EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is made and dated as of March 26, 2025 and is entered into by and among SAVARA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and each other Person who from time to time may deliver a Borrower Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 7.13 (together with Company, individually or collectively, as the context may require, “Borrower”), Original Guarantor and each Additional Guarantor from time to time party hereto, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party hereto (each, a “Lender”, and collectively “Lenders”) and HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and Lenders (in such capacity, including any successors or assigns, “Agent”).
RECITALS
A.
The Borrower has requested Lenders make available to Borrower up to three (3) tranches of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) (the “Term Loans”);
B.
The Guarantors are willing to guarantee the payment and performance of the Term Loans and other Secured Obligations hereunder; and
C.
Lenders are willing to make the Term Loans on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.1 Unless otherwise defined herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
“Account Control Agreement(s)” means any agreement entered into by and among Agent, the applicable Loan Party and a third-party bank or other institution (including a Securities Intermediary) in which the applicable Loan Party maintains a Deposit Account or an account holding Investment Property and which perfects Agent’s first priority security interest in the subject account or accounts.
“ACH Authorization” means the ACH Debit Authorization Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit H, which account numbers shall be redacted for security purposes if and when filed publicly by the Company.
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business, line of business or division or other unit of operation of a Person, (b) the acquisition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Equity Interests of any Person, whether or not involving a merger, consolidation or similar transaction with such other Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or (c) the acquisition of, or the right to develop or sell (in each case, including through exclusive licensing (other than “off-the-shelf” licenses)), any product, product line or intellectual property that would constitute a Borrower Product upon acquisition of or from any other Person.
“Advance(s)” means a Term Loan Advance.
“Advance Date” means the funding date of any Advance.
“Advance Request” means a request for an Advance submitted by Borrower to Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit A, which account numbers shall be redacted for security purposes if and when filed publicly by the Company.
“Affiliate” means (a) any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person in question, (b) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of another Person, or (c) any Person twenty percent (20%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held by another Person with power to vote such securities. As used in the definition of “Affiliate,” the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” means this Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Loan Party or any of their respective controlled Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including without limitation the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar legislation in any other jurisdictions.
“Anti‑Terrorism Laws” means any laws, rules, regulations or orders relating to terrorism or money laundering, including without limitation Executive Order No. 13224 (effective September 24, 2001), the USA PATRIOT Act, the laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the laws administered by OFAC.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the federal bankruptcy law of the United States as from time to time in effect, currently as Title 11 of the United States Code. Section references to current sections of the Bankruptcy Code shall refer to comparable sections of any revised version thereof if section numbering is changed.
“Biologics License Application” means an application for licensure of a biological product submitted to the FDA under 42 U.S.C. § 262(k) for permission to introduce, or deliver for introduction, a biologic product into interstate commerce.
“Blocked Person” means any Person: (a) listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (b) owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (c) with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law, (d) that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224, or (e) that is named a “specially designated national” or “blocked person” on the most current list published by OFAC or other similar list.
“Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person that is a corporation, its board of directors, with respect to any Person that is a limited liability company, its board of managers, board of members or similar governing body, and with respect to any other Person that is another form of a legal entity, such Person’s governing body in accordance with its Organizational Documents.
“Board Reviewed Forecast” means the Original Plan; provided, however, that after Borrower achieves the Approval Milestone, Borrower may from time to time update the Original Plan with a forecast prepared in good faith and approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors subject to the consent of Agent (acting reasonably).
“Borrower Products” means all products, software, service offerings, technical data or technology currently being designed, manufactured or sold or that are under clinical investigation or development by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or which any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries intends to sell, license, or distribute in the future including any products or service offerings under development, collectively, together with all products, software, service offerings, technical data or technology that have been sold, licensed or distributed by any Loan Party since its formation or incorporation, as applicable.
“Borrower’s Books” means any Loan Party’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ books and records including ledgers, federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, records regarding any Loan Party’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which banking institutions in the State of California are closed for business.
“Cash” means all cash, cash equivalents and liquid funds.
“Change in Control” means (a) at any time, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)‑5 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of forty-nine percent (49.0%)or more of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors, partners, managers and members, as applicable, of Company (determined on a fully diluted basis); (b) “change of control”, “fundamental change”, “make-whole fundamental change” or any comparable term under and as defined in any indenture governing any Permitted Convertible Debt Financing has occurred; (c) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that Board of Directors on the first (1st) day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors; or (d) at any time, Company shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100.0%) of each class of outstanding stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities of each Subsidiary of Company free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) other than as a result of one or more transactions permitted hereunder.
“Charter” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s incorporation, formation or equivalent documents, as in effect from time to time.
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral Claim” means any and all present and future “claims” (used in its broadest sense, as contemplated by and defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, but without regard to whether such claim would be disallowed under the Bankruptcy Code) of a Lender now or hereafter arising or existing under or relating to this Agreement and related Loan Documents, whether joint, several, or joint and several, whether fixed or indeterminate, due or not yet due, contingent or non-contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, or disputed or undisputed, whether under a guaranty or a letter of credit, and whether arising under contract, in tort, by law, or otherwise, any interest or fees thereon (including interest or fees that accrue after the filing of a petition by or against any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code, irrespective of whether allowable under the Bankruptcy Code), any costs of Enforcement Actions, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, and any prepayment or termination premiums.
“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, One Thousandth of One Dollar ($0.001) par value per share, of Company.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
“Contingent Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any Indebtedness, lease (excluding operating leases of real property), dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another Person, including any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of credit, corporate credit cards or merchant services issued for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed, without duplication of the primary obligation, to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.
“Copyright License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party or in which a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
“Copyrights” means all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant to the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, or of any other country.
“Current Company IP” means each pending, registered, issued or in-licensed Intellectual Property that, individually or taken together with any other such Intellectual Property, is material to the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relating to the research, development, manufacture, production, use, commercialization, marketing, importing, storage, transport, offer for sale, distribution or sale of the Borrower Products, and is owned or co-owned, by or exclusively in-licensed to or otherwise controlled by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Default” means any event, circumstance or condition that has occurred or exists, that would, with the passage of time or the requirement that notice be given or both, become an Event of Default.
“Deposit Accounts” means any “deposit accounts”, as such term is defined in the UCC, and includes any checking account, savings account, or certificate of deposit.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Secured Obligations), (b) are redeemable at the option (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Secured Obligations) of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provide for scheduled payments of dividends in Cash, or (d) are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date.
“Disqualified Institution” means any Person described expressly in a writing (including via email) from Borrower to Agent, and acknowledged by Agent, on or before the Closing Date as constituting a “Disqualified Institution”.
“Division” means, in reference to any Person which is an entity, the division of such Person into two (2) or more separate Persons, with the dividing Person either continuing or terminating its existence as part of such division, including, without limitation, as contemplated under Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act for limited liability companies formed under Delaware law, Section 17-220 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for limited partnerships formed under Delaware law, or any analogous action taken pursuant to any other applicable law with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any other jurisdiction within the United States of America.
“Enforcement Action” means, with respect to any Lender and with respect to any Collateral Claim of such Lender or any item of Collateral in which such Lender has or claims a security interest lien or right of offset, any action, whether judicial or nonjudicial, to repossess, collect, accelerate, offset, recoup, give notification to third parties with respect to, sell, dispose of, foreclose upon, give notice of sale, disposition, or foreclosure with respect to, or obtain equitable or injunctive relief with respect to, such Collateral Claim or Collateral. The filing, or the joining in the filing, by any Lender of an involuntary bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding against any Loan Party also is an Enforcement Action.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, the capital stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other equity securities or equity ownership interests of such Person.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Accounts” means any of the following Deposit Accounts which are designated as such in writing to Agent as of the Closing Date or, with respect to any Deposit Account opened after the Closing Date, in the next Compliance Certificate delivered after such Deposit Account is opened: (a) Deposit Accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of a Loan Party’s employees holding an aggregate amount across all such accounts of not more than amounts needed for the then-next two (2) payroll cycles, (b) any Deposit Account which is a zero-balance disbursement account, (c) any Deposit Account which is solely used for disbursements and payments of withheld income taxes, payroll taxes and/or federal, state or local employee taxes, or (d) any Deposit Account which is solely used as a trust account, escrow account, or other fiduciary account.
“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any successor thereto.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary other than any Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Approval” means any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof (including the FDA) or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state or locality of the United States, the United States, or a foreign government.
“Guarantor” means each Original Guarantor or an Additional Guarantor.
“Guaranty” means the guarantee of the Secured Obligations provided by the Guarantors under Section 12.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means as of any date of determination, (a) Aires Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (b) SD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation and (c) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of Company so long as, with respect to any of clauses (a), (b) and (c), any such Subsidiary (i) is not actively engaged in any business activities, (ii) maintains assets of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate at any time, (iii) does not own any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business, and (iv) is not a party to any Material Agreement.
“Indebtedness” means indebtedness of any kind, including (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade credit entered into in the ordinary course of business due within one hundred twenty (120) days), including reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations, (d) all Disqualified Equity Interests (e) “earnouts”, purchase price adjustments, profit sharing arrangements, deferred purchase money amounts and similar payment obligations, in each case, arising out of purchase and sale contracts, in each case only to the extent required to be reflected as a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, excluding, in any event, customary post-closing working capital adjustments, indemnification obligations, and holdbacks the full amount of which have been reserved on the books and records of the applicable obligor, (f) obligations arising under bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation or similar arrangements owed to sellers or target management in connection with purchase and sale contracts (other than those reflecting reasonable market terms for salary, bonus, deferred and incentive compensation for services actually to be rendered) (g) non-contingent obligations to reimburse any bank or Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument, and (h) all Contingent Obligations.
“Initial Minimum Revenue Test Date” means the date on or after the Initial Test Date on which the amount of the advanced Term Loan Advances is first greater than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
“Initial Test Date” means the date that reporting is due pursuant to Section 7.1(b) for the first calendar quarter which is at least nine (9) months after the date that Borrower achieves the Approval Milestone; provided, that the Initial Test Date shall be extended by six (6) months if Borrower has raised an aggregate amount of at least Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) in Qualified Equity Issuance Net Proceeds between the Closing Date and June 30, 2026.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy, liquidation, moratorium, receivership, or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, administration, arrangement, receivership or other similar relief proceedings in the applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Intellectual Property” means all of each Loan Party’s Copyrights; Trademarks; Patents; Licenses; trade secrets and inventions; mask works; each Loan Party’s applications therefor and reissues, extensions, or renewals thereof; and each Loan Party’s goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, together with each Loan Party’s rights to sue for past, present and future infringement of Intellectual Property and the goodwill associated therewith.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means the Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date and effective as of the IPSA Trigger Date between the Loan Parties party thereto and Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented.
“Investment” means (a) any beneficial ownership (including stock, shares, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, or other equity securities or ownership interests) of or in any Person, (b) any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person, (c) any Acquisition, or (d) other transfers on behalf of or in connection with any equity ownership or similar transfers.
“IPSA Trigger Date” means the first date from and after the Closing Date on which the Borrower’s Qualified Cash is at any time less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder Agreements” means for each Subsidiary required to join as a Borrower or as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.13, a completed and executed Joinder Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
“License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other Intellectual Property license of rights or interests.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, security interest, encumbrance, levy, lien or charge of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise, against any property, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature of a security interest.
“Loan” means the Advances made under this Agreement.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the promissory notes (if any), the ACH Authorization, the Account Control Agreements, any Joinder Agreement, all UCC Financing Statements, any Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (from and after the IPSA Trigger Date), and any other documents executed in connection with the Secured Obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.
“Loan Party” means Borrower or any Guarantor.
“Market Capitalization” means, for any given date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the average of the daily volume weighted average price of Company’s common Equity Interests as reported for each of the five (5) Trading Days preceding such date of determination multiplied by (b) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Company’s common Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding on the date of the determination and listed on the Principal Stock Exchange, subject to appropriate adjustment for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
“Market Disruption Event” means any of the following events: (a) any suspension of, or limitation imposed on, trading by the Principal Stock Exchange in shares of common Equity Interests during any period or periods aggregating one hour or longer and whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Principal Stock Exchange or otherwise relating to the common Equity Interests; or (b) the failure to open of the exchange or quotation system on which the common Equity Interests are traded or the closure of such exchange or quotation system prior to its respective scheduled closing time for the regular trading session on such day (without regard to after hours or other trading outside the regular trading session hours).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect upon: (i) the business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (ii) the ability of Borrower to perform or pay the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or the ability of Agent or Lenders to enforce any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Secured Obligations; or (iii) the Collateral or Agent’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens.
“Material Agreement” means (a) the Material License, (b) that certain Manufacture and Supply Agreement dated as of April 26, 2019 by and between Savara ApS and GEMABIOTECH SAU or (c) any license, agreement or other contractual arrangement the termination of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material License” means that certain Research Collaboration and License Agreement dated as of November 7, 2014 by and between Serendex Pharmaceuticals A/S and PARI Pharma GmbH, as amended by Amendment 1.
“Net Product Revenue” means Borrower’s net product revenue (as determined in accordance with GAAP) solely from the sale of molgramostim (which may include profit sharing, or sales-based milestone revenue recognized in accordance with GAAP, but which shall not include any upfront or non-sales-based milestone payments under business development or licensing transactions), measured on as of the date of the most recently delivered monthly or quarterly financial statements in accordance with Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b). For the avoidance of doubt, net product revenue shall not include any of the following to the extent not recognizable as revenue in accordance with GAAP: (i) trade, quantity and cash discounts allowed by Borrower, (ii) discounts, refunds, rebates, charge backs, retroactive price adjustment and any other allowances which effectively reduce net selling price, (iii) product returns and allowances, (iv) allowances for shipping or other distribution expenses, (iv) set-offs and counterclaims, and (v) any other similar and customary deductions that are typically deducted from gross revenue and not included in net revenue in accordance with GAAP.
“Non-Disclosure Agreement” means that certain Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement by and between the Company and Hercules Capital, Inc. dated as of September 11, 2024.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) and/or any other list of terrorists or other restricted Persons maintained pursuant to any of the rules and regulations of OFAC or pursuant to any other applicable Executive Orders.
“Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Person, such Person’s Charter, and (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.
“Original Guarantor” means Aravas Inc, a Delaware corporation.
“Original Plan” means the forecast delivered by Borrower to Agent and Lenders, and acknowledged by Agent as constituting the Original Plan, in each case, prior to the Closing Date, as the Original Plan may be updated as set forth in the definition of Board Reviewed Forecast.
“Patent License” means any written agreement granting any right with respect to any invention on which a Patent is in existence or a Patent application is pending, in which agreement a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
“Patents” means all letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States of America or in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States of America or any other country.
“Perfection Certificate” means a completed certificate entitled “Perfection Certificate and Diligence Request”, dated as of the Closing Date, delivered by Company to Agent and Lenders, signed by Company (as amended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
“Permitted Convertible Debt Financing” means issuance by Company of convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of not more than Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000) (“Permitted Convertible Debt”); provided that such convertible notes shall (a) both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, (b) have no scheduled amortization or principal payments, mandatory redemptions or other required payments of principal prior to the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, other than customary payments upon a “change of control”, “fundamental change”, “make-whole fundamental change” or any comparable term (it being understood that a holder’s option to convert any such Indebtedness into Common Stock (and Cash in lieu of fractional shares) shall not be considered a required mandatory redemption or payment of principal), (c) be unsecured, (d) not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of Company that is not a Borrower or a guarantor of the Secured Obligations, (e) contain usual and customary subordination terms for underwritten offerings of senior subordinated convertible notes, (f) shall be Indebtedness of Company and not of any Subsidiary thereof, and (g) if secured, shall specifically designate this Agreement and all Secured Obligations as “designated senior indebtedness” or similar term so that the subordination terms referred to in clause (e) of this definition specifically refer to such notes as being subordinated to the Secured Obligations pursuant to such subordination terms. For the avoidance of doubt, Permitted Convertible Debt Financing shall not constitute Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means:
(i) Indebtedness of Borrower in favor of any Lender or Agent arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(ii) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date which is disclosed in Schedule 1A;
(iii) Indebtedness of up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) outstanding at any time secured by a Lien described in clause (vii) of the defined term “Permitted Liens,” provided such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of the Equipment, software or other Intellectual Property financed with such Indebtedness;
(iv) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with corporate credit cards in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at any time;
(v) unsecured Indebtedness arising from customary cash management and treasury services and the honoring of a check, draft or similar instrument against insufficient funds or from the endorsement of instruments for collection, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) Indebtedness that also constitutes a Permitted Investment or is secured by a Permitted Lien;
(vii) Subordinated Indebtedness;
(viii) reimbursement obligations in connection with letters of credit that are at any time outstanding and secured by Cash and issued on behalf of Borrower or a Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000);
(ix) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business; (x) other unsecured Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at any time outstanding;
(xi) intercompany Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to another Loan Party;
(xii) the Permitted Convertible Debt Financing;
(xiii) Indebtedness with respect to a Permitted Royalty Transaction; and
(xiv) Indebtedness arising with respect to Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s real property lease and operating lease obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business, not to exceed an aggregate amount outstanding at any time of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000);
(xvi) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to a Borrower or any of Subsidiary thereof to finance the premiums therefor in the ordinary course of business, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred during and only to defer the cost of such insurance for, a coverage period not to exceed one (1) year; and
(xvii) extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal amount is not increased (other than as a result of the capitalization of fees, expenses and accrued and unpaid interest on a non-default basis in accordance with the terms thereof) or the terms modified to impose materially more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, and subject to any limitations on the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness.
