Member Countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as a potential treatment for mental health and behavior change, such as substance use disorders including opioid use disorder, mood and anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder, and treatment-resistant depression. Psyber will pay Accelerate an upfront payment of $0.1 million, up to $0.3 million upon the achievement of certain clinical and sale milestones, and low to mid single digit royalty payments based on net sales.
Columbia Stock Purchase and License Agreement
In June 2020, Kures entered into a license agreement with Columbia, pursuant to which, Kures obtained an exclusive license under certain patents and technical information to discover, develop, manufacture, use and commercialize such patents or other products in all uses and applications (“Columbia IP”). In addition, in consideration for the rights to the Columbia IP, Kures entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Columbia in contemplation of the license agreement. Pursuant to the SPA, Kures issued to Columbia certain shares of the Kures’ capital stock, representing 5% of Kures common stock on a fully diluted basis, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SPA. Kures can, from time to time, issue to Columbia additional shares of Kures’ common stock, at a per share price equal to the then fair market value of each such share. The antidilution protection provision shall be maintained up to and through the achievement of certain milestone events. At the acquisition date, the Company recorded the fair value of the shares of Kures common stock issued to Columbia of $0.1 million to Company’s additional-paid-in-capital and a debit to research and development expense for the corresponding acquired in-process research and development as it had no alternative future use at the time of the acquisition. In addition, Kures is obligated to pay tiered royalties ranging in the low to mid-single-digit percentage based on net sales of products licensed under the agreement. If Kures receives revenue from sublicensing any of its rights under the agreement, Kures is also obligated to pay a portion of that revenue to Columbia. Starting from the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Kures License Agreement, Kures is obligated to pay Columbia annual license fees ranging from $10,000 to $0.1 million, creditable against royalties. Kures is also obligated to make milestone payments aggregating up to $15.5 million upon the achievement of certain clinical or regulatory and sales-based milestones for the first indication for each of the licensed product and up to $7.3 million for each subsequent indication for each of such products. In addition, Kures is obligated to pay Columbia a portion of the non-royalty sublicense payments it receives from a third party receiving a sublicense to practice the rights licensed to Kures under the license agreement, ranging from a low teen to low double-digit percentage. Kures has the right to terminate the Columbia agreement for any reason upon a 90-day notice and if Columbia materially breaches the agreement and fails to remedy any such default. Columbia has the right to terminate the Columbia agreement if Kures declares bankruptcy, becomes insolvent or otherwise materially breaches the agreement and fails to remedy any such default within specified cure periods. Such termination does not preclude Columbia’s rights to any milestone payments, royalties, and other payments described above. The Columbia agreement will remain in effect until terminated by the parties according to their rights. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company made no material payments in connection with the Columbia agreement.
17. Related Party Transactions
ATAI Formation
In connection with the formation of ATAI in 2018, the Company entered into a series of transactions with its shareholders, Apeiron, Galaxy Group Investments LLC. (“Galaxy”) and HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (“HCS”) whereby these shareholders contributed their investments in COMPASS, Innoplexus and Juvenescence to the Company in exchange for ATAI’s common stock of equivalent value. Apeiron is the family office of the Company’s founder who owns 21.0% and 21.7% of the outstanding common stock in the Company as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Galaxy is a NYC-based multi-strategy investment firm that owns 7% and 8% of the outstanding common stock in the Company as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. HCS is a German venture capital firm that owns 4% and 6% of the outstanding common stock in the Company as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Convertible Note Agreements with Perception
In March 2020, Perception entered into the Perception Note Purchase Agreement with the Company and other investors, including related parties, which provided for the issuance of convertible notes of up to $3.9 million, among which Perception issued convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $3.3 million to the Company and $0.3 million to Sonia Weiss Pick and Family, and $0.3 million to other investors. In addition, in December 2020, Perception entered into the Perception December 2020 Convertible Note Agreement with the Company and other investors, including related parties, which provided for the issuance of convertible notes of up to $12.0 million in two tranches. Under the First Tranche Funding of $7.0 million, Perception issued an aggregate principal amount of $5.8 million to the Company and $0.4 million to other investors as of December 31, 2020 and $0.2 million to Apeiron, $0.5 million to Sonia Weiss Pick and Family, and $0.1 million to other investors in January 2021. Under the Second Tranche Funding of $5.0 million, Perception issued an aggregate of $4.2 million to the Company, $0.2 million to Apeiron, $0.3 million to Sonia Weiss Pick and Family, and $0.4 million to other investors.
On June 10, 2021, the Company received $20.0 million pursuant to the licensing and collaboration arrangement with Otsuka. Upon receipt of the proceeds, the Perception Convertible Notes automatically converted into Series A preferred stock pursuant to their original terms. Sonia Weiss Pick and Family and Aperion received 440,415 shares and 27,809 shares of Perception Series A preferred stock, respectively, upon conversion of the Perception Convertible Notes. The conversion of the Perception December 2020 Notes was accounted for an extinguishment. The March 2020 Notes were accounted for as a conversion. These transactions are further described in Note 10.
Common Stock
In January 2021, pursuant to an additional closing from the common stock issuance in November and December 2020, the Company issued and sold 2,133,328 shares of common stock to Apeiron at the same issuance price, for cash proceeds of $12.2 million. In March 2021, in connection with the Company’s issuance of 13,419,360 shares of common stock, at a price of €9.69 or $11.71 per share, the Company issued common shares to Apeiron for a total purchase price of $14.5 million, and issued common shares to Presight II, L.P. for a total purchase price of $13.9 million (See Note 11). Apeiron is the co-managing member of the general partner of Presight II, L.P.
Directed Share Program
In connection with ATAI’s initial public offering, the underwriters reserved 27% of the common shares for sale at the initial offering price to the Company’s managing directors, supervisory directors and certain other parties. Apeiron participated in the program and purchased $10.5 million of common stock.
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