SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan

5. SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included the provision for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The PPP allows qualifying businesses to borrow up to $10 million calculated based on qualifying payroll costs. The loan was guaranteed by the federal government and did not require collateral. On April 30, 2020, we entered into a PPP Loan with Silicon Valley Bank, pursuant to the PPP under CARES Act for a principal amount of $629,000. The PPP Loan was to mature on April 30, 2022, and bear interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. The PPP Loan funds were received on April 30, 2020. The PPP Loan contained events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type. The PPP provided that (1) the use of PPP Loan amount shall be limited to certain qualifying expenses, (2) 100% of the principal amount of the loan is guaranteed by the SBA and (3) an amount up to the full principal amount plus accrued interest may qualify for loan forgiveness in accordance with the terms of CARES Act.

We utilized the full proceeds of the PPP Loan in accordance with the provisions of the CARES Act and submitted the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application. On April 7, 2021, we received notice from SBA that the PPP Loan and accrued interest was forgiven in full. As a result, the Company recorded a gain in the extinguishment of debt of $635,000 on its consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2021.