Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D Preferred Stock
On May 17, 2023, the Company filed a Form 8-A in connection with the listing of its Common Stock on Nasdaq, which was declared effective on the same date. At that time, each outstanding share of Series A, Series B, and Series C Preferred Stock was converted into two shares of Common Stock of the Company. At September 30, 2024, the Company had no shares of Series A, Series B, or Series C Preferred Stock outstanding.
Series D Preferred Stock Offering
On July 9, 2024, the Company commenced a best efforts offering of up to 5,790,479 units at a price per unit of $2.25. Each unit consists of one share of Series D Preferred Stock and a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.375 per share. The warrants are exercisable at any time during the period beginning 180 days after July 9, 2024 through and including July 8, 2025, unless redeemed earlier by the Company. At September 30, 2024, warrants exercisable into 5,664,316 shares of Common Stock issued in connection with this offering remained outstanding.
Holders of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative quarterly dividends, when and as declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, at a rate of 8.0% of the $2.25 liquidation preference per share. Dividends, at the Company’s discretion, may be paid in cash or in kind in the form of Common Stock. Upon a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, holders of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive a per share liquidation preference of $2.25 plus an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends (whether or not declared).
Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is optionally convertible, at any time, into one share of Common Stock. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock will be mandatorily convertible into one share of Common Stock upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, 10 consecutive trading days of the Company’s Common Stock closing pricing being at or above $2.8125 per share, or the Company’s consummation of a firm commitment public offering of Common Stock for gross proceeds of at least $15 million at an offering price per share equal to or greater than $3.375.
The Company has the option (but is not required) to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, by paying a specified redemption price plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption. The redemption price is $4.50 per share up to and including the 180th day from the original issuance date, $3.9375 per share beginning on the 181st day after the original issuance date and until the third anniversary of the original issuance date, and $3.375 per share from and after the third anniversary of the original issuance date.
Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights. However, if the Company does not pay dividends on any outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock for six or more quarterly dividend periods (whether or not declared or consecutive), holders of the Series D Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with all other outstanding series of preferred stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) will be entitled to elect two additional directors to the Board of Directors to serve until all unpaid dividends have been fully paid or declared and set apart for payment. In addition, certain material and adverse changes to the terms of the Series D Preferred Stock cannot be made without the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.
At the Market Common Stock Offering
On July 22, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”) under which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of Common Stock through or to the Agent having an aggregate gross proceeds of up to $25,000,000. Each time the Company wishes to issue and sell common stock under the agreement, the Company will notify the Agent of the number or dollar value of shares to be issued, the time period during which such sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in one day, any minimum price below which sales may not be made and other sales parameters deemed appropriate. Once the Company has so instructed the Agent, unless the Agent declines to accept the terms of the notice, the Agent has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such shares up to the amount specified on such terms. The Agent will be entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had sold 1,592,023 shares of Common Stock for total gross proceeds of $4.27 million in connection with this offering.