UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the date of December 5, 2019

 

Commission File Number 001-39124

 


Centogene N.V.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

Am Strande 7
18055 Rostock

Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒     Form 40-F ☐

 


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Centogene N.V.

 

On December 5, 2019, Centogene N.V. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 are the financial statements of the Company, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CENTOGENE N.V.
         
Date: December 5, 2019        
         
  By: /s/ Richard Stoffelen  
    Name: Richard Stoffelen  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer  

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Description of Exhibit
   
99.1 Press release dated December 5, 2019 on the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 Financial Results
   

99.2

 

Financial Statements of Centogene N.V. for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Cambridge, MA, USA & Rostock, Berlin, GERMANY, December 5, 2019 – CENTOGENE N.V. (Nasdaq: CNTG), a commercial-stage company focused on rare diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable information for patients, physicians and pharmaceutical companies, announced today a corporate update and reported financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Recent Corporate Highlights

 

·On November 7, 2019, Centogene completed a corporate reorganization in connection with an initial public offering in the United States, and Centogene N.V. (“the Company”) became the holding company of Centogene AG, and the ultimate parent company of the group. On the same day, Centogene N.V.’s shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, after pricing an initial public offering of 4,000,000 common shares at $14.00 per common share, raising net proceeds of approximately $47.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commission and other expenses

·Continued expansion of collaborations with existing and new pharmaceutical partners, including a data access and collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced on November 13, 2019

·Continued expansion of global proprietary rare disease platform with approximately 2.1 billion weighted data points, from approximatively 465,000 patients representing 120 different countries as of September 30, 2019

·Completion of sale and leaseback transaction of our Rostock, Germany headquarters in July 2019

 

“CENTOGENE made solid progress so far in 2019. The recent data access and collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. announced on November 13, 2019 further acknowledges the value attributed to our global rare disease repository.” said Arndt Rolfs, CEO of CENTOGENE, “With the proceeds from the IPO, we will continue the momentum of our research and development programs to further support the orphan drug development of our pharmaceutical partners, and continue to provide valuable diagnostic testing to rare disease patients. We have a life-long commitment to our patients.”

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 and Q3 2019 Financial Highlights

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019, were 6.1 million, compared to 9.2 million as of December 31, 2018.

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue is principally derived from the provision of pharmaceutical solutions and diagnostic tests enabled by our knowledge and interpretation-based platform.

 

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was € 33.6 million, an increase of approximately € 3.2 million, or 10% as compared to the same period in 2018. Revenue from our pharmaceutical segment was € 13.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, similar to that of the prior year period, while the revenue from our diagnostics segment was € 20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of approximately € 3.1 million, or 19% as compared to that of the prior year period.

 

Total revenue was € 11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of approximately € 1.7 million, or 13% as compared to the prior year period. Revenue from our pharmaceutical segment for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were € 4.8 million, a decrease of approximately € 2.4 million, or 33% as compared to the prior year period. The non-recurring revenue in the third quarter of 2018 consisted of upfront payments totaling € 4.0 million related to the entry into collaboration agreements with Evotec International GmbH and Denali Therapeutics Inc. The decrease in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the same prior year period, was mainly driven by this non-recurring revenue.

 

Revenue from our diagnostics segment for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was € 6.8 million, an increase of approximately € 0.7 million, or 11% as compared to the same period in 2018. Our diagnostics revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was split into approximately 51% from whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS, or sequencing with high volume of data), 40% from standard genetic testing (which includes our single gene, CNV and mutation quantification products) and panel sequencing and 9% from non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

 

Research and development expenses (“R&D”)

 

Our R&D expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were € 2.0 million, an increase of approximately € 0.6 million, or 41% as compared to the prior year period. The increase is primarily attributed to expenses associated with the expansion of our proprietary information platform, as well as development of new products and solutions.

 

Our R&D expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were € 6.1 million, an increase of approximately € 2.3 million, or 62% as compared to the prior year period.

 

General administrative expenses (“G&A”)

 

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Our G&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were € 4.9 million, a decrease of approximately € 0.6 million, or 11% as compared to the prior year period . The decrease is primarily attributed to a decrease in share-based compensation expenses. The share-based compensation expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 included in G&A expenses amounted to € 0.3 million, a decrease of € 1.9 million as compared to the prior year period.

 

Our G&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were € 16.5 million, an increase of approximately € 2.0 million, or 14% as compared to the prior year period. The increase is mainly attributable to an overall headcount increase and related costs as a result of business expansion, as well as an increase in IT infrastructure investment.

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to equity holders

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to equity holders for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was € 4.2 million or € 13 per share (basic and diluted based on 322,007 issued and outstanding common and preferred shares as of September 30, 2019), as compared to € 1.1 million or € 4 per share for the prior year period.

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to equity holders for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was € 15.7 million or € 49 per share, as compared to € 7.5 million or € 29 per share for the prior year period.

 

Additional information regarding these financials is included in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019, which can be found by visiting EDGAR on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

 

2019 Outlook

 

CENTOGENE has made solid progress in 2019. Our number of pharmaceutical partners have increased from 28 partners as of September 30, 2018 to 38 partners as of September 30, 2019, and over 10 new contracts have been signed with new and existing pharmaceutical partners in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The recent data access and collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. announced on November 13, 2019 further acknowledges the value attributed to our global rare disease repository.

 

Looking forward, for full year 2019, we anticipate to have received over 130,000 order requests, allowing our data repository to grow to approximately 500,000 patients. We anticipate the total number of pharmaceutical partners to be over 40 partners by the end of 2019, and anticipate that revenue growth for full year 2019 will be approximately 20% when compared to full year 2018.

 

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Centogene A.G.

Interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss 

for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

 

   For the three months ended
September 30,
  For the nine months ended
September 30,
   2018  2019  2018  2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands, except for loss per share)
Revenue    13,380    11,638    30,392    33,559 
Cost of sales    6,572    6,641    15,698    19,499 
Gross profit    6,808    4,997    14,694    14,060 
Research and development expenses    1,427    2,011    3,783    6,119 
General administrative expenses    5,493    4,884    14,523    16,487 
Selling expenses    1,791    1,788    4,639    6,144 
Other operating income    839    935    1,792    2,623 
Other operating expenses    68    92    733    556 
Real estate transfer tax expenses    —      —      —      1,200 
Operating loss    (1,132)   (2,843)   (7,192)   (13,823)
Interest and similar income    2    —      16    12 
Interest and similar expenses    247    1,433    933    1,865 
Finance costs, net    (245)   (1,433)   (917)   (1,853)
Loss before taxes    (1,377)   (4,276)   (8,109)   (15,676)
Income tax (benefits)/expenses    (152)   —      (262)   163 
Loss for the period    (1,225)   (4,276)   (7,847)   (15,839)
Other comprehensive (loss)/ income    (52)   (1)   (8)   9 
Total comprehensive loss for the period    (1,277)   (4,277)   (7,855)   (15,830)
Loss per share (Basic and Diluted)   (4)   (13)   (29)   (49)

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Centogene A.G.

