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  • March 12, 2013
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2012

SAN DIEGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Mar. 12, 2013—ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical companyfocused on innovative treatments that address unmet medical needs inneurological and related central nervous system disorders, todayannounced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year endedDecember 31, 2012.

ACADIA reported a net loss of $6.8 million, or $0.11 per common share,for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to a net loss of $5.3 million,or $0.10 per common share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the yearended December 31, 2012, ACADIA reported a net loss of $20.8 million, or$0.38 per common share, compared to a net loss of $22.8 million, or$0.44 per common share, for 2011.

At December 31, 2012, ACADIA’s cash, cash equivalents, and investmentsecurities totaled $108.0 million compared to $31.0 million at December31, 2011. This increase was primarily due to $98.2 million in netproceeds from sales of equity securities, including $80.5 million raisedin an equity financing in December as well as earlier financingscompleted by ACADIA, offset in part by cash used to fund ACADIA’soperations.

“2012 was a transformational year for ACADIA, highlighted by theimpressive results from our pivotal Phase III trial with pimavanserin inParkinson’s disease psychosis and the strengthening of our balance sheetthrough our successful financing,” said Uli Hacksell, Ph.D., ChiefExecutive Officer of ACADIA. “We are now positioned with a strongfoundation to continue to advance our pimavanserin Phase III Parkinson’sdisease psychosis program toward registration and to strategicallybroaden this program to address other neurological disorders. Thisincludes plans to initiate our second, confirmatory pivotal Phase IIIParkinson’s disease psychosis trial in the first half of this year and aPhase II trial in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis in the second half ofthe year. We believe that our pipeline of product candidates,spearheaded by pimavanserin, provides ACADIA with multiple attractiveproduct and commercial opportunities and significant growth potential.”

Revenues totaled $380,000 for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to$588,000 for the fourth quarter of 2011, and were comprised of revenuesfrom ACADIA’s collaborations with Allergan as well as its agreementswith other parties. The decrease in revenues was primarily due to thetermination of ACADIA’s collaboration with Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.in July 2012. This agreement contributed $199,000 of revenue during thefourth quarter of 2011.

Research and development expenses increased to $4.9 million for thefourth quarter of 2012, including $230,000 in stock-based compensation,from $4.4 million for the comparable quarter of 2011, including $128,000in stock-based compensation. This increase was primarily due toincreased personnel and stock-based compensation expenses.

General and administrative expenses increased to $2.3 million for thefourth quarter of 2012, including $322,000 in stock-based compensation,from $1.5 million for the comparable quarter of 2011, including $280,000in stock-based compensation. This increase was primarily due toincreased personnel expenses as well as increased external costs.

ACADIA has indicated that it expects to use between $26 million and $30million of its cash resources to fund its operations for the year endingDecember 31, 2013. These resources are expected to be used primarily forongoing and planned development activities for pimavanserin.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

ACADIA management will review its fourth quarter financial results anddevelopment programs via conference call and webcast later today at 5:00p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing866-510-0712 for participants in the U.S. or Canada and617-597-5380 for international callers (reference passcode 78191729). Atelephone replay of the conference call may be accessed through March26, 2013 by dialing 888-286-8010 for callers in the U.S. or Canada and617-801-6888 for international callers (reference passcode 59394169).The conference call also will be webcast live on ACADIA’s website, www.acadia-pharm.com,under the investors section and will be archived there until March 26,2013.

About ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

ACADIA is a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative treatmentsthat address unmet medical needs in neurological and related centralnervous system disorders. ACADIA has a pipeline of product candidatesled by pimavanserin, which is in Phase III development as a potentialfirst-in-class treatment for Parkinson's disease psychosis. ACADIA alsohas clinical-stage programs for chronic pain and glaucoma incollaboration with Allergan, Inc. and two advanced preclinical programsdirected at Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders. Allproduct candidates are small molecules that emanate from discoveriesmade at ACADIA. ACADIA maintains a website at www.acadia-pharm.comto which ACADIA regularly posts copies of its press releases as well asadditional information and through which interested parties cansubscribe to receive email alerts.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical innature are forward-looking statements. These statements include but arenot limited to statements related to the progress and timing of ACADIA’sdrug discovery and development programs, either alone or with a partner,including the progress and expected timing of clinical trials, and theclinical benefits to be derived from ACADIA’s product candidates, ineach case including pimavanserin, the strength of ACADIA’s balancesheet, future advancement or strategic broadening of the pimavanserinprogram, ACADIA’s growth potential, and ACADIA’s expected 2013 cashburn. These statements are only predictions based on current informationand expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actualevents or results may differ materially from those projected in any ofsuch statements due to various factors, including the risks anduncertainties inherent in drug discovery, development andcommercialization, and collaborations with others, and the fact thatpast results of clinical trials may not be indicative of future trialresults. For a discussion of these and other factors, please refer toACADIA’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012as well as ACADIA’s subsequent filings with the Securities and ExchangeCommission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Thiscaution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statementsare qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and ACADIAundertakes no obligation to revise or update this press release toreflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except asrequired by law.

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Years Ended
December 31,

20122011

2012 (1)

2011 (1)

Collaborative revenues$380$588$4,907$2,067
Operating expenses
Research and development (includes stock-based compensation of $230,$128, $680 and $512, respectively)4,9014,42418,79417,309
General and administrative (includes stock-based compensation of$322, $280, $1,250 and $1,086, respectively)2,2981,4786,9997,610
Total operating expenses7,1995,90225,79324,919
Loss from operations(6,819)(5,314)(20,886)(22,852)
Interest income, net9143787
Net loss$(6,810)$(5,300)$(20,849)$(22,765)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted$(0.11)$(0.10)$(0.38)$(0.44)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted60,61852,83455,11652,183
(1)The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the yearsended December 31, 2012 and 2011 have been derived from the auditedfinancial statements but do not include all of the information andfootnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted inthe United States for complete financial statements.

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

December 31,
2012 (1)

December 31,
2011 (1)

Assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities$107,967$31,048
Prepaid expenses, receivables and other current assets581901
Total current assets108,54831,949
Property and equipment, net42151
Other assets-14
Total assets$108,590$32,114
Liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$5,514$5,496
Current portion of deferred revenue434669
Total current liabilities5,9486,165
Long-term portion of deferred revenue-2,587
Total liabilities5,9488,752
Redeemable common stock17,658-
Stockholders’ equity84,98423,362
Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity$108,590$32,114

(1)

The condensed consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2012 and2011 have been derived from the audited financial statements atsuch date but do not include all of the information and footnotesrequired by accounting principles generally accepted in the UnitedStates for complete financial statements.

Source: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Thomas H. Aasen, ExecutiveVice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief BusinessOfficer
858-558-2871

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