NOTE 8 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Convertible Notes

As of August 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had received an aggregate of approximately $10.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively, from stockholders under secured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”). All of the Notes issued in 2017 and 2016 had the same terms. The Notes were subordinate to the long-term debt due to Silicon Valley Bank (See Note 9. Borrowing Arrangements) and accrue interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum, which was due with all unpaid principal on the maturity date of September 7, 2017. In connection with the Merger, the holders of the Notes agreed to convert the Notes based on an agreed upon price of $3.36 per share and no Notes remain outstanding at December 31, 2017.  The principle of $10.0 million and accrued interest $486,900 was converted to 3,121,098 shares, which converted to 2,208,716 post-split shares in the merged entity. As a result, the Company recorded a loss on conversion of notes of $4.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2017, since the agreed upon price was below the fair value of the Notes at the time of the Merger.

Takeda Collaboration and Stock Purchase

In connection with the Takeda Stock Purchase Agreement described in Note 4. Research and Development Collaboration Agreements, Takeda became a related party, following the stock purchase. Refer to Note 4. Research and Development Collaboration Agreements for more details about the Takeda Collaboration Agreement and the Takeda Multi-Target Agreement. Refer to Note 12. Stockholders’ Equity, for more detail about the Takeda Stock Purchase Agreement. Michael Broxson, a director of the Company is the Vice President and Head of R&D Business Development for Takeda.

Concurrent Financing

Following the Concurrent Financing described in Note 12 below, Longitude Venture Partner III, L.P. (“Longitude”) and CDK Associates, L.L.C. (“CDK”) became related parties, with Longitude and CDK beneficially owning 15.3% and 5.55% of the Company, respectively, following investments of $20.0 million and $7.0 million, respectively. Scott Morenstein, a director of the Company is a Managing Director of Caxton Alternative Management LP, the investment manager of CDK. David Hirsch, a director of the Company, is a member of Longitude Capital Partners III, LLC, the general partner of Longitude. Furthermore, Kevin Lalande, a director of the Company is affiliated with Sante Health Ventures I, L.P. and Sante Heath Ventures Annex Fund, L.P., which are stockholders of the Company and were investors in the Concurrent Financing. Finally, Excel Venture Fund II, L.P., a stockholder of the Company beneficially owning greater than 5% of the Company invested approximately $333,000 in the Concurrent Financing.

Threshold Promissory Note

The Company received $4.0 million in the aggregate from Threshold during 2017 in the form on a promissory note that was settled as part of the Merger. Refer to Note 3. Merger with Private Molecular, for more details about the Threshold promissory note.