Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

3. NOTES PAYABLE

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3. NOTES PAYABLE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
3. NOTES PAYABLE
3.   NOTES PAYABLE

 

As of February 13, 2012, all notes and accrued interest and preferred stock have been converted into common stock or repaid in full.

 

Prior to February 13, 2012, the Company had issued senior secured convertible promissory notes to significant stockholders pursuant to the terms of Note Purchase Agreements.  The outstanding principal and interest under the convertible notes were due and payable upon the earliest to occur of:  (i) March 31, 2012 (as amended); (ii) the date on which the Company consummates a preferred stock financing in which the gross proceeds to the Company total at least $10,000,000 (“Qualified Financing”, as defined in the notes); and (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the notes), the first of these three events to occur was referred to as the “Maturity Date”.  Interest accrued on the outstanding principal at the stated rate and was payable on the Maturity Date.  The Company also issued promissory notes, which were not convertible, to significant stockholders pursuant to the terms of Note Purchase Agreements. The outstanding principal and interest under the notes were due and payable upon the earliest to occur of: (i) March 31, 2012 (as amended); (ii) the occurrence of a prepayment event (as defined in the Notes) or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes), the first of these three events to occur referred to as the “Maturity Date”.

 

If all or any of the principal and accrued interest thereon remained outstanding prior to the date of a Qualified Financing, those amounts would automatically have converted into shares of the Company’s preferred stock at the lower of (a) the price per share paid by investors in the Qualified Financing or (b) the stated Conversion Price.

 

Principal of $200,000 plus accrued interest of $3,255 was repaid in January 2012 on the December 2011 notes.  Principal of $250,000 plus accrued interest of $12,740 from the August 2011 notes was converted into 34,759 shares of common stock by the noteholders in the 2012 Financing.

 

On December 21, 2012, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, or the Loan Agreement, with Hercules. Under the Loan Agreement, the Company may borrow up to a maximum of $6 million. The Company borrowed $4 million in December 2012, and has borrowed an additional $1 million in March 2013, upon reaching its first milestone, i.e., enrolling at least one patient in a pivotal Phase III clinical study of its lead product candidate RI-002, and has the option to borrow an additional $1 million upon the closing of an equity financing or subordinated unsecured convertible debt financing with aggregate unrestricted net proceeds of at least $10 million on or before June 30, 2013. The loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 8.5% and (ii) the sum of (a) 8.5% plus (b) the Prime Rate (as reported in The Wall Street Journal) minus 5.75%. The loan is secured by the Company's assets, except for the Company's intellectual property (which is subject to a negative pledge). The principal will be repaid over 27 months beginning no later than May 1, 2014, unless accelerated as a result of certain events of default. Interest is due and payable on the first of every month and at the termination date, unless accelerated as a result of an event of default. In addition, a backend fee equal to 2.65% of the amount funded under the facility is due on the maturity or prepayment date or the date that the secured obligations become due and payable and a 1% facility fee in the amount of $60,000 and a commitment fee in the amount of $25,000 were both due and paid at closing. The loan matures no later than August 2016.

 

In the event the Company elects or is required to prepay the loan, the Company is obligated to pay a prepayment charge corresponding to a percentage of the principal amount of the loan, with such percentage being: 3.0% if prepayment occurs in the first year, 2.0% if prepayment occurs in the second year and 0.5% if prepayment occurs after the second year but prior to the last day of the term.

 

The Loan Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, engaging in mergers or acquisitions and making investments, distributions or transfers. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Loan Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of a specific date or specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Loan Agreement.

 

Events of default under the agreement include, but are not limited to: (i) insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy or similar events; (ii) failure to pay any debts due under the Loan Agreement or other loan documents on a timely basis; (iii) failure to observe any covenant or secured obligation under the Loan Agreement or other loan documents, which failure, in most cases, is not cured within 10 days of written notice by lender; (iv) occurrence of any default under any other agreement between the Company and the lender, which is not cured within 10 days; (v) occurrence of an event that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect; (vi) material misrepresentations; (vii) occurrence of any default under any other agreement involving indebtedness in excess of $50,000 or the occurrence of a default under any agreement that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect; and (viii) certain money judgments are entered against the Company or a certain portion of its assets are attached or seized. Remedies for events of default include acceleration of amounts owing under the Loan Agreement and taking immediate possession of, and selling, any collateral securing the loan.

 

In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company issued to Hercules a warrant to purchase 31,750 shares of common stock with an exercise price set at the lower of (i) $7.56 or (ii) the price per share of the next round of financing, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The warrant expires after 10 years and has piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the warrant. In addition, the Company has also granted Hercules the option to invest (until the loan maturity date) up to $1 million in future equity financings (other than under an effective registration statement) at the same terms as the other investors.

 

The Loan Agreement contains certain provisions that require the warrants issued to Hercules to be accounted for as a liability and “marked-to-market” each reporting period. Changes in the valuation of this liability at the end of each reporting period will be included in the Company's reported operating results, and may create volatility in the Company's reported operating results.