Aziyo Biologics Announces $25 Million Loan Facility with SWK Holdings
11 August 2022 - 08:56AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZYO) (the “Company”), a
commercial-stage regenerative medicine company announced today that
it has entered into a $25 million credit facility from SWK Holdings
Corporation.
The new credit facility provides for an initial
term loan of $21 million that the Company intends to use to fund
its ongoing commercial and product development initiatives,
refinance its existing debt facilities, and to pay off all such
other outstanding debt. In addition, the Company also has the
option to draw under the new credit facility an additional term
loan of $4 million, subject to the achievement of specified
operational and financial metrics by September 30, 2023. The loan
facility allows for the establishment of a new asset-based
revolving loan facility of up to $8 million.
“We are delighted to establish a relationship with
SWK. This new capital helps strengthen our balance sheet and
provide Aziyo with substantially greater financial flexibility,”
said Dr. Randy Mills, Aziyo’s Chief Executive Officer. “Moreover,
the added liquidity will allow Aziyo to advance our existing
product portfolio and develop additional innovative products that
leverage our platform of regenerative technologies to serve unmet
medical needs.”
“We’ve built a strong conviction in the strength of
Aziyo’s product portfolio and its prospects for sustained growth
and value creation,” commented Winston Black, CEO of SWK Holdings.
“I’m excited that SWK is able to provide significant capital
infusion to support Aziyo’s mission of advancing regenerative
medicine platforms to dramatically improve patient outcomes.”
About Aziyo BiologicsAziyo
Biologics is a commercial-stage regenerative medicine company
focused on creating the next generation of differentiated products
and improving outcomes in patients undergoing surgery,
concentrating on patients receiving implantable medical devices.
Since its founding in 2015, the Company has created a portfolio of
commercial-stage products used in cardiovascular, orthopedic, and
reconstructive specialties. For more information, visit
www.Aziyo.com.
About SWK Holdings CorporationSWK
Holdings Corporation (SWKH.OB) is a specialized finance company
with a focus on the global healthcare sector. SWK partners with
ethical product marketers and royalty holders to provide flexible
financing solutions at an attractive cost of capital to create
long-term value for both SWK’s business partners and its investors.
SWK believes its financing structures achieve an optimal
partnership for companies, institutions and inventors seeking
capital for expansion or capital and estate planning by allowing
its partners to monetize future cash flow with minimal dilution to
their equity stakes. Additional information is available on the
company’s website at www.swkhold.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release regarding
management’s future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals,
strategies, plans or prospects are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including, but not limited, to statements regarding the
Company’s advancement and development of its products and intended
use of borrowings. Forward-looking statements may be identified by
words such as “anticipates,” “believe,” “continue,” “expect,”
“goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan to,” “potential,” “projects,”
“will,” and other similar words or expressions, or the negative of
these words or similar words or expressions. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
important factors, including, without limitation, the risks
referred to under the section “Risk Factors” in the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March
31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the
Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”), which filings are accessible on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov and the Investors page of the Company’s website at
https://investors.aziyo.com. All forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date of this press release and, except as required
by applicable law, the Company has no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as
a result of any new information, future events, changed
circumstances or otherwise.
Investors:Leigh Salvo Gilmartin
Groupinvestors@aziyo.com
Media:Courtney GuyerAziyo
Biologics, Inc.PR@aziyo.com
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