context of the agreement because Vifor is dependent on the Company to execute the development and regulatory activities in order for Vifor to benefit from the license. As such, the license is combined with the development and regulatory services into a single performance obligation. The exclusive option related to CCX140 is a separate performance obligation and the Company determined that its transaction price is not material. As such, the transaction price under this arrangement is allocated to the license and the development and regulatory services.

As of September 30, 2020, the transaction price of $153.0 million comprises the following:

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$78.0 million upfront payment under the May 2016 Avacopan Agreement. Of the total $85.0 million upfront payment received under the May 2016 Avacopan Agreement, $7.0 million was allocated to the issuance of 3,333,333 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $2.10 per share, the closing stock price on the effective date of the agreement, May 9, 2016. The remaining $78.0 million was allocated to the transaction price under this arrangement;

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$20.0 million upfront payment under the February 2017 Avacopan Amendment;

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$50.0 million regulatory milestone payment achieved upon the validation of the Company’s CMA application by the EMA, for avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis in December 2017; and

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$5.0 million non-refundable upfront payment under the Avacopan Letter Agreement.

The Company will re-evaluate the transaction price in each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur.

The Company determined that the combined performance obligation will be performed over the duration of the contract, which began on the effective date of May 9, 2016 and ends upon completion of development and regulatory services. The Company uses a cost-based input method to measure proportional performance and to calculate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize. The Company believes this is the best measure of progress because other measures do not reflect how the Company transfers its performance obligation to Vifor. In applying the cost-based input method of revenue recognition, the Company measures actual costs incurred relative to budgeted costs to fulfill the combined performance obligation. These costs consist primarily of third-party contract costs. Revenue is recognized based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total budgeted costs as the Company completes its performance obligations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $2.9 million and $9.9 million of collaboration and license revenue under the Avacopan Agreements, respectively, as compared to $8.8 million and $20.9 million during the same respective periods in 2019.

CCX140 Agreements

In December 2016, the Company entered into a second collaboration and license agreement with Vifor pursuant to which the Company granted Vifor exclusive rights to commercialize CCX140 (the CCX140 Agreement) in markets outside the United States and China. CCX140 is an orally-administered inhibitor of the chemokine receptor known as CCR2. The Company retains marketing rights in the United States and China, while Vifor has commercialization rights in the rest of the world. Pursuant to the CCX140 Agreement, the Company is responsible for the clinical development of CCX140 in rare renal diseases and is reimbursed for Vifor’s equal share of such development cost. Under the terms of the CCX140 Agreement, the Company received a non-refundable upfront payment of $50.0 million in 2017.

In June 2018, the Company and Vifor entered into a letter agreement to expand Vifor’s rights to include the right to exclusively commercialize CCX140 in China (the CCX140 Letter Agreement). In connection with the CCX140 Letter Agreement, the Company received a non-refundable payment of $5.0 million. The Company and Vifor also entered into an amendment to the CCX140 Agreement (the CCX140 Amendment, and together with the CCX140 Agreement and the CCX140 Letter Agreement, the CCX140 Agreements) to clarify the timing of certain payments with respect to development funding of the CCX140 program by Vifor, and the Company received a non-refundable payment of $11.5 million. The Company retains control of ongoing and future development of CCX140 (other than country-specific development in the licensed territories), and all commercialization rights to CCX140 in the United States.

The Company identified the following material promises under the CCX140 Agreements: (1) the license related to CCX140; and (2) the development and regulatory services for the submission of the MAA. The Company considered that the license has standalone functionality and is capable of being distinct. However, the Company determined that the license is not distinct from the development and regulatory services within the context of the agreement because Vifor is dependent on the Company to execute the development and regulatory activities in order for Vifor to benefit from the license. As such, the license is combined with the development and regulatory services into a single performance obligation.

As of September 30, 2020, the transaction price of $66.5 million comprises the following:

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$50.0 million upfront payment under the CCX140 Agreement;

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$11.5 million of CCX140 development funding by Vifor; and

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$5.0 million non-refundable upfront payment under the CCX140 Letter Agreement.

The Company will re-evaluate the transaction price in each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur.

The Company determined that the combined performance obligation will be performed over the duration of the contract, which began on the effective date of December 22, 2016 and ends upon completion of development services. The Company uses a cost-based input method to measure proportional performance and to calculate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize. The Company believes this is the best measure of progress because other measures do not reflect how the Company transfers its performance obligation to Vifor. In applying the cost-based input method of revenue recognition, the Company measures actual costs incurred relative to budgeted costs to fulfill the combined performance obligation. These costs consist primarily of third-party contract costs. Revenue is recognized based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total budgeted costs as the Company completes its performance obligations.

