CYGNUS INC /DE/
10-Q, 1997-08-14
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C.  20549
                                           
                                      FORM 10-Q
                                           
  X      Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
 ---     Exchange Act of 1934
         For the quarterly period ended  JUNE 30, 1997
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                                          or

         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 0-18962
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                                     CYGNUS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                           

            DELAWARE                                94-2978092
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                  identification No.)


             400 PENOBSCOT DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94063-4719
               (Address of principle executive offices and zip code)
                                           

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 369-4300
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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 
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Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock
as of AUGUST 6, 1997:

Common Stock -  18,866,159 shares


                                                            Total pages:  16
                                           Page number of exhibit index:  15


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                                     CYGNUS, INC.
                                           
                                        INDEX
                                           
                                           
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                          PAGE NO.
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  Item 1:  Financial Statements

           Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three 
             and six month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 
             1996 (unaudited).....................................         2

           Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at June 30, 
             1997 (unaudited) and December 31,1996................         3

           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six 
             month periods ended June 30,1997 and 1996 
             (unaudited)..........................................         4

           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).         5


  Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
             Condition and Results of Operations..................         7


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1:  Legal Proceedings......................................        13


  Item 4:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders....        14


  Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................        15


SIGNATURES........................................................        16



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                           PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
                                           
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   CYGNUS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                    (unaudited)
                      (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three months ended              Six months ended
                                                          June 30,                       June 30, 

                                                      1997          1996           1997           1996 
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Product revenues                                    $  ----       $  5,274       $  1,700       $  5,292
Contract revenues                                     4,065          3,373          7,456          6,813
Royalty and other revenues                            4,175            340          8,377            646
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------

    TOTAL REVENUES                                    8,240          8,987         17,533         12,751

Costs and expenses:
  Costs of products sold                              1,587          3,804          4,009          4,761
  Research and development                            5,141          5,667         10,973         10,885
  Marketing, general and administrative               2,170          3,040          3,862          5,378
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------

    TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES                          8,898         12,511         18,844         21,024

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS                                   (658)        (3,524)        (1,311)        (8,273)

Interest income, net                                    348            425            638            969
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------

NET LOSS                                            $  (310)      $ (3,099)      $   (673)      $ (7,304)
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------

NET LOSS PER SHARE                                  $ (0.02)      $  (0.17)      $  (0.04)      $  (0.40)
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------

Shares used in computation of
  net loss per share                                 18,832         18,570         18,788        18,466 
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------
                                                    -------       --------       --------       --------
</TABLE>

(See accompanying notes.)

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                                     CYGNUS, INC. 
                        CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                    (In thousands)
                                           
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  
                                                   JUNE 30,      December 31,
ASSETS                                               1997           1996
- ------                                           -----------     ------------
                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
  Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $  19,189      $  33,148
  Short-term investments                             24,163         16,286
  Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance         1,478          7,759
  Inventories                                         2,535          2,331
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets           1,404          1,010
                                                  ---------      ---------
       TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                          48,769         60,534

Equipment and improvements, at cost                  20,531         19,462
   Less accumulated depreciation and amortization   (14,829)       (13,872)
                                                  ---------      ---------
    NET EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS                    5,702          5,590

Deferred Compensation and other assets                3,701          2,674
                                                  ---------      ---------

         TOTAL ASSETS                             $  58,172      $  68,798
                                                  ---------      ---------
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                    1,318          2,153
  Accrued compensation                                2,287          3,177
  Accrued professional services                       1,251            691
  Other accrued liabilities                           2,017          2,465
  Customer advances                                   1,206          1,146
  Current portion of deferred revenue                 3,014         10,912
  Current portion of long term debt                   2,939          2,289
  Current portion of capital lease obligations          847          1,315
                                                  ---------      ---------
       TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                     14,879         24,148

Long-term portion of deferred revenue                 1,774          2,567
Long-term portion of debt                             4,650          6,444
Long-term  portion of capital lease obligations         761          1,076
Accrued rent and other long-term liabilities          4,251          3,350

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                      118,598        117,284
  Accumulated deficit                               (86,741)       (86,071)
                                                  ---------      ---------
       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                    31,857         31,213
                                                  ---------      ---------

 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        $  58,172      $  68,798
                                                  ---------      ---------
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</TABLE>

(See accompanying notes.)