Supplemental selected segment information 

for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

 

   For the three months ended
September 30,
  For the nine months ended
September 30,
   2018  2019  2018  2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands)
Revenues by segment:            
Pharmaceutical    7,236    4,833    13,506    13,531 
Diagnostics    6,144    6,805    16,886    20,028 
Total Revenues    13,380    11,638    30,392    33,559 

 

   For the three months ended
September 30,
  For the nine months ended
September 30,
   2018  2019  2018  2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:            
Pharmaceutical    5,916    3,400    10,673    9,561 
Diagnostics    842    757    2,417    1,298 

 

Reconciliation of segment Adjusted EBITDA to Group loss for the period  For the three months ended
September 30,
  For the nine months ended
September 30,
   2018  2019  2018  2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands)
Reported Segment Adjusted EBITDA    6,758    4,157    13,090    10,859 
Corporate expenses    (3,667)   (4,917)   (11,585)   (14,922)
    3,091    (760)   1,505    (4,063)
Share-based payment expenses    (2,779)   (471)   (5,051)   (5,299)
Depreciation and amortization    (1,444)   (1,612)   (3,646)   (4,461)
Operating loss    (1,132)   (2,843)   (7,192)   (13,823)
Finance costs, net    (245)   (1,433)   (917)   (1,853)
Income taxes benefits    152    —      262    (163)
Loss for the period    (1,225)   (4,276)   (7,847)   (15,839)

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Centogene A.G.

Interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position 

As at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019

 

Assets  Dec 31, 2018  Sep 30, 2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands)
Non-current assets      
Intangible assets    8,795    12,466 
Property, plant and equipment    39,115    9,369 
Right-of-use assets    —      19,094 
Other assets    —      3,000 
    47,910    43,929 
Current assets          
Inventories    1,346    1,586 
Trade receivables    10,901    13,683 
Other assets    7,295    8,528 
Cash and cash equivalents    9,222    6,061 
    28,764    29,858 
    76,674    73,787 

 

Equity and liabilities  Dec 31, 2018  Sep 30, 2019
Equity      
Issued capital    322    322 
Capital reserve    46,923    47,417 
Retained earnings and other reserves    (19,964)   (35,638)
Non-controlling interests    (757)   (913)
    26,524    11,188 
Non-current liabilities          
Non-current loans    12,915    2,029 
Lease liabilities    1,712    14,107 
Other liabilities    11,240    9,913 
    25,867    26,049 
Current liabilities          
Investment subsidies    794    1,288 
Current loans    3,702    4,262 
Lease liabilities    1,350    2,902 
Liabilities from income taxes    10    173 
Trade payables    5,429    8,709 
Other liabilities    12,998    19,216 
    24,283    36,550 
    76,674    73,787 

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Centogene A.G.

Interim condensed consolidated statements of cashflow 

for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

 

   2018  2019
   (unaudited, € in thousands)
Loss before taxes    (8,109)   (15,676)
Amortization and depreciation    3,646    4,461 
Interest income    (16)   (12)
Interest expense    933    1,865 
Gain on the disposal of property, plant and equipment    —      (532)
Share-based payment expenses    5,051    5,299 
Real Estate transfer tax expenses    —      1,200 
Other non-cash items    (275)   (26)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Inventories    (969)   (240)
Trade receivables    (6,153)   (2,782)
Other assets    (1,089)   (739)
Trade payables    1,526    3,280 
Other liabilities    1,366    448 
Cash flow used in operating activities    (4,089)   (3,454)
           
Cash paid for investments in intangible assets    (2,485)   (5,366)
Cash paid for investments in property, plant and equipment    (6,737)   (1,266)
Grant received for investment in property, plant and equipment    2,184    341 
Cash received from disposal of property, plant and equipment    —      19,800 
Interest received    16    12 
Cash flow (used in)/generated from investing activities    (7,022)   13,521 
           
Cash received from equity contributions, net    10,098    —   
Cash received from loans    5,021    1,545 
Cash repayment of loans    (2,752)   (11,871)
Cash received from finance leases    —      470 
Cash repayments of financial leases/lease liabilities    (1,507)   (1,507)
Interest paid    (933)   (1,865)
Cash flow generated from/(used) in financing activities    9,927    (13,228)
           
Changes in cash and cash equivalents    (1,184)   (3,161)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period    3,157    9,222 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period    1,973    6,061 

 

Call Instructions

 

Centogene N.V. will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2019 results on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. The call on December 5, 2019 can be accessed by dialing U.S. toll free +1 866 966 1396 or U.K. +44 (0) 207 192 8000 up to ten minutes prior to the start of the call and providing the conference ID 3977687.

 

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A presentation and webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of our website at http://investors.centogene.com.

 

About Centogene

 

Centogene is a commercial-stage company focused on rare diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable information for patients, physicians and pharmaceutical companies. The Company’s goal is to bring rationality to treatment decisions and to accelerate the development of new orphan drugs by using our knowledge of the global rare disease market, including epidemiological and clinical data and innovative biomarkers. Centogene has developed a global proprietary rare disease platform based on our real-world data repository with approximately 2.1 billion weighted data points from approximately 465,000 patients representing over 120 different countries as of September 30, 2019, or an average of over 500 data points per patient.

 

The Company’s platform includes epidemiologic, phenotypic and genetic data that reflects a global population, and also a biobank of these patients’ blood samples. Centogene believes this represents the only platform that comprehensively analyzes multi-level data to improve the understanding of rare hereditary diseases, which can aid in the identification of patients and improve our pharmaceutical partners’ ability to bring orphan drugs to the market. As of September 30, 2019, the Company collaborated with over 35 pharmaceutical partners for over 30 different rare diseases.

