Exhibit 99.1
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EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Secures Up to $60 Million Debt Facility
– Provides support for the product launches of YUTIQTM and DEXYCUTM –
WATERTOWN, MA – February 13, 2019 – EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYPT), a specialty biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic products, today announced that it has entered into a $60 million debt facility with CR Group L.P. (CRG) to retire existing debt and provide additional working capital to support the recent launch of YUTIQTM and the anticipated launch of DEXYCUTM expected later in the first quarter of 2019.
The new facility consists of an initial draw of $35 million, of which approximately $23 million will repay principal, prepayment fees and other costs associated with the secured term loan obtained from SWK Funding LLC in connection with the acquisition of Icon Biosciences. The remaining net proceeds will provide additional working capital to support EyePoint’s two product launches and general operations. EyePoint also has the option, at its sole discretion, to borrow an additional $15 million prior to June 30, 2019. An additional $10 million will be available on or before March 31, 2020 should the Company achieve certain sales milestones from its two commercial products, YUTIQ and DEXYCU. Throughout the facility’s five-year term, the Company is required to make interest-only payments.
Luke Duster, Partner of CRG, stated, “CRG is pleased to be able to provide EyePoint with financing options as the Company launches its commercial products and looks to alter the treatment landscape for two ophthalmic diseases. We hope that this is the start of a long-term relationship as we partner with EyePoint and the Company expands its ophthalmic product portfolio in the future.”
“This financing illustrates our confidence in the trajectory of our product launch plans for YUTIQ and DEXYCU and continued growth as a company,” said David Price, Chief Financial Officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. “The new debt facility provides us with approximately $11.4 million in additional working capital after repaying our existing debt, and, importantly, provides us with significant funding options for the continued support of our two product launches”.
On November 6, 2018, EyePoint announced a change in its fiscal year end to December 31. Accordingly, the Company’s next SEC periodic report will be filed on Form10-KT in March 2019 and a conference call will be scheduled to discuss results at that time.
About CRG
CRG is a premier healthcare-focused investment firm with nearly $4 billion of assets under management. The firm seeks to commit between $20.0 to $300.0 million in companies across the healthcare spectrum, including: medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, tools & diagnostics, services and information technology. CRG provides growth capital in the form of long-term debt and equity to