“Permitted Investment” means:
(i) Investments existing on the Closing Date which are disclosed in Schedule 1B;
(ii) (a) cash, (b) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or any State thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof currently having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and currently having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, (d) certificates of deposit issued by any bank with assets of at least Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000) maturing no more than one year from the date of investment therein, and (e) money market accounts;
(iii) repurchases of stock of Borrower from former employees, directors, or consultants of Borrower under the terms of applicable repurchase agreements at the original issuance price of such securities in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in any fiscal year, provided that no Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or could exist after giving effect to the repurchases; provided, to the extent restricted stock units or stock options are granted to employees, directors or consultants of Borrower, the retention of a portion thereof by Borrower in connection with such issuance or exercise thereof for the purpose of paying the relevant tax liabilities associated therewith shall not be deemed or construed to constitute a “repurchase” of stock hereunder; (iv) Investments accepted in connection with Permitted Transfers;
(v) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of a Loan Party’s business;
(vi) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business, provided that this subsection (vi) shall not apply to Investments of any Loan Party in any Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(vii) Investments consisting of loans not involving the net transfer on a substantially contemporaneous basis of cash proceeds to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of capital stock of Company pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or other similar agreements approved by Company’s Board of Directors;
(viii) Investments consisting of: (A) travel advances and employee relocation loans in the ordinary course of business, and (B) loans to employees, officers, managers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors or similar governing body; not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate for (A) and (B), collectively, at any time outstanding;
(ix) Investments in newly-formed Subsidiaries, provided that each such Subsidiary enters into a Joinder Agreement promptly after its formation and executes such other documents as shall be reasonably requested by Agent;
(x) Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries to fund the reasonable business needs of such Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, as such ordinary course of business and past practices may reasonably be modified in consultation with Agent, for proper business purposes and responsive to the business needs of such Foreign Subsidiaries, as a result of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries’ ability and authorization to generate revenue;
(xi) joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of a Loan Party’s business consisting of the nonexclusive licensing of technology, the development of technology or the providing of technical support, provided that any cash Investments by the Loan Parties do not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year;
(xii) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Loan Parties’ business;
(xiii) Investments consisting of deposit accounts (but only to the extent that Borrower is permitted to maintain such accounts pursuant to Section 7.12 of this Agreement);
(xiv) Investments consisting of the creation of a Subsidiary for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction permitted by Section 7.9;
(xv) additional Investments that do not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(i) Liens in favor of Agent or Lenders;
(ii) Liens existing on the Closing Date which are disclosed in Schedule 1C;
(iii) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; provided, that the Loan Parties maintain adequate reserves therefor on Borrower’s Books in accordance with GAAP;
(iv) Liens securing claims or demands of materialmen, artisans, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of the Loan Parties’ business and imposed without action of such parties; provided, that the payment thereof is not yet required;
(v) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
(vi) the following deposits, to the extent made in the ordinary course of business: deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure statutory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or environmental Liens) or surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds;
(vii) Liens on Equipment or software or other intellectual property constituting purchase money Liens and other Liens in connection with capital leases securing Indebtedness permitted in clause (iii) of “Permitted Indebtedness”;
(viii) Liens incurred in connection with Subordinated Indebtedness;
(ix) leasehold interests in leases or subleases and licenses (other than with respect to Intellectual Property) granted in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the licensor;
(x) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties that are promptly paid on or before the date they become due;
(xi) Liens on insurance proceeds securing the payment of financed insurance premiums that are promptly paid on or before the date they become due (provided that such Liens extend only to such insurance proceeds and not to any other property or assets);
(xii) statutory and common law rights of set-off and other similar rights as to deposits of cash and securities in favor of banks, other depository institutions and brokerage firms;
(xiii) easements, servitudes, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business so long as they do not materially impair the value or marketability of the related property; (xiv) (a) Liens on Cash securing obligations permitted under clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness and (b) security deposits in connection with real property leases, the combination of (a) and (b) in an aggregate amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at any time;
(xv) Licenses that qualify as Permitted Transfers;
(xvi) Liens solely on the royalty interests purchased pursuant to a Permitted Royalty Transaction and proceeds thereon; provided that no Liens shall be granted with respect to any Intellectual Property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries other than with respect to molgramostim in the case of a synthetic royalty transaction, as long as any such Lien is second priority to Agent’s first priority Lien, pursuant to a subordination or intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion; and
(xvii) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (i) through (xvi) above; provided, that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced (as may have been reduced by any payment thereon) does not increase.
“Permitted Royalty Transaction” means either a true royalty or synthetic royalty financing whereby Borrower receives upfront net cash proceeds of no less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) in exchange for rights to receive future payments based on net sales or revenue, as applicable, of molgramostim in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate for all such Permitted Royalty Transactions, ten percent (10.00%) of worldwide net sales or revenue, as applicable, of molgramostim provided that such transaction (a) in the case of any synthetic royalty participation (and not royalty purchases or buyouts) with respect to molgramostim, shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion, (b) for which any security is granted, shall have such grant of security limited solely to molgramostim, and (c) shall not have a scheduled maturity date, guaranteed minimum return payment or “true-up” payment earlier than one hundred eighty (180) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date and/or subject to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations as required hereunder and (d) shall be with a purchaser reasonably satisfactory to Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided further that Borrower shall not engage in more than one such transaction at any one time.
“Permitted Transfers” means:
(i) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) licenses and similar arrangements for the use of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business on an arms’ length basis, including in connection with business development transactions, co-development or co-promotion transactions, collaborations, licensing, partnering or similar transactions with third parties and that are entered into with commercially reasonable terms, that are not exclusive or could not result in a legal transfer of title of the licensed property that may be exclusive in respects other than territory or may be exclusive as to territory but only as to discrete geographical areas outside of the United States of America in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) transfers by and among Loan Parties; (iv) transfers constituting the making of Permitted Investments, or the granting of Permitted Liens;
(v) dispositions of worn-out, obsolete or surplus Equipment at fair market value in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) Transfers consisting of royalty payments in connection with any Permitted Royalty Transaction;
(vii) to the extent constituting a Transfer, entering into and performing under Material Licenses;
(viii) the abandonment of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain or that is not material to the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
(ix) (A) arms-length Transfers of Immaterial Subsidiaries (including by merger) to third party buyers or acquirors for fair value or (B) the dissolution and termination of Immaterial Subsidiaries; and
(x) other Transfers of assets having a fair market value of not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, other entity or government.
“Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between each pledgor party thereto and Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented.
“Principal Stock Exchange” means the NASDAQ or, if the common Equity Interests are not listed on the NASDAQ, the principal national securities exchange or public quotation system on which the common Equity Interests are then listed for trading or quoted.
“Qualified Cash” means an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Loan Parties’ Cash held in accounts in the United States subject to a perfected Lien in favor of Agent, minus (b) the Qualified Cash A/P Amount.
“Qualified Cash A/P Amount” means the amount of the Loan Parties’ accounts payable under GAAP not paid after the120th day following the invoice for such account payable.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualified Equity Issuance Net Proceeds” means the net proceeds in Cash (excluding any conversion of existing notes, share repurchases, or other holdbacks or discounts) received by Company as consideration for any (a) public or private sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of Company, (b) contribution to the equity capital of Company (other than in exchange for Disqualified Equity Interests), (c) sale or issuance of Indebtedness of Company (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Equity Interests of Company and which constitutes a Permitted Convertible Debt Financing, (d) interest, returns, profits, dividends, distributions and similar amounts received in connection with a Permitted Royalty Transaction, (d) sale or issuance of Subordinated Indebtedness, or (e) entry into a development and commercialization agreement relating to a product candidate of Borrower; provided that the amount of Cash received by Company is, (i) in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, measured at the time made and without adjustment for subsequent changes in value, payable for the fair market value of sale, issuance or contribution and any other property received in connection with such sale, issuance or contribution, and paid by any Person that is not a Loan Party or an Affiliate thereof, and (ii) in the case of clause (c) above, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness so converted or exchanged.
“Receivables” means (i) all of the Loan Parties’ Accounts, Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper, Supporting Obligations, letters of credit, proceeds of any letter of credit, and Letter of Credit Rights, and (ii) all customer lists, software, and business records related thereto.
“Redemption Conditions” means, with respect to any redemption by Borrower of any Permitted Convertible Debt, satisfaction of each of the following events: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, and (b) both immediately before and at all times after such redemption, the Borrower’s Qualified Cash shall be no less than 150% of the Secured Obligations.
“Registration” means any registration, authorization, approval, license, permit, clearance, certificate, and exemption issued or allowed by the FDA or state pharmacy licensing authorities (including, without limitation, new drug applications, Biologics License Applications, abbreviated new drug applications, investigational new drug applications, pricing and reimbursement approvals, labelling approvals or their foreign equivalent, and wholesale distributor permits).
“Required Lenders” means at any time, the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, so long as Hercules Capital, Inc. is a Lender, Required Lenders shall be required to include Hercules Capital, Inc.
“Restricted License” means any material License or other agreement with respect to which a Loan Party is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts such Loan Party from granting a security interest in such Loan Party’s interest in such License or agreement or any other property, or (b) for which a default under or termination of could reasonably be expected to materially interfere with Agent’s right to sell any Collateral.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SBA Funding Date” means each date on which a Lender which is an SBIC funds any portion of the Term Loans.
“Secured Obligations” means the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Agreement and any Loan Document, including any obligation to pay any amount now owing or later arising.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness subordinated to the Secured Obligations in amounts and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Agent and subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion.
“Subsidiary” means an entity, whether a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or otherwise, in which a Loan Party owns or controls, either directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities, including each entity listed on Schedule 1.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan” means any Term Loan Advance made under this Agreement.
“Term Loan Advance” means each Tranche 1 Advance, Tranche 2 Advance, Tranche 3 Advance and any other funds advanced under Section 2.2(a).
“Trademark License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Trademark or Trademark registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party or in which a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
“Trademarks” means all trademarks (registered, common law or otherwise) and any applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States of America, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof.
“Trading Day” means any day on which (a) there is no Market Disruption Event and (b) the Principal Stock Exchange is open for trading; provided that a “Trading Day” only includes those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) or the then standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or trading system.
“Tranche” means the Tranche 1 Advance, Tranche 2 Advance and/or the Tranche 3 Advance, as applicable.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same is, from time to time, in effect in the State of California; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as the same is, from time to time, in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of California, then the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
1.1
The following terms are defined in the Sections or subsections referenced opposite such terms:
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Defined Term |
Section |
1940 Act |
5.6(b) |
Agent |
Preamble |
Amortization Date |
Exhibit K |
Assignee |
11.14 |
Borrower |
Preamble |
Claims |
11.11(a) |
Collateral |
3.1 |
Company |
Preamble |
Confidential Information |
11.13 |
Due Diligence Fee |
Exhibit K |
End of Term Charge |
Exhibit K |
End of Term Charge Percentage |
Exhibit K |
Event of Default |
9 |
Financial Statements |
7.1 |
Indemnified Person |
6.3 |
Initial Facility Charge |
Exhibit K |
Interest Only Extension Conditions |
Exhibit K |
Lenders |
Preamble |
Liabilities |
6.3 |
Maximum Rate |
2.3 |
Maximum Term Loan Amount |
Exhibit K |
Minimum Advance Amount |
Exhibit K |
Participant Register |
11.8 |
Payment Date |
2.2(e) |
Prepayment Charge |
Exhibit K |
Prime Rate |
Exhibit K |
Publicity Materials |
11.19 |
Register |
11.7 |
Revenue Milestone |
Exhibit K |
Rights to Payment |
3.1 |
RTI Amount |
Exhibit K |
SBA |
7.16 |
SBIC |
7.16 |
SBIC Act |
7.16 |
Subsequent Financing |
Exhibit K |
Term Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Term Loan Interest Rate |
Exhibit K |
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Term Loan Maturity Date |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 1 Advance |
2.2(a) |
Tranche 1 Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2 Advance |
2.2(a) |
Tranche 2-A Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2-A Commitment Period |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2-B Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2-B Commitment Period |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2-C Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 2-C Commitment Period |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 3 Advance |
2.2(a) |
Tranche 3 Commitment |
Exhibit K |
Tranche 3 Commitment Period |
Exhibit K |
Tranche Facility Charge |
Exhibit K |
Transfer |
7.8 |
1.2
Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement or any Annex or Schedule hereto to a “Section,” “subsection,” “Exhibit,” “Annex,” or “Schedule” shall refer to the corresponding Section, subsection, Exhibit, Annex, or Schedule in or to this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date hereof, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date hereof, consistently applied. For purposes of the definition of “Indebtedness” (but not the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP), all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the effectiveness of FASB ASC 842 shall continue to be treated as operating leases (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with FASB ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as capital leases or finance leases. Unless otherwise defined herein or in the other Loan Documents, terms that are used herein or in the other Loan Documents and defined in the UCC shall have the meanings given to them in the UCC. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any Division or plan of Division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
1.3
If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided that, until so amended, such requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change.
1.4
Any reference in any Loan Document to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a Division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a Division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any Division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person under the Loan Documents (and each Division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity) on the first date of its existence. In connection with any Division, if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then such asset shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person.
SECTION 2. THE LOAN
2.1 [Reserved]
2.2 Term Loan Advances.
(i)
Tranche 1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, and Borrower agrees to draw, a Term Loan Advance in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Tranche 1 Commitment (such Term Loan Advance, the “Tranche 1 Advance”).
1.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request, and the Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, in each case, at any time during the Tranche 2-A Commitment Period, one or more additional Term Loan Advances in minimum increments of the Minimum Advance Amount (or if less, the remaining amount of Term Loan Advances available to be drawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(1)) in an aggregate principal amount up to the Tranche 2-A Commitment (such Term Loan Advances, the “Tranche 2-A Advances”).
2.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request, and the Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, in each case, at any time during the Tranche 2-B Commitment Period, one or more additional Term Loan Advances in minimum increments of the Minimum Advance Amount (or if less, the remaining amount of Term Loan Advances available to be drawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2)) in an aggregate principal amount up to the Tranche 2-B Commitment (such Term Loan Advances, the “Tranche 2-B Advances”).
3.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request, and the Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, in each case, at any time during the Tranche 2-C Commitment Period, one or more additional Term Loan Advances in minimum increments of the Minimum Advance Amount (or if less, the remaining amount of Term Loan Advances available to be drawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(3)) in an aggregate principal amount up to the Tranche 2-C Commitment (such Term Loan Advances, the “Tranche 2-C Advances”; and, together with the Tranche 2-A Advances and the Tranche 2-B Advances, collectively, the “Tranche 2 Advances”).
(iii)
Tranche 3. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request, and the Lenders shall severally (and not jointly) make, in each case, at any time during the Tranche 3 Commitment Period, and conditioned on approval by Lenders’ investment committee in its sole and unfettered discretion, one or more additional Term Loan Advances in minimum increments of the Minimum Advance Amount (or if less, the remaining amount of Term Loan Advances available to be drawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(iii)) in an aggregate principal amount up to the Tranche 3 Commitment (such Term Loan Advances, the “Tranche 3 Advances”).
(b)
Maximum Term Loan Amount. The aggregate outstanding Term Loan Advances shall not exceed the Maximum Term Loan Amount. Each Term Loan Advance of each Lender shall not exceed its respective Term Commitment. After repayment, no Term Loan Advance (or any portion thereof) may be reborrowed.
(c)
Advance Request. To obtain a Term Loan Advance, Borrower shall complete, sign and deliver an Advance Request (at least one (1) Business Day before the Closing Date and at least five (5) Business Days before each Advance Date other than the Closing Date) to Agent. Lenders shall fund the Term Loan Advance in the manner requested by the Advance Request provided that each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 and applicable to such Term Loan Advance is satisfied as of the requested Advance Date. The proceeds of any Term Loan Advance shall be deposited into an account that is subject to an Account Control Agreement.
(i)
Term Loan Interest Rate. The principal balance shall bear interest thereon from such Advance Date at the Term Loan Interest Rate, based on a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days, with interest computed daily based on the actual number of days elapsed. The Term Loan Interest Rate will float and change on the day the Prime Rate changes from time to time.
(e)
Payment. Borrower will pay accrued but unpaid interest on each Term Loan Advance on the first Business Day of each month (each such date, a “Payment Date”), beginning the month after the Advance Date. Borrower shall repay the aggregate principal balance of the Term Loan Advances that is outstanding on the day immediately preceding the Amortization Date, in equal monthly installments of principal and interest (mortgage style) beginning on the Amortization Date and continuing on the first Business Day of each month thereafter until the Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations which, by their terms, survive termination of this Agreement) are repaid. The entire principal balance of the Term Loan Advances and all accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, shall be due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date; provided, that if the Term Loan Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be the immediately subsequent Business Day. Borrower shall make all payments under this Agreement without setoff, recoupment or deduction and regardless of any counterclaim or defense. If a payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be the immediately subsequent Business Day. Agent or Lenders will initiate debit entries to Borrower’s account as authorized on the ACH Authorization (i) on each Payment Date of all periodic obligations payable to Lenders under each Term Loan Advance and (ii)
out-of-pocket legal fees and costs incurred by Agent or Lenders in connection with Section 11.12 upon not less than three (3) Business Days prior written notice to the Borrower; provided that, with respect to clause (i) above, in the event that Lenders or Agent informs Borrower that Lenders will not initiate a debit entry to Borrower’s account for a certain amount of the periodic obligations due on a specific Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lenders, such amount of periodic obligations in full in immediately available funds on such Payment Date; provided, further, that, with respect to clause (i) above, if Lenders or Agent informs Borrower that Lenders will not initiate a debit entry as described above later than the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to such Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lenders such amount of periodic obligations in full in immediately available funds on the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date on which Lenders or Agent notifies Borrower of such; provided, further, that, with respect to clause (ii) above, in the event that Lenders or Agent informs Borrower that Lenders will not initiate a debit entry to Borrower’s account for specified out-of-pocket legal fees and costs incurred by Agent or Lenders, Borrower shall pay to Lenders such amount in full in immediately available funds within three (3) Business Days.