 

Important Notice and Disclaimer

 

This press release contains statements that constitute ”forward looking statements” as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements that express the Company’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results, in contrast with statements that reflect historical facts. Examples include discussion of our strategies, financing plans, growth opportunities and market growth. In some cases, you can identify such forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “seek,” “project” or “expect,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could” or “should,” the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the Company. However, these forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of our performance, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and other variable circumstances, such as negative worldwide economic conditions and ongoing instability and volatility in the worldwide financial markets, possible changes in current and proposed legislation, regulations and governmental policies, pressures from increasing competition and consolidation in our industry, the expense and uncertainty of regulatory approval, including from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, our reliance on third parties and collaboration partners, including our ability to manage growth and enter into new client relationships, our dependency on the rare disease industry, our ability to manage international expansion, our reliance on key personnel, our reliance on intellectual property protection, fluctuations of our operating results due to the effect of exchange rates or other factors. Such risks and uncertainties may cause the statements to be inaccurate and readers are

 

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cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Many of these risks are outside of the Company’s control and could cause its actual results to differ materially from those it thought would occur. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

 

Certain information contained in this Press Release relates to or is based on studies, publications, surveys and other data obtained from third-party sources and the Company's own internal estimates and research. While the Company believes these third-party sources to be reliable as of the date of this presentation, it has not independently verified, and makes no representation as to the adequacy, fairness, accuracy or completeness of, any information obtained from third-party sources. In addition, all of the market data included in this press release involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and there can be no guarantee as to the accuracy or reliability of such assumptions. Finally, while the Company believes its own internal research is reliable, such research has not been verified by any independent source.

 

For further information, please refer to the Risk Factors section in our registration statement on form F-1, as amended (file no. 333-234177) and other current reports and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You may get these documents by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

 

Centogene Contact:

Sun Kim 

Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer

investor.relations@centogene.com

 

Media Contact: 

Ross Bethell

Director, Corporate Communications 

press@centogene.com

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 


Centogene AG
Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss
for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019
(in EUR thousand)

 

      For the three months ended September 30,  For the nine months ended September 30,
   Note  2018  2019  2018  2019
                
                
Revenue  4   13,380    11,638    30,392    33,559 
Cost of sales      6,572    6,641    15,698    19,499 
Gross profit      6,808    4,997    14,694    14,060 
Research and development expenses      1,427    2,011    3,783    6,119 
General administrative expenses      5,493    4,884    14,523    16,487 
Selling expenses      1,791    1,788    4,639    6,144 
Other operating income  5.1   839    935    1,792    2,623 
Other operating expenses  5.2   68    92    733    556 
Real estate transfer tax expenses  6   —      —      —      1,200 
Operating loss      (1,132)   (2,843)   (7,192)   (13,823)
Interest and similar income      2    —      16    12 
Interest and similar expense  6   247    1,433    933    1,865 
Financial costs, net      (245)   (1,433)   (917)   (1,853)
Loss before taxes      (1,377)   (4,276)   (8,109)   (15,676)
Income taxes (benefits)/expenses      (152)   —      (262)   163 
Loss for the period      (1,225)   (4,276)   (7,847)   (15,839)
Other comprehensive income, all attributable to equity holders of the parent      (52)   (1)   (8)   9 
Total comprehensive loss      (1,277)   (4,277)   (7,855)   (15,830)
Attributable to:                       
Equity holders of the parent      (1,064)   (4,247)   (7,498)   (15,674)
Non-controlling interests      (213)   (30)   (357)   (156)
       (1,277)   (4,277)   (7,855)   (15,830)
Loss per share - Basic and diluted      (4)   (13)   (29)   (49)

  

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements

 

 

 


Centogene AG
Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position
as at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019
(in EUR thousand)

 

Assets   Note   December 31, 2018   September 30, 2019  
Non-current assets                  
Intangible assets         8,795     12,466  
Property, plant and equipment   3, 6     39,115     9,369  
Right-of-use assets   3, 6         19,094  
Other assets   6, 7         3,000  
          47,910     43,929  
Current assets                  
Inventories         1,346     1,586  
Trade receivables   7     10,901     13,683  
Other assets   7     7,295     8,528  
Cash and cash equivalents   8     9,222     6,061  
          28,764     29,858  
          76,674     73,787  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements

 

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Equity and liabilities   Note   December 31, 2018   September 30, 2019  
Equity                  
Issued capital         322     322  
Capital reserve         46,923     47,417  
Retained earnings and other reserves         (19,964 )   (35,638 )
Non-controlling interests         (757 )   (913 )
          26,524     11,188  
Non-current liabilities                  
Non-current loans   10     12,915     2,029  
Lease liabilities   3, 10.1     1,712     14,107  
Other liabilities   10.3     11,240     9,913  
          25,867     26,049  
Current liabilities                  
Investment subsidies   10.3     794     1,288  
Current loans   10.1     3,702     4,262  
Lease liabilities   3, 10.1     1,350     2,902  
Liabilities from income taxes   10.3     10     173  
Trade payables   10.3     5,429     8,709  
Other liabilities   10.3     12,998     19,216  
          24,283     36,550  
          76,674     73,787  

   

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements

 

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Centogene AG
Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
for the nine-months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019
(in EUR thousand)

 

    Note   2018   2019  
Operating activities                  
Loss before taxes         (8,109 )   (15,676 )
Adjustments to reconcile earnings to cash flow from operating activities:                  
Amortization and depreciation   4     3,646     4,461  
Interest income         (16 )   (12 )
Interest expense         933     1,865  
Gain on the disposal of property, plant and equipment             (532)  
Share-based payment expenses         5,051     5,299  
Real estate transfer tax expenses   6         1,200  
Other non-cash items         (275 )   (26 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                  
Inventories         (969 )   (240 )
Trade receivables   7     (6,153 )   (2,782 )
Other assets   7     (1,089 )   (739 )
Trade payables   10.3     1,526     3,280  
Other liabilities   10.3     1,366     448  
Cash flow used in operating activities         (4,089 )   (3,454 )
Investing activities                  
Cash paid for investments in intangible assets         (2,485 )   (5,366 )
Cash paid for investments in property, plant and equipment         (6,737 )   1,266  
Grant received for investment in property, plant and equipment   10.3     2,184     341  
Cash received from disposals of property, plant  and equipment             19,800  
Interest received         16     12  
Cash flow from/used in investing activities         (7,022 )   (13,521 )
Financing activities                  
Cash received from equity contributions, net    9     10,098      
Cash received from loans   10.1     5,021     1,545  
Cash repayments of loans   10.1     (2,752 )   (11,871 )
Cash received from finance leases   3, 10.1         470  
Cash repayments of financial leases/lease liabilities   3, 10.1     (1,507 )   (1,507 )
Interest paid         (933 )   (1,865 )
Cash flow generated from/(used) in financing activities         9,927     (13,228 )
Changes in cash and cash equivalents         (1,184 )   (3,161 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period         3,157     9,222  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period         1,973     6,061  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements

 

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Centogene AG
Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity
for the nine-months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

 

