vTv Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:VTVT) today reported financial results for the second quarter that ended June 30, 2018, and provided an update on recent achievements and upcoming events.

“Since our announcement regarding the topline results from Part B of the STEADFAST Study, we have continued to analyze the results from Parts A and B and are encouraged by our findings,” said Steve Holcombe, chief executive officer, vTv Therapeutics. “In addition, our other programs, including our glucokinase activator currently in clinical development for type 1 diabetes and our GLP-1R program that is being developed in partnership with Huadong Medicine for type 2 diabetes, continue to make steady progress.”

Recent Achievements and Outlook

• Azeliragon data analysis continues in order to move development of the therapy forward in consultation with our scientific advisory board and the FDA.
• SimplicT-1 Study enrolling patients with type 1 diabetes. The adaptive Phase 1/2 SimplicT-1 Study has begun dosing patients with type 1 diabetes in a 12 week study to evaluate TTP399 as an add-on to insulin therapy. TTP399 has previously demonstrated statistically significant reductions in HbA1c levels in the AGATA Study, a phase 2 study in type 2 diabetes.
• Advancing PDE4 program with Newsoara. During the second quarter, vTv licensed rights to its PDE4 program to Newsoara Biopharma Co., Ltd. to further its development and potential commercialization in China and other Pacific Rim countries. Newsoara is developing vTv’s PDE4 compounds as a potential therapeutic for COPD, a chronic illness affecting nearly 100 million people in China.
• Additional Investment by MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. MacAndrews & Forbes provided vTv an additional $10 million capital line.

Upcoming Events

vTv will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:

• H.C. Wainwright Annual Healthcare Conference, September 4-6, New York.

vTv will also participate in the following upcoming scientific conferences:

• 11th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), October 24-27, Barcelona.

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

• Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2018, were $1.2 million compared to $6.5 million as of March 31, 2018.
• R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $8.6 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $8.9 million in the first quarter of 2018. The decrease in research and development expenses was primarily driven by the termination of the STEADFAST and open label extension studies during the second quarter of fiscal 2018.
• G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $2.7 million and $2.3 million, for the second quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2018, respectively. The change in general and administrative cost was driven by lower incentive compensation costs in the first quarter of 2018 related to a reduction in the expected probability of payment of the remaining amount of fiscal 2017 incentive bonuses.
• Net Loss Before Non-Controlling Interest: Net loss before non-controlling interest was $9.6 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared to net loss before non-controlling interest of $10.0 million for the first quarter of 2018.
• Net Loss per Share: GAAP net loss per share was $0.31 and $0.30 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, based on weighted-average shares of 10.0 million and 9.7 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. Non-GAAP net loss per fully exchanged share was $0.29 and $0.30 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, based on non-GAAP fully exchanged weighted-average shares of 33.1 million and 32.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

About vTv Therapeutics

vTv Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of orally administered small molecule drug candidates to fill significant unmet medical needs. vTv has a pipeline of clinical drug candidates led by programs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes as well as treatment of inflammatory disorders.

About STEADFAST

The STEADFAST study, two independent and identical randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trials (Part A and Part B), was designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of azeliragon as a potential treatment for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. The 18-month study targeted enrollment of 800 patients (400 in each trial). The first trial enrolled patients in the United States and Canada who had a clinical diagnosis of mild Alzheimer's disease and an MRI consistent with this diagnosis. Enrollment of the second trial included study sites in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Clinical trials involving azeliragon, including the Part B Study and the open-label extension study have been terminated based on the topline results from the Part A Study showing the trial failed to meet either of the co-primary endpoints. Topline efficacy results from the Part B Study were announced in June of 2018 showing that this trial also failed to meet either of the co-primary endpoints.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”), we use non-GAAP earnings per fully exchanged share, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP earnings per fully exchanged share is defined as net loss attributable to vTv Therapeutics Inc. including the loss attributable to the non-controlling interest and assuming the exchange of all the Class B common stock of vTv Therapeutics Inc. and an equal number of non-voting common units of vTv Therapeutics LLC (“vTv Units”) for shares of Class A common stock of vTv Therapeutics Inc. We believe that this measure provides useful information to investors as it eliminates the variability of non-controlling interest resulting from the exchanges of Class B common stock and vTv Units into Class A common stock. This measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

The following is a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings per fully exchanged share, basic and diluted to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, net loss per share of vTv Therapeutics Class A common stock, basic and diluted and the computation of the components of this non-GAAP measure:

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