Edgar Filing: MYRIAD GENETICS INC

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 0-26642

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

87-0494517

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


320 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT		84108
*(Address of principal executive offices)*		*(Zip Code)*

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-3600

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Check one:

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of February 1, 2007 the registrant had 39,942,476 shares of $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.

MYRIAD GENETICS , INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q


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	PART I - Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the six months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	9

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	17

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	17

	PART II - Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	18

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	18

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	18

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	18

Item 5.	Other Information	19

Item 6.	Exhibits	19

Signatures		20

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)


(in thousands, except per share amounts)	Dec. 31, 2006			June 30, 2006
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,868		$	98,573
Marketable investment securities		117,643			129,171
Prepaid expenses		3,932			2,326
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,150 at Dec. 31, 2006 and $1,795 at June 30, 2006		24,006			20,820
Other receivables		2,920			1,397

Total current assets		234,369			252,287

Equipment and leasehold improvements:
Equipment		53,337			47,255
Leasehold improvements		9,358			8,331

		62,695			55,586
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		38,934			35,757

Net equipment and leasehold improvements		23,761			19,829

Other assets		4,192			4,487

	$	262,322		$	276,603

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	15,197		$	11,804
Accrued liabilities		10,841			14,901
Deferred revenue		434			117

Total current liabilities		26,472			26,822

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 39,897 at Dec. 31, 2006 and 39,683 at June 30, 2006		399			397
Additional paid-in capital		474,391			467,568
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(281	)		(746	)
Accumulated deficit		(238,659	)		(217,438	)

Total stockholders’ equity		235,850			249,781

	$	262,322		$	276,603

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (Unaudited).

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	Dec. 31, 2006			Dec. 31, 2005			Dec. 31, 2006			Dec. 31, 2005
Revenues:
Molecular diagnostic revenue	$	34,175		$	23,392		$	65,026		$	44,921
Research revenue		2,960			3,938			5,652			7,524

Total revenues		37,135			27,330			70,678			52,445

Costs and expenses:
Molecular diagnostic cost of revenue		7,529			6,272			15,634			12,075
Research and development expense		24,764			19,030			51,116			37,495
Selling, general and administrative expense		16,211			11,628			30,297			22,528

Total costs and expenses		48,504			36,930			97,047			72,098

Operating loss		(11,369	)		(9,600	)		(26,369	)		(19,653	)

Other income (expense):
Interest income		2,573			1,649			5,175			2,460
Other		—			(1	)		(27	)		(1	)

		2,573			1,648			5,148			2,459

Net loss	$	(8,796	)	$	(7,952	)	$	(21,221	)	$	(17,194	)

Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.22	)	$	(0.22	)	$	(0.53	)	$	(0.52	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		39,808			35,547			39,754			33,217

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (Unaudited).

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)


	Six Months Ended
(In thousands)	Dec. 31, 2006			Dec. 31, 2005
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(21,221	)	$	(17,194	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,581			3,334
Loss on disposition of assets		27			1
Bad debt expense		2,314			869
Share-based compensation expense		3,094			729
Changes in operating assets:
Prepaid expenses		(1,606	)		(3,406	)
Trade accounts receivable		(5,500	)		(2,612	)
Other receivables		(1,523	)		131
Accounts payable		3,393			2,811
Accrued liabilities		(4,060	)		(2,553	)
Deferred revenue		317			40

Net cash used in operating activities		(21,184	)		(17,850	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(7,265	)		(3,252	)
Sales (purchases) of other assets		20			(100	)
Purchases of marketable investment securities		(42,838	)		(75,719	)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable investment securities		54,831			23,418

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		4,748			(55,653	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from public offering of common stock		—			139,746
Net proceeds from common stock issued under share-based compensation plans		3,731			2,830

Net cash provided by financing activities		3,731			142,576

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(12,705	)		69,073
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		98,573			49,509

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	85,868		$	118,582

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (Unaudited).

MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(1)	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Myriad Genetics, Inc. (the “Company”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly all financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006. Operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 may not necessarily be indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(2)	Share-Based Compensation

On July 1, 2005 the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R sets accounting requirements for “share-based” compensation to employees, including employee stock purchase plans, and requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation.