      Attributable to the owners of the parent      
   Note  Issued capital  Capital reserve  Currency translation reserve  Retained earnings  Total  Non controlling interests  Total equity
      (in EUR thousand)
As of January 1, 2018         262    25,467    (8)   (8,985)   16,736    (382)   16,354 
Loss for the period         —      —      —      (7,490)   (7,490)   (357)   (7,847)
Other comprehensive loss         —      —      (8)   —      (8)   —      (8)
Total comprehensive loss         —      —      (8)   (7,490)   (7,498)   (357)   (7,855)
                                         
Share-based payments    11         1,611    —      —      1,611    —      1,611 
Issuance of shares    9    34    10,064    —      —      10,098    —      10,098 
As of September 30, 2018         296    37,142    (16)   (16,475)   20,947    (739)   20,208 

  

      Attributable to the owners of the parent      
   Note  Issued capital  Capital reserve  Currency translation reserve  Retained earnings  Total  Non controlling interests  Total equity
        (in EUR thousand)
As of January 1, 2019         322    46,923    (16)   (19,948)   27,281    (757)   26,524 
Loss for the period         —      —      —      (15,683)   (15,683)   (156)   (15,839)
Other comprehensive loss         —      —      9    —      9    —      9 
Total comprehensive loss         —      —      9    (15,683)   (15,674)   (156)   (15,830)
                                         
Share-based payments    11         494         —      494    —      494 
As of September 30, 2019         322    47,417    (7)   (35,631)   12,101    (913)   11,188 

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

 

1General company information

 

As of September 30, 2019, the parent company of the Group is Centogene AG (“the Company”). The Company’s registered office is located at Am Strande 7 in 18055 Rostock, Germany and the Company is registered in the Rostock commercial register under the HRB no. 13225. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to in these financial statements as “the Group”.

 

The Group is a commercial-stage company focused on rare diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable information for patients, physicians and pharmaceutical companies. The Group’s goal is to bring rationality to treatment decisions and to accelerate the development of new orphan drugs by using our knowledge of the global rare disease market, including epidemiological and clinical data and innovative biomarkers.

 

2Basis of preparation

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 and for the three years ended December 31, 2018.

 

6 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, except for the adoption of new standards effective as of January 1, 2019 (see note 3). The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

 

Several other amendments and interpretations apply for the first time in 2019, but do not have an impact on the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group.

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in euro, which is the Company’s functional currency. Unless otherwise specified, all financial information presented in euro is rounded to the nearest thousand (EUR k) in line with customary commercial practice, except when otherwise indicated.

 

3Effects of new accounting standards

 

IFRS 16 Leases

 

IFRS 16 supersedes IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases-Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. The standard sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for most leases under a single on-balance sheet model.

 

The Group adopted IFRS 16 as of January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method of adoption. The Group elected to use the transition practical expedient allowing the standard to be applied only to contracts that were previously identified as leases applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 at the date of initial application. The Group also elected to use the recognition exemptions for lease contracts that, at the commencement date, have a lease term of 12 months or less and do not contain a purchase option (‘short-term leases’), and lease contracts for which the underlying asset is of low value (‘low-value assets’).

 

7 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

The effect of adoption of IFRS 16 is as follows:

 

Impact on the statement of financial position (increase/(decrease)) as at January 1, 2019:

 

   In EUR k
    
Assets   
Property, plant and equipment   (5,364)
Right-of-use assets   5,767 
Total assets   403 
      
Liabilities     
Lease liabilities  – Current   93 
Lease liabilities  – Non-Current   310 
Total liabilities   403 
      

Based on the foregoing, as at 1 January 2019:

 

·Right-of-use assets of EUR 5,767k, were recognised and presented separately in the consolidated statement of financial position. This includes the lease assets recognised previously under finance leases of EUR 5,364k, that were reclassified from Property, plant and equipment.

 

·Additional lease liabilities of EUR 403k, were recognised.

 

a)Nature of the effect of the adoption of IFRS 16

 

The Group has lease contracts for offices as well as various items of plant, machinery, motor vehicles and other equipment. Prior to the adoption of IFRS 16, the Group classified each of its leases (as lessee) at the inception date as either a finance lease or an operating lease. A lease was classified as a finance lease if it transferred substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset to the Group; otherwise it was classified as an operating lease. Finance leases were capitalised at the commencement of the lease at the inception date fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments were apportioned between interest (recognised as finance costs) and reduction of the lease liability. For operating leases, the leased property was not capitalised and the lease payments were recognised as rent expense in the statement of profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Any prepaid rent and accrued rent were recognised under Prepayments and Trade and other payables, respectively.

 

8 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Upon adoption of IFRS 16, the Group applied a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases under which it is the lessee, except for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The Group recognised lease liabilities to make lease payments and right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets.

 

·Leases previously classified as finance leases

 

The Group did not change the initial carrying amounts of recognised assets and liabilities at the date of initial application for leases previously classified as finance leases (i.e., the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities equal the lease assets and liabilities recognised under IAS 17). The requirements of IFRS 16 was applied to these leases from January 1, 2019.

 

In accordance with the modified retrospective method of adoption, the Group does not restate its comparative figures but recognises the cumulative effect of adopting IFRS 16 as an adjustment to equity at the beginning of the current period.

 

b)Summary of new accounting policies

 

Set out below are the new accounting policies of the Group upon adoption of IFRS 16:

 

·Right-of-use assets

 

The Group recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Group is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the recognised right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated useful life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment.

 

9 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

·Lease liabilities

 

At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognises lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Group and payments of penalties for leases reasonably certain to be terminated. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognised as expenses in the period during which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.

 

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.

 

·Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

 

The Group applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of machinery and equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment that are considered of low value (i.e., below EUR 5k). Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

·Sale and leaseback transactions

 

The Group applies IFRS 15 for determining if the transfer of an asset to the buyer (lessor) is to be accounted for as a sale of assets. After the sale of assets is concluded, the Group measures the right-of-use assets arising from the leaseback at the proportion of the previous carrying value of the asset that relates to the right of use retained by the Group. Accordingly, the Group recognizes only the amount of any gain or loss that relates to the rights transferred to the buyer (lessor).

 

10 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

If the consideration for the sale of an asset does not equal the fair value of the asset, or if the lease payments are not at market rates, the Group makes the following adjustments to measure the sale proceeds at fair value:

 

·any below-market terms shall be accounted for as a prepayment of lease payments

 

·any above-market terms shall be accounted for as additional financing provided by the buyer-lessor to the seller-lessee

 

The adoption of IFRS 16 did not have any impact to the equity as of January 1, 2019, while total assets and total liabilities as of January 1, 2019 have been increased by EUR 403k, in relation to the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to leasing of vehicles and office space in the United States.