2.3 Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, it is the parties’ intent not to contract for, charge or receive interest at a rate that is greater than the maximum rate permissible by law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall deem applicable hereto (which under the laws of the State of California shall be deemed to be the laws relating to permissible rates of interest on commercial loans) (the “Maximum Rate”). If a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that Borrower has actually paid to Lenders an amount of interest in excess of the amount that would have been payable if all of the Secured Obligations had at all times borne interest at the Maximum Rate, then such excess interest actually paid by Borrower shall be applied as follows: first, to the payment of the Secured Obligations consisting of the outstanding principal; second, after all principal is repaid, to the payment of Lenders’ accrued interest, costs, expenses, professional fees and any other Secured Obligations; and third, after all Secured Obligations are repaid, the excess (if any) shall be refunded to Borrower.
2.4 Default Interest. In the event any payment is not paid on the scheduled payment date, an amount equal to four percent (4%) of such past due amount shall be payable on demand. In addition, automatically upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 9.1 or 9.5 hereunder and, in respect of any other Event of Default hereunder, from and after the occurrence and during the continuation of such Event of Default, upon the election of the Required Lenders, all outstanding Secured Obligations, including principal, interest, compounded interest, and professional fees, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate set forth in Section 2.2(d) plus four percent (4%) per annum. In the event any interest is not paid when due hereunder, delinquent interest shall be added to principal and shall bear interest on interest, compounded at the rate set forth in Section 2.2(d) or 2.4, as applicable.
2.5 Prepayment. At its option, Borrower may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding Advances by paying the entire principal balance (or such portion thereof), all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all unpaid Lender’s fees and expenses due hereunder accrued to the date of the repayment (including, without limitation, the portion of the End of Term Charge applicable to the aggregate original principal amount of the Term Loan Advances being prepaid in accordance with Section 2.6(a)), together with a Prepayment Charge with respect to the outstanding principal amount of such Advance amount being so prepaid. Borrower agrees that the Prepayment Charge is a reasonable calculation of Lenders’ lost profits in view of the difficulties and impracticality of determining actual damages resulting from an early repayment of the Advances. Borrower shall prepay the outstanding amount of all principal and accrued interest through the prepayment date and the Prepayment Charge upon the occurrence of any other prepayment hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent and Lenders agree to waive the Prepayment Charge if (a) Agent and Lenders (in their sole and absolute discretion) agree in writing to refinance the Advances prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date or (b) an early repayment of the Advances occurs as a result of a Change in Control of a Borrower arising from a merger or acquisition of a Borrower. Any amounts paid under this Section shall be applied by Agent to the then unpaid amount of any outstanding Secured Obligations (including principal and interest) in such order and priority as Agent may choose in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, if a payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be the immediately subsequent Business Day.
2.6 End of Term Charge.
(a)
On any date that Borrower partially prepays the outstanding Secured Obligations pursuant to Section 2.5, Borrower shall pay Lenders a charge equal to the product of the End of Term Charge Percentage multiplied by the principal amount of such Term Loan Advances being prepaid.
(b)
On the earliest to occur of (i) the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) the date that Borrower prepays the outstanding Secured Obligations (other than any inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) in full, (iii) the date that the outstanding Secured Obligations become due and payable, or (iv) as required pursuant to Section 2.5, Borrower shall pay Lenders a charge equal to the End of Term Charge.
(c)
Notwithstanding the required payment date of such End of Term Charge, the applicable pro rata portion of the End of Term Charge shall be deemed earned by Lenders as of each date that an applicable Term Loan Advance is made. For the avoidance of doubt, if a payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be the immediately subsequent Business Day.
2.7 Pro Rata Treatment. Each payment (including prepayment) on account of any fee and any reduction of the Term Loan Advances shall be made pro rata according to the Term Commitments of the relevant Lender.
2.8 Taxes; Increased Costs. Borrower, Agent and Lenders each hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth on Addendum 1 attached hereto.
2.9 Treatment of Prepayment Charge and End of Term Charge. Borrower agrees that any Prepayment Charge and any End of Term Charge payable shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as the result of the early termination, and Borrower agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing and existing as of the Closing Date. The Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge shall also be payable in the event the Secured Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure, or by any other means. Each Loan Party expressly waives (to the fullest extent it may lawfully do so) the provisions of any present or future statute or law that prohibits or may prohibit the collection of the foregoing Prepayment Charge and End of Term Charge in connection with any such acceleration. Borrower agrees (to the fullest extent that each may lawfully do so): (a) each of the Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel; (b) each of the Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made; (c) there has been a course of conduct between Lenders and Borrower giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge as a charge (and not interest) in the event of prepayment or acceleration; and (d) Borrower shall be estopped from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section. Borrower expressly acknowledges that its agreement to pay each of the Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge to Lenders as herein described was on the Closing Date and continues to be a material inducement to Lenders to provide the Term Loan Advances.
2.10 Due Diligence Fee. Borrower agrees that the Due Diligence Fee has been paid to Agent and received by Agent prior to the Closing Date, and shall be deemed fully earned on such date regardless of the early termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 3.SECURITY INTEREST
3.1 Grant of Security Interest. As security for the prompt and complete payment when due (whether on the payment dates or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, each Loan Party grants to Agent a security interest in all of such Loan Party’s right, title, and interest in, to and under all of such Loan Party’s personal property and other assets including without limitation the following (except as set forth herein) whether now owned or hereafter acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”): (a) Receivables; (b) Equipment; (c) Fixtures; (d) General Intangibles (other than, prior to the IPSA Trigger Date, Intellectual Property); (e) Inventory; (f) Investment Property; (g) Deposit Accounts; (h) Cash; (i) Goods; and all other tangible and intangible personal property of such Loan Party whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or acquired by, such Loan party and wherever located, and any of such Loan Party’s property in the possession or under the control of Agent; and, to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing; provided, however, that prior to the IPSA Trigger Date, the Collateral shall include all Accounts and General Intangibles that consist of rights to payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, the Intellectual Property (the “Rights to Payment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) holds that, prior to the IPSA Trigger Date, a security interest in the underlying Intellectual Property is necessary to have a security interest in the Rights to Payment, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of the date of this Agreement, include the Intellectual Property to the extent necessary to permit perfection of Agent’s security interest in the Rights to Payment.
3.2 Notwithstanding the broad grant of the security interest set forth in Section 3.1, above, the Collateral shall not include (a) more than 65% of the presently existing and hereafter arising issued and outstanding Equity Interests owned by Borrower of any Excluded Subsidiary which Equity Interests entitle the holder thereof to vote for directors or any other matter to the extent that Borrower has provided Agent reasonably satisfactory evidence that the grant of a security interest in excess of such percentage to secure the Secured Obligations could reasonably be expected cause material adverse tax consequences for any Loan Party, (b) any “intent to use” trademarks at all times prior to the first use thereof, whether by the actual use thereof in commerce, the recording of a statement of use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or otherwise, provided, that, from and after the IPSA Trigger Date, upon submission and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of an amendment to allege use of an intent-to-use trademark application pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1060(a) (or any successor provision) such intent-to-use application shall constitute Collateral, (c) nonassignable licenses or contracts, which by their terms require the consent of the licensor thereof or another party (but only to the extent such prohibition on transfer is enforceable under applicable law, including, without limitation, Sections 9406, 9407 and 9408 of the UCC) and (d) any Excluded Account.
SECTION 4.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOAN
The obligations of Lenders to make the Loan hereunder are subject to the satisfaction by Borrower of the following conditions:
4.1 Initial Advance. On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall have delivered to Agent the following:
(a)
duly executed copies of the Loan Documents and all other documents and instruments reasonably required by Agent to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby or to create and perfect the Liens of Agent with respect to all Collateral, in all cases in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent;
(b)
a legal opinion of Borrower’s counsel in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent;
(c)
a duly executed copy of resolutions of each Borrower’s Board of Directors, certified by an officer of such Borrower, evidencing (i) approval of the Loan and other transactions evidenced by the Loan Documents, (ii) authorizing a specified person or persons to execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party on its behalf, (iii) authorizing a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or dispatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, any Advance Request or other relevant notice) to be signed and/or dispatched by it under or in connection with the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (iv) acknowledging that the Board of Directors are acting for a proper purpose and that the Loan Documents are in the best interests of that Borrower and for its commercial benefit;
(d)
certified copies of the Charter of Borrower, certified by the Secretary of State of the applicable jurisdiction of organization and the other Organizational Documents, as amended through the Closing Date, of Borrower;
(e)
a certificate of good standing for Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization and similar certificates from all other jurisdictions in which it does business and where the failure to be qualified could have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f)
certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of searches for financing statements;
(g)
filed in the central filing office of the State of Delaware or the District of Columbia, as applicable, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens on any Collateral indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Term Loan Advance, will be terminated or released;
(h)
payment of the Due Diligence Fee, Initial Facility Charge and reimbursement of Agent’s and Lenders’ current expenses reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement, which amounts may be deducted from the initial Advance;
(i)
a duly executed copy of the Perfection Certificate and each exhibit and addendum thereto;
(k)
all certificates of insurance and copies of each insurance policy required hereunder; (i) the certificates representing the Equity Interests required to be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, together with an undated stock power or similar instrument of transfer for each such certificate endorsed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof, and (ii) each material debt instrument (if any) endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an transfer form endorsed in blank) by the pledgor thereof required to be pledged to Agent under the Pledge Agreement;
(l)
a duly executed payoff letter from Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company;
(m)
all reports, declarations and forms required by the SBA, including but not limited to SBA 652, SBA 1031 and SBA 480; and
(n)
such other documents as Agent may reasonably request.
4.2 All Advances. On each Advance Date:
(o)
Agent shall have received (i) an Advance Request for the relevant Advance as required by Section 2.2(c), duly executed by Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) any other documents Agent may reasonably request;
(p)
The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable Advance Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;
(q)
The Loan Parties shall be in material compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth herein and in each other Loan Document on its part to be observed or performed;
(r)
With respect to any Advance (other than the Tranche 1 Advance) made available on such Advance Date, the Loan Parties shall have paid the Tranche Facility Charge applicable to such Advance; and
(s)
Each Advance Request shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower on the relevant Advance Date as to the matters specified in Section 4.2(b), Section 4.2(c) and Section 4.4 and as to the matters set forth in the Advance Request.
4.3 [Reserved].
4.4 No Default. As of the Closing Date and at the time of and immediately after each Advance Date, (i) no fact or condition exists that could (or could, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both) constitute an Event of Default, (ii) no event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing and (iii) there has been no material adverse deviation by the Loan Parties from the most recent business plan of the Loan Parties presented to and accepted by Agent.
4.5 Post-Close Obligations. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, to the extent not actually delivered on or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Agent (or its designated agent):
(t)
within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as agreed by Agent in writing), duly executed Account Control Agreements with respect to each Deposit Account (other than any Excluded Account), maintained by a Loan Party;
(u)
within seven (7) Business Days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as agreed by Agent in writing), duly executed Account Control Agreements with respect to each account holding Investment Property (other than any Excluded Account) maintained by a Loan Party;
(v)
within thirty (30) Business Days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as agreed by Agent in writing), proper endorsements in respect of each insurance policy required pursuant to Section 6.10;
(w)
within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as agreed by Agent in writing), (i) a Danish law share pledge in form and substance satisfactory to Agent with respect to all Equity Interests owned directly by Aravas Inc. in Savara ApS, a Danish private limited company (the “Danish Pledge Agreement”), and (ii) any corresponding amendments to the Pledge Agreement that may be necessary to minimize any adverse U.S. income tax consequences to any Loan Party as contemplated in Section 3.2 of this Agreement due to the Danish Pledge Agreement; and
(x)
within thirty (30) days following the completion of current (as of Closing Date) negotiations of the lease for Borrower’s chief executive office or its principal place of business (or such longer period as agreed by Agent in writing), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a duly executed landlord consent for such chief executive office or principal place of business in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
SECTION 5.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER
Each Loan Party represents and warrants that:
5.1 Corporate Status; Execution and Delivery; Binding Effect. Each Loan Party is duly organized, legally existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its business or location of its properties require such qualifications and where the failure to be qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party’s present name, former names (if any), locations, place of formation, tax identification number, organizational identification number and other information are correctly set forth in Exhibit B, as may be updated by Borrower in a written notice (including any Compliance Certificate) provided to Agent after the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
5.2 Collateral. Each Loan Party owns or otherwise has the rights to use the Collateral and owns, or has rights to, the Intellectual Property, free of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
Each Loan Party has the power and authority to grant to Agent a Lien in the Collateral as security for the Secured Obligations.
5.3 Consents. Each Loan Party’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action of such Loan Party in accordance with its Organizational Documents and applicable law, (ii) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens, (iii) do not violate any provisions of such Loan Party’s Organizational Documents or any, law, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree or writ to which such Loan Party is subject and (iv) except as described on Schedule 5.3, do not violate any contract or agreement or require the consent or approval of any other Person or Governmental Authority which has not already been obtained. The individual or individuals executing the Loan Documents are duly authorized to do so.
5.4 Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2023 or, if later, the date of the most recently audited financials delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(c), no event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing. No Loan Party is aware of any event or circumstance that is likely to occur that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5 Actions Before Governmental Authorities. There are no actions, suits, claims, disputes or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or its property, that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6 Laws.
(a) No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Loan Party or such Subsidiaries are subject, where such violation or default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is in default in any manner under any provision of any agreement or instrument evidencing material Indebtedness, or any other material agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(b) No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” a company that would be an “investment company” except for the exclusion from the definition of “investment company” in Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. No Loan Party’s nor any of their respective Subsidiaries’ properties or assets have been used by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary or, to such Loan Party’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than in material compliance with applicable laws. Each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries has obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.
(c) No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor any of any Loan Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ controlled Affiliates or any of their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is (i) in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (ii) engaging in or conspiring to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) is a Blocked Person. No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (to the knowledge of any Loan Party) any of their controlled Affiliates or agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (x) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (y) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law. None of the funds to be provided under this Agreement will be used, directly or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, indirectly, (a) for any activities in violation of any applicable anti-money laundering, economic sanctions and anti-bribery laws and regulations or (b) for any payment to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
5.7 Information Correct and Current. No information, report, Advance Request, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished, by or on behalf of a Loan Party to Agent in connection with any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto contained, or, when taken as a whole, contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or, when taken together with all other such information or documents, omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not materially misleading at the time such statement was made or deemed made. Additionally, any and all financial or business projections provided by any Loan Party to Agent, whether prior to or after the Closing Date, shall be (i) provided in good faith and based on the most current data and information available to the Loan Parties, and (ii) the most current of such projections provided to the Loan Parties’ respective Board of Directors; provided, business and financial projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material.
5.8 Tax Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, (a) each Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries have filed all federal and state income Tax returns and other material Tax returns that they are required to file, (b) each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have duly and timely paid all federal and state income Taxes and other material Taxes that they are required to pay, except Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries maintain adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, and (c) to the best of each Loan Party’s knowledge, no proposed or pending Tax assessments, deficiencies, audits or other proceedings with respect to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
5.9 Intellectual Property Claims. Each Loan Party is the sole owner of, or otherwise has the right to use, the Intellectual Property material to such Loan Party’s business. Except as described on Schedule 5.9, (i) each of the material Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents is valid and enforceable, (ii) no material part of the Intellectual Property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and (iii) no claim has been made to any Loan Party that the ownership of or use of any material part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party. Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete list of each Loan Party’s Patents, registered Trademarks, registered Copyrights, and material agreements under which Borrower licenses Intellectual Property from third parties (other than shrink-wrap software licenses or other than “off-the-shelf” licenses or open-source software), together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, owned by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary. No Loan Party is in material breach of, nor has any Loan Party failed to perform any material obligations under, any of the foregoing contracts, licenses or agreements and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no third party to any such contract, license or agreement is in material breach thereof or has failed to perform any material obligations thereunder.
5.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Except as described on Schedule 5.10, Each Loan Party has all material rights with respect to intellectual property necessary or material in the operation or conduct of such Loan Party’s business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted by such Loan Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for restrictions that are unenforceable under Division 9 of the UCC or otherwise permitted under this Agreement with respect to Licenses, Each Loan Party has the right, to the extent required to operate such Loan Party’s business, to freely transfer, license or assign Intellectual Property necessary or material in the operation or conduct of such Loan Party’s business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted by such Loan Party, without condition, restriction or payment of any kind (other than license payments in the ordinary course of business) to any third party. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.10, no Loan Party is a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) There are no material unpaid fees or royalties under any Material Agreements that have become overdue. Each Material Agreement is in full force and effect and is legal, valid, binding, and enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(c), to the knowledge of each Loan Party (i) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is in breach of or default in any manner that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Borrower Products under any Material Agreement to which it is a party, and (ii) no circumstances or grounds exist that would give rise to a claim of breach or right of rescission, termination or nonrenewal of any of the Material Agreements, including the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(d) Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has taken all commercially reasonable measures customary in the biopharmaceutical industry to protect the confidentiality and value of all trade secrets owned by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or used or held for use by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in each case relating to the research, development, manufacture, production, use, commercialization, marketing, importing, storage, transport, offer for sale, distribution or sale of the Borrower Products.
