UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 9, 2021 (February 8, 2021)
KemPharm, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36913 | 20-5894398 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1180 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 103, Celebration, FL | 34747 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (321) 939-3416
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | KMPH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 8, 2021, KemPharm, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a payoff letter with Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P., Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., Deerfield Street Capital Master Fund, L.P., Delaware Street Capital Master Fund, L.P. and M. Kingdon Offshore Master Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “Lenders”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay off and thereby terminate its Facility Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2014, as amended, with the Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to the payoff letter, the Company paid a total of $8.0 million to the Lenders, representing the principal balance, accrued interest outstanding and a prepayment fee in repayment of the Company’s outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the payoff letter, all outstanding indebtedness and obligations of the Company owing to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement have been paid in full. The Credit Agreement and the notes thereunder, as well as the security interests in the assets of the Company securing the Credit Agreement and note obligations, have been terminated. The Lenders will retain the warrants previously issued to them by the Company.
A full description of the Credit Agreement, as amended, is contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2020, and such description is incorporated herein by reference.
The description of the payoff letter contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the payoff letter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
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10.1 |
| Payoff letter, dated as of February 8, 2021, by and among the Company and the lenders named therein. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: February 9, 2021 |
| By: | /s/ R. LaDuane Clifton |
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| R. LaDuane Clifton, CPA |
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| Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |