SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Pre-Funded Warrants Between October 2021 and June 2024, the Company issued fully vested pre-funded warrants (“PFWs”) exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 21.3 million shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2024, all outstanding PFWs meet the requirements to be classified in shareholders’ equity under the caption additional paid-in capital. The PFWs do not entitle the holders thereof to any voting rights or any of the other rights or privileges to which holders of common stock are entitled. The exercise prices of the PFWs are subject to adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting holders of common stock. In the event of certain fundamental corporate transactions, the holders of the PFWs are entitled to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the PFWs immediately prior to such transaction. The PFWs are exercisable at any time, subject to the then effective ownership blocker percentage (the “OBP”) as elected by each of the holders of PFWs. The OBP is a percentage designated by the holders whereby the PFWs cannot be exercised if, after giving effect thereto, the holder would beneficially own more than the designated OBP. However, upon at least 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, any holder of PFWs may elect to increase or decrease the OBP to any other percentage not to exceed 19.99%. Assuming the holders comply with the respective OBP terms, all of the PFWs may be exercised at any time by paying the respective exercise price or electing to exercise on a cashless basis. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an aggregate of 15,020,371 PFWs that were outstanding. The following table summarizes PFW activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024: | | | | | | | | | | | 2021 | | 2022 | | Exchange | | 2024 | | | | PFWs | | PFWs | | PFWs | | PFWs | | Total | Outstanding, June 30, 2024 | 123,000 | (1) | 8,147,371 | (2) | 3,000,000 | (3) | 3,750,000 | (4) | 15,020,371 | Cashless exercise of PFWs: | | | | | | | | | | Shares surrendered for exercise price | — | | — | | (131) | | — | | (131) | Shares of common stock issued | — | | — | | (610,273) | | — | | (610,273) | Outstanding, September 30, 2024 | 123,000 | | 8,147,371 | | 2,389,596 | | 3,750,000 | | 14,409,967 |
(1) | In connection with an underwritten offering in October 2021, PFWs were issued to purchase 1,661,461 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $6.49 per share (the “2021 PFWs”). The exercise price of the 2021 PFWs is $0.01 per share. |
(2) | In connection with a registered direct offering in May 2022, the Company issued 1,973,684 Class A PFWs and 10,947,371 Class B PFWs to purchase an aggregate of 12,921,055 shares of common stock at an issuance price of $3.799 per warrant (the “2022 PFWs”). The exercise price of the 2022 PFWs is $0.001 per share. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the holders elected cashless exercises for a total of 4,773,684 of the 2022 PFWs resulting in 8,147,371 shares that remained outstanding as of June 30, 2024. The 2022 PFWs were classified within shareholders’ equity for the entirety of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. |
(3) | As discussed below under the caption Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 3,000,000 Exchange PFWs on March 8, 2024. The exercise price of the Exchange PFWs is $0.001 per share. The Exchange PFWs were initially classified as a derivative liability until May 13, 2024 when the terms were amended to permit reclassification within shareholders’ equity. |
(4) | As discussed below under the caption 2024 Underwritten Offering, the Company issued 2024 PFWs for the purchase of 3,750,000 shares of common stock on June 17, 2024. The exercise price of the 2024 PFWs is $0.001 per share. |
2024 Private Placement In June 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “2024 SPA”) with Handok, Inc. and one other investor relating to a private placement (the “2024 Private Placement”), pursuant to which 1,500,000 shares of common stock were issued at a purchase price of $4.00 per share. Closing of the 2024 Private Placement occurred in July 2024, resulting in net proceeds of $6.0 million after deduction of offering costs. 2024 Underwritten Offering On June 13, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Jefferies LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Underwriters”) for the planned issuance and sale of equity securities in an underwritten public offering (the “2024 Underwritten Offering”). The 2024 Underwritten Offering provided for the issuance of (i) 11,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $4.00 per share for gross proceeds of $45.0 million, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,750,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.999 per pre-funded warrant (the “2024 PFWs”) for gross proceeds of $15.0 million. The Company granted the 2024 Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of its common stock in the 2024 Underwritten Offering at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, less underwriting commissions (the “2024 Underwriters’ Option”). The Underwriters’ Option was partially exercised for 1,786,589 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $7.1 million. Closing occurred on June 24, 2024, whereby the aggregate gross proceeds from the 2024 Underwritten Offering amounted to $67.1 million before deductions for underwriting commissions of 6.0% of the gross proceeds and other offering costs of approximately $0.5 million. After deducting total offering costs of $4.5 million, the net proceeds of the 2024 Underwritten Offering amounted to approximately $62.6 million. Exchange Agreement On March 8, 2024, the Company entered into a securities exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with certain of its stockholders (the “Exchanging Shareholders”), whereby the Company purchased 3,000,000 shares of common stock representing approximately 7% of outstanding shares with an aggregate fair value of $5,700,000 (the “Retired Shares”) from the Exchanging Shareholders. The Retired Shares were immediately cancelled whereby they will remain as authorized shares for future issuance in accordance with Nevada law. Consideration for the acquisition of the Retired Shares consisted of (i) a cash payment to the Exchanging Shareholders of $3,000, and (ii) the issuance of pre-funded warrants (the “Exchange PFWs”) to the Exchanging Shareholders with an estimated fair value of $5,697,000. The Exchange PFWs do not expire and are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. As required pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company filed a registration statement in August 2024 to register the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Exchange PFWs. The Exchange PFWs originally required approval by the Company’s shareholders if the exercise of the Exchange PFWs resulted in aggregate beneficial ownership by the holders in excess of 19.99%. Even though the Exchange PFWs only entitled the holders to purchase 7% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, the requirement to obtain shareholder approval for ownership in excess of 19.99% resulted in the treatment of the exchange PFWs as a warrant derivative liability of $5.7 million as of the issuance date. The fair value of this warrant derivative liability increased by approximately $2.9 million, for a total of approximately $8.5 million as of May 13, 2024 when the Exchange PFWs were amended to permit equity classification. Accordingly, the derivative liability was reclassified to shareholders’ equity on May 13, 2024. Jefferies Open Market Sales Agreement On November 14, 2023, the Company and Jefferies LLC (the “Agent”) entered into an open market sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) that provides for an “at the market” offering for the sale of up to $50.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Placement Shares”) through the Agent. The Agent is acting as sales agent and is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to sell all of the Placement Shares requested to be sold by the Company, consistent with the Agent’s normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between the Agent and the Company. The Sales Agreement will terminate when all of the Placement Shares have been sold, or earlier upon the election of either the Company or the Agent. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Placement Shares under the Sales Agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds, if any, from amounts sold under the Sales Agreement for general corporate purposes, including working capital. Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company agreed to pay the Agent a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price of the Placement Shares plus certain expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the offering. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not elect to sell any shares of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. Accordingly, the maximum amount remaining for sale under the Sales Agreement amounts to $50.0 million as of September 30, 2024.
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