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Convertible Notes

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Convertible Notes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Convertible Notes [Abstract]  
Convertible Notes
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Convertible Notes
 
The Company entered into a series of unsecured convertible note financings (the “Convertible Notes”) with certain investors beginning on May 25, 2018. The total issuance of Convertible Notes amounted to $8.5 million (see Note 7 - Related Party Transactions). On November 4, 2020, all of Ocuphire’s outstanding Convertible Notes were converted into 977,128 shares of Ocuphire common stock as adjusted for the Exchange Ratio in connection with the completion of the Merger.
 
The Convertible Notes accrued interest at a rate of 8% per annum, calculated on a 365-day year basis. Interest expense on principal during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $138,000.
 
The outstanding principal of, and accrued interest on, the Convertible Notes were payable on demand, in the absence of the Merger closing discussed above, at any time as of the first to occur of (i) September 30, 2020 or (ii) an event of default (each defined by the Convertible Notes as a Payoff Event). If, prior to a Payoff Event, the Company (i) completed an initial public offering (“IPO”), (ii) completed a change in control (“CIC”), (iii) completed a sale and issuance of its capital stock resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5 million (“Qualified Financing”), or (iv) completed a reverse merger transaction (Reverse Merger), then the outstanding principal of, and accrued but unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes would have automatically converted upon the earliest of such events to occur as follows:
 

IPO: The Convertible Notes would have automatically converted into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock equal to One Hundred and Seventy-Five Percent (175%) times Note Value divided by the per share price such shares were issued to purchasers of the Company’s equity securities in the IPO rounded to the nearest whole share.
 

CIC: The Convertible Notes would have automatically converted prior to the effectiveness of such CIC into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock equal to Two Hundred Percent (200%) of the Note Value divided by the per share price of the Company’s common stock at which the Company’s common stock was valued in such CIC (after giving effect to such conversion). The Convertible Note holder would have been entitled to the same contractual rights and would have been bound by the same restrictions and obligations as the other stockholders of the Company in such CIC.
 

Qualified Financing: The Convertible Notes would have automatically converted into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company that were issued by the Company in the Qualified Financing, determined by dividing an amount equal to One Hundred and Seventy-Five Percent (175%) times the Note Value by the per share price such shares of the Company were issued to purchasers of the Company’s equity securities in the Qualified Financing, rounded to the nearest whole share. The Convertible Note holder would have been entitled to the same contractual rights and would have been bound by the same restrictions and obligations as the other purchasers of shares in the Qualified Financing. A Qualified Financing was defined as a sale and issuance of capital stock of the Company (or its successor) in a single transaction or series of related transactions resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of not less than $5,000,000 (including new equity investment of at least $1,000,000 plus the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes being so converted under this provision).
 

Reverse Merger (excluding close of Merger with Rexahn): The Convertible Notes would have automatically converted into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Combined Company whose shares were publicly traded in the United States or other jurisdiction following the completion of the Reverse Merger (the “Reverse Merger Parent”), determined by dividing an amount equal to One Hundred and Seventy-Five Percent (175%) times the Note Value divided by the per share price at which such shares were issued by the Reverse Merger Parent in such Reverse Merger, rounded to the nearest whole share. The Convertible Note holder would have been entitled to the same contractual rights and would have been bound by the same restrictions and obligations as the other stockholders of the Company in the Reverse Merger.
 
The Company was not permitted to prepay the Convertible Notes prior to a Payoff Event. The Convertible Notes contained default provisions, and when triggered, the holders of the Convertible Notes could have immediately accelerated payment of the Convertible Notes and the outstanding principal and interest would have become payable immediately. During a period of default, interest would have been assessed at a 12% per annum rate.
 
Redemption Features
 
The Company determined that all of the conversion provisions, except for the conversion provision upon Merger close, were redemption features that qualified as embedded derivatives. The qualifying embedded derivatives were collectively separated from their debt host upon the issuance of the Convertible Notes. The bifurcation of the embedded derivatives from the debt host resulted in a discount to the Convertible Notes in the amount of $0.8 million  during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The embedded derivatives were accounted for separately on a fair market value basis. There were no outstanding premium conversion derivatives as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020 given the conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Company recorded the fair value changes of the premium conversion derivatives while outstanding to fair value change in derivative and warrant liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss which amounted to a benefit of $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
 
The note discounts were amortized to interest expense over the term of the Convertible Notes using the straight-line method which approximates the effective interest method and amounted to $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020.