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HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PUBLIC LTD CO – 10-K – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Edgar Glimpses
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition
and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements
and the related notes appearing at the end of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including information with respect
to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should read
the "Risk Factors" section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion
of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained
in the following discussion and analysis.

This section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K generally discusses 2021 and
2020 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020. Discussions of
2019 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019 that are not
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K can be found in "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in
Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February
24, 2021.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to
"Horizon", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Horizon Therapeutics plc and its
consolidated subsidiaries.

OUR BUSINESS


We are focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines
that address critical needs for people impacted by rare, autoimmune and severe
inflammatory diseases. Our pipeline is purposeful: we apply scientific expertise
and courage to bring clinically meaningful therapies to patients. We believe
science and compassion must work together to transform lives. We have two
reportable segments, the orphan segment and the inflammation segment, and our
commercial portfolio is currently composed of 12 medicines in the areas of rare
diseases, gout, ophthalmology and inflammation.

In July 2021, we completed the purchase of a biologic drug product manufacturing
facility from EirGen Pharma Limited, or EirGen, a subsidiary of OPKO Health,
Inc., in Waterford, Ireland for $67.9 million. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions,
Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for further
details.

On March 15, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Viela Bio, Inc., or Viela.
The acquisition expanded our commercial medicine portfolio by adding an
additional rare disease medicine, UPLIZNA®, to our orphan segment. The Viela
acquisition also provides multiple opportunities to drive long-term growth and
solidify our future as an innovation-driven biotech company. Viela's mid-stage
biologics pipeline, research and development, or R&D, team and on-market
medicine UPLIZNA, made it a complementary strategic fit with our pipeline,
commercial portfolio and therapeutic areas of focus. Refer to Note 4,
Acquisitions, Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
for further details.

As of December 31, 2021, our commercial portfolio consisted of the following
medicines:

Orphan

TEPEZZA® (teprotumumab-trbw), for intravenous infusion
KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase injection), for intravenous infusion
RAVICTI® (glycerol phenylbutyrate) oral liquid
PROCYSBI® (cysteamine bitartrate) delayed-release capsules and granules, for
oral use
ACTIMMUNE® (interferon gamma-1b) injection, for subcutaneous use
UPLIZNA (inebilizumab-cdon) injection, for intravenous use
BUPHENYL® (sodium phenylbutyrate) tablets and powder, for oral use
QUINSAIR™ (levofloxacin) solution for inhalation
Inflammation
PENNSAID® (diclofenac sodium topical solution) 2% w/w, or PENNSAID 2%, for
topical use
DUEXIS® (ibuprofen/famotidine) tablets, for oral use
RAYOS® (prednisone) delayed-release tablets, for oral use
VIMOVO® (naproxen/esomeprazole magnesium) delayed-release tablets, for oral use




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Impact of COVID-19

See Item 1 of Part I, Business, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding
information about the impact of COVID-19 on our company.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Since January 1, 2019, we completed the following acquisitions and divestitures:

• In July 2021, we completed the purchase of a biologic drug product

        manufacturing facility from EirGen in Waterford, Ireland for $67.9
        million.


• In March 2021, we completed the acquisition of Viela, in which we acquired

all of the issued and outstanding shares of Viela's common stock for

$53.00 per share in cash. The total consideration for the acquisition was

        approximately $3.0 billion, including cash acquired of $342.3 million.



    •   In October 2020, we sold our rights to develop and commercialize RAVICTI

and BUPHENYL in Japan to Medical Need Europe AB, part of the Immedica

        Group. We have retained the rights to RAVICTI and BUPHENYL in North
        America.


• In April 2020, we acquired Curzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Curzion, a

privately held development-stage biopharma company, and its

development-stage oral selective lysophosphatidic acid 1 receptor (LPAR1)

antagonist, CZN001 (renamed HZN-825), for an upfront cash payment of $45.0

        million with additional payments contingent on the achievement of
        development and regulatory milestones.


• In June 2019, we sold our rights to MIGERGOT to Cosette Pharmaceuticals,

        Inc., for an upfront payment and potential additional contingent
        consideration payments, or the MIGERGOT transaction.


• Effective January 2019, we amended our license and supply agreements with

        Jagotec AG and Skyepharma AG, which are affiliates of Vectura Group plc,
        or Vectura. Under these amendments, our rights to LODOTRA in Europe were
        transferred to Vectura.


The consolidated financial statements presented herein include the results of
operations of the acquired businesses from the applicable dates of acquisition.
Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions, Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, for further details of our acquisitions and divestitures.

Strategy


Horizon is a leading high-growth, innovation-driven, profitable biotech company.
We are focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines
that address critical needs for people impacted by rare, autoimmune and severe
inflammatory diseases. Our three strategic goals are to: (i) maximize the
benefit and value of our on-market medicines through commercial execution and
clinical investment; (ii) expand our pipeline through significant investment in
R&D and business development; and (iii) build a global presence in targeted
international markets. Our vision is to build healthier communities, urgently
and responsibly, supported by our philosophy to make a meaningful difference for
patients and communities in need. We believe this generates value for our
multiple stakeholders, including our shareholders.

Our commercialization strategy for our on-market rare disease medicines,
including our key growth drivers TEPEZZA and KRYSTEXXA, includes efforts to
increase awareness of the conditions each medicine is designed to treat,
enhancing efforts to identify target patients and promote earlier treatment;
drive awareness of the benefits of the medicines; optimize timely access for
patients to the medicines; and maximize the value of the medicines through
investment in clinical trials. For our key growth driver UPLIZNA, which we added
to our portfolio with the Viela acquisition, in addition to our overall
commercial strategy, our commercialization strategy also includes investing in
the commercial and clinical support infrastructure as well as increasing
awareness of what differentiates UPLIZNA from other medicines by generating
additional trial data analyses and clinical evidence. We are leveraging the
successful strategies we have used with TEPEZZA and KRYSTEXXA to support our
commercial efforts for UPLIZNA.

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Our R&D strategy is to expand our pipeline of preclinical and clinical
development programs to drive sustainable growth, as well as maximizing the
benefit and value of our existing medicines through development programs.
Towards expanding our pipeline, we are using a balanced approach of internal
research and external collaborations while remaining aligned with our core focus
areas. We are (i) acquiring, licensing and developing medicines for indications
that address unmet needs in rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory diseases,
particularly those in our therapeutic areas of focus; (ii) leveraging our
internal research as well as research-based partnerships and collaborations to
drive earlier-stage innovation; (iii) maximizing the range of potential diseases
our pipeline medicine candidates can impact; and (iv) continuing to build out
our research capabilities to generate earlier-stage candidates internally. The
March 2021 acquisition of Viela and the addition of its mid-stage biologics
pipeline significantly expanded our pipeline and expanded our therapeutic areas
of focus to include neuroimmunology, dermatology and respiratory, in addition to
rheumatology, ophthalmology, nephrology and endocrinology. In the third quarter
of 2021, we announced the addition of five additional Phase 2 development
programs in new disease states for two of our pipeline candidates. In addition,
we expanded our earlier-stage discovery pipeline of novel therapeutic programs
in 2021 through global in-licensing agreements with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., or Arrowhead, and Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc., or Alpine. At the end of
2021, our R&D pipeline included more than 20 programs, with 16 of them added
during the year. Also in 2021, we successfully completed two Phase 4 clinical
trials designed to maximize the benefit and value of KRYSTEXXA.

The aim of our global expansion strategy is to build a global presence in
targeted international markets and we made significant progress in 2021 in
support of this strategy. In November 2021, we announced that the Committee for
Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a
positive opinion recommending grant of a Centralised Marketing Authorisation, or
CMA, for UPLIZNA as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, or NMOSD, who are anti-aquaporin-4
immunoglobulin G seropositive (AQP4-IgG+). While the Committee for Orphan
Medicinal Products did not recommend maintenance of the orphan designation for
UPLIZNA following its review, we are continuing to invest in our European
infrastructure to support a potential European launch of UPLIZNA for NMOSD,
which we anticipate would begin with Germany in the second quarter of 2022,
assuming the grant of a CMA by the EC. We advanced our efforts to bring TEPEZZA
to patients with TED in targeted markets outside of the United States, including
Japan, where we initiated a Phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical
trial for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active TED patients. We acquired a
biologic drug product manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland, in the
second quarter of 2021, which will support growth of our on-market and
development-stage biologics as well as our global expansion. Subject to
completing the build-out, validation and regulatory approval processes, we
expect the first medicine manufactured at the facility to be approved for
release in 2023.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

Consolidated Results

                                                  For the Years
                                               Ended December 31,            Change         Change
                                              2021            2020              $             %
                                                      (in thousands, except percentages)
Net sales                                  $ 3,226,410     $ 2,200,429     $ 1,025,981           47 %
Cost of goods sold                             794,512         532,695         261,817           49 %
Gross profit                                 2,431,898       1,667,734         764,164           46 %
Operating expenses:
Research and development                       431,990         209,364         222,626          106 %
Selling, general and administrative          1,446,410         973,227         473,183           49 %
Impairment of long-lived asset                  12,371               -          12,371          100 %
Gain on sale of assets                          (2,000 )        (4,883 )         2,883          (59 )%
Total operating expenses                     1,888,771       1,177,708         711,063           60 %
Operating income                               543,127         490,026          53,101           11 %
Other expense, net:
Interest expense, net                          (81,063 )       (59,616 )       (21,447 )         36 %
Foreign exchange loss                           (1,028 )          (297 )          (731 )        246 %
Other income, net                                1,791           3,388          (1,597 )        (47 )%
Loss on debt extinguishment                          -         (31,856 )        31,856         (100 )%
Total other expense, net                       (80,300 )       (88,381 )         8,081           (9 )%
Income before (benefit) expense for
income taxes                                   462,827         401,645          61,182           15 %
(Benefit) expense for income taxes             (71,664 )        11,849         (83,513 )       (705 )%
Net income                                 $   534,491     $   389,796     $   144,695           37 %




Net sales. Net sales increased $1,026.0 million, or 47%, to $3,226.4
million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $2,200.4 million during
the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in net sales during the year
ended December 31, 2021 was primarily due to an increase in net sales in our
orphan segment of $1,107.9 million. Growth was primarily due to an increase in
TEPEZZA net sales of $841.3 million, an increase in KRYSTEXXA net sales of
$159.6 million and net sales generated by UPLIZNA of $60.8 million, partially
offset by a decrease in net sales in our inflammation segment of $81.9 million
when compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.

The following table presents a summary of total net sales attributed to
geographic sources for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands,
except percentages):

                                               Year Ended December 31, 2021                   Year Ended December 31, 2020
                                                                      % of Total                                     % of Total
                                               Amount                 Net Sales               Amount                 Net Sales
United States                           $           3,210,020            100%          $           2,191,111            100%
Rest of world                                          16,390             *                            9,318             *
Total net sales                         $           3,226,410                          $           2,200,429
*Less than 1%




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The following table reflects the components of net sales for the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands, except percentages):

                                   Year Ended December 31,          Change         Change
                                     2021            2020              $             %
TEPEZZA                          $  1,661,299     $   820,008     $   841,291          103 %
KRYSTEXXA                             565,452         405,849         159,603           39 %
RAVICTI                               291,945         261,615          30,330           12 %
PROCYSBI                              189,965         170,102          19,863           12 %
ACTIMMUNE                             117,164         118,834          (1,670 )         (1 )%
UPLIZNA                                60,805               -          60,805          100 %
BUPHENYL                                7,860          10,549          (2,689 )        (25 )%
QUINSAIR                                1,028             698             330           47 %
Orphan segment net sales         $  2,895,518     $ 1,787,655     $ 1,107,863           62 %

PENNSAID 2%                           191,621         178,011          13,610            8 %
DUEXIS                                 74,023         125,331         (51,308 )        (41 )%
RAYOS                                  56,851          71,811         (14,960 )        (21 )%
VIMOVO                                  8,397          37,621         (29,224 )        (78 )%
Inflammation segment net sales   $    330,892     $   412,774     $   (81,882 )        (20 )%

Total net sales                  $  3,226,410     $ 2,200,429     $ 1,025,981           47 %


Orphan Segment

TEPEZZA. Net sales increased $841.3 million, or 103%, to $1,661.3 million during
the year ended December 31, 2021, from $820.0 million during the year ended
December 31, 2020. Net sales primarily increased due to volume growth of
approximately $830.3 million. In December 2020, pursuant to the Defense
Production Act of 1950, Catalent Indiana, LLC, or Catalent, was ordered to
prioritize certain COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, resulting in the cancellation
of previously guaranteed and contracted TEPEZZA drug product manufacturing slots
in December 2020, which were required to maintain TEPEZZA supply. In March 2021,
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved a prior approval
supplement to the TEPEZZA biologics license application (which was previously
approved in January 2020), giving us authorization to manufacture more TEPEZZA
drug product in a batch resulting in an increased number of vials with each
manufacturing slot. We commenced resupply of TEPEZZA to the market in April
2021. Refer to the Impact of COVID-19 section in Item 1 of Part I, Business, of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K above, for further information.

KRYSTEXXA. Net sales increased $159.6 million, or 39%, to $565.4 million during
the year ended December 31, 2021, from $405.8 million during the year ended
December 31, 2020. Net sales increased by approximately $106.2 million due to
volume growth and $53.4 million due to higher net pricing.

RAVICTI. Net sales increased $30.3 million, or 12%, to $291.9 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $261.6 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. Net sales increased by approximately $32.3 million due to volume
growth, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $2.0 million due to
lower net pricing.

PROCYSBI. Net sales increased $19.9 million, or 12%, to $190.0 million during
the year ended December 31, 2021, from $170.1 million during the year ended
December 31, 2020. Net sales increased by approximately $12.0 million due to
higher net pricing and $7.9 million due to volume growth.

ACTIMMUNE. Net sales decreased $1.7 million, or 1%, to $117.1 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $118.8 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. Net sales decreased by approximately $4.4 million due to lower sales
volume, partially offset by an increase of approximately $2.7 million resulting
from higher net pricing.

UPLIZNA. Net sales generated by UPLIZNA during the year ended December 31, 2021
were $60.8 million. We began recognizing UPLIZNA sales following our acquisition
of Viela on March 15, 2021.


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Inflammation Segment


At September 30, 2021, we determined that there was an indicator to trigger an
interim impairment analysis of the inflammation reporting unit's $56.2 million
goodwill balance. The fair value of the inflammation reporting unit exceeded its
carrying value by more than 30% as of September 30, 2021, the interim testing
date, resulting in no impairment. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the
fair value calculations on the goodwill impairment test, we applied a
hypothetical 10 percent decrease to the fair values of the reporting unit. A 10%
decrease in fair value would reduce the headroom between the reporting unit's
fair value and its carrying value to approximately 19%.

In addition, our annual, qualitative goodwill impairment test performed for both
the orphan and inflammation reporting unit in the fourth quarter of 2021 did not
indicate an impairment. While no impairment was recognized during the year ended
December 31, 2021, we anticipate that an impairment of the inflammation
reporting unit's goodwill could occur in the next 12 to 18 months if the
reporting unit does not achieve currently forecasted net sales and profitability
estimates. These forecasts and estimates could be impacted by factors outside of
our control, such as increased competition from RAYOS generic entrants, which
may result in an impairment.

PENNSAID 2%. Net sales increased $13.6 million, or 8%, to $191.6 million during
the year ended December 31, 2021, from $178.0 million during the year ended
December 31, 2020. Net sales increased by approximately $21.8 million resulting
from higher net pricing primarily due to lower utilization of our patient
assistance programs, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $8.2
million resulting from lower sales volume.

DUEXIS. Net sales decreased $51.3 million, or 41%, to $74.0 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $125.3 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. Net sales decreased by approximately $44.0 million resulting from
lower sales volume, primarily due to the impact of generic competition on
DUEXIS, and a decrease of approximately $7.3 million due to lower net pricing.

On August 4, 2021, following a judgment in the District Court of Delaware, which
was subsequently affirmed by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on November
16, 2021, Alkem Laboratories, Inc., or Alkem, launched a generic version of
DUEXIS in the United States. As a result, we have repositioned our promotional
efforts previously directed to DUEXIS to the other inflammation segment
medicines and expect that our DUEXIS net sales will continue to decrease in
future periods.

