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materiality 0.95
ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC: debt financing — Acura gets $200K loan from controlling shareholder; warns bankruptcy possible if no new funds by early June
ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
- AD Pharma loaned $200K on May 10; total principal now $5.62M at 5.25%, due June 30, 2024.
- Accrued interest ~$310K; default rate rises to 7.5% after 5-day grace.
- Without additional financing by early June 2024, Acura may scale back operations or seek bankruptcy protection.
- AD Pharma directly owns ~65% of Acura common stock; Mr. Schutte (AD Pharma manager) owns ~13% directly.
- Loan proceeds used for day-to-day operations; no assurance further funding will be available.