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                                     CYGNUS, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                   Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
                                     (unaudited)
                                    (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                      1997            1996
                                                   -----------     ----------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net loss                                           $   (673)     $  (7,304)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to  cash 
    (used in)/provided by operating
    activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                     1,704          1,299
      Decrease/(increase) in assets                     4,651         (8,597)
      Increase/(decrease) in liabilities               (9,269)         4,402
                                                   -----------     ----------
          NET CASH (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY 
             OPERATING ACTIVITIES                      (3,587)       (10,200)
                                                   -----------     ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures                                 (1,942)          (602)
  Decrease/(increase) in short-term investments        (7,816)       (12,773)
                                                   -----------     ----------
          NET CASH (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY
            INVESTING ACTIVITIES                       (9,758)       (13,375)
                                                   -----------     ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from sale and leaseback of assets              ---            282
  Issuance of common stock                              1,314          3,046
  Issuance of long-term debt                              ---          8,000
  Principal payments of long-term debt                 (1,145)          (245)
  Payment of capital lease obligations                   (783)          (701)
                                                   -----------     ----------
          NET CASH (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY
            FINANCING ACTIVITIES                         (614)        10,382
                                                   -----------     ----------

NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                                   (13,959)       (13,193)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD       33,148         30,445
                                                   -----------     ----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD           $ 19,189      $  17,252
                                                   -----------     ----------
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</TABLE>

(See accompanying notes.)

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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997


NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

    Cygnus, Inc. (the "Company" or "Cygnus") was incorporated in California in
April 1985.  In September 1995 the Company reincorporated in Delaware.  

    The consolidated financial statements as of and for the six month periods 
ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, included herein, are unaudited, but include all 
adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which the 
management of Cygnus, Inc. believes necessary for a fair presentation of the 
financial position as of the reported dates and the results of operations for 
the respective periods presented.  Interim financial results are not 
necessarily indicative of results for a full year.  The consolidated 
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial 
statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 1996 included in 
the Company's 1996 Annual Report and incorporated by reference on Form 10-K.

2.  NET LOSS PER SHARE

    In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued 
Statement No. 128, "Earning per Share" which is required to be adopted by the 
Company on December 31, 1997. At that time, the Company will be required to 
change the method currently used to compute earnings per share and to restate 
all prior periods. Under the new requirements for calculating primary 
earnings per share, the dilutive effect of stock options and warrants, Common 
Stock Equivalents ("CSE"), will be excluded. The Company is not impacted by 
Statement 128 on the calculation of primary or fully diluted loss per share 
for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1997 and June 30, 1996 
since the Company's stock options and warrants are considered CSE and their 
effect is currently anti-dilutive. 

    Currently, net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding. CSE shares from stock options and
warrants are excluded from the computation as their effect is anti-dilutive. 


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June 30, 1997


3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    On June 30, 1994, Sanofi, S.A. ("Sanofi") filed a request for arbitration 
against Cygnus with the International Court of Arbitration. In its request 
for arbitration, Sanofi has alleged that Cygnus breached its existing 
contract with Sanofi by, among other things, entering into a product 
development agreement with another company for the development of transdermal 
systems in the field of hormone replacement therapy (which agreements pertain 
to each of the Company's hormone replacement products other than 
FemPatch-Registered Trademark-). Sanofi claimed substantial damages as a 
result of the alleged breach. Sanofi, in the original filing, sought to 
recover from Cygnus in excess of $60 million for damages attributable to the 
alleged breach. International Chambers of Commerce (the "Tribunal") announced 
an interim award in the arbitration proceedings in October 1996. The Tribunal 
found that two transdermal products for hormone replacement therapy licensed 
by Cygnus to another company fall within the scope of an exclusive license 
previously granted to Sanofi. In March 1997 hearings were held during which 
Cygnus presented its liability claims against Sanofi to the Tribunal. In June 
1997 the Tribunal ruled in favor of Sanofi with respect to Cygnus' claims.

    The final stage of the Sanofi arbitration proceedings will involve the 
Tribunal making a determination as to the amount of damages to be awarded 
against Cygnus. In July 1997 hearings were held during which Cygnus and 
Sanofi presented their respective positions as to the appropriate amount and 
form of damages to be awarded against Cygnus. Sanofi suggested to the 
Tribunal various damage awards including a large lump-sum cash payment but, 
in particular, it suggested an award consisting of a substantial cash payment 
(approximately $35.0 million) and future royalties payable to Sanofi with 
respect to net sales attributable to the products found by the Tribunal to 
fall within the scope of Sanofi's exclusive license. Cygnus has suggested to 
the Tribunal damage awards substantially less significant than those being 
sought by Sanofi. Should the Tribunal concur in Sanofi's assessment of the 
amount of damages to be awarded, the Company would be materially and 
adversely affected.

