Sean Power
Analyst · Jonathan Aschoff with Green Capital. Please proceed with your questions
Thank you, Jenna. And thanks, everyone for joining us. As you may be aware, our financial results were released this morning and can be viewed on the Investors and Media section of our website at www.tgtherapeutics.com. I’d like to begin by providing an update on our cash position. At September 30, 2015, we had cash, cash equivalents, investment securities and interest receivable of $115.4 million, as compared to $78.9 million at December 31, 2014. Turning to the financial results for the quarter; our consolidated net loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, excluding non-cash items, was approximately $12.4 million which included approximately $6.9 million of manufacturing and CMC expenses in preparation for Phase 3 clinical trials and potential commercialization. The consolidated net loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, inclusive of non-cash items, was $13.7 million or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to a consolidated net loss of $17.5 million during the comparable quarter in 2014, representing a decrease in consolidated net loss of $3.8 million. The decrease in consolidated net loss was primarily the result of $8.1 million of expense, $4.1 million of which was non-cash recorded during the 2014 period in conjunction with our licensing agreement for TGR-1202 and a $2.9 million decrease in non-cash compensation expense related to equity incentive grants over Q3, 2014. Partially offsetting the aforementioned decreases, other R&D expenses related to TG-1101 and TGR-1202 increased $4.8 million and $2.1 million respectively over the comparable period in 2014. Our consolidated net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, excluding non-cash items was approximately $32.5 million, which included approximately $16 million of manufacturing and CMC expenses in preparation for Phase 3 clinical trials and potential commercialization. The consolidated net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, inclusive of non-cash items was $45.3 million or $1.01 per diluted share compared to a consolidated net loss of $37 million during the comparable period in 2014, representing an increase in consolidated net loss of $8.3 million. The increase in consolidated net loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily the result of other research and development expenses for TG-1101 and TGR-1202 increasing approximately $14.6 million and $4.5 million respectively over the comparable period in 2014. This was offset by $9.3 million of expense, $5.3 million of which was non-cash expense recorded in conjunction with our licensing agreements for TGR-1202 and IRAK4 inhibitors program during 2014 and a decrease of $3.2 million in non-cash compensation expense related to equity incentive grants over the comparable period in 2014. I will now turn the call over to Mike Weiss, our Executive Chairman and Interim CEO.