8.    Term Loan Agreements and Long-Term Debt

 

Term Loan Agreement and Long Term Debt consist of the following:

 

 

Credit Facilities

 

Three Peaks Term Loan Agreement and Revenue Interest Agreement

 

On November 12, 2014, AxoGen, as borrower, and AC, as guarantor, entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement (the “Three Peaks Term Loan Agreement”), dated November 12, 2014, by and among AxoGen, as borrower, AC, as guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Three Peaks Capital S.a.r.l. (“Three Peaks”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Oberland Capital Healthcare Master Fund LP, as administrative and collateral agent for the lenders. Under the Three Peaks Term Loan Agreement, Three Peaks provided AxoGen a term loan of $25 million which had a six-year term and required interest only payments and a final principal payment due at the end of the term. Interest was payable quarterly at 9.0% per annum plus the greater of LIBOR or 1.0% which as of November 13, 2014 resulted in a 10% rate.

 

In addition, on November 12, 2014, AxoGen entered into that certain Revenue Interest Agreement (the “Revenue Interest Agreement”) with Three Peaks. Royalty payments were based on a royalty rate of 3.75% of AxoGen’s revenues up to a maximum of $30 million in revenues in any 12-month period.

 

On October 26, 2016, the Three Peaks Term Loan Agreement and Revenue Interest Agreement were paid in full and the Company had no further obligations pursuant to such agreements.

 

MidCap Term Loan Agreement

 

On October 25, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), AxoGen and AC, each as borrowers, entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (Term Loan) (the ''MC Term Loan Agreement") with the lenders party thereto and MidCap Financial Trust (“MidCap”), as administrative agent and a lender. Under the MC Term Loan Agreement, MidCap provided the Company a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $21 million (the "Term Loan") which has a maturity date of May 1, 2021 and requires interest only payments through December 1, 2018, and thereafter, 30 monthly payments of principal and interest resulting in the Term Loan being fully paid by the maturity date. Interest is payable monthly at 8.0% per annum plus the greater of LIBOR or 0.5%. In addition to the interest charged on the Term Loan, the Company is also obligated to pay certain fees, including an annual agency fee of 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan.

 

The Company has the option at any time to prepay the Term Loan in whole or in part, subject to certain conditions, a prepayment fee, and a 5.0% exit fee as specified in the MC Term Loan Agreement. The prepayment fee is determined by multiplying the amount being prepaid by the following applicable percentage amount: (a) 3.0% during the first year following the Closing Date; (b) 2.0% during the second year following the Closing Date, and (c) 1.0% thereafter. However, no prepayment fee is due in the event the prepayment is a result of refinancing the Term Loan and Revolving Loan with MidCap or an affiliate of MidCap. 

 

MidCap Revolving Loan Agreement

 

In addition, on October 25, 2016, AxoGen and AC, each as borrowers, also entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (Revolving Loan) (the ''Revolving Loan Agreement") with the lenders party thereto and MidCap, as administrative agent and a lender.  Under the Revolving Loan Agreement, MidCap agreed to lend to the Company up to $10 million under a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Loan") which amount may be drawn down by the Company based upon an available borrowing base which includes certain accounts receivable and inventory.  The Revolving Loan may be increased to up to $15 million at the Company’s request and with the approval of MidCap. The maturity date of the Revolving Loan is May 1, 2021. Interest is payable monthly at 4.5% per annum plus the greater of LIBOR or 0.5% on outstanding advances. In addition to the interest charged on the Revolving Loan, the Company is also obligated to pay certain fees, including a collateral management fee of 0.5% per annum of the principal amount outstanding on the Revolving Loan from time to time and an unused line fee of 0.5% per annum on the difference between the average amount outstanding on the Revolving Loan minus the total amount of the Revolving Loan commitment. The Revolving Loan is subject to a minimum balance, such that the Company pays the greater of: (i) interest accrued on the actual amount drawn under the Revolving Loan Facility; and (ii) interest accrued on 30% of the average borrowing base.  If the Revolving Loan is terminated or permanently reduced prior to the maturity date, MidCap is owed a deferred revolving loan origination fee as specified in the Revolving Loan Agreement.  No deferred revolving loan origination fee is due in the event the Revolving Loan is paid in full or the termination of the revolving credit facility is a result of refinancing the Term Loan and Revolving Loan with MidCap or an affiliate of MidCap. 

   

The MC Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Loan Agreement each contain covenants that place restrictions on AxoGen’s operations, including, without limitation, covenants related to debt restrictions, investment restrictions, dividend restrictions, restrictions on transactions with affiliates and certain revenue covenants. MidCap, on behalf of the lenders under the agreements, has a first perfected security interest in the assets of the Company to guarantee the payment in full of the agreements. Upon the payment in full to MidCap and the lenders of the Term Loan Agreement and Revolving Loan Agreement, the Company would have no further obligations to MidCap or the lenders under the Term Loan Agreement or the Revolving Loan Agreement.  As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with the loan covenants.

 

The Company used the aggregate proceeds of $25 million from the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan to pay the outstanding indebtedness owed to Three Peaks and the other lenders to terminate the Three Peaks Term Loan Agreement and the Revenue Interest Agreement.  Expenses and fees of approximately $800,000 to complete the negotiation and documentation of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan and prepayment fees of approximately $2.3 million owed to Three Peaks were paid from the Company’s own funds.

 

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 was approximately $5,386,000 compared to $3,989,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015.  The 2016 amount includes a final payment to Three Peaks of approximately $2,447,000 inclusive of prepayment fees and accrued interest through October 25, 2016. In addition, as a result of the accounting treatment for the Three Peaks transaction, the Company had previously recorded a total of $747,000 of deferred interest charges which were offset against these prepayment fees.  The net impact of these transactions resulted in a net interest charge of approximately $1,700,000 in the year which was included in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2016.  Additionally, as the result of the extinguishment of the debt facility with Three Peaks, the Company wrote off approximately $750,000 of prepaid financing fees to interest expense – deferred financing costs in 2016.

 

As of September 30, 2017, the Term Loan had an outstanding balance of $21.0 million, with an interest rate of 8.5%.  Also, at September 30, 2017, the borrowing base under the Revolving Loan Agreement was approximately $6,879,000 and the Company had an outstanding balance on the Revolving Loan facility of $4,000,000 with an interest rate of 5.0%. 

 

Annual maturities of the Company’s long-term obligations are as follows: