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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Pfizer License Agreement

 

In April 2011, the Company and Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) entered into an exclusive license agreement (the Pfizer Agreement) for the clinical product candidate gemcabene. In exchange for this worldwide exclusive right and license to certain patent rights to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import the clinical product gemcabene, the Company agreed to certain milestone and royalty payments on future sales (See Note 6 — License Agreement). As of June 30, 2016, there was sufficient uncertainty with regard to both the outcome of the clinical trials and the ability to obtain sufficient funding to support any of the cash milestone payments under the license agreement, and as such, no liabilities were recorded related to the license agreement.

 

Series A Preferred Stock Dividends

 

Holders of the Series A preferred stock are entitled to cumulative accruing dividends at a simple rate of 8% per year on the original issue price of the preferred stock of $6.70585 per share, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. The dividends effectively accrue daily on each share of preferred stock. The dividends are payable upon the earliest to occur of (1) the date determined by the Board, (2) the liquidation of the Company (including a deemed liquidation event) or (3) the conversion or redemption of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock. If the board reasonably believes that the Company is not legally able to pay the dividends in cash at the payment date, or if elected by the majority of the Series A preferred stockholders or if issued in connection with an IPO, the dividends shall be paid in shares of common stock at the conversion price for the Series A preferred stock in effect at that time, which is the original issue price of the Series A preferred stock as adjusted from time to time for any stock dividends, combinations, splits or recapitalizations. Since the dividends are payable upon a contingent event, the Company has not recorded them in the accompanying condensed financial statements. Cumulative unpaid dividends for the Series A preferred stock totaled $0.5 million and $0.3 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

Other Agreements

 

A cancellable facility agreement was in place that provided for fixed monthly rent for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The total rent expense was $8,000 and $4,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $16,000 and $9,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In May 2016, the Company entered into a new lease agreement, commencing in August 2016, for approximately 5,300 square feet to be used as the Company’s headquarters. The initial term of the agreement is 3 years with an initial monthly base rent of approximately $8,400. In conjunction with entering into the new lease agreement, the Company cancelled the existing lease agreement, effective August 31, 2016.