14. Debt Financing

2025 Medtronic Loan Agreement

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On July 31, 2025, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Orchestra BioMed, Inc. and BackBeat, entered into a Loan Agreement with Medtronic (the “Medtronic Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Medtronic agreed to extend a convertible loan to the Company in the aggregate original principal amount of $20.0 million (the “Medtronic Loan”). The Medtronic Loan is evidenced by a secured subordinated convertible promissory note (the “Medtronic Note”) of the Company. The issuance of the Medtronic Note to Medtronic and the funding of the Medtronic Loan was received on May 1, 2026 pursuant to the conditions described in the Medtronic Loan Agreement.

The Medtronic Note will accrue simple interest at a rate of 11% per annum provided that no interest payments will be paid or due until maturity. The Medtronic Note does not allow for prepayment without the prior consent of Medtronic. Unless earlier converted, or redeemed, the Medtronic Note will mature on April 27, 2031 (the “Repayment Date”). In addition, the payment or other satisfaction of the obligations set forth in the Medtronic Loan Agreement are subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the senior obligations. The obligations arising under the Medtronic Loan Agreement and the Medtronic Note are secured by security interests in, and pledges over, the Company’s assets, subject to certain agreed security principles, permitted liens and other customary exceptions and qualifications.

The principal balance of the Medtronic Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (collectively, the “Balance”) will automatically convert into a revenue share (the “Revenue Share Credit”), if FDA approval of a Medtronic device incorporating AVIM is achieved prior to the Repayment Date. Upon conversion of the then outstanding Balance the Company shall pay to Medtronic the Revenue Share Credit, which shall equal 15% of the revenue share amounts that the Company receives under the Amended Medtronic Agreement, until such time as the total Revenue Share Credit payments equal $40.0 million.

The Medtronic Loan Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants. In addition, the Medtronic Loan Agreement contains customary events of default that entitle Medtronic to cause the Company’s indebtedness under the Note to become immediately due and payable, and to exercise remedies against the Company and the collateral securing the Loan. Upon the occurrence and for the duration of an event of default, an additional default interest rate equal to 2.0% per annum may apply to all obligations owed under the Loan Agreement.

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The proceeds from the Medtronic Loan Agreement were not received as of the balance sheet date. Therefore, they were not included in the principal payments table below nor included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. However, the proceeds were received prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report.

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2024 Loan and Security Agreement

On November 6, 2024 (the “LSA Closing Date”), the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Borrower”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, by and among the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto, as lenders (collectively, the “Hercules Lenders”), and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Hercules Lenders, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 30, 2024, Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 2025 and Third Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2026 (as amended, the “2024 LSA”).

The 2024 LSA provides a secured term loan facility of up to $50.0 million in up to two tranches (collectively, the “Term Loans”), with the first tranche of $15.0 million drawn on the LSA Closing Date, and a second tranche of up to $35.0 million that may be borrowed by the Company in the discretion of the lender’s investment committee.

Under the terms of the 2024 LSA, the initial date upon which the Company has to begin amortizing the Term Loans is June 1, 2028. The Term Loans accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of (i) (x) the “prime rate” as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus (y) 2.0%, and (ii) 9.50%. The repayment terms of the Term Loans include monthly payments over a 4-year period, consisting of an interest-only period expiring June 1, 2028, followed by six monthly principal payments plus interest. At the Company’s option, the Company may prepay all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans, subject to a prepayment premium equal to (a) 3.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs during the twelve months following the LSA Closing Date, (b) 2.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs after 12 months following the LSA Closing Date but on or prior to 24 months following the LSA Closing Date, and (c) 1.0% of the Term Loans being prepaid if the prepayment occurs after 24 months following the LSA Closing Date and prior to the maturity date. In addition, the Company will pay an end of term charge of 6.35% of the principal amount of the Term Loans upon the prepayment or repayment of the Term Loans and a facility charge of 0.75% upon any draws of the Term Loans.

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In connection with the entry into the 2024 LSA, on the LSA Closing Date, the Company issued each of the Hercules Lenders a warrant to purchase Common Stock, which warrants were amended effective August 4, 2025 in connection with the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, each a “Hercules Warrant” and, collectively, the “Hercules Warrants”). Pursuant to the terms of the Hercules Warrants, each Hercules Lender can purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i)(x) 0.04, multiplied by (y) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loan Advances (as defined in the 2024 LSA) made to the Company by the applicable Lender, divided by (ii) $3.58, which is the exercise price of the Hercules Warrants. Each Hercules Warrant is exercisable for seven years from the LSA Closing Date.

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The 2024 LSA includes customary affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties, including a covenant against the occurrence of a “change in control,” financial reporting obligations, and certain limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions (including dividends), collateral, transfers, mergers or acquisitions, taxes, corporate changes, and bank accounts. The 2024 LSA also includes customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants following any applicable cure period, the occurrence of certain events that could reasonably be expected to have a “material adverse effect” as set forth in the 2024 LSA, cross acceleration to third-party indebtedness and certain events relating to bankruptcy or insolvency. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, Hercules may declare all outstanding obligations immediately due and payable and take such other actions as set forth in the 2024 LSA.

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The Company must maintain Qualified Cash (as defined in the 2024 LSA), beginning on January 1, 2027 (subject to being extended to as late as January 1, 2028 depending on the Company’s receipt of specified net cash proceeds from specified sources), in an amount greater than or equal to (x) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Advances, multiplied by (y) the applicable Cash Coverage Percentage (as defined in the 2024 LSA), which percentage ranges from a minimum of 45% to a maximum of 75% of Term Loan Advances, depending upon the amount of Qualified Cash.

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 The following table shows the amount of principal payments due pursuant to the Term Loans by year:

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Total interest expense recorded on these facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $480,000 and $462,000, respectively.