secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ATHERSYS, INC / NEW (—)
CIK:        0001368148
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001368148-23-000055
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 2.02, 3.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Athersys restructures $30.7M supplier debt; issues $15M convertible note at 10%
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- Restructured $20.9M past-due and $9.8M future obligations under supplier agreements, less $3.9M in credits.
- Pays $11.8M via monthly $250K cash payments starting Oct 2023; supplier forbears from remedies.
- Issued $15M convertible note due May 2026, interest 10%, convertible at $1.30/share after 18 months.
- Supplier granted exclusive option to supply 50% of material for MultiStem for 5 years after regulatory approval.
- CEO Dan Camardo says restructuring reflects post-TREASURE trial needs and aligns with MASTERS-2 timeline after FDA Type B meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368148/000136814823000055/0001368148-23-000055-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368148/000136814823000055/athx-20230517.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001368148-23-000055

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