Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CAPITAL STOCK

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CAPITAL STOCK
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
CAPITAL STOCK

11. CAPITAL STOCK

 

Common Stock

 

The Company’s common stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

Shares Issued as Part of Public Offering

 

On January 24, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) as underwriter relating to the offering, issuance and sale of 901,275 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. The net proceeds for the offering were $6,578, after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. As a result of this transaction, certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $13.60 per share, had the exercise price reduced to $8.00 per share.

 

Shares Issued as Part of ATM Agreements

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold 9,471,518 shares and received net proceeds of $2,637 net of offering costs of $43, resulting from all ATM sales.

 

In August 2021 and November 2021, the Company entered into two separate ATM issuance sales agreements (the “August 2021 ATM” and the “November 2021 ATM”, respectively) with Truist Securities, Inc., pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252167). The August 2021 ATM was terminated in October 2021. In January 2022, the aggregate offering price of the shares of the Company’s common stock that may be sold under the November 2021 ATM was reduced from $30,000 to $7,300. In an ATM offering, the Company sells newly issued shares into the trading market through our designated sales agent at prevailing market prices.

 

In December 2023, the Company terminated the November 2021 ATM agreement and entered into a new issuance sales agreement (the “December 2023 ATM”) with Ascendiant Captial Markets LLC, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-264038) that was declared effective in April 2022. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events.

 

Shares Issued for Services

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 156,426 shares of common stock to officers, directors and employees associated with the vesting of restricted stock units.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 1,925 shares of common stock to employees associated with a special incentive program. The shares of common stock were valued based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The aggregate fair value of $11 was recorded as share-based compensation expense on the date of issuance.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 44,216 shares of common stock to Mr. Cutaia associated with the vesting of restricted stock units.

 

On September 5, 2023, the Company issued 128,204 shares of common stock to certain vendors for services rendered and to be rendered with an aggregate grant date fair value of $200. These shares of common stock were valued based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the issuance or the date the Company entered into the agreement related to the issuance.

 

Shares Issued for Settlements of Accrued Expenses

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 93,190 shares of common stock to settle accrued expenses. The fair market value of the shares issued was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of each settlement, which amounted to $146.

 

Shares Issued for Settlement of Litigation

 

On September 19, 2023, the Company issued 183,486 shares to certain other investors to settle litigation, see Note 13. The fair market value of the shares issued was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the settlement, which amounted to $200. A loss of $(200) was recorded within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. In exchange for the shares, 32,140 warrants were cancelled as part of the settlement agreement.

 

 

Shares Issued as Payment on Notes Payable

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 7,301,903 shares to Streeterville in exchange for a reduction on the Company’s note payable outstanding balance with Streeterville amounting to $5,097 (See Note 9).

 

Termination of Equity Line of Credit Agreement

 

On January 26, 2023, the Company terminated the January Purchase Agreement dated January 12, 2022, which provided for the sale by the Company of up to $50,000 of newly issued shares.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

At a Special Meeting of Stockholders on April 10, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to increase its authorized common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares and approved the grant of discretionary authority to the board of directors of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a specific ratio within a range of one-for-five (1-for-5) to a maximum of a one-for-forty (1-for-40) split. On April 18, 2023, the Company implemented the 1-for-40 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its common stock. The Company’s common stock commenced trading on a post- reverse stock split basis on April 19, 2023. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every forty (40) shares of the Company’s pre-Reverse Stock Split common stock were combined and reclassified into one share of common stock. Any fractional shares were rounded up to a whole share which resulted in the issuance of 31,195 shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding options, warrants, and convertible securities were also reduced by a factor of forty and the exercise price of such securities increased by a factor of forty effective as of April 18, 2023.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

At the Special Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares authorized under the plan by 15,000,000 shares of common stock to be authorized for awards granted under the plan.

 

The Company’s common stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

Shares Issued as Part of Equity Line of Credit

 

On January 12, 2022, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “January Purchase Agreement”) with Tumim Stone Capital LLC (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to the Investor, and the Investor is obligated to purchase, up to $50,000 of newly issued shares (the “Total Commitment”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “common stock”) from time to time during the term of the agreement, subject to certain limitations and conditions. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 277,417 shares of common stock pursuant to the January Purchase Agreement, which resulted in proceeds of $9,836, net of offering costs of $197. In addition, the Company issued 15,182 shares of common stock as a commitment fee in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the January Purchase Agreement. The Company terminated the equity line of credit agreement on January 26, 2023.

 

Shares Issued as Part of Registered Direct Offering

 

On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, which provides for the sale and issuance by the Company of an aggregate of (i) 366,667 shares of common stock, and (ii) warrants to purchase 366,667 shares of the common stock at an exercise price of $30.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $11,000 before deducting placement agent commissions and other offering expenses (the “April Registered Direct Offering”). As a result of this transaction, certain of the Company’s Series A warrants which previously had exercise prices ranging from $44.00 to $84.00 per share had the exercise prices reduced to $30.00 per share. On April 20, 2022, the Company issued 366,667 shares of common stock as part of the April Registered Direct Offering, which resulted in proceeds of $10,242, net of offering costs of $758. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the April Registered Direct Offering to repay $1,650 in principal amount of the January Note Purchase Agreement dated January 12, 2022.

