Dendreon Reports Fourth Quarter and 2010 Year End Financial Results

SEATTLE, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today reported results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2010. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $48.1 million compared to $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $25.0 million compared to $21,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.

The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $439.5 million, or $3.18 per share, compared to $220.2 million, or $2.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009. This loss in 2010 includes a non-cash fair value adjustment of $142.6 million or $1.03 per share associated with a change in the fair value of our warrants, compared with a non-cash fair value adjustment of $118.8 million, or $1.10 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009. The size of this re-measurement is directly related to the price increase our common stock experienced this year. Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $91.8 million or $0.64 per share, compared to a net loss of $32.5 million, or $0.28 per share, for the same period in 2009. Dendreon's total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $311.7 million compared to $100.1 million in 2009.

As of December 31, 2010, Dendreon had approximately $277.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term and long-term investments compared to $606.4 million as of December 31, 2009 (excluding the $607.3 million raised in January 2011).

Recent Highlights:

• Raised net proceeds of $607.3 million through an offering of convertible senior notes to support U.S. commercialization and advance European regulatory and manufacturing plans
• Submitted a post-approval supplement for PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T) requesting licensure of 36 additional work stations to manufacture PROVENGE in the New Jersey facility
• Submitted a post-approval supplement on February 28, 2011 for PROVENGE requesting licensure of 36 work stations in the Los Angeles facility to manufacture PROVENGE
• Announced plans to seek European marketing authorization for PROVENGE with an anticipated filing by end of 2011/early 2012
• Secured acceptance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Investigational New Drug application for DN24-02 for the treatment of invasive bladder cancer and expect to begin enrolling patients in the second half of 2011

"In 2010, we began to establish PROVENGE as the foundation of care," said Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., president and chief executive officer. "As we look to 2011, it will be a year of both execution and a year of growth for Dendreon, all of which is designed with a single goal in mind: to help patients with cancer live longer and live better lives."

Conference Call Information

Dendreon will host a conference call on March 1, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the live call, dial 1-877-548-9590 (domestic) or +1-720-545-0037 (international); the conference ID number is 42044580. The call will also be audio webcast and will be available from the Company's website at http://www.dendreon.com under the "Investor/Webcasts and Presentations" section. A recorded rebroadcast will be available for interested parties unable to participate in the live conference call by dialing 1-800-642-1687 or +1-706-645-9291 for international callers; the conference ID number is 42044580. The replay will be available from 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 1, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 7. In addition, the webcast will be archived for on-demand listening for 30 days at http://www.dendreon.com.

About Dendreon

Dendreon Corporation is a biotechnology company whose mission is to target cancer and transform lives through the discovery, development, commercialization and manufacturing of novel therapeutics. The Company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy (ACI) product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. Dendreon's first product, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2010. Dendreon is exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. The Company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol DNDN. For more information about the Company and its programs, visit http://www.dendreon.com/.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, developments affecting Dendreon's business and prospects, including progress on the commercialization efforts for PROVENGE.  Information on the factors and risks that could affect Dendreon's business, financial condition and results of operations are contained in Dendreon's public disclosure filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Dendreon cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Dendreon on the date hereof, and Dendreon undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

SOURCE Dendreon Corporation