We will purchase Licensed Products for any clinical or commercial supply from the Licensor under the terms of a supply agreement. Until we have completed the first Phase 2 clinical trial for the first Licensed Product in the United States, the Licensor shall supply the Licensed Compound to us for clinical purposes as we request, but only to the extent necessary for us to conduct such clinical trial, at no cost to us.
The License Agreement will expire automatically upon the expiration of the last royalty term of the last Licensed Product (the “Term”), with each royalty term expiring on a country-by-country basis upon the later of: (i) the expiration or abandonment of the last-to-expire Licensed Patent covering a Licensed Product; (ii) 10 years after the date of first commercial sale in the applicable country; and (iii) expiration of regulatory exclusivity for the Licensed Product in the applicable country. Following the expiration of the Term, the License will become non-exclusive and fully-paid.
The License Agreement may be terminated by us for any reason upon 180 days prior written notice to the Licensor. The Licensor may terminate the License Agreement if we or any sublicensee commences an action challenging the Licensed Patents or following the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. Either party may terminate the License Agreement (i) for an uncured material breach of the License Agreement by the other party or (ii) if, at any time, the other party undergoes certain bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution proceedings.
K2 Loan Agreement
On July 27, 2022, we 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 our request, subject to review by the Lenders of certain information from us 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. We may prepay, at our 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 our common stock, at a conversion price of $2.6493, subject to customary 19.99% Nasdaq beneficial ownership limitations. We 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 our future equity financings, 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 our ability to, among other things, dispose of assets, make changes to the our 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 we maintain cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance of at least $25 million so long as our total market capitalization is less than $250 million.
As security for our obligations under the Loan Agreement, we granted the Lenders a first priority security interest on substantially all of our assets (other than intellectual property), subject to certain exceptions.