 

c)Amounts recognised in the statement of financial position and profit or loss

 

Set out below, are the carrying amounts of the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

 

  Right-of-use assets  
In EUR k Building* Plant and equipment Motor vehicles Offices Total Lease liabilities
             
As at January 1, 2019 - 5,364 12 391 5,767 3,465
Additions 13,456 470 - 450 14,376 14,946
Depreciation expenses (53) (908) (4) (84) (1,049) -
Interest expenses - - - - - 105
Payments - - - - - (1,507)
As at September 30, 2019 13,403 4,926 8

757

19,094 17,009
             

*As the lease of land and buildings are made through one contract, all the right-of-use assets are allocated to Buildings.

 

11 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Set out below, are the amounts recognised in profit or loss:

 

in EUR k

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets 385 1,049
Interest expenses on -/lease liabilities under IFRS 16 40 105
Rent expenses – short-term leases 41 151
Rent expense – leases of low-value assets 5 14
Total amounts recognized in profit or loss 471 1,319

 

IFRIC Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatment (the “Interpretation”)

 

The Interpretation addresses the accounting for income taxes when tax treatments involve uncertainty that affects the application of IAS 12 and does not apply to taxes or levies outside the scope of IAS 12, nor does it specifically include requirements relating to interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax treatments. The Interpretation specifically addresses the following:

 

-Whether an entity considers uncertain tax treatments separately;

 

-The assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities;

 

-How an entity determines taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates; and

 

-How an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances.

 

An entity has to determine whether to consider each uncertain tax treatment separately or together with one or more other uncertain tax treatments. The approach that better predicts the resolution of the uncertainty should then be followed.

 

The Group applies the Interpretation for the reporting period beginning on 1 January 2019. The Interpretation did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements since the Company and the subsidiaries are in tax loss positions and do not have any outstanding income tax liabilities.

 

12 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

4Segment information

 

Three months ended September 30

 

in EUR k Three months ended September 30, 2018
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Corporate Total
Rendering of services 6,864 6,144 - 13,008
Sales of goods 372 - - 372
Revenues from external customers 7,236 6,144 - 13,380
         
Recognized over time 2,864 6,144 - 9,008
Recognized at a point in time 4,372 - - 4,372
Revenues from external customers 7,236 6,144 - 13,380
         
Adjusted EBITDA 5,916 842 (3,667) 3,091
         
Capital Expenditures        
Additions to property, plant and equipment 772 - - 772
Additions to intangible assets 732 - 218 950
         
Other segment information        
Depreciation and amortization 253 472 719 1,444
Research and development expenses - - 1,427 1,427

 

in EUR k Three months ended September 30, 2019
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Corporate Total
Rendering of services 4,512 6,805 - 11,317
Sales of goods 321 - - 321
Revenues from external customers 4,833 6,805 - 11,638
         
Recognized over time 4,512 6,805 - 11,317
Recognized at a point in time 321 - - 321
Revenues from external customers 4,833 6,805 - 11,638
         
Adjusted EBITDA 3,400 757 (4,917) (760)
         
Capital Expenditures        
Additions to property, plant and equipment - 150 276 426
Additions to intangible assets 1,672 - 579 2,250
         
Other segment information        
Depreciation and amortization 281 542 788 1,612
Research and development expenses - - 2,011 2,011

 

13 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Nine months ended September 30

 

in EUR k Nine months ended September 30, 2018
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Corporate Total
Rendering of services 12,519 16,886 - 29,405
Sales of goods 987 - - 987
Revenues from external customers 13,506 16,886 - 30,392
         
Recognized over time 8,519 16,886 - 25,405
Recognized at a point in time 4,897 - - 4,987
Revenues from external customers 13,506 16,886 - 30,392
         
Adjusted EBITDA 10,673 2,417 (11,585) (1,505)
         
Capital Expenditures        
Additions to property, plant and equipment 816 1,563 4,358 6,737
Additions to intangible assets 1,612 - 873 2,485
         
Other segment information        
Depreciation and amortization 748 1,465 1,433 3,646
Research and development expenses - - 3,783 3,783

 

in EUR k Nine months ended September 30, 2019
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Corporate Total
Rendering of services 12,545 20,028 - 32,573
Sales of goods 986 - - 986
Revenues from external customers 13,531 20,028 - 33,559
         
Recognized over time 11,964 20,028 - 31,992
Recognized at a point in time 1,567 - - 1,567
Revenues from external customers 13,531 20,028 - 33,559
         
Adjusted EBITDA 9,561 1,298 (14,922) (4,063)
         
Capital Expenditures        
Additions to property, plant and equipment 179 419 668 1,266
Additions to intangible assets 3,458   1,909 5,366
         
Other segment information        
Depreciation and amortization 794 1,627 2,039 4,461
Research and development expenses - - 6,119 6,119

 

14 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Adjustments

 

Corporate expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest and similar income and expenses as well as share-based payment expenses are not allocated to individual segments as the underlying instruments are managed on a group basis. Current taxes and deferred taxes are allocated to Corporate as they are also managed on a group basis.

 

Corporate expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 also included real estate transfer tax of EUR 1,200k (the nine months ended September 30, 2018: EUR nil) related to an intercompany sale of land and building. See note 6 for further details.

 

Capital expenditure consists of additions of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and right-of-use assets.

 

Reconciliation of segment Adjusted EBITDA to Group loss for the period

 

For the three months ended September 30 2018 2019
Reported segment Adjusted EBITDA 6,758 4,157
Corporate expenses (3,667) (4,917)
  3,091 (760)
Share-based payment expenses (2,779) (471)
Depreciation and amortization (1,444) (1,612)
Operating loss (1,132) (2,843)
Financial costs, net (245) (1,433)
Income taxes benefits 152 -
Loss for the the three months ended September 30 (1,225) (4,276)

 

For the nine months ended September 30 2018 2019
Reported segment Adjusted EBITDA 13,090 10,859
Corporate expenses (11,585) (14,922)
  1,505 (4,063)
Share-based payment expenses (5,051) (5,299)
Depreciation and amortization (3,646) (4,461)
Operating loss (7,192) (13,823)
Financial costs, net (917) (1,853)
Income taxes benefits/(expenses) 262 (163)
Loss for the the nine months ended September 30 (7,847) (15,839)

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Geographical information

 

Three months ended September 30

 

in EUR k For the three months ended September 30, 2018
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Total
Revenues      
Europe 500 1,444 1,944
- Germany* 500 - 500
Middle East - 3,486 3,486
- Saudi Arabia - 792 792
North America 6,736 462 7,198
- United States# 6,736 303 7,029
Latin America - 505 505
Asia Pacific - 247 247
Total 7,236 6,144 13,380

