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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity
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Series B Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants

On October 16, 2023, the Company consummated a public offering for an aggregate of 87,000 Series B Units (“Series B Units”). Each Series B Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock and two warrants, each to purchase one share of Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock Warrant”). Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time, through a two-year period, into the number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing the $100 stated value per share of the Series B Preferred Stock by a conversion price of $62.205 per share. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into 1 share of common stock, and each Series B Preferred Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Series B Preferred Stock at an initial exercise price of $55 per share. Dividends are paid in additional fully paid and nonassessable Series B Preferred Stock, at a 20% dividend rate, non-cumulative. If any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding at the end of the two-year period, the holder would be entitled to a cash redemption value equal to the $100 stated value per share. The gross proceeds from the sale of Series B Units were $4,785,000, before broker fees and related expenses of approximately $830,000. Due to the redemption feature, the Series B Preferred Stock did not meet the criteria for equity classification and was therefore presented as mezzanine equity in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Exercise of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants

On December 6, 2023, the Company executed an Inducement Agreement (the “Inducement Agreement”) with the holders of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants, reducing the exercise price to $35.72 per share of Series B Preferred Stock. Any holder that exercised Series B Preferred Stock Warrants under the Inducement Agreement received a new Common Stock Warrant (“New Common Stock Warrants”) for each Series B Preferred Stock Warrant exercised. Each New Common Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 2 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $22.23 per share.

Due to certain price protections included with the New Common Stock Warrants, the warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Total proceeds from the exercise of 61,613 Series B Preferred Stock Warrants of $2,264,000 through December 31, 2023, and the remaining fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrant liability immediately prior to the exercise of $1,628,000 resulted in a total of $3,892,000 recorded for the new 61,613 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which $3,322,000 was allocated to the Common Stock Warrants liability based on their fair value and $569,000 was allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock using the residual method of allocation. In connection with this new issuance, the Company has recorded additional discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock for a beneficial conversion feature of $196,000, the Common Stock Warrants of $3,322,000 and issuance costs of $146,000. The Company also accretes to Series B Preferred Stock, against additional paid in capital as a deemed dividend, for the difference between the total proceeds of $35.72 per share of Series B Preferred Stock and the full redemption price of $100 per share. The Company uses the effective interest method to calculate the accretion amount for each period. All 61,613 New Common Stock Warrants issued as a result of the exercise of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants were outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

Issuance costs of $429,000 and $125,000 were expensed on the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrants and the New Common Stock Warrants, respectively as such warrants were recorded at fair value. Total issuance costs expensed from the issuances were charged to Change in fair value of warrant liability and amounted to $554,000.

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Through various dates from issuance to December 31, 2023, the holders of 110,278 shares of Series B Preferred Stock converted their shares into 177,282 shares of common stock. Unamortized discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock of $6,063,000 were immediately recorded as a deemed dividend on the Statement of Stockholders’ equity (deficit) as of conversion date. Amortization and accretion of discounts from issuance date through December 31, 2023 amounted to $297,000, which were also recorded as a deemed dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock. The total such deemed dividends amounted to $6,360,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and was recorded as a net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The 38,335 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023, were to become mandatorily redeemable on October 15, 2025 in the amount of $3,833,500.

Through various dates during the year ended December 31, 2024, holders of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants exercised their warrants into 29,322 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $35.72 per share. For each exercised Series B Preferred Stock Warrant, the holder received one share of Series B Preferred Stock and one New Common Stock Warrant. Each New Common Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 2 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $22.23 per share. Due to certain price protections included with the New Common Stock Warrants, the warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Total proceeds from the exercise of the 29,322 Series B Preferred Stock Warrants amounted to $1,047,000, and the remaining fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrant Liability immediately prior to the exercise of $587,000 resulted in a total of $1,634,000 recorded for the new 29,322 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which $1,188,000 was allocated to the New Common Stock Warrants liability based on their fair value and $446,000 was allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock using the residual method of allocation. In connection with this new issuance, the Company recorded additional discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock for the New Common Stock Warrants of $1,188,000 and issuance costs of $61,000. The Company also accretes to Series B Preferred Stock, against additional paid-in-capital as a deemed dividend, for the difference between the total proceeds of $35.72 per share of Series B Preferred Stock and the full redemption price of $100 per share. The Company uses the effective interest method to calculate the accretion amount for each period.

