Biohaven Ltd.
For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Oct 29, 2026.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
Biohaven Ltd. (“we,” “us," "our," "Biohaven" or the “Company”) was incorporated in Tortola, British Virgin Islands in May 2022. Biohaven is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing treatments in key therapeutic areas, including immunology, obesity, neuroscience, and oncology. The Company is advancing its innovative portfolio of therapeutics, leveraging its proven drug development experience and multiple, proprietary drug development platforms. Biohaven's key clinical and preclinical programs include Kv7 ion channel modulation for epilepsy; Molecular Degrader of Extracellular Proteins (“MoDE”) and Targeted Removal of Aberrant Protein ("TRAP") extracellular protein degradation for immunological diseases; and a myostatin-activin pathway targeting agent for neuromuscular and metabolic diseases, including obesity.
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development ("R&D") efforts, including preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval, prior to commercialization. These efforts may require additional capital, additional personnel and infrastructure, and further regulatory and other capabilities. Even if the Company’s product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.
Separation from Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
On October 3, 2022, Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (the “Former Parent”) completed the distribution to holders of its common shares of all of our outstanding common shares and the spin-off of Biohaven from the Former Parent (the “Separation”). As a result of the Separation, Biohaven became an independent, publicly traded company as of October 3, 2022, and commenced regular way trading under the symbol “BHVN” on the New York Stock Exchange on October 4, 2022.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Biohaven and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
Through October 29, 2026, the Company has funded its operations primarily with funding from the Former Parent, including a cash contribution received at the Separation, proceeds from the sale of its common shares, proceeds from the sale of senior secured notes under its Note Purchase Agreement (as defined in Note 4 "Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities" and described in Note 6, "Notes Payable"), and proceeds from its recently executed out-license agreement as discussed in Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements." The Company has incurred recurring losses since its inception and expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future.
As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company expects its existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and upfront payments from its recently executed out-license agreements as discussed in Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements" will be sufficient to fund operating and financial commitments, and other cash requirements, for at least one year after the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
- Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Continued)
To execute its business plans, the Company will require funding to support its continuing operations and pursue its growth strategy. Until such time as the Company can generate significant revenue from product sales or royalties, if ever, it expects to finance its operations through the sale of public or private equity, debt financings or other capital sources, including collaborations and licensing agreements with other companies or other strategic transactions. However, there can be no assurance that such funding will be available on acceptable terms, in a timely manner, or at all. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of the Company’s shareholders. If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 Form 10-K"). Updates to our accounting policies are discussed below in this Note 2.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for all periods presented. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026, any other interim periods or any future year or period. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes in the Company's 2025 Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the accrual for research and development expenses, valuation of forward contract and derivative liability, and valuation of notes payable. In addition, management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern involves the estimation of the amount and timing of future cash inflows and outflows. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash included in other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consists primarily of employee contributions to the Company's employee share purchase plan held for future purchases of the Company's outstanding shares. See Note 9, "Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation," of the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company's employee share purchase plan.
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets primarily represents collateral held by banks for a letter of credit ("LOC") issued in connection with the leased office space in Yardley, Pennsylvania and LOCs issued in connection with the leased office and lab spaces in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See Note 12, ‘‘Commitments and Contingencies,’’ of the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information on the real estate leases.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
The following represents a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
| As of September 30, 2026 | As of September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $95,754 | $184,847 |
| Restricted cash (included in other current assets) | 772 | 553 |
| Restricted cash (included in other non-current assets) | 2,131 | 2,984 |
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows | $98,657 | $188,384 |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disclosure, in the notes to the financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. This ASU is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
- Marketable Securities
The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and fair value of debt securities available-for-sale by type of security at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Amortized Cost | Allowance for Credit Losses | Net Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt securities | ||||||
| U.S. treasury bills | $14,989 | $— | $14,989 | $— | $— | $14,989 |
| U.S. treasury notes | 50,407 | — | 50,407 | — | (25) | 50,382 |
| Total | $65,396 | $— | $65,396 | $— | $(25) | $65,371 |
| Debt securities | ||||||
| U.S. treasury bills | 114,109 | — | 114,109 | 61 | — | 114,170 |
| Total | $114,109 | $— | $114,109 | $61 | $— | $114,170 |
The fair values of debt securities available-for-sale by classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $— | $24,990 |
| Marketable securities | 65,371 | 89,180 |
| Total | $65,371 | $114,170 |
- Marketable Securities (Continued)
The net amortized cost and fair value of debt securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are shown below by contractual maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because securities may be restructured, called or prepaid, or if the Company intends to sell a security prior to maturity.
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Net Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |
| Due to mature: | ||||
| Less than one year | $65,396 | $65,371 | $114,109 | $114,170 |
Summarized below are the debt securities available-for-sale the Company held at September 30, 2026 that were in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by the length of time the investments have been in that position:
| Less than 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Securities | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |
| Debt securities | |||
| U.S. treasury bills | 1 | $14,989 | $— |
| U.S. treasury notes | 4 | 50,382 | (25) |
| Total | 5 | $65,371 | $(25) |
Unrealized losses on U.S. treasury bills were less than $1 at September 30, 2026.
The Company didnot have any investments in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2025.
The Company didnot have any investments in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
The Company reviewed the securities in the table above, all of which were U.S. treasury securities, and concluded that they are performing assets generating investment income to support the needs of the Company's business. In performing this review, the Company considered factors such as the credit quality of the investment security based on research performed by external rating agencies and the prospects of realizing the carrying value of the security based on the investment’s current prospects for recovery. As of September 30, 2026, the Company did not intend to sell these securities and did not believe it was more likely than not that it would be required to sell these securities prior to the anticipated recovery of their amortized cost basis.
Net Investment Income
Gross investment income includes interest income from debt securities available-for-sale, money-market funds, cash and restricted cash. Net investment income included in other (expense) income, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Debt securities | $1,142 | $2,153 | $3,943 | $8,457 |
| Other investments | 822 | 1,299 | 4,004 | 3,432 |
| Gross investment income | 1,964 | 3,452 | 7,947 | 11,889 |
| Investment expenses | (22) | (42) | (72) | (120) |
| Net investment income | $1,942 | $3,410 | $7,875 | $11,769 |
- Marketable Securities (Continued)
We utilize the specific identification method in computing realized gains and losses on sales of debt securities. The Company hadno sales of debt securities available-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires certain assets and liabilities to be reflected at their fair value and others to be reflected on another basis, such as an adjusted historical cost basis. In this Note 4, the Company provides details on the fair value of financial assets and liabilities and how it determines those fair values.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Certain of the Company's financial instruments are measured at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis. The fair values of these instruments are based on valuations that include inputs that can be classified within one of three levels of a hierarchy established by GAAP. See Fair Value Measurements in Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," included in the 2025 Form 10-K for a description of the type of valuation information ("valuation inputs") that qualifies a financial asset or liability for each level.
- Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Fair Value Measurement Using: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Sheet Classification | Type of Instrument | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | Money market funds | $68,150 | $— | $— | $68,150 |
| Marketable securities | U.S. treasury bills | — | 14,989 | — | 14,989 |
| Marketable securities | U.S. treasury notes | — | 50,382 | — | 50,382 |
| Other current assets | Money market funds | 250 | — | — | 250 |
| Other non-current assets | Money market funds | 1,923 | — | — | 1,923 |
| Total assets | $70,323 | $65,371 | $— | $135,694 | |
| Liabilities: | |||||
| Notes payable | Notes payable, non-current | — | — | 264,294 | 264,294 |
| Total liabilities | $— | $— | $264,294 | $264,294 | |
| Assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | Money market funds | $195,265 | $— | $— | $195,265 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | U.S. treasury bills | — | 24,990 | — | 24,990 |
| Marketable securities | U.S. treasury bills | — | 89,180 | — | 89,180 |
| Other current assets | Money market funds | 250 | — | — | 250 |
| Other non-current assets | Money market funds | 3,017 | — | — | 3,017 |
| Total assets | $198,532 | $114,170 | $— | $312,702 | |
| Liabilities: | |||||
| Notes payable | Notes payable, non-current | $— | $— | $238,900 | $238,900 |
| Total liabilities | $— | $— | $238,900 | $238,900 | |
There were no securities transferred between Level 1, 2, and 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
The following is a description, including valuation methodology, of the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Other Current Assets, and Other Non-Current Assets
Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis classified within cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, and other non-current assets at September 30, 2026 consisted of short-term money market funds that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and redeemable daily at the election of the Company and, at December 31, 2025, short-term money market funds and cash invested in U.S. treasury bills with original maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. The carrying value for these financial assets approximates fair value due to the near-term maturities of the securities underlying the money market funds and, at December 31, 2025, the U.S. treasury bills, resulting in an insignificant change in value because of changes in interest rates.
- Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Continued)
Marketable Securities
At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s Level 2 debt securities is obtained from quoted market prices of debt securities with similar characteristics, quoted prices from identical assets in inactive markets, or discounted cash flows to estimate fair value. The Company’s Level 2 marketable securities consisted of off-the-run U.S. treasury bills and notes at September 30, 2026 and off-the-run U.S. treasury bills at December 31, 2025.
On April 28, 2025, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the "NPA" or "Note Purchase Agreement") as described in further detail in Note 6, "Notes Payable." The Company elected to account for the NPA under the fair value option as permitted by ASC 825, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825").
The Company determined the fair value of the First Notes (as defined in Note 6, "Notes Payable") on April 28, 2025 was $255,880. The difference between the fair value at execution and the principal of $250,000 was due to a purchased loan commitment for the Second Notes (as defined in Note 6, "Notes Payable"). The purchased loan commitment resulted in a $5,880 offsetting asset recorded at its fair value within other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet which was determined to be impaired and fully expensed to other (expense) income, net, as of December 31, 2025. The following table provides a roll forward of the fair value of the First Notes for which fair value is determined by Level 3 inputs from December 31, 2025 to September 30, 2026:
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Fair value at December 31, 2025 | $238,900 |
| Loss on change in fair value reported in other (expense) income, net | 3,012 |
| Fair value at March 31, 2026 | $241,912 |
| Loss on change in fair value reported in other (expense) income, net | 14,637 |
| Loss on change in fair value reported in other comprehensive loss | 2,931 |
| Fair value at June 30, 2026 | $259,480 |
| Loss on change in fair value reported in other (expense) income, net | 4,814 |
| Fair value at September 30, 2026 | $264,294 |
The fair value of the First Notes represents the present value of estimated future payments under the NPA for the First Notes. The fair value of the First Notes is calculated using a scenario-based discounted cash flow model. The fair value measurement is based on significant Level 3 unobservable inputs such asmanagement's assumptions on the probability and timing of regulatory approvals for product candidates, probability and timing of an early redemption of all obligations under the NPA for the First Notes, and discount rate using a risk-free rate plus Biohaven-specific senior secured credit risk.
Actual probability and timing of regulatory approvals, probability and timing of an early redemption event at the reporting date, and Biohaven-specific senior secured credit risk could be materially different than our assumptions, and, if so, would mean the estimated fair value could be significantly higher or lower than the fair value determined. An increase in the liability related to the First Notes between the reporting date and settlement date of the liability would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial performance.
At September 30, 2026, the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the First Notes was $14,294.
- Balance Sheet Components
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
| As of September 30, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Building and land | $14,078 | $14,078 |
| Leasehold improvements | 2,697 | 2,697 |
| Computer hardware and software | 854 | 854 |
| Office and lab equipment | 13,049 | 12,437 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 2,024 | 2,024 |
| $32,702 | $32,090 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | (18,024) | (16,126) |
| 14,678 | 15,964 | |
| Equipment not yet in service | 22 | — |
| Property and equipment, net | $14,700 | $15,964 |
Depreciation expense was $569 and $1,898 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively, and $1,105 and $3,180 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively.
Other Non-current Assets
Other non-current assets consisted of the following:
| As of September 30, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $35,531 | $45,058 |
| Other | 2,141 | 2,306 |
| Other non-current assets | $37,672 | $47,364 |
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| As of September 30, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued employee compensation and benefits | 12,099 | 16,781 |
| Accrued clinical trial costs | 22,409 | 30,437 |
| Operating lease liabilities - current portion | 4,744 | 5,756 |
| 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up liability | — | 42,710 |
| Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 9,981 | 8,607 |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $49,233 | $104,291 |
- Notes Payable
On April 28, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, by and among Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd., as issuer (the “Issuer”), the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company, as obligors (together with the Issuer, the “Obligors”), the Purchasers (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) and Beetlejuice SA LLC, an affiliate of Oberland, as purchaser agent (the “Purchaser Agent”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to purchase senior secured notes from the Issuer (i) in an initial tranche shortly after the Closing Date for an aggregate purchase price of $250,000 (the “First Notes”) and (ii) at the Company's option and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the receipt of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for troriluzole, in a second tranche in up tothree purchases on or before June 30, 2026 for an aggregate purchase price of $150,000 (the “Second Notes”). The proceeds from the sale of the First Notes may be used for working capital and permitted business purposes. The Issuer may also sell to the Purchasers, at the Issuer’s option and subject to the approval of each Purchaser agreeing to participate therein, in its sole discretion, additional notes in up tofour purchases for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000 (the “Third Notes” and, together with the First Notes and the Second Notes, the “Notes”), the proceeds of which may be used solely to fund permitted acquisitions and related costs and expenses. The Company and Issuer did not exercise either option to sell any Second or Third Notes prior to June 30, 2026, and those options expired unexercised as of that date. The Company received approximately $250,000 in proceeds from the sale of the First Notes in April 2025.
The Purchasers will be entitled to receive payments (the “Revenue Payments”) equal to, initially,6.25% of the global net sales of troriluzole (“Net Sales”), which will increase pro rata upon the purchase of any of the Second Notes. If the aggregate amount of Revenue Payments (if troriluzole has received FDA approval) and any Milestone Payment (as defined below) made by the Issuer to the Purchasers pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement as of December 31, 2030 (the “Test Date”) equals or exceeds the amount of the aggregate purchase price for the Notes paid by the Purchasers (the “Total Funded Amount”) to the Issuer pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Test Date Condition”), the then-applicable percentage of Net Sales payable as Revenue Payments will automatically decrease by 60% for all subsequent years. If the Test Date Condition is not satisfied by the Test Date, the then-applicable percentage of Net Sales payable as Revenue Payments will automatically increase for all subsequent years to the lesser of (i) a rate that would have provided the Purchasers with 100% of the Total Funded Amount as of the Test Date had such rate applied from the Closing Date through and including the Test Date and (ii)80%. The Revenue Payments will become payable to the Purchasers on a quarterly basis after the Closing Date.
The Issuer will also be obligated to pay to the Purchasers a milestone payment (the “Milestone Payment”) equal to 35% of the Total Funded Amount upon the approval by the FDA or European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) of troriluzole or other Company products. The Milestone Payment will be payable in equal quarterly installments starting in the quarter after the approval is received or, if the Milestone Payment is earned after the Test Date, in one single payment on the 10 th Business Day (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) after the date the approval is received.
In addition to the Revenue Payments and the Milestone Payment discussed above, if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied, then the Company will be obligated to make a one-time payment to the Purchasers equal to 100% of the Total Funded Amount as of the Test Date less the aggregate Revenue Payments and Milestone Payments made to the Purchasers as of the Test Date (the “True-Up Payment”). If troriluzole has not received FDA approval for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder or spinocerebellar ataxia as of the Test Date, any Milestone Payments shall be excluded in calculating the True-Up Payment.
