Convertible Notes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Convertible Notes

Convertible Notes

2016 5.5% Convertible Senior Notes ("2016 Notes")

In December 2016, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), to issue and sell $90,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 5.5% senior convertible notes due 2021 ("2016 Notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. In December 2016, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Cambridge Purchase Agreement”) with Cambridge, an entity affiliated with Dr. Soon-Shiong, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to issue and sell $10,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2016 Notes in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. In December 2016, pursuant to the exercise of the overallotment by the Initial Purchasers, the Company issued an additional $7,000 principal amount of the 2016 Notes. The total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $102,714, comprised of $9,917 from Cambridge and $92,797 from the Initial Purchasers, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and debt issuance costs of $4,286 in connection with the Convertible Notes offering. The interest rate on the 2016 Notes was fixed at 5.5% per year, payable semi-annually on June 15th and December 15th of each year, beginning on June 15, 2017. The 2016 Notes matured on December 15, 2021.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2020-06 on January 1, 2021 through a modified retrospective method of transition, which eliminated the separation model for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature, resulting in less noncash interest expense going forward (see Note 2). The cumulative effect of the adoption on January 1, 2021 was a decrease of $5,746 to unamortized debt discount and deferred financing offering costs. The debt discounts and deferred financing offering costs on the 2016 Notes were amortized to interest expense over the contractual terms of the 2016 Notes, using the effective interest method at an effective interest rate of 6.78%.

On April 13, 2021, NantHealth entered into a transaction with Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and one of its affiliates (“Highbridge”) to exchange $5,000 principal amount of its $36,945 in existing 2016 Notes and with Cambridge to exchange $5,000 principal amount of its $10,000 in existing 2016 Notes for shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement dated as of April 13, 2021 (the “Exchange Agreement”).

On April 13, 2021, in connection with the Exchange Agreement, the Company paid Cambridge $91 for accrued and unpaid interest and issued 1,689,189 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.96 per share, representing the closing price of the Company’s common stock on April 13, 2021. The Company recorded a loss on exchange of the 2016 Notes with Cambridge and a decrease to unamortized debt discount and deferred financing offering costs of $18.

On April 14, 2021, in connection with the Exchange Agreement, the Company paid Highbridge $92 for accrued and unpaid interest and issued 1,926,781 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.595 per share, representing the closing price of the Company’s common stock on April 14, 2021. The Company recorded a loss on exchange of the 2016 Notes with Highbridge and a decrease to unamortized debt discount and deferred financing offering costs of $44.

On December 15, 2021, the Company paid the remaining outstanding principal balance of the 2016 Notes of $9,500 plus accrued interest through that date.

2021 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes ("2021 Notes")

On April 13, 2021, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, NaviNet (the "Guarantor") entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with Highbridge and certain other buyers, including Nant Capital, LLC (“Nant Capital”) to issue and sell $137,500 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.5% convertible senior notes in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The 2021 Notes were issued on April 27, 2021. The total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $136,772, comprised of $62,223 from Nant Capital and $74,549 from Highbridge, after deducting the Highbridge’s debt issuance costs of $118 and $610 in debt issuance costs paid to third parties in connection with the 2021 Notes offering.

The Company used part of the proceeds from the 2021 Notes issuance to repurchase the remaining $31,945 of principal amount of the 2016 Notes held by Highbridge (“Repurchased Notes”) and pay $644 of accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded a loss on repurchase of the 2016 Notes with Highbridge and a decrease to unamortized debt discount and deferred financing offering costs of $267.

On April 27, 2021, in connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, the Company provided a notice of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the Company's 2016 Notes) and an offer to repurchase all the outstanding 2016 Notes. On May 25, 2021, the Company purchased $55,555 of the outstanding 2016 Notes ("Fundamental Change Repurchase") and paid $1,358 of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company recorded a loss on repurchase of the 2016 Notes with other investors and a decrease to unamortized debt discount and deferred financing offering costs of $412.

On April 27, 2021, the 2021 Notes were issued to the investors under an indenture (the “2021 Indenture”) dated April 27, 2021 entered into between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”).

The interest rates are fixed at 4.5% per year, payable semi-annually on October 15th and April 15th of each year, beginning on October 15, 2021. The 2021 Notes will mature on April 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or converted pursuant to their terms.

The deferred financing offering costs on the 2021 Notes are being amortized to interest expense over the contractual terms of the 2021 Notes, using the effective interest method at an effective interest rate of 4.61%.

The initial conversion rate of the 2021 Notes is 259.8753 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2021 Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $3.85 per share). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events in accordance with the terms of the 2021 Indenture but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest.

Holders of the 2021 Notes may convert all or a portion of their 2021 Notes, in multiples of $1 principal amount, at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the 2021 Notes will be settled in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or any combination thereof at the Company's option. As of December 31, 2021 the remaining life of the 2021 Notes is approximately 52 months.

The 2021 Notes are the Company’s general unsecured obligations and are initially guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor.

The Company may not redeem the 2021 Notes prior to April 20, 2024. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2021 Notes, at its option, on or after April 20, 2024, if the last reported sale price of the common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid special interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the 2021 Notes, which means that the Company is not required to redeem or retire the 2021 Notes periodically. If the Company exercises this option to redeem the 2021 Notes owned by Highbridge and Highbridge is unable to convert such 2021 Notes as a result of the application of the beneficial ownership limitations, at the request of Highbridge, the Company shall convert such 2021 Notes into the number of shares of the Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares that the 2021 Notes are convertible into pursuant to the Conversion Option (as defined in the 2021 Indenture) into common stock.

Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the 2021 Indenture), holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the 2021 Notes in principal amounts of $1 or an integral multiple thereof, for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

For so long as at least $25,000 principal amount of the 2021 Notes are outstanding, the 2021 Indenture restricts the Company or any of its subsidiaries from creating, assuming, or incurring any indebtedness owing to any of the Company's affiliates (other than intercompany indebtedness between the Company and its subsidiaries and other than any of the Company's 2021 Notes), or prepaying any such indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions, unless certain conditions described in the 2021 Indenture have been satisfied. Under the 2021 Indenture, the Company may incur affiliate debt if there is (i) no default or event of default at the time of such incurrence or would occur as a consequence of such incurrence; (ii) such affiliate debt is unsecured and subordinated to the 2021 Notes; and (iii) no principal of such affiliate debt is scheduled to mature earlier than the date that is 181 days after April 15, 2026, the maturity date of the 2021 Notes.

See Note 14 Commitments and Contingencies for default provisions.

The following table summarizes the parties involved in the issuance of the convertible notes and their respective balances in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Related party		Others		Total
2021 Notes:
Balance as of December 31, 2021
Gross proceeds	$	62,500	$	75,000	$	137,500
Unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing offering costs	(232)		(397)		(629)
Net carrying amount	$	62,268	$	74,603	$	136,871
2016 Notes:
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Gross proceeds	$	10,000	$	97,000	$	107,000
Unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing offering costs	(589)		(6,422)		(7,011)
Net carrying amount	$	9,411	$	90,578	$	99,989

The following table sets forth the Company's interest expense incurred for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021						2020
	Related party		Others		Total		Related party		Others		Total
Accrued coupon interest expense	$	1,898	$	2,278	$	4,176	$	550	$	5,335	$	5,885
Amortization of debt discounts	21		119		140		533		5,197		5,730
Amortization of deferred financing offering costs	57		426		483		14		733		747
Total convertible notes interest expense	$	1,976	$	2,823	$	4,799	$	1,097	$	11,265	$	12,362