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Note 5 - Note Payable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
5.       Note Payable
  
On September 30, 2014, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, as amended on February 19, 2015, May 14, 2015, November 30, 2015 and March 18, 2016 (collectively, the “Loan Agreement”), with Pacific Western Bank (as successor in interest by merger to Square 1 Bank) (the “Lender”) pursuant to which we received a term loan in the amount of $5.0 million, funded in 3 tranches. The first tranche of $2.5 million was provided to us on October 1, 2014 and proceeds of $500,000 from the second tranche were received on each of February 19, 2015, March 16, 2015 and April 6, 2015 for aggregate proceeds of $1,500,000. The first tranche borrowing is repayable in interest only payments until November 1, 2015 and then 30 equal monthly installments of principal and interest at a rate of 5.25% per annum. The second tranche borrowings in February, March and April 2015 are repayable in interest only payments until March 1, 2016 and then 30 monthly equal installments of principal and interest at a rate of 5.00%, 5.06% and 5.00% per annum, respectively. The terms of the loan also require that the Company meet certain financial covenants and milestones in connection with the Company’s randomized, blinded and sham-controlled clinical trial in Europe and Canada (the “OUS Clinical Trial”), including, but not limited to, (a) full enrollment as of March 31, 2015, (b) positive 3-month interim data as of July 10, 2015, and (c) positive results from the trial as of January 31, 2016. Full enrollment of the OUS Clinical Trial was achieved prior to March 31, 2015. Additionally, the Company provided evidence to the lender of positive three month interim results with respect to the OUS Clinical Trial, and on July 15, 2015 we received the final $1,000,000 of the term loan with a drawdown of funds from the third tranche. The third tranche borrowing is repayable in interest only payments until August 1, 2016 and then 30 equal monthly installments of principal and interest at a rate of 6.56% per annum. While we were able to provide evidence of positive 3-month interim data as of July 10, 2015, due to over-enrollment of the OUS Clinical Trial we were unable to provide positive results as of January 31, 2016 and we were not in compliance, as of February 18, 2016, of a covenant requiring us to keep a minimum cash balance at the Lender’s institution (the “Covenant Failures”). On March 18, 2016, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement pursuant to which the Lender waived the Covenant Failures. The Fourth Amendment also extended the date, to April 30, 2016, of the requirement that we provide evidence of positive results from the OUS Clinical Trial and revised the minimum cash balance requirement. Following execution of the Fourth Amendment, we must maintain a balance of cash of at least $3,000,000 at the Lender’s institution. As of March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Loan Agreement.
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the note payable had an outstanding net loan balance of $4.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively, which is recorded as a current liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. All borrowings under the Loan Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets, including intellectual property.
 
In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company issued a 10-year warrant to the lender for the purchase of 58,962 shares of the Company’s common stock at $4.24 per share. In connection with the first loan amendment in February 2015, the Company also amended the terms of the warrant issued to the lender to provide for an automatic increase of the number of shares the lender may acquire in the event the Company fails to meet certain covenants. In connection with the second loan amendment in May 2015, the Company issued a second 10-year warrant to the lender to purchase a total of 3,125 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.96 per share. (See Note 7.)
 
The Loan Agreement with the financial institution contains a material adverse change clause, as defined in the Loan Agreement, which would result in an event of default if the lender deems a material adverse change to have occurred to the Company’s business. The continuing liquidity issues the Company faces could be construed by the lender (or any subsequent note holder) as a material adverse change which could trigger an acceleration of all of the outstanding debt. As such, the Company has classified all of its outstanding debt balance as a current liability as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2016, future minimum payments under the note payable are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ending December 31,
 
 
 
 
2016 (remaining 9 months)
  $ 1,530  
2017
    2,124  
2018
    1,161  
2019
    34  
Total payments     4,849  
Less: Amount representing interest
    (315 )
Present value of obligations     4,534  
Less: Unamortized debt discount
    (342 )
      4,192  
Less: Notes payable, current portion
    4,192  
Note payable, noncurrent portion   $ -