Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Long-term debt

Convertible Senior Notes

In June 2020, Xeris Pharma completed a public offering of $86.3 million aggregate principal amount of Xeris Pharma's 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Convertible Notes"), including $11.3 million pursuant to the underwriters' option to purchase additional notes, which was exercised in full in July 2020. Xeris Pharma incurred debt issuance costs of $5.1 million in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes. Xeris Pharma used $20.0 million and $4.2 million of the net proceeds from the sale to prepay a portion of the principal amount on the Term A Loan (as defined below) and the remaining amount of borrowings outstanding under the PPP Loan (as defined below), respectively.

The Convertible Notes are governed by the terms of a base indenture for senior debt securities dated June 30, 2020 (the "Base Indenture"), between Xeris Pharma and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture thereto dated June 30, 2020 (the "First Supplemental Indenture"), between U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and the second supplemental indenture thereto dated October 5, 2021 (the "Supplemental Indenture" and together with the Base Indenture

and First Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture"), among the Company, Xeris Pharma and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Convertible Notes bear cash interest at the rate of 5.00% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2021, to holders of record at the close of business on the preceding January 1 and July 1, respectively. The Convertible Notes will mature on July 15, 2025, unless earlier converted or redeemed or repurchased by the Company.

At any time before the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, holders of Convertible Notes may convert their Convertible Notes at their option into shares of the Company’s common stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of any fractional share, at the then-applicable conversion rate. The conversion rate for the Convertible Notes will initially be 326.7974 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $3.06 per share of common stock, and is subject to adjustment under the terms of the Convertible Notes. In the event of certain circumstances, the Company will increase the conversion rate, provided that the conversion rate will not exceed 367.6470 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes.

In the second half of 2020, $8.4 million in principal amount of Convertible Notes were converted into 2,736,591 shares of Xeris Pharma’s common stock at the conversion rate of 326.7974 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2020, Xeris Pharma entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of Convertible Notes to exchange $30.7 million in principal amount of Convertible Notes for 10,435,200 shares of Xeris Pharma’s common stock. Xeris Pharma recognized a $2.6 million loss related to the convertible note exchange transactions.

The Convertible Notes are senior, unsecured obligations and are equal in right of payment with Xeris Pharma's existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness, senior in right of payment to its future indebtedness, if any, that is expressly subordinated to the Convertible Notes, and effectively subordinated to its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness. The Convertible Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent Xeris Pharma is not a holder thereof) preferred equity, if any, of the Company’s other direct and indirect subsidiaries.

As a result of the Transactions, and pursuant to the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Convertible Notes are no longer convertible into shares of common stock of Xeris Pharma common stock. Instead, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Convertible Notes will be exchangeable into cash and shares of common stock of the Company in proportion to the transaction consideration payable pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, and the "Reference Property" provisions in the Indenture.

Pursuant to the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Company agreed to guarantee (a) the full and punctual payment when due of all monetary obligations of Xeris Pharma under the Indenture and (b) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of Xeris Pharma under the Indenture.

The fair value of the convertible senior notes is determined from using current interest rates based on credit ratings and the remaining term of maturity. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the convertible senior notes was approximately $40.5 million.

Loan Agreement

In September 2019, Xeris Pharma entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Amended Loan Agreement") with Oxford Finance LLC ("Oxford"), as the collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") and a lender, and Silicon Valley Bank, as a lender ("SVB", and together with Oxford, the "Prior Lenders"), which amended and restated that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated February 28, 2018 with the Prior Lenders in its entirety. The Amended Loan Agreement provided for the Prior Lenders to extend up to $85.0 million in term loans to Xeris Pharma in three tranches, of which $60.0 million was drawn down in September 2019.

