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ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC: debt financing — Acura secures $250K loan from AD Pharma, extends LTX-03 NDA deadline to March 2024, warns of possible bankruptcy
ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
- Received $250,000 loan from AD Pharma (owns ~66% of stock), bringing total debt to $4,669,279 at 5.25% interest, due Dec 31, 2023.
- If not repaid, default interest rises to 7.5%; company states without additional funding it will scale back or cease operations.
- Amended LTX-03 development deal: FDA NDA acceptance deadline extended to March 31, 2024; AD Pharma can terminate anytime.
- If NDA not accepted by March 31, 2024, AD Pharma may take over LTX-03 intellectual property.
- AD Pharma, controlled by John Schutte, also holds warrants for 10M shares; Schutte directly owns ~14% of Acura.