Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 2, 2018, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Solar Capital Ltd., as collateral agent and lender, and the other lenders named therein (Solar Capital Ltd. and the other lenders collectively, the “Lenders”). The Lenders have agreed to make available to the Company term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $75.0 million under the Loan Agreement. The Company plans to use the proceeds of the term loans to support commercial launch of Xerava as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Loan Agreement provides a term loan commitment of $50.0 million in two potential tranches: (i) a $30.0 million Term A loan facility funded on November 2, 2018 and (ii) a $20.0 million Term B loan facility to be funded at the request of the Company, subject to certain conditions being met, no later than October 31, 2020. Both of these term loans have a maturity date of May 2, 2023. The Loan Agreement also provides access to an additional Term C loan facility in the amount of $25.0 million, to be funded at the Lenders’ sole discretion.
Borrowings under all three loan facilities bear interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the 1 Month LIBOR Rate + 7.25%. The Company is permitted to make interest-only payments on the initial $30.0 million Term A loan for the fifteen (15) months following the funding date. The interest-only period can be extended by an additional nine (9) months subject to certain conditions being met, including a12-month trailing revenue milestone of $8.5 million by December 31, 2019; and by an additional six (6) months if the Company has met certain other conditions, including a6-month trailing revenue milestone of $14.0 million by September 30, 2020 and raising $50.0 million in new capital. The term of the combined facility will be 54 months, with repayment paid in equal monthly installments commencing at the end of the resulting interest-only period as outlined above through the end of the54-month term.
The Company is obligated to pay a final fee equal to 4.00% of the aggregate amount of the term loans funded, to occur upon the earliest of (i) the maturity date, (ii) the acceleration of the term loans, and (iii) the prepayment of the term loans. The Company has the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the outstanding principal balance of the term loans under the Loan Agreement. If the Company prepays all or a portion of the term loans prior to the maturity date, it will pay the Lenders a prepayment penalty fee based on a percentage of the outstanding principal balance, equal to 3% if the payment occurs on or before 12 months after the initial funding date, 2% if the prepayment occurs more than 12 months after, but on or before 24 months after, the initial funding date, or 1% if the prepayment occurs more than 24 months after the initial funding date.
The Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of its assets. The Company also has agreed not to pledge or otherwise encumber its intellectual property assets, subject to certain exceptions.
The Loan Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants and also includes customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants, change of control and a material adverse change default. The Company has agreed to maintain cash on hand at all times equal to $10.0 million plus an amount equal to 90 days aged accounts payable subject to certain exceptions. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, a default interest rate of an additional 4.00% per annum may be applied to the outstanding loan balances, and the Lenders may declare all outstanding obligations immediately due and payable and exercise all of its rights and remedies as set forth in the Loan Agreement and under applicable law.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under anOff-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