    In May 1997 Cygnus reported it had initiated arbitration proceedings 
against Pharmacia & Upjohn ("Pharmacia") relating to Nicotrol-Registered 
Trademark-, Cygnus' smoking cessation patch. In March of this year, Cygnus 
announced that Pharmacia exercised its option to purchase the U.S. 
manufacturing rights for Nicotrol. The agreement between Cygnus and Pharmacia 
provided that Pharmacia would be obligated to pay Cygnus for, among other 
things, existing inventory costs and for certain purchase order commitments. 
Pharmacia disputes their obligations regarding certain inventory costs and 
purchase order commitments. The arbitration is intended to resolve these 
matters. 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

    THE DISCUSSION SET FORTH BELOW CONTAINS PROJECTIONS AND FORWARD LOOKING 
STATEMENTS REGARDING FUTURE EVENTS AND THE FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF 
THE COMPANY.  WE WISH TO CAUTION YOU THAT THESE STATEMENTS ARE ONLY OUR 
PREDICTIONS AND OBJECTIVES.  ACTUAL EVENTS OR RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY.  
PLEASE NOTE IN PARTICULAR THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT WHERE WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED 
SPECIFIC RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS ACTIVITIES.  WE ALSO REFER 
YOU TO DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY FILES FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND 
EXCHANGE COMMISSION, SUCH AS ITS FORM 10-K, ITS OTHER 10-Q AND FORM 8-K 
REPORTS. THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE DISCUSSION BELOW CONTAIN IMPORTANT FACTORS, 
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE INVOLVING CERTAIN ONGOING ARBITRATION 
PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THE COMPANY, THAT COULD CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO 
DIFFER FROM OUR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS AND THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 
CONTAINED HEREIN. 

GENERAL

    Cygnus, Inc. (the "Company" or "Cygnus") is engaged in the development 
and manufacture of diagnostic and drug delivery systems, with its current 
efforts primarily focused on three core technologies: a painless, automatic 
glucose monitoring device, transdermal drug delivery systems and mucosal drug 
delivery systems.

    The Company's product development efforts have been and are expected to 
continue to be either self-funded, funded by licensees, or both.  In general, 
the Company's licensing agreements provide that Cygnus will manufacture drug 
delivery systems and receive manufacturing revenues from sales of these 
products to its licensees. Cygnus may also receive royalties based on certain 
of its licensees' product sales. In certain circumstances, the Company may 
elect to license manufacturing rights for the product to its licensees in 
exchange for a technology transfer fee and/or a higher royalty rate. 

    Cygnus' licensees generally have the right to abandon a product development
effort at any time for any reason without significant penalty, and this can
result in delays in clinical testing, in the preparation and processing of
regulatory filings and in commercialization efforts. Licensees have exercised
this right in the past, and there can be no assurance that current and future
licensees will not exercise this right in the future. Such cancellations may
cause delays in product development. If a licensee were to terminate funding one
of the Company's products, Cygnus would either self-fund development efforts,
identify and enter into an agreement with an alternative licensee or suspend
further development work on the product.  There can be no assurance that, if
necessary, the Company would be able to negotiate an agreement with an
alternative licensee on acceptable terms.  Since all payments to the Company
under its licensing agreements following their execution are contingent on the
occurrence of future events or sales levels, and the agreements are terminable
by the licensee, no assurance can be given as to whether the Company will
receive any particular payment thereunder or as to the amount or timing of any
such payment.  The Company may choose to self-fund certain research and
development projects in order to exploit its technologies. Any increase in
Company-sponsored research and development activities will have an immediate
adverse effect on the Company's results of operations. However, should such


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June 30, 1997


Company-sponsored research and development activities result in a commercial 
product, the long-term effect on the Company's results of operations could be 
favorable.

    For the Company to be successful, it will need to develop, in-license or 
acquire  new drug delivery and diagnostic products. Furthermore, the 
Company's ability to develop and commercialize products in the future will 
depend on its ability to enter into collaborative arrangements with 
additional licensees on favorable terms. There can be no assurance that the 
Company will be able to enter into new collaborative arrangements on such 
terms, if at all. 