In May 2020, the Company announced topline data from a 46 patient Phase II dose-ranging trial in the orphan kidney disorder, primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), called the LUMINA-1 trial. In the study, CCX140 did not demonstrate a meaningful reduction in proteinuria relative to the control group after 12 weeks of blinded treatment. As such, CCX140 will not be further developed in FSGS. As a result, the Company reduced the total anticipated FSGS budgeted costs and the corresponding transaction price related to development funding under the CCX140 Agreement by $47.2 million and recognized $46.7 million of contract revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2020. In addition, the Company reclassified $6.2 million of deferred revenue previously received from Vifor to other current liabilities to related party. Vifor retains an option to solely develop and commercialize CCX140 in more prevalent forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Should Vifor later exercise the CKD option, the Company would receive co-promotion rights for CKD in the United States.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $2.1 million and $50.2 million of collaboration and license revenue under the CCX140 Agreements, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $5.2 million during the same respective periods in 2019. As of September 30, 2020, deferred revenue under the CCX140 Agreement was $2.0 million, representing the Company’s remaining estimated performance obligation under these agreements.

The following table presents the contract assets and liabilities for all of the Company’s revenue contracts as of the following dates (in thousands):

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Contract asset:
Accounts receivable	$	58		$	-
Contract liability:
Deferred revenue		(34,631	)		(100,837	)

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized the following revenue as a result of changes in the contract asset and the contract liability balances (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Revenue recognized in the period from:
Amount included in contract liability at the beginning of the period	$	4,967	$	60,033
Performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods	$	1,825	$	39,502

9.	Government Grant

In September 2019, the Company was awarded a two-year $1.0 million grant from the orphan drug office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support the clinical development of avacopan in patients with the rare kidney disease complement 3 glomerulopathy. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.4 million of grant revenue, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, $44,000 was recorded as accounts receivable.

10.	Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Options

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had the following activities under its equity incentive plans:

		Available for Grant			Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Balance at December 31, 2019			2,192,545			9,287,901		$	9.44
	Shares authorized		2,000,000			-
	Granted ⁽¹⁾		(1,179,578	)		934,218			49.08
	Exercised ⁽²⁾		92,459			(2,704,469	)		9.61
	Forfeited and expired ⁽³⁾		122,135			(110,468	)		23.90
Outstanding at September 30, 2020			3,227,561			7,407,182		$	14.16		6.75	$	301,653,026
Vested and expected to vest, net of estimated forfeiture at September 30, 2020						7,136,579		$	13.70		6.67	$	293,912,662
Exercisable at September 30, 2020						4,434,932		$	8.46		5.49	$	205,536,129

(1)	The difference between shares granted in the number of shares available for grant and outstanding options represents the RSUs and RSAs granted for the period.

(2)	Shares presented as available for grant represents shares repurchased for tax withholding upon vesting of RSUs.

(3)	The difference between shares forfeited and expired in the number of shares available for grant and those outstanding represents RSUs canceled during the period.

Restricted Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the activity for restricted stock is summarized as follows:

	Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2019		399,823		$	10.54
Granted		245,360			48.08
Vested		(230,986	)		9.98
Canceled		(11,667	)		10.95
Unvested at September 30, 2020		402,530		$	33.74

Stock-based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation expense was $5.9 million and $15.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $2.9 million and $8.5 million during the same respective periods ended September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2020, $35.7 million, $7.7 million and $107,000 of total unrecognized compensation expenses associated with outstanding employee stock options, unvested restricted stock, and the ESPP, net of estimated forfeitures, respectively, were expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.40, 1.65 and 0.12 years, respectively.

Equity Follow-On Offering

In June 2020, the Company completed an equity follow-on offering of 5,980,000 shares of its common stock at a sale price of $58.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $325.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.

11.	Subsequent Event

In October 2020, the Company entered into a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with Vifor (the “Vifor Avacopan Commercial Supply Agreement”). Under the Vifor Avacopan Commercial Supply Agreement, the Company will supply and sell avacopan drug product to Vifor for commercial use outside of the United States. Vifor will purchase avacopan drug product at a certain percentage mark up to the Company’s cost of goods, in accordance with the Avacopan Agreements. Vifor’s purchase of avacopan drug product is subject to certain binding forecast periods. The Vifor Avacopan Commercial Supply Agreement will expire upon the termination of the Avacopan Agreements or under certain circumstances as specified in the agreement.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 10, 2020.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “predict,” “seek,” “contemplate,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and our research and development programs;

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our ability to advance drug candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials;

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the anticipated impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, pandemic on our business, preclinical studies and clinical trials;

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the commercialization of our drug candidates;

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the implementation of our business model, strategic plans for our business, drug candidates and technology;

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the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our drug candidates and technology;

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estimates of our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing;

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the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, including whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, will act by the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, target goal date for a decision of July 7, 2021 for the avacopan New Drug Application, or NDA;

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our ability to maintain and establish collaborations or obtain additional government grant funding;

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our financial performance; and

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developments relating to our competitors and our industry.