Issuance costs of $44,000 were expensed on the date of issuance of the New Common Stock Warrants, as such warrants were recorded at fair value.

Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock

Through various dates during the year ended December 31, 2024, the holders of 5,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock converted their shares into 8,038 shares of common stock. Unamortized discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock of $269,000 were immediately recorded as a deemed dividend as of conversion date.

February 2024 Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock Warrants Repurchase

On February 13, 2024, the Company and its Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock Warrants holders entered into an arrangement where the Company agreed to repurchase 62,657 Series B Preferred Stock shares and 81,315 Series B Preferred Stock warrants for a total of $6,266,000. Unamortized discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock of $5,381,000 were immediately recorded as a deemed dividend as of repurchase date. The remaining fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrant Liability of $824,000 was adjusted against additional paid-in-capital on repurchase date.

Other Deemed Dividends

Amortization and accretion of discounts for all Series B Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to $192,000, which were also recorded as a deemed dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock.

The total of deemed dividends (as discussed in this section, the Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock and February 2024 Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock Warrants Repurchase sections above) amounted to $5,842,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was recorded as an adjustment to net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

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Common Stock

February 2023 Offering

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 1,344 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants (the “February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 2,545 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.015 per share of common stock, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants, exercisable for an aggregate of up to 5,833 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $1,573.50 per share of common stock (the “February 2023 Offering”). In February and March of 2023, all the February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised for cash.

On February 3, 2023, the Company closed the February 2023 Offering, and received net proceeds of approximately $5.3 million after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.

Also, in connection with the February 2023 Offering, on January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement with Maxim, pursuant to which Maxim agreed to act as placement agent on a “best efforts” basis in connection with the offering and (ii) the Company agreed to pay Maxim an aggregate fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering.

March 2023 Offering

On March 27, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 5,581 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants, exercisable for an aggregate of up to 11,163 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $286.50 per share (the “March 2023 Offering”).

On March 29, 2023, the Company closed the March 2023 Offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1.6 million, after deducting fees payable to the financial advisor and other offering expenses.

April 2023 Offering

On April 7, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 4,954 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 9,908 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $211.50 per share (the “April 2023 Offering”).

On April 12, 2023, the Company closed the April 2023 Offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1.0 million, after deducting fees payable to the financial advisor and other offering expenses.

October 2023 Warrant Repurchase

On October 16, 2023, the Company and certain of its common stock warrants holders entered into an arrangement where the Company agreed to repurchase outstanding common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 30,978 shares of common stock, at exercise prices ranging from $193.50 to $286.50 per share for a total of $2,323,000. The repurchased warrants were previously classified as equity warrants and at the date of repurchase a charge was recorded to additional paid-in capital.

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February 2024 Issuance of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Common Stock Warrants

On February 13, 2024, the Company consummated a public offering (the “February 2024 Public Offering”) of 158,227 units (the “February Units”) and 867,373 pre-funded units (the “February Pre-Funded Units”). Each February Unit was issued at $9.75 per unit and included one share of common stock and one common stock warrant (the “February Common Warrants”) exercisable for one share of common stock at a $9.75 exercise price. Each February Pre-Funded Unit was issued at $9.735 per unit and included one pre-funded common stock warrant (the “February Pre-Funded Warrants”), exercisable for one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.015 and one February Common Warrant. The gross proceeds from the issuance of the February Units and the February Pre-Funded Units were $1,543,000 and $8,444,000, respectively, for total aggregate proceeds of $9,987,000 before broker fees and related expenses of approximately $998,000. As a result of certain price protection clauses, the February Common Warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Accordingly, of the $9,987,000 gross proceeds from the February 2024 Public Offering, an amount of $6,308,000, representing the fair value of the February Common Warrants as of the issuance date was allocated to the February Common Warrants liability, with the residual proceeds of $3,679,000 allocated to the common stock and February Pre-Funded Warrants, which met the criteria for equity classification.