(e) At the time of any shipment of Borrower Product in the United States occurring prior to the Closing Date, the units thereof so shipped complied with their relevant specifications and were manufactured in all material respects in accordance with applicable current FDA Good Manufacturing Practices.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(f) (as it may be updated in a Compliance Certificate delivered in accordance with Section 7.1(d)), there are no settlements, covenants not to sue, consents, judgments, orders or similar obligations which: (i) restrict the rights of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to use any Intellectual Property relating to the research, development, manufacture, production, use, commercialization, marketing, importing, storage, transport, offer for sale, distribution or sale of the Borrower Products, or (ii) permit any third parties to use any of its Intellectual Property.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) [Reserved].
(i) [Reserved].
(j) No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has undertaken or omitted to undertake any acts, and no circumstance or grounds exist that would invalidate or reduce, in whole or in part, the enforceability or scope of (i) the Current Company IP in any manner that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Borrower Products, or (ii) in the case of Current Company IP owned or co-owned or exclusively or non-exclusively licensed by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(j), each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiary’s entitlement to own or license and exploit such Current Company IP.
5.11 Borrower Products. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11, no Intellectual Property owned by any Loan Party or Borrower Product has been or is subject to any actual or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, litigation threatened in writing, proceeding (including any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any corresponding foreign office or agency) or outstanding decree, order, judgment, settlement agreement or stipulation that restricts in any material respect such Loan Party’s use, transfer or licensing thereof or that may affect the validity, use or enforceability thereof. There is no decree, order, judgment, agreement, stipulation, arbitral award or other provision entered into in connection with any litigation or proceeding that obligates any Loan Party to grant licenses or ownership interest in any future Intellectual Property related to the operation or conduct of the business of such Loan Party or Borrower Products that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party has received any written notice or claim or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, oral notice or claim, challenging or questioning such Loan Party’s ownership in any material Intellectual Property (or written notice of any claim challenging or questioning the ownership in any licensed Intellectual Property of the owner thereof) or suggesting that any third party has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership with respect thereto and wherein to any Loan Party’s knowledge, there would be a reasonable basis for any such claim. To the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, no Loan Party’s use of its Intellectual Property nor the production and sale of Borrower Products infringes the Intellectual Property or other rights of others.
5.12 Financial Accounts. Exhibit D, as may be updated by Borrower in a written notice provided to Agent after the Closing Date, is a true, correct and complete list of (a) all banks and other financial institutions at which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary maintains Deposit Accounts and (b) all institutions at which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary maintains an account holding Investment Property, and such exhibit correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each bank or other institution, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number therefor.
5.13 Employee Loans. Except for loans constituting Permitted Investments or as described on Schedule 5.13, no Loan Party has outstanding loans to any employee, officer or director of such Loan Party nor has any Loan Party guaranteed the payment of any loan made to an employee, officer or director of such Loan Party by a third party.
5.14 Capitalization and Subsidiaries. Each Loan Party’s capitalization as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 5.14 annexed hereto. No Loan Party owns any stock, partnership interest or other securities of any Person, except for Permitted Investments. Attached as Schedule 5.14, as may be updated by Borrower in a written notice provided after the Closing Date, is a true, correct and complete list of each Subsidiary.
5.15 Solvency. The fair salable value of the Loan Parties’ consolidated assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of the Loan Parties’ liabilities; no Loan Party is left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and each Loan Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries are able to pay their debts (including trade debts) as they mature. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
5.16 Immaterial Subsidiaries. Each Foreign Subsidiary that has not complied with the requirements set forth in Section 7.13 of this Agreement is an Immaterial Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.
INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Coverage. Borrower shall cause to be carried and maintained commercial general liability insurance covering the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, on an occurrence form, against risks and in such amounts customarily insured against in the Loan Parties’ line of business. Such risks shall include the risks of bodily injury, including death, property damage, personal injury, advertising injury, and contractual liability per the terms of the indemnification agreement found in Section 6.3. The Loan Parties must maintain a minimum of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) of commercial general liability insurance for each occurrence. The Loan Parties maintain and shall continue to maintain a minimum of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) of directors’ and officers’ insurance for each occurrence and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate. So long as there are any Secured Obligations outstanding (other than inchoate indemnity obligations which, by their terms, survive termination of this Agreement), the Loan Parties shall also cause to be carried and maintained insurance upon the business and assets of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, insuring against substantially all risks of physical loss or damage howsoever caused, in an amount not less than the full replacement cost of the Collateral, provided that such insurance may be subject to standard exceptions and deductibles. If any Loan Party fails to obtain the insurance called for by this Section 6.1 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which such Loan Party is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or which may be required to preserve the Collateral, Agent may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Agent are immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Secured Obligations, and secured by the Collateral. Agent will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Agent obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Agent are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Agent’s waiver of any Event of Default.
6.2 Certificates. Borrower shall deliver to Agent certificates of insurance that evidence the Loan Parties’ compliance with its insurance obligations in Section 6.1 and the obligations contained in this Section 6.2. The Loan Parties’ insurance certificates shall reflect Agent (shown as “Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent, and its successors and/or assigns”) as an additional insured for commercial general liability and a lenders loss payable for special form property insurance. Attached to the certificates of insurance will be additional insured endorsements for liability and lender’s loss payable endorsements for special form property damage insurance. All certificates of insurance will provide for a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice to Agent of cancellation (other than cancellation for non-payment of premiums, for which ten (10) days’ advance written notice shall be sufficient). Any failure of Agent to scrutinize such insurance certificates for compliance is not a waiver of any of Agent’s rights, all of which are reserved. the Loan Parties shall provide Agent with copies of each insurance policy, and upon entering into or amending any insurance policy required hereunder, the Loan Parties shall provide Agent with copies of such policies and shall promptly deliver to Agent updated insurance certificates with respect to such policies.
6.3 Indemnity. each Loan Party agrees to indemnify and hold Agent, Lenders and their officers, directors, employees, agents, in-house attorneys, representatives and shareholders (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including such claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities based on liability in tort, including strict liability in tort), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense (including those incurred upon any appeal) (collectively, “Liabilities”), that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the administration of such credit, or in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, or any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, or arising out of the disposition or utilization of the Collateral, excluding in all cases Liabilities to the extent such Liabilities arise out of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Person or changes in income tax rates. This Section 6.3 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. In no event shall any Indemnified Person be liable on any theory of liability for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings). This Section 6.3 shall survive the repayment of indebtedness under, and otherwise shall survive the expiration or other termination of, this Agreement, in each case, subject to the applicable statute of limitations.
SECTION 7.
COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES
Each Loan Party agrees as follows:
7.1 Financial Reports. Borrower shall furnish to Agent the financial statements and reports listed hereinafter (the “Financial Statements”):
(a)
as soon as practicable (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after the end of each month, a report (i) detailing Qualified Cash, together with supporting bank statements and a report showing the agings of accounts payable, as of the last day of such month (which information may be included in the Compliance Certificate delivered in respect of such month); provided, to the extent Qualified Cash as of the end of any month is not less than 120% the outstanding principal balance of the Loans, then the Borrower shall not be required to deliver the accounts payable agings report, and (ii) detailing any material contingencies (including the commencement of any material litigation by or against any Loan Party) or any other occurrence that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all certified by a duly authorized director or officer of Borrower; as soon as practicable (and in any event within forty-five (45) days) after the end of each calendar quarter, unaudited interim and year-to-date financial statements as of the end of such calendar quarter (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, if applicable), including balance sheet and related statements of income and cash flows accompanied by a report detailing any material contingencies (including the commencement of any material litigation by or against any Loan Party) or any other occurrence that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, certified by a duly authorized officer of Borrower to the effect that they have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) for the absence of footnotes, and (ii) that they are subject to normal year-end adjustments;
(c)
as soon as practicable (and in any event within ninety (90) days) after the end of each fiscal year, audited financial statements as of the end of such year (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, if applicable), including balance sheet and related statements of income and cash flows, and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year, certified without qualification by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Agent, accompanied by any management report from such accountants;
(d)
concurrent with delivery of the information as and when required by Section 7.1(b), or, to the extent the information in Section 7.1(b) is filed with the SEC in accordance with Addendum 2 hereto, within five (5) Business Days after such filing, a Compliance Certificate;
(f)
promptly after the sending or filing thereof, as the case may be, copies of any proxy statements, financial statements, information or reports that Company has made available to holders of its common stock and copies of any regular, periodic and special reports or registration statements that Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor, or any national securities exchange;
(g)
copies of any material Governmental Approvals obtained by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries;
(h)
at the same time and in the same manner as provided to the investors of Borrower, such materials prepared and provided or made available by Borrower on a quarterly basis to all such investors or that are generally provided to other holders of Common Stock, other than those statements and materials available via EDGAR;
(i)
the annual budget as approved by, and long term forecast reviewed by, Company’s Board of Directors within thirty (30) days after to the end of Borrower’s preceding fiscal year, as well as operating plans and other financial information reasonably requested by Agent;
(k)
insurance renewal statements, annually or otherwise promptly upon renewal of insurance policies required to be maintained in accordance with Section 6.1;
(m)
prompt notice of any legal process that could reasonably be expected to result in damages, expenses or liabilities in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); and prompt (but in any event no more than two (2) Business Days’) notice if any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries has knowledge that any Loan Party, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates, is listed on the OFAC Lists or (a) is convicted on, (b) pleads nolo contendere to, (c) is indicted on, or (d) is arraigned and held over on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering.
No Loan Party shall (without the consent of Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), make any change in its (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or (b) fiscal years or fiscal quarters. The fiscal year of each Loan Party shall end on December 31.
The executed Compliance Certificate, and all Financial Statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be sent per instructions (i) specified on Addendum 2 or (ii) otherwise provided by Agent to Borrower via a written notice from time to time.
7.2 Inspection Rights. Each Loan Party shall permit any representative that Agent or Lenders authorizes, including its attorneys and accountants, to inspect the Collateral and examine and make copies and abstracts of the books of account and records of the Loan Parties at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice during normal business hours; provided, however, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such examinations shall be limited to no more often than once per fiscal year. In addition, in connection with such inspections, any such representative shall have the right to meet with management and officers of the Loan Parties to discuss such books of account and records. In addition, Agent or Lenders shall be entitled at reasonable times and intervals to consult with and advise the management and officers of the Loan Parties concerning significant business issues affecting the Loan Parties. Such consultations shall not unreasonably interfere with such Loan Party’s business operations. The parties intend that the rights granted Agent and Lenders shall constitute “management rights” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(d)(3)(ii), but that any advice, recommendations or participation by Agent or Lenders with respect to any business issues shall not be deemed to give Agent or Lenders, nor be deemed an exercise by Agent or Lenders of, control over the Loan Parties’ management or policies.
7.3 Further Assurances. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, from time to time execute, deliver and file, alone or with Agent, any financing statements, security agreements, collateral assignments, notices, control agreements, promissory notes or other documents to perfect, give the highest priority to Agent’s Lien on the Collateral or otherwise evidence Agent’s rights herein. Each Loan Party shall from time to time procure any instruments or documents as may be reasonably requested by Agent, and take all further action that may be necessary, or that Agent may reasonably request, to perfect and protect the Liens granted hereby or pursuant to applicable Loan Documents. In addition, and for such purposes only, each Loan Party hereby authorizes Agent to execute and deliver on behalf of such Loan Party and to file such financing statements (including an indication that the financing statement covers “all assets or all personal property” of such Loan Party in accordance with Section 9504 of the UCC), collateral assignments, notices, control agreements, security agreements and other documents without the signature of such Loan Party either in Agent’s name or in the name of Agent as agent and attorney-in-fact for such Loan Party. Each Loan Party shall protect and defend such Loan Party’s title to the Collateral and Agent’s Lien thereon against all Persons claiming any interest adverse to such Loan Party or Agent other than Permitted Liens.
7.4 Indebtedness. No Loan Party shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable with respect to any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness, or prepay any Indebtedness or take any actions which impose on any Loan Party an obligation to prepay any Indebtedness, except for (a) Indebtedness permitted by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii), (ix), (xiv), (xv) and (xiv) of the defined term “Permitted Indebtedness”, (b) the conversion of Indebtedness into equity securities and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with such conversion, (c) purchase money Indebtedness pursuant to its then applicable payment schedule, (d) prepayment by any Subsidiary of (i) inter-company Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to any Loan Party, or (ii) if such Subsidiary is not a Loan Party, intercompany Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (e) payments made on Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent permitted under the relevant Subordination Agreement or (f) as otherwise permitted hereunder or approved in writing by Agent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the issuance of, performance of obligations under (including any payments of interest), and conversion, exercise, repurchase, redemption (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a required repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock), settlement or early termination or cancellation of (whether in whole or in part and including by netting or set-off) (in each case, whether in cash, Shares of Common Stock or, following a merger event or other change of the Shares of Common Stock, other securities or property), or the satisfaction of any condition that would permit or require any of the foregoing, any Permitted Convertible Debt shall not constitute a prepayment of Indebtedness by any Loan Party for the purposes of this Section 7.4 provided that principal payments in cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) shall be allowed with respect to any repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock only if the Redemption Conditions are satisfied in respect of such redemption and at all times after such redemption.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan Party may repurchase, exchange or induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Debt by deliver of shares of Shares of Common Stock and/or a different series of Permitted Convertible Debt and/or by payment of cash (in an amount that does not exceed the proceeds received by such Loan Party from the substantially concurrent issuance of Shares of Common Stock and/or such different series of Permitted Convertible Debt.
7.5 Collateral. Each Loan Party shall at all times (a) keep the Collateral, the Intellectual Property and all other property and assets used in such Loan Party’s business or in which such Loan Party now or hereafter holds any interest free and clear from any legal process or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens), and (b) shall give Agent prompt written notice of any legal process affecting the Collateral, the Intellectual Property, such other property and assets, or any Liens thereon, provided however, that the Collateral and such other property or assets may be subject to Permitted Liens. No Loan Party agree with any Person other than Agent or Lenders not to encumber its property other than in connection with Permitted Liens. No Loan Party shall enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including Intellectual Property), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or capital lease obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby) and (iii) customary restrictions on the assignment of leases, licenses and other agreements. Each Loan Party shall cause its Subsidiaries to protect and defend such Subsidiary’s title to its assets from and against all Persons claiming any interest adverse to such Subsidiary, and each Loan Party shall cause its Subsidiaries at all times to keep such Subsidiary’s property and assets free and clear from any legal process or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens, provided however, that there shall be no Liens whatsoever on Intellectual Property), and shall give Agent prompt written notice of any legal process affecting such Subsidiary’s assets.
7.6 Investments. No Loan Party shall directly or indirectly acquire or own, or make any Investment in or to any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, other than Permitted Investments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.6 shall not prohibit (i) the conversion or exchange by holders of (including any cash payment upon conversion or exchange), or required payment of any principal or premium on (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of a required repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock) or required payment of any interest with respect to, any Permitted Convertible Debt in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Debt provided that principal payments in cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) shall be allowed with respect to any repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock only if the Redemption Conditions are satisfied in respect of such redemption and at all times after such redemption, or (ii) the withholding of shares of Shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of performance stock units and restricted stock units issued to the Loan Parties’ employees under the Loan Parties’ equity incentive plan upon vesting of such stock units.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan Party may repurchase, exchange or induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Debt by delivery of shares of Shares of Common Stock and/or a different series of Permitted Convertible Debt and/or by payment of cash (in an amount that does not exceed the proceeds received by any Loan Party from the substantially concurrent issuance of Shares of Common Stock and/or such different series of Permitted Convertible Debt.
7.7 Distributions. No Loan Party shall, nor shall any Loan Party allow any Subsidiary to, (a) repurchase or redeem any class of stock or other Equity Interest other than pursuant to employee, director or consultant repurchase plans or other similar agreements, provided, however, in each case the repurchase or redemption price does not exceed the original consideration paid for such stock or Equity Interest, or (b) declare or pay any cash dividend or make any other cash distribution on any class of stock or other Equity Interest, except that a Subsidiary may pay dividends or make other distributions to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or (c) except for Permitted Investments, lend money to any employees, officers or directors or guarantee the payment of any such loans granted by a third party in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate per year, or (d) convert any of its convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof other than pursuant to the terms thereof so long as such conversion does not result in a Change in Control, or (e) waive, release or forgive any Indebtedness owed by any employees, officers or directors in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate per year.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.7 shall not prohibit (i) the conversion by holders of (including any cash payment upon conversion), or required payment of any principal or premium on (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of a required repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock) or required payment of any interest with respect to, any Permitted Convertible Debt in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Debt or (ii) the withholding of Shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units and performance stock units issued to any Loan Party’s employees under such Loan Party’s equity incentive plan upon vesting of such stock units and any related cash payments required to be paid to such employees and or any governmental authority on account of Taxes related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan Party may repurchase, exchange or induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Debt by delivery of shares of Shares of Common Stock and/or a different series of Permitted Convertible Debt and/or by payment of cash (in an amount that does not exceed the proceeds received by any Loan Party from the substantially concurrent issuance of Shares of Common Stock and/or such different series of Permitted Convertible Debt.
7.8 Transfers. Except for Permitted Transfers, no Loan Party shall, nor shall any Loan Party permit any Subsidiary to, voluntarily or involuntarily transfer, sell, lease, license, lend or in any other manner convey (“Transfer”) any equitable, beneficial or legal interest in any material portion of its assets (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.8 shall not prohibit (i) the conversion by holders of any Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Debt Financing or any Loan Party’s delivery of the conversion consideration in connection therewith or the delivery of Common Stock, and Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock in exchange for, or to induce conversions of, Permitted Convertible Debt Financing; provided that the conversion consideration (or exchange or inducement consideration) paid to such holders is limited to (A) Common Stock and (B) Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock (provided further that the amount of Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock paid to holders of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in connection with the conversion or exchange thereof, or the inducement to convert Permitted Convertible Debt Financing, shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year of Borrower).