The Purchasers’ right to receive the Revenue Payments shall terminate on the date on which the Purchasers have received Revenue Payments and Milestone Payments (the “Total Payments”), together with any True-Up Payment paid by the Issuer to the Purchasers, in an aggregate amount equal to the then-applicable Cap Amount, unless the Note Purchase Agreement is terminated prior to such date. The “Cap Amount” means an amount equal to the Total Funded Amount multiplied by (x) on or prior to the earlier of the Test Date and the date the Test Date Condition is satisfied,1.65 with respect to the Second Notes and 1.95 with respect to the First Notes and any Third Notes, and (y) after the earlier of the Test Date and the date the Test Date Condition is satisfied, (a) with respect to the First Notes and Third Notes, (i) if the Test Date Condition is satisfied,1.60, (ii) if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied and the Total Payments as of the Test Date are equal to or greater than 90% of the Total Funded Amount,1.80, (iii) if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied and
- Notes Payable (Continued)
the Total Payments as of the Test Date are less than 90% but equal to or greater than 50% of the Total Funded Amount,1.95, (iv) if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied and the Total Payments as of the Test Date are less than 50% of the Total Funded Amount,2.10 if on or prior to the 8 th anniversary of the Closing Date and 2.25 if after the 8 th anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) with respect to the Second Notes, (i) if the Test Date Condition is satisfied,1.40, (ii) if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied and the Total Payments as of the Test Date are equal to or greater than 50% of the Total Funded Amount,1.65, and (iii) if the Test Date Condition is not satisfied and the Total Payments as of the Test Date are less than 50% of the Total Funded Amount,1.75.
If the Purchasers have not received Total Payments equal to the then-applicable Cap Amount as of the 10 th anniversary of the Closing Date (or, if no products of the Company have been approved by the FDA or EMA on or before the Test Date, the 8 th anniversary of the Closing Date), the Issuer will be obligated to pay to the Purchasers an amount equal to the Cap Amount less the Total Payments made as of such date.
Under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Issuer has an option (the “Call Option”) to terminate the Note Purchase Agreement and repurchase the Notes in full at any time upon advance written notice. Additionally, the Purchasers have an option (the “Put Option”) to terminate the Note Purchase Agreement and to require the Company to repurchase the Notes in full upon certain enumerated events, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, covenant defaults, material breaches of representations and warranties, cross defaults to material debt, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, material judgment defaults, key man event or a change of control. The required purchase price with respect to the Call Option and the Put Option, as applicable, shall be (a) with respect to the portion of the Total Funded Amount relating to the First Notes and the Third Notes, (i)120% of such amount if Purchasers exercise the Put Option (other than in connection with a change of control or in connection with a sale of all or substantially all assets relating to troriluzole under certain conditions) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii)135% of such amount if the First Notes and Third Notes are repurchased voluntarily or in connection with a change of control on or prior to the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date or in connection with a definitive agreement for the sale of all or substantially all assets relating to troriluzole by August 31, 2025 and the repurchase of the Notes by September 30, 2025 and provided that, in either case, no Default or Event of Default (each as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) is continuing at such time, (iii)150% of such amount if the First Notes and Third Notes are repurchased on or prior to the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date and the prior clauses (i) and (ii) do not apply, (iv)175% of such amount if the First Notes and Third Notes are repurchased from and after the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date and prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date and (v)195% of such amount if the First Notes and Third Notes are repurchased after the third anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that if the Total Payments as of the Test Date are less than 50% of the Total Funded Amount, the required purchase price shall be 210% of such amount if such purchase price is paid on or prior to the 8 th anniversary of the Closing Date, and 225% of such amount if such purchase price is paid after the 8 th anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) with respect to the portion of the Total Funded Amount relating to the Second Notes, (i)120% of such amount if the Second Notes are repurchased on or prior to the first anniversary of the first purchase date for such Second Notes, (ii)135% of such amount if the Second Notes are repurchased after the first anniversary but on or prior to the second anniversary of the first purchase date for such Second Notes and (iii)175% of such amount if the Second Notes are repurchased after the second anniversary of the first purchase date for such Second Notes, except in the event that the Total Payments as of the Test Date are equal to or greater than 50% of the Total Funded Amount, in which case the required purchase price shall be 165% of such amount, minus in each case in the preceding clauses (a) and (b), the aggregate Total Payments and any True-Up Payment made to the Purchasers prior to such date.
The Issuer’s obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”). To secure the Issuer’s obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement and the Guarantors’ obligations under the guarantees, the Obligors have granted the Purchaser Agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in the Obligors’ cash and equity interests and in specific assets related to troriluzole.
The Note Purchase Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Obligors’ and their subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, make investments, make acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, pay dividends or make distributions, repurchase stock and enter into restrictive agreements, in each case subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.
In the event that by the reporting deadline of March 1, 2027, the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2026, or any year thereafter for the term of the agreement, are subject to any qualification, emphasis
- Notes Payable (Continued)
of matter or statement as to “going concern” or scope of audit, subject to certain exceptions, the Company would be in breach of its financial statement delivery covenant under the Note Purchase Agreement. In such event, if such requirement was not amended or waived by the Purchasers, the Purchasers could have the right to exercise their remedies under the Note Purchase Agreement, which could include, but not be limited to, declaring an event of default and accelerating payment of outstanding amounts thereunder (which amounted to $250,000 as of September 30, 2026), plus a required premium as noted above.
The Company elected to account for the Note Purchase Agreement using the fair value option as permitted by ASC 825. See Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Form 10-K, and Note 4, "Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities," to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for further discussion.
- Shareholders' Equity
Changes in shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
| Common Shares | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) | |
| Balances as of December 31, 2025 | 132,775,113 | $1,934,276 | $193,984 | $(2,084,536) | $8,348 | $52,072 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (130,532) | — | (130,532) |
| Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs | 17,164,940 | 178,884 | — | — | — | 178,884 |
| Issuance of common shares as payment under license and other agreements | 76,383 | 858 | — | — | — | 858 |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | 490,054 | 18,890 | (18,912) | — | — | (22) |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 28,286 | — | — | 28,286 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (46) | (46) |
| Balances as of March 31, 2026 | 150,506,490 | $2,132,908 | $203,358 | $(2,215,068) | $8,302 | $129,500 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (137,311) | — | (137,311) |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and 2022 Employee Share Purchase Plan | 511,041 | 5,953 | (2,157) | — | — | 3,796 |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 19,164 | — | — | 19,164 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (2,927) | (2,927) |
| Balances as of June 30, 2026 | 151,017,531 | $2,138,861 | $220,365 | $(2,352,379) | $5,375 | $12,222 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (129,279) | — | (129,279) |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | 37,629 | 365 | (154) | — | — | 211 |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 18,624 | — | — | 18,624 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (25) | (25) |
| Balances as of September 30, 2026 | 151,055,160 | $2,139,226 | $238,835 | $(2,481,658) | $5,350 | $(98,247) |
- Shareholders' Equity (Continued)
| Common Shares | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Shareholders' Equity | |
| Balances as of December 31, 2024 | 101,221,989 | $1,656,702 | $112,369 | $(1,345,714) | $79 | $423,436 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (221,677) | — | (221,677) |
| Issuance of common shares as payment under license and other agreements | 354,819 | 13,398 | (8,554) | — | — | 4,844 |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | 527,216 | 19,246 | (19,410) | — | — | (164) |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 53,062 | — | — | 53,062 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (6) | (6) |
| Balances as of March 31, 2025 | 102,104,024 | $1,689,346 | $137,467 | $(1,567,391) | $73 | $259,495 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (198,147) | — | (198,147) |
| Issuance of common shares as payment under license and other agreements | 3,588,688 | 51,426 | — | — | — | 51,426 |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and 2022 Employee Share Purchase Plan | 89,735 | 2,337 | (1,260) | — | — | 1,077 |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 20,812 | — | — | 20,812 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (76) | (76) |
| Balances as of June 30, 2025 | 105,782,447 | $1,743,109 | $157,019 | $(1,765,538) | $(3) | $134,587 |
| Net loss | — | — | — | (173,443) | — | (173,443) |
| Issuance of common shares under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | 21,208 | 631 | (509) | — | — | 122 |
| Non-cash share-based compensation expense | — | — | 21,535 | — | — | 21,535 |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 39 | 39 |
| Balances as of September 30, 2025 | 105,803,655 | $1,743,740 | $178,045 | $(1,938,981) | $36 | $(17,160) |
Equity Distribution Agreement
In October 2023, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the "Equity Distribution Agreement") contemplating the offer and sale of common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000 from time to time through or to the sales agent, acting as its agent or principal. The sales agent is not required to sell any specific amount of securities but will act as the Company's sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the sales agent and the Company.
In August 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Equity Distribution Agreement contemplating the offer and sale of common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $450,000 from time to time through or to the sales agent, acting as its agent or principal. Sales of the Company's common shares, if any, will be made in sales deemed to be “at-the-market offerings”. The net proceeds from any at-the-market offerings of Company common shares are to be used for general corporate purposes.
In May 2026, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Equity Distribution Agreement contemplating the offer and sale of common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $682,000 from time to time through or to the sales agent, acting as its agent or principal. Sales of the Company's common shares, if any, will be made in sales deemed to be “at-the-market offerings”. The net proceeds from any at-the-market offerings of Company common shares are to be used for general corporate purposes.
During 2026, the Company sold and issued 17,164,940 common shares under the Equity Distribution Agreement, as amended, for net proceeds of approximately $178,884, all in the first quarter of 2026. In total, as of September 30, 2026, the Company has sold and issued 21,413,528 common shares under the Equity Distribution Agreement, as amended, for
- Shareholders' Equity (Continued)
net proceeds of approximately $325,134. As of September 30, 2026, additional common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to approximately $350,000 remain available to be issued.
Maskbegone Agreement
In January 2026, the Company and Maskbegone LLC ("Maskbegone") entered into a development and license agreement (the "Maskbegone Agreement"), pursuant to which Biohaven obtained the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize certain products developed under the Maskbegone Agreement related to the use of oxytocin and derivatives of oxytocin in the treatment of tinnitus. As consideration under the Maskbegone Agreement, the Company paid an upfront payment of 76,383 common shares valued at approximately $858, which were issued and recognized in R&D expense during the first quarter of 2026.
Maskbegone is eligible to receive up to 381,912 additional common shares of the Company under the Maskbegone Agreement which are contingent on the achievement of certain success-based developmental and regulatory milestones. The Company has not recorded these potential contingent consideration payments as liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as none of the future events which would trigger a milestone payment were considered probable of occurring at September 30, 2026.
Knopp Amendment
In May 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Purchase Agreement (as defined in Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements,") (the "Knopp Amendment") under which the parties thereto agreed to revise the success-based payment and royalty payment obligations under the Knopp Amendment. In June 2025, as partial share consideration, the Company issued 3,588,688 Company common shares to Knopp (as defined in Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements,") valued at approximately $51,426.
Merus Agreement
In January 2025, the Company entered into a research, co-development and collaboration agreement (the "Merus Agreement") with Merus N.V. ("Merus") to co-develop three novel dual-targeting antibody drug conjugates ("ADCs"), leveraging Merus’ Biclonics® technology platform, and Biohaven's next-generation ADC conjugation and payload platform technologies. As consideration under the Merus Agreement, the Company paid an upfront payment of 132,700 common shares valued at approximately $4,844 as of the effective date, which were issued in February 2025. The upfront payment was recognized as R&D expense in the first quarter of 2025. In January 2026, the Company received notice from Merus that the development programs for the three ADCs were being terminated subsequent to the acquisition of Merus by Genmab A/S.
FGFR3 Agreement
In December 2024, the Company, GeneQuantum Healthcare (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. ("GeneQuantum") and Aimed Bio, Inc. ("Aimed Bio") entered into a development and license agreement (the "FGFR3 Agreement") pursuant to which Biohaven obtained the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize GeneQuantum's and Aimed Bio's joint research fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 ("FGFR3") ADC program. As consideration under the FGFR3 Agreement, the Company paid an upfront payment of 222,119 common shares valued at approximately $8,554 as of the effective date, which was recognized as R&D expense in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the obligation to issue common shares was recorded to additional paid in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The shares were issued in January 2025.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Shareholders’ equity included the following activity in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net unrealized investment (losses) gains: | ||
| Beginning of period balance | $(1) | $60 |
| Other comprehensive loss(1) | (25) | (86) |
| End of period balance | (26) | (26) |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | ||
| Beginning of period balance | 27 | 8 |
| Other comprehensive income(1) | — | 19 |
| End of period balance | 27 | 27 |
| Instrument-specific credit risk of liabilities measured at fair value: | ||
| Beginning of period balance | 5,349 | 8,280 |
| Other comprehensive loss(1) | — | (2,931) |
| End of period balance | 5,349 | 5,349 |
| Total beginning of period accumulated other comprehensive income | 5,375 | 8,348 |
| Total other comprehensive loss | (25) | (2,998) |
| Total end of period accumulated other comprehensive income | $5,350 | $5,350 |
(1) There wasno tax on other comprehensive income (loss) and no amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Continued)
Shareholders’ equity included the following activity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net unrealized investment (losses) gains: | ||
| Beginning of period balance | $(19) | $69 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss)(1) | 48 | (40) |
| End of period balance | 29 | 29 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | ||
| Beginning of period balance | 16 | 10 |
| Other comprehensive loss(1) | (9) | (3) |
| End of period balance | 7 | 7 |
| Total beginning of period accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (3) | 79 |
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 39 | (43) |
| Total end of period accumulated other comprehensive income | $36 | $36 |
(1) There wasno tax on other comprehensive income (loss) and no amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.
- Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation
Non-Cash Share-based Compensation Expense
The Company measures non-cash share-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognizes non-cash share-based compensation as expense over the requisite service period of the award (generally three years) using the straight-line method. Non-cash share-based compensation expense, consisting of expense for share options, restricted share units ("RSUs"), performance share options, and the Employee Share Purchase Plan, was classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Research and development expenses | $12,066 | $13,947 | $42,524 | $62,291 |
| General and administrative expenses | 6,558 | 7,588 | 23,550 | 33,118 |
| Total non-cash share-based compensation expense | $18,624 | $21,535 | $66,074 | $95,409 |
As of September 30, 2026, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested share-based awards was $73,467, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.57 years. The Company did not recognize any material tax benefit or expense related to the exercise of share options or vesting of RSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
Share Options
All share option grants are awarded at fair value on the date of grant. The fair value of share options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Share options generally expire 10 years after the grant date.
- Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation (Continued)
The aggregate intrinsic value of share options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the share options and the fair value of the Company's common shares for those share options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company's common shares at September 30, 2026. The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $2,357 and $1,696, respectively.
The weighted average grant date fair value per share of share options granted under the Company's equity incentive plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $8.53 and $24.25, respectively. The Company expects approximately 6,296,562 of the unvested share options to vest over the requisite service period.
The following table is a summary of the Company's share option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Number ofShares · WeightedAverageExercisePrice · WeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm · AggregateIntrinsicValue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in years) | |||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | 15,649,514 | $21.06 | |||
| Granted | 5,225,025 | $11.35 | |||
| Exercised | (343,814) | $7.12 | |||
| Forfeited | (265,819) | $28.25 | |||
| Outstanding as of September 30, 2026 | 20,264,906 | $18.70 | 7.39 | $55,762 | |
| Options exercisable as of September 30, 2026 | 13,968,344 | $17.77 | 6.74 | $47,589 | |
| Vested and expected to vest as of September 30, 2026 | 20,264,906 | $18.70 | 7.39 | $55,762 | |
Restricted Share Units
The Company’s RSUs are considered nonvested share awards and require no payment from the employee. For each RSU, employees receiveone common share at the end of the vesting period. Compensation cost is recorded based on the market price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
The total fair value of RSUs vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $4,876 and $19,425, respectively.
