Loans Receivable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Loans Receivable [Abstract]

Loans Receivable

Note 6 —Loans Receivable

As part of the Company’s May 2013 license and supply agreement with Zensun (Shanghai) Science & Technology Co. Ltd (“Zensun”), the Company previously agreed to loan up to $12 million to Zensun. The entry into the license and supply agreement in the second quarter of 2013, pursuant to which the Company licensed the exclusive rights to promote, market, distribute, and sell NeucardinTM, a chronic heart failure product under development by Zensun (such rights licensed for the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macao) is more fully described in Note 18.

Pursuant to its agreement to loan funds, the Company loaned $4.75 million to Zensun in the second half of 2014. The extension of credit and funding to Zensun was accomplished through two of the Company's subsidiaries, SciClone Pharmaceuticals International China Holding Ltd. (“SPIL China”) and SciClone Pharmaceuticals (China) Ltd. (“SciClone China”).

With respect to lender SPIL China, Zensun can request US-dollar denominated borrowings up to $11.75 million. As of December 31, 2014, borrowings totaling $4.5 million had been requested by Zensun and paid by SPIL China with $2.25 million lent in the third quarter of 2014 and $2.25 million lent in the fourth quarter of 2014. These borrowings bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.5% per annum payable annually in arrears at each interest payment date as defined in the overall loan agreement. These borrowings mature on September 26, 2017, with an option electable by Zensun to extend for two additional years provided certain conditions are met. All outstanding balances must be repaid by the maturity date, with prepayments permitted without penalty upon prior notice.

With respect to lender SciClone China, Zensun can make RMB-denominated borrowings for up to RMB 1,550,000 using an entrustment mechanism with a bank as an intermediary. In the third quarter of 2014, SciClone China entered into an entrusted loan agreement for RMB 1,550,000 (approximately US$250,000 as of December 31, 2014) with Zensun, using a major Chinese bank as the lending agent. SciClone China is the principal and ultimately bears the credit risk, not the bank. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 7.5% per annum and Zensun is subject to obligations of the borrower as specified in the loan agreements. The loan term is sixty-six months. All outstanding principal and interest balances must be repaid by the maturity date, with prepayments permitted without penalty upon prior notice.

The proceeds of the separate but related loans are to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes by Zensun. To secure the loans, Zensun pledged its entire equity interest in its subsidiary, Shanghai Dongxin Biochemical Technology Co. Ltd. (whose assets include real property) to SPIL China.

Management, on the basis of (i) a creditworthiness evaluation using recent Zensun financial information, (ii) consideration of the market value of the pledged security, and (iii) consideration of Zensun’s compliance with the terms of the loans and timely payment of interest, concluded there were no indications of loan impairment at December 31, 2014; accordingly, there is no allowance for losses.

The two loans are included in “other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. Interest income on the loans amounted to $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 and is included in interest and investment income in the statement of operations. The Company estimates the fair value of the loans receivable approximates $5.2 million as of December 31, 2014, based upon prevailing market rates of interest as published by major Chinese banks.