Company: LGNZZ
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000886163-25-000063
Chunk: 117

Company: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 in August 2025, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their affiliates and certain other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”), to reduce the potential dilution to holders of our common stock upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments we may be required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Notes. The convertible note hedges have an exercise price of $194.79 per share and are exercisable when and if the Notes are converted. If upon conversion of the Notes, the price of our common stock is above the exercise price of the convertible note hedges, the option counterparties will deliver shares of common stock and/or cash with an aggregate value approximately equal to the difference between the price of common stock at the conversion date and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock related to the convertible note hedges being exercised. The convertible note hedge transaction is classified as an equity instrument and is not accounted for as a derivative under ASC 815, as it meets the criteria for equity classification. We paid $113.3 million for these convertible note hedges, which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in accordance with ASC 815-40. The convertible note hedge is not remeasured at fair value subsequent to initial recognition.We also entered into warrant transactions with the option counterparties in connection with the pricing of the Notes and the initial purchasers’ exercise of their option to purchase additional Notes, pursuant to which we issued warrants to purchase 2,361,548 shares of common stock (the “warrants”) to such option counterparties. The warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect on our common stock to the extent that the market price per share of our common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants. The strike price of the warrants will initially be $294.02 per share, subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the warrants. We received $67.4 million for these warrants. The warrants have various expiration dates ranging from January 2, 2031 to May 27, 2031. The warrants will have a dilutive effect to the extent the market price per share of common stock exceeds the applicable exercise price of the warrants, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions. The common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants has not been registered under the Securities Act, and we do not have an obligation and do not intend to file any registration statement with the SEC registering the issuance of the shares under the warrants