Viridian Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VRDN) retires $55.1M Hercules term loan years early
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Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. has fully repaid its outstanding term loan, prepaying approximately $55.1 million on May 27, 2026 under its Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Capital and other lenders. This amount covered all remaining principal, accrued interest, fees, costs and expenses, so all obligations under the agreement were satisfied and discharged.
The Loan Agreement, originally allowing aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $300 million, had funded $50 million to the company. That Term Loan carried a floating interest rate between 8.95% and 9.45% per year and was scheduled to run with interest-only payments into October 2029 or potentially October 2030, with final maturity on October 1, 2030. By paying it off early, Viridian eliminated this high-cost debt and terminated the lending arrangements several years ahead of maturity.
Positive
- Full repayment of high-cost debt: Viridian prepaid approximately $55.1 million to retire its Term Loan, eliminating obligations under a facility that bore between 8.95% and 9.45% interest and ran to October 1, 2030.
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Insights
Viridian eliminates high-cost term debt years before maturity.
Viridian Therapeutics prepaid about $55.1 million to retire its Term Loan with Hercules, which had funded $50 million at a floating rate between 8.95% and 9.45% per year. The facility had allowed up to $300 million of borrowings but was fully terminated upon repayment.
Eliminating this loan removes fixed obligations that were scheduled to run through October 1, 2030, including several more years of interest-only payments. This can reduce future interest expense and covenant constraints, though it also represents a sizable cash outflow at the repayment date.
Investors may focus on how this affects Viridian’s balance sheet strength and funding flexibility in upcoming periods, particularly given the prior high interest rate and long-dated structure of the Term Loan.
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interest-only payments financial
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
On May 27, 2026, Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a voluntary prepayment of all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses, equal to approximately $55.1 million in the aggregate (the “Payoff Amount”), under the Loan and Security Agreement, entered into and effective as of April 1, 2022, by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”) and certain other lenders named therein, which was subsequently amended on August 7, 2023 and October 17, 2025 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”). Upon receipt by Hercules of the Payoff Amount on May 27, 2026, all obligations, covenants, debts and liabilities of the Company under the Loan Agreement were satisfied and discharged in full, and the Loan Agreement and all other documents entered into in connection with the Loan Agreement were terminated.
The Loan Agreement provided for a term loan with aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $300 million (the “Term Loan”). Under the Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed $50 million. The Term Loan bore interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of 8.95% and 1.45% above the Prime Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement), provided that the interest rate did not exceed a per annum rate of 9.45%. Interest-only payments on the borrowings under the Loan Agreement were due through October 1, 2029, or if certain regulatory milestones were met, through October 1, 2030. After the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Loan Agreement were due in equal monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the maturity date of October 1, 2030.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 28, 2026 | By: | /s/ Stephen Mahoney | ||||
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