* country of the incorporation of Centogene AG

 

# country contributing more than 10% of of the Group’s total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018

 

in EUR k For the three months ended September 30, 2019
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Total
Revenues      
Europe 18 1,945 1,963
- Germany* 18 78 96
Middle East - 3,407 3,407
- Saudi Arabia# - 1,921 1,921
North America 4,815 325 5,140
- United States# 4,815 307 5,122
Latin America - 829 829
Asia Pacific - 299 299
Total 4,833 6,805 11,638

* country of the incorporation of Centogene AG

 

# countries contributing more than 10% of of the Group’s total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2019

 

16 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

Nine months ended September 30

 

in EUR k For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Total
Revenues      
Europe 566 4,480 5,046
- Germany* 500 108 608
Middle East - 8,936 8,936
- Saudi Arabia# - 3,781 3,781
North America 12,940 1,146 14,086
- United States# 12,940 497 13,437
Latin America - 1,586 1,586
Asia Pacific - 738 738
Total 13,506 16,886 30,392

* country of the incorporation of Centogene AG

 

# countries contributing more than 10% of of the Group’s total consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

 

in EUR k For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
  Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Total
Revenues      
Europe 298 5,357 5,655
- Germany* 213 211 424
Middle East 61 10,117 10,178
- Saudi Arabia# - 5,102 5,102
North America 13,172 1,646 14,818
- United States# 13,172 1,280 14,452
Latin America - 2,148 2,148
Asia Pacific - 760 760
Total 13,531 20,028 33,559

* country of the incorporation of Centogene AG

 

# countries contributing more than 10% of the Group’s total consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019

 

17 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

We collaborated with the majority of our pharmaceutical partners on a worldwide basis in 2018 and 2019. In addition, in cases where pharmaceutical partners are developing a new rare disease treatment, it is generally anticipated that the final approved treatment will be made available globally. As a result, revenues of the pharmaceutical segment by geographical region are allocated by reference to the location where each pharmaceutical partner mainly operates, which is based on the region from which most of their revenues are generated. The allocation of revenues in the diagnostics segment is based on the location of each customer.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenues from one pharmaceutical partner represented 25.4% and 26.5% respectively, of the Group’s total revenues (the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018: 20.7% and 27.4% respectively).

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2018, Centogene entered into two major collaborations, one with Evotec and the other with Denali. Under the terms of these collaborations upfront payments totaling EUR 4,000k were received related to specified portions of the Group’s intellectual property. These upfront payments were recognized as revenues during the period as they represented the transaction price to be allocated to the grant of licences which are distinct and qualify as a licence to use such intellectual property for an unlimited period or for the time specified in the agreements. No such revenues were recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Non-current assets of the Group consist of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets as well as right-of-use assets. All of such assets are located in Germany, which is the country of the incorporation of the Company, except for property, plant and equipment of EUR 285k (December 31, 2018: EUR 718k) and right-of-use assets of EUR 1,140k (December 31, 2018: EUR nil), which is located in the United States.

 

18 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

5Other income and expenses

 

5.1Other operating income

 

  For the three months ended September 30 For the nine months ended September 30
in EUR k 2018 2019 2018 2019
Government grants 484 363 1,338 1,833
Income from the reversal of provisions 95 - 100 89
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment - 532 - 532
Others 260 40 354 169
Total other operating income 839 935 1,792 2,623

 

Government grants contain performance-based grants to subsidize research, development and innovation in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania from funds granted by the European Regional Development Fund. Furthermore, government grants contain the release of deferred income from investment related grants.

 

In July 2019, the Group entered into a sale and leaseback transaction and sold the Rostock headquarters building to a third party and then leased the building from the third party for a period of 12 years at a fixed rate per month with the option to extend. The sale of the Rostock headquarters resulted in a gain of EUR 532k and is recognized in the current period (see note 6).

 

5.2Other operating expenses

 

  For the three months ended September 30 For the nine months ended September 30
in EUR k 2018 2019 2018 2019
Currency losses - - 191 2
Expected credit loss allowances on trade receivables 68 92 542 554
Total other operating expenses 68 92 733 556

 

6Sale and Leaseback transaction

 

In June 2019, in preparation for a sale and leaseback transaction, the Company sold its land and building (the Rostock headquarters building) with a carrying value of EUR 22,778k to another subsidiary of the Group. Such intercompany transaction resulted in a real estate transfer tax expense of EUR 1,200k and was recognized in the nine months period ended September 30, 2019.

 

19 

 

Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

In July 2019, the Group concluded the sale and leaseback transaction and sold the Rostock headquarters building to a third party for EUR 24,000k, representing the fair value of the building as of June 30, 2019. The Group then leased the building from the third party for a period of 12 years at a fixed rate per month with the option to extend.

 

The consideration received was used to repay the loans related to the construction of the building of EUR 10,776k (see note 10), plus additional interest of EUR 1,159k. In addition, part of the consideration was used to pay the rental deposit of the lease of EUR 3,000k. The deposit was subsequently reduced to EUR 1,500k in November 2019.

 

The transaction was recorded according to IFRS 16, resulting in a gain on disposal of fixed assets of EUR 532k (see note 5.1), a decrease in property, plant and equipment of approximately EUR 22,778k, an increase of right-of-use assets of approximately EUR 13,456k (see note 3) and increases in lease liabilities of approximately EUR 14,091k (see note 10).

 

7Trade receivables and other assets

 

in EUR k December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
Current    
Trade receivables 8,572 10,674
Contract assets 2,329 3,009
Receivables due from shareholders 2,170 2,664
Other assets 5,125 5,864
Total 18,196 22,211
     
Non-current    
Other assets - Rental deposit - 3,000
     
 Total non-current and current trade receivables and other assets 18,196 25,211

 

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and generally portfolio-based expected credit loss allowances are recognized on trade receivables.

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

The Group’s trade receivables and contract assets were designated as collateral in respect of existing loan agreements (see note 10).

 

Other assets

 

Other assets include VAT receivables of EUR 756k (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,317k), prepaid expenses of EUR 716k (December 31, 2018: EUR 476k) as well as receivables from grants of EUR 416k (December 31, 2018: EUR 489k). Other assets also include costs relating to the initial public offering of EUR 3,720k (December 31, 2018: EUR 2,591k), which will be offset against the capital reserve upon completion of the transaction in November 2019.

 

8Cash and short-term deposits

 

The Group has pledged a part of its short-term deposits to fulfil collateral requirements related to its overdraft facility currently used up to EUR 2,500k. See note 10 for further details. The restriction applying to the collateral in the amount of EUR 2,500k may be terminated at any time subject to the full amount of the overdraft being repaid.

