Convertible Notes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Convertible Notes Convertible Notes
Baker Bros. Notes

On April 23, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase and Security Agreement (the Baker Bros. Purchase Agreement) with certain affiliates of Baker Bros. Advisors LP, as purchasers (the Baker Purchasers), and Baker Bros. Advisors LP, as designated agent, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Baker Purchasers (i) convertible senior secured promissory notes (the Baker Notes) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million and (ii) warrants to purchase shares of common stock (the Baker Warrants) in a private placement.

At the initial closing date of April 24, 2020 (the Baker Initial Closing), the Company issued and sold Baker Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $15.0 million (the Baker First Closing Notes) and Baker Warrants exercisable for 3,073,770 shares of common stock.

Following the Baker Initial Closing, the Baker Purchasers had an option to purchase from the Company up to $10.0 million of Baker Notes (the Baker Purchase Rights) at the Baker Purchasers’ discretion at any time prior to the Company receiving at least $100.0 million in aggregate gross proceeds from one or more sales of equity securities.

On June 5, 2020 (the Exercise Date), the Baker Purchasers exercised the Baker Purchase Rights. At the second closing date of June 9, 2020 (the Baker Second Closing), the Baker Purchasers acquired the remaining Baker Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and Baker Warrants exercisable for 2,049,180 shares of common stock. With the completion of the underwritten public offering in June 2020, as further discussed in Note 10- Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), the exercise price of the Baker Warrants is $2.44. The Baker Warrants have a five-year term with a cashless exercise provision and are immediately exercisable at any time from their respective issuance date.
The Baker Notes have a five-year term, with no pre-payment ability during the first three years. Interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Baker Notes (the Baker Outstanding Balance) accrues at 10.0% per annum with interest accrued during the first year from the two respective closing dates recognized as payment-in-kind. The effective interest rate for the period was 10.0%. Accrued interest beyond the first year of the respective closing dates are to be paid in arrears on a quarterly basis in cash or recognized as payment-in-kind, at the direction of the Baker Purchasers. Interest expense pertaining to the Baker Notes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $2.8 million and 1.7 million respectively. The Baker Purchasers elected to have the accrued interest for first quarter of 2021 paid-in-kind, and the accrued interest going forward to be paid in cash. As of December 31, 2021, the accrued interest is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities with a total balance of $0.7 million. The Company accounts for the Baker notes under the fair value method as described below and, therefore, the debt issuance costs were expensed. As of December 31, 2021, the Baker Notes could be converted into 11,484,032 shares of common stock.

The Baker Notes are callable by the Company on 10 days’ written notice beginning on the third anniversary of the Baker Initial Closing. The call price will equal 100% of the Baker Outstanding Balance plus accrued and unpaid interest if the Company’s common stock as measured using a 30-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) is greater than the benchmark price of $4.99 as stated in the Baker Bros. Purchase Agreement, or 110% of the Baker Outstanding Balance plus accrued and unpaid interest if the VWAP is less than such benchmark price. The Baker Purchasers also have the option to require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of the Baker Notes in cash upon the occurrence of certain events. In a repurchase event, as defined in the Baker Bros. Purchase Agreement, the repurchase price will equal 110% of the Baker Outstanding Balance plus accrued and unpaid interest. In an event of default or the Company’s change of control, the repurchase price will equal to the sum of (x) three times of the Baker Outstanding Balance plus (y) the aggregate value of future interest that would have accrued. Collectively, these options are the “Embedded Features” of the Baker Notes. The Baker Notes were convertible at any time at the option of the Baker Purchasers at the conversion price of $2.44 per share prior to the Baker Amendment as defined below.

On November 20, 2021, the Company entered into the first amendment to the Baker Bros. Purchase Agreement (the Baker Amendment), in which each Baker Purchaser shall have the right to convert all or any portion of the Baker Notes into Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of (a) $2.44 and (b) 115% of the lowest price per share of common stock (or, as applicable with respect to any equity securities convertible into common stock, 115% of the applicable conversion price) sold in one or more equity security financing until the Company has met the qualified financing threshold (Financing Threshold) defined as one or more equity financings resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of at least $50 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Baker Amendment, the conversion price was reduced to $0.42 as a result of the Seven Knots Purchase Agreement in February 2022, as described in Note 14- Subsequent Events.

The Baker Amendment also extends the affirmative covenant to achieve $100.0 million in cumulative net sales of Phexxi by June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023, which will be effective upon the Company's achievement of the Financing Threshold. Additionally per the Baker Amendment, if in any financing closing on or prior to the date the Company has met the Financing Threshold, the Company shall issue warrants to purchase capital stock of the Company (or other similar consideration), to the Baker Purchasers of an equivalent coverage of warrants (or other similar consideration) on the same terms as if the Baker Purchasers participated in the financing in an amount equal to the then outstanding principal of Baker Notes held by the Baker Purchasers. As of December 31, 2021, no terms of the Baker Amendment have become effective, and therefore, there was no impact on the consolidated financial statements.
The Company's stockholders approved the issuance of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Baker Notes and the exercise of the Baker Warrants in order to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d) at its special meeting of stockholders held on June 18, 2020 (the Approval Date).