In 2003 the Company adopted the 2003 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (the 2003 Plan), as amended most recently in November 2006, under which 5.4 million shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options that the Company grants from time to time. Additional shares represented by options previously granted under the Company’s 2002 Amended and Restated Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”) which are canceled or expire after the date of stockholder approval of the 2003 Plan without delivery of shares of stock by the Company and any shares which have been reserved but not granted under the 2002 Plan as of the date of stockholder approval of the 2003 Plan are available for grant under the 2003 Plan.

The number of shares, terms, and exercise period are determined by the board of directors on an option-by-option basis. Options generally vest ratably over four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price of options granted is equivalent to the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 the Company granted approximately 105,000 and 719,000 options under the 2003 Plan, respectively. The Company also has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan under which a maximum of 1,000,000 shares of common stock may be purchased by eligible employees. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, the Company issued 43,789 shares of common stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Expected option lives and volatilities used in fair valuation calculations are based on historical data of the Company and the related expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

Share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $1.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005 was approximately $490,000 and $729,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2006, there was approximately $17.9 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to share-based compensation granted under our plans that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.1 years.

(3)	Comprehensive Loss

The components of the Company’s comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended Dec. 31,						Six Months Ended Dec. 31,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Net loss	$	(8,796	)	$	(7,952	)	$	(21,221	)	$	(17,194	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities		120			(32	)		465			(138	)

Comprehensive loss	$	(8,676	)	$	(7,984	)	$	(20,756	)	$	(17,332	)

(4)	Loss Per Common Share

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were outstanding antidilutive common stock equivalents of 8,504,120 and 7,909,656, respectively. Because the computation of diluted loss per share does not include common stock equivalents that would have an antidilutive effect, the Company’s calculation of the weighted average common shares outstanding utilized to calculate loss per common share was the same for both the basic and diluted calculation. These common stock equivalents may be dilutive to future basic and diluted earnings per share.

(5)	Segment and Related Information

The Company’s business units have been aggregated into three reportable segments: (i) research, (ii) molecular diagnostics, and (iii) drug development. The research segment is focused on the discovery of genes and protein pathways related to major common diseases. The molecular diagnostics segment provides testing to determine predisposition to common diseases. The drug development segment is focused on the development of therapeutic products for the treatment and prevention of major diseases.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on results from operations before interest income and expense and other income and expense.


(in thousands)	Research			Molecular diagnostics			Drug development			Total
Three months ended Dec. 31, 2006:
Revenues	$	2,960		$	34,175			—		$	37,135
Depreciation and amortization		661			545			618			1,824
Segment operating income (loss)		(5,201	)		15,003			(21,171	)		(11,369	)

Three months ended Dec. 31, 2005:
Revenues		3,938			23,392			—			27,330
Depreciation and amortization		649			533			509			1,691
Segment operating income (loss)		(3,759	)		7,212			(13,053	)		(9,600	)

Six months ended Dec. 31, 2006:
Revenues		5,652			65,026			—			70,678
Depreciation and amortization		1,330			1,059			1,192			3,581
Segment operating income (loss)		(10,428	)		28,073			(44,014	)		(26,369	)

Six months ended Dec. 31, 2005:
Revenues		7,524			44,921			—			52,445
Depreciation and amortization		1,295			1,048			991			3,334
Segment operating income (loss)		(6,261	)		13,919			(27,311	)		(19,653	)

	Three Months Ended Dec. 31,						Six Months Ended Dec. 31,
(in thousands)	2006			2005			2006			2005
Total operating loss for reportable segments	$	(11,369	)	$	(9,600	)	$	(26,369	)	$	(19,653	)
Interest income		2,573			1,649			5,175			2,460
Other		—			(1	)		(27	)		(1	)

Net loss	$	(8,796	)	$	(7,952	)	$	(21,221	)	$	(17,194	)

(6)	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) “Accounting for Income Tax Uncertainties.” FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. FIN 48 provides guidance on the de-recognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties. FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of FIN 48 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

We are a leading biotechnology company focused on the development and marketing of novel therapeutic and molecular diagnostic products. We employ a number of proprietary technologies that permit us to understand the genetic basis of human disease and the role that genes and their related proteins play in the onset and progression of disease. We use this information to guide the development of new healthcare products that will treat major diseases and assess a person’s risk of disease later in life.

We believe that the future of medicine lies in the creation of new classes of drugs that treat the underlying cause, not just the symptoms, of disease and that may be useful in disease prevention. By understanding the genetic basis of disease, we believe we will be able to develop drugs that are safer and more efficacious. In addition, we believe that advances in the emerging field of molecular diagnostics will improve our ability to determine which patients are subject to a greater risk of developing these diseases and who therefore would benefit from preventive therapies.

Understanding the cause of disease at the molecular level can be very useful in determining how best to treat the disease. Historically, technologies used to discover pharmaceutical products that treat the symptoms of diseases have been less effective against complex diseases that arise through a combination of genetic and environmental factors, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. In order to treat complex diseases effectively, it is imperative to understand how the body uses its genetic information, how the disruption of important biological pathways can lead to disease, and how drugs can be developed to prevent, modify, or halt disease progression. As we learn more about the genetic basis of disease, we believe that we will be able to develop drugs that are more effective and have fewer side effects.

Our molecular diagnostic business encompasses efforts in both predictive medicine and personalized medicine. Predictive medicine analyzes genes and their mutations to assess an individual’s risk for developing disease later in life. Personalized medicine analyzes genes and their mutations to assess a patient’s risk of disease progression, disease recurrence, and drug response and toxicity. To date we have launched four commercial molecular diagnostic products. We market these products through our own 135-person sales force in the United States and we have entered into marketing collaborations with other organizations in selected foreign countries. Molecular diagnostic revenue was $34.2 million and $65.0 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, respectively, representing increases of 46% and 45% over revenues of $23.4 million and $44.9 million for the same periods in the prior year. Our current commercial molecular diagnostic products are described below:

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BRACAnalysis®: molecular diagnostic product for breast and ovarian cancer. BRACAnalysis is a comprehensive analysis of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for assessing a woman’s risk for breast and ovarian cancer. A woman who tests positive with the BRACAnalysis test has an 82% risk of developing breast cancer during her lifetime and up to a 54% risk of developing ovarian cancer. BRACAnalysis provides important information that we believe will help the patient and her physician make better informed lifestyle, surveillance, preventive medication and treatment decisions. As published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers have shown that pre-symptomatic individuals who have a high risk of developing breast cancer can reduce their risk by approximately 50% with appropriate preventive therapies. Additionally, as published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have shown that pre-symptomatic individuals who carry gene mutations can lower their risk of developing ovarian cancer by approximately 60% with appropriate preventive therapies.

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COLARIS®: molecular diagnostic product for colon cancer and uterine cancer. COLARIS is a comprehensive analysis of the MLH1 and MSH2 genes for determining a person’s risk of developing colon cancer or uterine cancer. Individuals who carry a deleterious mutation in one of the two colon cancer genes in the COLARIS test have a greater than 80% lifetime risk of developing colon cancer and women have a 60% lifetime chance of developing uterine cancer.

Highly effective preventive measures include colonoscopy and the removal of precancerous polyps. Through proper application of screening and polyp removal, colon cancer is a preventable disease.

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COLARIS AP^®: molecular diagnostic product for colon cancer. COLARIS AP detects mutations in the APC and MYH genes, which cause a colon polyp-forming syndrome known as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and a more common variation of the syndrome known as attenuated FAP. Individuals who carry a deleterious mutation in the APC or MYH gene may have a greater than 90% lifetime risk of developing colon cancer. Effective preventive measures include colonoscopy and the removal of pre-cancerous polyps and prophylactic surgery.

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MELARIS^®: molecular diagnostic product for melanoma. MELARIS analyzes mutations in the p16 gene to determine genetic susceptibility to malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Individuals who test positive for MELARIS have a 75-fold increased risk of developing melanoma during their lifetimes as compared to the general population. MELARIS, which assesses a person’s risk of developing melanoma, provides important information that we believe will be useful in the surveillance and prevention of melanoma. Melanoma can be prevented through appropriate screening and a specific threshold of action for mutation carriers, in which pre-cancerous lesions are removed before cancer can develop.

