K2 Loan Agreement
On July 27, 2022, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with K2 HealthVentures LLC (“K2HV”, together with any other lender from time to time party thereto, the “Lenders”), as administrative agent for the Lenders, and Ankura Trust Company, LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders. The Loan Agreement provides up to $50.0 million principal in term loans (the “Term Loan”) consisting of a first tranche of $30.0 million funded at closing and a subsequent second tranche of up to $20.0 million upon the Company’s request, subject to review by the Lenders of certain information from the Company and discretionary approval by the Lenders.
The Term Loan will mature on August 1, 2026, with interest only payments for 30 months, and bears a variable interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 7.95% and (ii) the sum of (A) the prime rate last quoted in The Wall Street Journal (or a comparable replacement rate, as determined by the Lenders, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate) and (B) 3.20%. Upon the final payment under the Loan Agreement, the Lenders are entitled to an end of term charge equal to 6.45% of the aggregate original principal amount of the term loans made pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Company may prepay, at its option, all, but not less than all, of the outstanding principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the principal balance being prepaid of the term loans, subject to a prepayment premium to which the Lenders are entitled and certain notice requirements.
The Lenders may elect at any time following the closing and prior to the full repayment of the term loans to convert any portion of the principal amount of the term loans then outstanding, up to an aggregate of $3.25 million in principal amount, into shares of the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), at a conversion price of $2.6493, subject to customary 19.99% Nasdaq beneficial ownership limitations. The Company also granted registration rights to the Lenders with respect to shares received upon such conversion.
Further, the Lenders may elect to invest up to $5.0 million in future equity financings of the Company, provided such investment is limited to no more than 10% of the total amount raised in such equity financing.
The Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, dispose of assets, make changes to the Company’s business, management, ownership or business locations, merge or consolidate, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or other distributions or repurchase equity, make investments, and enter into certain transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to certain exceptions. The Loan Agreement also contains covenants requiring that that the Company maintain cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance of at least $25 million so long as the Company’s total market capitalization is less than $250 million.
As security for its obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Company granted the Lenders a first priority security interest on substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than intellectual property), subject to certain exceptions.
In connection with entering into the Loan Agreement, the Company also issued to K2HV a warrant to purchase 339,725 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant”), with an exercise price per warrant of $1.3246. The Warrant expires on July 27, 2032.
The Loan Agreement and the Warrant each provide the Lenders with certain piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares issuable upon conversion under the Loan Agreement or upon exercise of the Warrant.
The above descriptions of the Loan Agreement and the Warrant are only a summary of the material terms of the Loan Agreement and the Warrant, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2022.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above that relates to the Loan Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into Item 2.03.
