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We are a 20-year-old, $~1.5bn market value public company with a history of successful drug development and commercialization
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We have had revenues of $300-400m a year over the past 5 years, growing at a double-digit rate
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Our royalty products are best-in-class drugs for asthma and COPD (Breo, Anoro, Trelegy) that were originally developed by us and later partnered with GSK
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Innoviva has a highly professional team with capabilities across healthcare investing, strategy, governance, development, commercial, and public health
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Over the past two years we have made investments into a range of therapeutic and other biotech companies driving exciting innovations
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We take long-term views and are not afraid to be contrarian, and we see ourselves as long-term partners providing financial and other support for all of our
investments
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We identified infectious disease as a great opportunity for two reason:
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First, anti-infectives innovation is one of the most important priorities for global health and societal well-being in the long run
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Second, we believe players in the industry can create significant value for shareholders – and employees – if managed with the appropriate capital
investments and long-term vision
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We believe creating a company with the appropriate resources and scale to successfully bring novel therapies in infectious disease to patients will create
enormous societal and financial value
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Over the past years we have made significant investments in Entasis and Armata as our first steps in this space – and we are ready to accelerate our progress
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Innoviva is a lean company with a healthy balance sheet and limited overhead.
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We have been a key supporter of Entasis since our original investment over two years ago and have funded Entasis several times since. We think the Entasis
team has done an excellent job advancing its assets and are proud of the progress to date
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We are committed to making the requisite investments to ensure that Entasis products are successful and that you can continue great work with clear support
from us
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We are acquiring Entasis to support the work you are already
doing, not to make any dramatic changes
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We expect the deal to close in 6-8 weeks; until then there are no
changes at all to your responsibilities, reporting structures, or existing operations
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Moving forward we anticipate Entasis will continue key operations largely as they are today
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All current key agreements on compensation, bonuses, and benefits expected to remain the same under Innoviva
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We plan for an additional 10% base salary payout to all non-C-suite employees upon FDA acceptance of the SUL-DUR NDA
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Underwater options (those with a strike price above current share price) to be cancelled, in-the-money options (strike price above current share price) to be
cashed out at deal closing
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Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) vesting to be accelerated and transitioned to RSUs of Innoviva shares of equivalent value
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Over the next weeks and beyond, our team members will be visiting Entasis to get to know all of you and better understand your organization and current
operations – and what we can do to build on and accelerate progress within the organization
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We are excited to meet each of you and talk to you about how we can best work together to accomplish our goals and help Entasis make a difference for
patients
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Between now and the closing date, some work is needed to prepare to integrate the processes that have to change with the transition of ownership (e.g.,
accounting, reporting)
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You will be contacted if your help is needed and will work with the support of our Integration Management Office to ensure that everything transitions
smoothly on Closing Day and beyond
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We anticipate these changes to be minimally disruptive to any ongoing operations (and hopefully only make things easier for you)
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Express excitement and enthusiasm about the deal. We certainly are excited and enthusiastic.
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Emphasize the benefits of partnering with a company that has long-term stable cash flows to support Entasis without the distraction of the markets and
constant fundraising and wants to make Entasis the cornerstone of its operating platform
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Talk about the shared commitment to the goal of bringing Entasis’s therapies to the patients who need them the most
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Innoviva will be distributing materials including a FAQ sheet
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If new questions arise that aren’t covered in the existing materials, direct them to contact Austin Hackett (austin.hackett@inva.com) who will be overseeing the integration efforts
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