AGM Q&A6 Jan 2022 14:46
AGM Q&A
https://www.investormeetcompany.com/investor/meeting/agm-proceedings-6
Q1: Regarding SDC-1801, are you looking to out license to 1 company or is it possible to out license to multiple companies with each targeting different areas?
Generally, pharmaceutical partners require a licence for all indications of a product and this is typically the way to maximise the value of an asset in any out-licensing deal.
Q2: I am probably one of your longest serving private shareholders. There seems to be a common theme of missing deadlines, weeks with no news, even before COVID, why is this? You must know that with no official news or even supporting news for the company, the SP just slides back. I have been a shareholder for over 10 years and you miss promised deadlines practically every year why do you never keep to your own deadlines. Also I know there is a shortage of funds but presentations need to be carried out more professional. Given the numerous previous CTA news release, if there are further delays in CTA or even the finalisation of the toxicology works, how can investors hold and faith in Sareum and what it declares. What are the key challenges that you see to hitting the timeliness set out for the compounds getting into clinical trials on time? The company struggles with meeting its deadlines and this (often) disappoints the market. What can the company do to mitigate this in the future? Cash is less of a concern now - can this help to find better/further partners? Do you have any concerns about the CTA for SDC-1801? If so what are they and can you give investors any comfort around these concerns?
Drug development is a risky and very challenging undertaking and there are many experiments and stages that need to be completed to ensure that a compound is safe and available in an appropriate dose and formulation for clinical trials.
The duration of each step of this process is only a best estimation but research isn't always predicable and unforeseen problems can arise which delay progress for any drug development company: Covid-19 being one of them.
We have completed the toxicology studies for SDC-1801 and expect the final report in Q1 next year and in the meantime, we are completing the trial design work and the work needed to produce the drug in capsule format. If all this is positive and on time, then we would expect to submit our CTA in mid 2022, which we believe would be a significant milestone for our company.
Q3: Will there be a rights issue or consolidation of shares now Peel Hunt are on board? Why does the company feel that a Share Consolidation will be good for the company and its shareholders. At previous AGMs, it was quite clear the Board did not see the value of a consolidation - it was pretty much dismissed. What's changed?
The two parts of this question are not necessarily linked.
Like all companies we do not comment on whether rights issues or sAhare placings are being considered. However, as is norma