Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2019

SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-51531

94-3295878

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

395 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 400

South San Francisco, California

94080

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 266-3500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 26, 2019 (“Effective Date”), Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Sunesis” or the “Company”), entered into a term loan agreement (“SVB Loan Agreement”), with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), pursuant to which the Company borrowed $5.5 million (the “Term Loan”).

The maturity date of the SVB Loan Agreement is December 1, 2022. Under the terms of the SVB Loan Agreement, the Company is required to make interest-only payments through December 31, 2020 on the Term Loan at a floating rate equal to the greater of the Prime Rate minus 2.25%, as defined in the SVB Loan Agreement, or 3.25%, followed by an amortization period of 24 months of equal monthly payments of principal plus interest amounts until paid in full. In addition to and not in substitution for the regular monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest, the Company is required to make a final payment equal to 4% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan (“Final Payment Fee”). Additionally, the Company may prepay all, but not less than all of the Term Loan at any time upon 30 days’ prior notice to SVB. Any such prepayment would require, in addition to payment of principal and accrued interest as well as the Final Payment Fee, a prepayment fee (“Prepayment Fee”), in the amount of (a) $165,000 if the prepayment occurs prior to the 1st anniversary of the Effective Date; (b) $110,000 if the prepayment occurs on or after the 1st anniversary of the Effective Date but prior to the 2nd anniversary of the Effective Date; or (c) $55,000 if the prepayment occurs on or after the 2nd anniversary of the Effective Date.

The Company’s obligations under the SVB Loan Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in cash held at an account with SVB, the Collateral Account. The Company is obligated to maintain sufficient cash in the Collateral Account at all times in an amount greater than the outstanding balance of the Loan.

The SVB Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to (i) incur additional indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends or make certain distributions, (iii) dispose of its assets, grant liens or encumber its assets or (iv) fundamentally alter the nature of its business. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.

The SVB Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, including among other things, the Company’s failure to make any principal or interest payments when due, the occurrence of certain bankruptcy or insolvency events or its breach of the covenants under the SVB Loan Agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, SVB may, among other things, accelerate the Company’s obligations under the SVB Loan Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the SVB Loan Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the SVB Loan Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the entry into the SVB Loan Agreement, the Company used the proceeds of the Term Loan plus cash on hand to repay its remaining obligations in the amount of $5.9 million under its existing loan agreement and two amendments with Western Alliance Bank and Solar Capital Ltd. and Western Alliance, as Collateral Agent.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)	Exhibits .



Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Term Loan Agreement, dated April 26, 2019, by and between Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.