BioMarin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --


    Financial Highlights (in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data, unaudited)


                                                                      Three Months Ended                        Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                                    December 31,
                                                                         December 31,
                                                                         ------------

                                                            2017                                      2016 % Change                 2017       2016     % Change
                                                            ----                                      ---- --------                 ----       ----     --------


    Total Revenues                                                                    $358.3                        $300.1                 19%                $1,313.6      $1,116.9      18%

    Aldurazyme Net
     Product
     Revenues                                                                           28.3                          35.0               (19)%                    90.0          93.8     (4)%

    Brineura Net
     Product
     Revenues                                                                            5.2                             -          n/a             8.6                -             n/a

    Kuvan Net
     Product
     Revenues                                                                          107.4                          90.2                 19%                   407.5         348.0      17%

    Naglazyme Net
     Product
     Revenues                                                                           93.8                          74.9                 25%                   332.2         296.5      12%

    Vimizim Net
     Product
     Revenues                                                                          114.0                          93.8                 22%                   413.3         354.1      17%


    GAAP Net Loss                                                                    $(51.4)                      $(90.7)                                   $(117.0)     $(630.2)

    GAAP Net Loss
     per Share -
     Basic                                                                            (0.29)                       (0.53)                                     (0.67)       (3.80)

    GAAP Net Loss
     per Share -
     Diluted                                                                          (0.30)                       (0.53)                                     (0.67)       (3.81)


    Non-GAAP
     Income (Loss)
     (1)                                                                               $5.2                       $(27.5)                                      $74.0       $(36.5)


                                                    December 31,                             December 31,


                                                            2017                                      2016
                                                            ----                                      ----

    Cash, cash
     equivalents
     and
     investments                                                                    $1,781.7                      $1,362.4

    (1)              Non-GAAP Income (Loss) is defined
                     by the Company as reported GAAP
                     Net Income (Loss), excluding net
                     interest expense, provision for
                     (benefit from) income taxes,
                     depreciation expense, amortization
                     expense, stock-based compensation
                     expense, contingent consideration
                     expense and, in certain periods,
                     certain other specified items as
                     detailed below. Refer to Non-GAAP
                     Information beginning on page 10
                     of this press release for a
                     complete discussion of the
                     Company's Non-GAAP financial
                     information and reconciliations to
                     the comparable GAAP reported
                     information.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter ended December 31, 2017 GAAP Net Loss was $51.4 million, or $0.29 and $0.30 per basic and diluted share, respectively, compared to GAAP Net Loss of $90.7 million, or $0.53 per basic and diluted share, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. GAAP Net Loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $117.0 million, or $0.67 per basic and diluted share, respectively, compared to GAAP Net Loss of $630.2 million, or $3.80 and $3.81 per basic and diluted share, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016. The reduction in GAAP Net Loss year over year was primarily due to increased net product revenues for Kuvan, Naglazyme and Vimizim, the $31.5 million net upfront license payment received from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (Sarepta) in connection with the settlement of the Company's patent proceedings against Sarepta, the $125.0 million gain on sale of intangible assets related to the sale of the Priority Review Voucher, and the absence of the impairment of intangible assets associated with the discontinuance of the Kyndrisa and reveglucosidase alfa programs in 2016, partially offset by an increase in the provision for income taxes related to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Company's operating results.

Non-GAAP Income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was $5.2 million, compared to Non-GAAP Loss of $27.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. Non-GAAP Income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $74.0 million, compared to Non-GAAP Loss of $36.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Total Revenues were $1.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $1.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of 18%. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Kuvan net product revenues increased 17% year over year. Growth was driven by a 7% increase in the number of commercial patients on Kuvan therapy in North America resulting in 21% revenue growth in that region. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Vimizim net product revenues increased by 17% year over year, due primarily to an increase of 20% in the number of Vimizim commercial patients. Naglazyme net product revenues increased 12% year over year during the year ended December 31, 2017. The number of Naglazyme commercial patients increased 6% year over year.

As of December 31, 2017, BioMarin had cash, cash equivalents and investments totaling approximately $1.8 billion, as compared to $1.4 billion on December 31, 2016.

Commenting on the year and the quarter, Jean-Jacques Bienaimé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioMarin, said, "2017 was a momentous year for BioMarin driven by numerous financial, regulatory and clinical achievements. We reduced our GAAP Net Loss and achieved our goal of Non-GAAP profitability for the full year supported by continued strong demand for our commercial products. On the regulatory front, during the first half of 2017, we received U.S. and EU approval of our sixth commercial product, Brineura, the first treatment approved for CLN2 disease. Our late-stage clinical programs all advanced as expected, including vosoritide, pegvaliase and valoctocogene roxaparvovec (formerly referred to as BMN 270). In addition to receiving PRIME and Breakthrough Therapy designations for valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, we shared new 1.5 year results demonstrating sustained FVIII levels within the normal range. This achievement led to the start of our global GENEr8-1 and GENEr8-2 Phase 3 studies for the treatment of patients with severe hemophilia A."