 

9Equity

 

By decisions taken on April 24, 2018 and on May 3, 2018, the Management Board, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, resolved to issue 34,010 Preferred A shares from the Authorized Capital 2017 to increase the overall share capital by EUR 34,010 to EUR 295,595. The share capital increase was entered into the commercial register of the local court of Rostock on May 22, 2018.

 

As a result of the above, a share premium EUR 10,064k was received for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

10Financial liabilities

 

10.1Interest-bearing liabilities

 

in EUR k December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
Non-current liabilities    
Non-current portion of secured bank loans 12,055 1,169
Municipal loans 860 860
Total non-current loans 12,915 2,029
Liabilities from leases 1,712 14,107
Total 14,627 16,136
     
Current liabilities    
Current portion of secured bank loans 1,787 802
Bank overdrafts 1,915 3,460
Total current loans 3,702 4,262
Current portion of liabilities from leases 1,350 2,902
Total 5,052 7,164
     
Total loan and lease liabilities 19,679 23,300

 

Financial covenants apply to secured bank loans which stipulate quarterly targets for the Company’s solvency ratio and net debt ratio, as well as covenants related to revenue and EBITDA that are reset annually. The Group obtained formal waiver from the lenders for such covenants for the year ended December 31, 2018, as well as for the year ending December 31, 2019. Therefore the secured bank loans were disclosed as current and non-current liabilities based on the contractual maturity of such loans.

 

The following table is based on the original terms and conditions:

 

Conditions and statement of liabilities

 

The outstanding interest-bearing liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 have the following conditions:

 

in EUR k Currency Nominal interest rate Maturity December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
Nominal amount Carrying amount Nominal amount Carrying amount
Secured bank loan EUR 3.50% 2016-19 6 6 - -
Secured bank loan EUR 2.50% 2018-25 5,633 5,633 - -
Secured bank loan EUR 2.50% 2018-25 5,633 5,633 - -
Secured bank loan EUR 2.950% 2018-25 2,570 2,570 1,971 1,971
Finance lease liabilities EUR 5.4%-8.9% 2018-23 3,062 3,062 - -
Municipal loan EUR 8.25%; plus 1.5% profit-related; 0.75% on losses 2021 500 500 500 500
Municipal loan EUR 8%; plus 1.5% profit-related; 0.75% on losses 2022 360 360 360 360
Bank overdrafts EUR 4.46% Rollover - - 477 477
Bank overdrafts EUR 3.75% Rollover 1,915 1,915 2,068 2,068
Bank overdrafts EUR 3.59% Rollover - - 915 915
IFRS 16 lease liabilities EUR 3.5%*,5.4%-8.9% 2018-31 - - 17,009 17,009
Total interest-bearing financial liabilities       19,679 19,679 23,300 23,300

* represents the incremental borrowing rate of the Group at the commencement of the leases

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

The secured bank loans are secured by trade and other receivables, including contract assets, with a carrying amount of EUR 13,683k (December 31, 2018: EUR 10,901k) (see note 7) and by the assignment of certain laboratory equipment. The secured bank loans were also secured by a land charge in the amount of EUR 19,910k as of December 31, 2018, which was released upon the completion of the sale and leaseback transaction.

 

Bank overdrafts of EUR 2,068k as of September 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,915k) were secured by short-term deposits with a carrying amount of EUR 2,500k (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,500k) (see note 8).

 

The municipal loan due to MBMV (Mittelständische Bürgschaftsbank Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) of EUR 860k (December 31, 2018: EUR 860k) with a remaining term between 4 to 6 years and an interest rate of 8.25%/8% is secured by guarantees provided by the Group’s shareholders.

 

10.2Lease liabilities

 

Liabilities from lease liabilities from IFRS 16 and, for 2018, financial leases have the following maturities:

 

in EUR k Future minimum lease payments Interest payments
December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
Less than one year 1,350 2,902 104 236
Between one and five years 1,712 5,113 76 686
More than five years - 8,994 - 1,183

 

New leases entered into for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 amounted to EUR 13,906k and EUR 14,946k respectively (financial leases: in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018: EUR 178k and EUR 178k respectively).

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

10.3Trade payables and other liabilities

 

in EUR k December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019
Trade payables 5,429 8,709
Government grants (deferred income) 12,034 11,201
Liability for Virtual Stock Option Program 7,093 12,392
Deferred income 297 739
Amounts to be refunded to customers 111 99
Others 5,507 6,159
Trade payables and other liabilities 30,471 39,299
Non-current 11,240 9,913
Current 19,231 28,386

 

The investment-related government grants were received for the purchase property, plant and equipment for the research and development facilities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, including the Rostock facility. The grants were issued in the form of investment subsidies as part of the joint federal and state program, ‘‘Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur’’ (improvement of the regional economic structure) in connection with funds from the European Regional Development Fund. Additional grants of EUR nil and EUR 341k were received in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 respectively relating to construction of the Rostock facility in 2018 (in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018: EUR 977k and EUR 2,184k respectively).

 

In addition, other liabilities include personnel-related liabilities for vacation and bonuses totaling EUR 1,256k (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,955k) as well as liabilities for wage and church tax of EUR 593k (December 31, 2018: EUR 307k). Other liabilities also include costs relating to the initial public offering of EUR 2,533k (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,695k).

 

11Share-based payments

 

At September 30, 2019, the Group had the following share-based payment arrangements.

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

(i)Virtual share option program 2016 (Cash-settled)

 

On July 1, 2016, the Group established a virtual share option program (‘‘2016 VSOP’’) that entitles the management board to grant virtual share options to individuals, in regard to services they provide and their continuous commitment to the Company. The 2016 VSOP allows the management board to grant up to 1,000,000 virtual options, representing 5% of the original 205,000 shares which are issued and owned by the original shareholders. The share options are subject to service conditions. Options that are not vested shall vest immediately in full upon an exit event. Under this program, holders of vested options are entitled to receive a direct cash payment from the Company, which is determined based on the exit price of the Company’s shares, upon the occurrence of any one of the following events (‘‘Exit event’’):

 

·The completion of an Initial Public Offering (‘‘IPO’’)

 

·The consummation of a sale and transfer of at least 75% of all existing shares of the Company by the existing shareholders to one or more purchasers, and whereby at least 50% of the consideration will be paid to shareholders in cash

 

·The consummation of a sale and transfer of at least 75% of all existing shares of the Company by the existing shareholders to one or more purchasers, and whereby the total consideration paid to the shareholders consists of shares in the purchasers

 

The payment to the option holders will then be reimbursed by the original shareholders to the Company at the same time as the obligation to pay the options holders arises. A respective receivable against shareholders was recorded (see note 7). As this is a shareholder transaction, the respective receivable against shareholders was recorded against equity (capital reserve).

