Attached files
| file | filename |
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| EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | ex-51opinion2021atm.htm |
| EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | ex-11atmxsalesagreement.htm |
| 8-K - 8-K - Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | cerc-20210702.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
Risks Related to our Financial Position
Raising funds through lending arrangements may restrict our operations or produce other adverse results.
Our current loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Powerscourt Investments XXV, LP (collectively, the “Lenders”), which we entered into in June 2021, contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants, including required financial reporting, limitations on certain dispositions of assets, limitations on the incurrence of additional debt and other requirements. To secure our performance of our obligations under this Loan Agreement, we granted a security interest in substantially all of our assets, other than certain intellectual property assets, to the Lenders. Our failure to comply with the covenants in the Loan Agreement, the occurrence of a material impairment in our prospect of repayment or in the perfection or priority of the Lender’s lien on our assets, as determined by the Lenders, or the occurrence of certain other specified events could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all or a substantial portion of our debt, potential foreclosure on our assets and other adverse results. Additionally, we are bound by certain negative covenants setting forth actions that are not permitted to be taken during the term of the Loan Agreement without consent of the Lenders, including, without limitation, incurring certain additional indebtedness, making certain asset dispositions, entering into certain mergers, acquisitions or other business combination transactions or incurring any non-permitted lien or other encumbrance on our assets. The foregoing prohibitions and constraints on our operations could result in our inability to: (i) acquire promising intellectual property or other assets on desired timelines or terms; (ii) reduce costs by disposing of assets or business segments no longer deemed advantageous to retain; (iii) stimulate further corporate growth or development through the assumption of additional debt; or (iv) enter into other arrangements that necessitate the imposition of a lien on corporate assets. We cannot assure you that our business will be able to generate sufficient cash flow or that future borrowings or other financings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our existing or future indebtedness.
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