7.9 Mergers and Consolidations. Except to the extent entered into in connection with a Permitted Investment, No Loan Party shall, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (other than (1) mergers or consolidations of (a) a Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party into another Subsidiary or into Borrower (b) a Loan Party which is not a Borrower into another Loan Party which is not a Borrower, and (c) a Borrower into another Borrower, and (2) the dissolution, liquidation or other winding down and cessation of business of any Immaterial Subsidiary).
7.10 Taxes. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay when due all material Taxes of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter imposed or assessed against any Loan Party or such Subsidiary or the Collateral or upon any Loan Party’s (or such Subsidiary’s) ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon any Loan Party’s (or such Subsidiary’s) rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, accurately file on or before the due date therefor (taking into account proper extensions) all federal and state income Tax returns and other material Tax returns required to be filed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and their respective Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, Taxes for which such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries maintain adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.
7.11 Corporate Changes.
(a)
No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary shall change its corporate name, legal form or jurisdiction of formation without twenty (20) days’ prior written notice to Agent.
(b)
No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary shall suffer a Change in Control.
(c)
No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary shall relocate its chief executive office or its principal place of business unless: (i) it has provided prior written notice to Agent; and (ii) such relocation shall be within the continental United States of America.
(d)
If any Loan Party intends to add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses, containing any portion of any Loan Party’s assets or property valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000), then such Loan Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the landlord of any such new offices or business locations, including warehouses, to execute and deliver a landlord consent in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
(e)
If any Loan Party intends to deliver any portion of any Loan Party’s assets or property measured by book value, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) to a bailee, and Agent and such bailee are not already parties to a bailee agreement governing both the Collateral and the location to which such Loan Party intends to deliver the Collateral, then such Loan Party will cause such bailee to execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
(f)
No Loan Party will, nor will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent in any business other than those businesses conducted by such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business reasonably related or incidental thereto or representing a reasonable expansion thereof.
(g)
Without the prior written consent of Agent, no Loan Party will make, or agree to make, any modification, amendment or waiver of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Party’s Organizational Documents that is adverse to Agent or any of the Lenders.
7.12 Deposit Accounts; Initial Loan Funding. No Loan Party shall maintain any Deposit Accounts, or accounts holding Investment Property, except with respect to which Agent has an Account Control Agreement, provided that no Account Control Agreement shall be required for (a) any Excluded Account, and (b) Deposit Accounts with a total balance held in all such accounts in the aggregate of less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) at any time that are not subject to an Account Control Agreement.
7.13 Joinder of Subsidiaries. Each Loan Party shall notify Agent of each Subsidiary formed or acquired subsequent to the Closing Date (including any new Subsidiary formed by Division) and, within fifteen (15) days of such formation or acquisition (or such longer period of time as agreed to by Agent in writing in its sole discretion), shall cause any such Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Agent a Joinder Agreement and such other documents and instruments as shall be requested by Agent to effectuate the transactions contemplated by such Joinder Agreement (in each case in form and substance acceptable to Agent), or, if requested by Agent, a Guaranty and appropriate collateral security documents to secure the obligations pursuant to such Guaranty (in each case in form and substance acceptable to Agent); it being agreed that if such new Subsidiary is formed by a Division, the foregoing requirements shall be satisfied substantially concurrently with the formation of such Subsidiary.
7.14 Regulatory and Product Notices. The Borrower, on behalf of the Loan Parties, shall promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the receipt or occurrence thereof notify Agent of:
(a)
any written notice that the FDA (or international equivalent) is materially limiting, suspending or revoking any Registration (including, but not limited to, by the issuance of a clinical hold),
(b)
any written notice that a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries has become subject to any material regulatory action,
(c)
the exclusion or debarment from any governmental healthcare program or debarment or disqualification by FDA (or international equivalent) of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries,
(d)
any written notice that a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or any of their licensees or sublicensees (including licensees or sublicensees under any Material Agreement), is being investigated or is the subject of any allegation of potential or actual violations of any FDA Laws,
(e)
any written notice that any Borrower Product has been seized, withdrawn, recalled, detained, or subject to a suspension of manufacturing, or the commencement of any proceedings in the United States or any other jurisdiction seeking the withdrawal, recall, suspension, import detention, or seizure of any Borrower Product are pending or threatened in writing against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or
(f)
changing the scope of marketing authorization or the labeling of the products of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries under any Registration.
7.15 Notification of Event of Default. Borrower shall notify Agent promptly, but in any within two (2) Business Days, of the occurrence of any Event of Default.
7.16 SBA. One or more affiliates of Agent have received a license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to extend loans as a small business investment company (“SBIC”) pursuant to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and the associated regulations, as amended (collectively, the “SBIC Act”). Portions of the Loan to Borrower may be made by a Lender that is a SBIC. Addendum 3 to this Agreement outlines various responsibilities of Agent, each Lender and Borrower associated with a loan made by a SBIC, and such Addendum 3 is hereby incorporated in this Agreement. Borrower shall immediately notify Agent of any failure to comply with its obligations under Addendum 3 upon acquiring knowledge thereof.
7.17 Use of Proceeds. Borrower agrees that the proceeds of the Loans shall be used solely to refinance existing indebtedness, to pay related fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The proceeds of the Loans will not be used in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
7.18 [Reserved].
7.19 Material Agreement. No Loan Party shall (a) without the consent of Agent, terminate the Material License or amend the Material License in a manner that is reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, and (b) fail to give prompt written notice to Agent of entering into a Material Agreement or materially amending or terminating a Material Agreement.
7.20 Compliance with Laws.
(a)
Each Loan Party (i) shall maintain, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to maintain, compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules or regulations (including any law, rule or regulation with respect to the making or brokering of loans or financial accommodations), and (ii) shall, or cause its respective Subsidiaries to, obtain and maintain all required governmental authorizations, approvals, licenses, franchises, permits or registrations reasonably necessary in connection with the conduct of such Loan Party or Subsidiary’s business. No Loan Party shall become an “investment company,” a company that would be an “investment company” except for the exclusion from the definition of “investment company” in Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, or a company controlled by an “investment company” under the 1940 Act, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors).
(b)
No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall, nor shall any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries permit any controlled Affiliate to, directly or indirectly, knowingly enter into any documents, instruments, agreements or contracts with any Person listed on the OFAC Lists. No Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall, nor shall any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, permit any controlled Affiliate to, directly or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, indirectly, (i) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including, without limitation, the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224 or any similar executive order or other Anti‑Terrorism Law, or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No. 13224 or other Anti‑Terrorism Law.
(c)
Each Loan Party has implemented and shall maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and such Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and to the knowledge of such Loan Party its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.
(d)
No Loan Party, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any agent for any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
7.21 Financial Covenant.
(a)
Minimum Cash. Beginning on April 1, 2026 and at all times thereafter the Loan Parties shall maintain Qualified Cash in an amount greater than or equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Obligations, multiplied by (i) prior to Borrower’s achievement of the Approval Milestone, seventy percent (70%), and (ii) from and after Borrower’s achievement of the Approval Milestone, fifty percent (50.00%) (the “Minimum Cash Coverage Percentage”); provided, that, (x) upon Borrower’s achievement of both the Approval Milestone and the Revenue Milestone, and (y) at all times thereafter when Borrower is in compliance with the Minimum Revenue covenant set forth in Section 7.21(b), the Minimum Cash Coverage Percentage shall be reduced to thirty-five percent (35%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.21(a) shall not be required to be complied with at any time in which Company’s Market Capitalization for such day is greater than Six Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000).
(b)
Minimum Revenue. Beginning on the Initial Minimum Revenue Test Date and tested quarterly thereafter, Borrower shall generated Net Product Revenue, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the Net Product Revenue included in the Board Reviewed Forecast for the trailing six (6) month period ending on the last day of such calendar quarter, with such minimum levels for the Original Plan as set forth on Annex B (as may be updated in accordance with the definition of Original Plan). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.21(b) shall not be required to be complied with at any time in which (x) Company’s Market Capitalization for such day is greater than Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000), and (y) the Loan Parties maintain Qualified Cash in an amount greater than or equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Obligations, multiplied by fifty percent (50%).
If any Loan Party makes a redemption or any other cash payment in respect of Permitted Convertible Debt, subject to satisfaction of the Redemption Conditions, Borrower shall, at all times thereafter, maintain Qualified Cash in an amount equal to the greater of: (i) the amount required by the defined term “Redemption Conditions” or (ii) the amount required by Section 7.21(a).
7.22 Intellectual Property. Each Loan Party shall (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its material Intellectual Property; (ii) promptly advise Agent in writing of infringements of its material Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to such Loan Party’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Agent’s written consent. If, from and after the IPSA Trigger Date, any Loan Party (a) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (b) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, Copyright or mask work, then such Loan Party shall promptly provide written notice thereof to Agent and shall within 30 days thereafter execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Agent may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Agent in such property which such intellectual property security agreements Agent may record with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable. From and after the IPSA Trigger Date, each Loan Party shall promptly provide to Agent copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement required for Agent to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property. From and after the IPSA Trigger Date, each Loan Party shall provide written notice to Agent within thirty (30) days of entering or becoming bound by any Restricted License (other than off-the-shelf software that is commercially available to the public). From and after the IPSA Trigger Date, each Loan Party shall take such steps as Agent reasonably requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (1) any Restricted License to be deemed “Collateral” and for Agent to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such Restricted License, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (2) Agent to have the ability in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
7.23 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as otherwise described on Schedule 7.23, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary on terms that are less favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained in an arm’s length transaction from a Person who is not an Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary.
7.24 Permitted Convertible Debt Financing. (a) Make or permit any payment on Permitted Convertible Debt Financing except (i) interest payments to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (ii) any Loan Party’s delivery of conversion consideration in connection with the conversion by holders of any Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Debt Financing or the delivery of common stock and Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock to induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing; provided that the conversion consideration (or inducement consideration) paid to such holders is limited to (A) Common Stock and (B) Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock (provided further that the amount of Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock paid to holders of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in connection with the conversion thereof, or the inducement to convert Permitted Convertible Debt Financing, shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year of Borrower), or (b) redeem or repurchase any Permitted Convertible Debt Financing (other than repurchase of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in exchange for Common Stock and Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock); provided that the repurchase consideration paid to the holders of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing is limited to (A) Common Stock and (B) Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock (provided further that the amount of Cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock paid to holders of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing in connection with the repurchase thereof shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year of Borrower). In no event shall the foregoing permit any Loan Party to pay holders of Permitted Convertible Debt Financing Cash in connection with mandatory repurchase rights granted to such holders upon the occurrence of a “change of control”, “fundamental change”, “make-whole fundamental change” or any comparable term until the Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations which, by their terms, survive termination of this Agreement) are repaid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.24 shall not prohibit principal payments in cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) with respect to any repurchase in connection with the redemption of Permitted Convertible Debt upon satisfaction of a condition related to the share price of Shares of Common Stock only if the Redemption Conditions are satisfied in respect of such redemption and at all times after such redemption.
SECTION 8.
RIGHT TO INVEST
8.1 Lenders or their assignee or nominee shall, for so long as such applicable Lender shall constitute a “Lender” under this Agreement, have the right, in its discretion, to participate in any Subsequent Financing in an aggregate amount of up to the RTI Amount on the same terms, conditions and pricing afforded to others participating in any such Subsequent Financing. This Section 8.1, and all rights and obligations provided for hereunder, shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) termination of this Agreement and (b) such time that the Lenders or their assignees or nominees, have purchased Borrower’s Equity Interests in an aggregate amount of at least the RTI Amount in Subsequent Financings.
SECTION 9.EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall be an “Event of Default”:
9.1 Payments. A Loan Party fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (i) in respect of principal and interest on the Loans, on the due date therefor, and (ii) in respect of fees, expense reimbursements or other amounts due and owing hereunder, within three (3) Business Days of the due date therefor; provided, however, that an Event of Default shall not occur on account of a failure to pay due solely to an administrative or operational error of Agent or Lenders or such Loan Party’s bank if such Loan Party had the funds to make the payment when due and makes the payment within three (3) Business Days following such Loan Party’s knowledge of such failure to pay; or
9.2 Covenants. A Loan Party breaches or defaults in the performance of any covenant or Secured Obligation under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or any other agreement among any Loan Party, Agent and Lenders, and (a) with respect to a Default under any covenant under this Agreement (other than under Sections 4.5, 6, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.21, 7.22, and 7.24), any other Loan Document, or any other agreement among any Loan Party, Agent and Lenders, such default continues for more than fifteen (15) days after the earlier of the date on which (i) Agent or Lenders has given notice of such default to Borrower and (ii) any Loan Party has actual knowledge of such default or (b) with respect to a Default under any of Sections 4.5, 6, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.21, 7.22, and 7.24, the occurrence of such Default; or
9.3 Material Adverse Effect. A circumstance has occurred that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
9.4 Representations. Any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document shall have been false or misleading in any material respect when made or when deemed made; or
9.5 Insolvency. (a) A Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) fails to be solvent as described under Section 5.15 hereof; (b) a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) and is not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days (but no Advances shall be made while any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed); or
9.6 Judgments; Penalties. One or more fines, penalties or final judgments, orders or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) by any Governmental Authority, and the same are not, within ten (10) days after the entry, assessment or issuance thereof, paid, discharged, or after execution thereof, or stayed pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided that no Advances shall be made prior to the discharge, or stay of such fine, penalty, judgment, order or decree); or
9.7 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.
(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed against any of any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary’s) assets by any Governmental Authority, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Advances shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or
(b) (i) any material portion of any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary’s) assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents any Loan Party from conducting all or any material part of its business
9.8 Other Obligations. The occurrence of any default under (i) any agreement or obligation of a Loan Party involving any Indebtedness in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), or (ii) any Material Agreement that could reasonably be expected to result in the termination of such Material Agreement or have a material negative impact on the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries.
9.9 Governmental Approvals; FDA Action. (a) Any Governmental Approval shall have been revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner, or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non renewal has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (b) (i) the FDA, DOJ or other Governmental Authority initiates a regulatory action or any other enforcement action against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) or any supplier of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) that causes any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) to recall, withdraw, remove or discontinue manufacturing, distributing, and/or marketing any of its products, even if such action is based on previously disclosed conduct; (ii) the FDA or any other comparable Governmental Authority issues a warning letter to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) with respect to any of its activities or products which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) conducts a mandatory or voluntary recall which could reasonably be expected to result in liability and expense to any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or more; (iv) any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) enters into a settlement agreement with the FDA, DOJ or other Governmental Authority that results in aggregate liability as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or more, or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, even if such settlement agreement is based on previously disclosed conduct; or (v) the FDA or any other comparable Governmental Authority revokes any authorization or permission granted under any Registration, or any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) withdraws any Registration, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 10.REMEDIES
10.1 General. Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default, Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, accelerate and demand payment of all or any part of the outstanding Secured Obligations together with a Prepayment Charge and declare them to be immediately due and payable (provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of the type described in Section 9.5, all of the Secured Obligations (including, without limitation, the Prepayment Charge and the End of Term Charge) shall automatically be accelerated and made due and payable, in each case without any further notice or act). Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact to: (a) exercisable following the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) sign such Loan Party’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any account or drafts against account debtors; (ii) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any account debtor for monies due, settle and adjust disputes and claims about the accounts directly with account debtors, and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case, or proceeding about any Collateral (including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Agent’s or such Loan Party’s name, as Agent may elect); (iii) make, settle, and adjust all claims under such Loan Party’s insurance policies; (iv) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, or other claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; (v) transfer the Collateral into the name of Agent or a third party as the UCC permits; and (vi) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to such Loan Party; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred, (i) endorse such Loan Party’s name on any checks, payment instruments, or other forms of payment or security; and (ii) notify all account debtors to pay Agent directly. Each Loan Party hereby appoints Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign such Loan Party’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Agent’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Secured Obligations have been satisfied in full and the Loan Documents have been terminated. Agent’s foregoing appointment as each Loan Party’s attorney in fact, and all of Agent’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations which, by their terms, survive termination of this Agreement) have been fully repaid and performed and the Loan Documents have been terminated. Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, exercise all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral under the Loan Documents or otherwise available to it under the UCC and other applicable law, including the right to release, hold, sell, lease, liquidate, collect, realize upon, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral and the right to occupy, utilize, process and commingle the Collateral. All Agent’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
10.2 Collection; Foreclosure. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, at any time or from time to time, apply, collect, liquidate, sell in one or more sales, lease or otherwise dispose of, any or all of the Collateral, in its then condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing, in such order as Agent may elect. Any such sale may be made either at public or private sale at its place of business or elsewhere. Each Loan Party agrees that any such public or private sale may occur upon ten (10) calendar days’ prior written notice to such Loan Party. Agent may require the Loan Parties to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Agent at a place designated by Agent that is reasonably convenient to Agent and the Loan Parties. The proceeds of
any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Agent in the following order of priorities:
First, to Agent, in an amount equal to the sum of all fees owing to Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document;
Second, to Agent and Lenders in an amount sufficient to pay in full Agent’s and Lenders’ reasonable costs and professionals’ and advisors’ fees and expenses as described in Section 11.12;
Third, to Lenders, ratably, in an amount equal to the sum of all accrued interest owing to Lenders on the Term Loan Advances hereunder;
Fourth, to Lenders, ratably, in an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal and premium, if any owing to Lenders from Borrower on the Term Loan Advances hereunder;
Fifth, to Lenders and Agent, ratably (in proportion to all remaining Secured Obligations owing to each), in an amount equal to the sum of all other outstanding and unpaid Secured Obligations (including principal, interest, and the default rate interest set forth in Section 2.4, if required under this Agreement), in such order and priority as Agent may choose in its sole discretion; and
Finally, after the full and final payment in Cash of all of the Secured Obligations (other than inchoate obligations which, by their terms, survive termination of this Agreement), to any creditor holding a junior Lien on the Collateral, or to Borrower or its representatives or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
Agent shall be deemed to have acted reasonably in the custody, preservation and disposition of any of the Collateral if it complies with the obligations of a secured party under the UCC.