Of the gross broker fees and related expenses of approximately $998,000, the Company allocated $368,000 to the issued common stock and February Pre-Funded Warrants, which were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital. The remaining issuance cost of $630,000 was allocated to the February Common Warrants and was expensed on the date of issuance as such warrants were recorded at fair value.

March 2024 Issuance of Common Stock, Prefunded Common Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants

On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers where the Company issued 417,833 shares of common stock, 93,342 pre-funded common stock warrants (the “March Pre-Funded Warrants”) and common stock warrants (the “March Common Warrants”) to purchase up to 511,175 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $6.00 per share (known in aggregate as the “March 2024 Offering”). Total proceeds per the Securities Purchase Agreement amounted to $2,299,000 before broker fees and other related expenses of approximately $388,000. As a result of certain price protection clauses, the March Common Warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Accordingly, of the $2,299,000 gross proceeds from the March public offering, an amount of $1,227,000, representing the fair value of the March Common Warrants as of the issuance date was allocated to the March Common Warrants liability, with the residual proceeds of $1,072,000 allocated to the common stock and March Pre-Funded Warrants, which met the criteria for equity classification.

Of the gross broker fees and related expenses of approximately $388,000, the Company allocated $181,000 to the issued common stock and the March Pre-Funded Warrants, which were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital. The remaining issuance cost of $207,000 was allocated to the March Common Warrants and was expensed on the date of issuance as such warrants were recorded at fair value.

April 2024 Issuances of Common Stock and Common Stock Warrants

On April 17, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 225,834 shares of common stock at $3.321 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 225,834 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.196 per share (the “Initial April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement”). The Initial 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on April 19, 2024 and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $750,000 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $159,000.

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On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 361,904 shares of common stock at $5.25 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 542,856 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $5.06 per share (the “Second April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement”). The Second 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on April 23, 2024 and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $1.9 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $268,000.

On April 26, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 418,845 shares of common stock at $5.73 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 418,845 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $5.60 per share (the “Third April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement”). The Third 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on April 30, 2024 and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.4 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $298,000.

May 2024 Issuances of Common Stock and Common Stock Warrants

On May 13, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 785,000 shares of common stock at $3.31 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 785,000 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.18 per share (the “Initial May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement”). The Initial May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on May 15, 2024 and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.6 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $314,000.

On May 15, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 675,000 shares of common stock at $3.61 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 675,000 shares of common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.48 per share (the “Second May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement”). The Second May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on May 17, 2024 and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.4 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $290,000.

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of a total of 136,203 shares of common stock to two vendors for investor relations services. The fair value of such common shares was calculated to be $360,000 and was recorded to other assets and additional paid in capital. The fair value of such shares will be amortized over the service period of each agreement which ranged from 6 months to 12 months. The shares of common stock were issued in July 2024.

Exchange Agreements

On September 10, 2024, the Company entered into exchange agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with certain holders (the “Holders”) of common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 5,135,182 shares of common stock, originally issued on February 13, 2024 and having a then-current exercise price of $1.83 (such warrants, the “February 2024 Warrants”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Holders agreed to exchange their February 2024 Warrants for newly issued common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 5,135,182 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $2.21 per share (such warrants, the “Exchange Warrants”, and such shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof, the “Exchange Warrant Shares”). The Exchange Warrants are immediately exercisable.

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Warrant Side Letter Agreements

Also on September 10, 2024, following completion of the transactions contemplated by the September 2024 Warrant Inducement (see below), the Company entered into side letter agreements (each, a “Side Letter Agreement”) with the Holders with respect to (i) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on March 27, 2024, as amended (the “March 2024 Warrants”), (ii) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on April 19, 2024, as amended (the “1st April 2024 Warrants”), (iii) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on April 23, 2024 (the “2nd April 2024 Warrants”), (iv) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on April 30, 2024 (the “3rd April 2024 Warrants”), (v) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on May 15, 2024 (the “1st May 2024 Warrants”), and (vi) those certain common stock purchase warrants of the Company, originally issued to the Holders on May 17, 2024 (the “2nd May 2024 Warrants”, and collectively with the March 2024 Warrants, the 1st April 2024 Warrants, the 2nd April 2024 Warrants, the 3rd April 2024 Warrants, and the 1st May 2024 Warrants, the “Original Warrants”), which Holders are also parties to (i) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of March 26, 2024 (the “March 2024 Purchase Agreement”), (ii) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 17, 2024 (the “1st April 2024 Purchase Agreement”), (iii) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 19, 2024 (the “2nd April 2024 Purchase Agreement”), (iv) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 26, 2024 (the “3rd April 2024 Purchase Agreement”), (v) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of May 13, 2024 (the “1st May 2024 Purchase Agreement”), and (vi) that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of May 15, 2024 (the “2nd May 2024 Purchase Agreement”, and collectively with the March 2024 Purchase Agreement, the 1st April 2024 Purchase Agreement, the 2nd April 2024 Purchase Agreement, the 3rd April 2024 Purchase Agreement, and the 1st May Purchase Agreement, the “Original Purchase Agreements”) with the Company.