Myriad researchers have made important discoveries in the fields of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and infectious diseases such as AIDS. These discoveries point to novel disease pathways that we believe may pave the way for the development of new classes of drugs. We intend to develop and, subject to regulatory approval, market our therapeutic products in the area of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and viral disease.

We currently have four proprietary drug candidates. Three of these drug candidates are currently in six human clinical trials, and a number of other promising drug candidates are in late-stage preclinical development. Our most advanced drug development programs are described below:

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Flurizan™: drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. Flurizan, our lead therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, is the first in a new class of drug candidates known as Selective Amyloid Beta Lowering Agents, or SALAs. We have initiated two Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. The first Phase 3 trial is a two-arm study (800 mg twice daily and placebo) which has completed the enrollment of 1,684 patients in 130 centers in the United States and is designed to assess the ability of Flurizan to reduce the rate of cognitive decline and decline in activities of daily living over an 18-month period. The second Phase 3 trial is also a two-arm study (800 mg twice daily and placebo) and is currently enrolling 800 patients in 100 centers in Europe, Canada and the United States. This study is also designed to assess the ability of Flurizan to reduce the rate of cognitive decline and decline in overall function, such as judgment, problem-solving, behavior, and orientation over an 18-month period.

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Azixa™: drug candidate for solid cancer tumors and brain metastases. Azixa is a novel, small-molecule tubulin inhibitor that has recently completed two Phase 1 human clinical trials. These trials used an escalating dose regimen designed to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic profile of Azixa in patients with advanced solid tumors and metastatic brain tumors. Subject to FDA approval, we anticipate initiating Phase 2 human clinical trials to evaluate Azixa for the treatment of brain tumors in the near future. These studies will be designed to generate additional safety data and to assess the ability of Azixa to improve the survival of patients with brain tumors. In preclinical studies Azixa demonstrated the ability to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier and was not subject to multiple drug resistance.

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MPC-2130: drug candidate for blood cancers. Our drug candidate MPC-2130, a novel apoptosis inducing small molecule, is in Phase 1 clinical testing. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic profile of MPC-2130 in patients with hematologic cancers as well as refractory cancers that have progressed despite previous chemotherapy. In preclinical studies, MPC-2130 demonstrated cancer cell killing activity in ovarian cancer and prostate cancer as well as two lymphoma cell lines, Burkitt’s lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma. In addition, MPC-2130 was not subject to multiple drug resistance and was able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

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MPC-0920: drug candidate for thrombosis. We have initiated a Phase 1 human clinical trial for our drug candidate MPC-0920, an orally available direct thrombin inhibitor. The study uses an escalating dose regimen designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodymanic profile of MPC-0920 in healthy volunteers. MPC-0920 has demonstrated characteristics that may offer improvements over traditional anticoagulants, which have limitations such as non-selectivity, inability to effect thrombin-bound fibrin, and drug and food interactions.

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MPI-49839: drug candidate for AIDS. MPI-49839, an orally available viral maturation inhibitor, is in late-stage preclinical development for the treatment of AIDS. As published in the scientific journal Cell in October 2001, our scientists and their collaborators discovered the viral budding and maturation mechanism in HIV and other viruses. This discovery led to the development of MPI-49839, which is one of a new class of drug candidates for the treatment of AIDS. MPI-49839 has demonstrated strong anti-HIV activity and has been shown to be active against many of the drug resistant strains of HIV. MPI-49839 is in late-stage preclinical development in preparation for human clinical testing in the future.

On January 8, 2007 we announced the results of our human clinical trial of MPC-7869 (R-flurbiprofen) in prostate cancer. The clinical trial was designed to evaluate the safety of MPC-7869 and to consider its potential efficacy in slowing the rate of progression of prostate cancer among 246 patients with advanced disease. The primary clinical endpoint of the trial was the time to systemic disease progression. Statistical significance was not achieved for the endpoint, and therefore we do not intend to pursue further development of this compound in cancer. Instead we will continue to concentrate our efforts on the compound’s demonstrated activity in Alzheimer’s disease. The study showed no significant differences in either adverse events or serious adverse events between the placebo and drug-treated arms. The study showed that MPC-7869 was well tolerated over long-term administration in an elderly population, confirming the data from previous studies.