RAYOS. Net sales decreased $14.9 million, or 21%, to $56.9 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $71.8 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. Net sales decreased by approximately $11.4 million due to lower sales
volume and $3.5 million resulting from lower net pricing.

We have an exclusive license to U.S. patents and patent applications from
Vectura covering RAYOS. Under our settlement agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals
Industries Limited (formerly known as Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., which
itself was formerly known as Watson Laboratories, Inc. - Florida), or Teva, Teva
may enter the market on December 23, 2022, or earlier under certain
circumstances. As a result, we expect our net sales for RAYOS to decline in
future periods.

VIMOVO. Net sales decreased $29.2 million, or 78%, to $8.4 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $37.6 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. Net sales decreased by approximately $24.8 million due to lower sales
volume as a result of generic competition which began in 2020 and $4.4 million
due to lower net pricing.

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The table below reconciles our gross to net sales for the years ended December
31, 2021
and 2020 (in millions, except percentages):

                                                   Year Ended                       Year Ended
                                                December 31, 2021                December 31, 2020
                                                           % of Gross                       % of Gross
                                             Amount          Sales            Amount          Sales
Gross sales                                $  4,903.6              100 %    $  4,039.4              100 %
Adjustments to gross sales:
Prompt pay discounts                            (46.0 )           (0.9 )%        (52.3 )           (1.3 )%
Medicine returns                                (17.6 )           (0.4 )%        (16.4 )           (0.4 )%
Co-pay and other patient assistance            (599.9 )          (12.2 )%       (877.3 )          (21.7 )%
Commercial rebates and wholesaler fees         (278.8 )           (5.7 )%       (304.2 )           (7.5 )%
Government rebates and chargebacks             (734.9 )          (15.0 )%       (588.8 )          (14.6 )%
Total adjustments                            (1,677.2 )          (34.2 )%     (1,839.0 )          (45.5 )%
Net sales                                  $  3,226.4             65.8 %    $  2,200.4             54.5 %


During the year ended December 31, 2021, co-pay and other patient assistance
costs, as a percentage of gross sales, decreased to 12.2% from 21.7% during the
year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decreased proportion of
inflammation segment medicines sold, including the impact of generic competition
on DUEXIS and VIMOVO sales.

On a quarter-to-quarter basis, our net sales have traditionally been lower in
first half of the year, particularly in the first quarter, with the second half
of the year representing a greater share of overall net sales each year. This is
due to annual managed care plan changes and the re-setting of patients' medical
insurance deductibles at the beginning of each year, resulting in higher co-pay
and other patient assistance costs as patients meet their annual medical
insurance deductibles during the first and second quarters, and higher net sales
in the second half of the year after patients meet their deductibles and
healthcare plans reimburse a greater portion of the total cost of our medicines.

Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold increased $261.8 million to $794.5
million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $532.7 million during the
year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in cost of goods sold during the year
ended December 31, 2021, compared to during the year ended December 31, 2020,
was primarily due to an increase in sales volumes, an increase in royalty
expense, an increase in amortization expense and the recording of inventory
step-up expense during the year ended December 31, 2021. Royalty expense
increased by $112.9 million primarily due to royalties payable on net sales of
TEPEZZA, which increased significantly during the year ended December 31, 2021
compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Amortization expense increased
$80.5 million primarily due to the acquisition of the UPLIZNA developed
technology intangible asset in the first quarter of 2021 and we recorded
inventory step-up expense of $27.6 million related to UPLIZNA based on the
acquired units of inventory sold during the year ended December 31, 2021. In
addition, we recorded a $8.7 million DUEXIS inventory reserve due to the impact
of generic competition on DUEXIS sales. As a percentage of net sales, cost of
goods sold was 25% during the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to 24%
during the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in cost of goods sold as a
percentage of net sales was primarily due to a change in the mix of medicines
sold.

Research and Development Expenses. R&D expenses increased $222.6 million to
$432.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $209.4 million
during the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase during the year ended
December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily
attributable to a $136.1 million increase in clinical trial and manufacturing
development costs reflecting increased activity in our R&D pipeline as well as
the addition of our medicine candidates and development programs following the
acquisition of Viela in March 2021 and an increase of $59.1 million in
employee-related costs. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we
recognized $40.0 million of an upfront cash payment in relation to our agreement
with Arrowhead and $28.1 million of an upfront payment and premium paid for
shares of Alpine's common stock in relation to our agreement with Alpine. This
was partially offset by the $45.0 million upfront payment for the acquisition of
Curzion, which was expensed as in-process research and development, or IPR&D,
during the year ended December 31, 2020.

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We expect our R&D expenses to increase significantly in future periods as a
result of our on-going and planned clinical trials for our pipeline including
new medicine candidates and development programs acquired in 2021.


Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $473.2 million to $1,446.4 million during the
year ended December 31, 2021, from $973.2 million during the year ended December
31, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to costs associated with the
Viela acquisition in March 2021 and an increase in TEPEZZA commercial
activities. These include an increase of $150.9 million in employee-related
costs, an increase of $194.8 million in marketing program costs and an increase
of $57.4 million in consulting costs, primarily related to the integration of
Viela. In addition, $28.6 million of transaction costs were incurred during the
year ended December 31, 2021 relating to the Viela acquisition.

We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses to increase
significantly in future periods primarily due to continued support for our U.S.
commercial and field-based organization and global expansion activities.


Impairment of long-lived asset. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we
recorded an impairment charge of $12.4 million as a result of vacating the Lake
Forest office. Refer to Note 14, Lease Obligations, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
for further details.

Gain on sale of assets. During the year ended December 31, 2021, gain on sale of
assets represents a $2.0 million contingent consideration payment related to the
sale of MIGERGOT in 2019.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we completed the sale of rights to
RAVICTI and BUPHENYL in Japan for cash proceeds of $5.4 million, and we recorded
a gain of $4.9 million on the sale.


Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, increased $21.5 million to $81.1
million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $59.6 million during the
year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in
interest expense of $17.8 million, primarily related to an additional $1.6
billion aggregate principal amount of term loans borrowed pursuant to an
amendment to our Credit Agreement and a decrease in interest income of $3.7
million. Refer to Note 13, Debt Agreements, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
for further details.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we
recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $31.9 million in the consolidated
statements of comprehensive income, which reflects the exchange of our 2.5%
Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2022, or the Exchangeable Senior Notes. During the
year ended December 31, 2020, $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of
Exchangeable Senior Notes were exchanged for ordinary shares and cash payments.

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(Benefit) Expense for Income Taxes. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we
recorded a benefit for income taxes of $71.7 million and an expense for income
taxes of $11.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The benefit for
income taxes recorded during the year ended December 31, 2021 resulted primarily
from tax expense on pre-tax income and losses at the Irish statutory tax rate of
$57.9 million as offset by tax benefits recognized on share-based compensation
of $71.2 million and a tax benefit of $49.4 million recognized due to a
reduction in the state tax rate expected to apply to the reversal of temporary
differences between the book values and tax bases of certain assets acquired
through the Viela acquisition. A tax benefit of $44.7 million was recognized on
the pre-tax income and losses generated in jurisdictions with statutory tax
rates different than the Irish statutory tax rate, a $13.9 million tax benefit
was recognized on intercompany inventory transfers and $11.6 million of U.S.
Federal and state tax credits were generated during the year. These tax benefits
were partially offset by a tax expense of $47.1 million attributable to
disallowed officers' compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code and a tax expense of $18.7 million
generated from an intercompany transfer and license of intellectual property
from a U.S. subsidiary to an Irish subsidiary.

The expense for income taxes recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020
was primarily attributable to a $15.2 million provision recorded following the
publication, on April 8, 2020, by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, of Final
Regulations for Section 267A, or commonly referred to as the Anti-Hybrid Rules.
The Final Regulations for Section 267A permanently disallow for U.S. tax
purposes certain interest expense accrued to a foreign related party during the
year ended December 31, 2019. As a result, we recorded a write off of a deferred
tax asset related to this interest expense during the year ended December 31,
2020 and recognized a corresponding tax provision of $15.2 million. The
remainder of the expense for income taxes recorded during the year ended
December 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to disallowed officers'
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code of $14.6 million, disallowed
in-process research and development expense incurred in connection with the
Curzion acquisition of $9.5 million and tax expense recognized on U.S. taxable
income generated from an intercompany transfer of intellectual property from a
U.S. subsidiary to an Irish subsidiary during the year ended December 31, 2020
of $11.2 million and changes in valuation allowances of $4.2 million. These
expenses were partially offset by tax benefits recognized on share-based
compensation of $23.8 million, additional U.S. Federal and state tax credits of
$13.8 million and the recognition of a deferred tax asset in the Irish
subsidiary resulting from the intercompany transfer of intellectual property of
$6.0 million.

