Investing in common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you decide to invest in common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below and the risks described in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus in their entirety, together with the other information in this prospectus and the information and documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If any of the risks described in our filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects could be harmed. In these circumstances, the market price of common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to the Equity Line
The sale or issuance of shares of common stock to the selling stockholder will cause dilution, and the sale of shares of common stock acquired by the selling stockholder, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the price of common stock to fall.
On April 26, 2021, we entered into a Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or the selling stockholder, pursuant to which we may elect, subject to specified conditions, to sell to the selling stockholder shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to $20,000,000. As consideration for the selling stockholder’s commitment to purchase shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement, we issued to the selling stockholder on April 26, 2021 a total of 56,041 shares of common stock.
The 1,379,668 shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus consist of shares that we have sold, or may sell, to the selling stockholder from time to time on or before , 2024. The purchase price for common stock that we may sell to the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement will fluctuate based on the public trading price of common stock. Depending on market liquidity at the time, sales of those shares may cause the public trading price of common stock to decrease.
We generally have the right to control the timing and amount of any future sales of common stock to the selling stockholder. Sales of shares of common stock, if any, to the selling stockholder will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by us. We ultimately may decide to sell to the selling stockholder all, some or none of the additional shares of common stock that may be available for us to sell pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Our sales of shares of common stock to the selling stockholder could result in substantial dilution to the interests of other holders of common stock. Additionally, the sale of a substantial number of shares of common stock to the selling stockholder, or the anticipation of such sales, could make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time at a price that we might otherwise wish to effect sales, or at all. If and when we do sell shares of common stock to the selling stockholder, after the selling stockholder has acquired the shares, it may resell all, some or none of those shares at any time or from time to time in its discretion.
We may not have access to the full amount available under the Purchase Agreement.
Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to $20,000,000 of common stock to the selling stockholder, only 1,379,668 of the shares that have been or may be issued to the selling stockholder are being offered under this prospectus, of which an aggregate of 56,041 shares have been issued to the selling stockholder and 1,323,627 shares represent shares that we may elect to issue and sell to the selling stockholder in the future under the Purchase Agreement. As a result, depending on the market prices of common stock, we may not be able to sell a number of shares of common stock sufficient to provide us with the full $20,000,000 commitment amount contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we may be able to issue and sell more shares of common stock to the selling stockholder than can be represented by the 1,379,668 shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. In such case, before we can sell any additional shares to the selling stockholder, we will need to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933 additional shares of common stock, which will require additional time, resources and cost to us. In addition, the issuance and sale of such additional shares of common stock could cause substantial dilution to our stockholders.
In addition, under the rules of the NYSE American and pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in no event may we issue under the Purchase Agreement 20% or more of the number of shares of common stock outstanding unless we obtain stockholder approval or an exception pursuant to the rules of the NYSE American is obtained. This limitation will not apply in certain limited circumstances as set out in the Purchase Agreement. We are not permitted