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  • August 6, 2013
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 6, 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 unaudited financial results for the second quarter endedJune 30, 2013.

ACADIA reported a net loss of $9.1 million, or $0.11 per common share,for the second quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $5.4 million,or $0.10 per common share, for the second quarter of 2012. The netlosses for the second quarters of 2013 and 2012 included $1.1 millionand $478,000, respectively, in non-cash, stock-based compensationexpense. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, ACADIA reported a netloss of $15.2 million, or $0.19 per common share, compared to a net lossof $11.6 million, or $0.22 per common share, for the comparable periodof 2012.

At June 30, 2013, ACADIA’s cash, cash equivalents and investmentsecurities totaled $205.5 million compared to $108.0 million at December31, 2012. The increase in ACADIA’s cash position was primarily due to$107.9 million in net proceeds raised from a public stock offering inMay 2013 offset in part by cash used to fund ACADIA’s operations. ACADIAexpects that its cash, cash equivalents and investment securities willbe greater than $183 million at December 31, 2013.

“The second quarter of 2013 was a game-changing period for ACADIA,highlighted by establishing an expedited path to an NDA filing forpimavanserin and by strengthening our balance sheet through our publicoffering,” said Uli Hacksell, Ph.D., ACADIA’s Chief Executive Officer.“This success sets the stage for what we believe will be an exciting newphase for ACADIA focused on building additional value in ourpimavanserin franchise. We continue to make solid progress towardscompleting the remaining activities in our Parkinson’s disease psychosisdevelopment program that are needed for our NDA submission. Meanwhile,we are also finalizing preparations for our Phase II feasibility studyin Alzheimer’s disease psychosis patients that we expect to initiatethis year. We plan to build on the positive momentum of the first halfof 2013 by continuing to advance our pipeline, led by pimavanserin,which we believe positions ACADIA with multiple attractive product andcommercial opportunities.”

Revenues totaled $451,000 for the second quarter of 2013 compared to$599,000 for the second quarter of 2012, and were derived from ACADIA’scollaborations with Allergan, Inc. as well as funding from research anddevelopment grants.

Research and development expenses increased to $7.1 million for thesecond quarter of 2013, including $473,000 in stock-based compensation,from $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2012, including $154,000 instock-based compensation. This increase was primarily due to increaseddevelopment expenses associated with ACADIA’s Phase III program forpimavanserin.

General and administrative expenses increased to $2.5 million for thesecond quarter of 2013, including $591,000 in stock-based compensation,from $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2012, including $324,000 instock-based compensation. This increase was primarily due to increasedpersonnel costs as well as increased professional fees.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

ACADIA management will review its second 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 dialing866-318-8611 for participants in the U.S. or Canada and 617-399-5130 forinternational callers (reference passcode 69609355). A telephone replayof the conference call may be accessed through August 20, 2013 bydialing 888-286-8010 for callers in the U.S. or Canada and 617-801-6888for international callers (reference passcode 97070005). The conferencecall also will be webcast live on ACADIA’s website, www.acadia-pharm.com,under the investors section and will be archived there until August 20,2013.

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, the pathto NDA filing, and the clinical benefits to be derived from ACADIA’sproduct candidates, in each case including pimavanserin, advancement ofor value added to the pimavanserin program, advancement of ACADIA’spipeline, ACADIA’s projected cash balance at December 31, 2013, andACADIA’s product and commercial opportunities. These statements are onlypredictions based on current information and expectations and involve anumber of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differmaterially from those projected in any of such statements due to variousfactors, including the risks and uncertainties inherent in drugdiscovery, development and commercialization, and collaborations withothers, the fact that past results of clinical trials may not beindicative of future trial results, and the risks and uncertaintiesassociated with obtaining regulatory approvals for ACADIA’s productcandidates. 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
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Collaborative revenues$451$599$868$1,049
Operating expenses
Research and development (includes stock-based compensation of $473,$154, $727 and $293, respectively)7,1124,47211,5429,493
General and administrative (includes stock-based compensation of$591, $324, $919 and $598, respectively)2,4961,5564,6473,216
Total operating expenses9,6086,02816,18912,709
Loss from operations(9,157)(5,429)(15,321)(11,660)
Interest income, net761011723
Net loss$(9,081)$(5,419)$(15,204)$(11,637)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted$(0.11)$(0.10)$(0.19)$(0.22)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted83,41052,96181,10552,932

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

June 30,

2013

December 31,

2012(1)

Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and investment securities$205,451$107,967
Prepaid expenses, receivables and other current assets1,310581
Total current assets206,761108,548
Other noncurrent assets14842
Total assets$206,909$108,590
Liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities$7,776$5,948
Redeemable common stock17,65817,658
Stockholders’ equity181,47584,984
Total liabilities, redeemable common stock and stockholders’ equity$206,909$108,590
(1)The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 hasbeen derived from the audited financial statements at such date butdoes not include all of the information and footnotes required byaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States forcomplete financial statements.

Source: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Thomas H. Aasen, ExecutiveVice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief BusinessOfficer
Lisa Barthelemy, Director, Investor Relations
(858)558-2871

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