RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Hudson Cooperation Agreement

Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement with Hudson Executive Capital LP and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Hudson”) dated March 8, 2022, the Company concurrently entered into a Consulting Agreement with Sai Nanduri, a Senior Investment Analyst and representative of Hudson, pursuant to which the Company was required to pay Mr. Nanduri $160,000 during 2022 and consider Mr. Nanduri as a candidate for election to the Company's board of directors at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. This agreement expired on its terms on January 2, 2023.

Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement with Hudson dated January 20, 2023, the Company concurrently entered into an Observer Agreement with Mr. Nanduri, pursuant to which Mr. Nanduri was appointed an observer to the board of directors of the Company and for which the Company is required to pay Mr. Nanduri $180,000 during 2023. The Company further agreed to appoint Mr. Nanduri as a member of its board of directors in the event a current director were to resign.

License Agreement with University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

In December 2004, the Company entered into a licensing agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation (“UFRF”) whereby UFRF granted the Company a worldwide exclusive license to certain of UFRF’s patents in exchange for 33,652 shares of common stock and a 1% royalty, with a minimum $0.1 million royalty payment per quarter, from sales of products developed and sold by the Company utilizing the licensed patents. Minimum royalty payments in any calendar year are credited against earned royalties for such calendar year. Royalty expenses based on 1% of net sales were $0.1 million and nominal during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and were recorded as product cost of revenue.

Distribution Agreement with Chindex Shanghai International Trading Company Limited

In November 2019, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Chindex Shanghai International Trading Company Limited (“Chindex”) which became effective in February 2020. Chindex is a subsidiary of Fosun International Limited (“Fosun”).

Under the distribution agreement, Chindex will act as the Company’s distributor and regulatory agent for the sale and delivery of its MRIdian products within the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The distribution agreement has an initial term of five years with an option to renew for an additional five years. Under the distribution agreement, the Company will supply its products and services to Chindex based on an agreed upon price between the Company and Chindex. In accordance with the agreement, Chindex agreed to pay ViewRay an upfront fee, portions of which may be refundable under certain conditions, of $3.5 million, payable in three installments: (i) the first installment of $1.5 million due approximately 60 days after the effectiveness of the distribution agreement; (ii) the second installment of $1.0 million due on the first anniversary from the effective date of the agreement; and (iii) the third installment of $1.0 million due on the second anniversary from the effective date of the agreement. The Company has received all three installments as of March 31, 2023.