We have also entered into strategic partnerships and collaborative relationships to discover genes and proteins associated with human disease, elucidate protein networks and disease pathways, screen small molecule libraries against drug target assays, develop novel drug candidates, and sequence the genome of entire organisms. We are currently undertaking collaborative research and development work with a number of organizations, including Abbott Laboratories, Instituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adigea and various entities within the National Institutes of Health. These collaborations allow us to further develop and utilize our technologies and to generate revenue.

We have devoted substantially all of our resources to undertaking our drug discovery and development programs, operating our molecular diagnostic business, and continuing our research and development efforts. We have three reportable operating segments: (1) research, (2) molecular diagnostics, and (3) drug development. See Note 5 “Segment and Related Information” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) for information regarding these operating segments. Our revenues have consisted primarily of sales of molecular diagnostic products and research payments. We have yet to attain profitability and, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, we had net losses of $8.8 million and $21.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2006 we had an accumulated deficit of $238.7 million.

We expect to incur losses for at least the next several years, primarily due to the expansion of our drug discovery and development efforts, the initiation and continuing conduct of human clinical trials, the launch of new molecular diagnostic products, the continuation of our internal research and development programs, and the expansion of our facilities. Additionally, we expect to incur substantial sales, marketing and other expenses in connection with building our pharmaceutical and molecular diagnostic businesses. We expect that losses will fluctuate from quarter to quarter and that such fluctuations may be substantial.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those policies which are both important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our critical accounting policies are as follows:

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revenue recognition;

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allowance for doubtful accounts; and

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share-based payment expense.

Revenue Recognition. Molecular diagnostic revenue includes revenue from the sale of molecular diagnostic products, forensic DNA analysis fees, and related marketing agreements. Molecular diagnostic revenue is recognized upon completion of the test or analysis and communication of results and when collectibility is reasonably assured. Up-front payments related to marketing agreements are deferred and recognized ratably over the life of the agreement.

Research revenue includes revenue from research agreements, milestone payments, and technology licensing agreements. In applying the principles of Staff Accounting Bulletin 104 to research and technology license agreements we consider the terms and conditions of each agreement separately to arrive at a proportional performance methodology of recognizing revenue. Such methodologies involve recognizing revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement, on a basis of costs incurred relative to the total estimated contract costs, or on the basis of contractually defined output measures such as units delivered. We make adjustments, if necessary, to the estimates used in our calculations as work progresses and we gain experience. The principal costs under these agreements are for personnel expenses to conduct research and development but also include costs for materials and other direct and indirect items necessary to complete the research under these agreements. Actual results may vary from our estimates. Payments received on uncompleted long-term contracts may be greater than or less than incurred costs and estimated earnings and have been recorded as other receivables or deferred revenues in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We recognize revenue from milestone payments as agreed-upon events representing the achievement of substantive steps in the development process are achieved and where the amount of the milestone payments approximates the value of achieving the milestone. We recognize revenue from up-front nonrefundable license fees on a straight-line basis over the period of our continued involvement in the research and development project.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Trade accounts receivable are comprised of amounts due from sales of our molecular diagnostic products. We analyze trade accounts receivable and consider historic experience, customer creditworthiness, facts and circumstances specific to outstanding balances, and payment term changes when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Changes in these factors could result in material adjustments to the expense recognized for bad debt.

Share-Based Payment Expense. Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (Statement 123R) and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 set accounting requirements for “share-based” compensation to employees, including employee stock purchase plans, and require us to

recognize in our consolidated statements of operations the grant-date fair value of our stock options and other equity-based compensation. The determination of grant-date fair value is estimated using an option-pricing model, which includes variables such as the expected volatility of our share price, the exercise behavior of our employees, interest rates, and dividend yields. These variables are projected based on our historical data, experience, and other factors. Changes in any of these variables could result in material adjustments to the expense recognized for share-based payments.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

Molecular diagnostic revenue is comprised primarily of sales of our molecular diagnostic products. Molecular diagnostic revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2006 was $34.2 million compared to $23.4 million for the same three months in 2005, an increase of 46%. Increased sales, marketing, and education efforts have resulted in wider acceptance of our products by the medical community and increased revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2006. There can be no assurance that molecular diagnostic revenue will continue to increase at historical rates.

