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Sale of Significant Ownership Interest in AgeX to Juvenescence Limited
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Sale Of Significant Ownership Interest In Agex To Juvenescence Limited  
Sale of Significant Ownership Interest in AgeX to Juvenescence Limited

5. Sale of Significant Ownership Interest in AgeX to Juvenescence Limited

 

On August 30, 2018, BioTime entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Juvenescence Limited and AgeX, pursuant to which BioTime sold 14.4 million shares of common stock of AgeX to Juvenescence for $3.00 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $43.2 million (the “Purchase Price”). Juvenescence paid $10.8 million of the Purchase Price at closing, issued an unsecured convertible promissory note dated August 30, 2018 in favor of BioTime for $21.6 million (the “Promissory Note”), and paid $10.8 million on November 2, 2018. The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and indemnities from BioTime relating to the business of AgeX, including an indemnity cap of $4.3 million, which is subject to certain exceptions. The transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement are referred to as the Juvenescence Transaction in this Report.

 

The Promissory Note bears interest at 7% per annum, with principal and accrued interest payable at maturity on August 30, 2020. The Promissory Note cannot be prepaid prior to maturity or conversion. On the maturity date, if a “Qualified Financing” (as defined below) has not occurred, BioTime will have the right, but not the obligation, to convert the principal balance of the Promissory Note and accrued interest then due into shares of Series A preferred stock of Juvenescence at a conversion price of $15.60. Upon the occurrence of a Qualified Financing on or before the maturity date, the principal balance of the Promissory Note and accrued interest will automatically convert into a number of shares of the class of equity securities of Juvenescence sold in the Qualified Financing, at the price per share at which the Juvenescence securities are sold in the Qualified Financing; and, if AgeX common stock is listed on a national securities exchange in the U.S., the number of shares of the class of equity securities issuable upon conversion may be increased depending on the market price of AgeX common stock. A Qualified Financing is generally defined as an underwritten initial public offering of Juvenescence equity securities in which gross proceeds are not less than $50.0 million. The Promissory Note is not transferable, except in connection with a change of control of BioTime.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, BioTime recognized $378,000 in interest income on the Promissory Note. As of March 31, 2019, the principal and accrued interest balance of the Promissory Note was $22.5 million.

 

Shareholder Agreement

 

BioTime and Juvenescence entered into a Shareholder Agreement, dated August 30, 2018, setting forth the governance, approval and voting rights of the parties with respect to their holdings of AgeX common stock, including rights of representation on the AgeX Board of Directors, approval rights, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and co-sale and drag-along and tag-along rights for so long as either BioTime or Juvenescence continue to own at least 15% of the outstanding shares of AgeX common stock. Under the Shareholder Agreement, Juvenescence and BioTime each had the right to designate two persons to a six-member AgeX Board of Directors, with the remaining two individuals to be independent of Juvenescence and BioTime. Following Juvenescence’s payment of $10.8 million on November 2, 2018 under the Stock Purchase Agreement, Juvenescence had the right to designate an additional member of the AgeX Board of Directors. As of April 30, 2019, Juvenescence has not exercised such right. Immediately following the AgeX Distribution on November 28, 2018 (see Note 6), BioTime owned 1.7 million shares of AgeX common stock, representing 4.8% of AgeX’s then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, in accordance with the Shareholder Agreement, as of November 28, 2018, BioTime had no right to designate any member to the AgeX Board of Directors.

 

In connection with the Juvenescence Transaction, the termination provision of the Shared Facilities Agreement (see Note 10) entitling AgeX or BioTime to terminate the agreement upon six months advance written notice was amended. Pursuant to the amendment, following the deconsolidation of AgeX from BioTime’s consolidated financial statements on August 30, 2018 (see Notes 6 and 10), each party retains the right to terminate the Shared Facilities Agreement at any time by giving the other party six months advance written notice, but BioTime may not do so prior to September 1, 2020.

 

On May 7, 2019, AgeX provided written notice that it will terminate its use of BioTime’s office and laboratory facilities as of July 31, 2019. The other provisions of the Shared Facilities Agreement remain in place at this time.