AGREEMENT WITH PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. | NOTE 13– AGREEMENT WITH PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. On June 26, 2015, we entered into a Credit Agreement (as subsequently amended) with PDL BioPharma, Inc. (“PDL”), as administrative agent and lender (“the Lender”) (the “PDL Credit Agreement”). Under the PDL Credit Agreement the Lender made available to us up to $ 40 20 From October 8, 2015 through May 14, 2019, the outstanding borrowings under the Tranche One Loan bore interest at the rate of 13.5 15.5 750,000 0 On January 31, 2019, February 28, 2019, March 29, 2019 and April 29, 2019, the Company and Lender entered into the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Amendments to the PDL Modification Agreement, as previously amended, respectively, pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the PDL Modification Agreement to provide that (A) the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and, pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment to the PDL Modification Agreement, May 15, 2019 (rather than January 31, February 28, June 30, and April 30, respectively) (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); (B) the Company could satisfy its obligations under the PDL Modification Agreement, as amended, to obtain financing by obtaining (a) at least $ 2,050,000 750,000 750,000 3,550,000 On April 9, 2019, the Company, PDL Investment entered into a Fourth Amendment to PDL Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment to the PDL Credit Agreement”), wherein the Company executed an Amended and Restated Tranche One Term Note in the principal amount of $ 20,000,000 On May 15, 2019, the Company, the Lender, Steven G. Johnson (our Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer), individually, and Dr. James R. Higgins (a member of our board of directors), individually (Mr. Johnson and Dr. Higgins, collectively, the “Tranche Three Lenders”) entered into a Fifth Amendment to the PDL Credit Agreement (the “Fifth PDL Credit Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the PDL Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) provide for a new tranche of term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $ 200,000 October 7, 2020 15.5 13.5 15.5 200,000 150,000 50,000 250,000 0.03 May 15, 2029 On May 15, 2019 the Company and the Lender entered into the Fourteenth Amendment to the PDL Modification Agreement (the “Fourteenth Amendment to the PDL Modification Agreement”), pursuant to which, in connection with the Twelfth Amendment to the HealthCor Purchase Agreement (see NOTE 10 for further details) and the Fifth Amendment to the PDL Credit Agreement, the parties agreed to amend the PDL Modification Agreement, as previously amended, to provide that (A) the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); (B) the Borrower could satisfy its obligations under the PDL Modification Agreement, as amended, to obtain financing by obtaining (a) at least $ 2,050,000 1,000,000 250,000 3,300,000 0 750,000 On September 30, 2019, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Lender entered into a Fifteenth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Fifteenth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and November 30, 2019 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s interest payments that would otherwise be due to Lender on December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019 would be deferred until November 30, 2019 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. On November 29, 2019, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Lender entered into a Sixteenth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Sixteenth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s interest payments that would otherwise be due to Lender on December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019 would be deferred until December 31, 2019 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. On December 31, 2019, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Lender entered into a Seventeenth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Seventeenth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and January 17, 2020 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s interest payments that would otherwise be due to Lender on December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019 would be deferred until January 17, 2020 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. On January 17, 2020, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Lender entered into an Eighteenth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Eighteenth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and January 28, 2020 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s interest payments that would otherwise be due to Lender on December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019 would be deferred until January 28, 2020 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. On January 28, 2020, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Lender entered into a Nineteenth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Nineteenth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and (i) April 30, 2020 (provided that Borrower obtains at least $ 600,000 The Company has evaluated the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Modification Agreement Amendments and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On February 6, 2020, the Company, the Borrower, the Lender (in its capacity as administrative agent and lender) and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Credit Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) provide for additional funding under the Tranche Three Loan, in the aggregate principal amount of $ 500,000 October 7, 2020 15.5 Also on February 6, 2020, upon the execution of the Sixth Credit Agreement Amendment, (i) the Borrower borrowed the Additional Tranche Three Loan and issued to the Tranche Three Lenders term notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 500,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000 0.01 February 6, 2030 On April 17, 2020, the Company and PDL Investment Holdings, LLC, entered into a Consent and Agreement Regarding SBA Loan Agreement (the “PDL Consent Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender (i) consented under the Credit Agreement to the Borrower’s issuing the Promissory Note and borrowing the SBA Loan and (ii) agreed that the SBA Loan would be deemed to be debt that is permitted under the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents. On April 17, 2020, the Company and the Lender entered into a Twentieth Amendment to the PDL Modification Agreement (the “Twentieth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and September 30, 2020 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s interest payments that would otherwise be due to Lender on December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 would be deferred until September 30, 2020 (the end of the extended Modification Period), and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. The Company has evaluated the Twentieth Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On September 30, 2020, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-First Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty- First Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and November 30, 2020 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and October 7, 2020 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until November 30, 2020 (the end of the extended Modification Period), and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-First Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On November 30, 2020, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Second Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty-Second Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and January 31, 2021 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, and October 7, 2020 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until January 31, 2021 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-Second Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On January 31, 2021, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Third Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty-Third Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and January 31, 2021 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, and October 7, 2020 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until May 31, 2021 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-Third Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement was accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On May 25, 2021, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Fourth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty-Fourth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and November 30, 2021 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, October 7, 2020, and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until November 30, 2021 (the end of the extended Modification) and that such deferrals would be a Covered Event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-Fourth Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On November 29, 2021, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Fifth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty-Fifth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and June 30, 2022 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and October 7, 2020 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until June 30, 2022 (the end of the extended Modification) and that such deferrals would be a covered event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-Fifth Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On June 23, 2022, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Sixth Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty-Sixth Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and June 30, 2022 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, October 7, 2020 and June 30, 2022 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on June 30, 2022, would each be deferred until December 31, 2022 (the end of the extended Modification) and that such deferrals would be a covered event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty- Sixth Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. On December 30, 2022, the Company, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Lender and the Tranche Three Lenders entered into a Twenty-Seventh Amendment to Modification Agreement (the “Twenty- Seventh Modification Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Modification Agreement to provide that the dates on which the Lender may elect, in the Lender’s sole discretion, to terminate the Modification Period would be July 31, 2018 and February 28, 2023 (with each such date permitted to be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion); and that the Borrower’s (i) interest payments that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and October 7, 2020 and (ii) payments for principal and for any other Obligations then outstanding under the Tranche One Loan and the Tranche Three Loans that would otherwise be due under the Credit Agreement on October 7, 2020, would each be deferred until February 28, 2023 (the end of the extended Modification Period) and that such deferrals would be a covered event. The Company has evaluated the Twenty-seventh Modification Agreement Amendment and as the effective borrowing rate under the restructured agreement is less than the effective borrowing rate on the old agreement, a concession is deemed to have been granted under ASC 470-60-55-10. As a concession has been granted, the agreement is to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by debtors (TDR) under ASC 470-60. Accounting Treatment As of December 31, 2022, the Company and Lender had entered into 27 amendments to the PDL Modification Agreement (as detailed above), resulting in restructuring of the PDL Credit Agreement and the accounting treatment of the related costs. The amendments entered into during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 qualified for troubled debt restructuring accounting. As appropriate, we expensed the legal costs paid to third parties. For the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, pursuant to the terms of the PDL Modification Agreement, as amended, $ 3,100,000 3,100,000 |