Mr. Bienaimé continued, "With pegvaliase, we were pleased to have submitted our Biologics License Application in June, which was filed for review by the FDA and received a Priority Review designation. We anticipate FDA action on our Biologics License Application for pegvaliase at the end of May 2018, In addition, we plan to submit our Marketing Authorization Application for pegvaliase in Europe in the first quarter of 2018. Finally, we shared many significant updates at our R&D Day in the fourth quarter, including the announcement of our next IND candidate BMN 290 for Friedriech's ataxia, a rare neurologic disorder that affects nearly 15,000 people worldwide. We were also pleased to share that vosoritide for achondroplasia demonstrated a sustained increase in annualized growth rate at 30 months of treatment. We begin 2018 poised to move our 5 potential new product candidates to their next stage of clinical or regulatory development while driving top line revenues from our six commercialized products."


    Revenues (in millions of U.S. dollars, unaudited)
    ------------------------------------------------

    Total Revenues


                                                           Three Months Ended                        Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                        December 31,
                                                              December 31,
                                                              ------------

                                                      2017                    2016 $ Change % Change                         2017       2016 $ Change          % Change
                                                      ----                    ---- -------- --------                         ----       ---- --------          --------


    Aldurazyme                                                     $28.3             $35.0                            $(6.7)          (19)%             $90.0               $93.8      $(3.8)      (4)%

    Brineura                                                         5.2                 -                              5.2       n/a           8.6                     -          8.6         n/a

    Firdapse                                                         4.8               4.3                               0.5             12%              18.8                18.0         0.8         4%

    Kuvan (1)                                                      107.4              90.2                              17.2             19%             407.5               348.0        59.5        17%

    Naglazyme (2)                                                   93.8              74.9                              18.9             25%             332.2               296.5        35.7        12%

    Vimizim (2)                                                    114.0              93.8                              20.2             22%             413.3               354.1        59.2        17%
                                                                   -----              ----                              ----                             -----               -----        ----

    Net Product Revenues                                           353.5             298.2                              55.3             19%           1,270.4             1,110.4       160.0        14%


    Royalty and other revenues                                       4.8               1.9                               2.9                              43.2                 6.5        36.7


    Total revenues                                                $358.3            $300.1                             $58.2             19%          $1,313.6            $1,116.9      $196.7        18%
                                                                  ======            ======                             =====                          ========            ========      ======


                   Kuvan revenue growth was
                    driven by a 7% increase in
                    the number of commercial
                    patients on Kuvan therapy in
    (1)             the U.S.

                   Naglazyme and Vimizim net
                    product revenues experience
                    quarterly fluctuations
                    primarily due to the timing
                    of government ordering
                    patterns in certain
    (2)             countries.


    Details of Net Product Revenues Attributable to Aldurazyme


                                                                   Three Months Ended                         Twelve Months Ended

                                                                      December 31,                                December 31,
                                                                      ------------                                ------------

                                                     2017                     2016          $ Change % Change                     2017    2016        $ Change % Change
                                                     ----                     ----          -------- --------                     ----    ----        -------- --------

    Aldurazyme
     revenue
     reported by
     Genzyme                                                 $57.5                    $54.8              $2.7                          5%      $233.8            $223.3 $10.5 5%


                                Three Months Ended                            Twelve Months Ended

                                   December 31,                                  December 31,
                                   ------------                                  ------------

                       2017                        2016       $ Change                     2017   2016          $ Change
                       ----                        ----       --------                     ----   ----          --------

    Revenues earned
     based on Genzyme
     net sales              $27.9                       $26.9            $1.0                            $102.1             $98.1      $4.0

    Net product
     transfer revenues
     (3)                     0.4                         8.1           (7.7)                           (12.1)            (4.3)    (7.8)
                              ---                         ---            ----                             -----              ----      ----

    Total Aldurazyme
     net product
     revenues               $28.3                       $35.0          $(6.7)                            $90.0             $93.8    $(3.8)
                            =====                       =====           =====                             =====             =====     =====


    (3)             To the extent units shipped to
                    third party customers by
                    Genzyme exceed BioMarin
                    inventory transfers to
                    Genzyme, BioMarin will record
                    a decrease in net product
                    revenues from the amounts
                    payable to BioMarin for the
                    amount of previously
                    recognized product transfer
                    revenue. If BioMarin
                    inventory transfers exceed
                    units shipped to third party
                    customers by Genzyme,
                    BioMarin will record
                    incremental net product
                    transfer revenues for the
                    period. Positive net product
                    transfer revenues result in
                    the period if BioMarin
                    transferred more units to
                    Genzyme than Genzyme sold to
                    third-party customers.


