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Kodiak Sciences avoids $125M royalty-draw; reduces royalty cap to $450M
Kodiak Sciences Inc.
- Company and BBA agreed not to fund second $125M tranche of royalty financing agreement.
- Royalty cap reduced from $1,012.5M to $450M (4.5x the $100M already funded).
- Decision driven by strong balance sheet after $612M capital raise in Nov 2020 and clinical progress.
- Independent board committee ratified the decision.