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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Legend Biotech Corporation · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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Our cash is held in readily available operating accounts and short to medium term deposits and securities. These securities are principal secured and not adversely impacted by interest rate fluctuations. As a result, a change in market interest rates would not have any significant impact on our cash balance.
The interest rate pursuant to our collaboration and license agreement with Janssen, has transitioned in accordance with the LIBOR Act. Thus, outstanding advances accrue interest at 12 month CME term SOFR plus LIBOR/SOFR adjustment (12 month) plus a margin of 2.5%. Accordingly, changes in SOFR could result in fluctuations in our cash flow.
For example, based on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of advances outstanding from Janssen as of December 31, 2025, a 0.5% (fifty basis point) per annum increase in SOFR would result in an additional $1.3 million per year in interest payable by the Company.
Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor and clinical trial costs. We do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Our financial results are subject to fluctuations due to foreign exchange rate movements. We conduct business in multiple currencies, and as a result, we are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations that may impact our financial statements. Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from the revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, as well as from translation adjustments related to our international operations. These unrealized gains and losses can significantly impact our net income and financial position, even when there is no underlying economic impact on our cash flows. If exchange rates move unfavorably, we may experience substantial unrealized losses, which could negatively affect our reported earnings and create volatility in our financial performance.
In addition, the value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions in China and by China’s foreign exchange policies. In recent years, the RMB has fluctuated against the U.S. dollar, at times significantly and unpredictably. Significant revaluation of the RMB may have a negative effect on our business.
As of the date of this Annual Report, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.