    2018 Financial Guidance
    -----------------------


    Full-year Revenue Guidance ($ in millions)


    Item
    ----

                                            2018 Guidance
                                            -------------

    Total Revenues                                     $1,470 to $1,530

    Kuvan Net Product Revenues                             $440 to $480

    Naglazyme Net Product Revenues                         $325 to $355

    Vimizim Net Product Revenues                           $460 to $500

    Brineura Net Product Revenues                            $35 to $55


    Select Full-year Income Statement Guidance ($ in millions, except
     percentages)


    Item
    ----

                                                  2018 Guidance
                                                  -------------

    Cost of Sales (% of Total
     Revenues)                                                 20.0% to 21.0%

    Research and Development Expense                             $645 to $685

    Selling, General and Admin.
     Expense                                                     $575 to $615

    GAAP Net Loss                                            $(115) to $(165)

    Non-GAAP Income                                              $100 to $140

*All Financial Guidance items are calculated based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) with the exception of Non-GAAP Income. Refer to Non-GAAP Information beginning on page 10 of this press release for a complete discussion of the Company's Non-GAAP financial information and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP reported information.

Key Program Highlights

    --  Valoctocogene roxaparvovec (formerly referred to as BMN 270) gene
        therapy for hemophilia A: In December at the 2017 American Society of
        Hemophilia (ASH) meeting, the Company provided new 1.5 year results
        demonstrating the 6e13 vg/kg dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec achieved
        sustained factor VIII levels within the normal range in severe
        hemophilia A for most patients. The data presented at ASH had a cut off
        of November 16, 2017 and included a number of updates. For the 6e13
        vg/kg dose, at 78 weeks post infusion, the median and mean factor VIII
        levels for patients were 90 and 89%, respectively. Median annualized
        bleed and factor VIII use rates for the 6e13 vg/kg cohort were zero
        after week 4. Mean annualized bleed and factor VIII use rates for the
        6e13 vg/kg cohort were 0.5 and 6.1, respectively. For the 4e13 vg/kg
        dose, the three patients with the longest follow-up (at week 48) had
        factor VIII activity levels that were in or near the normal range with
        both median and mean values of 49%. Median annualized bleed and factor
        VIII use rates for the 4e13 vg/kg cohort were zero after week 4 and when
        their factor VIII activity rose above 5%. Mean annualized bleed and
        factor VIII use rates for the 4e13vg/kg cohort were 0.6 and 2.0,
        respectively. Also at ASH, the Company announced that the New England
        Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an independent, peer-reviewed
        article on the ongoing Phase 1/2 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in
        men with severe hemophilia A. The article assessed the safety and
        efficacy of valoctocogene roxaparvovec at the 6e13 dose, after 52 weeks.
        The NEJM article, "AAV Gene Transfer in Patients with Severe Hemophilia
        A," reported sustained normalization of factor VIII activity over the
        52-week period for six of seven study participants who received the 6e13
        vg/kg dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec. In addition, the article
        stated that all seven participants demonstrated stabilization of
        hemostasis and a profound reduction in factor VIII use. In December, the
        Company announced that it had dosed the first patient in the global
        GENEr8-1 Phase 3 study with the 6e13 vg/kg dose of valoctocogene
        roxaparvovec for the treatment of patients with severe hemophilia A. The
        global Phase 3 program includes two studies with valoctocogene
        roxaparvovec, one with the 6e13 vg/kg dose (GENEr8-1) and one with the
        4e13 vg/kg dose (GENEr8-2). Both Phase 3 GENEr8 studies will be
        open-label single-arm studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of
        valoctocogene roxaparvovec. The Company expects to enroll the first
        patient in the GENEr8-2 study in early 2018. The primary endpoint in
        both studies will be based on the factor VIII activity level achieved
        following valoctocogene roxaparvovec, and the secondary endpoints will
        measure annualized factor VIII replacement therapy use rate and
        annualized bleed rate. BioMarin also plans to begin a Phase 1/2 Study
        with the 6e13kg/vg dose and with approximately 10 patients who are AAV5
        positive. The first patient is expected to enroll in the first half of
        2018.

    --  Pegvaliase for phenylketonuria (PKU): In the second quarter of 2017,
        BioMarin announced that the pegvaliase Biologics License Application
        (BLA) had been filed and it remains on track for U.S. Food and Drug
        Administration (FDA) action in May of 2018. In the third quarter of
        2017, the Company received Priority Review designation for pegvaliase.
        BioMarin plans to submit a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to
        the European Medicines Agency in the first quarter of 2018. Pegvaliase
        is a PEGylated recombinant phenylalanine ammonialyase enzyme product to
        reduce blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels in adult patients with PKU who
        have uncontrolled blood Phe levels on existing management.





