Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement among Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc., Helio Vision, LLC, and Hercules Capital, Inc.
This amendment updates the existing Loan and Security Agreement between Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc., Helio Vision, LLC, their subsidiaries, and Hercules Capital, Inc. as agent for the lenders. The amendment introduces new definitions, clarifies investment conditions for a specific subsidiary, and modifies certain covenants and compliance requirements. It also sets conditions for the amendment to take effect, including payment of fees and confirmation that no default exists. The agreement ensures that Aldeyra and its subsidiaries comply with updated financial and operational terms related to their loan.
Exhibit 10.25
Execution Version
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 28, 2024 (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”), is entered into by and among ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Aldeyra”), Helio Vision, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of Aldeyra’s Qualified Subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Loan Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, referred to as “Lender”) and HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and Lender (in such capacity, “Agent”).
Borrower, Lender and Agent are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2019 (the “Original Loan Agreement”; the Original Loan Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 20, 2021, the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated December 22, 2022, the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 29, 2024, and the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 30, 2024, the “Existing Loan Agreement”; and the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). As of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Term Loan principal balance outstanding is Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000). Borrower has requested that Agent and Lender agree to certain amendments to the Loan Agreement. Agent and Lender have agreed to such request, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1 Definitions; Interpretation.
SECTION 2 Amendments to the Loan Agreement.
“MSC Investment Conditions” means that Borrower maintains Qualified Cash in an amount equal to or greater than the lesser of (i) 150% of the aggregate outstanding Secured Obligations (inclusive of any Prepayment Charge and End of Term Charge that would be due and owing if the outstanding Term Loan Advances were prepaid at the time of measurement) or (ii) 100% of the consolidated Cash of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, unless compliance with the foregoing conditions are waived in writing from time to time by Agent (in its sole discretion) with respect to specified periods.
“MSC Subsidiary” means a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Aldeyra, incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the State of Delaware for the purpose of holding Investments as a Massachusetts security corporation under 830 CMR 63.38B.1 of the Massachusetts tax code and applicable regulations (as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time).
“Qualified Cash” means the amount of Borrower’s cash and cash equivalents held in accounts subject to an Account Control Agreement in favor of Agent.
“Qualified Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (other than the MSC Subsidiary) or any Eligible Foreign Subsidiary.
“(xiii) Investments in the MSC Subsidiary, so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such Investment and would not exist after giving effect to such Investment and provided that Borrower is at all times, in compliance with the MSC Investment Conditions; and”
“7.14 MSC Investment Conditions. At any time that the MSC Subsidiary has any assets or liabilities, Borrower shall satisfy the MSC Investment Conditions at all times.”
“9.2 Covenants. Borrower breaches or defaults in the performance of any covenant or Secured Obligation under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or any other agreement among Borrower, Agent and Lender, and (a) with respect to a default under any covenant under this Agreement (other than under Sections 6.1, 6.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.14, 7.15, 7.17, 7.18, 7.20, 7.21, and 7.22), any other Loan Document or any other agreement among Borrower, Agent and Lender, such default continues for more than ten (10) days after the earlier of the date on which (i) Agent or Lender has given notice of such default to Borrower and (ii) Borrower has actual knowledge of such default or (b) with respect to a default under any of Sections 6.1, 6.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.14, 7.15, 7.17 7.18, 7.20, 7.21, and 7.22 the occurrence of such default; or”
SECTION 3 Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of Section 2 of this Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
SECTION 4 Representations and Warranties. To induce Agent and Lender to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower hereby confirms, as of the date hereof, that (a) the representations and warranties made by it in Section 5 of the Loan Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects; provided, however, that such
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materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof provided, further, that to the extent such representations and warranties by their terms expressly relate only to a prior date such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such prior date; (b) there has not been and there does not exist a Material Adverse Effect; (c) [reserved];
SECTION 5 Miscellaneous.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment, as of the date first above
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| ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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| Signature: /s/ Todd Brady |
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| Print Name: Todd Brady |
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| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| HELIO VISION, LLC |
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| Signature: /s/ Todd Brady |
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| Print Name: Todd Brady |
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| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON THE NEXT PAGE]
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| HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. |
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| Signature: /s/ Jennifer Choe |
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| Print Name: Jennifer Choe |
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| Title: Deputy General Counsel, Portfolio Transactions |
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| LENDER: |
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| HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. |
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| Signature: /s/ Jennifer Choe |
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| Print Name: Jennifer Choe |
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| Title: Deputy General Counsel, Portfolio Transactions |
Exhibit F
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Hercules Capital, Inc. (as “Agent”)
1 North B Street, Suite 2000
San Mateo, CA 94401
Reference is made to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated March 25, 2019 and the Loan Documents (as defined therein) entered into in connection with such Loan and Security Agreement all as may be amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Loan Agreement”) by and among the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto (collectively, “Lender”), Hercules Capital, Inc., as agent for Lender (the “Agent”), Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aldeyra”) and Helio Vision, LLC, each as borrower (collectively, the “Borrower”). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Loan Agreement.
The undersigned is an Officer of Aldeyra, knowledgeable of all Borrower financial matters, and is authorized to provide certification of information regarding Borrower; hereby certifies, in such capacity, that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, Borrower is in compliance for the period ending of all covenants, conditions and terms and hereby reaffirms that all representations and warranties contained therein are true and correct on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, after giving effect in all cases to any standard(s) of materiality contained in the Loan Agreement as to such representations and warranties. Attached are the required documents supporting the above certification. The undersigned further certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for the absence of footnotes with respect to unaudited financial statement and subject to normal year-end adjustments) and are consistent from one period to the next except as explained below.
REPORTING REQUIREMENT | REQUIRED | CHECK IF ATTACHED |
Interim Financial Statements | Monthly within 30 days |
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Interim Financial Statements | Quarterly within 30 days |
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Audited Financial Statements | FYE within 90 days |
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The undersigned hereby also confirms the below disclosed accounts represent all depository accounts and securities accounts presently open in the name of each Borrower or Borrower Subsidiary/Affiliate, as applicable.
BORROWER Name and Address:
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MSC SUBSIDIARY AND MSC INVESTMENT CONDITIONS
Does the MSC Subsidiary have any assets or liabilities? | Yes (please complete below chart)
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MSC INVESTMENT CONDITIONS
(1) Aggregate amount of Borrower’s Cash and cash equivalents held in accounts subject to an Account Control Agreement: | $ |
(2) Aggregate amount of outstanding Secured Obligations (including any Prepayment Charge and End of Term Charge if outstanding Term Loan Advances were prepaid at this time) multiplied by 1.5: | $ |
(3) Aggregate amount of the consolidated Cash of Borrower and its Subsidiaries: | $ |
(4) Amount of the lesser of line (2) and line (3): Is line (1) equal to or greater than line (4)? | $ Yes (in compliance)
No (not in compliance) |