Zosano Pharma Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zosano Pharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ZSAN), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company that has developed a proprietary transdermal microneedle patch system to deliver drug formulations through the skin, today announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

"We are pleased by the progress the business has made in recent months, including the completed enrollment of our Phase 2 study on ZP-Glucagon in severe hypoglycemia, as well as the additions we have made to our management team," said Vikram Lamba, Zosano's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to sharing additional data from the pipeline throughout 2015, including Phase 2 data on ZP-Glucagon expected in September and Phase 1 data on ZP-Triptan expected by year end."

Second Quarter 2015 and Recent Corporate Highlights

• In April, Zosano announced the appointment of Thorsten von Stein, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer, Laxmi Peri as Senior Vice President, Operations, and Eric Scharin as Vice President, Technical Operations. Also, in July, the company announced the additions of Donald Kellerman, Pharm.D. as Vice President, Clinical Development; David Zhang, Ph.D. as Executive Director, Biostatistics and Data Management; and Jacquie Mardell as Senior Director, Clinical Operations.
   
• In June, Zosano announced the completion of enrollment for its Phase 2 clinical trial of ZP-Glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in diabetics.
   
• Also in June, Zosano increased the aggregate debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. to $15.0 million through an amendment of the company's existing term loan facility with Hercules. The company used approximately $11.4 million of the loan proceeds to prepay all amounts owed to BioMed Ventures under a 2012 promissory note.
   
• In July, Zosano announced the expected discontinuation of its collaboration agreement with Novo Nordisk related to the development of a transdermal presentation of select Novo Nordisk glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues. Upon the expected termination of the agreement, all technology rights licensed to Novo Nordisk related to the field of GLP-1 products will revert to Zosano.

Upcoming Clinical Development Milestones

Daily ZP-PTH for osteoporosis

• Confirm Phase 3 clinical trial design with regulatory authorities – expected by year end 2015
   
• Manufacture adequate Phase 3 clinical supply inventory by Q4 2015

ZP-Glucagon for hypoglycemia

• Announce Phase 2 data in diabetic patients with induced hypoglycemia – expected September 2015

ZP-Triptan for migraine

• Complete Phase 1 clinical trial – data expected by year end 2015

Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

• Zosano reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2015 of $7.6 million, or $0.63 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared with a net loss of $3.9 million, or $0.76 per share on a basic and diluted basis, for the second quarter of 2014.
   
• Total revenue for the second quarter of 2015 was $0.1 million, compared with $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in license fee revenue and related development support service revenue upon the completion of the feasibility study under Zosano's collaboration agreement with Novo Nordisk.
   
• Research and development (R&D) expenses for the second quarter of 2015 were $5.0 million, compared with $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily due to higher production costs related to the manufacturing of clinical trial materials for its Daily ZP-PTH, ZP-Glucagon and ZP-Triptan product candidates.
   
• General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the second quarter of 2015 were $1.8 million, compared with $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily due to additional general and administrative personnel costs in support of Zosano's expanded research and development operations and expenses associated with being a public company.
   
• As of June 30, 2015, Zosano had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $50.6 million compared to $1.2 million as of December 31, 2014. Total debt as of June 30, 2015, was $15.1 million, compared to $22.1 million at the end of 2014.

About Zosano Pharma

Zosano Pharma Corporation is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company that has developed a proprietary transdermal microneedle patch system to deliver drug formulations through the skin for the treatment of a variety of indications. Zosano's microneedle patch system offers rapid onset, consistent drug delivery, improved ease of use and room-temperature stability, benefits that the company believes often are unavailable using oral formulations or injections. Zosano's microneedle patch system has the potential to deliver numerous medications for a wide variety of indications in commercially attractive markets. It has been tested in more than 400 patients with over 30,000 patches successfully applied to humans in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical studies. Learn more at www.zosanopharma.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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CONTACT: Zosano Contact:
         Vikram Lamba
         Chief Executive Officer
         510-745-1200
         
         Investor Contact:
         Paul Chun
         Westwicke Partners
         858-356-5931
         paul.chun@westwicke.com
         
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