 

Shares Issued as Part of Public Offering

 

On October 25, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “October Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale and issuance by the Company of an aggregate of (i) 312,500 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $12.80 per share, and (ii) warrants to purchase 312,500 shares of the common stock at an exercise price of $13.60 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,000 before deducting placement agent commissions and other offering expenses (the “October Registered Direct Offering”). As a result of this transaction, certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $30.00 per share, had the exercise price reduced to $13.60 per share. Further, in connection with the October Purchase Agreement, the Company is restricted from (i) issuing or filing any registration statement to offer the sale of any common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of common stock until 75 days after the date thereof; and (ii) entering into an agreement to effect any issuance of common stock involving a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined therein) during the term of the agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth therein. On October 25, 2022, the Company issued 312,500 shares of common stock pursuant to the October Purchase Agreement, which resulted in proceeds of $3,601, net of offering costs of $399.

 

Shares Issued as Part of ATM Agreement

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 23,716 shares of common stock pursuant to an at-the-market issuance sales agreement, which resulted in proceeds of $377, net of offering costs of $28.

 

Shares Issued for Services

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 54,168 shares of common stock to certain employees and vendors for services rendered and to be rendered with an aggregate grant date fair value of $1,561. These shares of common stock were valued based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the issuance or the date the Company entered into the agreement related to the issuance.

 

Shares Issued to Settle Accrued Expenses

 

On February 14, 2022, the Company issued 5,679 shares of common stock to the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer as part of a separation agreement, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $277 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

On May 19, 2022, the Company issued 4,735 shares of common stock to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in lieu of the cash payment of a bonus accrued in a prior year, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $100 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,647 shares of common stock with a fair value of $88 to other employees and former employees to settle certain unpaid amounts due them.

 

 

Shares Issued for Vested Restricted Stock Units

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 11,892, 12,906, and 9,188 shares of common stock to certain officers, employees and directors, respectively, associated with the vesting of restricted stock units. These issuances include 14,959 shares of common stock issued as part of the Cost Savings Plan.

 

Shares Returned and Replaced

 

On November 17, 2022, certain officers and directors returned 10,572 shares of common stock that had previously been issued during the year in exchange for stock options in the Company. The aggregate fair value of this exchange was $39.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company’s preferred stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

Series B

 

On February 17, 2023, the Company entered into a Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Rory J. Cutaia, its Chief Executive Officer, who is an accredited investor (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell one (1) share of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), to the Purchaser for $5 in cash. The sale closed on February 17, 2023. On April 20, 2023, the Company redeemed the Series B Preferred Stock for $5 in cash.

 

The Certificate of Designation provides that the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will have 700,000,000 votes and will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock and to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock will be voted, without action by the holder, on any such proposal in the same proportion, both For and Against, as shares of the common stock are voted. The Series B Preferred Stock otherwise has no voting rights except as otherwise required by the Nevada Revised Statutes.

 

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 rights with respect to any distribution of assets of the Company, including upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The holder of the Series B Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind.

 

The outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at any time (i) if such redemption is ordered by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or (ii) automatically upon the effectiveness of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation implementing a reverse stock split and the increase in authorized shares of common stock of the Company.

 

Series C

 

On December 28, 2023,the Company filed a certificate of designation of preferences and rights (the “Certificate of Designation”) of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), with the Secretary of State of Nevada, designating 5,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 of the Company, as Series C Preferred Stock. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall have a stated face value of $1,300.00 (“Stated Value”). The Series C Preferred Stock is not convertible into common shares of capital stock of the Company and as such is non-dilutive to current stockholders.

 

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall accrue a rate of return on the Stated Value at the rate of 10% per year, compounded annually to the extent not paid as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, and to be determined pro rata for any factional year periods (the “Preferred Return”). The Preferred Return shall accrue on each share of Series C Preferred Stock from the date of its issuance, and shall be payable or otherwise settled as set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Commencing on the 1 year anniversary of the issuance date of each share of Series C Preferred Stock, each such share of Series C Preferred Stock shall accrue an automatic quarterly dividend, based on three quarters of 91 days each and the last quarter of 92 days (or 93 days for leap years), which shall be calculated on the Stated Value of such share of Series C Preferred Stock, and which shall be payable in additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock, based on the Stated Value, or in cash as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (each, as applicable, the “Quarterly Dividend”). For the period beginning on the 1 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock to the 2 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 2.5% per quarter, and for all periods following the 2 year anniversary of the issuance date of a share of Series C Preferred Stock, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 5% per quarter.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at any time the Company may elect, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series C Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding from all of the Series C Preferred Stock Holders (a “Corporation Optional Redemption”) by paying to the applicable Series C Preferred Stock Holders an amount in cash equal to the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) then applicable to such shares of Series C Preferred Stock being redeemed in the Corporation Optional Conversion (the “Redemption Price”).

 

 

The Series C Preferred Stock confers no voting rights on holders, except with respect to matters that materially and adversely affect the voting powers, rights or preferences of the Series C Preferred Stock or as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

On December 29, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Streeterville, pursuant to which the Company sold and Streeterville purchased 3,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Shares”) for a total purchase price of $3,000. The Shares have a 10% stated annual dividend, no voting rights and has a face value of $1,300 per share. The sale of the Series C Shares was consummated on December 29, 2023.