The following table is a summary of the RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
| Number of shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Unvested as of December 31, 2025 | 1,402,696 | $38.48 |
| Granted | 15,850 | $11.02 |
| Vested | (482,437) | $39.01 |
| Forfeited | (47,873) | $39.02 |
| Unvested as of September 30, 2026 | 888,236 | $37.68 |
- Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders of Biohaven was calculated as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss | $(129,279) | $(173,443) | $(397,122) | $(593,267) |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 151,040,349 | 105,815,038 | 149,776,602 | 103,391,267 |
| Net loss per share — basic and diluted | $(0.86) | $(1.64) | $(2.65) | $(5.74) |
The Company's potential dilutive securities include share options which have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders of the Company is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
| As of September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Options to purchase common shares | 20,264,906 | 15,799,622 |
| Warrants to purchase common shares | — | 294,195 |
| Restricted share units | 888,236 | 1,414,446 |
| Total | 21,153,142 | 17,508,263 |
- License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements
The Company has entered into various licensing, developmental and acquisition agreements which provide the Company with rights to certain know-how, technology and patent rights. The agreements generally include upfront fees, milestone payments upon achievement of certain developmental, regulatory and commercial and sales milestones, as well as sales-based royalties, with percentages that vary by agreement. The Company has also entered into agreements under which it will grant a third party rights to develop and commercialize certain of the Company's product candidates in exchange for upfront, milestone and royalty payments to the Company.
Out-License Arrangements
In August 2026, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “SKBP License Agreement”) with SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“SKBP”). Pursuant to the SKBP License Agreement, effective upon the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Closing”), the Company will grant SKBP an exclusive, royalty-bearing, worldwide license, with the right to grant sublicenses subject to the terms of the SKBP License Agreement, to our Kv7 ion channel platform, led by opakalim (BHV-7000), and other Kv7 compounds and products covered by the SKBP License Agreement. The applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for the SKBP License Agreement expired on October 28, 2026.
Under the SKBP License Agreement, SKBP will pay the Company a non-creditable and non-refundable upfront fee of $400,000, consisting of $350,000 payable at the Closing and $50,000 payable one year after the Closing. The Company will also be eligible to receive up to $150,000 in one-time development and regulatory milestone payments. In addition, SKBP will pay the Company tiered royalties ranging from the mid-teens to the low twenties on U.S. net sales of opakalim and certain other antiseizure products, mid-single-digit royalties on ex-U.S. net sales of opakalim and certain other antiseizure products, and additional royalties on net sales of certain other licensed products, in each case subject to specified reductions and adjustments. The applicable royalty term for each licensed product in each country begins upon the first commercial sale of such product in such country and ends upon the latest of (i)10 years after such first commercial sale, (ii) expiration of applicable regulatory exclusivity and (iii) expiration of the last-to-expire licensed patent claim in such country covering the composition of matter of the applicable licensed compound.
Following the Closing, the Company will continue to conduct specified ongoing development and regulatory activities, including the ongoing RISE 2 and RISE 3 clinical studies and preparation and filing of the new drug application for opakalim. SKBP will also reimburse specified pre-Closing program costs and fund certain development plan costs incurred by the Company. SKBP is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and seek regulatory approval for opakalim in the United States, Europe and Japan and, following regulatory approval in the applicable market, to commercialize opakalim in that market.
The SKBP License Agreement also contains specified restrictions on each party’s activities involving competing Kv7 activators. Unless earlier terminated, the SKBP License Agreement will continue until the expiration of all applicable royalty terms. Upon expiration of the applicable royalty term for a licensed product in a country, the corresponding license will become fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable in that country. Following the Closing, SKBP may terminate the SKBP License Agreement, in whole or in part, for convenience upon specified prior written notice. The parties also have specified termination rights, including for uncured material breach and specified bankruptcy or insolvency events. Upon any such post-Closing termination, the license granted to SKBP will terminate with respect to the applicable terminated products or territories, subject in specified circumstances to limited rights to sell off existing inventory. Following any such termination, the parties will cooperate to wind down or transition ongoing activities. The SKBP License Agreement also provides for specified reversion rights in favor of the Company with respect to certain intellectual property and regulatory filings relating to the terminated products or territories.
Partial MIPA Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Also in August 2026, the Company and SKBP entered into a Partial MIPA Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”), which will become effective only upon the Closing. The Assignment Agreement provides for the assignment and assumption of certain rights and obligations under the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated February 24, 2022, by and among Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd., Knopp Biosciences LLC (“Knopp”) and Channel Biosciences, LLC, as amended (the “MIPA” or "Purchase Agreement"). Effective upon the Closing, the Company will assign to SKBP its rights under Section 2.4 (Contingent Consideration) of the MIPA and specified related provisions, and SKBP will assume the related obligations arising from and after the Closing. For a complete discussion of the MIPA and its terms, refer to the below section titled "Kv7 Platform Acquisition," included in this Note 11.
The Knopp obligations to be assumed by SKBP include aggregate potential milestone obligations of up to $245,000, consisting of $185,000 in milestone obligations tied to U.S. and EMA regulatory approval of opakalim, and up to $60,000 in milestone obligations tied to U.S. regulatory approvals of up to three other Kv7 products, as well as a mid-single-digit royalty on worldwide net sales of Kv7 products. These obligations are separate from, and not creditable against, SKBP’s milestone and royalty obligations to the Company under the SKBP License Agreement. The Company will retain all other rights and obligations under the MIPA. If the SKBP License Agreement is terminated before the Closing, the Assignment Agreement will automatically terminate without becoming effective.
In October 2026, the Company entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (the “Ono License Agreement”) with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Ono”). Pursuant to the Ono License Agreement, the Company granted Ono an exclusive, royalty-bearing license, with the right to grant sublicenses subject to the terms of the Ono License Agreement, to develop and commercialize the Company's MoDE pan IgG degrader portfolio, led by BHV-1300 and including next-generation follow-on degraders BHV-1310 and BHV-1320, in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (the “Ono Licensed Territory”), subject to the terms of the Ono License Agreement. The Company retains all rights to the licensed portfolio outside the Ono Licensed Territory, including in the United States, Europe and China.
Under the Ono License Agreement, Ono paid the Company a one-time, non-creditable and non-refundable upfront payment of $80,000 in October 2026 upon closing and will pay the Company another $20,000 upon a milestone achievement, following Ono’s receipt of specified stability test results and subject to Ono’s election to continue development and commercialization of the licensed compounds and products in the Ono Licensed Territory. In addition, Ono will pay Biohaven royalties of approximately 20% on net sales of licensed products in the Ono Licensed Territory, subject to specified reductions and adjustments. If Ono elects not to continue the program after receipt of specified stability test results in accordance with the Ono License Agreement, the Ono License Agreement will terminate and the milestone achievement payment and royalties will not become payable.
Ono is generally responsible, at its own expense, for development, regulatory activities and commercialization of the licensed compounds and products in the Ono Licensed Territory and is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct these activities. The Company will continue to conduct specified ongoing studies and development activities, with Ono funding specified activities conducted in the Ono Licensed Territory and sharing specified costs of global clinical studies.
The Ono License Agreement contains specified restrictions on each party’s activities involving competing IgG degraders and provides Ono with a right of first negotiation with respect to certain follow-on compounds in the Ono Licensed Territory.