Research revenue is comprised of research payments received pursuant to collaborative agreements. Research revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2006 was $3.0 million compared to $3.9 million for the same three months in 2005. This 25% decrease in research revenue is primarily attributable to the successful completion of a research collaboration in the prior year quarter. Research revenue from our research collaboration agreements is recognized using a proportional performance methodology. Consequently, as these programs progress and outputs increase or decrease, revenue may increase or decrease proportionately.

Molecular diagnostic cost of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2006 was $7.5 million compared to $6.3 million for the same three months in 2005. This increase of 20% in molecular diagnostic cost of revenue is primarily due to the 46% increase in molecular diagnostic revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same three months in 2005. Our gross profit margin was 78% for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to 73% for the same three months in 2005. This increase in gross profit margins is primarily attributable to technology improvements and efficiency gains in the operation of our molecular diagnostic laboratory. There can be no assurance that molecular diagnostic gross profit margins will increase and we expect that our gross profit margins will fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on the introduction of new technology and operating systems in our molecular diagnostic laboratory.

Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2006 were $24.8 million compared to $19.0 million for the same three months in 2005. This increase of 30% was primarily due to increased costs associated with our ongoing clinical trials, which added approximately $7.0 million to our research and development costs for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same three months in 2005. Decreased costs from the successful completion of a research collaboration in the prior year quarter reduced our research and development costs approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same three months in 2005. We expect to incur additional increases in our research and development expenses over the next several years as we expand clinical trials for our product candidates currently in clinical development, including Flurizan and Azixa, advance our other product candidates into clinical trials, and expand our research and development activities. We expect that these expenses will continue to fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on changes in our research programs and the progression of our drug development programs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions and related personnel costs for sales, marketing, customer service, executive, legal, finance and accounting, human resources, and allocated facilities expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2006 were $16.2 million compared to $11.6 million for the same three months in 2005. This increase of 39% was partially attributable to sales and marketing commissions

incurred to support the 46% growth in our molecular diagnostic business, which resulted in an increase of $2.0 million compared to the prior year quarter. Increases in costs to support growth in our molecular diagnostic business and therapeutic development efforts resulted in an increase of approximately $2.6 million to our selling, general, and administrative expense for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same three months in 2005. We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to fluctuate depending on the number and scope of new product launches and our drug discovery and drug development efforts.

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

Molecular diagnostic revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2006 was $65.0 million compared to $44.9 million for the same six months in 2005, an increase of 45%. Increased sales, marketing, and education efforts have resulted in wider acceptance of our products by the medical community and increased revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2006. There can be no assurance that molecular diagnostic revenue will continue to increase at historical rates.

Research revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2006 was $5.7 million compared to $7.5 million for the same six months in 2005. This 25% decrease in research revenue is primarily attributable to the successful completion of two research collaborations in the prior year period.

Molecular diagnostic cost of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2006 was $15.6 million compared to $12.1 million for the same six months in 2005. This increase of 29% in molecular diagnostic cost of revenue is primarily due to the 45% increase in molecular diagnostic revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same six months in 2005. Our gross profit margin was 76% for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to 73% for the same six months in 2005.

Research and development expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2006 were $51.1 million compared to $37.5 million for the same six months in 2005. This increase of 36% was primarily due to increased costs associated with our ongoing clinical trials as well as increased costs associated with our drug discovery and drug development programs. These increases added approximately $16.6 million to our research and development costs for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same six months in 2005. Decreased costs from the successful completion of two research collaborations in the prior year reduced our research and development costs approximately $3.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same six months in 2005. We expect to incur additional increases in our research and development expenses over the next several years as we expand clinical trials for our product candidates currently in clinical development, including Flurizan and Azixa, advance our other product candidates into clinical trials, and expand our research and development activities.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2006 were $30.3 million compared to $22.5 million for the same three months in 2005. This increase of 34% was partially attributable to sales and marketing commissions incurred to support the 45% growth in our molecular diagnostic business, which resulted in an increase of $3.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same six months in 2005. General increases in costs to support growth in our molecular diagnostic business and therapeutic development efforts resulted in an increase of approximately $4.8 million to our selling, general, and administrative expense for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same six months in 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment securities decreased $24.2 million, or 11%, from $227.7 million at June 30, 2006 to $203.5 million at December 31, 2006. This decrease is primarily attributable to expenditures for our ongoing clinical trials, internal research and drug development programs, acquisition of capital assets, and other expenditures incurred in the ordinary course of business.

