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Subsequent events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent events

13.        Subsequent events

Royalty Purchase Agreement

On October 18, 2023, the Company, Royalty Pharma Investments 2019 ICAV (“Royalty Pharma”), and, for the limited purposes set forth in the agreement, Royalty Pharma plc, entered into an Amended and Restated Royalty Purchase Agreement (the “A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement”), which amends and restates in its entirety the Royalty Purchase Agreement.  Pursuant to the A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement, the Company has sold or agreed to sell to Royalty Pharma certain portions of the Company’s remaining Royalty on worldwide net sales of Evrysdi and any other product (the “Products”) developed pursuant to the SMA License Agreement (all such retained Royalty rights of the Company, the “Retained Royalty Rights,” and all such Royalty rights that are sold to Royalty Pharma pursuant to the A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement, the “A&R Assigned Royalty Rights”). At closing, Royalty Pharma paid the Company $1.0 billion in cash consideration for 38.0447% of the Company’s Retained Royalty Rights (which is in addition to the 42.9330% assigned to Royalty Pharma in connection with the Royalty Purchase Agreement, for a total of 80.9777% of the total Royalty) until such time as Royalty Pharma has received payments in respect of the A&R Assigned Royalty Rights equal to $1.3 billion in the aggregate, and thereafter 66.6667% of the total Royalty. In addition, the Company may sell to Royalty Pharma the remainder of the Company’s Retained Royalty Rights in exchange for an aggregate of $500.0 million in additional cash consideration after the closing of the A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement, less royalties received in respect of the Retained Royalty Rights put to Royalty Pharma, which will be payable by Royalty Pharma pursuant to five put options held by the Company that are exercisable at the Company’s option between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. If the Company exercises two or fewer of the put options, Royalty Pharma may exercise a call option during the period from and after January 1, 2026 until and including March 31, 2026 for up to 50% of the remainder of the Company’s Retained Royalty Rights less amounts exercised by the Company via its put options at a purchase price that is proportional to the purchase price of the Company’s unexercised put options. Royalty Pharma’s exercise of the call option would result in Royalty Pharma owning 90.4888% of the total Royalty until such time as Royalty Pharma has received payments in respect of the A&R Assigned Royalty Rights equal to $1.3 billion in the aggregate, and thereafter 83.3333% of the total Royalty. The Company is evaluating the accounting impact of the A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement.

Under the A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement, and in connection with its sale of the A&R Assigned Royalty Rights, the Company has agreed to specified negative and affirmative covenants with respect to the exercise of its rights under the SMA License Agreement, including the Company’s right to amend, modify, assign or terminate the SMA License Agreement.  Subject to certain customary exceptions, the Company has agreed not to grant a security interest in its interest in the SMA License Agreement, the Products or the patent rights that cover the Products. The A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement also contains representations and warranties, covenants and other provisions, including information rights and confidentiality obligations, customary for transactions of this nature.

The A&R Royalty Purchase Agreement will terminate 60 days following the date on which Roche is no longer obligated to make any payments of the Royalty pursuant to the License Agreement.

Senior Secured Term Loan Termination

On October 19, 2023, the Company terminated the Blackstone Credit Agreement. In connection with the termination of the Blackstone Credit Agreement, the Company repaid outstanding principal and accrued interest thereunder totaling $302.1 million and paid an additional $82.1 million in prepayment premiums, expenses and other exit fees. All liens and security interests securing the loans made pursuant to the Blackstone Credit Agreement were released upon termination.