These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020.

Any forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, industry and future growth. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For all forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

ChemoCentryx® and the ChemoCentryx logo are our trademarks in the United States, the European Community, Australia and Japan. EnabaLink® and RAM® are our trademarks in the United States. Each of the other trademarks, trade names or service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q belongs to its respective holder.

Unless the context requires otherwise, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the terms “ChemoCentryx,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to ChemoCentryx, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiaries taken as a whole unless otherwise noted.

Overview

ChemoCentryx is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new medications targeted at inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Most of the drug candidates in our pipeline are designed to selectively block a specific chemoattractant receptor, leaving the rest of the immune system intact. Our drug candidates are small molecules, which are orally administered, and, if approved, could address unmet medical needs, including improved efficacy, and offer significant quality of life benefits, since patients swallow a capsule or pill instead of having to visit a clinic for an infusion or undergo an injection.

In November 2019, we announced positive topline data from the pivotal Phase III ADVOCATE trial of avacopan, our lead drug candidate that is an orally-administered selective complement 5a receptor inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, or ANCA vasculitis. The ADVOCATE trial compared avacopan with the currently used standard of care regimen which consists of high doses of glucocorticoid (most commonly prednisone) which is administered to patients for months. The prednisone standard of care, or SOC, was the active comparator (prednisone active comparator SOC) against which avacopan was assessed in a two-arm, randomized, controlled, and blinded trial. Subjects in both study arms received background therapy with rituximab or cyclophosphamide. The trial met both of its primary endpoints, showing that avacopan therapy without the need for daily prednisone could achieve disease remission at 26 weeks and sustained remission at 52 weeks, as assessed by the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score, or BVAS. BVAS remission at week 26 in the avacopan treated subjects was numerically superior and statistically non-inferior to the prednisone active comparator SOC control group, where BVAS remission was achieved in 72.3% of the avacopan treated subjects vs. 70.1% of subjects in the prednisone active comparator SOC control group (p<0.0001 for non-inferiority). Sustained remission at 52 weeks was observed in 65.7% of the avacopan treated subjects vs. 54.9% in the prednisone active comparator SOC control group, achieving both non-inferiority and superiority to prednisone active comparator SOC (p=0.0066 for superiority of avacopan). Reduction in overall burden of disease management and improvement in quality of life was also demonstrated through key secondary endpoints, including improved kidney function and reduction of adverse events and illnesses associated with steroids, such as prednisone.

In September 2020, we announced that the FDA had accepted for review the avacopan NDA for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis in the United States and had set July 7, 2021 as the PDUFA target goal date for the avacopan NDA. Following the mid-cycle review meeting with the FDA, the Company intends to provide an update regarding the FDA’s plans to conduct an advisory committee meeting. If the NDA is approved, we plan to commercialize avacopan in the United States on our own and internationally through our kidney health alliance with Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. and its affiliates and sublicensees, or collectively, Vifor. We are also developing avacopan in other indications, including complement 3 glomerulopathy, or C3G, and hidradenitis suppurativa, or HS, and plan to expand indications to include lupus nephritis in the first half of 2021.

Avacopan (CCX168)—Inhibition of Complement-Mediated Pathways in Orphan Diseases

Avacopan (formerly CCX168) is our lead drug candidate. It is a potential first-in-class, orally-administered molecule that employs a novel, highly targeted mode of action in the treatment of ANCA vasculitis and other complement-driven autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. ANCA vasculitis is an orphan, severe, and often fatal autoimmune disease that is characterized by elevated levels of autoantibodies called anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies and by inflammation that can affect many different organ systems, and commonly involves the kidneys. ANCA vasculitis affects approximately 40,000 to 75,000 people in the United States, with 4,000 to 9,000 new cases each year; similarly, ANCA vasculitis affects approximately 50,000 to 100,000 people in Europe, with 5,000 to 10,000 new cases each year.

We have successfully completed and reported positive topline clinical data from our pivotal Phase III clinical trial of avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis, known as the ADVOCATE trial. ADVOCATE was a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled worldwide clinical trial which enrolled 331 patients with newly diagnosed or relapsing ANCA vasculitis at approximately 200 sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The aim of the trial was to assess the safety and efficacy of avacopan in inducing and sustaining remission in patients with ANCA vasculitis.

