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Long Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long Term Debt Long Term Debt
In May 2022, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canticle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., entered into the $250.0 million loan facility (the “Loan Facility”) with the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders. Under the terms of the Loan Facility, the first $50.0 million tranche was drawn at closing. The Company also could draw up to an additional $125.0 million in two separate tranches upon achievement of certain resmetirom clinical and regulatory milestones. A fourth tranche of $75.0 million could have been drawn by the Company, subject to the approval of Hercules. The Loan Facility had a minimum interest rate of 7.45% and adjusted with changes in the prime rate. The Company was originally scheduled to pay interest-only monthly payments of accrued interest under the Loan Facility through May 1, 2025, for a period of 36 months. In March 2024, the interest-only period was extended to May 1, 2026 when the Company achieved a milestone when Rezdiffra received FDA approval. The interest only period was further extended to May 3, 2027, upon the achievement of a revenue milestone, subject to compliance with applicable covenants, that were met as of December 31, 2024. The Loan Facility originally matured in May 2026, but the maturity date was extended to May 2027 when the Company achieved a milestone upon receipt of FDA approval for Rezdiffra in March 2024. The Loan Facility is secured by a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than intellectual property. It includes an end of term charge of 5.35% of the aggregate principal amount, which is accounted for in the loan discount. In connection with the first tranche drawn at closing, the Company issued Hercules a warrant to purchase 14,899 shares of Company common stock, which had a Black-Scholes value of $0.6 million.
On February 3, 2023, the Company entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Loan Facility (as amended, the “Amended Loan Facility”). Under the Amended Loan Facility, an additional $35.0 million was drawn under a second, expanded, $65.0 million tranche (“Tranche 2”) in February of 2023 following the Company’s achievement of the Phase 3 clinical development milestone. An additional $15.0 million was drawn under Tranche 2 in June of 2023. The remaining $15.0 million available under Tranche 2 was drawn in September of 2023 in accordance with the Amended Loan Facility.
The third tranche (“Tranche 3”) of $75.0 million was unchanged by the First Amendment, and such borrowings became available when the Company achieved a milestone with FDA approval for Rezdiffra in March 2024. The Company did not elect to draw Tranche 3 before it expired in June 2024, but subsequently entered into an amendment to extend the availability of these funds in August 2024. Coincident with the expansion of Tranche 2 borrowing capacity by $15.0 million, the First Amendment reduced the fourth tranche under the Loan Facility (“Tranche 4”) by $15.0 million to $60.0 million.
In connection with the $35.0 million drawn under Tranche 2 at the closing of the First Amendment, $15.0 million drawn in June of 2023, and $15.0 million drawn in September 2023, the Company issued to Hercules and affiliates warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,555 shares of common stock, which had a Black-Scholes value of $0.9 million. The First Amendment reduced the interest rate under the Amended Loan Facility to the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 2.45% and (ii) 8.25%. The First Amendment and the Amended Loan Facility summary terms were disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2023.
On August 22, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Loan Facility (as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Second Amended Loan Facility”). Under the Second Amended Loan Facility, the Company’s borrowing capacity available under Tranche 4 is increased to include the $75.0 million available under Tranche 3 that was not utilized by the Company. After such increase, the Company’s current borrowing capacity is $135.0 million under Tranche 4, which is available subject to Hercules’ sole discretion.
The Loan Facility includes affirmative and restrictive financial covenants which commenced on January 1, 2023, including maintenance of a minimum cash, cash equivalents and liquid funds covenant of $35.0 million, which may decrease in certain circumstances if the Company achieves certain clinical milestones and a revenue milestone. The Loan Facility also includes a revenue-based covenant that could apply commencing at or after the time that financial reporting became due for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, however, the revenue-based covenant will be automatically waived pursuant to the terms of the Loan Facility at any time in which the Company maintains, as measured monthly, (i) a certain level of cash, cash equivalents and liquid funds relative outstanding debt under the Loan Facility or (ii) a market capitalization of at least $1.2 billion. The Loan Facility contains event of default provisions for: the Company’s failure to make required payments or maintain compliance with covenants under the Loan Facility; the Company’s breach of certain representations or default under certain obligations outside the Loan Facility; insolvency, attachment or judgment events affecting the Company; and any circumstance which has occurred or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, provided that, any failure to achieve a clinical milestone or approval milestone under the Loan Facility shall not in and of itself constitute a material adverse effect. The Loan Facility also includes customary covenants associated with a secured loan facility, including covenants concerning financial reporting obligations, and certain limitations on indebtedness, liens (including a negative pledge on intellectual property and other assets), investments, distributions (including dividends), collateral, investments, distributions, transfers, mergers or acquisitions, taxes, corporate changes, and deposit accounts.
As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding principal under the Loan Facility was $115.0 million. The interest rate as of March 31, 2025 was 9.95%. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all loan covenants and provisions.
Future minimum payments, including interest and principal, under the loans payable outstanding as of March 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Period Ending March 31, 2025:
Amount
2025$8,741 
202611,601 
2027126,016 
Thereafter— 
$146,358 
Less amount representing interest(25,206)
Less unamortized discount(3,147)
Loans payable, net of discount$118,005