The EIB Reaffirms Confidence in Medincell by Permanently Waiving Two Financial Covenants in its Loan Agreement
07 2월 2025 - 3:30AM
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- The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted Medincell a €40
million credit facility in November 2022, fully drawn since July
2023
- The EIB has decided to remove two financial covenants(1)
from the loan agreement, originally set to take effect on April
1st, 2025, as they are no longer deemed necessary
- As a result, the EIB waives its right to potentially request
an early partial or full repayment of the loan if the company does
not comply with the two removed covenants
Regulatory News:
Medincell (Paris:MEDCL):
The €40 million credit facility, granted in 2022, replaced a
previous €20 million loan granted by the EIB in 2018. It was
structured into 3 tranches: an initial €20 million tranche (Tranche
A) and two additional €10 million tranches (Tranches B and
C)(2).
Tranches A, B and C were drawn in December 2022, January 2023
and July 2023 respectively. Each tranche has a five-year maturity
from its drawn date, meaning the first repayment is expected in
December 2027. The remuneration structure varies for each tranche
and includes: (i) Annual cash interest payments, (ii) Capitalized
interest paid at maturity, (iii) Potential capital gains through
warrants, based on the future increase in the company's share
price, and (iv) Variable remuneration calculated on the Company
annual revenues.
The company informed on December 10, 2024, that it might not
meet two financial covenants(3,4) of the loan agreement set to take
effect on April 1, 2025, and that it was in advanced discussions
with the EIB on this matter. The company can now confirm that the
two financial covenants will be permanently waived within a few
weeks, following the finalization of the legal documentation. Two
other financial covenants, in effect since September 2023,
requiring the Company to maintain at all times a minimum of €8
million in cash and at least twelve months of cash visibility,
remain in force.(5)
(1) A financial covenant is a clause in a loan agreement that
sets specific financial requirements or restrictions that a
borrower must comply with to maintain the loan. If a borrower
breaches a financial covenant, the lender may have the right to
demand immediate repayment, renegotiate loan terms, or impose
penalties. (2) Medincell’s press release, Nov. 23, 2022:
www.medincell.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20221123_PR-MdC-EIB-signature_EN.pdf
(3) Gearing ratio = Net Indebtedness / Net Equity (4) Debt service
charge ratio = Operating income adjusted for the preclinical
expenses / Total debt service charge (5) Medincell’s press release,
Oct. 3, 2023:
http://www.medincell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PR_MedinCell_Covenant-BEI_EN_VF.pdf
About Medincell
Medincell is a clinical- and commercial-stage biopharmaceutical
licensing company developing long-acting injectable drugs in many
therapeutic areas. Our innovative treatments aim to guarantee
compliance with medical prescriptions, to improve the effectiveness
and accessibility of medicines, and to reduce their environmental
footprint. They combine active pharmaceutical ingredients with our
proprietary BEPO® technology which controls the delivery of a drug
at a therapeutic level for several days, weeks or months from the
subcutaneous or local injection of a simple deposit of a few
millimeters, entirely bioresorbable. The first treatment based on
BEPO® technology, intended for the treatment of schizophrenia, was
approved by the FDA in April 2023, and is now distributed in the
United States by Teva under the name UZEDY® (BEPO® technology is
licensed to Teva under the name SteadyTeq™). We collaborate with
leading pharmaceutical companies and foundations to improve global
health through new treatment options. Based in Montpellier,
Medincell currently employs more than 140 people representing more
than 25 different nationalities.
UZEDY® and SteadyTeq™ are trademarks of Teva Pharmaceuticals
medincell.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding Company’s expectations for (i) the
timing, progress and outcome of its clinical trials; (ii) the
clinical benefits and competitive positioning of its product
candidates; (iii) its ability to obtain regulatory approvals,
commence commercial production and achieve market penetration and
sales; (iv) its future product portfolio; (v) its future partnering
arrangements; (vi) its future capital needs, capital expenditure
plans and ability to obtain funding; and (vii) prospective
financial matters regarding our business. Although the Company
believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions,
any statements other than statements of historical facts that may
be contained in this press release relating to future events are
forward-looking statements and subject to change without notice,
factors beyond the Company's control and the Company's financial
capabilities.
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"aim", "intend", "may", "anticipate", "estimate", "plan",
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risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control that may, if
any, cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ
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obligations, including the Company's registration document,
registered with the AMF on September 4, 2018, under number I.
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"Facteurs de Risques" on page 26 of the Registration Document.
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