Avacopan has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis and by the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, for the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis, both forms of ANCA vasculitis. Based on the success of the avacopan clinical studies in ANCA vasculitis, we filed an NDA with the FDA in July 2020, which is currently under review by the FDA. Our alliance partner, Vifor, announced in November 2020 that the Marketing Authorization Application, MAA, was accepted for review (validated) by the EMA. We will further support Vifor with their filing of applications for regulatory approval internationally.

We are building a commercial infrastructure and plan to deploy an appropriately sized specialty field force in the United States to commercialize avacopan in ANCA vasculitis, if approved. We expect that our future field force will focus primarily on a subset of rheumatologists and nephrologists who treat this disease. In territories outside of the United States, our partner Vifor would be responsible for the commercialization of avacopan.

Additionally, we launched a registration-supporting clinical trial, the ACCOLADE trial, to study avacopan for the treatment of patients with C3G. C3G is an ultra-rare disease of the kidney that is characterized by deposition of the complement fragment known as C3 in the glomeruli, or filtration units of the kidney, leading to inflammatory cell accumulation, potentially leading to significant kidney damage and eventual renal failure. The incidence of C3G is estimated at one to three per million people in the United States. The prevalence in the United States is estimated to be as low as five cases per million people. We expect to report topline data from the ACCOLADE trial in the fourth quarter of 2020.

We also initiated a large placebo-controlled Phase IIb clinical trial, the AURORA trial, for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe HS. HS is a chronic, inﬂammatory, debilitating skin disease characterized by recurrent, painful, nodules and abscesses, ultimately leading to the formation of draining fistulas (also known as sinus tracts) as well as scarring. The disease originates from inflammation and occlusion of the hair follicle. Apart from pain, the nodules may rupture, and often extrude a purulent, foul-smelling discharge leading to substantial social embarrassment for these patients. Due to its chronic nature and frequently occurring relapses of the skin lesions, HS has a great impact on the patient’s quality of life, deeply affecting social, working, and psychological aspects. In the United States, the estimated prevalence of HS is 0.1%, of which 5% to 15% are severe Hurley Stage III patients. In Europe, the number of affected patients is believed to be greater, with higher prevalence. In October 2020, we announced positive data in the Hurley Stage III patients from the AURORA trial and plan to advance avacopan into Phase III development for the treatment of severe HS.

Kidney Health Alliance with Vifor

In May 2016, we announced a partnership, which we refer to as the Avacopan Agreement, with Vifor. While under this agreement we retained all rights to avacopan in the United States and China, we granted Vifor exclusive commercialization rights to avacopan in Europe and certain other international markets. In December 2016, we entered into an additional agreement with Vifor, which we refer to as the CCX140 Agreement, relating to CCX140, an orally-administered selective inhibitor of the chemokine receptor known as CCR2. Under the CCX140 Agreement, we again retained all rights to CCX140 in the United States and China and we granted Vifor exclusive worldwide commercialization rights to CCX140 outside of the United States and China. In February 2017, we announced a further agreement with Vifor that harmonized the geographic commercialization rights underlying the agreements for both drug candidates, which we refer to as the Avacopan Amendment. In June 2018, we entered into additional agreements with Vifor to further expand Vifor’s exclusive commercialization rights to include China under the Avacopan Agreement and the CCX140 Agreement. In May 2020, we announced topline data from a 46 patient Phase II dose-ranging trial in the orphan kidney disorder, primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, called the LUMINA-1 trial. In the study, CCX140 did not demonstrate a meaningful reduction in proteinuria relative to the control group after 12 weeks of blinded treatment. As such, CCX140 will not be further developed in FSGS.

We have secured $215.0 million in upfront cash and milestone payments pursuant to our agreements with Vifor and are eligible for additional substantial milestone payments. Through our alliance, we maintain the commercialization rights to avacopan and CCX140 in the United States, and also retain control of the clinical development programs for orphan renal disease. Vifor gained the exclusive commercialization rights for all other international markets, and is obligated to pay us tiered royalties, with percentage rates ranging from ten to the mid-twenties, on potential net sales.

At a future time defined in the CCX140 Agreement, Vifor has an option to solely develop and commercialize CCX140 in more prevalent forms of chronic kidney disease, or CKD. Should Vifor later exercise the CKD option, we would receive co-promotion rights for CKD in the United States, and we estimate that the clinical development and registration process for CKD would end at approximately the same time as orphan drug exclusivity.

Early Stage Drug Candidates

While we have focused initially on kidney and dermatological diseases, our target-specific and selective approach designed to stop the spread of inflammatory disease-inducing cells shows promise in other disease areas. Over time we plan to bring forward drug candidates to treat a range of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, as well as cancer, where we plan to advance our orally-available checkpoint (PD-L1/PD-1) inhibitor, CCX559, into clinical development in the first half of 2021. We expect that our ability to advance our drug candidates into clinical development will grow as we increase our scale and to the extent that we start to earn revenues and royalties from the commercialization of avacopan.

