6. Debt

Eastward Loan and Security Agreement

On March 25, 2021, the Company entered into the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eastward Loan Agreement”) with Eastward Capital Partners (“Eastward”) to establish a loan facility that provided for borrowings in the aggregate principal amount of up to $17.0 million, which were available to be drawn in two tranches. The first tranche of $15.0 million was funded on March 31, 2021. The second tranche of $2.0 million was available, at the Company’s request, between October 30, 2021, and November 30, 2021, provided the Company achieved at least $6.0 million in revenue and a maximum earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) loss of $4.8 million, in each case for the third fiscal quarter of 2021. There were no borrowings under the second tranche. Outstanding borrowings under the Eastward Loan Agreement were secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the personal property assets of the Company, including the Company’s intellectual property. The Company was required to pay only interest during the first 18 months after funding of the first tranche and thereafter. The loan facility bore an annual interest rate of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, subject to a floor of 3.25% plus 8.75%. The annual interest rate was 12.0% as of December 31, 2021.

The Company and Eastward also entered into a Co-Investment Agreement which grants to Eastward and its affiliates a right to purchase in the Company’s future equity financings up to a total of $3.0 million at the same per share purchase price and terms as other investors in such equity financings. Eastward chose not to exercise its co-investment rights during the October 2021 capital raise.

Borrowings under the Eastward Loan Agreement were repaid in full in May 2022 with the proceeds from the SVB Loan Agreement. The Company recorded the final payment of $1.1 million as both a discount and an increase to the principal amount of the debt. The Company also capitalized certain lender and legal costs associated with the Loan Agreement totaling $0.2 million, which were recorded as a discount to the loan. The aggregate discount of $1.8 million was being amortized to interest expense over the repayment term of the Eastward Loan Agreement.

SVB Loan Agreement and Amendment

On May 4, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and its subsidiary, Augmedix Operating Corporation (individually and collectively, “Borrower”) entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement (the “SVB Loan Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank, a California corporation, as lender (“SVB”). Borrower’s obligations under the SVB Loan Agreement are secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of Borrower. On June 13, 2023, the Borrower entered into that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (“Amendment”) with SVB, which amends certain provisions of the SVB Loan Agreement. Under the SVB Loan Agreement, the term loan facility’s initial stated maturity date was June 1, 2025, which was automatically extended to December 1, 2025 as the Company achieved certain performance milestones that were a condition to such extension. The Amendment provides for further automatic extensions of the term loan facility’s maturity date, with the possibility of automatic extension to June 1, 2027, if the Company achieves certain equity milestones as set forth in the Amendment and certain performance milestones (including with respect to revenue and net income (loss) as set forth in the Amendment. The Amendment also extends the stated maturity date of the revolving credit facility from May 4, 2024 to November 4, 2024.

Under the SVB Loan Agreement, repayment under the term loan facility was interest only until July 1, 2023, which interest only period was automatically extended to January 1, 2024 provided the Company achieved certain performance milestones. The Amendment provides for further automatic extensions of the amortization date, with the possibility of extension of the amortization date to July 1, 2025, if the Company achieves certain equity milestones and certain performance milestones (including with respect to revenue and net income (loss) as set forth in the Amendment.

The Amendment provides that interest on the borrowings under the term loan facility is payable at a floating rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) 6.00% and (b) the prime rate plus 0.00%. Additionally, the Amendment provides that interest on the borrowings under the revolving credit facility is payable at a floating rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) 6.50% and (b) the prime rate plus 0.50%.

The Amendment provides for a reduction in the prepayment fee payable in connection with a prepayment by the Company of all borrowings under the term loan facility, with the following prepayment fee payable: (a) 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount of the borrowings under the term loan facility at the time of such prepayment if it occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, (b) 1.50% of the outstanding principal amount of the borrowings under the term loan facility at the time of such prepayment if it occurs on or after the first anniversary of the effective date but prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, and (c) 0.50% of the outstanding principal amount of the borrowings under the term loan facility at the time of such prepayment if it occurs on or after the second anniversary of the Effective Date but prior to the term loan facility’s maturity date. 

On June 30, 2023, the future minimum payments required under the SVB Loan Agreement, including the final payment, are as follows as of (in thousands):

The SVB Loan Agreement contains customary restrictions and covenants applicable to Borrower and its subsidiaries. In particular, the SVB Loan Agreement contains a financial covenant that provides that if Borrower fails to maintain minimum cash and cash equivalents in an amount of (a) no less than $25.0 million (prior to any Tranche B advance) and (b) $30.0 million (following any Tranche B advance), Borrower is then required to maintain certain minimum revenue requirements as set forth in the SVB Loan Agreement, which will be measured on a trailing 3-month basis and tested quarterly. If Borrower has failed to maintain the minimum cash and cash equivalents set forth in the preceding sentence, in lieu of being subject to the minimum revenue requirements, Borrower has the ability to cure such failure to maintain minimum cash and cash equivalents by delivering evidence satisfactory to SVB that Borrower has raised at least $10.0 million in net cash proceeds from the sale of Borrower’s equity interests.

In connection with the SVB Loan Agreement, the Company issued to SVB a warrant to purchase stock, dated as of the Effective Date (the “Warrant”), to purchase up to 48,295 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, exercisable at any time for a period of approximately seven years from the Effective Date, at an exercise price of $2.38 per share, payable in cash or on a cashless basis according to the formula set forth in the Warrant.

On June 13, 2023, in connection with the Amendment, the Company issued to SVB a warrant to purchase stock, to purchase up to 190,330 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, exercisable at any time for a period of approximately seven years from the date of issuance, at an exercise price of $4.25 per share, payable in cashless basis according to the formula set forth in the warrant. The exercise price of the warrant was adjusted to $3.01 per share upon approval of the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of stockholders held on July 13, 2023.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Lender on June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.