Auris Medical Holding AG, a clinical-stage company dedicated to developing therapeutics that address important unmet medical needs in otolaryngology, announced that it has entered into a loan facility agreement with Hercules Capital, Inc. for up to $20 million in financing. 

Auris Medical has closed the first tranche of financing of $12.5 million. Funding of a second tranche of financing of up to $7.5 million is, among other factors, subject to the Phase 3 TACTT2 clinical trial with KeyzilenTM (AM-101) meeting its co-primary endpoints.

The financing is in the form of a 42-month loan bearing interest at a minimum rate of 9.55% per annum, and is subject to the variability of the prime interest rate. Terms include an initial interest-only period until June 30, 2017, which is extendable to March 31, 2018, subject to certain conditions. Auris Medical issued Hercules a warrant to purchase up to 241,117 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $3.94 per share.

Auris Medical is a Swiss biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapeutics that address important unmet medical needs in otolaryngology. The Company is currently focusing on the Phase 3 development of treatments for acute inner ear tinnitus (KeyzilenTM; AM-101) and for acute inner ear hearing loss (AM-111) by way of intratympanic administration with biocompatible gel formulations. In addition, Auris Medical is pursuing early-stage research and development projects. The Company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured venture growth loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed companies in a broad variety of technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Since inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $6.0 billion to over 350 companies and is the lender of choice for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital financing.