Unless earlier terminated, the Ono License Agreement will continue until the expiration of all applicable royalty terms. Ono may terminate the Ono License Agreement, in whole or on a product-by-product or country-by-country basis, for convenience upon specified prior written notice. The parties also have specified termination rights, including for uncured material breach and specified bankruptcy or insolvency events. The Company has additional termination rights for certain cessations of development and specified patent challenges. Upon termination, the applicable license rights granted to Ono will terminate, subject in specified circumstances to limited rights to sell existing inventory. The Ono License Agreement also provides for specified transition and reversion rights in favor of the Company relating to regulatory filings, clinical trials and intellectual property.
In-License and Other Agreements
As of September 30, 2026, the Company had potential future developmental, regulatory and commercial milestone payments under its license and other agreements of up to approximately $139,313, $711,600, and $3,187,488, respectively. See below for a detailed discussion of these agreements. The Company has not recorded these potential contingent consideration payments as liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as none of the future events which would trigger a milestone payment were considered probable of occurring at September 30, 2026.
Yale Agreements
In September 2013, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (the "Yale Agreement") with Yale University ("Yale") to obtain a license to certain patent rights for the commercial development, manufacture, distribution, use and sale of products and processes resulting from the development of those patent rights, related to the use of riluzole in treating various neurological conditions, such as general anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
The Yale Agreement was amended and restated in May 2019. As of September 30, 2026, under the amended Yale Agreement, the Company had remaining contingent regulatory approval milestone payments of up to $2,000 and annual royalty payments of a low single-digit percentage based on net sales of riluzole-based products from the licensed patents or from products based on troriluzole. Under the amended and restated agreement, the royalty rates are reduced as compared to the original agreement. In addition, under the amended and restated agreement, the Company may develop products based on riluzole or troriluzole. The amended and restated agreement retains a minimum annual royalty of up to $1,000 per year, beginning after the first sale of product under the agreement. If the Company grants any sublicense rights under the Yale Agreement, it must pay Yale a low single-digit percentage of sublicense income that it receives.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company didnot record any material milestone or royalty payments under the Yale Agreement.
In January 2021, the Company entered into a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with Yale for the development and commercialization of a novel MoDE platform (the "Yale MoDE Agreement"). The platform pertains to the clearance of disease-causing protein and other biomolecules by targeting them for lysosomal degradation using multi-functional molecules. The Yale MoDE Agreement includes an obligation to pay a minimum annual royalty of up to $1,000 per year, and low single digit royalties on the net sales of licensed products. If the Company grants any sublicense rights under the Yale MoDE Agreement, it must pay Yale a low single-digit percentage of sublicense income that it receives. As of September 30, 2026, under the Yale MoDE Agreement, the Company had remaining contingent development and commercial milestone payments of up to $1,063 and $4,988, respectively. The Yale MoDE Agreement terminates on the later oftwenty years from the effective date, twenty years from the filing date of the first investigational new drug application for a licensed product or the last to expire valid claim of a licensed patent.
During the second quarter of 2026, the Company recorded R&D expense of $250 for a development milestone which the Company determined to have become probable during the period under the Yale MoDE Agreement. The development milestone is expected to be paid during the fourth quarter of 2026. Excluding this $250 development milestone, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not record any material milestone or royalty payments under the Yale MoDE Agreement.
ALS Biopharma Agreement
In August 2015, the Company entered into an agreement (the "ALS Biopharma Agreement") with ALS Biopharma and Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center Inc. ("FCCDC"), pursuant to which ALS Biopharma and FCCDC assigned the Company their worldwide patent rights to a family of over 300 prodrugs of glutamate modulating agents, including troriluzole, as well as other innovative technologies. Under the ALS Biopharma Agreement, the Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to commercialize and develop markets for the patent products. As of September 30, 2026, under the ALS Biopharma Agreement, the Company had remaining contingent regulatory approval milestone payments of up to $4,000, as well as royalty payments of a low single-digit percentage based on net sales of products licensed under the ALS Biopharma Agreement, payable on a quarterly basis.
The ALS Biopharma Agreement terminates on a country-by-country basis as the last patent rights expire in each such country. If the Company abandons its development, research, licensing or sale of all products covered byone or more claims of any patent or patent application assigned under the ALS Biopharma Agreement, or if the Company ceases operations, it has agreed to reassign the applicable patent rights back to ALS Biopharma.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company didnot record any material milestone or royalty payments under the ALS Biopharma Agreement.
Taldefgrobep Alfa License Agreement
In February 2022, following the transfer of intellectual property, the Company announced that it entered into a worldwide license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb ("BMS") for the development and commercialization rights to taldefgrobep alfa (also known as BMS-986089), a novel, Phase 3-ready anti-myostatin adnectin (the "Taldefgrobep Alfa License Agreement").
As of September 30, 2026, under the Taldefgrobep Alfa License Agreement, the Company had remaining contingent regulatory approval milestone payments of up to $200,000, as well as tiered, sales-based royalty percentages from the high teens to the low twenties. There were no upfront or contingent payments to BMS related to the Taldefgrobep Alfa License Agreement.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company didnot record any material milestone or royalty payments under the Taldefgrobep Alfa License Agreement.
Agreement with Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
In March 2023, the Company and Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ("Highlightll") entered into an exclusive, worldwide (excluding People’s Republic of China and its territories and possessions) license agreement (the "Highlightll Agreement") pursuant to which Biohaven obtained the right to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize Highlightll’s brain penetrant dual Tyrosine Kinase 2/Janus Kinase 1 ("TYK2/JAK1") inhibitor program.
As of September 30, 2026, under the Highlightll Agreement, the Company had remaining contingent development, regulatory approval, and commercial milestone payments of up to $60,000, $37,500, and $837,500, respectively. Additionally, the Company has agreed to make tiered royalty payments as a percentage of net sales starting at mid-single digits and peaking at low teens digits. During the royalty term, if the Company offers to include China clinical sites in its Phase 3 study sufficient for submission to Chinese National Medical Products Administration and Highlightll, at its sole discretion, agrees, then Highlightll will pay royalties in the low tens digits to the Company on China sales upon approval.
The Highlightll Agreement terminates on a country-by-country basis upon expiration of the royalty term and can also be terminated if certain events occur, such as material breach or insolvency.
In July 2025, the Highlightll Agreement was amended to permit the Company to conduct clinical trials for BHV-8000 in China and its territories and possessions (the "Highlightll Territory") and seek marketing authorization in the Highlightll Territory. Any marketing authorizations obtained by the Company for BHV-8000 in the Highlightll Territory would be transferred to Highlightll for commercialization, and Highlightll would pay royalties to the Company as noted above. In addition, the amendment provides for a low single digit reduction in the royalties payable by the Company to Highlightll.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company didnot record any material milestone or royalty payments related to the Highlightll Agreement. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recorded R&D expense of $15,000 for a development milestone which the Company determined to have become probable during the period. The developmental milestone was paid during the third quarter of 2025. Excluding this $15,000 development milestone, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company did not record any material milestone or royalty payments related to the Highlightll Agreement.
Other Agreements
In addition to the agreements detailed above, the Company has entered into various other license agreements and development programs. The Company records milestones and other payments, including funding for research arrangements, which become due under these agreements to research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Amounts recorded for the period were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Milestone payments | $— | $— | $— | $10,000 |
| Upfront Payments - Cash* | — | — | — | 5,000 |
| Upfront Payments - Issuance of Common Shares | $— | $— | $858 | $4,884 |
*The amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included $1,250 recorded to research and development expense related to cash owed for upfront payments which were not yet paid as of September 30, 2025 and was recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2025.
Acquisitions
Kv7 Platform Acquisition
In April 2022, the Company closed the acquisition from Knopp of Channel Biosciences, LLC (“Channel”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Knopp owning the assets of Knopp’s Kv7 channel targeting platform (the “Kv7 Platform Acquisition”), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to make success-based payments based on developmental and regulatory milestones through approvals in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia ("EMEA") and Japan for the lead asset, opakalim (formerly known as KB-3061 and also referred to as BHV-7000), developmental and regulatory milestones for the Kv7 pipeline development in other indications and additional country approvals, and commercial sales-based milestones of opakalim. Additionally, the Company agreed to make scaled royalty payments in cash for opakalim and the pipeline programs, with percentages starting at high single digits and peaking at low teens for opakalim and starting at mid-single digits and peaking at low tens digits for the pipeline programs.
In May 2024, the Company entered into the Knopp Amendment under which the parties thereto agreed to replace the scaled high single digit to low teens royalty payment obligations with a flat royalty payment in the mid-single digits for opakalim and the pipeline programs. The parties also agreed to reduce the success-based payments payable under the
Purchase Agreement. The Company retains the ability to pay these contingent milestone payments in cash or in the Company's common shares at the Company's election, subject to the same increases if the Company elects to pay in the Company's common shares. As of September 30, 2026, under the Purchase Agreement, as amended, the Company had remaining success-based payments comprised of (i) up to $185,000 based on regulatory approvals in the United States and EMEA for opakalim and (ii) up to an additional $60,000 based on regulatory approval in the United States for the other Kv7 pipeline programs.
In consideration of the revisions to the success-based payment and royalty payment obligations, the Company agreed to issue to Knopp 1,872,874 Company common shares, valued at approximately $75,000, through a private placement within 60 days of the date of execution of the Knopp Amendment (the “2024 Additional Consideration”) and additional Company common shares with an approximate value of $75,000 within 60 days of the first anniversary of execution of the Knopp Amendment (the “2025 Additional Consideration”). On May 1, 2025, the total number of common shares to be issued for the 2025 Additional Consideration was determined to be 3,588,688. The Company also gave Knopp the option to request a one-time cash true-up payment from the Company in December 2024 in the event that Knopp continued to hold the Company's common shares representing the 2024 Additional Consideration and the value of such shares had declined (the "2024 Additional Consideration True-Up"), and a one-time cash true-up payment from the Company in December 2025 in the event that Knopp continued to hold the Company's common shares representing the 2025 Additional Consideration and the value of such shares had declined (the "2025 Additional Consideration True-Up"), in each case, subject to certain conditions.
The Company concluded that the agreement to issue the 2024 Additional Consideration at a future date represented a fixed forward contract under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"), and classified the commitment as a forward contract liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet on the execution date of the Knopp Amendment. The Company initially measured the forward contract associated with the 2024 Additional Consideration at a fair value of $75,220, which was recorded as R&D expense during the three months ended June 30, 2024 in its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. In May 2024, the Company issued the 2024 Additional Consideration at an approximate value of $65,981 and recognized a gain of $9,239 in other (expense) income, net in its condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The gain on settlement of the 2024 Additional Consideration was due to the decline in fair value of the 2024 Additional Consideration from the execution date to the issuance date due to a decline in Biohaven's share price.
The Company concluded that the 2024 Additional Consideration True-Up represented a net cash settled written put option on the Company’s shares and was a freestanding derivative liability under ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company classified the 2024 Additional Consideration True-Up as a current derivative liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially recorded the 2024 Additional Consideration True-Up at a fair value of $15,540, which was recorded as R&D expense during the three months ended June 30, 2024 in its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company subsequently remeasured the fair value of the derivative liability and recognized gains or losses through other (expense) income, net in its condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The 2024 Additional Consideration True-Up was settled in December 2024, with no cash payment due upon expiration.
The Company concluded that the agreement to issue the 2025 Additional Consideration at a future date represented a forward contract settleable in a variable number of shares under ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and classified the commitment as a current forward contract liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially measured the 2025 Additional Consideration at a fair value of $63,940, which was recorded as R&D expense during the three months ended June 30, 2024 in its condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company subsequently remeasured the fair value of the forward contract liability and recognized gains or losses through other (expense) income, net in its condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. In June 2025, the Company issued the 2025 Additional Consideration at an approximate value of $51,426. The Company recognized a gain of $20,074 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 related to the 2025 Additional Consideration. The gain on settlement of the 2025 Additional Consideration was due to the decline in fair value of the 2025 Additional Consideration from the one year anniversary of the execution date to the issuance date due to a decline in Biohaven's share price.
The Company concluded that the 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up represented a net cash settled written put option on the Company’s shares and was a freestanding derivative liability under ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company classified the 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up as a non-current derivative liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially recorded the 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up at a fair value of $13,810, which was recorded as R&D expense during the three months ended June 30, 2024. The Company subsequently remeasured the fair value of the derivative liability and recognized gains or losses through other (expense) income, net in its condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company recognized gains of $3,960 and losses of $8,800 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, related to the 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up. The 2025 Additional Consideration True-Up was settled in December 2025, and a cash payment of $42,710 was owed to Knopp as of December 31, 2025. The cash payment due to Knopp was recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 and was made to Knopp in the first quarter of 2026.
As further consideration for the revisions to the success-based payment and royalty payment obligations in the Knopp Amendment, the Company issued to Knopp a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 294,195 Company common shares at a purchase price per share of $67.98, subject to certain specified development milestones and the Company achieving a specified market capitalization. The Warrant was recorded at its initial fair value of $3,340 within additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheet during the second quarter of 2024 and is not subject to remeasurement. In December 2025, Knopp elected to surrender the Warrant to the Company for cancellation.
The Company has not recorded any of the remaining contingent consideration payments to Knopp as a liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as none of the future events which would trigger a milestone payment were considered probable of occurring at September 30, 2026.
Pyramid Acquisition
In January 2024, the Company acquired Pyramid Biosciences, Inc. ("Pyramid"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 7, 2024 (the "Pyramid Agreement"). In consideration for the Pyramid acquisition, Biohaven made an upfront payment of 255,794 Company common shares, valued at approximately $10,894.
The Company accounted for this purchase as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single identifiable asset, In Process Research and Development ("IPR&D"). The IPR&D asset has no alternative future use and relates primarily to BHV-1510. There was no material value assigned to any other assets or liabilities acquired in the acquisition. As such, the upfront payment discussed above was recorded as a charge to R&D expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
As of September 30, 2026, under the Pyramid Agreement, the Company had remaining success-based payments comprised of (i) up to $5,000 based on developmental and regulatory milestones for the lead asset, BHV-1510 (formerly known as PBI-410), (ii) up to an additional $30,000 based on developmental and regulatory milestones for a second asset (formerly known as PBI-200) and (iii) up to $40,000 for commercial sales-based milestones of BHV-1510. Contingent developmental and regulatory milestone payments may be paid in cash or Company common shares at the election of the Company, and commercial sales-based milestones are to be made in cash.
The Company has not recorded any of the remaining contingent consideration payments as a liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as none of the future events which would trigger a milestone payment were considered probable of occurring at September 30, 2026.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company didnot record any material milestone payments related to the Pyramid Agreement.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Agreements
The Company's leases primarily consist of lab and office space for use in its operations. Other than the Cambridge Lease Amendment defined and described below, there have been no material changes to the lease obligations from those disclosed in Note 12, "Commitments and Contingencies," to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2025 Form 10-K.
- Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
Cambridge Lease Amendment
In April 2026, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing agreement for office and laboratory space in Cambridge, Massachusetts (the "Cambridge Lease Amendment"). The amendment, which became effective during the second quarter of 2026, reduced the leased space by 2,858 square feet and reduced the existing base rent by approximately $400 to a base annual rent of $3,205, subject to annual 3% escalations. The amendment resulted in a decrease in the operating lease right-of-use asset of $4,951 and decrease in the operating lease liability of $5,106 and a non-cash gain of $155 recognized in earnings.