We have incurred significant losses since commencing our operations in 1997. We have funded our operations primarily through the sale of convertible preferred and common stock, contract revenue under our collaborations, government contracts and grants and borrowings under loan and equipment financing arrangements.

As of September 30, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $455.5 million. We expect to continue to incur net losses as we develop our drug candidates, expand clinical trials for our drug candidates currently in clinical development, expand our research and development activities, expand our systems and facilities, seek regulatory approvals and engage in commercialization preparation activities in anticipation of FDA approval of our drug candidates. In addition, if a product is approved for commercialization, we will need to expand our organization. Significant capital is required to launch a product and many expenses are incurred before revenues are received. We are unable to predict the extent of any future losses or when we will become profitable, if at all.

Recent Developments

In December 2019, a disease caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China. This virus continues to spread globally and, as of November 2020, has spread to nearly every country and region in the world, including those in which we have active clinical trial sites. While the length of the pandemic and its related restrictions and their consequences on the Company remain subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, as a result of the completion of certain clinical work and collection of certain blinded endpoint data prior to the start of the crisis, we are not currently expecting any material delays in when we intend to report topline clinical data from our ongoing clinical trials. Similarly, we do not currently anticipate any material delays in our preparation for commercial readiness to launch avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis, if approved, nor are we currently anticipating any material disruption in our clinical drug supply as a result of the pandemic.

In October 2020, we announced positive data in the Hurley Stage III patients from the avacopan Phase II AURORA trial in patients with HS. The Phase II AURORA clinical trial randomized 398 patients to one of three treatment arms. The study population included patients with moderate HS (Hurley Stage II) or severe HS (Hurley Stage III), which were stratified evenly across the treatment groups. The primary endpoint of the proportion of all patients (both moderate HS plus severe HS achieving Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response (HiSCR), as assessed evaluating 10 mg twice-daily (BID) and 30 mg BID dosing regimens of avacopan against placebo after 12 weeks of treatment in the combined study population, was not achieved with statistical significance at either dose level, although a numerical improvement was noted at the 30mg BID dose. Importantly, avacopan 30mg BID demonstrated a statistically significant higher response than placebo in the most severe (Hurley Stage III) HS patients; we plan to advance avacopan into Phase III development for the treatment of severe HS.

In November 2020, Vifor announced that the MAA for avacopan in the treatment of ANCA vasculitis was accepted for review (validated) by the EMA.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

There have been no material changes in significant judgments and estimates for our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to those disclosed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020.

Results of Operations

Revenue

We have not generated any revenue from product sales. For the periods presented, our revenues were derived from collaboration and license revenue related to the Avacopan Agreement and the CCX140 Agreement, in each case, as amended, and the related letter agreements. Total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019		2020			2019
Collaboration and license revenue from related party	$	5,027		$	10,581	$	60,165		$	26,081
Grant revenue		58			—		368			—
Total revenue	$	5,085		$	10,581	$	60,533		$	26,081
Dollar increase (decrease)	$	(5,496	)			$	34,452
Percentage increase (decrease)		(52	%)				132	%

We use a cost-based input method to measure proportional performance and to calculate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize. In applying the cost-based input method of revenue recognition, we measure actual costs incurred relative to budgeted costs to fulfill the combined performance obligation. These costs consist primarily of third-party contract costs. Revenue is recognized based on actual costs incurred as a percentage of total budgeted costs as we complete our performance obligations. The decrease in total revenue from 2019 to 2020 for the three month period was primarily attributable to lower costs incurred in 2020 due to the completion of the avacopan ADVOCATE Phase III pivotal trial in 2020. The increase in total revenue from 2019 to 2020 for the nine month period was primarily due to the acceleration of revenue recognition of the transaction price associated with the CCX140 Agreement with Vifor. Following the decision to discontinue development of CCX140 in FSGS, $46.7 million of deferred revenue was recognized as contract revenue in the second quarter of 2020. This increase was partially offset by lower costs incurred due to the completion of the avacopan ADVOCATE Phase III pivotal trial in 2020.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to conduct basic research, discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, development of our suite of proprietary drug discovery technologies, preclinical studies and clinical trials of our drug candidates. We recognize all research and development expenses as they are incurred. These expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, including stock-based compensation, third-party contract costs relating to research, formulation, manufacturing, preclinical study and clinical trial activities, laboratory consumables, and allocated facility costs. Total research and development expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019		2020			2019
Research and development expenses	$	18,582		$	18,096	$	56,655		$	51,074
Dollar increase	$	486				$	5,581
Percentage increase		3	%				11	%

