UroGen Pharma (NASDAQ: URGN) inks $250M secured term loan deal
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UroGen Pharma Ltd. entered into a new secured term loan agreement providing up to $250,000,000 in borrowings through two tranches. A $200,000,000 Tranche A loan was funded immediately, with Tranche B of $50,000,000 available at the borrower’s election through June 30, 2027, subject to conditions.
The Tranche A proceeds refinance an existing $125,000,000 term loan and support general corporate and working capital needs; Tranche B would also fund general corporate purposes. The debt carries a fixed 8.25% annual interest rate, quarterly payments, and matures five years after the Tranche A closing date, with principal amortization beginning in the first quarter of 2030.
The facility is guaranteed by UroGen Pharma Ltd., is secured by substantially all tangible and intangible assets (including intellectual property), and includes customary affirmative and restrictive covenants but no financial covenants. Prepayments trigger a 1% exit fee and, if made within one year of each tranche’s closing, a makewhole equal to foregone interest, and a change of control requires repayment.
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UroGen replaces and upsizes debt with a sizable fixed-rate term facility.
UroGen Pharma has arranged up to $250,000,000 in term loans, immediately drawing $200,000,000 to refinance a $125,000,000 facility and add liquidity for general corporate and working capital purposes. The five-year maturity and first-principal payments starting in 2030 push required amortization into the future.
All borrowings bear a fixed 8.25% interest rate, shielding the company from rate volatility but locking in a relatively high cost of capital. The loans are secured by substantially all assets and guaranteed by the parent, increasing lender protections and limiting flexibility around asset sales, additional debt, liens, dividends, and certain transactions.
There are no financial covenants, which may reduce default risk tied to financial ratios but leaves standard events of default, change-of-control mandatory prepayment, a 1% exit fee, and makewhole obligations on early prepayment within each tranche’s first year. Future disclosures in periodic reports can clarify how this leverage level interacts with cash flow and growth plans.