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CUSIP No. 72765Q601 | | Page 6 of 10 |
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13D to report transactions from May 2018 until the current date of this report as follows:
On May 15, 2018, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 1,509,100 units. Each unit consisted of one Share and one common share purchase warrant, each allowing HCI to purchase one further Share until November 15, 2019. Additionally, on May 15, 2018, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased 2,490,899 units in a marketed public offering by the Company. Each unit consisted of one Share and one common share purchase warrant, each entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Share until November 15, 2019. Such Shares represented 14.11% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of that date. A copy of the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, dated May 10, 2018, between the Company and HCI relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
From June 11, 2018 through August 27, 2018, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased a total of 383,447 Shares in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange. After giving effect to such purchases, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 14.77% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of August 27, 2018.
The above amounts and percentages have been adjusted to give effect to the Company’s consolidation of its Shares on the basis of one new Share for ten old Shares effective on December 13, 2018.
On February 4, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 2,141,942 Shares. After giving effect to such private placement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 19.89% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of February 4, 2019. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated February 4, 2019, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
On March 29, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, exercised 177,000 of the common stock purchase warrants that were purchased in the May 15, 2018 public offering. After giving effect to such exercises, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 19.90% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of that date.
On June 20, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, exercised 80,000 of the common stock purchase warrants that were purchased in the May 15, 2018 private placement. After giving effect to such exercises, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 20.05% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of that date.
On June 28, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 1,111,111 Shares. After giving effect to such private placement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 22.60% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of June 28, 2019. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated June 24, 2019, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.3.
On August 21, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof purchased from the Company in a private placement 6,940,000 Shares. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated August 15, 2019, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.4. Also on August 21, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a marketed public offering 2,856,000 Shares, which were issued on the New York Stock Exchange. After giving effect to the private placement and public offering the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 30.18% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of August 21, 2019.
From August 26, 2019 through October 15, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased a total of 279,557 Shares in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange. After giving effect to such repurchases, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 30.66% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of October 15, 2019.
On December 19, 2019, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 1,612,931 Shares. After giving effect to such private placement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 31.67% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of December 19, 2019. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated December 18, 2019, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.5.
On June 17, 2020, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 500,000 Shares. After giving effect to such private placement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 31.59% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of June 17, 2020. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated June 15, 2020, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.6.
On October 15, 2020, HCI, through Deepkloof, purchased from the Company in a private placement 1,146,790 Shares. After giving effect to such private placement, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 31.13% of the total amount of Shares outstanding as of October 15, 2020. A copy of the Subscription Agreement, dated October 15, 2020, between the Company and Deepkloof relating to the private placement is attached as Exhibit 99.7.