 

No options were granted or forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (the nine months ended September 30, 2018: nil).

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at September 30, 2019 was 6.3 years (December 31, 2018: 7 years).

 

The weighted average fair value of options outstanding as of September 30, 2019 was EUR 3.33 (December 31, 2018: EUR 2.74). The range of exercise prices for options outstanding at the end of the period was EUR 1.0 to EUR 6.0 (as at December 31, 2018: EUR 1.0 to EUR 6.0).

 

The intrinsic value of the options vested as of September 30, 2019 was EUR 2,585k (December 31, 2018: EUR 2,169k)

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

(ii)Virtual share option program 2017 (Cash-settled)

 

In 2017, the Group established an additional virtual share option program (‘‘2017 VSOP’’) that entitles the management board to grant virtual share options to individuals, in regard to services they provide and their continuous commitment to the Company. The 2017 VSOP allows the management board to grant up to 29,560 virtual options, representing approximately 10% of the total shares which are issued and anticipated to be issued after additional investment by the investors. Under this program, holders of vested options are entitled to receive a direct cash payment from the Company, which is determined based on the exit price of the Company’s shares, upon the occurrence of any of the Exit events (as defined above) for the virtual share option program 2016. The vesting period shall be three years commencing on the day of grant, where one-third of the granted options shall be vested at the end of each year of grant. Upon an Exit event, the vesting of any unvested awards will be accelerated.

 

5,878 options with weighted average exercise price of EUR 1.0 were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (the nine months ended September 30, 2018: 5,328 options granted with weighted average exercise price of EUR 1.0).

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at September 30, 2019 was 7.3 years (December 31, 2018: 8 years).

 

The weighted average fair value of options outstanding as of September 30, 2019 was EUR 621.4 (December 31, 2018: EUR 540.3). The exercise price for options outstanding at the end of the period was EUR 1.0 (December 31, 2018: EUR 1.0).

 

The intrinsic value of the options vested as of June 30, 2019 was EUR 3,295k (December 31, 2018: EUR 2,722k).

 

Valuation of Options

 

The fair values of the virtual options have been calculated based on the enterprise value of the Company, which is determined by discounting the future cash flows to be generated by the Company, and using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

The key assumptions used in estimating the Company’s share price, which is a key input into the option pricing model used, are set out below. The values assigned to the key assumptions represent management’s assessment of future trends in the relevant industries and have been based on historical data from both external and internal sources.

 

The cash flow projections include specific estimates for ten years and a terminal growth rate thereafter.

 

in percent  September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019
Discount rate (%) 15.0 15.0
Terminal value growth rate (%) 2.0 2.0

 

The discount rate was a post-tax measure estimated based on the historical industry average weighted average cost of capital, with a possible debt leveraging of 0% - 5% (2018: 0% - 5%) at a market interest rate of 6% (2018: 6%).

 

The key assumptions used to derive the option value are set out below:

 

   September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019
Volatility (%) 60 70
Risk-free interest rate (%) (0.7) (0.7)
Dividend yield (%) 0 0
Option term (years) 0.4 0.1

 

Exit events were reflected in measurement based on the likelihood of their occurrence.

 

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Group recognised EUR 471k and EUR 5,299k, respectively, of share-based payment expense in the statement of comprehensive income (the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018: EUR 2,779k and EUR 5,051k respectively).

 

12Future payment obligations

 

The Group concluded agreements with suppliers, for goods and services to be provided subsequent to September 30, 2019 with a total payment obligation of EUR 1,456k (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,013k).

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

13Contingent Liabilities

 

In May 2016, the Company was informed in writing by the Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht (‘‘UMCU’’) that a claim had been initiated against UMCU regarding a prenatal diagnostic test that the Company conducted at their request which failed to identify a specific mutation present in a patient. On November 8, 2018, the UMCU and Neon Underwriting Limited formally filed a legal claim in the local court in Rostock, Germany against the Company alleging that the Company’s negligence in performing the test resulted in the misdiagnosis of the patient. UMCU is seeking recovery for compensatory damages as a result of the alleged misdiagnosis. By court order of November 8, 2018 the Regional Court of Rostock set the amount in dispute at EUR 880k.

 

On November 12, 2018, the Company submitted a notice to the Regional Court of Rostock of the intention to defend against the claim. On January 3, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss in which the Company denied the merits of the claim. UMCU and Neon Underwriting Limited responded to this motion on March 15, 2019 with a statement of reply, and the parties made several court filings setting out their arguments since. By order dated June 3, 2019, the Regional Court of Rostock provided a first set of questions to be answered by an expert witness. Following a request by the Court, the Director of the Institute of Genetics at the University of Bonn recommended a professor for human genetics from the university of Aachen be appointed as an expert witness in this case. The Company agreed to such recommendation.

 

The Company intends to continue to rigorously defend its position and considers that it is not probable the legal claim towards the Company will be successful and as a result has not recognized a provision for this claim as of September 30, 2019. In addition, in case a settlement would be required, the Company believes that the corresponding liability will be fully covered by the respective existing insurance policies.

 

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Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 

 

14Subsequent Event

 

On November 7, 2019, the Group completed a corporate reorganization in connection with the IPO in the United States, and Centogene N.V. became the holding company of Centogene AG, and therefore the parent company of the Group. The authorized share capital of Centogene N.V. amounted to EUR 9,480k, divided into 79,000,000 common shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.12. The issued share capital of Centogene N.V. amounted to EUR 1,903k, representing 15,861,340 shares in exchange of the 322,007 issued and outstanding common and preferred shares of Centogene AG.

 

On November 7, 2019, Centogene N.V. increased its share capital by EUR 480k in conjunction with the IPO, representing 4,000,000 shares offered on the Nasdaq Global Market at a price of USD 14. The net proceeds of the IPO, after underwirting discounts and commissions, were USD 52,080k (EUR 46,800k).

 

On the same day, a transfer agreement was executed between the holders of 2017 VSOP, Centogene AG and Centogene N.V., according to which the 2017 VSOP was terminated without any cash settlement. Instead, the holders of 2017 VSOP received share options of Centogene N.V. The total number of share options received by holders of 2017 VSOP amounted to 805,308 options, which was calculated with referenced to the conversion ratio of shares of Centogene AG to Centogene N.V.

 

Each share option represents one common share of Centogene N.V. with an exercise price equal to the nominal price of Centogene N.V. (EUR 0.12) and is vested immediately. The share options have a contractual life of 10 years and are exercisable 180 days after the IPO.

 

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were approved by management on December 5, 2019.

 

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