Repros Therapeutics Inc.(R) Reports Third Quarter 2015

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Repros Therapeutics Inc. ^® (Nasdaq: RPRX ) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Financial Results

Net loss for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, was ($6.6) million or ($0.27) per share as compared to a net loss of ($7.6) million or ($0.32) per share for the same period in 2014. The net loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, was ($22.9) million or ($0.94) per share as compared to a net loss of ($25.1) million or ($1.08) per share for the same period in 2014. The decreases were primarily due to decreased clinical development expenses related to the Company's enclomiphene product candidate, partially offset by increases in clinical development expenses related to Proellex®, payroll and benefits expenses and legal expenses.

While preparing its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company identified a prior period error related to its accounting for patent costs. The Company concluded this error was not material individually or in the aggregate to any of the prior reporting periods, and therefore, no restatements of previously issued financial statements were necessary. As such, revisions for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2014 are reflected in the financial statements herein. The three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 were not affected.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2015, research and development ("R&D") expenses decreased 12%, or approximately $770,000, to $5.5 million, as compared to $6.3 million for the same period in the prior year.  The decrease was primarily due to the completion of all Phase 3 clinical trials related to our enclomiphene product candidate, partially offset by increased expenses related to the clinical development of Proellex®. 

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, R&D expenses decreased 10%, or approximately $2.1 million, to $19.3 million, as compared to $21.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of all Phase 3 clinical trials related to our enclomiphene product candidate, partially offset by the payment of $2.3 million to the FDA associated with the submission of our NDA for the product candidate, increased expenses related to the clinical development of Proellex®, salaries and legal expenses. 

General and administrative expenses decreased 14%, or approximately $177,000, to $1.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $1.3 million for the same period in the prior year and decreased 3%, or approximately $112,000, to $3.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $3.8 million for the same period in the prior year. The decreases were primarily due to decreased professional services costs.    

Total revenues and other income decreased to $1,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $2,000 for the same period in the prior year. Total revenue and other income decreased to $3,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $7,000 for the same period in the prior year. The decreases were primarily due to decreased cash balances resulting in decreased interest income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $26.2 million as of September 30, 2015 as compared to $46.6 million as of December 31, 2014. Net cash of approximately $20.5 million and $22.9 million was used in operating activities during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The major use of cash for operating activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was to fund our clinical development programs and associated administrative costs. No cash was used in investing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015. Cash provided by financing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $102,000 due to the receipt of that amount from a former 10% shareholder of the Company in accordance with Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

As of September 30, 2015 we had 24,318,111 shares of common stock outstanding.

About Repros Therapeutics Inc. ^®

Repros Therapeutics focuses on the development of small molecule drugs for major unmet medical needs that treat male and female reproductive disorders.

Any statements made by the Company that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements often include words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," "believe," "plan," "seek," "could," "can," "should" or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that the Company has made in light of the Company's experience in the industry, as well as the Company's perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors the Company believes are appropriate in these circumstances. Any such statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the potential approval of our NDA for our enclomiphene product candidate, the ability to have success in the clinical development of the Company's technologies, the reliability of interim results to predict final study outcomes, the ability to protect the Company's intellectual property rights and such other risks as are identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These documents are available on request from Repros Therapeutics or at www.sec.gov . Repros disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.reprosrx.com .

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