Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

5. DEBT

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5. DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
5. DEBT

Loan and Security Agreement

 

On June 19, 2015, the Company entered into an LSA with Oxford for up to $21.0 million of debt financing in two term loan tranches. The first term loan tranche of $16.0 million from the LSA (the “Term A Loan”) was primarily used to repay the Company’s previous debt facility with Hercules dated December 2012. As a result of prepaying the Hercules loan prior to maturity, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.7 million comprised of unamortized debt issuance costs, unamortized debt discount related to the warrants issued to Hercules, along with a prepayment penalty.

 

The outstanding term loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 7.80% and (ii) the sum of (a) the three month U.S. LIBOR rate (as reported in The Wall Street Journal) on the date occurring on the last business day of the month that immediately precedes the month in which the interest will accrue, plus (b) 7.54% on the outstanding principal balance.  The Company became obligated to begin to repay the principal over 36 months beginning on February 1, 2017, unless accelerated as a result of certain events of default.  A final payment equal to 8.95% of the funded loan amount is due at the earlier of loan maturity or prepayment. All term loans mature no later than January 1, 2020.  The loans are secured by the Company’s assets, except for its intellectual property (which is subject to a negative pledge). The LSA contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, engaging in mergers or acquisitions and making investments, distributions or transfers.  

  

In connection with the entry into the LSA, on June 19, 2015, the Company issued to Oxford a seven-year warrant, expiring on June 19, 2022, to purchase 74,309 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.51 per share. The Company recorded $367,700 as the fair value of the warrant to additional paid-in capital and as a debt discount to the carrying value of the loan.  The key assumptions used to value the warrants included: (i) volatility of 57% on our common stock based upon a pro rata percentage of our common stock’s volatility and similar public companies’ volatilities for comparison; (ii) an expected dividend yield of 0.0%; (iii) a risk-free interest rate of 1.99%; and (iv) a term of seven years.  As a result of prepaying the Company’s prior loan before maturity, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.7 million comprised of unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized debt discount related to the warrants issued to the Company’s prior lender, along with a prepayment penalty.

 

In May 2016, the Company amended the LSA with Oxford (the “Amended LSA”) which provided ADMA with an additional $4.0 million term loan (the “Term B Loan”), the availability of which was conditioned on completing an equity financing of its common stock of at least $10.0 million in gross proceeds no later than May 31, 2016. On May 3, 2016, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of its common stock, raising gross proceeds of approximately $14.1 million and subsequently borrowed the additional $4.0 million from Oxford under the Amended LSA, which brings the total principal amount borrowed to $20.0 million.

 

In the event the Company prepays a term loan for any reason, the Company is obligated to pay a prepayment charge corresponding to a percentage of the principal amount of the applicable term loan prepaid. The Amended LSA further modified the fees payable by the Company on mandatory or voluntary prepayment of a term loan prior to its maturity date as follows:  (i) for a prepayment made on or after the funding date of the applicable term loan through and including the first anniversary of its funding date, an amount equal to 3.00% of the principal amount of the term loan prepaid; (ii) for a prepayment made after the first anniversary of the funding date of the applicable term loan through and including the second anniversary of such funding date, an amount equal to 2.00% of the principal amount of such term loan prepaid; and (iii) for a prepayment of a term loan made after the second anniversary of its funding date and prior to its maturity date, an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the term loan prepaid.

 

Pursuant to the Amended LSA, (i) the Company paid a total facility fee of $125,000, consisting of $105,000 previously paid and an additional $20,000 paid on the date the Term B Loan was funded; (ii) certain adjustments were made to the time periods for any applicable prepayment fees; and (iii) certain defined terms were adjusted, including a new Amortization Date that is defined as (a) February 17, 2017, if the Term C Loan is not made and (b) August 1, 2017 if the Term C Loan is made.  The Amended LSA further provides for customary representations, warranties and covenants for the Company.  Except as otherwise amended, the Amended LSA does not alter the terms of the LSA.

 

In connection with the Amended LSA, on May 13, 2016, the Company issued to Oxford a seven-year warrant, expiring on May 23, 2023, to purchase 24,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.37 per share, equal to 3.95% of the amount drawn of such tranche, divided by the average reported closing price per share of common stock for the consecutive 10 trading days prior to the applicable draw in accordance with the Company’s drawdown of the Term B Loan. The Company recorded $86,300 as the fair value of the warrant to additional paid-in capital and as a debt discount to the carrying value of the loan.  The key assumptions used to value the warrants included: volatility of 53.5% on the Company’s common stock based upon a pro rata percentage of the Company’s common stock’s volatility and similar public companies’ volatilities for comparison, an expected dividend yield of 0.0%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.51% and a term of seven years.

  

A summary of the Oxford loan balance is as follows:

 

    December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015
         
Gross proceeds   $ 20,000,000     $ 16,000,000  
Less: debt discount, net                
End of term fee     (1,155,157 )     (1,250,194 )
Warrants     (257,201 )     (310,196 )
Financing fees     (154,891 )     (192,398 )
Note payable   $ 18,432,751     $ 14,247,212  

 

Future amortization of financing fees for each of the years subsequent to December 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     
  2017     $ 708,720  
  2018       529,888  
  2019       328,641  
        $ 1,567,249