Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 9, 2022

SCYNEXIS, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-36365

56-2181648

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 Evertrust Plaza, 13th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-6548

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(201)-884-5485

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001

SCYX

Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

As previously disclosed, on May 13, 2021, SCYNEXIS, Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”) and a lender, and Silicon Valley Bank, as a lender (“SVB,” and collectively with Hercules in such capacity, the “Lenders”) for an aggregate principal amount of up to $60.0 million (the “Term Loan”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Term Loan is available to SCYNEXIS in four tranches, subject to certain terms and conditions, and SCYNEXIS had previously received the initial tranche of $20.0 million from the Lenders as part of the closing of the Term Loan facility and the second tranche of $10.0 million following approval from the Food and Drug Administration of ibrexafungerp for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections in June 2021. The third tranche of the Term Loan, consisting of $5.0 million, became available to SCYNEXIS upon achievement of positive results from the Phase 3 CANDLE study of ibrexafungerp for the prevention of recurrent yeast infections, and on March 9, 2022, SCYNEXIS received the additional $5.0 million under the Term Loan.

For further information on the Loan Agreement, see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SCYNEXIS with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2021.

Signature

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.