    The Company's results of operations vary significantly from year to year 
and depend on, among other factors, the signing of new product development 
agreements and the timing of recognizing payment amounts specified 
thereunder, the timing of recognizing license fees and cost reimbursement 
payments made by pharmaceutical licensees, the demand for its Nicotrol 
product, the demand for and shipments of its FemPatch product, and the costs 
associated with its manufacture. The Company's contract revenues are 
generally earned and recognized based on the percentage of actual efforts 
expended compared to total expected efforts during the development period for 
each contract. However, contract revenues are not always aligned with the 
timing of related expenses. To date, research and development expenses 
generally have exceeded contract revenue in any particular period and the 
Company expects the same situation to continue for the next few years. In 
addition, the level of revenues in any given period is not necessarily 
indicative of expected revenues in future periods.  The Company has incurred 
net losses each year since its inception and does not believe it will achieve 
profitability in 1997. At June 30, 1997, the Company's accumulated deficit 
was approximately $86.7 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

COMPARISON FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996

    PRODUCT REVENUES. No product revenue was recognized for the quarter ended 
June 30, 1997 compared to $5.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996. 
Product revenues were $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 
compared to $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 1996. The 
reduction resulted from the discontinuation of Nicotrol manufacturing.

    In November 1993, the Company entered into an agreement pursuant to which 
the Company granted Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. ("Pharmacia") the exclusive 
worldwide right to manufacture Nicotrol in return for a royalty based on 
Pharmacia's sales of such products.  Prior to that, Pharmacia had the 
exclusive right to manufacture Nicotrol outside of North America and was 
obligated to pay to Cygnus a royalty based on Pharmacia's sales of such 
products outside of North America. The November 1993 agreement, as amended in 
November 1994, obligated Cygnus to continue to manufacture and supply 
Nicotrol until December 31, 1995. In February of 1996, the Company and 
Pharmacia further amended the 1993 agreement to provide that Cygnus would 
continue to manufacture and supply Nicotrol for the United States ("U.S.") 
market through 1999. In addition to product revenues under this agreement, 
the Company also earns royalties on sales within the U.S. Pharmacia had the 
option to terminate this agreement and purchase the U.S. manufacturing rights 
upon the payment of certain amounts to the Company. Pharmacia has exercised 
this option to purchase the U.S. manufacturing rights for Nicotrol and the 


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applicable payment has been made to the Company. Cygnus will continue to 
receive royalty revenue from the worldwide sales of Nicotrol. The Company has 
been unsuccessful in reaching an agreement with Pharmacia regarding 
Pharmacia's obligations for certain purchase order commitments and existing 
inventory costs. Cygnus has initiated arbitration proceedings against 
Pharmacia relating to these disputed matters (See Part I, Item I, "Notes to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements", Note 3 regarding Legal Proceedings).

    Due to the above factors, the uncertainty of the success of the Company's 
recently approved FemPatch product, and the uncertainty regarding when and if 
additional products obtain FDA clearance and when and if licensees sell and 
market such products, the Company believes that the level of product revenues 
experienced to date are not indicative of future results. In particular, the 
Company anticipates that total revenue from Nicotrol during 1997 will be well 
below 1996 levels as a result of the discontinuation of Nicotrol 
manufacturing.

    CONTRACT REVENUES for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 were $4.1 million 
compared to the $3.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 and were 
$7.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to $6.8 million 
for the six months ended June 30, 1996. Contract revenues primarily reflect 
labor and material cost reimbursements associated with certain transdermal 
delivery systems and the amortization of milestone payments relating to 
certain transdermal delivery systems and the glucose monitoring device. The 
increase in contract revenues for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 
1997 is primarily due to a $1.0 million payment from Pharmacia & Upjohn for 
the exercise of its option to purchase the manufacturing rights for Nicotrol 
as noted above.

    In February 1996 the Company entered into an agreement with Becton 
Dickinson for the marketing and distribution of the GlucoWatch-TM-, Cygnus' 
painless, automatic glucose monitoring device.  Under the terms of the 
agreement, Becton Dickinson has exclusive worldwide marketing and 
distribution rights, with the exception of Japan and Korea. Cygnus will have 
primary responsibility for completing product development, obtaining 
regulatory approvals and manufacturing. In addition, Cygnus will participate 
in sales, marketing and customer service and support for the product. In the 
first half of 1996, Cygnus received an up-front non-refundable payment from 
Becton Dickinson and is eligible to receive milestone payments as well as a 
percentage of the product's future commercial success.