These expenditures were partially offset by cash generated from our molecular diagnostic revenue and, to a lesser extent, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and sales of our common stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Due to increases in interest rates, interest income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 was $2.6 million and $5.2 million, compared to $1.6 million and $2.5 million for the same three and six months in 2005.

Net cash used in operating activities was $21.2 million during the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to $17.9 million used in operating activities during the same six months in 2005. Trade accounts receivable increased $5.5 million between June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006, primarily due to increases in molecular diagnostic sales during the same period. Accounts payable increased by $3.4 million between June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006, primarily due to amounts due for lab supplies, equipment, and amounts related to our clinical trials. Accrued liabilities decreased by $4.1 million between June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006, primarily due to payments made for amounts accrued for our clinical trials.

Our investing activities provided cash of $4.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2006 and used cash of $55.7 million during the same three months in 2005. Investing activities were comprised primarily of purchases and maturities of marketable investment securities and capital expenditures for research equipment. Investing activities in the prior year were significantly higher due to the purchase of marketable investment securities following the receipt of $139.7 million in net proceeds from the public offering of our common stock in November 2005.

Financing activities provided cash of $3.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2006 and provided cash of $142.6 million in the same six months in 2005. During the six months ended December 31, 2006 we received $3.7 million from the exercise of stock options and sales of our common stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Financing activities in the prior year were significantly higher due to the receipt of $139.7 million in net proceeds from the public offering of our common stock in November 2005.

We have an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-123914) on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of up to $151.1 million of various types of securities upon filing of a prospectus supplement with the SEC. Because of our significant long-term capital requirements, we may access the public or private equity markets whenever conditions are favorable, even if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital at such time.

We believe that with our existing capital resources, we will have adequate funds to maintain our current and planned operations for at least the next two years, although no assurance can be given that changes will not occur that would consume available capital resources before such time and we may need or want to raise additional financing within this period of time. Our future capital requirements, cash flows, and results of operations could be affected by and will depend on many factors that are currently unknown to us, including:

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the progress and results of our two current Phase 3 clinical trials of Flurizan for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and any additional trials that may be required by the FDA or that we may initiate on our own;

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the progress and results of our planned Phase 2 clinical trials of Azixa for the treatment of cancer and any additional trials that may be required by the FDA or that we may initiate based on the Phase 2 results;

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the progress and results of our Phase 1 clinical trials for MPC-2130 and MPC-0920 and any future trials that may be required by the FDA or that we may initiate based on the Phase 1 results;

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the results of our preclinical studies and testing for our preclinical programs and any decisions to initiate clinical trials if supported by the preclinical results;

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the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of Flurizan, Azixa, MPC-2130, MPC-0920, and any other preclinical drug candidates that progress to clinical trials;

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the costs of establishing sales and marketing functions and of establishing commercial manufacturing capacities if any of our drug candidates is approved;

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the scope, progress, results and cost of preclinical development, clinical trials and regulatory review of any new drug candidates we may discover or acquire;

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the progress, results and cost of developing personalized medicine products and additional molecular diagnostic products for our molecular diagnostic business;

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the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our issued patents and defending intellectual property-related claims;

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our ability to enter into strategic collaborations, licensing or other arrangements favorable to us;

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the costs to satisfy our obligations under potential future collaborations; and

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the timing, receipt and amount of sales or royalties, if any, from Flurizan, Azixa, MPC-2130, MPC-0920, and any other drug candidates.

Effects of Inflation

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business, sales, or operating results during the periods presented.

Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results of Operations

The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This Quarterly Report contains such “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Words such as “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance, identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are management’s present expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: our inability to further identify, develop and achieve commercial success for new products and technologies; our ability to discover drugs that are safer and more efficacious than our competitors; our ability to develop molecular diagnostic products that help assess which patients are subject to greater risk of developing diseases and who would therefore benefit from new preventive therapies; the possibility of delays in the research and development necessary to select drug development candidates and delays in clinical trials; the risk that clinical trials may not result in marketable products; the risk that we may be unable to successfully finance and secure regulatory approval of and market our drug candidates, or that clinical trials will be completed on the timelines we have estimated; uncertainties about our ability to obtain new corporate collaborations and acquire new technologies on satisfactory terms, if at all; the development of competing products and services; our ability to protect our proprietary technologies; patent-infringement claims; risks of new, changing and competitive technologies and regulations in the United States and internationally; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.

In light of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties, the results and events discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report or in any document incorporated by reference might

not occur. Stockholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or to any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We maintain an investment portfolio in accordance with our Investment Policy. The primary objectives of our Investment Policy are to preserve principal, maintain proper liquidity to meet operating needs and maximize yields. Our Investment Policy specifies credit quality standards for our investments and limits the amount of credit exposure to any single issue, issuer or type of investment.

Our investments consist of securities of various types and maturities of three years or less, with a maximum average maturity of 12 months. These securities are classified as available-for-sale, which are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses reported as part of accumulated other comprehensive income. Gains and losses on investment security transactions are reported on the specific-identification method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. A decline in the market value of any marketable investment security below cost that is deemed other than temporary results in a charge to earnings and establishes a new cost basis for the security.

The securities held in our investment portfolio are subject to interest rate risk. Changes in interest rates affect the fair market value of the marketable investment securities. After a review of our marketable securities as of December 31, 2006, we have determined that in the event of a hypothetical ten percent increase in interest rates, the resulting decrease in fair market value of our marketable investment securities would be insignificant to the consolidated financial statements as a whole.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that, based on such evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, was made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was being prepared.

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

(b)

Changes in Internal Controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any material legal proceedings.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 16, 2006, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A quorum of 35,235,035 shares of Common Stock of the Company (of a total of 39,734,460 shares outstanding as of the record date, or 88.68%) was represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which was held to vote on the following proposals:

To elect two members to the Board of Directors to serve three-year terms until the 2009 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees for Director were Robert S. Attiyeh and John T. Henderson, M.D.

To approve a proposed amendment to the Company’s 2003 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan to increase by 1,500,000 the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under this plan.

To approve a proposed amendment to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under this plan by 400,000 shares.

To ratify the selection of Ernst and Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

Each of the proposals was adopted, with the vote totals as follows:

Proposal 1:


	FOR	WITHHELD
Robert S. Attiyeh	34,681,503	553,532
John T. Henderson, M.D.	33,048,439	2,186,596

Immediately following the Annual Meeting Peter D. Meldrum, Mark H. Skolnick, Ph.D., and Linda S. Wilson, Ph.D. continued to serve as Directors for terms expiring at the 2007 Annual Meeting, and Walter Gilbert, Ph.D., Arthur H. Hayes, Jr., M.D., and Dennis H. Langer, M.D., J.D. continued to serve as Directors for terms expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earliest death, resignation, retirement or removal.

Proposal 2:


For		18,944,632
Against		7,336,566
Abstain		1,298,554
Broker Non-vote		7,655,283

Proposal 3:


For		22,259,151
Against		4,253,531
Abstain		1,067,070
Broker Non-vote		7,655,283

Proposal 4:


For		35,151,887
Against		62,218
Abstain		20,930
Broker Non-vote		—

Item 5.

Other Information.

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

(a)

Exhibits


10.1		Executive Retention Agreement

10.2		Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2003 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan, as amended (previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2006).

10.3		Myriad Genetics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (previously filed and incorporated herein by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2006).

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIG NATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.

Date: February 6, 2007	By:	/s/ Peter D. Meldrum
		Peter D. Meldrum
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal executive officer)


Date: February 6, 2007	By:	/s/ Jay M. Moyes
		Jay M. Moyes
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal financial and chief accounting officer)

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