Pursuant to the Side Letter Agreements, (a) the Holders agreed to (i) amend the “Fundamental Transaction” provisions in the Original Warrants, so that the “Black Scholes Value” clauses in such provisions will be removed in their entirety, effective immediately following receipt of stockholder approval of (a) the issuance of the New Warrant Shares (as defined below) and (b) the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to the alternative cashless exercise provisions of the 1st April 2024 Warrants, the 2nd April 2024 Warrants, the 3rd April 2024 Warrants, the 1st May 2024 Warrants, and the 2nd May 2024 Warrants, (ii) remove the “Stockholder Meeting” provisions in the March 2024 Purchase Agreement, effective immediately, (iii) amend the “Stockholder Meeting” provisions in the remaining Original Purchase Agreements such that the Company is first obligated to call a stockholder meeting to approve the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Original Warrants no later than December 31, 2024, and thereafter, to re-call a stockholder meeting, if necessary, every six months until such stockholder approval is obtained, and (iv) remove the “Subsequent Equity Sales” and “Registration Statement” provisions in the March 2024 Purchase Agreement; and (b) as inducements to and in consideration for each Holder’s agreement to amend the Original Warrants and the Original Purchase Agreements in accordance with the applicable Side Letter Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Holders an aggregate of 887,356 shares of common stock (the “New Shares”) and common stock purchase warrants (each, a “New Warrant”, and collectively, the “New Warrants”) exercisable for up to an aggregate of 5,391,746 shares of common stock (the “New Warrant Shares”), such New Shares to be issued upon execution of the Side letter Agreements, and such New Warrants to be issued upon the receipt of stockholder approval referred to in (a)(i) above. The New Warrants will have a per share exercise price equal to $2.21, will contain 4.99/9.99% beneficial ownership limitations, will be exercisable at any time on or after the Stockholder Approval Date (as defined in the New Warrants) and will expire five years thereafter.

Once exercisable, the New Warrants may be exercised, in certain circumstances, on a cashless basis pursuant to the formula contained in the New Warrants. The holder of a New Warrant may also effect an “alternative cashless exercise” commencing on the Stockholder Approval Date. In such event, the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable in such alternative cashless exercise pursuant to any given notice of exercise electing to effect an alternative cashless exercise shall equal the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon exercise of the New Warrant in accordance with the terms of the New Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise and (y) 1.0.

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The fair value of the 887,356 shares of common stock was calculated to be approximately $2.1 million, based on the common stock price of the date of issuance of $2.40. The incremental fair value of the Exchange Warrants was calculated to be approximately $123,000 and was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of the exchange of $2.40; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 143%; risk-free interest rate of 3.4% and expected life of 5 years. The fair value of approximately $2,253,000, which is the combination of the issuance of 887,356 common shares and the Exchange Warrants were treated as equity instruments. The approximately $2,253,000 is considered a deemed dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was recorded as an adjustment to net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The fair value of approximately 8,125,000 of the New Warrant Shares was classified as equity and was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on date of the stockholders approval of December 20, 2024 of $1.70; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 143%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4% and expected life of 5 years. The fair value of the approximately 8,125,000 warrants was treated as a deemed dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was recorded as an adjustment to net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. The total deemed dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 for warrant exchanges and modifications was $10,475,000 and is recorded on the consolidated statement of operations in Deemed dividend on issuance of common stock and warrants issued in connection with amendments to warrants to purchase common stock.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of individual grants of 100,000, 100,000 and 36,203 shares of common stock to various vendors for financial advisory services. The fair value of such common shares was calculated to be $240,000, 264,000 and 96,000, respectively, and was recorded to other assets and additional paid in capital. The fair value of such shares will be amortized over the service period of 12 months. The shares of common stock were issued in July 2024 and August 2024.