    In July 1996 the Company entered into an agreement with Tokyo-based 
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Yamanouchi") for the marketing and 
distribution of the GlucoWatch. Under the terms of this agreement, Yamanouchi 
has exclusive marketing and distribution rights in Japan and Korea. Cygnus 
will have primary responsibility for completing product development and for 
manufacturing. In the third quarter of 1996, Cygnus received an up-front 
non-refundable payment from Yamanouchi and is eligible to receive milestone 
payments as well as a percentage of the product's future commercial sales. In 
July 1996 the Company also entered into a development and marketing agreement 
with Yamanouchi for a 7-day transdermal product to deliver a proprietary 
Yamanouchi compound. Under the terms of the agreement, Cygnus will receive 
funding for the development of the transdermal product and will have 
exclusive rights to manufacture and supply Yamanouchi with the product and 
Yamanouchi will have exclusive worldwide marketing rights to the product.


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June 30, 1997

    Contract revenues are expected to fluctuate from quarter to quarter and 
from year to year, and future contract revenues cannot be reasonably 
predicted. The contributing factors to achieving contract revenues include, 
but are not limited to, future successes in finalizing new collaborative 
agreements, timely achievement of milestones under current contracts, and 
strategic decisions on self-funding certain projects.  Cygnus' licensees 
generally have the right to abandon the rights to a product and the 
obligation to make related payments. Since all payments to the Company under 
these agreements following their execution are contingent on the occurrence 
of future events or sales levels, and the agreements are terminable by the 
licensee, no assurance can be given as to whether the Company will receive 
any particular payment thereunder or as to the amount or timing of any such 
payment. The Company is unable to predict to what extent the termination of 
existing contracts by current partners, or new collaborative agreements, if 
any, will impact overall contract revenues in 1997 and subsequent future 
periods.

    ROYALTY AND OTHER REVENUES for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 were $4.2 
million compared to $0.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 and were 
$8.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to $0.6 million 
for the six months ended June 30, 1996. The amounts include royalties from 
sales by Pharmacia of the Company's nicotine transdermal product in Europe 
and Canada, and by Pharmacia's marketing partner in the U.S. The net increase 
in royalty and other revenues is primarily due to the significant increase in 
volume of units shipped as a result of the July 1996 change of Nicotrol's 
status to OTC in the U.S. 

    Royalty income will fluctuate from period to period since it is primarily 
based upon sales by the Company's licensees.  The level of royalty income for 
a product also depends on various external factors, including the size of the 
market for the product, product pricing levels and the ability of the 
Company's licensee to market the product. Therefore, the level of royalty 
income for any given period is not indicative of the expected royalty income 
for future periods. It is anticipated that royalty revenue in 1997 will be 
greater then 1996 due to the recognition of previously deferred royalty 
payments associated with the U.S. OTC sales of Nicotrol during the second 
half of 1996. However, royalty revenue for the second half of 1997 will be 
considerable less than for the first half of 1997 as a result of the 
Company's marketing partner to meet product demand by utilizing existing 
inventory.

    COSTS OF PRODUCTS SOLD  for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 were $1.6 
million compared to $3.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 and were 
$4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to $4.8 million 
for the six months ended June 30, 1996. Costs of products sold primarily 
include direct and indirect production, facility and personnel costs required 
to meet future anticipated production levels. The decrease in costs of 
products sold for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 primarily 
reflects the reduction of direct expenses related to Nicotrol production. As 
a result of Pharmacia's exercise of the option to purchase the manufacturing 
rights of Nicotrol, the Company will incur no manufacturing cost associated 
with Nicotrol production, but consequently, will achieve no production margin 
associated with such production. The Company experienced negative product 
margins for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 due to low 
production volumes which prevented the Company from absorbing all the fixed 
costs.

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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 
were $5.1 million compared to $5.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 
1996 and were $11.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared 
to $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 1996. Research and 
development and clinical activities primarily include the glucose monitoring 
development program, the support of the Company's hormone replacement therapy 
products (one of which, FemPatch, was approved by FDA on December 3, 1996 and 
two of which are in clinical trials), and a contraception product. Cygnus 
expects that its anticipated development of new products, continued research 
of new technologies and preparation for regulatory filings and clinicals 
could result in an increase in its overall research and development expenses.

    MARKETING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES for the quarter ended June 
30, 1997 were $2.2 million compared to the $3.0 million for the quarter ended 
June 30, 1996 and were $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 
compared to $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1996. The decrease 
primarily reflects a decrease in expenses due to the Company's legal 
proceedings against Sanofi. The Company expects that marketing, general and 
administrative expenses could increase in the future as the Company expands 
its operations.

    INTEREST INCOME, NET OF INTEREST AND OTHER EXPENSE for the quarter ended 
June 30, 1997 was $0.3 million compared to $0.4 million for the quarter ended 
June 30, 1996 and were $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997 
compared to $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1996. The decrease 
is due primarily to interest expense associated with the Company's June 1996 
$8.0 million bank loan agreement for short-term working capital.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    Through October 1995, the Company received net proceeds of approximately 
$82.1 million from public offerings. Through 1996, the Company financed 
approximately $8.4 million of manufacturing and research equipment under 
capital loan and lease arrangements. In December of 1994, the Company 
borrowed $1.7 million under a bank line of credit to finance the purchase of 
manufacturing and research equipment.  This line will be repaid in monthly 
installments by June 30, 1998. In June 1996, the Company received $8.0 
million under a bank loan agreement for short-term working capital. This line 
will be repaid monthly beginning in January 1997 through December 1999. Both 
lines are subject to a number of financial and other covenants. In addition 
to the cash from the public offerings, equipment lease and short-term working 
capital financing, the Company has been financing its operations primarily 
through revenues and interest income.

    Net cash used in operating activities for the six month period ended June 
30, 1997 was $3.6 million, compared with net cash used of $10.2 million for 
the period ended June 30, 1996. Cash used in operating activities during the 
period ended June 30, 1997 was primarily due to a decreases in deferred 
revenue, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities and an increase in 
notes receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, offset by a 
decrease in accounts receivable. Cash used in operating activities during the 
period ended June 30, 1996 was primarily due to the Company's net loss of 
$7.3 million, increases in accounts receivable, prepaid and other assets and 
inventories and the decrease in accrued compensation, offset by increases in 
deferred revenue, accrued rent and other liabilities, and accrued 
professional services.  


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    The current level of cash used in operating activities is not necessarily 
indicative of the level of future cash usage. As a result of increased 
expenditures for the development of new products, preparation for regulatory 
filings and clinical trials and the expected reduction in product revenues, 
the Company anticipates an increase in cash usage for 1997 operating 
activities.

    Net cash used in investing activities of $9.8 million for the six months 
ended June 30, 1997 resulted primarily from net purchases of short-term 
investments of $7.8 million and capital expenditures of $1.9 million. Net 
cash used in investing activities of $13.4 million for the six months ended 
June 30, 1996 resulted primarily from net purchases of short-term investments 
of $12.8 million and capital expenditures of $0.6 million.

    Net cash used in financing activities of $0.6 million for the six months 
ended June 30, 1997 includes $1.3 million of common stock issuance proceeds 
offset by $1.9 million in long-term debt and capital lease repayments. Net 
cash provided by financing activities of $10.4 million for the six months 
ended June 30, 1996 includes $8.0 million received from the short term 
working capital loan and security agreement, $3.0 million of common stock 
issuance proceeds and $0.3 million from the sale and leaseback of equipment 
offset by $0.9 million in long-term debt and capital lease repayments.

    The Company's long term capital expenditure requirements will depend upon 
numerous factors, including the progress of the Company's research and 
development programs; the time required to obtain regulatory approvals; the 
resources that the Company devotes to the development of self-funded 
products, proprietary manufacturing methods and advanced technologies; the 
ability of the Company to obtain additional licensing arrangements and to 
manufacture products under those arrangements, the additional expenditures to 
support the manufacture of new products if and when approved; and possible 
acquisitions of products, technologies and companies. As the Company 
evaluates the progress of its development projects, in particular the glucose 
monitoring device and hormone replacement products, its commercialization 
plans and the lead time to set up manufacturing capabilities, Cygnus may 
commence long-term planning for another manufacturing site. Nevertheless, the 
Company believes that such long-term planning will not result in any material 
impact on cash flows and liquidity for 1997.