    --  Vosoritide for achondroplasia: In the fourth quarter of 2017, BioMarin
        provided an update of its open-label Phase 2 study of vosoritide, an
        analog of C-type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP), in children with
        achondroplasia, the most common form of disproportionate short stature
        in humans. Vosoritide has demonstrated sustained increase in average
        growth velocity over 30 months of treatment in 10 children, who
        completed 30 months of daily dosing at 15 µg/kg/day. Over this period
        of time, patients experienced mean absolute growth increase of
        approximately 4 cm over what their baseline growth velocity would have
        predicted. The Company's multi-pronged program was developed to
        demonstrate the ability to improve clinical outcomes in children with
        achondroplasia. The program includes four distinct areas of focus to
        support global approval. Currently enrolling, the global Phase 3 study
        is a randomized, placebo-controlled study of vosoritide in approximately
        110 children with achondroplasia ages 5-14 for 52 weeks. The study will
        be followed by a subsequent open-label extension. Children in this study
        will have completed a minimum six-month baseline study to determine
        their respective baseline growth velocity prior to entering the Phase 3
        study. The feeder study in the U.S. is fully enrolled and the Company
        expects to complete enrollment of the Phase 3 study in mid-2018.
        BioMarin expects to provide top-line data in the second half of 2019.
        The long-term, open-label Phase 2 program to corroborate maintenance of
        effect is anticipated to provide over 5 years of clinical data at the
        time of the planned New Drug Application submission. Given the
        importance of early intervention in this indication, the Company intends
        to begin an infant/toddler study in 2018 in children 0-5 years old
        Finally, the Company has undertaken a Natural History program to augment
        clinical understanding of outcomes of untreated patients for comparison
        to treated patients.



    --  BMN 250 for MPS IIIB (Sanfilippo Syndrome, Type B): On February 7, 2018
        at the WORLD Symposium 2018, the Company updated preliminary results
        from the Phase 1/2 trial with BMN 250, an investigational enzyme
        replacement therapy using a novel fusion of recombinant human
        alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGLU) with a peptide derived from
        insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) for the treatment of Sanfilippo B
        syndrome or mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB (MPS IIIB). In 6 of 6 BMN 250
        treated subjects, normalization of heparan sulfate (HS) levels, a
        biomarker in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), was observed. Normalization
        of liver size in 3 of 3 BMN 250 treated subjects was also observed.
        These data suggest that BMN 250, which is administered via
        intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion, reaches peripheral circulation
        and has activity in somatic organs. Development Quotient (DQ), a measure
        of cognitive function normalized to age, was also observed. In 3 of 3
        treated patients from the dose escalation arm of the study, preliminary
        data suggest stabilization of cognitive DQ at the high dose of BMN 250
        in all subjects. Patients with untreated Sanfilippo B syndrome usually
        show progressive decline in DQ.Invented by BioMarin, BMN 250 is being
        studied in a multicenter, international clinical trial evaluating safety
        and tolerability, as well as cognitive function of patients with
        Sanfilippo B receiving BMN 250. Designed to restore functional NAGLU
        activity in the brain, BMN 250 is administered via
        intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion, the same delivery modality used
        to treat children with Brineura.

    --  BMN 290 for Friedreich's Ataxia: In the fourth quarter of 2017, BioMarin
        announced that it had selected as its next drug development candidate,
        BMN 290, a selective chromatin modulation therapy intended for treatment
        of Friedreich's ataxia. Friedreich's ataxia is a rare autosomal
        recessive disorder that results in disabling neurologic and cardiac
        progressive decline. Prior to the compound being acquired by BioMarin
        from Repligen Corporation (Repligen), it demonstrated increases in
        frataxin in Friedreich's ataxia patients. In preclinical models, BMN 290
        increases frataxin expression in brain tissues more than two-fold. The
        Company selected BMN 290 for its favorable penetration into the central
        nervous system and cardiac target tissues, and its preservation of the
        selectivity of the original Repligen compound. Currently, there are no
        approved disease modifying therapies for Friedreich's ataxia. The
        Company expects to submit the IND application for BMN 290 in the second
        half of 2018.

    --  BioMarin sells second priority review voucher for $125.0 million: In
        December 2017, the Company sold the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority
        Review Voucher (PRV) it obtained in April of 2017 for a lump sum payment
        of $125.0 million. The Company received the voucher under a FDA program
        intended to encourage the development of treatments for rare pediatric
        diseases. BioMarin was awarded the voucher when it received approval of
        Brineura®, a new biological product for patients with late infantile
        neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2), also known as tripeptidyl
        peptidase 1 (TPP1) deficiency, a form of Batten disease.


