Horizon Pharma Reports Prelim. Q4 Sales $6.7M, Announces Changes to Recognizing Sales on Some Prescriptions

Horizon Pharma, Inc.

today announced preliminary (unaudited) revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. •Full year 2012 preliminary gross and net revenues were $23.0 million and $19.6 million, respectively. •DUEXIS® full year 2012 preliminary gross and net revenues were $13.2 million and $11.0 million, respectively. •Fourth quarter preliminary gross and net revenues were $8.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively. •DUEXIS fourth quarter preliminary gross and net revenues were $7.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively. •New prescriptions for DUEXIS increased 57% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 31,130 versus 19,874 in the third quarter of 2012. New prescriptions for DUEXIS were 10,754 in December 2012. •Total prescriptions for DUEXIS increased 56% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 39,060 versus 25,054 in the third quarter of 2012. Total prescriptions for DUEXIS were 13,969 in December 2012. •The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $104.1 million at December 31, 2012. During the fourth quarter, the Company changed from recognizing revenue upon product being dispensed through patient prescriptions to recognizing revenue when product is sold into the wholesale and pharmacy channel. Based on approximately one year of minimal product return quantities and an enhanced ability and historical experience upon which to monitor DUEXIS inventory levels in the distribution channel and to assess the relative risk of potential product returns, the Company believes it now has the ability to reliably estimate returns and has begun recognizing revenue on the sale of DUEXIS at the point of sale to the wholesaler. This change in timing of revenue recognition resulted in a preliminary one-time increase to DUEXIS revenue of $1.8 million gross and $1.4 million net and is reflected in the fourth quarter and full year results presented. Full RAYOS Commercial Launch Underway Horizon also announced today it has initiated the full commercial launch of RAYOS® (prednisone) delayed-release tablets to rheumatologists and high-value primary care physicians through its full 150-person sales force. As previously announced, Horizon's commercial effort for RAYOS will focus on rheumatology indications, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), which collectively comprise approximately three million patients in the U.S. The Company's sales representatives will promote RAYOS to approximately 3,500 rheumatologists in the U.S., who write over ninety-five percent of rheumatologist RA and PMR prescriptions. In addition, the Company announced the approval of LODOTRA in South Korea in January, which triggered a milestone payment from its partner MundiPharma. The South Korean approval marks the 20th country in which LODOTRA is approved outside of the United States. "Preliminary results were promising in the fourth quarter, with total fourth quarter DUEXIS prescriptions growing 56% versus the third quarter of 2012," said Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon Pharma. "In addition, feedback from the initial launch of RAYOS has been positive as we saw over 100 rheumatologists prescribe RAYOS during our targeted launch in December last year. This gives us confidence moving forward as we have now implemented the full commercial launch of RAYOS through our 150-person sales force."