Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 25, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Ouster, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into the Credit Line Account Application and Agreement for Organizations and Businesses (the “Credit Agreement”) by the Company as the borrower, and the Addendum to Credit Line Account Application and Agreement (the “Addendum”; and the Credit Agreement as amended, modified, and/or supplemented by the Addendum, the “Agreement”) by and among the Company, and UBS Bank USA (the “Bank”), and UBS Financial Services Inc. The facility under the Agreement matures and terminates on August 2, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”).
The Agreement provides the Company with a revolving credit line of up to $45.0 million, subject to certain terms and conditions. The Company borrowed $44.0 million on the Closing Date, and all of the proceeds were used to prepay and terminate the Company’s term loan facility with Hercules Capital, Inc. on October 25, 2023. The Company anticipates that interest payable on borrowings under the Agreement will be substantially less than the interest payable on the term loan facility with Hercules Capital, Inc, and that the new Agreement will provide more operational flexibility.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company shall maintain minimum liquidity, comprised of unencumbered cash and cash equivalents, U.S. treasuries and other assets acceptable to the Bank, of $52.0 million in an account maintained with the Bank or its affiliates at all times. This amount is expected to appear as restricted cash on the Company’s balance sheet. As collateral for the facility, the Company has agreed to maintain securities accounts with the Bank or its affiliates with deposits in an amount sufficient to meet the collateral value as determined by the Bank pursuant to the Agreement. The facility under the Agreement is secured by the Company’s assets in securities accounts and any other accounts maintained with the Bank or its affiliates, and any supporting obligations, general intangibles and other rights ancillary or attributable to such assets, subject to customary exceptions.
The loan bears interest at a rate equal to (x) for variable rate loans, the sum of (i) the applicable SOFR average plus 0.110%, plus (ii) 1.20%, and (y) for fixed rate loans, the sum of either (1) CME Term Rate or (2) the U.S. Treasury Rate, as applicable, as determined based on the duration of the advance, plus the applicable liquidity premium with a range of 0.15% to 0.50%, as set forth in the Agreement. Interest payments are due (x) for variable rate loans, on the last day of each calendar month, and on each date that any portion of the principal amount is due, including on the Maturity Date, and (y) for fixed rate loans, on the last day of the applicable interest period, and on each date that any portion of the principal amount is due, including on the Maturity Date. The Company may repay any variable rate loans at any time in whole or in part, without penalty. The Company may repay any fixed rate loans in whole, but not in part, subject to certain breakage costs.
The Company shall pay an unused line fee in an amount equal to (i) the commitment amount of $45.0 million less the average daily balance of the sum of the principal amount of the obligations outstanding during the preceding calendar quarter, multiplied by (ii) 0.50% per annum, and such unused line fee is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter.
The Agreement also contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for a credit line of this type, including requirements for maintenance of the collateral accounts and certain limitations on withdrawal of cash from such collateral accounts. The Agreement also provides for customary events of default, including, among others, non-payment, failure to maintain an amount equal to the greater of (x) the outstanding loans and (y) the collateral value as determined by the Bank, in the securities accounts maintained with the Bank, bankruptcy, or breach of a covenant, representation and warranty.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations of management that are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates and expectations will be achieved. Words such as