    --  The impact of the 2017 Tax Act on the Company's 2017 provision for
        income taxes: On December 22, 2017, the bill known as the Tax Cuts and
        Jobs Act (the 2017 Tax Act) was signed into law, resulting in
        significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system. These
        changes include a federal statutory rate reduction from 35% to 21% and
        the elimination or reduction of certain domestic deductions and credits,
        including a 50% reduction in the orphan drug credit benefit. The 2017
        Tax Act changed U.S. international taxation from a worldwide basis to a
        modified territorial system that includes base erosion prevention
        measures on foreign earnings, which will result in the Company's foreign
        subsidiaries being subject to U.S. taxation in the future. These changes
        are effective in 2018.The provision for income taxes was $81.2 million
        for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to a benefit from income
        taxes of $200.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Changes to
        tax laws and tax rates are required to be accounted for in the period of
        the enactment, therefore the income tax provision for the year ended
        December 31, 2017 included the impact of the 2017 Tax Act. The provision
        for (benefit from) income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017
        included a provisional expense of $42.3 million related to the 2017 Tax
        Act, primarily consisting of $33.1 million for the re-measurement of the
        net deferred tax assets at the lower enacted corporate tax rate and $9.2
        million related to the new limitations on tax deductible compensation.
        The Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities have been measured at
        the enacted tax rate expected to apply when these temporary differences
        are expected to be realized or settled. Additionally, the Company also
        assessed the impact of the 2017 Tax Act on the Company's financial
        projections and concluded that it is more likely than not that these
        state tax credits will not be utilized in the foreseeable future, and
        recognized $41.1 million of income tax expense during the fourth quarter
        of 2017 to establish a valuation allowance against those state tax
        credits because these credits do not expire and the Company projects
        that it will be generating more credits than it will utilize on an
        annual basis. The 2017 Tax Act also includes a one-time mandatory deemed
        repatriation toll tax on accumulated earnings of the Company's foreign
        subsidiaries that did not impact the Company, due to a net deficit in
        these foreign subsidiaries.

Conference Call Details

BioMarin will host a conference call and webcast to discuss third quarter 2017 financial results today, Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. ET. This event can be accessed on the investor section of the BioMarin website at www.biomarin.com.


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About BioMarin
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for patients with serious and life-threatening rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. The Company's portfolio consists of six approved products and multiple clinical and pre-clinical product candidates. For additional information, please visit www.biomarin.com.

Forward-Looking Statement
This press release and the associated conference call and webcast contain forward-looking statements about the business prospects of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BioMarin), including, without limitation, statements about: the expectations of Total Revenues, Net Product Revenues and expenses for BioMarin's commercial products, GAAP Net Loss, Non-GAAP Income (Loss) and other specified income statement guidance; the financial performance of BioMarin as a whole; the timing of BioMarin's clinical studies and trials and announcements of data from those studies and trials, including BioMarin's Phase 3 program and Phase 1/2 study with valoctocogene roxaparvovec; the ongoing Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies of vosoritide and the Phase 1/2 study of BMN 250; the continued clinical development and commercialization of BioMarin's commercial products and product candidates; including the filing of an IND for BMN 290 in the second half of 2018; the possible approval and commercialization of BioMarin's product candidates, including the filing of a Marketing Authorization Application for pegvaliase in Europe in the first quarter of 2018; the adequacy of production of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in the Company's commercial gene therapy manufacturing facility; actions by regulatory authorities, including the expected FDA action on the pegvaliase BLA at the end of May 2018 and the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These forward-looking statements are predictions and involve risks and uncertainties such that actual results may differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: BioMarin's success in the commercialization of its commercial products; Genzyme Corporation's success in continuing the commercialization of Aldurazyme; results and timing of current and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials, BioMarin's ability to successfully manufacture its commercial products and product candidates; the content and timing of decisions by the FDA, the European Commission and other regulatory authorities concerning each of the described products and product candidates; the market for each of these products; actual sales of BioMarin's commercial products; and those factors detailed in BioMarin's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, the factors contained under the caption "Risk Factors" in BioMarin's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 as such factors may be updated by any subsequent reports. Stockholders are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. BioMarin is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

BioMarin(®), Brineura(®), Firdapse(®), Kuvan(®), Naglazyme(® )and Vimizim(®) are registered trademarks of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., or its affiliates. Kyndrisa(TM) is a trademark of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Aldurazyme(®) is a registered trademark of BioMarin/Genzyme LLC.


                                                                           BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.


                                                                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                     December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

                                                       (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts)


                                                               December 31,                                               December 31,
                                                                       2017                                                     2016(1)
                                                                       ----                                                      ------

                                 ASSETS                        (unaudited)

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                       $598,028                                $408,330

    Short-term investments                                                                           797,940                                 381,347

    Accounts receivable, net                                                                         261,365                                 215,280

    Inventory                                                                                        475,775                                 355,126

    Other current assets                                                                              74,036                                  61,708
                                                                                                      ------                                  ------

    Total current assets                                                                           2,207,144                               1,421,791
                                                                                                   ---------                               ---------

    Noncurrent assets:

    Long-term investments                                                                            385,785                                 572,711

    Property, plant and equipment, net                                                               896,700                                 798,768

