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Fair value measurement
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Fair value measurement  
Fair value measurement

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Fair value measurement

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, either upon initial recognition or for subsequent accounting or reporting. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures requires disclosure of methodologies used in determining the reported fair values and establishes a hierarchy of inputs used when available. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or models for which the inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Valuations that require inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are unobservable.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable from licensing and collaboration partners, other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities reflected in the consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

The following table sets forth the Company’s assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

   

Quoted prices
in active
markets
(Level 1)

   

Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)

   

Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)

   

Total

   

Classification in Consolidated
balance sheets

(in thousands)

At December 31, 2024

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

158,930

$

$

$

158,930

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

1,399

1,399

Other non-current assets

Total assets

$

160,329

$

$

$

160,329

Liabilities:

Contingent consideration

10,860

10,860

Contingent consideration

Consideration for post-acquisition services

370

370

Other non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

$

$

$

11,230

$

11,230

At June 30, 2025

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

253,778

$

$

$

253,778

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

1,494

1,494

Other non-current assets

Total assets

$

255,272

$

$

$

255,272

Liabilities:

Contingent consideration

15,931

15,931

Contingent consideration

Consideration for post-acquisition services

542

542

Other non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

$

$

$

16,473

$

16,473

Contingent consideration

The Company is required to pay up to EUR 143.1 million (or $168.0 million based on the foreign exchange rate on June 30, 2025) to the former shareholders of uniQure France SAS (formerly Corlieve Therapeutics SAS) upon the achievement of the remaining contractually defined milestones in connection with the Company’s acquisition of uniQure France SAS.

The fair value of the contingent consideration as of June 30, 2025 was $15.9 million (December 31, 2024: $10.9 million) using discount rates of approximately 13.8% to 14.4% (December 31, 2024: 15.3% to 16.2%).

If, as of June 30, 2025, the Company had assumed a 100% likelihood of AMT-260 advancing into a Phase III clinical study, then the fair value of the contingent consideration would have increased to $51.4 million. If, as of June 30, 2025, the Company had assumed that it would discontinue development of the AMT-260 program, then the contingent consideration would have been released to income.

The following table presents the changes in fair value of the contingent consideration between December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025:

Amount of

contingent

consideration

   

2025

(in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2024

$

10,860

Unrealized change in fair value (presented within research and development expenses)

3,470

Currency translation effects

1,601

Balance at June 30, 2025

$

15,931

As of June 30, 2025, the Company classified nil (December 31, 2024: nil) of the total contingent consideration of $15.9 million (December 31, 2024: $10.9 million) as current liabilities. The balance sheet classification between current and non-current liabilities is based upon the Company’s best estimate of the timing of settlement of the remaining relevant milestones.  

Investment securities

Refer to Note 4 “Investment securities” for the fair value of the investment securities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.