10.3 No Waiver. Agent shall be under no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral for the benefit of the Loan Parties or any other Person, and each Loan Party expressly waives all rights, if any, to require Agent to marshal any Collateral.
10.4 Waivers. Each Loan Party waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Agent on which any Loan Party is liable.
10.5 Cumulative Remedies. The rights, powers and remedies of Agent hereunder shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given by statute or rule of law and are cumulative. The exercise of any one or more of the rights, powers and remedies provided herein shall not be construed as a waiver of or election of remedies with respect to any other rights, powers and remedies of Agent.
SECTION 11.MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent and duration of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
11.2 Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, service of process or other communication (including the delivery of Financial Statements) that is required, contemplated, or permitted under the Loan Documents or with respect to the subject matter hereof shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, delivered, and received upon the earlier of: (i) the day of transmission by electronic mail or hand delivery or delivery by an overnight express service or overnight mail delivery service; or (ii) the third calendar day after deposit in the United States of America mails, with proper first class postage prepaid, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:
HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.
Legal Department
Attention: Chief Legal Officer, Tom Hertzberg and Brian Powers
1 North B Street, Suite 2000
San Mateo, CA 94401
email: [redacted]
Telephone: [redacted]
HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.
HERCULES CAPITAL IV L.P.
Legal Department
Attention: Chief Legal Officer, Tom Hertzberg and Brian Powers
1 North B Street, Suite 2000
San Mateo, CA 94401
email: [redacted]
Telephone: [redacted]
c/o SAVARA INC.
Attention: Dave Lowrance, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
One Summit Square
1717 Newton Road, Suite 300
Langhorne, PA 19047
email: [redacted]
Telephone: [redacted]
or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.
11.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments.
(a)
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede and replace in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof (including Agent’s revised proposal letter dated February 27, 2025 and the Non-Disclosure Agreement).
(b)
Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.3(b). The Required Lenders and Loan Parties party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, Agent and Loan Parties party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (i) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of Lenders or of Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (ii) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (A) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan Advance, reduce the stated rate of any interest (or fee payable hereunder) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (B) eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 11.3(b) without the written consent of such Lender; (C) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by Loan Parties of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release a Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; or (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 11.18 or Addendum 4 without the written consent of Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each Lender and shall be binding upon the applicable Loan Parties, Lenders, Agent and all future holders of the Loans.
11.4 No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
11.5 No Waiver. The powers conferred upon Agent and Lenders by this Agreement are solely to protect their rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and their interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent or Lenders to exercise any such powers. No omission or delay by Agent or Lenders at any time to enforce any right or remedy reserved to them, or to require performance of any of the terms, covenants or provisions hereof by any Loan Party at any time designated, shall be a waiver of any such right or remedy to which Agent or Lenders are entitled, nor shall it in any way affect the right of Agent or Lenders to enforce such provisions thereafter.
11.6 Survival. All agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall be for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Sections 6.3, 11.9, 11.11, 11.14, 11.15, 11.17 and 11.18 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
11.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on each Loan Party and its permitted assigns (if any). No Loan Party shall assign its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents without Agent’s express prior written consent, and any such attempted assignment shall be void and of no effect. Agent and Lenders may assign, transfer, or endorse its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents without prior notice to any Loan Party, and all of such rights shall inure to the benefit of Agent’s and Lenders’ successors and assigns; provided that as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither Agent nor any Lender may assign, transfer or endorse its rights hereunder or under the Loan Documents to any party that is (i) a direct competitor of Borrower (as reasonably determined by Agent) or (ii) a Disqualified Institution, it being acknowledged that in all cases, any transfer to an Affiliate of any Lender or Agent shall be allowed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in connection with any assignment by a Lender as a result of a forced divestiture at the request of any regulatory agency, the restrictions set forth herein shall not apply and Agent and Lenders may assign, transfer or endorse its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to any Person or party and (y) in connection with a Lender’s own financing or securitization transactions, the restrictions set forth herein shall not apply and Agent and Lenders may assign, transfer or endorse its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to any Person or party providing such financing or formed to undertake such securitization transaction and any transferee of such Person or party upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to such financing or securitization transaction; provided that no such sale, transfer, pledge or assignment under this clause (y) shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such Person or party for such Lender as a party hereto until Agent shall have received and accepted an effective assignment agreement from such Person or party in form satisfactory to Agent executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto, and shall have received such other information regarding such assignee as Agent reasonably shall require. Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Loan Parties, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lender(s), and the Term Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Loan Parties, Agent and Lender(s) shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
11.8 Participations. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of any Loan Party, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. Each Loan Party agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions in Addendum 1 attached hereto (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 7 of Addendum 1 attached hereto (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 7 of Addendum 1 attached hereto shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 11.7; provided that such participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Addendum 1 attached hereto, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in law that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation.
11.9 Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been negotiated and delivered to Agent and Lenders in the State of California, and shall have been accepted by Agent and Lenders in the State of California. Payment to Agent and Lenders by the Loan Parties of the Secured Obligations is due in the State of California. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, excluding conflict of laws principles that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction.
11.10 Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. All judicial proceedings (to the extent that the reference requirement of Section 11.11 is not applicable) arising in or under or related to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be brought in any state or federal court located in the State of California. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereto generally and unconditionally: (a) consents to nonexclusive personal jurisdiction in Santa Clara County, State of California; (b) waives any objection as to jurisdiction or venue in Santa Clara County, State of California; (c) agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue in the aforesaid courts; and (d) irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Service of process on any party hereto in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if given in accordance with the requirements for notice set forth in Section 11.2, and shall be deemed effective and received as set forth in Section 11.2. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of either party to bring proceedings in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
11.11 Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial / Judicial Reference.
(a)
Because disputes arising in connection with complex financial transactions are most quickly and economically resolved by an experienced and expert Person and the parties wish applicable state and federal laws to apply (rather than arbitration rules), the parties desire that their disputes be resolved by a judge applying such applicable laws. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES, AGENT AND LENDERS SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ASSERTED BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST AGENT, LENDERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNEE OR BY AGENT, LENDERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNEE AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY. This waiver extends to all such Claims, including Claims that involve Persons other than Agent, any Loan Party or any Lenders; Claims that arise out of or are in any way connected to the relationship among any Loan Party, Agent and Lenders; and any Claims for damages, breach of contract, tort, specific performance, or any equitable or legal relief of any kind, arising out of this Agreement, any other Loan Document.
(b)
If the waiver of jury trial set forth in Section 11.11(a) is ineffective or unenforceable, the parties agree that all Claims shall be resolved by reference to a private judge sitting without a jury, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 638, before a mutually acceptable referee or, if the parties cannot agree, a referee selected by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California. Such proceeding shall be conducted in Santa Clara County, California, with California rules of evidence and discovery applicable to such proceeding.
(c)
In the event Claims are to be resolved by judicial reference, either party may seek from a court identified in Section 11.10, any prejudgment order, writ or other relief and have such prejudgment order, writ or other relief enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law notwithstanding that all Claims are otherwise subject to resolution by judicial reference.
11.12 Professional Fees. Borrower promises to pay Agent’s and Lenders’ fees and expenses necessary to finalize the Loan Documents, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, UCC searches, filing costs, and other miscellaneous expenses. In addition, Borrower promises to pay any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, , and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred by Agent and Lenders after the Closing Date in connection with or related to: (a) the Loan; (b) the administration, collection, or enforcement of the Loan; (c) the amendment or modification of the Loan Documents; (d) any waiver, consent, release, or termination under the Loan Documents; (e) the protection, preservation, audit, field exam, sale, lease, liquidation, or disposition of Collateral or the exercise of remedies with respect to the Collateral; (f) any legal, litigation, administrative, arbitration, or out of court proceeding in connection with or related to any Loan Party or the Collateral, and any appeal or review thereof; and (g) any bankruptcy, restructuring, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, workout, foreclosure, or other action related to any Loan Party, the Collateral, the Loan Documents, including representing Agent or Lenders in any adversary proceeding or contested matter commenced or continued by or on behalf of any Loan Party’s estate, and any appeal or review thereof.
11.13 Confidentiality. Agent and Lenders acknowledge that certain items of Collateral and information provided to Agent and Lenders by the Loan Parties are confidential and proprietary information of the Loan Parties, if and to the extent such information either (x) is marked as confidential by such Loan Party at the time of disclosure, or (y) should reasonably be understood to be confidential (the “Confidential Information”). Accordingly, Agent and Lenders agree that any Confidential Information it may obtain in the course of acquiring, administering, or perfecting Agent’s security interest in the Collateral shall not be disclosed to any other Person or entity in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Borrower, except that Agent and Lenders may disclose any such information: (a) to its Affiliates and its partners, investors, lenders, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, counsel, accountants, representatives and other professional advisors if Agent or Lenders in their sole discretion determine that any such party should have access to such information in connection with such party’s responsibilities in connection with the Loan or this Agreement and, provided that such recipient of such Confidential Information either (i) agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions of this Section or (ii) is otherwise subject to confidentiality restrictions that reasonably protect against the disclosure of Confidential Information; (b) if such information is generally available to the public or to the extent such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or becomes available to Agent or any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party; (c) if required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any Governmental Authority having or claiming to have jurisdiction over Agent or Lenders and any rating agency; (d) if required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, to the extent permitted or deemed advisable by Agent’s or Lenders’ counsel; (e) to comply with any legal requirement or law applicable to Agent or Lenders or demanded by any Governmental Authority; (f) to the extent reasonably necessary in connection with the exercise of, or preparing to exercise, or the enforcement of, or preparing to enforce, any right or remedy under any Loan Document (including Agent’s sale, lease, or other disposition of Collateral after the occurrence of a Default), or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document; (g) to any participant or assignee of Agent or Lenders or any prospective participant or assignee, provided, that such participant or assignee or prospective participant or assignee is subject to confidentiality restrictions that reasonably protect against the disclosure of Confidential Information; (h) to any investor or potential investor (and each of their respective Affiliates or clients) in Agent or Lenders (or each of their respective Affiliates); provided that such investor, potential investor, Affiliate or client is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to the Confidential Information; (i) otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify the Loan Parties; or (j) otherwise with the prior consent of Borrower; provided, that any disclosure made in violation of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations of the Loan Parties or any of its Affiliates or any guarantor under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Agent’s and Lenders’ obligations under this Section 11.13 shall supersede all of their respective obligations under the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
11.14 Assignment of Rights. each Loan Party acknowledges and understands that Agent or Lenders may, subject to Section 11.7, sell and assign all or part of its interest hereunder and under the Loan Documents to any Person or entity (an “Assignee”). After such assignment the term “Agent” or “Lender” as used in the Loan Documents shall mean and include such Assignee, and such Assignee shall be vested with all rights, powers and remedies of Agent and Lenders hereunder with respect to the interest so assigned; but with respect to any such interest not so transferred, Agent and Lenders shall retain all rights, powers and remedies hereby given. No such assignment by Agent or Lenders shall relieve any Loan Party of any of its obligations hereunder. Lenders agree that in the event of any transfer by it of the promissory note(s) (if any), it will endorse thereon a notation as to the portion of the principal of the promissory note(s), which shall have been paid at the time of such transfer and as to the date to which interest shall have been last paid thereon.
11.15 Revival of Secured Obligations. This Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective if any petition is filed by or against any Loan Party for liquidation or reorganization, if any Loan Party becomes insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, if a receiver or trustee is appointed for all or any significant part of any Loan Party’s assets, or if any payment or transfer of Collateral is recovered from Agent or Lenders. The Loan Documents and the Secured Obligations and Collateral security shall continue to be effective, or shall be revived or reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations or any transfer of Collateral to Agent, or any part thereof is rescinded, avoided or avoidable, reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by, or is recovered from, Agent, Lenders or by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment, performance, or transfer of Collateral had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, avoided, avoidable, restored, returned, or recovered, the Loan Documents and the Secured Obligations shall be deemed, without any further action or documentation, to have been revived and reinstated except to the extent of the full, final, and indefeasible payment to Agent or Lenders in Cash.
11.16 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
11.17 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. No provisions of the Loan Documents are intended, nor will be interpreted, to provide or create any third-party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any Person other than Agent, Lenders and the Loan Parties unless specifically provided otherwise herein, and, except as otherwise so provided, all provisions of the Loan Documents will be personal and solely among Agent, Lenders and the Loan Parties party thereto.
11.18 Agency. Agent and each Lender hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth on Addendum 4 attached hereto. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees to the terms and conditions set forth on Addendum 4 attached hereto.
11.19 Publicity. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, Agent and Lender may, at Agent’s or such Lender's sole expense, solely with Borrower’s prior written consent (but without need for any compensation to any Loan Party), (1) make a public announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (2) publicize or use (a) the other party’s name (including a brief description of the relationship among the parties hereto), logo or hyperlink to such other parties’ web site, separately or together, in written and oral presentations, advertising, promotional and marketing materials, client lists, public relations materials or on its web site (together, the “Publicity Materials”); (b) the names of officers of such other parties in the Publicity Materials; and (c) such other parties’ name, trademarks, servicemarks in any news or press release concerning such party, in each case to the extent such information is not deemed confidential in accordance with Section 11.13.
11.20 Multiple Loan Parties. Each Loan Party hereby agrees to the terms and conditions set forth on Addendum 5 attached hereto.
11.21 [Reserved].
11.22 Managerial Assistance. Borrower acknowledges that Hercules Capital, Inc. has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act, and as such is required to make available significant managerial assistance to its portfolio companies. Significant managerial assistance may include, but is not limited to, guidance and counsel concerning the portfolio company’s management, operations, business objectives and policies, arrangement of financing, management of relationships with financing sources, recruitment of management personnel and evaluation of acquisition and divestiture opportunities. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that it may request such assistance at any time from Hercules Capital, Inc. by contacting [redacted].
11.23 Electronic Execution of Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation assignments, assumptions, amendments, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION 12. GUARANTY.
12.1 Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to Agent on behalf of the Lenders the due and prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise and at all times thereafter), performance and discharge of all Secured Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that the Secured Obligations may be increased, amended, extended, renewed or otherwise modified in whole or in part without notice to or consent from such Guarantor, and that such actions will not affect the liability of such Guarantor under this Guaranty. All terms of this Guaranty apply to and may be enforced by or on behalf of any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of any Lender that extended any portion of the Secured Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for this Guaranty. This guaranty of the Secured Obligations includes in all cases all such Secured Obligations which arise after the filing of a bankruptcy petition with respect to any Loan Party and all such Secured Obligations which would become due but for the operation of (i) the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) Section 502(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, or (iii) Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, including interest accruing under the Loan Documents after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in the Insolvency Proceeding. This Guaranty is a guaranty of prompt and punctual payment of the Secured Obligations, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and is not merely a guaranty of collection.
12.2 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty, the amount guaranteed by each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the extent, if any, required so that its obligations under this Guaranty will not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance and not be subject to avoidance under any applicable Debtor Relief Law or any state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, Uniform Voidable Transactions Act or similar statute or common law.
12.3 Term; Reinstatement.
(a)
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall terminate only upon repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement). If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor shall have any nonwaivable right under applicable law or otherwise to terminate or revoke this Guaranty, such Guarantor agrees that such termination or revocation shall not be effective until such applicable Lender receives written notice of such termination or revocation. Such notice shall not affect any Lender’s right and power to enforce rights arising prior to receipt thereof. If any Lender makes Advances or takes any other action after such Guarantor’s termination or revocation but prior to receipt of the requisite notice, any such Lender’s rights with respect thereto shall be the same as if such termination or revocation had not occurred.
(b)
Each Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be reinstated and revived, and any Lender’s rights shall continue, if at any time all or part of any payment of any Secured Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Lender or any other Person upon the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Borrower or any other Guarantor or for any other reason, all as though such payment had not been made and this Guaranty shall be reinstated if the Agreement had expired or terminated and all of the Secured Obligations had been satisfied prior to the restoration or return of the payment.