    Intangible assets, net                                                                           517,510                                 553,780

    Goodwill                                                                                         197,039                                 197,039

    Deferred tax assets                                                                              399,095                                 446,786

    Other assets                                                                                      29,852                                  32,815
                                                                                                      ------                                  ------

    Total assets                                                                                  $4,633,125                              $4,023,690
                                                                                                  ==========                              ==========


                  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                        $401,921                                $370,505

    Short-term convertible debt, net                                                                 360,949                                  22,478

    Short-term contingent acquisition consideration
     payable                                                                                          53,648                                  46,327
                                                                                                      ------                                  ------

    Total current liabilities                                                                        816,518                                 439,310

    Noncurrent liabilities:

    Long-term convertible debt, net                                                                  813,521                                 660,761

    Long-term contingent acquisition consideration
     payable                                                                                         135,318                                 115,310

    Other long-term liabilities                                                                       59,105                                  42,034
                                                                                                      ------                                  ------

    Total liabilities                                                                              1,824,462                               1,257,415
                                                                                                   ---------                               ---------

    Stockholders' equity:

    Common stock, $0.001 par value: 500,000,000 and
     250,000,000 shares authorized, respectively;
     175,843,749 and 172,647,588 shares issued and
     outstanding, respectively.                                                                          176                                     173

    Additional paid-in capital                                                                     4,483,220                               4,288,113

    Company common stock held by Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan (the NQDC)                                                          (14,224)                               (14,321)

    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                   (22,961)                                 12,816

    Accumulated deficit                                                                          (1,637,548)                            (1,520,506)
                                                                                                  ----------                              ----------

    Total stockholders' equity                                                                     2,808,663                               2,766,275
                                                                                                   ---------                               ---------

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                    $4,633,125                              $4,023,690
                                                                                                  ==========                              ==========

    (1)              December 31, 2016 balances were
                     derived from the audited
                     Consolidated Financial
                     Statements included in the
                     Company's Annual Report on Form
                     10-K for the year ended December
                     31, 2016, filed with the U.S.
                     Securities and Exchange
                     Commission on February 27, 2017.


                                                                                   BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.


                                                                          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                     Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

                                                                     (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

                                                                                            (Unaudited)


                                        Three Months Ended              Twelve Months Ended

                                           December 31,                    December 31,
                                           ------------                    ------------

                                                      2017                  2016                                              2017          2016
                                                      ----                  ----                                              ----          ----

    REVENUES:

    Net product revenues                                    $353,577                                            $298,186             $1,270,445     $1,110,381

    Royalty and other revenues                                 4,728                                               1,905                 43,201          6,473
                                                               -----                                               -----                 ------          -----

    Total revenues                                           358,305                                             300,091              1,313,646      1,116,854
                                                             -------                                             -------              ---------      ---------

    OPERATING EXPENSES:

    Cost of sales                                             75,995                                              64,147                241,786        209,620

    Research and development                                 168,608                                             175,242                610,753        661,905

    Selling, general and administrative                      160,280                                             142,958                554,336        476,593

    Intangible asset amortization and
     contingent consideration                                 20,375                                               7,365                 46,471       (26,953)

    Impairment of intangible assets                                -                                                  -                     -       599,118

    Gain on sale of intangible asset                       (125,000)                                                  -             (125,000)             -
                                                            --------                                                 ---              --------            ---

    Total operating expenses                                 300,258                                             389,712              1,328,346      1,920,283
                                                             -------                                             -------              ---------      ---------

    INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS                             58,047                                            (89,621)              (14,700)     (803,429)


    Equity in the loss of BioMarin/
     Genzyme LLC                                               (295)                                              (164)               (1,291)         (538)

    Interest income                                            4,822                                               2,926                 14,853          7,487

    Interest expense                                        (11,664)                                            (9,732)              (42,707)      (39,499)

    Other income (expense)                                     3,688                                               4,425                  7,970          4,929
                                                               -----                                               -----                  -----          -----

    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES                         54,598                                            (92,166)              (35,875)     (831,050)

    Provision for (benefit from) income
     taxes                                                   105,990                                             (1,446)                81,167      (200,840)
                                                             -------                                              ------                 ------       --------

    NET LOSS                                               $(51,392)                                          $(90,720)            $(117,042)    $(630,210)
                                                            ========                                            ========              =========      =========

    NET LOSS PER SHARE, BASIC                                $(0.29)                                            $(0.53)               $(0.67)       $(3.80)
                                                              ======                                              ======                 ======         ======

    NET LOSS PER SHARE, DILUTED                              $(0.30)                                            $(0.53)               $(0.67)       $(3.81)
                                                              ======                                              ======                 ======         ======

    Weighted average common shares
     outstanding, basic                                      175,485                                             172,006                174,427        165,985
                                                             =======                                             =======                =======        =======

