UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 30, 2013
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE |
001-32954 |
20-0077155 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
73 High Street Buffalo, NY |
14203 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(716) 849-6810
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 30, 2013, Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Biolab 612, LLC, and Hercules Technology II, L.P. ("Hercules") entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan and Security Agreement") pursuant to which Hercules agreed to make available a term loan in the principal amount of up to $10,000,000. The Company has drawn down an initial $6,000,000 under the Loan and Security Agreement. Subject to Hercules' reasonable review and acceptance, an additional $4,000,000 will be available if the following milestone is achieved on or before June 30, 2104: receipt of a Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) contract award or other funding sufficient to fund a series of studies of Entolimod (CBLB502) as a radiation countermeasure that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for filing a Biologics License Application with the FDA for licensure of Entolimod as a radiation countermeasure.
Principal amounts borrowed under the Loan and Security Agreement bear interest from the funding date of the applicable advance at the higher of (i) 10.45%, or (ii) the sum of (A) 10.45%, plus (B) the "prime rate" as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 4.25% (the "Loan Interest Rate"). The Loan Interest Rate will float and may change on the day the prime rate changes from time to time. In addition, upon the earliest to occur of (i) the maturity date, (ii) the date the Company prepays all outstanding amounts under the Loan and Security Agreement, or (iii) the date that all amounts under the Loan and Security Agreement become due and payable, the Company shall pay Hercules an additional fee of $550,000 (the "End of Term Charge").
The Company has agreed to pay interest on principal amounts borrowed under the Loan and Security Agreement in arrears on the first business day of each month, beginning the month after the advance date of the principal amount, with the first interest payment due on November 1, 2013. The principal and accumulated interest is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest based upon an amortization schedule equal to thirty (30) consecutive months starting on November 1, 2014. The remaining principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon will be due and payable on January 1, 2017. At its option, the Company may prepay all amounts owed under the Loan and Security Agreement (including all accrued and unpaid interest and the End of Term Charge), subject to a prepayment charge (the "Prepayment Charge") that is determined based on the date the principal amounts are repaid. Upon a change of control, the Company will be required to prepay all of its obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement, including all principal amounts and accrued interest as well as the End of Term Charge and the Prepayment Charge.
In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company granted to Hercules a security interest in all of the Company's personal property now owned or hereafter acquired, excluding intellectual property and certain other assets. The Loan and Security Agreement also provides for standard indemnification of Hercules and contains representations, warranties and certain covenants of the Company. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made for purposes of the Loan and Security Agreement and are subject to qualifications and limitations agreed by the parties in connection with the negotiation of the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement. In addition, certain representations and warranties may be made as of a specific date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that which an investor might view as material, or may have been used for purposes of allocating risk between the respective parties, rather than establishing matters as facts.
Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company granted Hercules the right to participate in certain future private offerings of equity securities by the Company, up to $1,000,000 in aggregate purchase price amount. Upon the occurrence of an event of default by the Company under the Loan and Security Agreement, Hercules will have customary acceleration, collection and foreclosure remedies. Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, on September 30, 2013, the Company issued to Hercules a warrant (the "Warrant") to purchase 156,250 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.60 per share. The exercise price of the Warrant may be adjusted downward if during the one year period following the closing date, the Company sells and issues shares of common stock or convertible stock at a price per share less than the exercise price. The Warrant will expire five years from the date of the grant.
On October 1, 2013, the Company issued a press release describing this transaction. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Loan and Security Agreement and the Warrant, both of which the Company intends to file as exhibits to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The Company issued the Warrant in reliance on the exemption from registration provided for under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company relied on the exemption from registration provided for under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act based in part on the representations made by Hercules, including the representations with respect to Hercules' status as an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act, and Hercules' investment intent with respect to the Warrant and the underlying shares of common stock.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release titled "Cleveland BioLabs Secures $10 Million Loan Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital" dated October 1, 2013.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. |
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| Date: October 3, 2013 | By: /s/ YAKOV KOGAN Name: Yakov Kogan, Ph.D., M.B.A. Title: Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.1
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBLI) announced today it has closed on a loan and security agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) ("Hercules"), providing for a senior secured term loan of up to $10 million. Hercules is a leader in customized debt financing for venture-backed companies in technology-related markets including life sciences.
Neil Lyons, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, stated "This loan provides financial runway with limited dilution, while we pursue the potential award of a development contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA") regarding our radiation countermeasure indication for Entolimod."
The loan is funded in two tranches with the first $6 million tranche funded at closing, and a second $4 million tranche to be made available upon the award, if any, of a development contract by BARDA or other funding that would fund studies reasonably expected to lead to a BLA filing for Entolimod as a radiation countermeasure. "We anticipate that this first $6 million tranche will provide cash runway into the second quarter of 2014, given current cash resources and spending levels," continued Mr. Lyons.
The loan matures 39 months after closing, and provides for an initial interest-only period of 12 months. As partial compensation, CBLI granted Hercules a warrant to purchase 156,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.60 per share. Further information regarding this loan and the warrant is contained in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by CBLI with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) ("Hercules") is the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science and energy and renewables technology industries, at all stages of development. Since inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $3.9 billion to over 250 companies and is the lender of choice for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital financing. For more information please visit www.htgc.com.
About Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging deep mechanistic understanding of the cell death process, apoptosis, to develop a robust pipeline of compounds primarily focused on oncology applications and mitigation of radiation injury. The Company's lead compound is being developed as both a radiation countermeasure and a cancer treatment. The Company has two operating subsidiaries, Incuron, LLC, and Panacela Labs, Inc., and strategic relationships with the Cleveland Clinic, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the Children's Cancer Institute Australia and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. To learn more about Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., please visit the Company's website at http://www.cbiolabs.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information about Cleveland BioLabs that is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as "expect(s)," "feel(s)," "believe(s)," "will," "may," "anticipate(s)" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our therapeutic products; the conduct and results of our various clinical trials; and future performance. All of such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements.
These factors include, among others, the Company's failure to successfully and timely develop new products; the Company's collaborative relationships and the financial risks related thereto; the Company's inability to obtain regulatory approval in a timely manner or at all; the risks inherent in the early stages of drug development and in conducting clinical trials; the Company's ability to comply with its obligations under license agreements; the Company's history of operating losses and the potential for future losses, which may lead the Company to not be able to continue as a going concern. Some of these factors could cause future results to materially differ from the recent results or those projected in forward-looking statements. See also the "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Rachel Levine, Vice President, Investor Relations
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
T: (646) 284-9439
E: rlevine@cbiolabs.com