INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.INO

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Debt Disclosure

10-KFiled Mar 18, 20251 min read
Convertible Debt
Convertible Senior Notes
In 2019, the Company completed a private placement of $78.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Net proceeds from the offering were $75.7 million.
The Notes were senior unsecured obligations of the Company and accrued interest payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year at a rate of 6.50% per annum. The Notes matured on March 1, 2024 and the Company paid the then remaining $16.9 million obligation in full, including accrued interest.
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,  the Company recognized $178,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, of interest expense related to the Notes, of which $178,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, related to the contractual interest coupon.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2024Mar 18, 2025Showing above
2023Mar 6, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Mar 12, 2020

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