The increases from 2019 to 2020 for the three and nine month periods were primarily attributable to patient enrollment of the avacopan AURORA Phase IIb clinical trial in patients with HS, professional fees associated with the preparation of our NDA submission for avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis and higher research and drug discovery expenses, including those associated with the development of CCX559, our orally-available checkpoint (PD-L1/PD-1) inhibitor. These increases were partially offset by decreases in expenses due to the completion of the avacopan ADVOCATE Phase III pivotal trial in 2020 and the CCX140 LUMINA-1 Phase II clinical trial in 2019.

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses by project (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Phase I	$	25	$	116	$	455	$	444
Phase II		5,335		6,997		20,160		18,273
Phase III		5,769		7,701		18,995		22,422
Research and drug discovery		7,453		3,282		17,045		9,935
Total research and development expenses	$	18,582	$	18,096	$	56,655	$	51,074

We track development expenses that are directly attributable to our clinical development candidates by phase of clinical development. Such development expenses include third-party contract costs relating to formulation, manufacturing, preclinical studies and clinical trial activities. We allocate research and development salaries, benefits or indirect costs to our development candidates and we have included such costs in research and development expenses. All remaining research and development expenses are reflected in “Research and drug discovery” which represents early stage drug discovery programs. Such expenses include allocated employee salaries and related benefits, stock-based compensation, consulting and contracted services to supplement our in-house laboratory activities, laboratory consumables and allocated facility costs associated with these earlier stage programs.

At any given time, we typically have several active early stage research and drug discovery projects. Our internal resources, employees and infrastructure are not directly tied to any individual research or drug discovery project and are typically deployed across multiple projects. As such, we do not maintain information regarding these costs incurred for our early stage research and drug discovery programs on a project specific basis. We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we advance our

development programs further and increase the number and size of our clinical trials. The process of conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials necessary to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time consuming. We or our partners may never succeed in achieving marketing approval for any of our drug candidates. The probability of success for each drug candidate may be affected by numerous factors, including preclinical data, clinical data, competition, manufacturing capability and commercial viability. Our strategy includes entering into additional partnerships with third parties for the development and commercialization of some of our independent drug candidates.

The successful development of our drug candidates is highly uncertain and may not result in approved products. Completion dates and completion costs can vary significantly for each drug candidate and are difficult to predict for each product. Given the uncertainty associated with clinical trial enrollments and the risks inherent in the development process, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of the current or future clinical trials of our drug candidates or if, or to what extent, we will generate revenues from the commercialization and sale of any of our drug candidates. We anticipate we will make determinations as to which programs to pursue and how much funding to direct to each program on an ongoing basis in response to the scientific and clinical success of each drug candidate, as well as ongoing assessment as to each drug candidate’s commercial potential. We may need to raise additional capital or may seek additional strategic alliances in the future in order to complete the development and commercialization of our drug candidates, including avacopan, CCX559 and CCX872.

General and administrative expenses

Total general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019		2020			2019
General and administrative expenses	$	10,362		$	6,116	$	29,474		$	17,187
Dollar increase	$	4,246				$	12,287
Percentage increase		69	%				71	%

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, including stock-based compensation and travel expenses, in executive, finance, business and corporate development and other administrative functions. Other general and administrative expenses include allocated facility-related costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, legal costs of pursuing patent protection of our intellectual property, and professional fees for auditing, tax, and legal services.

The increases from 2019 to 2020 for the three and nine month periods were primarily due to higher employee-related expenses, including those associated with our commercialization planning efforts, and higher professional fees.

We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase substantially in the future primarily due to pre-commercial activities and personnel costs to support the potential launch of avacopan for the treatment of ANCA vasculitis in the United States.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net primarily consists of interest income earned on our marketable securities and interest expense for our long-term debt. Total other income (expense), net for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Interest income	$	499		$	1,311		$	2,059		$	3,850
Interest expense		(700	)		(542	)		(1,943	)		(1,631	)
Total other income (expense), net	$	(201	)	$	769		$	116		$	2,219
Dollar decrease	$	(970	)				$	(2,103	)
Percentage decrease		(126	%)					(95	%)

The decreases in total other income (expense), net from 2019 to 2020 for the three and nine month periods were primarily due to decreased interest income earned from our investment portfolio in a low interest rate environment during the current COVID-19 pandemic and increased interest expense due to additional borrowings under the Credit Facility and the Restated Credit Facility (as defined below), partially offset by interest income from higher cash and investment balances.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2020, we had approximately $486.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments. The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
Cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities	$	(61,919	)	$	(49,893	)
Investing activities	$	(273,858	)	$	(19,132	)
Financing activities	$	352,775		$	77,939

Operating activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $61.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $49.9 million for the same period in 2019. This increase was primarily due to higher operating expenses and changes in working capital items.

Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities for periods presented primarily relate to the purchase, sale and maturity of investments used to fund the day-to-day needs of our business. Following our equity follow-on offering in June 2020, we invested the majority of our net proceeds received in short and long term investments. We expect cash used in investing activities through the end of 2020 and into the first half of 2021 to continue to increase as we build out our new headquarters in San Carlos, California. See “Note 7. Commitments” for a detailed discussion.

Financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $352.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $77.9 million for the same period in 2019. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included net proceeds of $325.7 million from the issuance of common stock from our June 2020 equity follow-on offering and $4.4 million received under the Restated Credit Facility. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included net proceeds of $73.3 million from the issuance of common stock under an equity distribution agreement. Net cash provided by financing activities for both periods presented included proceeds from the exercise of stock options and stock purchases from contributions to our 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and cash used for tendered ChemoCentryx, Inc. common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding requirements upon vesting of restricted stock units.

As of September 30, 2020, we had borrowed $20.0 million under the loan and security agreement, or Credit Facility, with Hercules Capital, Inc., or Hercules. In January 2020, we entered into an amended and restated credit facility with Hercules, or the Restated Credit Facility, which provides for borrowings of up to an additional $100.0 million in three tranches, subject to certain terms and conditions. As of September 30, 2020, we had borrowed $5.0 million under the Restated Credit Facility. See “Note 6. Long-term Debt” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our borrowings.

As of September 30, 2020, we had approximately $486.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments. We believe that our available cash, cash equivalents and investments will be sufficient to fund our anticipated level of operations for at least 12 months following our financial statement issuance date, November 9, 2020. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially.

Our future capital requirements are difficult to forecast and will depend on many factors, including:

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the terms and timing of any other collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish;

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the initiation, progress, timing and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials for our drug candidates and potential drug candidates, including any delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, preclinical studies or clinical trials;

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the number and characteristics of drug candidates that we pursue;

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the progress, costs and results of our clinical trials;

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the outcome, timing and cost of regulatory approvals;

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delays that may be caused by changing regulatory approvals;

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the cost and timing of hiring new employees to support continued growth;

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the costs involved in filing and prosecuting patent applications and enforcing and defending patent claims;

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the cost and timing of procuring clinical and commercial supplies of our drug candidates;

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the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; and

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the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of our business to the contractual obligations we reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020, other than as set forth below.

In March 2020, we made an additional borrowing of $5.0 million under the Restated Credit Facility. See “Note 6. Long-term Debt” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our borrowings.

In July 2019, we entered into a ten-year operating lease for a 96,463 square foot facility in San Carlos, California to replace our then-current headquarters located in Mountain View, California. The lease commenced in June 2020 and monthly rent payments are anticipated to begin in March 2021. In July 2020, we entered into a letter agreement to further extend the lease term of the Mountain View, California facility through June 2021. See “Note 7. Commitments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information of this lease.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a full description of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including the respective expected dates of adoption and effects on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our market risks at September 30, 2020 have not changed significantly from those discussed in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020, other than the following:

We are affected by market risk exposure primarily through the effect of changes in interest rates on amounts payable under the Credit Facility and Restated Credit Facility. At September 30, 2020, borrowings under the Credit Facility totaled $20.0 million with an interest rate of 8.05%. Advances under the Credit Facility bear an interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.05% plus the prime rate as reported from time to time in The Wall Street Journal, or Prime Rate, minus 4.75%, and (ii) 8.05%. We are obligated to make interest-only payments on our borrowings under the Credit Facility through July 1, 2021, at which point we will then be obligated to repay the principal balance and interest on the advances in equal monthly installments after the interest-only period and continuing through December 1, 2022. In addition, borrowings under the Restated Credit Facility totaled $5.0 million at September 30, 2020 with an interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 8.50% plus the Prime Rate minus 5.25%, and (ii) 8.50%, which may be reduced upon the Company achieving certain cumulative net avacopan revenue levels. We are obligated to make interest-only payments on our borrowings under the Restated Credit Facility through September 1, 2022, at which point we will then be obligated to repay the principal balance and interest on the advances in equal monthly installments after the interest-only period and continuing through February 1, 2024. If the total amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and the Restated Credit Facility remained at this level for an entire year and the interest rates increased by 1%, our annual interest expense would increase by an additional $250,000. See “Note 6. Long-term Debt” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our borrowings.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Conclusions Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2020, management, with the participation of our Disclosure Committee, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of COVID-19, including the related stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders mandated by state and local governments in which we operate, many of our employees have been working remotely since March 2020. As part of our Company’s transition to a temporary remote workforce, we took precautionary actions to re-evaluate our financial reporting process to provide assurance that we could report our financial results accurately and timely. We will continue to monitor and assess new potential impacts of COVID-19, including those related to any stay-at-home and shelter-in-place requirements, on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls going forward.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Not Applicable.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, could adversely impact our business, manufacturing operations, preclinical studies and clinical trials.