The Company evaluated whether any of the Embedded Features required bifurcation as a separate component of equity. The Company elected the fair value option (FVO) under ASC 825, Financial Instruments (ASC 825), as the Baker Notes are qualified financial instruments and are, in whole, classified as liabilities. Under the FVO, the Company recognized the hybrid debt instrument at fair value, inclusive of the Embedded Features. The Company also determined that the Baker Warrants and the Baker Purchase Rights were free standing financial instruments and were classified as liabilities at the time of issuance in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity (ASC 480) due to the required stockholders’ approval noted above.

Under the valuation methods as described in Note 7- Fair Value Financial Instruments, the Company recorded the following in the consolidated financial statements related to the Baker Notes and Baker Warrants during the quarter ended June 30, 2020: (i) an aggregate of $58.1 million in convertible notes and an aggregate of $46.7 million for warrants and purchase rights liability at the Baker Initial Closing and Exercise Date; (ii) a $64.0 million loss on issuance of financial instruments
recognized at the Baker Initial Closing in the consolidated statement of operations; (iii) an aggregate $34.1 million gain on fair value changes of financial instruments as a result of mark-to-market adjustments on the Baker Notes, Baker Warrants and Baker Purchase Rights recognized respectively at the Exercise Date, Approval Date and the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in the consolidated statement of operations; (iv) a $15.8 million reclassification from purchase rights liability to the convertible notes and warrants liability on the Exercise Date; and (v) an $11.0 million reclassification from warrants liability to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheet on the Approval Date. During 2021, the Company concluded that there was a change in the underlying instrument-specific credit risk since the issuance dates for the Baker Notes. As a result of this difference in credit risk, the Company recognized a $5.1 million gain in the fair value of the convertible notes that is presented separately as a component of other comprehensive income. The change in fair value attributed to the change in the underlying instrument-specific credit risk was determined by taking the difference between the fair value of the Baker Notes with and without the credit risk change.

Using the same valuation methods discussed in Note 7- Fair Value Financial Instruments, the Company recorded a $33.7 million loss in fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated financial statements as a result of mark-to-market adjustments recognized on the Baker Notes for the year ended December 31, 2021. The mark-to-market adjustment in 2021 was in consideration of the increased probability of the failure to meet the affirmative covenant to achieve $100.0 million in cumulative net sales of Phexxi by June 30, 2022, resulting in the Company paying a higher repurchase price.

The Baker Notes contain various customary affirmative and negative covenants agreed to by the Company. The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants at December 31, 2021. The Baker Notes also include customary events of default as set forth in the Baker Bros. Purchase Agreement, such that, in an event of default, the Baker Purchasers will have the right to accelerate repayment of the aggregate loan balance then outstanding.

As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of the Baker Notes are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as short-term convertible notes payable with a total balance of $81.7 million, and the total outstanding balance including principal and accrued interest is $28.0 million.

Adjuvant Notes

On October 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the Adjuvant Purchase Agreement) with Adjuvant Global Health Technology Fund, L.P., and Adjuvant Global Health Technology Fund DE, L.P. (together, the Adjuvant Purchasers), pursuant to which the Company sold unsecured convertible promissory notes (the Adjuvant Notes) in aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million.

The Adjuvant Notes have a five-year term, and in connection with certain Company change of control transactions, the Adjuvant Notes may be prepaid at the option of the Company or will become payable on the date of the consummation of a change of control transaction at the option of the Adjuvant Purchasers. The Adjuvant Notes have interest accruing at 7.5% per annum on a quarterly basis in arrears to the outstanding balance of the Adjuvant Notes and are recognized as payment-in-kind. The effective interest rate for the period was 7.7%.

Interest expense for the Adjuvant Notes consist of the following, and is included in long-term convertible notes payable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands): 

Years Ended December 31,
20212020
Coupon interest$1,959 $396 
Amortization of issuance costs39 
Total$1,998 $404 


The Adjuvant Notes are convertible, subject to customary 4.99% and 19.99% beneficial ownership limitations, into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at any time at the option of the Adjuvant Purchasers at a conversion price of $3.65 per share. To the extent not previously prepaid or converted, the Adjuvant Notes will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.65 per share immediately following the earliest of the time at which the (i) 30-day value-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock is $10.00 per share, or (ii) Company achieves cumulative net sales from the sales of Phexxi of $100.0 million, provided such net sales are achieved prior to July 1, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, the Adjuvant Notes could be converted into 7,494,456 shares on common stock.

The Adjuvant Notes contain various customary affirmative and negative covenants agreed to by the Company. The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants at December 31, 2021. The Adjuvant Notes also include customary
events of default as set forth in the Adjuvant Purchase Agreement, such that, in an event of default, the Adjuvant Purchasers will have the right to accelerate repayment of the aggregate loan balance then outstanding. As of December 31, 2021, the Adjuvant Notes were reclassified from noncurrent to current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the increased probability of an event of default on certain affirmative covenants, which would trigger potential acceleration repayment at the discretion of the Adjuvant Purchasers.

The Adjuvant Notes are accounted for in accordance with authoritative guidance for convertible debt instruments. The $25.0 million in proceeds is considered to be restricted cash for financial reporting purposes due to contractual stipulations that specify the types of expenses the money can be spent on and how it must be allocated. As of December 31, 2021, there is $4.7 million in proceeds remaining that is included in restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
As of December 31, 2021, the Adjuvant Notes are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as short-term convertible notes payable with a total balance of $27.2 million. The balance is comprised of $24.8 million in principal, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, and $2.4 million in accrued interest.