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Information by Segment


Refer to Note 11, Segment and Other Information, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
a reconciliation of our segment operating income to our total income before
(benefit) expense for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020.

Orphan Segment

The following table reflects our orphan segment net sales and segment operating
income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands, except
percentages).


                               For the Year Ended December 31,
                                 2021                   2020              Change            % Change
Net sales                  $      2,895,518       $      1,787,655     $   1,107,863                  62 %
Segment operating income          1,219,317                783,560           435,757                  56 %


Net sales. The increase in orphan segment net sales during the year ended
December 31, 2021 is described in the Consolidated Results section above.


Segment operating income. Orphan segment operating income increased $435.7
million to $1,219.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $783.6
million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily
attributable to an increase in net sales of $1,107.9 million as described above,
partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses
of $353.0 million, an increase in R&D expenses of $168.5 million and an increase
of $126.0 million in royalty expense primarily related to an increase in
royalties payable on net sales of TEPEZZA during the year ended December 31,
2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in selling,
general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase in the
commercial and field-based organization for TEPEZZA, and the increase in R&D
expenses was primarily due to incremental net operating expense of Viela after
we acquired it on March 15, 2021.

Inflammation Segment


The following table reflects our inflammation segment net sales and segment
operating income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands,
except percentages).


                               For the Year Ended December 31,
                                 2021                   2020              Change            % Change
Net sales                  $        330,892       $        412,774     $     (81,882 )              (20 )%
Segment operating income            156,197                212,061           (55,864 )              (26 )%


Net sales. The decrease in inflammation segment net sales during the year ended
December 31, 2021 is described in the Consolidated Results section above.


Segment operating income. Inflammation segment operating income decreased $55.9
million to $156.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, from $212.1
million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily
attributable to a decrease in net sales of $81.9 million as described above and
a $8.7 million inventory reserve for DUEXIS due to the impact of generic
competition on DUEXIS sales, partially offset by a decrease in selling, general
and administrative expenses of $26.9 million.





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Non-GAAP Financial Measures


EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,
adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share are used
and provided by us as non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial
measures are intended to provide additional information on our performance,
operations and profitability. Adjustments to our GAAP figures as well as EBITDA
exclude acquisition/divestiture-related costs, manufacturing plant start-up
costs, drug substance harmonization costs, fees related to refinancing
activities, restructuring and realignment costs and litigation settlements, as
well as non-cash items such as share-based compensation, inventory step-up
expense, depreciation and amortization, non-cash interest expense, long-lived
assets impairment charges, loss on debt extinguishments, gain on sale of assets,
gain on equity security investments and other non-cash adjustments. Certain
other special items or substantive events may also be included in the non-GAAP
adjustments periodically when their magnitude is significant within the periods
incurred. We maintain an established non-GAAP cost policy that guides the
determination of what costs will be excluded in non-GAAP measures. We believe
that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP
figures, can enhance an overall understanding of our financial and operating
performance. The non-GAAP financial measures are included with the intent of
providing investors with a more complete understanding of our historical
financial results and trends and to facilitate comparisons between periods. In
addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among the indicators our
management uses for planning and forecasting purposes and measuring our
performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition
to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated
in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures used by us may be
calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, non-GAAP
financial measures used by other companies.

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, following consultation with the staff
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, we no longer exclude upfront and milestone payments related to
license and collaboration agreements from our non-GAAP financial measures and
its line-item components. For purposes of comparability, non-GAAP financial
measures for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 have been updated to
reflect this change. The upfront and milestone payments related to license and
collaboration agreements continue to be excluded from our segment operating
income and from certain measures contained in our credit agreement that are
relevant to, among other things, the calculation of the interest rate.

Reconciliations of reported GAAP net income to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and
non-GAAP net income, and the related per share amounts, were as follows (in
thousands, except share and per share amounts):


                                                            For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                             2021                   2020
GAAP net income                                        $         534,491       $      389,796
Depreciation (1)                                                  17,475               24,303
Amortization and step-up:
Intangible amortization expense (2)                              336,277    

255,148

Inventory step-up expense (3)                                     27,572                    -
Interest expense, net (including amortization of
debt discount and deferred financing costs)                       81,063               59,616
(Benefit) expense for income taxes                               (71,664 )             11,849
EBITDA                                                           925,214              740,712
Other non-GAAP adjustments:
Share-based compensation (4)                                     219,086              146,627
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs (5)                         95,929               49,196
Restructuring and realignment costs (6)                           26,309                 (141 )
Impairment of long-lived assets (7)                               12,371                1,713
Litigation settlements (8)                                         5,000                    -
Manufacturing plant start-up costs (9)                             3,622                    -
Fees related to refinancing activities (10)                            -                   54
Loss on debt extinguishment (11)                                       -               31,856
Drug substance harmonization costs (12)                                -                  542
Gain on equity security investments (13)                          (1,257 )                  -
Gain on sale of assets (14)                                       (2,000 )             (4,883 )
Total of other non-GAAP adjustments (19)                         359,060              224,964
Adjusted EBITDA (19)                                   $       1,284,274       $      965,676




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                                                           For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                              2021                2020
GAAP net income                                         $        534,491      $     389,796
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Depreciation (1)                                                  17,475             24,303
Amortization and step-up:
Intangible amortization expense (2)                              336,277    

255,148

Inventory step-up expense (3)                                     27,572                  -

Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing
costs (15)

                                                         5,189    

12,640

Share-based compensation (4)                                     219,086    

146,627

Acquisition/divestiture-related costs (5)                         95,929    

49,196

Restructuring and realignment costs (6)                           26,309               (141 )
Impairment of long-lived assets (7)                               12,371    

1,713

Litigation settlements (8)                                         5,000                  -
Manufacturing plant start-up costs (9)                             3,622                  -
Fees related to refinancing activities (10)                            -                 54
Loss on debt extinguishment (11)                                       -    

31,856

Drug substance harmonization costs (12)                                -                542
Gain on equity security investments (13)                          (1,257 )                -
Gain on sale of assets (14)                                       (2,000 )           (4,883 )
Total pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments (19)                          745,573    

517,055

Income tax effect of pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments
(16)                                                            (169,554 )          (98,628 )
Other non-GAAP income tax adjustments (17)                       (20,800 )  

20,541

Total non-GAAP adjustments (19)                                  555,219            438,968
Non-GAAP Net Income (19)                                $      1,089,710      $     828,764

Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share:
Weighted average ordinary shares - Basic                     225,551,410    

203,967,246


Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share - Basic
GAAP earnings per share - Basic                         $           2.37      $        1.91
Non-GAAP adjustments (19)                                           2.46               2.15
Non-GAAP earnings per share - Basic (19)                $           4.83    

$ 4.06


Non-GAAP net income (19)                                $      1,089,710    

$ 828,764
Effect of assumed conversion of Exchangeable Senior
Notes, net of tax (18)

                                                 -    

3,789

Numerator - non-GAAP net income (19)                    $      1,089,710    

$ 832,553


Weighted average ordinary shares - Diluted
Weighted average ordinary shares - Basic                     225,551,410    

203,967,246

Ordinary share equivalents                                    10,129,073    

18,203,897

Denominator - weighted average ordinary shares -
Diluted                                                      235,680,483    

222,171,143


Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share - Diluted
GAAP earnings per share - Diluted                       $           2.27      $        1.81
Non-GAAP adjustments (19)                                           2.35               1.94
Non-GAAP earnings per share - Diluted (19)              $           4.62    

$ 3.75

(1) Represents depreciation expense related to our property, plant, equipment,

software and leasehold improvements.

(2) Intangible amortization expenses are primarily associated with our

intellectual property rights, developed technology and customer relationships

    related to TEPEZZA, KRYSTEXXA, RAVICTI, PROCYSBI, ACTIMMUNE, UPLIZNA,
    BUPHENYL, PENNSAID 2% and RAYOS.