Research Commitments
The Company has entered into agreements with several contract manufacturing organizations ("CMOs") and contract research organizations ("CROs") to provide products and services in connection with the Company’s preclinical studies and clinical trials. As of September 30, 2026, the Company hadno research commitments in excess of one year.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and executive officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association also provide for indemnification of directors and officers in specific circumstances. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnification provisions. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements
The Company has entered into license, developmental, and acquisition agreements with various parties under which it is obligated to make contingent and non-contingent payments. See Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements," for additional details.
Other Agreements
On January 1, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting services agreement (the "Moda Agreement") with Moda Pharmaceuticals LLC ("Moda") to further the scientific advancement of technology, drug discovery platforms (including the technology licensed under the Yale MoDE Agreement), product candidates and related intellectual property owned or controlled by the Company.
Under the Moda Agreement, the Company agreed to make success-based payments based on developmental, regulatory, and commercial milestones. The Moda Agreement may be terminated by the Company or Moda under certain circumstances including, for example, the Company's discontinuation of research on the MoDE platform or default. In August 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Moda Agreement with Moda. As of September 30, 2026, under the Moda Agreement, as amended, the Company had remaining contingent development, regulatory approval, and commercial milestone payments of up to $27,995, $22,000, and $104,612, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2026, the Company recorded R&D expense of $3,250 for development milestones which the Company determined to have become probable during the period under the Moda Agreement. The development milestones were paid during the third quarter of 2026. Excluding these development milestones of $3,250, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not record any material milestone payments under the Moda Agreement.
- Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to litigation and regulatory examinations as well as information gathering requests, inquiries and investigations. In accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, if a loss contingency associated with a legal matter is probable to be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, an accrual is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2026, excluding the below, there were no matters which would have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.
Trade Secret Litigation
In March 2023, the Company and Yale filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Avilar Therapeutics, Inc. and RA Capital Management GP, LLC, asserting claims for trade secret misappropriation relating to the licensed technology underlying certain of the Company's extracellular protein degradation programs and, as to Yale, breach of a confidentiality agreement. On July 24, 2026, following a jury trial that commenced on July 20, 2026, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and awarded combined damages of approximately $4,000, of which approximately $1,000 was awarded to the Company. The verdict remains subject to post-trial motions and potential appeal. The Company has not recognized any gain related to the verdict. The Company cannot predict the timing or ultimate outcome of any post-trial proceedings or the amount, if any, that ultimately may be collected.
Shareholder Complaint
On July 14, 2025, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against Biohaven Ltd. and certain of its officers alleging federal securities law violations. In an amended complaint filed on March 16, 2026, plaintiffs allege claims on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of Biohaven stock between March 24, 2023 and January 5, 2026, contending that Biohaven and the officer defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b-5 based on alleged misstatements or omissions in certain Biohaven press releases and SEC filings concerning, among other things, (i) the outlook for and clinical data supporting troriluzole as a treatment for spinocerebellar ataxia ("SCA") and (ii) opakalim’s efficacy and clinical prospects as a treatment for bipolar disorder. Plaintiffs also claim the individual defendants are liable for the alleged securities violations through derivative “control person” claims under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and a hearing on the Company's motion to dismiss is scheduled for November 2, 2026. The Company cannot predict the timing or ultimate outcome of this matter or the amount, if any, that ultimately may be paid.
- Income Taxes
In August 2026, the Company completed an intra-entity asset transfer of certain of its intellectual property to the Company's Irish subsidiary. As a result of the transfer, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $396,000 for the step up in tax basis recognized pursuant to Irish tax law. Based on its analysis of all available objective evidence, as of September 30, 2026, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax asset from the intra-entity transfer will not be realized and therefore, established a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset.
The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets based on management’s assessment that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company will continue to evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets until there is sufficient positive evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.
- Related Party Transactions
Related Party Agreements
License Agreement with Yale
On September 30, 2013, the Company entered into the Yale Agreement with Yale (see Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements"). The Company’s Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") is one of the inventors of the patents that the Company has licensed from Yale and, as such, is entitled to a specified share of the glutamate product-related royalty revenues that may be received by Yale under the Yale Agreement.
- Related Party Transactions (continued)
In January 2021, the Company entered into the Yale MoDE Agreement with Yale (see Note 11, "License, Acquisitions and Other Agreements," for details). Under the license agreement, the Company acquired exclusive, worldwide rights to Yale's intellectual property directed to its MoDE platform.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company recorded $956 and $2,447, respectively, in R&D expense, including certain administrative expenses, related to the Yale MoDE Agreement and the Yale Agreement (collectively, the "Yale Agreements"). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded $277 and $1,128, respectively, in R&D expense, including certain administrative expenses, related to the Yale Agreements. As of September 30, 2026, the Company didnot owe any material amounts to Yale.
- Segment Information
The Company manages its operations as a single segment focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of life-changing treatments in key therapeutic areas, including immunology, obesity, neuroscience, and oncology. The CEO, as the Company's chief operating decision maker, manages and allocates resources at a consolidated level.
The CEO uses net loss that is also reported on the condensed consolidated statement of operations as net loss to assess performance and decide how to allocate resources. The measure of segment assets is reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as total consolidated assets. Expenditures for the addition of long-lived assets are reported on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as purchases of property and equipment.
- Segment Information (Continued)
Additional information about segment profit or loss and significant segment expenses is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Direct R&D program expense | ||||
| BHV-4157 (Troriluzole) | $1,300 | $10,769 | $15,926 | $38,802 |
| BHV-2000 (Taldefgrobep Alfa) | 6,354 | 4,489 | 21,417 | 18,719 |
| BHV-7000 & BHV-7010 (Kv7) | 19,295 | 29,671 | 52,873 | 92,415 |
| BHV-2100 & BHV-2110 (TRPM3 Antagonist) | (1,178) | 2,720 | (1,708) | 26,314 |
| BHV-8000 (TYK2/JAK1) | 4,208 | 4,134 | 13,520 | 29,722 |
| BHV-1300 (IgG Degrader) | 9,818 | 8,628 | 20,821 | 28,980 |
| BHV-1310 (IgG Degrader) | (149) | 369 | (168) | 5,055 |
| BHV-1400 (IgA Degrader) | 10,067 | 8,049 | 26,913 | 19,646 |
| BHV-1600 (β1-AR AAB Degrader) | 29 | 1,977 | (70) | 6,786 |
| BHV-1510 (TROP-2) | 2,166 | 9,327 | 8,668 | 19,200 |
| BHV-1530 (FGFR3) | 2,576 | 2,437 | 5,985 | 21,006 |
| Other R&D program expense | 9 | 562 | 72 | 2,177 |
| Preclinical research programs R&D Expense | 12,239 | 16,675 | 28,518 | 58,608 |
| R&D personnel expense (excluding share-based compensation)(1) | 18,234 | 20,473 | 58,667 | 62,100 |
| R&D Share-based compensation expense | 12,066 | 13,947 | 42,524 | 62,291 |
| G&A personnel expense (excluding share-based compensation)(1) | 5,819 | 6,276 | 17,039 | 18,755 |
| G&A Share-based compensation expense | 6,558 | 7,588 | 23,550 | 33,118 |
| Other segment items (2) | 17,009 | 21,291 | 47,200 | 58,950 |
| Non-operating expense (income) | 2,923 | 3,840 | 14,776 | (10,468) |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (64) | 221 | 599 | 1,091 |
| Segment net loss | 129,279 | 173,443 | 397,122 | 593,267 |
| Reconciliation of profit or loss | ||||
| Adjustments and reconciling items | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated net loss | $129,279 | $173,443 | $397,122 | $593,267 |
(1) Personnel expense includes employee payroll, bonus, and employee benefits for medical care, retirement, insurances and other.
(2) Other segment items included in Segment net loss include unallocated non-program R&D expense, legal, accounting and other professional service fees, rent and utilities expense, depreciation, and other corporate expenses.
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