Warrants for Common Shares

A summary of the warrant activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is provided as follows.

In connection with February 2023 Offering, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to investors to purchase up to 5,833 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $1,573.50 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrants was $5,600,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $1,335.00; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 96%; risk-free interest rate of 3.67% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with March 2023 Offering, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to investors to purchase up to 11,163 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $286.50 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $2,113,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $249.00; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 104%; risk-free interest rate of 3.67% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with April 2023 Offering, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 9,907 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $211.50 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $1,596,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $198.00; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 115.6%; risk-free interest rate of 3.46% and expected life of 5 years.

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May 2023 Warrant Inducement

On May 15, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters with the holders of common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 9,907 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $211.50 per share issued on April 12, 2023 (the “April Warrants”). The April Warrant holders agreed to exercise for cash April Warrants to purchase

up to 9,907 shares of common stock in exchange for the Company’s agreement to issue 19,815 new warrants (the “May Inducement Warrants”) on substantially the same terms as the April Warrants. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $1.9 million from the exercise of the April Warrants. Each May Inducement Warrant is exercisable at a price per share of common stock of $199.50, which was equal to the Minimum Price (as defined by the Nasdaq Listing Rules).

Each May Inducement Warrant is immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of its issuance. The exercise price of the May Inducement Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The May Inducement Warrants are callable by the Company at a redemption price of $75.00 per May Inducement Warrant, provided that the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the May Inducement Warrants are then registered or may be resold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

July 2023 Warrant Inducement

On July 26, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “July Inducement Letters”) with holders of the May Inducement Warrants pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue new inducement warrants (the “July Inducement Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 100% of the number of shares of common stock received upon exercise of the May Inducement Warrants during the period provided for in the July Inducement Letters, with such July Inducement Warrants to be issued on substantially the same terms as the May Inducement Warrants. The holders exercised 3,400 May Inducement Warrants pursuant to certain of the July Inducement Letters, and the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $678,000 from such exercises. In exchange for the exercises of the May Inducement Warrants, the Company issued July Inducement Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 3,400 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $193.50 per share.

Each July Inducement Warrant was immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of its issuance. The exercise price of the July Inducement Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The July Inducement Warrants are callable by the Company at a redemption price of $75.00 per July Inducement Warrant, provided that the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the July Inducement Warrants are then registered or may be resold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

In connection with the January 2024 Promissory Notes, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to investors to purchase up to 66,665 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $22.23 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $860,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $15.99; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 119%; risk-free interest rate of 4.31% and expected life of 5 years.

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued

In connection with February 2024 Public Offering, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to investors to purchase up to 1,025,600 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $9.75 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $6,308,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $7.62; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 119%; risk-free interest rate of 4.31% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with March 2024 Offering, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to investors to purchase up to 511,175 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $6.00 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $1,227,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $3.18; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 119%; risk-free interest rate of 4.21% and expected life of 5 years.

On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into a warrant amendment agreement (the “Warrant Amendment Agreement”) with certain holders of (i) the New Common Stock Warrants, (ii) the common stock purchase warrants dated January 23, 2024 (the “January 2024 Warrants”), and (iii) the February Common Warrants (together with the New Common Stock Warrants and the

January 2024 Warrants, the “Original Warrants”), whereby the holders agreed to (i) amend the New Common Stock Warrants and the January 2024 Warrants so such warrants shall not be exercisable until one or more certificates of amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effectuate an increase in authorized shares of capital stock of the Company and a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock; and (ii) remove certain exercise price reset, right to reprice and/or share adjustment provisions in the Original Warrants, to be effective following the first adjustments following the April 2024 Reverse Stock Split.

In connection with the Initial April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 225,834 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.196 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $1,255,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $6.06; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 4.63% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with the Second April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 542,856 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $5.06 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $2,595,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $5.39; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 4.63% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with the Third April 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 418,845 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $5.60 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $2,048,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption:

common stock price on the date of grant of $5.54; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 135%; risk-free interest rate of 4.63% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with the Initial May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 785,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.18 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $2,453,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $3.50; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 137%; risk-free interest rate of 4.35% and expected life of 5 years.

