EX-4.2 6 a2235907zex-4_2.htm EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

June 28, 2018

 

Trude Amick

Director, Technology Department

Office of Commercialization & Economic Development

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

100 Europa Drive, Suite 430

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(p) 919-962-6289; (f) 919-962-0646

 

RE: 3rd Amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and Promissory Note between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (“Liquidia”)

 

Dear Trude,

 

As you know, UNC and Liquidia entered into a letter agreement dated June 10, 2016, amended by a 1st Amendment, effective December 1, 2017 (the “1st Amendment”), as amended by a 2nd Amendment, effective June 15, 2018 (the “2nd Amendment” and, collectively with the 1st Amendment, the “2016 Letter Agreement”), which, in part, included an agreement to enter a promissory note on monies owed by Liquidia to UNC, which was also entered on June 10, 2016 (the “Promissory Note”).  The Promissory Note originally had a maturity date of December 31, 2017, which maturity date was subsequently extended to June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018 pursuant to the 1st Amendment and 2nd Amendment, respectively.

 

Pursuant to Section 7.4 of that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2016, as amended (the “LSA”), by and between Liquidia and Pacific Western Bank, a California state chartered bank (the “Bank”), Liquidia may not, without the Bank’s prior written consent, prepay any Indebtedness (as defined in the LSA) or take any actions which impose on Liquidia an obligation to prepay any Indebtedness, except Indebtedness to the Bank.  UNC and Liquidia understand that the Bank has provided written consent to the prepayment modifications to the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note set forth below.

 

This letter agreement shall serve as a third amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note, whereby Liquidia and UNC hereby acknowledge and agree that, in the event that Liquidia consummates an initial public offering of its common stock in the United States in 2018 and (i) gross proceeds from such offering are at least $75 million, the entire outstanding loan amount under the Promissory Note shall become immediately due and payable; or (ii) the gross proceeds from such offering are greater than $50 million and less than $75 million, $600,000 of the outstanding loan amount under the Promissory Note shall become due and payable, with the remaining balance of the loan to be amortized and payable in equal monthly installments over the remaining term of the LSA until the loan amount is fully paid on October

 

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10, 2020.  In the event that Liquidia does not consummate an initial public offering of its common stock in the United States in 2018 or the gross proceeds from such offering are not greater than $50 million, Liquidia and UNC hereby acknowledge and agree that the entire outstanding loan amount under the Promissory Note shall be due and payable on December 31, 2018.

 

The parties intend for all other terms and conditions of the 2016 Letter Agreement, the Promissory Note and the subordination agreement between UNC and the Bank to continue in full force and effect.

 

The understandings set forth in this 3rd Amendment shall be effective on the date first written above upon countersigning by UNC below.

 

Sincerely,

 

Acknowledged & Agreed:

 

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

 

 

/s/ Shawn Glidden

 

 

Shawn Glidden

 

By:

/s/ Jacqueline Quay

VP Legal Affairs & Secretary

 

Name:

Jacqueline Quay

Liquidia Technologies, Inc.

 

Title:

Director of Licensing, OTC

 

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June 15, 2018

 

Trude Amick

Director, Technology Development

Office of Commercialization & Economic Development

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

100 Europa Drive Suite 430

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(p) 919-962-6289; (f) 919-962-0646

 

Dear Trude:

 

Re: 2nd Amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and Promissory Note between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (“Liquidia”)

 

As you will recall, UNC and Liquidia entered into a letter agreement dated June 10, 2016, amended by a 1st Amendment, effective December 1, 2017, (collectively the “2016 Letter Agreement”), which, in part, included an agreement to enter a promissory note on monies owed by Liquidia to UNC, which was also entered on June 10, 2016, (the “Promissory Note”). As you will also recall, that Promissory Note includes a maturity date of December 31, 2017. Moreover, the 1st Amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement extended such maturity date of the Promissory Note to June 30, 2018.

 

This letter agreement shall serve as an amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note, whereby Liquidia and UNC hereby agree to extend the maturity date of the Promissory Note from June 30, 2018, to December 31, 2018 (the “2nd Amendment”). The parties intend for all other terms and condition of the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note to continue in force as adjusted through the new maturity date of December 31, 2018, including but not limited to the continuation of interest under the applicable terms of the 2016 Letter Agreement (Section B) and the Promissory Note (Interest).

