scPharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: SCPH) (the “Company”), a
pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of
infused therapies, advance patient care, and reduce healthcare
costs, today announced non-dilutive financings totaling up to $125
million with funds managed by Perceptive Advisors ("Perceptive"), a
leading life-sciences focused investor.
Proceeds from the transactions will be used to
repay existing debt, as well as to fund activities related to the
ongoing commercialization of FUROSCIX, the Company’s proprietary
formulation of furosemide indicated for the treatment of congestion
due to fluid overload in adult patients, including patients with
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV chronic heart
failure.
“We have a unique opportunity with FUROSCIX to
positively impact heart failure patient outcomes while reducing
preventable healthcare costs, and these non-dilutive financings
provide us with ample resources to continue to pursue those goals,”
stated John Tucker, Chief Executive Officer of scPharmaceuticals.
“We are excited to partner with Perceptive and look forward to
working with them as we continue to grow as a company.”
“We are pleased to partner with
scPharmaceuticals as it advances its mission to make FUROSCIX a key
component of a new heart failure treatment paradigm,” stated Sam
Chawla, Portfolio Manager of Perceptive Advisors' credit funds. “By
leveraging intervention opportunities both pre-hospital admission
and post-discharge, FUROSCIX has the potential to reduce
unnecessary hospital utilization, thereby improving patient quality
of life while driving significant cost savings for health care
payers. It is this kind of innovation that we strive to support,
and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial
partnership.”
$75 Million Senior Secured
Loan
scPharma has entered into a $75 million senior
secured term loan agreement with Perceptive. Approximately $50
million will be provided to the Company at close, which will
refinance its existing debt. The term loan has a five-year term
with no mandatory principal balance repayments due until maturity.
The new term loan, compared to the Company's current debt facility,
extends mandatory repayments by approximately four years and lowers
the minimum cash requirement to $5 million. Interest accrues at a
rate equivalent to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) +
6.75% (with a SOFR floor of 3.25%).
$50 Million Revenue Interest
Financing
The Company also entered into a $50 million
capped revenue interest financing with Perceptive. Under the
agreement, Perceptive will be entitled to receive tiered
single-digit royalties of global net sales of FUROSCIX. Royalties
to Perceptive will initially be capped at 1.6x the purchase price,
subject to a maximum of 2.0x the purchase price, under certain
conditions. There are no “make whole” or “catch up” payments in the
royalty financing. Upon achievement of the cap amount, the royalty
agreement will terminate. The Company also maintains the option to
buy-out the royalty agreement at 1.4x the purchase price, less
royalties paid to date, for the first two years, and at the cap
thereafter.
TD Cowen served as exclusive financial advisor
and Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor to scPharma.
Morrison Foerster served as legal advisor to Perceptive.
FUROSCIX® (furosemide injection) 80
mg/10mL for subcutaneous use
FUROSCIX® is indicated for the treatment of
congestion due to fluid overload in adult patients with chronic
heart failure.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
FUROSCIX is contraindicated in patients with
anuria, patients with a history of hypersensitivity to furosemide,
any component of the FUROSCIX formulation or medical adhesives and
in patients with hepatic cirrhosis.
Furosemide may cause fluid, electrolyte, and
metabolic abnormalities, particularly in patients receiving higher
doses, patients with inadequate oral electrolyte intake, and in
elderly patients. Serum electrolytes, CO2, BUN, creatinine,
glucose, and uric acid should be monitored frequently during
furosemide therapy.
Excessive diuresis may cause dehydration and
blood volume reduction with circulatory collapse and possibly
vascular thrombosis and embolism, particularly in elderly
patients.
Furosemide can cause dehydration and azotemia.
If increasing azotemia and oliguria occur during treatment of
severe progressive renal disease, discontinue furosemide.
Cases of tinnitus and reversible or irreversible
hearing impairment and deafness have been reported with furosemide.
Reports usually indicate that furosemide ototoxicity is associated
with rapid injection, severe renal impairment, the use of higher
than recommended doses, hypoproteinemia or concomitant therapy with
aminoglycoside antibiotics, ethacrynic acid, or other ototoxic
drugs.
In patients with severe symptoms of urinary
retention (because of bladder emptying disorders, prostatic
hyperplasia, urethral narrowing), the administration of furosemide
can cause acute urinary retention related to increased production
and retention of urine. These patients require careful monitoring,
especially during the initial stages of treatment.
Contact with water or other fluids and certain
patient movements during treatment may cause the On-body Infusor to
prematurely terminate infusion. Ensure patients can detect and
respond to alarms. The most common adverse reactions with FUROSCIX
administration in clinical trials were site and skin reactions
including erythema, bruising, edema, and injection site pain.
For more details, please read the full
Prescribing Information at FUROSCIX.com/prescribing-information.pdf
and Instructions for Use at
FUROSCIX.com/instructions-for-use.pdf.
About scPharmaceuticals
scPharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company
focused on developing and commercializing products that are
designed to reduce healthcare costs and improve health outcomes.
The Company develops, internally and through strategic
partnerships, innovative products and solutions that aim to expand
and advance the outpatient care of select acute conditions. The
Company’s lead programs focus on the subcutaneous,
self-administration of IV-strength treatments in heart failure and
infectious disease. scPharmaceuticals is headquartered in
Burlington, MA. For more information, please visit
www.scPharmaceuticals.com.
About Perceptive Advisors
Founded in 1999, Perceptive Advisors focuses on
supporting progress in the life sciences industry by identifying
opportunities and directing financial resources toward the most
promising technologies in modern healthcare. Today, the firm
manages approximately $8 billion across our strategies. For more
information about Perceptive, visit www.perceptivelife.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release
that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be
considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited
to, statements regarding the debt and royalty financings providing
non-dilutive capital and funding to repay existing debt, as well as
to fund activities related to the ongoing commercialization of
FUROSCIX, statements regarding the future availability of funds
under the debt facility and the ability of the Company to reach
certain net sales milestones under the royalty financing, the
potential benefits of Perceptive’ s funding and partnership to the
Company, and the potential for FUROSCIX to positively impact heart
failure patient outcomes while reducing preventable healthcare
costs. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are
based on management’s current expectations of future events and are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set
forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, we have a
history of significant operating losses and expect to incur
significant and increasing losses for the foreseeable future; we
may never achieve or maintain profitability; we may need additional
funding and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would
force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development
programs or commercialization efforts; the terms of our credit
facility place restrictions on our operating and financial
flexibility, and we may not have cash available to us in an amount
sufficient to enable us to make interest or principal payments on
our indebtedness when due; clinical and preclinical development
involves a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome,
and any difficulties or delays in the commencement or completion,
or the termination or the potential for the results from any
clinical trials to support submission of sNDAs or comparable
regulatory applications; if we are unable to expand our sales and
marketing capabilities or continue to enter into agreements with
third parties to market and sell FUROSCIX, we may be unable to
generate any revenue; we have a limited operating history and no
history of commercializing pharmaceutical products, which may make
it difficult to evaluate the prospects for our future success. For
a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other
important factors, any of which could cause our actual results to
differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see
the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, available at the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, as well as
discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important
factors in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of
the date of the release, and the Company undertakes no duty to
update this information unless required by law.
Katherine MirandascPharmaceuticals Inc.,
781-301-6869kmiranda@scpharma.com
Investors:PJ KelleherLifeSci Advisors, 617-430-7579
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