In December 2019, a disease caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China. This virus continues to spread globally and, as of November 2020, has spread to nearly every country and region in the world, including those in which we have active clinical trial sites. The outbreak and government measures taken in response have also had a significant impact, both direct and indirect, on businesses and commerce, as worker shortages have occurred; supply chains have been disrupted; facilities and production have been suspended; and demand for certain goods and services, such as medical services and supplies, has spiked, while demand for other goods and services, such as travel, has fallen. In response to the spread of COVID-19 and in accordance with direction from state and local government authorities, we have limited the number of essential staff in our corporate headquarters. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe, we may experience disruptions that could severely impact our business, manufacturing operations, preclinical studies and clinical trials, including:

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delays or difficulties in enrolling patients in our clinical trials;

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delays or difficulties in clinical site initiation, including difficulties in recruiting clinical site investigators and clinical site staff;

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diversion of healthcare resources away from the conduct of clinical trials, including the diversion of hospitals serving as our clinical trial sites and hospital staff supporting the conduct of our clinical trials;

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interruption of key clinical trial activities, such as (i) clinical trial site monitoring, due to limitations on travel imposed or recommended by federal or state governments, employers and others, (ii) interruption of clinical trial subject visits and study procedures, or (iii) difficulties in collecting study data in accordance with clinical trial protocols due to patients’ inability to travel or site closures, which may impact the integrity of subject data and clinical study endpoints;

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interruption or delays in the operations of the FDA or other regulatory authorities, which may impact review and approval timelines;

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interruption of, or delays in receiving, supplies of our drug candidates from our contract manufacturing organizations due to staffing shortages, production slowdowns or stoppages and disruptions in delivery systems;

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delays in clinical sites receiving the supplies and materials needed to conduct our clinical trials and interruption in global shipping that may affect the transport of clinical trial materials;

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increases in the costs of clinical trials due to the impact of COVID-19;

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interruptions in preclinical studies due to restricted or limited operations at our laboratory facility or those of our outsourced service providers;

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limitations on employee resources that would otherwise be focused on the conduct of our preclinical studies or clinical trials, including because of sickness of employees or their families or the desire of employees to avoid contact with large groups of people;

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business disruptions caused by potential workplace, laboratory and office closures and an increased reliance on employees working from home, staffing shortages, travel limitations, cyber security and data accessibility, or communication or mass transit disruptions;

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delays in receiving approval from local regulatory authorities to initiate our planned clinical trials;

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changes in local regulations as part of a response to COVID-19 which may require us to change the ways in which our clinical trials are conducted, which may result in unexpected costs, or to discontinue the clinical trials altogether;

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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;

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refusal of the FDA to accept data from clinical trials in affected geographies outside the United States;

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delays or impacts on the successful commercial launch of our product candidates due to decreases in business travel or live customer interactions;

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interruption or delays to our discovery and development pipeline;

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continued volatility in our and other biopharmaceutical companies’ shares of common stock, which may result in difficulties raising capital through sales of our common stock or equity linked to our common stock, to the extent needed, and the terms of sales may be on unfavorable terms or unavailable, which may impact our short-term and long-term liquidity; and

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interruption or delays to, or increased costs associated with, our planned move to our new corporate headquarters.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rapidly evolve and as a result of the COVID-19 resurgence impacting certain sites where we have been conducting our AURORA trial, topline data from that trial has been delayed until early in the fourth quarter of 2020. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may further impact our business, including our manufacturing operations, preclinical studies, clinical trials and financial condition, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease.

To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and results of operations, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not Applicable.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information

Not Applicable.

Item 6.

Exhibits

A list of exhibits is set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and is incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number			Description

10.1†			Commercial Manufacturing Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2020, by and between the Registrant and Hovione LLC.

10.2			Lease Extension Letter, dated July 1, 2020, by and between Google Inc. and the Registrant.

31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS			Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

†			Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601 (b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

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.

		CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.

Date: November 9, 2020		/s/ Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D.

		Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 9, 2020		/s/ Susan M. Kanaya

		Susan M. Kanaya Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 9, 2020		/s/ Pui San Kwan

		Pui San Kwan Vice President, Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)