(c)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, any time beginning on the Performance Milestone Date (as defined in the 2024 LSA) and continuing through the earlier to occur of (A) the date that is 120 days from the Performance Milestone Date and (B) September 30, 2026, the Borrower may request and the Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make up to three additional advances in minimum increments of $5,000,000 (or if less, the remaining amount of advances available to be drawn) in an aggregate principal amount up to the difference of $15,000,000 minus the aggregate original principal amount of all Tranche 2-A Advances made by the Lenders.
(d)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request and Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, on or prior to the Amortization Date (as defined in the 2024 LSA) but only following and conditioned on the approval by the Lender’s investment committee in its sole and unfettered discretion, in each case, one or more additional Term Loan advances in minimum increments of $5,000,000 (or if less, the remaining amount of Term Loan advances available to be drawn pursuant to this provision in an aggregate principal amount up to $20,000,000.
Interest Rate. Borrowings under the 2024 LSA bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (i) (x) the Prime Rate (as reported in The Wall Street Journal) plus (y) 2.0%, and (ii) 9.50%.
Terms of Repayment and Facility Charges. The Term Loans are repayable in monthly interest-only payments until: (i) December 1, 2026 or (ii) June 1, 2027, if the Financing Milestone I Date has occurred on or prior to November 6, 2026; or (iii) December 1, 2027, if the Performance Milestone Date has occurred on or prior to May 6, 2027. After the expiration of the interest-only payment period, the Term Loans are repayable in equal monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until maturity. The Term Loans will mature on November 6, 2028.
At the Company’s option, the Company may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans, subject to a prepayment premium equal to (a) 3.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs during the twelve months following the Closing Date, (b) 2.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs after 12 months following the Closing Date but on or prior to 24 months following the Closing Date, and (c) 1.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs after 24 months following the Closing Date and prior to the maturity date. In addition, the Company will pay an end of term charge of 6.35% upon the prepayment or repayment of the Term Loans and a facility charge of 0.75% upon any draws of the Term Loans.
Covenants, Representations and Warranties, Events of Default. The 2024 LSA includes customary affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties, including a covenant against the occurrence of a “change in control,” financial reporting obligations, and certain limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions (including dividends), collateral, transfers, mergers or acquisitions, taxes, corporate changes, and bank accounts. The 2024 LSA also includes customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants following any applicable cure period, the occurrence of certain events that could reasonably be expected to have a “material adverse effect” as set forth in the 2024 LSA, cross acceleration to third-party indebtedness and certain events relating to bankruptcy or insolvency. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, Hercules may declare all outstanding obligations immediately due and payable and take such other actions as set forth in the 2024 LSA.
Beginning on the Testing Effective Date (as defined in the 2024 LSA), the Company must maintain Qualified Cash (as defined in the 2024 LSA) in an amount greater than or equal to (x) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan advances, multiplied by (y) (1) prior to December 1, 2025, 35% or (2) on and after December 1, 2025, (A) if the Performance Milestone Date has not occurred on or prior to December 1, 2025, 50% until the date on which the Performance Milestone Date has occurred and (B) on and after the Performance Milestone Date, 35% (the “Minimum Cash Covenant”). The Minimum Cash Covenant will be waived if the Company’s Market Capitalization (as defined in the 2024 LSA) exceeds $500.0 million.
Security. The Term Loans are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company.
Right to Invest. While the Term Loans remain outstanding, the Lenders shall have the right to participate in any equity financing of the Company of at least $10,000,000 in an aggregate amount of up to $5,000,000 on the same terms, conditions and pricing afforded to others participating in any such equity financing.