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Revenue Interest Obligation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Revenue Interest Obligation  
Revenue Interest Obligation

Note 8. Revenue Interest Obligation

On May 31, 2017, the Company completed an asset purchase agreement with CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc. (“CorMatrix”) and acquired all CorMatrix commercial assets and related intellectual property (the “CorMatrix Acquisition”). As part of the CorMatrix Acquisition, the Company assumed a restructured, long-term royalty obligation (the “Revenue Interest Obligation”) to Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Ligand”) with an estimated present value on the acquisition date of $27.7 million. On January 10, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Revenue Interest Obligation (the “Amended Revenue Interest Obligation”). Pursuant to the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation, subject to annual minimum payments of $4.4 million per year, the terms of the Revenue Interest Obligation require Elutia to pay Ligand 5% of future sales of the products Elutia acquired from CorMatrix, including CanGaroo, ProxiCor, Tyke and VasCure, as well as products substantially similar to those products, such as EluPro. Furthermore, a $5.0 million payment would be due to Ligand if cumulative sales exceed $300 million during the ten-year term of the agreement which expires on May 31, 2027.

In May 2025, Elutia entered into a subscription agreement and further amendment to the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation with Ligand. Through such amendment, $2.2 million in outstanding royalty obligations (royalty obligations for the quarters ended December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025) owed by Elutia to Ligand under the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation was satisfied by the issuance of 1,105,528 shares of Elutia’s Class A common stock to Ligand in a transaction registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An additional cash payment to Ligand of $2.2 million was made in October 2025 in satisfaction of the royalty obligation for the quarters ended June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025. Moreover, also in October 2025, a further amendment to the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation was executed which eliminated the provision that a $5.0 million milestone payment would be due if cumulative sales exceed $300 million or the assets related to CanGaroo and any substantially similar products undergo a change of control.

The Company records the present value of the estimated total future payments under both the Revenue Interest Obligation and Amended Revenue Interest Obligation as a long-term obligation, with the short-term portion being recorded as described below. At each reporting period, the value of the Revenue Interest Obligation is re-measured based on current estimates of future payments, with changes to be recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations using the catch-up method. There was no change to estimated future payments during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and thus, no re-measurement gain or loss was recognized. Interest expense related to the Revenue Interest Obligation of approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026, the short-term portion of the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation which totals $5.5 million is comprised of the annual minimum payments of $4.4 million plus the unpaid $1.1 million quarterly minimum payment related to the fourth quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the short-term portion of the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation is comprised of the annual minimum payments of $4.4 million.