12.4 Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional; Waiver of Defenses. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty is irrevocable, continuing, unconditional and absolute and the obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty will not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, subject to setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or termination, or otherwise affected for any reason (other than repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement)), and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses to enforcement it may have (now or in the future) based on or arising out of any defense of any Loan Party or the unenforceability of all or any part of the Secured Obligations or any Loan Document or any related agreement or instrument from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Loan Party or any other Person liable for the Secured Obligations, other than repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement). Without limiting the foregoing, the obligations of any Loan Party hereunder are not discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by, without limitation: (a) any claim of waiver, release, extension, renewal, settlement, surrender, alteration, change in terms or compromise of any of the Secured Obligations or any other obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, by operation of law or otherwise; (b) any rescission, waiver, amendment or other modification of any Loan Document or any other agreement, including any increase in the Secured Obligations; (c) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (d) any Insolvency Proceeding affecting any Person, or their assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of any Person; (e) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which any Loan Party may have at any time against any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or in any unrelated transactions; (f) any sale, disposition, application of proceeds, taking, exchange, substitution, release, impairment, or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release, impairment, amendment, waiver, or other modification of any guaranty, for the Secured Obligations; (g) any default in the performance of the Secured Obligations; (h) any failure of any Lender or such Lender’s Affiliates to disclose to any Loan Party any information relating to the business, condition, operations, performance, properties, or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to such Person; (i) the release or reduction of liability of any Loan Party, or other guarantor or surety, with respect to the Secured Obligations; (j) the failure of any Loan Party to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise; or (k) any other circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or manner of administering the Loans or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Lender that might vary the risk of any Loan Party or otherwise operate as a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety (other than repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement)). Each Loan Party agrees that the payment of all sums payable under the Loan Documents or any part thereof or other act which tolls any statute of limitations applicable to the Loan Documents shall similarly operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to such Loan Party’s liability under this Guaranty.
12.5 Waivers and Acknowledgments.
(a)
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all presently existing and future Secured Obligations, (ii) promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor, and any other notice with respect to any of the Secured Obligations and this Guaranty, and any requirement that any Lender protect, secure, perfect, or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto and (iii) any defense based on any right of set-off or recoupment or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty.
(b)
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it has received adequate consideration for entering into this Guaranty and that all waivers and acknowledgments under this Section 12 by such Guarantor are knowingly made and that the Lenders would not enter into the Agreement but for this Guaranty.
(c)
Each Guarantor (i) acknowledges and agrees that any Lender will not have any duty to advise of or otherwise disclose any information known to it regarding Borrower’s financial condition or assets or of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Secured Obligations or the nature, scope and extent of the risks that each Guarantor assumes and incurs under this Guaranty and (ii) assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of such circumstances and risks.
(d)
Each Guarantor confirms that it is not a surety under any state law and shall not raise any such law as a defense to its obligations hereunder.
(e)
Each Guarantor acknowledges that any Lender may, at its election and without notice to or demand upon such Guarantor, foreclose on any Collateral or other collateral held by it by one or more judicial or non-judicial sales, accept an assignment of any such Collateral or other collateral in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Secured Obligations, make any other accommodation with Borrower or any other Loan Party or guarantor, or exercise any other right or remedy available to it against Borrower or any other Loan Party or guarantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except on the occurrence of the repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement). Each Guarantor hereby waives any defense arising out of such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, or indemnification, or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against Borrower or any other Loan Party or guarantor or any Collateral or any other collateral.
12.6 Agreement to Pay; Subrogation; Etc. Without limiting any other right that any Lender has at law or in equity against any Loan Party, if any Loan Party fails to pay any Secured Obligation when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment, or otherwise, each other Loan Party agrees to promptly pay the amount of such unpaid Secured Obligations to Agent in cash. Each Loan Party hereby defers and no Loan Party shall exercise any rights which it may acquire by reason of any payment made under this Guaranty, whether by way of subrogation, reimbursement or otherwise, in each case, until the prior repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement). Any amount paid to any Loan Party on account of any payment made under this Guaranty prior to repayment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, inchoate reimbursement obligations and/or other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) shall be held in trust for the benefit of Agent and promptly turned over to Agent. So long as any Secured Obligations remain outstanding, each Loan Party will not take any action or commence any proceeding against any Loan Party, whether in connection with an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, to recover any amounts in respect of payments made to any Lender under this Guaranty.
12.7 Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, each Guarantor agrees to observe and perform each of the terms and conditions set forth in Addendum 1 as it relates to such Guarantor in connection with any payments or performance under this Guaranty.
12.8 Additional Guarantors. Each Person that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.13 will become a Guarantor, with the same force and effect as if they were originally named as a Guarantor herein, for all purposes of this Agreement upon the execution and delivery by such Person of a joinder in form and substance acceptable to Agent. Each reference to “Guarantor” or “Loan Party” (or any words of like import referring to a Guarantor) in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall also mean such additional Guarantor; and each reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to this “Guaranty” or “Agreement” (or words of like import referring to this Agreement) shall mean this Agreement as supplemented by such joinder. No consent of any other Loan Party will be required for the execution and delivery of any such joinder. The rights and obligations of each Loan Party will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Guarantor as a party to this Agreement.
12.9 Cumulative Liability. The liability of each Loan Party as a Guarantor under this Section 12 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of such Loan Party to any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or in respect of any obligations or liabilities of the other Loan Parties, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.
(SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders have duly executed and delivered this Loan and Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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LOAN PARTIES: |
BORROWER: |
SAVARA INC. |
Signature: |
/s/ Dave Lowrance |
Print Name: |
Dave Lowrance |
Title: |
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer |
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GUARANTORS: |
ARAVAS INC. |
Signature: |
/s/ Dave Lowrance |
Print Name: |
Dave Lowrance |
Title: |
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer |
Accepted in San Mateo, California:
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AGENT: |
HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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LENDERS: |
HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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HERCULES CAPITAL IV, L.P. |
By: Hercules Technology SBIC Management, LLC, its General Partner |
By: Hercules Capital, Inc., its Manager |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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HERCULES SBIC V, L.P. |
By: Hercules Technology SBIC Management, LLC, its General Partner |
By: Hercules Capital, Inc., its Manager |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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HERCULES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND 1 L.P. |
By: Hercules Adviser LLC, its Investment Advisor |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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HERCULES PRIVATE GLOBAL VENTURE GROWTH FUND I L.P. |
By: Hercules Adviser LLC, its Investment Advisor |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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HERCULES VENTURE GROWTH CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND 1 L.P. |
By: Hercules Adviser LLC, its Investment Advisor |
Signature: |
/s/ Seth H Meyer |
Print Name: |
Seth Meyer |
Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
Table of Addenda, Exhibits and Schedules
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Addendum 1: |
Taxes; Increased Costs |
Addendum 2: |
Delivery Instructions |
Addendum 3: |
SBA Provisions |
Addendum 4: |
Agent and Lender Terms |
Addendum 5: |
Multiple Loan Party Terms |
Exhibit A1: |
Advance Request
Attachment to Advance Request
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Exhibit B+: |
Name, Locations, and Other Information for Borrower |
Exhibit C+: |
Loan Parties’ Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses |
Exhibit D+: |
Loan Parties’ Deposit Accounts and Investment Accounts |
Exhibit E+: |
Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit F+: |
Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit G: |
[Reserved.] |
Exhibit H+: |
ACH Debit Authorization Agreement |
Exhibit I: |
[Reserved] |
Exhibit J-1+: |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit J-2+: |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit J-3+: |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit J-4+: |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit K: |
Certain Economic Terms |
Annex A: |
Revenue Milestone |
+ Intentionally omitted. To be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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Annex B: |
Minimum Revenue Covenant |
Schedule 1.1+ |
Commitments |
Schedule 1+ |
Subsidiaries |
Schedule 1A+ |
Existing Permitted Indebtedness |
Schedule 1B+ |
Existing Permitted Investments |
Schedule 1C+ |
Existing Permitted Liens |
Schedule 5.3+ |
Consents, Etc. |
Schedule 5.8+ |
Tax Matters |
Schedule 5.9+ |
Intellectual Property Claims |
Schedule 5.10+ |
Intellectual Property |
Schedule 5.11+ |
Borrower Products |
Schedule 5.13+ |
Employee Loans |
Schedule 5.14+ |
Capitalization |
Schedule 7.23+ |
Affiliate Transactions |
ADDENDUM 1 to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TAXES; INCREASED COSTS
1.
Defined Terms. For purposes of this Addendum 1:
a.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
b.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (A) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Term Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan Term Commitment or (B) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2 or Section 4 of this Addendum 1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 7 of this Addendum 1 and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
c.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
d.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
e.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i), Other Taxes.
f.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
g.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
h.
“Recipient” means Agent or any Lender, as applicable.
i.
“Withholding Agent” means Borrower and Agent.
2.
Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2 or Section 4 of this Addendum 1) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
3.
Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
4.
Indemnification by Borrower. Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under Section 2 of this Addendum 1 or this Section 4) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate describing the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Agent), or by Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In addition, Borrower agrees to pay, and to hold Agent and any Lender harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all excise, sales or other similar Taxes (excluding Taxes imposed on or measured by the net income of Agent or such Lender) that may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or this Agreement.
5.
Indemnification by Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (a) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that Borrower has not already indemnified Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), (b) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.8 of the Agreement relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (c) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Agent to Lenders from any other source against any amount due to Agent under this Section 5.
6.
Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to the provisions of this Addendum 1, Borrower shall deliver to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
a.
Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will enable Borrower or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) and 7(b)(iv) of this Addendum 1) shall not be required if in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
b.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Person,
i.
any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
ii.
any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
A.
in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
B.
executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
C.
in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S.
Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or
D.
to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
iii.
any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
iv.
if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iv), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
c.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
8.
Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to the provisions of this Addendum 1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to the provisions of this Addendum 1), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under the provisions of this Addendum 1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).
Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 8 (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 8 the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 8 shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
9.
Increased Costs. If any change in applicable law shall subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, and the result shall be to increase the cost to such Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Term Loan Advance or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Recipient (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, upon the request of such Recipient, Borrower will pay to such Recipient such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Recipient for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
10.
Survival. Each party’s obligations under the provisions of this Addendum 1 shall survive the resignation or replacement of Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Term Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Exhibit 10.1
Certain identified information in this document has been excluded because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type the registrant treats as private or confidential. [***] indicates where such information has been omitted.
Certain information contained in this exhibit has been redacted where indicated because disclosure of such information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
ADDENDUM 2 to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Delivery Instructions
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a), (b), (c) or (f) or, to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC, any other provision of Section 7.01 shall, in each case, be deemed delivered under this Agreement when such materials are electronically filed with the SEC.
The Compliance Certificate shall be uploaded and executed via Lumonic2.
All other financial reports required to be furnished to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1, and not otherwise addressed above, shall be submitted via Lumonic.
The Compliance Certificate and other financial reports required to be furnished to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1 may be sent to [redacted] with a copy to [redacted], should access to Lumonic be temporarily unavailable.
2 All references to Lumonic shall be interpreted as the Portfolio Management Software currently in use by Agent. Lumonic can be reached at the following URL: https://lumonic.com/
ADDENDUM 3 to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
SBIC
(a)
Borrower’s Business. For purposes of this Addendum 3, Borrower shall be deemed to include its “affiliates” as defined in Title 13 Code of Federal Regulations Section 121.103. Borrower (i) represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders, with respect to subsection 1 below, as of the initial SBA Funding Date, and (ii) represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders, as of each SBA Funding Date and covenants to Agent and Lenders for a period of one year after each SBA Funding Date or for such longer period as set forth below with respect to subsections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 below, as follows:
1.
Size Status. Borrower’s primary NAICS code is 325412 and has less than 1,300 employees in the aggregate (as determined in accordance with Title 13 Code of Federal Regulations Section 121.106);
2.
No Relender. Borrower’s primary business activity does not involve, directly or indirectly, providing funds to others, purchasing debt obligations, factoring, or long-term leasing of equipment with no provision for maintenance or repair;
3.
No Passive Business. Borrower is engaged in a regular and continuous business operation (excluding the mere receipt of payments such as dividends, rents, lease payments, or royalties). Borrower’s employees are carrying on the majority of day to day operations. Borrower will not pass through substantially all of the proceeds of the Loan to another entity;
4.
No Real Estate Business. Borrower is not classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 531110 (lessors of residential buildings and dwellings), 531120 (lessors of nonresidential buildings except miniwarehouses), 531190 (lessors of other real estate property), 237210 (land subdivision), or 236117 (new housing for-sale builders). Borrower is not classified under NAICS codes 236118 (residential remodelers), 236210 (industrial building construction), or 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), if Borrower is primarily engaged in construction or renovation of properties on its own account rather than as a hired contractor. Borrower is not classified under NAICS codes 531210 (offices of real estate agents and brokers), 531311 (residential property managers), 531312 (nonresidential property managers), 531320 (offices of real estate appraisers), or 531390 (other activities related to real estate), unless it derives at least 80 percent of its revenue from non-Affiliate sources. The proceeds of the Loan will not be used to acquire or refinance real property unless Borrower (x) is acquiring an existing property and will use at least 51 percent of the usable square footage for its business purposes; (y) is building or renovating a building and will use at least 67 percent of the usable square footage for its business purposes; or (z) occupies the subject property and uses at least 67 percent of the usable square footage for its business purposes.
5.
No Project Finance. Borrower’s assets are not intended to be reduced or consumed, generally without replacement, as the life of its business progresses, and the nature of Borrower’s business does not require that a stream of cash payments be made to the business’s financing sources, on a basis associated with the continuing sale of assets (e.g., real estate development projects and oil and gas wells). The primary purpose of the Loan is not to fund production of a single item or defined limited number of items, generally over a defined production period, where such production will constitute the majority of the activities of Borrower (e.g., motion pictures and electric generating plants).
6.
No Farm Land Purchases. Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loan to acquire farm land which is or is intended to be used for agricultural or forestry purposes, such as the production of food, fiber, or wood, or is so taxed or zoned.
7.
No Foreign Investment. The proceeds of the Loan will not be used substantially for a foreign operation, passed through to a foreign business or used to acquire a foreign business. Borrower will not have, on or within one year after each SBA Funding Date and each other Loan provided by a Lender that is an SBIC more than 49 percent of its employees or tangible assets located outside the United States of America.
(b)
Small Business Administration Documentation. Agent and Lenders acknowledge that Borrower completed, executed and delivered to Agent prior to each SBA Funding Date SBA Forms 480, 652 and 1031 (Parts A and B) together with a business plan showing Borrower’s financial projections (including balance sheets and income and cash flows statements) for the period described therein and a written statement (whether included in the purchase agreement or pursuant to a separate statement) from Agent regarding its intended use of proceeds from the sale of securities to Lenders (the “Use of Proceeds Statement”). Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that the information regarding Borrower and its affiliates set forth in the SBA Form 480, Form 652 and Form 1031 and the Use of Proceeds Statement delivered as of each SBA Funding Date is accurate and complete.
(c)
Inspection. The following covenants contained in this Section (c) are intended to supplement and not to restrict the related provisions of the Loan Documents. Subject to the preceding sentence, Borrower will permit, for so long as Lenders hold any debt or equity securities of Borrower, Agent, Lenders or their representative, at Agent’s or Lenders’ expense, and examiners of the SBA to visit and inspect the properties and assets of Borrower, to examine its books of account and records, and to discuss Borrower’s affairs, finances and accounts with Borrower’s officers, senior management and accountants, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by Agent or Lenders or the SBA.
(d)
Annual Assessment. Upon request of Agent or Lender, promptly after the end of each calendar year (but in any event prior to February 28 of each year) and at such other times as may be reasonably requested by Agent or Lenders, Borrower will deliver to Agent a written assessment of the economic impact of Lenders’ investment in Borrower, specifying the full-time equivalent net jobs created and total jobs created or retained in connection with the investment, the impact of the investment on the revenues and profits of Borrower’s business and on taxes paid by Borrower and its employees, and such other information as may be required regarding Borrower in connection with the filing of Lenders’ SBA Form 468.
Lenders will assist Borrower with preparing such assessment. In addition to any other rights granted hereunder, Borrower will grant Agent and Lenders and the SBA access to Borrower’s books and records for the purpose of verifying the use of such proceeds. Borrower also will furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent and Lenders such other information regarding the business, affairs and condition of Borrower as Agent or Lenders may from time to time reasonably request, and such information shall be certified by the President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower to the extent requested by Agent or Lender for compliance with the SBIC Act.
(e)
Use of Proceeds. Borrower will use the proceeds from the Loan only for purposes set forth in Section 7.17. Borrower will deliver to Agent from time to time promptly following Agent’s request, a written report, certified as correct by Borrower’s Chief Financial Officer, verifying the purposes and amounts for which proceeds from the Loan have been disbursed. Borrower will supply to Agent such additional information and documents as Agent reasonably requests with respect to its use of proceeds and will permit Agent and Lenders and the SBA to have access to any and all Borrower records and information and personnel as Agent deems necessary to verify how such proceeds have been or are being used, and to assure that the proceeds have been used for the purposes specified in Section 7.17.
(f)
Activities and Proceeds. Neither Borrower nor any of its affiliates (if any) will engage in any activities or use directly or indirectly the proceeds from the Loan for any purpose for which a small business investment company is prohibited from providing funds by the SBIC Act, including 13 C.F.R. §107.720. Borrower shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any of its subsidiaries to, without obtaining the prior written approval of Agent, change Borrower’s or any such subsidiary’s business activities from that conducted on the date hereof to a business activity from which a licensee under the SBIC Act is prohibited from providing funds by the SBIC Act. Borrower agrees that any such change in its or any such subsidiary’s business activities without such prior written consent of Agent shall constitute a material breach of the obligations of Borrower under this Addendum 3.