    Based upon current expectations for operating losses, capital expenditures
for 1997 and the unknown amount of damages Cygnus may be required to pay Sanofi
as a result of the arbitration decision, the Company is uncertain whether its
existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $43.4 million,
when coupled with expected future product sales and royalty, contract revenues
from development agreements, interest income and possible additional equipment
financing, will be sufficient to meet its operating expenses and capital
expenditure requirements through 1997. There can be no assurance that the
Company will not require additional financing depending upon future business
strategies, results of clinical trials and management decisions to accelerate
certain research and development programs and other factors.


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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997
                              PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
                                           
ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    On June 30, 1994, Sanofi, S.A. ("Sanofi") filed a request for arbitration 
against Cygnus with the International Court of Arbitration. In its request 
for arbitration, Sanofi has alleged that Cygnus breached its existing 
contract with Sanofi by, among other things, entering into a product 
development agreement with another company for the development of transdermal 
systems in the field of hormone replacement therapy (which agreements pertain 
to each of the Company's hormone replacement products other than 
FemPatch-Registered Trademark-). Sanofi claimed substantial damages as a 
result of the alleged breach. Sanofi, in the original filing, sought to 
recover from Cygnus in excess of $60 million for damages attributable to the 
alleged breach. International Chambers of Commerce (the "Tribunal") announced 
an interim award in the arbitration proceedings in October 1996. The Tribunal 
found that two transdermal products for hormone replacement therapy licensed 
by Cygnus to another company fall within the scope of an exclusive license 
previously granted to Sanofi. In March 1997 hearings were held during which 
Cygnus presented its liability claims against Sanofi to the Tribunal. In June 
1997 the Tribunal ruled in favor of Sanofi with respect to Cygnus' claims.

    The final stage of the Sanofi arbitration proceedings will involve the 
Tribunal making a determination as to the amount of damages to be awarded 
against Cygnus. In July 1997 hearings were held during which Cygnus and 
Sanofi presented their respective positions as to the appropriate amount and 
form of damages to be awarded against Cygnus. Sanofi suggested to the 
Tribunal various damage awards including a large lump-sum cash payment but, 
in particular, it suggested an award consisting of a substantial cash payment 
(approximately $35.0 million) and future royalties payable to Sanofi with 
respect to net sales attributable to the products found by the Tribunal to 
fall within the scope of Sanofi's exclusive license. Cygnus has suggested to 
the Tribunal damage awards substantially less significant than those being 
sought by Sanofi. Should the Tribunal concur in Sanofi's assessment of the 
amount of damages to be awarded, the Company would be materially and 
adversely affected.

    In May 1997 Cygnus reported it had initiated arbitration proceedings 
against Pharmacia & Upjohn ("Pharmacia") relating to Nicotrol-Registered 
Trademark-, Cygnus' smoking cessation patch. In March of this year, Cygnus 
announced that Pharmacia exercised its option to purchase the U.S. 
manufacturing rights for Nicotrol. The agreement between Cygnus and Pharmacia 
provided that Pharmacia would be obligated to pay Cygnus for, among other 
things, existing inventory costs and for certain purchase order commitments. 
Pharmacia disputes their obligations regarding certain inventory costs and 
purchase order commitments. The arbitration is intended to resolve these 
matters. 

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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

    On May 8, 1997 the Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held. The following
Directors were re-elected at this meeting.


              Frank T. Cary                 Gregory B. Lawless
              Gary W. Cleary                Richard G. Rogers
              Walter B. Wriston             Andre F. Marion


Other matters voted upon:

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                                                     Votes
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                                                        Broker
                                  Affirmative    Negative    Abstain   Non-Votes
                                  -----------    --------    -------   ---------
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To re-appoint Ernst & Young
LLP to serve as the Company's
independent auditors.              16,706,162      17,590     31,436           0
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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


a)  EXHIBITS

    The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference:
    

    27.  Financial Data Schedule
    


B)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K for the three months ended
June 30, 1997.


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CYGNUS, INC.
June 30, 1997

                                      SIGNATURES


    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.


                                     CYGNUS, INC.


 
                                     By:     /s/ John C. Hodgman
                                        --------------------------------
                                                 John C. Hodgman
                                          Chief Financial Officer (and 
                                          Principal Accounting Officer),
                                           and Vice President, Finance; 
                                          President, Cygnus Diagnostics




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                                  INDEX OF EXHIBITS
                                           

The following exhibits are included herein:


Exhibit 27    Financial Data Schedule





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