Interest Rate; Default Rate. Subject to this Section 2(f), the principal amount outstanding under the Loans shall accrue interest at a fixed per annum rate of the lesser of (a) five percent (5.0%) and (b) the maximum interest rate permitted by law, which interest shall accrue on each Loan commencing on, and including, the funding date of such Loan (the “Funding Date”), and shall accrue on the principal amount outstanding under such Loan through and including the day on which such Loan is paid (or converted into Borrower Securities) in full. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) months of thirty (30) days. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and upon written notice to the Borrower from the Lender, Obligations shall accrue interest at a fixed per annum rate of the lesser of (a) eight percent (8%) and (b) the maximum interest rate permitted by law (the “Default Rate”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2(f) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Borrower.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc), Loan and Security Agreement (Viking Therapeutics, Inc.), Loan and Security Agreement (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc)