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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Significant Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Significant Transactions Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Significant Transactions
Organization
Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Zevra”) is a commercial-stage company with a late-stage pipeline committed to bringing life-changing therapeutics to people living with rare diseases. The Company is focused on expanding patient access through geographic expansion opportunities, progressing and increasing its pipeline, and delivering meaningful therapeutics.
On September 20, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the New Drug Application (“NDA”) for MIPLYFFA® (arimoclomol), an orally-delivered treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C (“NPC”), which is an ultra-rare and progressive neurodegenerative disease. MIPLYFFA, the first FDA-approved treatment for NPC, is indicated for use in combination with miglustat for the treatment of neurological manifestations of NPC in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older. The Company's other commercial stage asset, OLPRUVA® (sodium phenylbutyrate) for oral suspension, is approved by the FDA for the treatment of certain urea cycle disorders (“UCDs”).
Arimoclomol has been granted orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of NPC by the European Commission. The Company is pursuing regulatory approval in E.U. and filed a Marketing Authorization Application (“MAA”) with the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) in July 2025; the application is currently under review.
Additionally, the Company is currently conducting a Phase 3 clinical trial of celiprolol for the treatment of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (“VEDS”) in patients with a confirmed type III collagen mutation.
On March 13, 2026, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase and Settlement Agreement (the “Commave Settlement Agreement”) with Commave Therapeutics SA (“Commave”) to sell certain assets of the Company to Commave and to resolve pending litigation (Note M) related to claims arising under the Collaboration and License Agreement between the parties dated September 3, 2019, as amended (the “AZSTARYS License Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Commave Settlement Agreement, Commave agreed to pay a total of $50.0 million, and the Company agreed to sell to Commave all of the Company's rights to certain assets relating to the Company's serdexmethylphenidate (“SDX”) portfolio, including AZSTARYS and KP1077. Under the March 2012 termination agreement with Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aquestive”) (the “Aquestive Termination Agreement”), Aquestive has the right to receive an amount equal to 10% of any value generated by AZSTARYS and any product candidates containing SDX, including the sales proceeds under the Commave Settlement Agreement. Commave paid an aggregate of $45.0 million during the first quarter of 2026, consisting of $40.5 million paid to the Company and $4.5 million paid directly to Aquestive. In April 2026, Commave paid the remaining $5.0 million, consisting of $4.5 million to the Company and $0.5 million directly to Aquestive. In accordance with ASC 610-20, Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, the net proceeds from the sale were recorded as a gain on sale of future royalties, intellectual property, and other assets, net of $43.3 million in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. In addition, under the Commave Settlement Agreement, the Company and Commave have agreed to terminate the AZSTARYS License Agreement in its entirety.
Basis of Presentation
The Company prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the Company’s opinion, reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items that are necessary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Registration Statements on Form S-3
On February 5, 2024, Zevra filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276856) registering the resale of an aggregate of 2,269,721 shares of Zevra’s common stock by certain stockholders (the “Resale Registration Statement”). The Resale Registration Statement was declared effective on April 8, 2024.
On June 4, 2024, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279941) (the “June 2024 Registration Statement”) under which the Company may sell securities, including as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of securities, in one or more offerings up to a total aggregate offering price of $350.0 million, $75.0 million of
which was allocated to the sale of the shares of common stock issuable under the 2024 ATM Agreement (as described further below). The June 2024 Registration Statement was declared effective on June 13, 2024.
Entry into 2024 ATM Agreement
On July 12, 2024, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “2024 ATM Agreement”) with Citizens JMP Securities LLC (“Citizens JMP”) under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75.0 million through Citizens JMP as its sales agent. The issuance and sale, if any, of common stock by the Company under the 2024 ATM Agreement will be made pursuant to the June 2024 Registration Statement, the accompanying prospectus, and the related prospectus supplement dated July 12, 2024. Citizens JMP may sell the common stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act. Citizens JMP will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the common stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company will pay Citizens JMP a commission equal to 3.0% in the aggregate of the gross sales proceeds of any common stock sold through Citizens JMP under the 2024 ATM Agreement. As of March 31, 2026, no shares have been issued or sold under the 2024 ATM Agreement.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications were made to historical period's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the classifications used in the current year. These reclassifications had no impact on the consolidated net income (loss), changes in stockholder's equity, or cash flows previously reported.