 

The understandings set forth in this 2nd Amendment shall be effective on the date first written above upon countersigning by UNC below.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Shawn Glidden

 

 

 

 

 

Shawn Glidden

 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

VP Legal Affairs & Secretary

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED

Liquidia Technologies, Inc

 

By:

/s/ Jacqueline Quay

 

 

Name:

Jacqueline Quay

 

 

Title:

Director of Licensing, OTC

 



 

GRAPHIC

 

December 1, 2017

 

Trude Amick

Director, Technology Development

Office of Commercialization & Economic Development

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

100 Europa Drive Suite 430

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(p) 919-962-6289; (f) 919-962-0646

 

Dear Trude:

 

Re: 1st Amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and Promissory Note between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (“Liquidia”)

 

As you will recall, UNC and Liquidia entered into a letter agreement dated June 10, 2016, the 2016 Letter Agreement, which, in part, included an agreement to enter a promissory note on monies owed by Liquidia to UNC, which was also entered on June 10, 2016, the Promissory Note. As you will also recall, that Promissory Note includes a maturity date of December 31, 2017.

 

This letter agreement shall serve as an amendment to the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note, whereby Liquidia and UNC hereby agree to extend the maturity date of the Promissory Note from December 31, 2017, to June 30, 2018 (the “1st Amendment”). The parties intend for all other terms and condition of the 2016 Letter Agreement and the Promissory Note to continue in force as adjusted through the new maturity date of June 30, 2018, including but not limited to the continuation of interest under the applicable terms of the 2016 Letter Agreement (Section B) and the Promissory Note (Interest).

 

The understandings set forth in this 1st Amendment shall be effective on the date first written above upon countersigning by UNC below.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Shawn Glidden

 

 

Shawn Glidden

VP Legal Affairs & Secretary

Liquidia Technologies, Inc

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED

 

 

 

By

/s/ Jacqueline Quay

 

 

 

 

Name:

Jacqueline Quay

 

 

 

 

Title:

Director of Licensing, OTC

 



 

2016 LETTER AGREEMENT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$ 2,165,179.81 (“Net Amount Due”)

June 10, 2016 (“Effective Date”)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, (the “Maker”), hereby promises to pay to the order of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (“Payee”), the principal sum of $2,165,179.81 pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL.  The principal amount of this Promissory Note (the “Note”) and any accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full no later than December 31, 2017.

 

INTEREST.  This Note shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) the one-year LIBOR rate plus two percent or (ii) five percent in total, with such interest rate being reset annually on the anniversary of the issuance of the Promissory Note and interest compounding annually on such anniversary date.

 

PREPAYMENT.  The Maker shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay this Note in whole or in part without premium or penalty.

 

REMEDIES.  No delay or omission on part of the holder of this Note in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any such right or of any other right of such holder, nor shall any delay, omission or waiver on any one occasion be deemed a bar to or waiver of the same or any other right on any future occasion.

 

EVENTS OF ACCELERATION.  The occurrence of the Maker becoming insolvent, filing for bankruptcy or entering receivership shall constitute an “Event of Acceleration” by Maker under this Note.

 

ACCELERATION.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Acceleration under this Note, and in addition to any other rights and remedies that Payee may have, Payee shall have the right, at its sole and exclusive option, to declare this Note immediately due and payable.

 

SUBORDINATION.  The Maker’s obligations under this Promissory Note are subordinated to all indebtedness, if any, of Maker, to any unrelated third party lender to the extent such indebtedness is outstanding on the date of this Note and such subordination is required under the loan documents providing for such indebtedness.

 

WAIVERS BY MAKER.  All parties to this Note including Maker and any sureties, endorsers, and guarantors hereby waive protest, presentment, notice of dishonor, and notice of acceleration of maturity and agree to continue to remain bound for the payment of principal, interest and all other sums due under this Note notwithstanding any change or changes by way of release, surrender, exchange, modification or substitution of any security for this Note or by way of any extension or extensions of time for the payment of principal and interest; and all such parties waive all and every kind of notice of such change or changes and agree that the same may be made without notice or consent of any of them.

 

EXPENSES.  In the event any payment under this Note is not paid in accord with the terms herein, the Maker agrees to pay, in addition to the principal and interest hereunder, reasonable attorneys’ fees, plus all other reasonable expenses incurred by Payee in exercising any of its rights and remedies upon default.

 

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GOVERNING LAW.  This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

SUCCESSORS.  All of the foregoing is the promise of Maker and shall bind Maker and Maker’s successors, heirs and assigns.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed this Promissory Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

Maker:

Liquidia Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed:

/s/ Shawn Glidden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Shawn Glidden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

VP Legal Affairs & Secretary

 

 

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