In March 2022, the Company, Xeris Pharma and certain subsidiary guarantors of the Company entered into a Credit Agreement and Guaranty (the "Hayfin Loan Agreement") with the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the "Lenders") and Hayfin Services LLP, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the "Agent"), pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries party thereto granted a first priority security interest on substantially all of their assets, including intellectual property, subject to certain exceptions. The Hayfin Loan Agreement provided for the Lenders to extend $100.0 million in term loans to the Company on the closing date and up to an additional $50.0 million in delayed draw term loans during the one year period immediately following the closing date (collectively, the "Loans"). On December 28, 2022, the Company borrowed the full amount of such $50.0 million delayed draw term loan under the Hayfin Loan Agreement. In conjunction with the execution of the Hayfin Loan Agreement, the Amended Loan Agreement balance of $43.5 million was repaid in full and fees of $2.1 million in connection with the loan repayment were paid. In addition to utilizing the proceeds to repay the obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement in full, the proceeds will otherwise be used for general corporate purposes. After repayment, the Loans may not be re-borrowed.

All of the Loans incur interest at a floating per annum rate in an amount equal to the sum of (i) 9.0% (or 8.0% per annum if the replacement rate in effect is the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate) plus (ii) the greater of (x) (1) CME Group Benchmark Administration

Limited (CBA) Term SOFR (or the replacement rate, if applicable) if CBA Term SOFR is greater than 1.00% plus 0.26161% or (2) 1.00% if CME Term SOFR is less than 1.00% and (y) one percent (1.00%) per annum (or 2.0% per annum if the replacement rate in effect is the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate). Following the borrowing of the delayed draw term loans in December 2022, the Company has incurred total debt issuance costs of approximately $3.6 million related to the Hayfin Loan Agreement, which are being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan using the effective interest method. The remaining balance of unamortized debt issuance costs have been reflected as a direct reduction to the loan balance. The effective interest rate, including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, amounts to 11.8%, maturing March 2027. The debt outstanding under the Hayfin Loan Agreement approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate on the debt.

The Loans will mature on March 8, 2027; provided, however, that the Loans will mature on January 15, 2025 if the Convertible Notes are still outstanding as of such date and either (i) the maturity date thereof has not been extended to a date on or after September 4, 2027 or (ii) the Company has not received net cash proceeds from one or more permitted equity raises or permitted raises of convertible debt which, together with no more than $15.0 million of cash on hand, is sufficient to redeem and discharge the Convertible Notes in full.

The Hayfin Loan Agreement allows the Company to voluntarily prepay the outstanding amounts thereunder. The Company is subject to an early prepayment fee equal to (i) for any prepayment that occurs prior to the second anniversary of the closing date, the applicable make-whole amount, (ii) for any prepayment that occurs after the second anniversary of the closing date but on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing date: (x) the amount of any principal so prepaid, multiplied by (y) for any prepayment that occurs (A) after the second anniversary of the closing date and on or prior to the third anniversary of the closing date, five percent (5.0%), (B) after the third anniversary of the closing date and on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing date, three percent (3.0%), and (C) after the fourth anniversary of the closing date, zero percent (0.0%).

The Hayfin Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, make acquisitions, pay dividends or other distributions or repurchase equity, make investments, dispose of assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to certain exceptions. Associated with the Hayfin Loan Agreement, the Lenders also received warrants to purchase 1,315,789 shares of the common stock of the Company at a price of $2.28 per share. Refer to "Note 13 - Warrants" for further information on the warrants.

On September 29, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement and Guaranty ("Amendment No. 1") with Xeris Pharma, the Lenders parties thereto and the Agent, to amend the Hayfin Loan Agreement. Amendment No. 1 provides for the Lenders’ consent to and allows for the issuance of the letter of credit that was issued to the landlord under the Amended and Restated Lease dated September 29, 2022 between Xeris Pharma and Fulton Ogden Venture, LLC, as the landlord, for the premises located at 1375 West Fulton Street in Chicago.

The components of debt are as follows (in thousands):


	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021

Convertible Notes	$	47,175	$	47,175
Loan facility	144,487		43,500
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,587)		(2,608)
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	187,075	$	88,067

The following table sets forth the Company’s future minimum principal payments on the Convertible Note and the loan facility (in thousands):


2023	$	—
2024	—
2025	47,175
2026	—
2027	150,000
	$	197,175

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized interest expense of $15.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively, of which $1.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and a $1.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the year ended December 31, 2022 related to the Amended Loan Agreement with the Prior Lenders, which ceased in March 2022.