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(3) During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized in cost of goods sold

$27.6 million for inventory step-up expense related to UPLIZNA inventory

revalued in connection with the Viela acquisition. Refer to Note 5,

Inventories, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in

Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further detail.

(4) Represents share-based compensation expense associated with our stock option,

restricted stock unit and performance stock unit grants to our employees and

non-employee directors and our employee share purchase plan.

(5) Primarily represents transaction and integration costs, including, advisory,

legal, consulting and certain employee-related costs, incurred in connection

    with our acquisitions and divestitures. Costs recovered from subleases of
    acquired facilities and reimbursed expenses incurred under transition
    arrangements for divestitures are also reflected in this line item. In
    addition, the year ended December 31, 2020 amounts include the Curzion

acquisition payment of $45.0 million, which was recorded as a R&D expense.

(6) Since 2020, we have been working to expand our TEPEZZA drug substance

manufacturing capacity in the external Copenhagen, Denmark, Boulder,

Colorado, and Seattle, Washington facilities. During the fourth quarter of

2021, we ended further TEPEZZA drug substance manufacturing development

activities in the Seattle facility and recorded a charge of $16.6 million to

R&D expense related to manufacturing development activities in this facility.

We expect existing and planned future production capacity at the Copenhagen

and Boulder facilities to produce sufficient TEPEZZA drug substance to meet

our future needs. In addition, rent and maintenance charges of $9.7 million

were recorded for the leased Lake Forest office that we vacated in the first

    quarter of 2021.



(7) During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a right-of-use asset

impairment charge of $12.4 million as a result of vacating the leased Lake

    Forest office.



During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an impairment charge of
$1.7 million related to the Novato, California office lease, which was assumed
through an acquisition.

(8) We recorded $5.0 million of expense during the year ended December 31, 2021

for litigation settlements.

(9) During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded $3.6 million of

manufacturing plant start-up costs related to the purchase of a biologic drug

product manufacturing facility from EirGen in July 2021.

(10) Represents arrangement and other fees relating to our refinancing

activities.

(11) During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a loss on debt

extinguishment of $31.9 million in the consolidated statements of

comprehensive income, which reflects the extinguishment of our Exchangeable

     Senior Notes.



(12) During the year ended December 31, 2016, we entered into a definitive

agreement to acquire certain rights to interferon gamma-1b, marketed as

IMUKIN in an estimated thirty countries primarily in Europe and the Middle

East, or the IMUKIN purchase agreement. We already owned the rights to

interferon gamma-1b marketed as ACTIMMUNE in the United States, Canada and

Japan. In connection with the IMUKIN purchase agreement, we also committed

to pay our contract manufacturer certain amounts related to the

harmonization of the manufacturing processes for ACTIMMUNE and IMUKIN drug

substance, or the harmonization program. At the time we entered into the

IMUKIN purchase agreement and the harmonization program commitment was made,

we had anticipated achieving certain benefits should the Phase 3 clinical

trial evaluating ACTIMMUNE for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia be

successful. If the study had been successful and if U.S. marketing approval

had subsequently been obtained, we had forecasted significant increases in

demand for the medicine and the harmonization program would have resulted in

significant benefits to us. Following our discontinuation of the

Friedreich's ataxia program, we determined that certain assets, including an

upfront payment related to the IMUKIN purchase agreement, were impaired, and

the costs under the harmonization program would no longer have benefit to us

and should be expensed as incurred.

(13) We held investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair

values of $13.2 million as of December 31, 2021 which are included in other

assets in the consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31,

2021, we recognized net unrealized gains of $1.3 million due to the change

     in fair value of these securities.




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(14) Gain on sale of assets during the year ended December 31, 2021, represents a

     $2.0 million contingent consideration payment related to the sale of
     MIGERGOT in 2019.


During the year ended December 31, 2020, we completed the sale of rights to
RAVICTI and BUPHENYL in Japan for cash proceeds of $5.4 million, and we recorded
a gain of $4.9 million on the sale.

(15) Represents amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs

associated with our debt.

(16) Income tax adjustments on pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments represent the

estimated income tax impact of each pre-tax

non-GAAP adjustment based on the statutory income tax rate of the applicable
jurisdictions for each non-GAAP adjustment.

(17) During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized a U.S. federal and

state tax liability on U.S. taxable income generated from an intercompany

transfer and license of intellectual property from a U.S. subsidiary to an

Irish subsidiary which was partially offset by the recognition of a deferred

tax asset in the Irish subsidiary, resulting in a non-GAAP tax adjustment of

$28.3 million. We also recognized a reduction in the state tax rate expected

to apply to the reversal of temporary differences between the book values

and tax bases of certain assets acquired through the Viela acquisition. The

reduction in state tax rate resulted in a reduction in the deferred tax

liability relating to these assets and a non-GAAP tax adjustment of $49.1

     million.



During the year ended December 31, 2020, following the publication by the United
States Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service of the Final
Regulations on the Anti-Hybrid Rules on April 8, 2020, we recorded a write-off
of a deferred tax asset related to certain interest expense accrued to a foreign
related party during the year ended December 31, 2019 and recognized a
corresponding one-time tax provision, resulting in a non-GAAP tax adjustment of
$15.2 million. We also recognized a U.S. federal tax liability on U.S. taxable
income generated from an intercompany transfer of intellectual property from a
U.S. subsidiary to an Irish subsidiary, which was partially offset by the
recognition of a deferred tax asset in the Irish subsidiary, resulting in a
non-GAAP tax adjustment of $5.3 million.

(18) During the year ended December 31, 2020, $400.0 million in aggregate

principal amount of Exchangeable Senior Notes were fully extinguished and

exchanged for ordinary shares or cash.

(19) As discussed above, following consultation with the staff of the Division of

     Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we no
     longer exclude upfront and milestone payments related to license and
     collaboration agreements from our non-GAAP financial measures and its

line-item components. Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income for the years

ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, includes $89.7 million and $33.0 million

of upfront and milestone payments related to license and collaboration

agreements, respectively. These amounts continue to be excluded from our

segment operating income and from certain measures contained in our credit

     agreement that are relevant to, among other things, the calculation of the
     interest rate.



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Liquidity, Financial Position and Capital Resources


As of December 31, 2021, we had retained earnings of $318.6 million. We expect
that our sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase as a result of
the commercialization of our medicines and global expansion initiatives, but we
believe these cost increases will be more than offset by higher net sales and
gross profits in future periods. Additionally, we expect that our R&D costs will
increase as we acquire or develop more development-stage medicine candidates and
advance our candidates through the clinical development and regulatory approval
processes. In particular, we expect to incur substantial costs in connection
with advancing our pipeline of medicine candidates and development programs in
on-going and planned clinical trials.

Following the highly successful launch of TEPEZZA, which significantly exceeded
our expectations, we are in the process of expanding our production capacity to
meet anticipated future demand for TEPEZZA. As of December 31, 2021, we had
total purchase commitments, including the minimum annual order quantities and
binding firm orders, with AGC Biologics A/S (formerly known as CMC Biologics
A/S) for TEPEZZA drug substance of €122.8 million ($139.2 million converted at a
Euro-to-Dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2021 of 1.1338), to be delivered
through December 2024.

We also expect to incur additional costs and to enter into additional purchase
commitments in connection with our efforts to expand TEPEZZA production capacity
in order to meet anticipated increases in demand.

In July 2021, we completed the purchase of a biologic drug product manufacturing
facility from EirGen for $67.9 million. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions,
Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for further
details. We expect to incur approximately $35.0 million in capital expenditures
through 2022 in order to complete the drug product facility.

In February 2020, we purchased a three-building campus in Deerfield, Illinois,
for total consideration and directly attributable transaction costs of $118.5
million. The Deerfield campus totals 70 acres and consists of approximately
650,000 square feet of office space. We made significant capital expenditures
during the first quarter of 2021 in order to prepare the Deerfield campus for
occupancy. Our office employees previously located in Lake Forest, Illinois
moved to the Deerfield campus in February 2021. Vacating the Lake Forest leased
office building in February 2021 represented a triggering event for impairment
consideration of the right-of-use asset relating to this building. During the
first quarter of 2021, we recorded an impairment charge of $12.4 million as a
result of vacating the Lake Forest office. This charge was reported within
impairment of long-lived asset in the consolidated statement of comprehensive
income. In addition, we recorded a liability of $5.6 million during the year
ended December 31, 2021 for maintenance charges as a result of vacating the
leased Lake Forest office. In January 2022, we entered a sublease agreement for
the entire Lake Forest office building for the remaining term of the original
lease through March 31, 2031.

