6. COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS At-The-Market Offering On June 23, 2023, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) to create an at-the-market offering program (“ATM”) under which the Company may offer and sell shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.0 million. Roth is entitled to a commission at a fixed commission rate equal to up to 3% of the gross proceeds pursuant to the Sales Agreement. As of September 30, 2023, 27,875 share issuances of securities have occurred in connection with the ATM generating net proceeds of $0.3M. Series B Preferred Stock On March 23, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) for each outstanding share of Common Stock held of record on April 3, 2023. The value of the Series B Preferred Stock issued in connection with the stock dividend was immaterial. The outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, as a single class, exclusively with respect to a proposal giving the Board of Directors the authority, as it determines appropriate, to implement a reverse stock split within twelve months following the approval of such proposal by the Company’s stockholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), as well as any proposal to adjourn any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of voting on the foregoing matters (the “Adjournment Proposal”). No shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be transferred by the holder except in connection with a transfer by such holder of any shares of Common Stock held by such holder. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will entitle the holder to 1,000,000 votes per share and each fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock will have a ratable number of votes. The holder of Series B Preferred Stock, as such, will not be entitled to receive dividends. All shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are not present in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders held to vote on the Reverse Stock Split Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal as of immediately prior to the opening of the polls at such meeting (the “Initial Redemption Time”) will automatically be redeemed in whole, but not in part, by the Company at the Initial Redemption Time without further action on the part of the Company or the holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and is not subject to any sinking fund. The Series B Preferred Stock is not subject to any restriction on the redemption or repurchase of shares by the Company while there is any arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments. The Certificate of Designation was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and became effective on March 24, 2023. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on May 24, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of its outstanding Common Stock. All shares of Series B Preferred Stock that did not vote in person or by proxy were redeemed in whole by the Company. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock that did vote in person or by proxy will need to request redemption from the Company at a rate of $0.001 per share in cash. As of September 30, 2023, no shareholders of Series B Preferred Stock have requested such redemption. Warrants The Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 720,000 shares of Common Stock (“Public Warrants”) in connection with the August 2022 Public Offering, as more fully described in the 2022 10-K. The Public Warrants did not meet the guidance for being classified as an equity instrument due to a potential price reset prompted by a change in an unrelated instrument’s conversion rate or, in the event of a fundamental transaction, settlement rights that differ from those of the underlying common stockholders. Accordingly, the Public Warrants are being accounted for as a derivative liability instrument. As a result of the Company’s Reverse Stock Split on August 16, 2023, refer to Note 1, the exercise price on the Public Warrants was reset to $6.9135 per share based on the volume-weighted average price for the five stock trading days post-split. The fair value of the Public Warrants as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was determined using both a Monte Carlo simulation model, which uses multiple input variables to determine the probability of the occurrence of a price reset or a fundamental transaction and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following table includes the share price and the inputs used to estimate the fair value of the warrants: | | | | | | | | | | September 30, | | December 31, | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Stock price | | $ | 9.49 | | $ | 15.35 | | Warrant term (in years) | | | 3.86 | | | 4.61 | | Expected volatility | | | 88.70 | % | | 80.90 | % | Risk-free interest rate | | | 4.71 | % | | 4.04 | % | Dividend rate | | | 0.00 | % | | 0.00 | % |
The fair value of the derivative liability as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $4.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively. The change in the fair value of the derivative liability was recognized as a component of nonoperating income (expense) in the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Public Warrants were exercised to purchase of 92,910 shares of Common Stock at $6.9135 per share for $642 thousand in net proceeds and no Public Warrants were cancelled during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Of the $642 thousand net proceeds, $207 thousand was received in cash as of September 30, 2023 and $435 thousand was due from the Company’s transfer agent and recorded as other receivables as of September 30, 2023. The portion of the derivative liability relating to the exercised warrants of $628 thousand was reclassified into stockholders’ equity based on the fair value on the date of reclassification. The remaining outstanding Public Warrants to purchase 627,090 shares of Common Stock are classified as a derivative liability at September 30, 2023, are exercisable upon issuance and will expire five years following the date of issuance. The Company has outstanding equity-classified warrants to purchase 11,853 shares of Common Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $815.98, with expiration dates ranging from October 2023 to February 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, no equity-classified warrants were exercised or cancelled.
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