Convertible Notes |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Convertible Notes | 8. Convertible Notes Working Capital Facility Agreement
On August 9, 2023, we entered into a working capital facility agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Hercules Capital, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”). The Loan Agreement provides an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million with tranched availability as follows: $25.0 million at closing (“tranche 1A”), $5.0 million available through December 15, 2024 (“tranche 1B”), and $20.0 million available from the earlier of: (1) the full draw of tranche 1B and (2) the expiration of tranche 1B, and available through December 15, 2025 (“tranche 1C”), and in the case of tranches 1B and 1C, subject to certain customary conditions to draw down.
The Loan Agreement has a term of four years, with a springing maturity date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity of our existing senior unsecured convertible notes (if still outstanding at such time). The loans thereunder do not have any scheduled amortization payments and accrue interest at a floating rate equal to, as of closing, 9.95% per annum, payable in cash on a monthly basis and upon maturity or payoff. In addition, under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the loans also accrue paid-in-kind interest monthly at a fixed-rate of 1.5% per annum which is due upon maturity or payoff.
In addition, in connection with the tranche 1A funding, we issued warrants to the Lenders to purchase up to 297,619 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.68 per share. The warrants are equal to 2.00% of the principal amount of loans funded by the Lenders (the “Warrant Coverage”). The Loan Agreement also requires that we issue additional warrants to the Lenders at the time of each draw down of tranches 1B and 1C with the same Warrant Coverage. Each warrant is exercisable for seven years from the date of issuance.
The Loan Agreement contains a minimum cash covenant, beginning on the closing date, requiring us to hold cash of no less than $8.5 million, if our market capitalization is less than $400 million. The Loan Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers, dispositions, prepayment of other indebtedness, and dividends and other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. We were in compliance with all covenants of the Loan Agreement as of December 31, 2023.
The Loan Agreement was accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 470, Debt, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The initial tranche 1A funding of $25.0 million and the warrants issued upon closing to purchase 297,619 shares of our common stock are accounted for as freestanding debt and equity financial instruments, respectively, as they are legally detachable and separately exercisable. The additional borrowings available under the Loan Agreement plus the additional warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, which would be issued concurrently, are accounted for as a single freestanding financial instrument that are not assets or obligations of ours; this financial instrument meets the loan commitment derivative scope exception and will be accounted for when and if we borrow additional tranches in the future. The initial funding of $25.0 million was recorded as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
In connection with the Loan Agreement, we recognized the initial 297,619 issued warrants at their relative fair value of $0.4 million, and we incurred debt issuance costs of $0.6 million, both of which were recorded as debt discounts. The debt discounts and the end of term fee, of $0.8 million, are being amortized and accreted into interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the Loan Agreement, resulting in an effective interest rate of 14.5%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense related to the Loan Agreement was $1.3 million, which included $1.0 million related to the stated interest rate, $0.2 million related to paid-in-kind interest, and $0.1 million related to the amortization of the debt discounts. As of December 31, 2023, the carrying value of tranche 1A was $24.3 million, which is comprised of the $25.2 million principal amount outstanding, less debt discounts of $0.9 million.
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes
In May 2021, we entered into a note purchase agreement with funds affiliated with Baker Bros. Advisors LP for a private placement of $150.0 million in Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes (“Notes”). We received a total of $149.0 million, net of issuance costs, from the issuance of these Notes.
The Notes were issued at par. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.5% per annum, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 15th and December 15th of each year, beginning on December 15, 2021. The Notes mature on May 26, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased.
The Notes will be subject to redemption at our option, between May 24, 2024 and May 24, 2025, but only if the last reported sale price per share of our common stock exceeds 250% of the conversion price for a specified period of time, or on or after May 24, 2025 if the last reported sale price per share of our common stock exceeds 200% of the conversion price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Upon conversion, we will settle the Notes in shares of our common stock. The initial conversion rate for the Notes is 65.4620 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $15.276 per share of common stock).
If a holder of the Notes converts upon a make-whole fundamental change or company redemption, the holder may be eligible to receive a make-whole premium through an increase to the conversion rate.
In May 2021, we filed a registration statement with the SEC to register for resale 12.4 million shares of our common stock underlying the Notes, including the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable under the make-whole premium.
The Notes were accounted for in accordance with ASC Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”) and ASC Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”). Under ASC 815-40, to qualify for equity classification (or non-bifurcation, if embedded), the instrument (or embedded feature) must be both (1) indexed to the issuer’s stock and (2) meet the requirements of the equity classification guidance. Based upon our analysis, it was determined that the Notes do contain embedded features indexed to our own stock, but do not meet the requirements for bifurcation, and therefore do not need to be separately accounted for as an equity component. Since the embedded conversion feature meets the equity scope exception from derivative accounting, and, also since the embedded conversion option does not need to be separately accounted for as an equity component under ASC 470-20, the proceeds received from the issuance of the Notes were recorded as a liability on the consolidated balance sheets.
We incurred issuance costs related to the Notes of $1.0 million, which we recorded as debt issuance costs and are included as a reduction to the Notes on the consolidated balance sheets. The debt issuance costs are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the Notes, resulting in an effective interest rate of 1.6%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense related to the Notes was $2.5 million, which included $2.3 million related to the stated interest rate and $0.2 million related to the amortization of debt issuance costs. As of December 31, 2023, the carrying value of the Notes was $149.5 million, which is comprised of the $150.0 million principal amount of the Notes outstanding, less debt issuance costs of $0.5 million. |