During the first quarter of 2021, under our license agreement with
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., or together referred to as
Roche, we made a milestone payment of CHF50.0 million ($56.1 million when
converted using a CHF-to-Dollar exchange rate at the date of payment of 1.1228)
in relation to the attainment of TEPEZZA net sales milestones. The liability for
this milestone payment was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020. In
April 2021, under the acquisition agreement for River Vision Development Corp.,
or River Vision, we made a TEPEZZA net sales milestone payment of $67.0 million.
The liability for this milestone payment was recorded during the year ended
December 31, 2020. There are no further TEPEZZA net sales milestone obligations
remaining to Roche and the former River Vision stockholders. Our remaining
obligation to Roche relating to the attainment of various TEPEZZA development
and regulatory milestones is CHF43.0 million ($47.0 million when converted using
a CHF-to-Dollar exchange rate at December 31, 2021 of 1.0937).

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we committed to invest as a strategic
limited partner in four venture capital funds: Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund
I C.V., Forbion Capital Fund V C.V., Aisling Capital V, L.P. and RiverVest
Venture Fund V, L.P. As of December 31, 2021, the total carrying amount of our
investments in these funds was $22.6 million, which is included in other assets
in the consolidated balance sheet, and our total future commitments to these
funds are $42.3 million.

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We have financed our operations to date through equity financings, debt
financings and the issuance of convertible notes, along with cash flows from
operations during the last several years. As of December 31, 2021, we had $1.6
billion in cash and cash equivalents and total debt with a book value of $2.6
billion and face value of $2.6 billion. We believe our existing cash and cash
equivalents and our expected cash flows from our operations will be sufficient
to fund our business needs for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of
the financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We do not have any
financial or non-financial covenants that we expect to be affected by the
economic disruptions and negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have a significant amount of debt outstanding on a consolidated basis. For a
description of our debt agreements, refer to Note 13, Debt Agreements, of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. This substantial level of debt could have important
consequences to our business, including, but not limited to: making it more
difficult for us to satisfy our obligations; requiring a substantial portion of
our cash flows from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and
interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash
flows to fund acquisitions, capital expenditures, R&D and future business
opportunities; limiting our ability to obtain additional financing, including
borrowing additional funds; increasing our vulnerability to, and reducing our
flexibility to respond to, general adverse economic and industry conditions;
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
business and the industry in which we operate; and placing us at a disadvantage
as compared to our competitors, to the extent that they are not as highly
leveraged. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our
indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations
under our indebtedness.

In addition, the indenture governing our 5.5% Senior Notes due 2027 and our
Credit Agreement impose various covenants that limit our ability and/or our
restricted subsidiaries' ability to, among other things, pay dividends or
distributions, repurchase equity, prepay junior debt and make certain
investments, incur additional debt and issue certain preferred stock, incur
liens on assets, engage in certain asset sales or merger transactions, enter
into transactions with affiliates, designate subsidiaries as unrestricted
subsidiaries; and allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of
restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us.


During the year ended December 31, 2021, we issued an aggregate of 6.0 million
ordinary shares in connection with stock option exercises and the vesting of
restricted stock units and performance stock units and employee share purchase
plan purchases. We received a total of $73.1 million in net proceeds in
connection with such issuances. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we made
payments of $166.0 million for employee withholding taxes relating to vesting of
share-based awards.

Since our inception, we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements,
including the use of structured finance, special purpose entities or variable
interest entities, other than the indemnification agreements discussed in Note
15, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table provides a summary of our cash position and cash flows for
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):


                                                For the Years Ended 

December 31,

                                                   2021                 

2020

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   $      1,584,156       $  2,083,479
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities                                1,035,271            555,688
Investing activities                               (2,994,111 )         (464,071 )
Financing activities                                1,470,123            904,579




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Operating Cash Flows


Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31,
2021 of $1,035.3 million was primarily attributable to cash collections from
gross sales, partially offset by payments made related to patient assistance
costs for our medicines and government rebates for our orphan segment medicines,
payments related to selling, general and administrative expenses, including
transaction costs related to the Viela acquisition, and payments related to R&D
expenses.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31,
2020 of $555.7 million was primarily attributable to cash collections from gross
sales, partially offset by payments made related to patient assistance costs for
our inflammation segment medicines and government rebates for our orphan segment
medicines, payments related to selling, general and administrative expenses and
R&D expenses and advanced payments for TEPEZZA inventory.

Investing Cash Flows


Net cash used in investing activities of $2,994.1 million during the year ended
December 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to payments for acquisitions, net
of $2,845.3 million which was primarily attributable to $2.6 billion paid in
relation to the Viela acquisition, net of acquired cash. In addition, we made a
milestone payment of CHF50.0 million ($56.1 million when converted using a
CHF-to-Dollar exchange rate at the date of payment of 1.1228) under our license
agreement with Roche and we made a milestone payment of $67.0 million to the
former River Vision stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2021. In the
third quarter of 2021, we completed the purchase of a biologic drug product
manufacturing facility from EirGen for $67.9 million, which included an upfront
cash payment of $64.8 million and $3.1 million of additional transaction costs,
legal fees and liabilities assumed and we paid an upfront cash payment of $40.0
million in relation to the global agreement with Arrowhead in July 2021.

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 of
$464.1 million was primarily attributable to payments for acquisitions of $262.3
million which consisted of $215.2 million of milestone payments associated with
the acquisition of River Vision and our agreements with Roche, with S.R. One,
Limited and with Lundbeckfond Invest A/S, and $45.0 million due to the
acquisition of Curzion in the second quarter of 2020. Additionally, $112.5
million was paid in the first quarter of 2020 in relation to the purchase of a
three-building campus in Deerfield, Illinois. We also paid an upfront cash
payment of $30.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 related to a global
agreement entered into with Halozyme, that gives us exclusive access to
Halozyme's ENHANZE drug delivery technology for subcutaneous formulation of
medicines targeting IGF-1R. We intend to use ENHANZE to develop a subcutaneous
formulation of TEPEZZA.

Financing Cash Flows

Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31,
2021 of $1,470.1 million was primarily attributable to an additional $1.6
billion aggregate principal amount of term loans borrowed pursuant to an
amendment to our Credit Agreement, the proceeds of which, in addition to a
portion of our existing cash on hand, was used to pay the consideration for the
Viela acquisition, partially offset by $166.0 million payment of employee
withholding taxes relating to share-based awards.

Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31,
2020
of $904.6 million was primarily attributable to the issuance of 13.6
million ordinary shares in connection with our underwritten public equity
offering in August 2020. We received net proceeds of approximately $919.8
million
after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses
payable by us in connection with such offering.

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Financial Condition as of December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020


Inventories, net. Inventories, net, increased $150.4 million, from $75.3 million
as of December 31, 2020 to $225.7 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase
was primarily due to stepped-up UPLIZNA inventory of $151.6 million, which
consisted of $120.9 million of stepped-up work in process, $20.6 million of
stepped-up finished goods and $10.1 million stepped-up raw materials. We
recorded $27.6 million of UPLIZNA inventory step-up expense in cost of goods
sold during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets. Prepaid expenses and other current
assets increased $105.2 million, from $251.9 million as of December 31, 2020 to
$357.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an
increase of $36.3 million in prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable,
an increase of $22.4 million in upfront payments for inventory and an increase
of $13.9 million in deferred charge for taxes on intercompany profits.

Property, plant and equipment, net. Property, plant and equipment, net,
increased $103.3 million, from $189.0 million as of December 31, 2020 to $292.3
million as of December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to additions of
$46.2 million related to the purchase of a biologic drug product manufacturing
facility from EirGen in July 2021 and $45.9 million of additions related to the
Deerfield campus. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions, Divestitures and other
Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in
Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details of the purchase
of the biologic drug product manufacturing facility. We expect to incur
approximately $35.0 million in capital expenditures through 2022 in order to
complete the drug product facility.