(h)
Compliance and Resolution. Borrower agrees that a failure to comply with Borrower’s obligations under this Addendum, or any other set of facts or circumstances where it has been asserted by any governmental regulatory agency (or Agent or Lenders believes that there is a substantial risk of such assertion) that Agent, Lenders and their affiliates are not entitled to hold, or exercise any significant right with respect to, any securities issued to Lenders by Borrower, will constitute a breach of the obligations of Borrower under the financing agreements among Borrower, Agent and Lenders. In the event of (i) a failure to comply with Borrower’s obligations under this Addendum; or (ii) an assertion by any governmental regulatory agency (or Agent or Lenders believe that there is a substantial risk of such assertion) of a failure to comply with Borrower’s obligations under this Addendum, then (i) Agent, Lenders and Borrower will meet and resolve any such issue in good faith to the satisfaction of Borrower, Agent, Lenders, and any governmental regulatory agency, and (ii) upon request of Lenders or Agent, Borrower will cooperate and assist with any assignment of the financing agreements among Hercules Technology III, L.P. and Hercules Capital, Inc. The sole and exclusive remedies for any violation or breach of this Addendum are as set forth in this clause (h) and in no event shall a Default or Event of Default occur or be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of any such violation or breach.
ADDENDUM 4 to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Agent and Lender Terms
(a)
Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Hercules Capital, Inc. to act on its behalf as Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and irrevocably authorizes Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Agent shall have only those duties which are specified in this Agreement and it may perform such duties by or through its agents, representatives or employees. In performing its duties on behalf of Lenders, Agent shall exercise the same care which it would exercise in dealing with loans made for its own account, but it shall not be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of all or any of the Loan Documents, or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made therein or made in any written or oral statement or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports, certificates or any other documents furnished or delivered in connection herewith or therewith by Agent to any Lender or by or on behalf of Borrower to Agent or any Lender, or be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained herein or therein, as to the use of the proceeds of the Term Loan Advances, the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to Agent. Agent shall not be responsible for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of any Taxes, assessments, charges or any other charges or liens of any nature whatsoever upon the Collateral or otherwise for the maintenance of the Collateral, except in the event Agent enters into possession of a part or all of the Collateral, in which event Agent shall preserve the part in its possession. Unless the officers of Agent acting in their capacity as officer of Agent on Borrower’s account have actual knowledge thereof or have been notified in writing thereof by Lenders, Agent shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default.
(b)
Neither Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or in connection herewith or therewith unless caused by its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct. No provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on Agent to perform any act or to exercise any power in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on Agent to perform any act or exercise any right or power if such performance or exercise (a) would subject Agent to a Tax in a jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a Tax or (b) would require Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Lenders. Agent shall be entitled to refrain from exercising any power, discretion or authority vested in it under this Agreement unless and until it has obtained the written instructions of Lenders. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon Agent in its individual capacity. With respect to its participation in the Loan Agreement hereunder, Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” or any similar term shall unless the context clearly indicates otherwise include Agent in its individual capacity.
(c)
Agent may rely, and shall be fully protected in acting, or refraining to act, upon, any resolution, statement, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond or other paper or document that it has no reason to believe to be other than genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties or, in the case of cables, telecopies and telexes, to have been sent by the proper party or parties. In the absence of its gross negligence or willful misconduct, Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Agent may consult with counsel, and any opinion or legal advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, not taken or suffered by Agent hereunder or under any Loan Documents in accordance therewith. Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of the Collateral from any court of competent jurisdiction. Agent shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers granted to Agent by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the request or direction of Lenders unless Agent shall have been provided by Lenders with adequate security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(d)
Each Lender agrees to indemnify Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), according to its respective Term Commitment percentages (based upon the total outstanding Term Commitments) in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Addendum 4, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(e)
To the extent not reimbursed either by Borrower or from the application of Collateral proceeds pursuant to Section 10.2, a Lender (the “Indemnified Lender”) shall be indemnified by the other Lenders (an “Indemnifying Lender”), on a several basis in proportion to each Lender’s pro rata portion of the Term Commitment, and each Indemnifying Lender agrees to reimburse the Indemnified Lender for the Indemnifying Lender’s pro rata share of the following items (an “Indemnified Payment”):
(i)
all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Indemnified Lender incurred by the Indemnified Lender in connection with the discharge of its activities under this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, including reasonable legal expenses and attorneys’ fees; provided, that the Indemnified Lender shall consult with the other Lender regarding the incurrence of such costs and expenses at reasonable intervals (but not more often than monthly) and any such reasonable costs and expenses shall be “Claims” hereunder notwithstanding any disagreement by the other Lender as to their incurrence; and
from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Indemnified Lender in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, or any action taken or omitted by the Indemnified Lender hereunder; provided, however, that the Indemnified Lender shall not be reimbursed or indemnified for an Indemnified Payment, except to the extent that the Indemnified Lender paid more than its ratable share of such payment.
All Indemnified Payments as set forth in this clause (e) to an Indemnified Lender are intended to be paid ratably by the other Lender.
(h)
Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Person serving as Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent and the term “Lender” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each such Person serving as Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.
(i)
Exculpatory Provisions. Agent shall have no duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall not:
(i)
be subject to any fiduciary, advisory or other implied duties, regardless of whether any Default or any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii)
have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by Lenders, provided that Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
(iii)
except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and Agent shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(j)
In connection with any exercise of Enforcement Actions hereunder, neither any Agent nor any Lender or any of its partners, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, or agents shall be liable as such for any action taken or omitted by it or them, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to its duties under this Agreement.
(k)
Each Lender and Agent may execute any of its powers and perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact. Each Lender and Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such powers and duties. No Lender or Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it, if the selection of such agents or attorneys-in-fact was done without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(l)
Each Lender agrees that it will make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Borrower in connection with the making of Term Loan Advances pursuant to the Loan Agreement and has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Borrower. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty or responsibility either initially or on a continuing basis to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of all Lenders or to provide the other Lenders with any credit or other information with respect thereto whether coming into its possession before the date hereof or any time or times thereafter and shall further have no responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of the information provided to Lenders by Borrower.
ADDENDUM 5 to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Multiple Loan Party Terms
(a)
Loan Parties’ Agent. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Company as its agent, attorney-in-fact and legal representative for all purposes, including requesting disbursement of the Term Loan and receiving account statements and other notices and communications to Loan Parties (or any of them) from Agent or any Lender. Agent may rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, on any request for the Term Loan Advances, disbursement instruction, report, information or any other notice or communication made or given by Company, whether in its own name or on behalf of one or more of the other Loan Parties, and Agent shall not have any obligation to make any inquiry or request any confirmation from or on behalf of any other Loan Parties as to the binding effect on it of any such request, instruction, report, information, other notice or communication, nor shall the joint and several character of Loan Parties’ obligations hereunder be affected thereby.
(b)
Waivers. Each Loan Party hereby waives: (i) any right to require Agent to institute suit against, or to exhaust its rights and remedies against, any other Loan Party or any other person, or to proceed against any property of any kind which secures all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or to exercise any right of offset or other right with respect to any reserves, credits or deposit accounts held by or maintained with Agent or any Indebtedness of Agent or any Lender to any other Loan Party, or to exercise any other right or power, or pursue any other remedy Agent or any Lender may have; (ii) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of any other Loan Party or any guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of any liability of any other Loan Party or any guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, with respect to all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or by reason of any act or omission of Agent or others which directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any other Loan Party or any guarantor or any other person or any Secured Obligations or any security therefor, whether by operation of law or otherwise; (iii) any defense arising by reason of any failure of Agent to obtain, perfect, maintain or keep in force any Lien on, any property of any Loan Party or any other person; (iv) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any other Loan Party or any guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, including without limitation any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the Secured Obligations (including without limitation any interest thereon), in or as a result of any such proceeding. Until all of the Secured Obligations have been paid, performed, and discharged in full, nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of any Loan Party hereunder except the full performance and payment of all of the Secured Obligations.
If any claim is ever made upon Agent for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by Agent in payment of or on account of any of the Secured Obligations, because of any claim that any such payment constituted a preferential transfer or fraudulent conveyance, or for any other reason whatsoever, and Agent repays all or part of said amount by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over Agent or any of its property, or by reason of any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by Agent with any such claimant (including without limitation the any other Loan Party), then and in any such event, each Loan Party agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement and compromise shall be binding upon such Loan Party, notwithstanding any revocation or release of this Agreement or the cancellation of any note or other instrument evidencing any of the Secured Obligations, or any release of any of the Secured Obligations, and each Loan Party shall be and remain liable to Agent and Lenders under this Agreement for the amount so repaid or recovered, to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by Agent or any Lender, and the provisions of this sentence shall survive, and continue in effect, notwithstanding any revocation or release of this Agreement. Each Loan Party hereby expressly and unconditionally waives all rights of subrogation, reimbursement and indemnity of every kind against any other Loan Party, and all rights of recourse to any assets or property of any other Loan Party, and all rights to any collateral or security held for the payment and performance of any Secured Obligations, including (but not limited to) any of the foregoing rights which a Loan Party may have under any present or future document or agreement with any other Loan Party or other person, and including (but not limited to) any of the foregoing rights which any Loan Party may have under any equitable doctrine of subrogation, implied contract, or unjust enrichment, or any other equitable or legal doctrine.
(c)
Consents. Each Loan Party hereby consents and agrees that, without notice to or by such Loan Party and without affecting or impairing in any way the obligations or liability of any Loan Party hereunder, Agent may, from time to time before or after revocation of this Agreement, do any one or more of the following in its sole and absolute discretion: (i) accept partial payments of, compromise or settle, renew, extend the time for the payment, discharge, or performance of, refuse to enforce, and release all or any parties to, any or all of the Secured Obligations; (ii) grant any other indulgence to any Loan Party or any other Person in respect of any or all of the Secured Obligations or any other matter; (iii) accept, release, waive, surrender, enforce, exchange, modify, impair, or extend the time for the performance, discharge, or payment of, any and all property of any kind securing any or all of the Secured Obligations or any guaranty of any or all of the Secured Obligations, or on which Agent at any time may have a Lien, or refuse to enforce its rights or make any compromise or settlement or agreement therefor in respect of any or all of such property; (iv) substitute or add, or take any action or omit to take any action which results in the release of, any one or more other Loan Parties or any endorsers or guarantors of all or any part of the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation one or more parties to this Agreement, regardless of any destruction or impairment of any right of contribution or other right of any Loan Party; (v) apply any sums received from any other Loan Party, any guarantor, endorser, or co-signer, or from the disposition of any Collateral or security, to any Indebtedness whatsoever owing from such person or secured by such Collateral or security, in such manner and order as Agent determines in its sole discretion, and regardless of whether such Indebtedness is part of the Secured Obligations, is secured, or is due and payable. Each Loan Party consents and agrees that Agent shall be under no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of such Loan Party, or against or in payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations. Each Loan Party further consents and agrees that Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities whatsoever with respect to any property securing any or all of the Secured Obligations provided Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and maintain any Collateral in Agent’s possession as required by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have no obligation to monitor, verify, audit, examine, or obtain or maintain any insurance with respect to, any property securing any or all of the Secured Obligations.
(d)
Independent Liability. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that one or more successive or concurrent actions may be brought hereon against such Loan Party, in the same action in which any other Loan Party may be sued or in separate actions, as often as deemed advisable by Agent. Each Loan Party is fully aware of the financial condition of each other Loan Party and is executing and delivering this Agreement based solely upon its own independent investigation of all matters pertinent hereto, and such Loan Party is not relying in any manner upon any representation or statement of Agent or any Lender with respect thereto. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that it is in a position to obtain, and each Loan Party hereby assumes full responsibility for obtaining, any additional information concerning any other Loan Party’s financial condition and any other matter pertinent hereto as such Loan Party may desire, and such Loan Party is not relying upon or expecting Agent to furnish to it any information now or hereafter in Agent’s possession concerning the same or any other matter.
(e)
Subordination. All Indebtedness of a Loan Party now or hereafter arising held by another Loan Party is subordinated to the Secured Obligations and any Loan Party holding the Indebtedness shall take all actions reasonably requested by Agent to effect, to enforce and to give notice of such subordination.
EXHIBIT K
CERTAIN ECONOMIC TERMS
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“Amortization Date” |
If the Interest Only Extension Conditions are satisfied, April 1, 2030. If the Interest Only Extension Conditions are not satisfied, April 1, 2028. |
“Approval Milestone” |
Agent’s receipt of evidence in form and substance satisfactory to Agent that (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and (b) Borrower has received FDA approval for molgramostim for the treatment of aPAP with a label that is consistent in all material respects with that sought in Borrower’s Biologics License Application for molgramostim, subject to verification by Agent (including supporting documentation requested by Agent). |
“Due Diligence Fee” |
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) |
“End of Term Charge” |
An amount equal to the End of Term Charge Percentage multiplied by (x) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loan Advances made hereunder, minus (y) the aggregate amount of payments made pursuant to Section 2.6(a). |
“End of Term Charge Percentage” |
If the circumstances set forth in Section 2.6(a)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) occur (a) prior to the 24 month anniversary of the Closing Date, 3.95%, (b) on or after the 24 month anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the 36 month anniversary of the Closing Date, 4.95%, (c) on or after the 36 month anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the 48 month anniversary of the Closing Date, 5.95%, and (d) from and after the 48 month anniversary of the Closing Date, 6.95%. |
“Initial Facility Charge” |
One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000). |
“Interest Only Extension Conditions” |
Satisfaction of each of the following events: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred; and (b) Borrower’s achievement of the Approval Milestone. |
“Maximum Term Loan Amount” |
Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000). |
“Minimum Advance Amount” |
Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). |
“Prepayment Charge” |
(a) The outstanding principal amount of each Advance amount being prepaid multiplied by (b) (i) two percent (2.0)% if the principal amount of such Advance amounts are prepaid on or prior to the date which is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date; and (ii) one percent (1.0)% if the principal amount of such Advance amounts are prepaid after the date which is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date. |
“Prime Rate” |
The “prime rate” as reported in The Wall Street Journal or any successor publication thereto; provided, however, that in no event shall the Prime Rate be less than six percent (6.0%) per annum. |
“Revenue Milestone” |
Agent’s receipt of evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, that (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, and (b) Borrower has generated Net Product Revenue for any period from and including the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2027, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Net Product Revenue included in the Board Reviewed Forecast for such period, with such minimum levels for the Original Plan as set forth on Annex A (as may be updated in accordance with the definition of Original Plan), subject to verification by Agent (including supporting documentation requested by Agent). |
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“RTI Amount” |
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). |
“Subsequent Financing” |
The closing of any follow-on public offering of Borrower’s Equity Interests which becomes effective after the Closing Date. |
“Term Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Tranche 1 Commitment”, “Tranche 2-A Commitment”, “Tranche 2-B Commitment”, “Tranche 2-C Commitment”, or “Tranche 3 Commitment”, as the case may be, opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Term Loan Interest Rate” |
A per annum rate of interest equal to (x) the Prime Rate plus (y) (A) at all times prior to the first full fiscal quarter following Borrower’s achievement of the Revenue Milestone, one and nine twentieths of one percent (1.45%), and (B) from and after the first full fiscal quarter after Borrower’s achievement of the Revenue Milestone, one and two tenths of one percent (1.20%). |
“Term Loan Maturity Date” |
April 1, 2030. |
“Tranche 1 Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Tranche 1 Commitment opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Tranche 2-A Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Tranche 2-A Commitment opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Tranche 2-A Commitment Period” |
The period beginning on the date that (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) Borrower achieves the Approval Milestone and continuing through March 15, 2026. |
“Tranche 2-B Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Tranche 2-B Commitment opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Tranche 2-B Commitment Period” |
The period beginning on the date that (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) the earlier of (i) the date that the Borrower draws the entire amount of the Tranche 2-A Commitment, and (ii) the expiration of the Tranche 2-A Commitment Period, and continuing through December 15, 2026. |
“Tranche 2-C Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Tranche 2-C Commitment opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Tranche 2-C Commitment Period” |
The period beginning on the date that (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Borrower achieves the Revenue Milestone, and (c) the Borrower draws the entire amount of the Tranche 2-A Commitment and Tranche 2-B Commitment, and continuing through December 31, 2027. |
“Tranche 3 Commitment” |
The obligation, if any, of any Lender to make a Term Loan Advance to Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Tranche 3 Commitment opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1. |
“Tranche 3 Commitment Period” |
The period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing through the day prior to the Amortization Date. |
“Tranche Facility Charge” |
A fee in an amount equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of any Advance (other than a Tranche 1 Advance), which is payable to Lenders in accordance with Section 4.2(d). |
ANNEX A
REVENUE MILESTONE
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Quarter End |
Revenue Milestone Level |
3/31/2027 |
[***] |
6/30/2027 |
[***] |
9/30/2027 |
[***] |
12/31/2027 |
[***] |
3/31/2028 |
[***] |
6/30/2028 |
[***] |
9/30/2028 |
[***] |
12/31/2028 |
[***] |
3/31/2029 |
[***] |
6/30/2029 |
[***] |
9/30/2029 |
[***] |
12/31/2029 |
[***] |
3/31/2030 |
[***] |
6/30/2030 |
[***] |
9/30/2030 |
[***] |
12/31/2030 |
[***] |
ANNEX B
MINIMUM REVENUE COVENANT
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Quarter End |
Minimum T6M Revenue Covenant Level |
6/30/2026 |
[***] |
9/30/2026 |
[***] |
12/31/2026 |
[***] |
3/31/2027 |
[***] |
6/30/2027 |
[***] |
9/30/2027 |
[***] |
12/31/2027 |
[***] |
3/31/2028 |
[***] |
6/30/2028 |
[***] |
9/30/2028 |
$100,000,000.00 |
12/31/2028 |
$100,000,000.00 |
3/31/2029 |
$100,000,000.00 |
6/30/2029 |
$100,000,000.00 |
9/30/2029 |
$100,000,000.00 |
12/31/2029 |
$100,000,000.00 |
3/31/2030 |
$100,000,000.00 |
6/30/2030 |
$100,000,000.00 |
9/30/2030 |
$100,000,000.00 |
12/31/2030 |
$100,000,000.00 |
