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Bridge Notes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Bridge Notes  
Bridge Notes

10. Bridge Notes

 

On December 15, 2022, the Company issued $36,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the “Bridge Notes”) pursuant to a third amended and restated note purchase agreement (as described below) with BRF Finance Co., LLC, (“BRF”) an affiliated entity of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (“B. Riley”), in its capacity as agent for the purchasers and as purchaser. The Company received net proceeds of $34,728 from the issuance of the Bridge Notes. Interest on the Bridge Notes is payable in cash at a rate of 12% per annum quarterly in arrears on March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023; provided that, on March 1, 2023, May 1, 2023, and July 1, 2023, the interest rate on the Bridge Notes will increase by 1.5% per annum, with maturity on December 31, 2023. The Bridge Notes are subject to certain mandatory prepayment requirements, including, but not limited to, a requirement that the Company apply the net proceeds from certain debt incurrences or equity offerings to repay the Bridge Notes. The Company may elect to prepay the Bridge Notes, at any time, in whole or in part with no premium or penalty. The Bridge Notes are secured by liens on the same collateral that secures indebtedness under the Company’s outstanding Senior Secured Notes (as defined below) and are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee the Senior Secured Notes. The Bridge Notes provide for certain covenants and event of default provisions similar to those contained in the Senior Secured Notes. In connection with the Bridge Notes, the Company incurred debt costs of $1,272 that are being amortized over the expected life of the debt. As of March 31, 2023, the effective interest rate was 19.0%. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance outstanding under the Bridge Notes was $35,433 ($36,000 principal balance less unamortized debt costs of $567) and $34,805 ($36,000 principal balance less unamortized debt costs of $1,195), respectively.

 

Information for the three months ended March 31, 2023 with respect to interest expense related to the Bridge Notes is provided under the heading Interest Expense in Note 11.