Developed technology and other intangible assets, net. Developed technology and
other intangible assets, net, increased $1,177.2 million, from $1,782.9 million
as of December 31, 2020 to $2,960.1 million as of December 31, 2021. During the
year ended December 31, 2021, in connection with the acquisition of Viela, we
capitalized $1,493.0 million of developed technology related to UPLIZNA. This
was partially offset by amortization of developed technology of $336.3 million
during the year ended December 31, 2021.

In-process research and development. On March 15, 2021, we completed the
acquisition of Viela and acquired $910.0 million of IPR&D. On March 23, 2021,
our strategic partner, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, received
manufacturing and marketing approval of UPLIZNA in Japan. As a result, we
transferred $30.0 million of IPR&D to developed technology. As of December 31,
2021, the remaining IPR&D relating to the Viela acquisition was $880.0 million.

Goodwill. Goodwill increased $653.0 million, from $413.7 million as of December
31, 2020 to $1,066.7 million as of December 31, 2021 due to the Viela
acquisition. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions, Divestitures and other Arrangements,
of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details of this acquisition.

Other assets. Other assets increased $85.0 million, from $55.7 million as of
December 31, 2020 to $140.7 million as of December 31, 2021. In October 2019, we
entered into an agreement for lease relating to approximately 63,000 square feet
of office space under construction in Dublin, Ireland. In May 2021, the
construction of the office was completed by the lessor and the lease became
effective. As a result, we recognized $60.9 million as a right-of-use asset and
a corresponding lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet.

Long-term debt, net. Long-term debt, net increased $1,551.8 million from
$1,003.4 million as of December 31, 2020 to $2,555.2 million as of December 31,
2021. The increase was primarily related to an additional $1.6 billion aggregate
principal amount of term loans we borrowed pursuant to an amendment to our
Credit Agreement, the proceeds of which, in addition to a portion of our
existing cash on hand, was used to pay the consideration for the Viela
acquisition. Refer to Note 13, Debt Agreements, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Deferred tax liabilities, net. Deferred tax liabilities, net, increased $324.0
million from $66.5 million as of December 31, 2020 to $390.5 million as of
December 31, 2021 primarily due to the Viela acquisition. Refer to Note 4,
Acquisitions, Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
further details of this acquisition.

Other long-term liabilities. Other long-term liabilities increased $71.4
million, from $101.7 million as of December 31, 2020 to $173.1 million as of
December 31, 2021. In October 2019, we entered into an agreement for lease
relating to approximately 63,000 square feet of office space under construction
in Dublin, Ireland. In May 2021, the construction of the office was completed by
the lessor and the lease became effective. As a result, we recognized $60.9
million as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the
consolidated balance sheet.

Contractual Obligations

As of December 31, 2021, minimum future cash payments due under contractual
obligations, including, among others, our debt agreements, purchase agreements
with third-party manufacturers and non-cancelable lease agreements, were as
follows (in thousands):


                                                                                                             2027 &
                                       2022          2023          2024     

2025 2026 Thereafter Total
Debt agreements - principal (1) $ 16,000 $ 16,000 $ 16,000

$ 16,000 $ 434,026 $ 2,108,000 $ 2,606,026
Debt agreements - interest (1) 83,853 98,198 111,594

     110,750        99,392          90,144         593,931
Purchase commitments (2)               130,520        55,652        14,302         5,000         5,000               -         210,474
Lease obligations (3)                    6,269         9,986        10,677 

10,414 10,273 85,081 132,700
Total contractual cash obligations $ 236,642 $ 179,836 $ 152,573

$ 142,164 $ 548,691 $ 2,283,225 $ 3,543,131

(1) Represents the minimum contractual obligation due under the following debt

    agreements:


• $1.6 billion under our term loans, which includes estimated monthly

interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at December 31,

2021 of 2.25%, quarterly payments of 0.25% of the principal and repayment

        of the remaining principal in March 2028.


• $418.0 million under our term loans, which includes estimated monthly

        interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at December 31,
        2021 of 2.13% and repayment of the remaining principal in May 2026.


• $600.0 million of our 5.5% Senior Notes due 2027, which includes bi-annual

interest payments and repayment of the principal in August 2027.

(2) These amounts reflect the following purchase commitments with our third-party

manufacturers. Refer to Note 15, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes

to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual

Report on Form 10-K for further details.

(3) These amounts reflect payments due under our leases, which are principally

for our facilities. For further details regarding these properties, see Item

2 of Part I, Properties, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our office

employees previously located in Lake Forest, Illinois moved to the Deerfield

campus in February 2021. In January 2022, we entered a sublease agreement for

the entire Lake Forest office building for the remaining term of the original

    lease through March 31, 2031.




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The above table does not include the following items:

• On December 15, 2021, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with

Alpine for the development and commercialization of up to four preclinical

        candidates generated from Alpine's unique discovery platform. In
        connection with the execution of the license agreement, we entered into a
        stock purchase agreement with Alpine to purchase a minority stake of

951,980 shares of Alpine's common stock in a private placement. Under the

terms of the agreements, we paid Alpine $15.0 million in the fourth

quarter of 2021 and paid $25.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. In

addition, Alpine is eligible to receive up to $381.0 million per program,

or approximately $1.52 billion in total, in future success-based payments

related to development, regulatory and commercial milestones, as well as

tiered royalties from a mid-single digit percentage to a low double-digit

        percentage on global net sales. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions,
        Divestitures and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated
        Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form
        10-K for further details.



    •   An agreement to lease entered into in November 2021 relating to

approximately 192,000 square feet of office and laboratory space under

construction in Rockville, Maryland. Lease commencement will begin when

construction of the building is completed by the lessor and we have access

to begin the construction of leasehold improvements. We expect to receive

access to the office and laboratory space and commence the related lease

in the first half of 2023 and incur leasehold improvement costs through

        2024 in order to prepare the building for occupancy.


• Effective January 1, 2022, the South San Francisco, California office

lease was amended to include an additional suite with approximately 20,000

        square feet and the lease term on the existing lease was extended to
        December 31, 2031.


• On June 18, 2021, we entered into a global agreement with Arrowhead for

ARO-XDH, a discovery-stage investigational RNA interference therapeutic,

being developed by Arrowhead as a potential treatment for uncontrolled

gout. Under the terms of the agreement, we paid Arrowhead an upfront cash

payment of $40.0 million in July 2021 and agreed to pay additional

potential future milestone payments of up to $660.0 million contingent on

the achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial

milestones, and low to mid-teens royalties on worldwide calendar year net

sales of licensed products. Refer to Note 4, Acquisitions, Divestitures

and other Arrangements, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,

        included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further
        details.


• Non-cancellable advertising commitments due within one year of $47.6

million, primarily related to agreements for advertising for TEPEZZA and

        KRYSTEXXA.


• As of December 31, 2021, our contingent liability for uncertain tax

positions amounted to $28.4 million (excluding interest and penalties).

Due to the nature and timing of the ultimate outcome of these uncertain

tax positions, we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount

and period of related future payments, if any. Therefore, our contingent

liability has been excluded from the above contractual obligations table.

We do not expect a significant tax payment related to these obligations

        within the next year.


• Assumed material obligations to make royalty and milestone payments to

certain third parties on net sales of certain of our medicines. Refer to

Note 15, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated

        Financial Statements, included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form
        10-K for details of these material obligations.


• During the year ended December 31, 2020, we committed to invest as a

strategic limited partner in four venture capital funds: Forbion Growth

Opportunities Fund I C.V., Forbion Capital Fund V C.V., Aisling Capital V,

L.P. and RiverVest Venture Fund V, L.P. As of December 31, 2021, the total

carrying amount of our investments in these funds was $22.6 million, which

        is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, and
        includes $12.7 million in net cash payments for investments made during
        the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, our total
        future commitments to these funds were $42.3 million.



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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES


The methods, estimates and judgments that we use in applying our critical
accounting policies have a significant impact on the results that we report in
our financial statements. Some of our accounting policies require us to make
difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make
estimates regarding matters that are inherently uncertain.

