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Subsequent Event
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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Subsequent Event

T.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

CBR Agreement

 

On June 29, 2015, we entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “CBR Agreement”) to acquire CBR Holdings and its CBR business. CBR is a privately held provider of services for the collection, processing, and long-term cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood and cord tissue stem cells for family use. The CBR Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the CBR Agreement, we will purchase all of the outstanding equity securities of CBR Holdings for an aggregate of $700.0 million in cash consideration, subject to working capital, net debt and transaction expense adjustments as set forth in the CBR Agreement. We expect this acquisition to close in the third quarter of 2015.

 

The CBR Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties as well as customary conditions to closing, including, among other things, the representations and warranties of CBR Holdings and its sole owner being true and correct at the closing, subject to the terms of the CBR Agreement and the absence of any material adverse changes affecting CBR Holdings. In addition, the CBR Agreement provides for limited termination rights, including, among others, by the mutual consent of us and the sole owner of CBR; upon certain breaches of representations, warranties, covenants or agreements; and in the event the acquisition has not been consummated before October 28, 2015.

 

Commitment Letter

 

Pursuant to the CBR Agreement, we are obligated to obtain financing to fund a portion of the consideration. Receipt of financing by us is not a condition to our obligation under the CBR Agreement; however, the CBR Agreement does provide that we shall have a 15 business day marketing period after receipt of certain financial information from CBR (with customary exclusions for holidays) to obtain financing to fund a portion of the consideration, and CBR has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with us in our efforts to obtain such financing, including the preparation and delivery of certain audited financial information and assistance in preparing certain pro forma financial information.

 

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the CBR Agreement, Jefferies Finance LLC and Barclays Bank PLC (collectively, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”) entered into a commitment letter with us (the “Commitment Letter”) pursuant to which the Joint Lead Arrangers and additional lenders (together, the “Lenders”) will provide (a) a senior secured term loan facility of up to $350.0 million (the “CBR Term Loan Facility”) and (b) senior unsecured increasing rate loans (the “Bridge Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $450.0 million under a senior unsecured bridge loan facility (the “Bridge Loan Facility” and together with the CBR Term Loan Facility, the “Debt Financing”), in each case, subject to customary conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter. We expect to use the proceeds of the CBR Term Loan Facility and the Bridge Loan Facility to (a) pay a portion of the CBR acquisition consideration, (b) pay various fees and expenses incurred in connection with the CBR acquisition and the Debt Financing, and (c) repay certain of our and CBR’s indebtedness ((a) through (c) collectively referred to as the “Financial Obligations”). We may also fund a portion of the Financial Obligations using cash on hand and other available sources of funding, including through the issuance and sale of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) and the issuance and sale of equity or equity-linked securities, which would reduce the amount of the CBR Term Loan Facility and/or Bridge Loan Facility.

 

The obligations of the Lenders to provide the financing under the Commitment Letter for the Debt Financing are subject to a number of conditions for acquisition financings, including conditions that do not relate directly to the CBR Agreement, such as a 15 business day marketing period (with customary exclusions for holidays) for the Lead Arrangers to syndicate the CBR Term Loan Facility. The Commitment Letter expires on the earliest of (a) the date that is five business days after the valid termination of the CBR Agreement, (b) the closing of the CBR acquisition (unless the Lenders have failed to fund in breach of their obligations under the Commitment Letter) and (c) October 26, 2015. The CBR Term Loan Facility amortizes in quarterly installments over the term of the CBR Term Loan Facility, is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries and is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.

 

The Bridge Loan Facility is unsecured, is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and matures one year from the initial date of funding (the “Bridge Loan Maturity Date”). If the Bridge Loans have not been repaid prior to the Bridge Loan Maturity Date, they shall automatically be converted into senior unsecured term loans (“Extended Term Loans”) with a maturity date on the seventh anniversary of the Bridge Loan Maturity Date.

 

Pursuant to the Commitment Letter and in accordance with the terms of a fee letter entered into among the Joint Lead Arrangers and us, the Joint Lead Arrangers expect to receive certain customary fees, some of which are based on their pro rata participation under the Commitment Letter, from us, including certain fees payable depending on various circumstances and contingencies. In addition, the fee letter gives the Joint Lead Arrangers the right to make certain limited and customary changes to the terms of the facilities to facilitate syndication.

 

Velo Agreement

 

On July 22, 2015, we entered into an option agreement with Velo, a privately held life-sciences company, that grants us an option to acquire the rights to an orphan drug candidate, DIF, a polyclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of severe preeclampsia in pregnant women. We will make an upfront payment of $10.0 million to Velo in the third quarter of 2015 for the option to acquire the global rights to the DIF program (the “DIF Rights”) and will fund the consideration with cash on hand. DIF has been granted both orphan drug and fast-track review designations by the FDA for the use in treating severe preeclampsia. Under the option agreement, Velo will complete a dose ranging study and a Phase 2b/3a clinical study. Following the conclusion of the DIF Phase 2b/3a study, we may terminate, or, for additional consideration, exercise or extend, our option to acquire the DIF Rights. If we exercise the option to acquire the DIF Rights, we would be responsible for additional costs in pursuing FDA approval, and would be subject to certain milestone payments and single-digit royalties based on regulatory approval and commercial performance of the product. If we exercise the option, we will be responsible for payments totaling up to $75.0 million (including the upfront payment, payment of the option exercise price and the regulatory milestone payments) and up to an additional $250.0 million in sales milestone payments based on the achievement of annual sales milestones at targets ranging from $100.0 million to $900.0 million. We anticipate that results from the pivotal Phase 2b/3a study could be available as early as 2018.