    Weighted average common shares
     outstanding, diluted                                    175,705                                             172,240                174,427        166,219
                                                             =======                                             =======                =======        =======

Non-GAAP Information

The results presented in this press release for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 include both GAAP information and Non-GAAP information. As used in this release, Non-GAAP Income (Loss) is defined by the Company as GAAP Net Loss excluding net interest expense, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, contingent consideration expense and certain other specified items, as detailed below. In addition, BioMarin includes in this press release the effects of these adjustments on certain components of GAAP Net Loss for each of the periods presented. In this regard, Non-GAAP income (loss) and its components, including Non-GAAP Royalty and Other Revenues, Non-GAAP Cost of Sales, Non-GAAP Research and Development expenses, Non-GAAP Selling, General and Administrative expense, Non-GAAP Intangible Asset Amortization and Contingent Consideration, Non-GAAP Gain on Sale of Intangible Assets, and Non-GAAP Provision for (Benefit From) Income Taxes are statement of operations line items prepared on the same basis as, and therefore components of, the overall Non-GAAP measures.

BioMarin regularly uses both GAAP and Non-GAAP results and expectations internally to assess its financial operating performance and evaluate key business decisions related to its principal business activities - the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of innovative biologic therapies. Because Non-GAAP Income (Loss) and its components are important internal measurements for BioMarin, the Company believes that providing this information in conjunction with BioMarin's GAAP information enhances investors' and analysts' ability to meaningfully compare the Company's results from period to period and to its forward looking guidance, and to identify operating trends in the Company's principal business.

Non-GAAP Income (Loss) and its components are not meant to be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should note that the Non-GAAP information is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and does not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors should also note that these Non-GAAP measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, have limits in their usefulness to investors. In addition, from time to time in the future there may be other items that the Company may exclude for purposes of its Non-GAAP measures; likewise, the Company may in the future cease to exclude items that it has historically excluded for purposes of its Non-GAAP measures. Because of the non-standardized definitions, the Non-GAAP measure as used by BioMarin in this press release and the accompanying tables may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The following table presents the reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Income (Loss):


                                                              Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Income (Loss)

                                                                            (In millions of U.S. dollars)

                                                                                     (unaudited)


                                           Three Months Ended                              Twelve Months Ended                                 Year Ending

                                              December 31,                                     December 31,                                 December 31, 2018
                                            ------------                                 ------------

                                         2017                      2016                                2017                            2016                        Guidance
                                         ----                      ----                                ----                            ----                        --------


    GAAP Net Loss                                $(51.4)                              $(90.7)                                   $(117.0)                     $(630.2)                         $(115.0) - $(165.0)


       Interest expense, net                       6.8                                   6.8                                        27.9                          32.0                25.0 - 35.0

       Provision for (benefit from)
        income taxes                             106.0                                 (1.4)                                       81.2                       (200.8)               (40.0) - 0.0

       Depreciation expense                       14.8                                  13.1                                        51.7                          55.8                50.0 - 60.0

       Amortization expense                       13.4                                   7.6                                        36.2                          30.2                                         30.0

       Stock-based compensation
        expense                                   33.6                                  37.3                                       140.2                         134.6               150.0 - 170.0

       Contingent consideration
        expense (1)                                7.0                                 (0.2)                                       10.3                        (57.2)               20.0 - 30.0

       Impairment charges (2)               -                                     -                                           -                      599.1                        -

       Gain on sale of intangible
        asset (3)                     (125.0)                                     -                                     (125.0)                          -                  (20.0)

       Royalty and other revenues (4)       -                                     -                                      (31.5)                          -                       -


    Non-GAAP Income
     (Loss)                                         $5.2                               $(27.5)                                      $74.0                       $(36.5)                                 $100 - $140
                                                    ====                                ======                                       =====                        ======                                  ===========

The following reconciliation of the GAAP reported to Non-GAAP information provides the details of the effects of the Non-GAAP adjustments on certain components of the Company's operating results for each of the periods presented.


                                                                                                            Reconciliation Of Certain GAAP Reported Information To Non-GAAP Information

                                                                                                                                   (In millions of U.S. dollars)

                                                                                                                                            (Unaudited)

                                                                            Three Months Ended December 31,
                                                                            -------------------------------

                                                                                  2017                                                                                  2016
                                                                                  ----                                                                                  ----

                                                                                Adjustments                                                                                                                                Adjustments
                                                                                -----------                                                                                                                                -----------

                                    GAAP                 Interest,                              Royalty and            Non-                                GAAP                             Interest,                  Royalty and               Non-
                                                         Taxes,                                  Other               GAAP                                                                   Taxes,                      Other                  GAAP
                                  Reported             Depreciation                              Revenues,                                               Reported                         Depreciation                  Revenues,
                                                          and                                 Stock-Based                                                                                    and
                                                     Amortization                            Compensation,                                                                              Amortization                 Stock-Based
                                                                                               Contingent                                                                                                           Compensation,
                                                                                             Consideration                                                                                                            Contingent
                                                                                               and Other                                                                                                            Consideration
                                                                                              Adjustments                                                                                                             and Other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Adjustments