We have identified the accounting policies and estimates listed below as those
that we believe require management's most subjective and complex judgments in
estimating the effect of inherent uncertainties. This section should also be
read in conjunction with Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of
the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 15 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes a discussion of these and other
significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition


In the United States, we sell our medicines primarily to wholesale distributors,
specialty distributors and specialty pharmacy providers. In other countries, we
sell our medicines primarily to wholesale distributors and other third-party
distribution partners. These customers subsequently resell our medicines to
health care providers and patients. In addition, we enter into arrangements with
health care providers and payers that provide for government-mandated or
privately negotiated discounts and allowances related to our medicines. Revenue
is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a contract with a
customer are satisfied. The majority of our contracts have a single performance
obligation to transfer medicines. Accordingly, revenues from medicine sales are
recognized when the customer obtains control of our medicines, which occurs at a
point in time, typically upon delivery to the customer. Revenue is measured as
the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring
medicines and is generally based upon a list or fixed price less allowances for
medicine returns, rebates and discounts. We sell our medicines to wholesale
pharmaceutical distributors and pharmacies under agreements with payment terms
typically less than 90 days. Our process for estimating reserves established for
these variable consideration components does not differ materially from our
historical practices.

Medicine Sales Discounts and Allowances


The nature of our contracts gives rise to variable consideration because of
allowances for medicine returns, rebates and discounts. Allowances for medicine
returns, rebates and discounts are recorded at the time of sale to wholesale
pharmaceutical distributors and pharmacies. We apply significant judgments and
estimates in determining some of these allowances. If actual results differ from
our estimates, we will be required to make adjustments to these allowances in
the future. Our adjustments to gross sales are discussed further below.

Commercial Rebates


We participate in certain commercial rebate programs. Under these rebate
programs, we pay a rebate to the commercial entity or third-party administrator
of the program. We calculate accrued commercial rebate estimates using the
expected value method. We accrue estimated rebates based on contract prices,
estimated percentages of medicine that will be prescribed to qualified patients
and estimated levels of inventory in the distribution channel and record the
rebate as a reduction of revenue. Accrued commercial rebates are included in
"accrued trade discounts and rebates" on the consolidated balance sheet.

Co-pay and Other Patient Assistance Programs


We offer discount card and other programs such as our HorizonCares program to
patients under which the patient receives a discount on his or her prescription.
In certain circumstances when a patient's prescription is rejected by a managed
care vendor, we will pay for the full cost of the prescription. We reimburse
pharmacies for this discount through third-party vendors. We reduce gross sales
by the amount of actual co-pay and other patient assistance in the period based
on invoices received. We also record an accrual to reduce gross sales for
estimated co-pay and other patient assistance on units sold to distributors that
have not yet been prescribed/dispensed to a patient. We calculate accrued co-pay
and other patient assistance costs using the expected value method. The estimate
is based on contract prices, estimated percentages of medicine that will be
prescribed to qualified patients, average assistance paid based on reporting
from the third-party vendors and estimated levels of inventory in the
distribution channel. Accrued co-pay and other patient assistance costs are
included in "accrued trade discounts and rebates" on the consolidated balance
sheet.


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Sales Returns


Consistent with industry practice, we maintain a return policy that allows
customers to return certain medicines within a specified period prior to and
subsequent to the medicine expiration date. Generally, medicines may be returned
for a period beginning six months prior to its expiration date and up to one
year after its expiration date. The right of return expires on the earlier of
one year after the medicine expiration date or the time that the medicine is
dispensed to the patient. The majority of medicine returns result from medicine
dating, which falls within the range set by our policy, and are settled through
the issuance of a credit to the customer. We calculate sales returns using the
expected value method. The estimate of the provision for returns is based upon
our historical experience with actual returns. The return period is known to us
based on the shelf life of medicines at the time of shipment. We record sales
returns in "accrued expenses and other current liabilities" and as a reduction
of revenue.

Government Rebates

We participate in certain government rebate programs such as Medicare Coverage
Gap and Medicaid. We calculate accrued government rebate estimates using the
expected value method. A significant portion of these accruals relates to our
Medicaid rebates. We accrue estimated rebates based on estimated percentages of
medicine prescribed to qualified patients, estimated rebate percentages and
estimated levels of inventory in the distribution channel that will be
prescribed to qualified patients and record the rebates as a reduction of
revenue. Accrued government rebates are included in "accrued trade discounts and
rebates" on the consolidated balance sheet.

Chargebacks


We provide discounts to government qualified entities with whom we have
contracted. These entities purchase medicines from the wholesale pharmaceutical
distributors at a discounted price and the wholesale pharmaceutical distributors
then charge back to us the difference between the current retail price and the
contracted price that the entities paid for the medicines. We calculate accrued
chargeback estimates using the expected value method. We accrue estimated
chargebacks based on contract prices, sell-through sales data obtained from
third-party information and estimated levels of inventory in the distribution
channel and record the chargeback as a reduction of revenue. Accrued chargebacks
are included in "accrued trade discounts and rebates" on the consolidated
balance sheet.

Refer to Note 10, Accrued Trade Discounts and Rebates, of the Notes to our
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K, which includes a table that summarizes changes in our
customer-related accruals and allowances from December 31, 2019 to December 31,
2021.

Intangible Assets

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful
lives. We review our intangible assets when events or circumstances may indicate
that the carrying value of these assets is not recoverable and exceeds their
fair value. We measure fair value based on the estimated future discounted cash
flows associated with our assets in addition to other assumptions and
projections that we deem to be reasonable and supportable. The estimated useful
lives, from the date of acquisition, for all identified intangible assets that
are subject to amortization are between five and thirteen years.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of capitalized IPR&D. IPR&D assets
represent capitalized incomplete research projects that we acquired through
business combinations. Such assets are initially measured at their acquisition
date fair values and are tested for impairment, until completion or abandonment
of R&D efforts associated with the projects. An IPR&D asset is considered
abandoned when R&D efforts associated with the asset have ceased, and there are
no plans to sell or license the asset or derive value from the asset. At that
point, the asset is considered to be impaired and is written off. Upon
successful completion of each project, we will make a determination about the
then remaining useful life of the intangible asset and begin amortization. We
test indefinite-lived intangibles, including IPR&D assets, for impairment
annually during the fourth quarter and more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is
impaired.

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Business Combinations


We account for business combinations in accordance with the guidance in
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations, under which
acquired assets and liabilities are measured at their respective estimated fair
values as of the acquisition date. We may be required, as in the case of
intangible assets to determine the fair value associated with these amounts by
estimating the fair value using an income approach under the discounted cash
flow method, which may include revenue projections and other assumptions made by
us to determine the fair value.

Goodwill


Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over
the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is
not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting
unit level or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the asset might be impaired. Impairment loss, if any, is recognized based
on a comparison of the fair value of the asset to its carrying value, without
consideration of any recoverability. We test goodwill for impairment annually
during the fourth quarter and whenever indicators of impairment exist by first
assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not
that the fair value is less than its carrying amount. If we conclude it is more
likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its
carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test is performed. If we conclude
that goodwill is impaired, we will record an impairment charge in our
consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Provision for Income Taxes


We account for income taxes based upon an asset and liability approach. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax consequences of the
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities versus the tax basis of assets and liabilities. Under this method,
deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, and
operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax liabilities are
recognized for taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are reduced by
a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Significant judgment is required in determining whether it is probable that
sufficient future taxable income will be available against which a deferred tax
asset can be utilized. In determining future taxable income, we are required to
make assumptions including the amount of taxable income in the various
jurisdictions in which we operate. These assumptions require significant
judgment about forecasts of future taxable income. Actual operating results in
future years could render our current assumption of recoverability of deferred
tax assets inaccurate. The impact of tax rate changes on deferred tax assets and
liabilities is recognized in the period that the change is enacted. From time to
time, we execute intercompany transactions in response to changes in operations,
regulations, tax laws, funding needs and other circumstances. These transactions
require the interpretation and application of tax laws in the applicable
jurisdiction to support the tax treatment taken. The valuations which support
the tax treatment of the transactions require significant estimates and
assumptions within discounted cash flow models. We also account for the
uncertainty in income taxes by utilizing a comprehensive model for the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure in financial statements of
any uncertain tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on
an income tax return. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are
netted by each tax-paying entity within each jurisdiction in our consolidated
balance sheets.

New Accounting Pronouncements Impacting Critical Accounting Policies


Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to our
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K, which includes a discussion of the new accounting pronouncements
impacting critical accounting policies.




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