    Cost of sales                              $76.0                      $                 -                           $(2.8)                                          $73.2                                   $64.1                        $              -        $(3.1)     $61.0

    Research and development                 168.6                                    (8.0)                           (13.2)                                          147.4                                   175.2                                   (7.6)        (15.3)     152.3

    Selling, general and
     administrative                          160.3                                    (6.8)                           (17.6)                                          135.9                                   143.0                                   (5.5)        (18.9)     118.6

    Intangible asset amortization
     and contingent consideration
     (1)                              20.4                          (13.4)                                  (7.0)                                                -                                      7.4                            (7.6)                  0.2           -

    Gain on sale of intangible
     asset (3)                      (125.0)                              -                                  125.0                                                 -                                        -                               -                    -

    Interest expense, net             (6.8)                            6.8                                       -                                                -                                    (6.8)                             6.8                     -          -

    Provision for (benefit from)
     income taxes                     106.0                         (106.0)                                      -                                                -                                    (1.4)                             1.4                     -          -

    GAAP Net Loss/Non-GAAP
     Income (Loss)                          (51.4)                                   141.0                            (84.4)                                            5.2                                  (90.7)                                   26.1           37.1     (27.5)

                                                       Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                                                       --------------------------------

                                                        2017                                                         2016
                                                        ----                                                         ----

                                                                  Adjustments                                                                         Adjustments
                                                                  -----------                                                                         -----------

                          GAAP              Interest,                                      Royalty and  Non-                GAAP           Interest,                        Royalty and    Non-
                                             Taxes,                                           Other     GAAP                                Taxes,                             Other       GAAP
                        Reported          Depreciation                                      Revenues,                     Reported       Depreciation                        Revenues,
                                               and                                         Stock-Based                                        and                           Stock-Based
                                          Amortization                                    Compensation,                                  Amortization                      Compensation,
                                                                                            Contingent                                                                       Contingent
                                                                                          Consideration                                                                    Consideration
                                                                                            and Other                                                                        and Other
                                                                                           Adjustments                                                                      Adjustments
                                                                                           -----------                                                                      -----------


    Royalty and other
     revenues (4)                   $43.2                        $                      -                    $(31.5)               $11.7                              $6.5               $             - $          -   $6.5

    Cost of sales                   241.8                                               -                     (10.6)               231.2                             209.6                             -        (9.1)  200.5

    Research and
     development                    610.8                                          (28.2)                     (53.1)               529.5                             661.9                        (31.0)       (58.3)  572.6

    Selling, general
     and administrative             554.3                                          (23.5)                     (76.5)               454.3                             476.6                        (24.8)       (67.2)  384.6

    Intangible asset
     amortization and
     contingent
     consideration (1)               46.5                                          (36.2)                     (10.3)                   -                           (27.0)                       (30.2)         57.2       -

    Impairment of
     intangible assets
     (2)                               -                                              -                          -                   -                            599.1                             -      (599.1)      -

    Gain on sale of
     intangible asset
     (3)                         (125.0)                                              -                      125.0                    -                                -                            -            -      -

    Interest expense,
     net                           (27.9)                                           27.9                           -                   -                           (32.0)                         32.0             -      -

    Provision for
     (benefit from)
     income taxes                    81.2                                          (81.2)                          -                   -                          (200.8)                        200.8             -      -

    GAAP Net Loss/Non-
     GAAP Income (Loss)           (117.0)                                          197.0                       (6.0)                74.0                           (630.2)                       (82.8)        676.5  (36.5)


    1.             Amounts include the expense associated
                   with the change in the fair value of
                   contingent acquisition consideration
                   payable for the period, resulting from
                   changes in estimated probabilities and
                   timing of achieving certain regulatory
                   and commercial milestones. Amounts for
                   the year ended December 31, 2016 include
                   $43.8 million and $21.1 million related
                   to the change in probability of
                   achieving the Kyndrisa and
                   reveglucosidase alfa development
                   milestones, respectively, as a result of
                   discontinuance of these programs in June
                   2016.

    2.             Amounts for the twelve months ended
                   December 31, 2016 include $574.1 million
                   and $25.0 million for the impairment of
                   intangible assets associated with the
                   discontinuance of the Kyndrisa and
                   Reveglucosidase alpha development
                   programs, respectively.

    3.             Amount represents gain on the sale of the
                   Priority Review Voucher in December
                   2017.

                  Primarily represents the one-time
                   upfront payment related to the License
                   and Settlement Agreement entered into
                   with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. in July
    4.             2017.


    Contact:

    Investors:                   Media:

    Traci McCarty                Debra Charlesworth

    BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

    (415) 455-7558               (415) 455-7451

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