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued

In connection with the Second May 2024 Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 675,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $3.48 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $1,944,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $3.26; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 137%; risk-free interest rate of 4.35% and expected life of 5 years.

September 2024 Warrant Inducement

On September 10, 2024, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “September 2024 Inducement Letters”) with holders of the Exchange Warrants pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue new inducement warrants (the “September 2024 Inducement Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 65% of the number of shares of common stock received upon exercise of the Exchange Warrants during the period provided for in the September 2024 Inducement Letters, with such September 2024 Inducement Warrants to be issued on substantially the same terms as the Exchange Warrants. The holders exercised 2,228,628 Exchange Warrants for the year ended December 31, 2024, pursuant to the September 2024 Inducement Letters, and the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 from such exercises. In exchange for the exercises of the Exchange Warrants, the Company issued September 2024 Inducement Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 1,448,609 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.21

per share for the year ended December 31, 2024. Each September 2024 Inducement Warrant is subject to shareholder approval and will expire on the fifth anniversary of such approval.

The grant date fair value of the 1,448,609 warrants issued was approximately $3,132,000, which were treated as equity instruments. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of between $1.71 and $2.60; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 142% to143%; risk-free interest rate of between 3.43% and 4.37% and expected life of 5 years.

Amendments to September Inducement Agreements

The September 2024 Inducement agreements were each amended as of September 30, 2024, for a second time as of October 31, 2024 and for a third time as of November 30, 2024, and for a fourth time as of December 20, 2024. In the inducement agreement the Company agreed to issue to the holder one or more common stock purchase warrants exercisable for up to a number of shares of common stock equal to 65% of the number of shares of common stock issued upon exercise of the September 2024 Warrants. On December 20, 2024, the Company entered into a fourth amendment agreement with each of the holders to extend the expiration date of the inducement period to January 31, 2025.

December Inducement Agreements

In connection with the March 2024 Offering, the Company issued and sold to the existing March 2024 warrant holders common stock purchase warrants (the “Existing Warrants”) exercisable for up to 1,675,803 shares of common stock (the “Existing March 2024 Warrant Shares”). On December 20, 2024, the Company entered into inducement agreements (each, an “December Inducement Agreement”) with the existing March 2024 warrant holders, in which the Company agreed, as consideration for exercising all or part of the Existing Warrants held by any such existing March 2024 warrant holder at a per share exercise price of $1.70 on or prior to December 31, 2024, to issue to the existing March 2024 warrant holder one or more common stock purchase warrants exercisable for up to a number of shares of common stock equal to 150% of the Existing March 2024 Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Existing Warrants pursuant to its December Inducement Agreement (such warrants, the “December Inducement Warrants” and such shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof, the “December Inducement Warrant Shares”). The December Inducement Warrants had a per share exercise price of $1.70. The holders exercised 1,675,803 Existing Warrants pursuant to the 2024 December Inducement Agreements, and the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.8 million from such exercises.

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued

The incremental fair value of the Exchange Warrants was calculated to be approximately $97,000 and was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of the exchange of $1.70; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 143%; risk-free interest rate of 4.3% and expected life of 5 years. The warrants were treated as equity warrants. The approximately $97,000 is considered a deemed dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was recorded as an adjustment to net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

In exchange for the exercises of the Existing Warrants, the Company issued December 2024 Inducement Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 2,513,703 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.70 per share. Each December 2024 Inducement Warrant is subject to shareholder approval and will expire on the fifth anniversary of such approval.

The grant date fair value of the 2,513,703 warrants was approximately $4,532,000, which were treated as equity instruments. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of between $1.81 and $2.28; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 142%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4% and expected life of 5 years.

The December Inducement Warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of December 20, 2024, the stockholder approval date.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Existing Warrant Holders were granted the right to participate in certain offerings of the Company for a specified period of time (the “Original Participation Right”). Under the December Inducement Agreements, upon full exercise of the Existing Warrants, the Original Participation Right will terminate and the Existing Warrant Holders will receive a new participation right where they may participate in, until March 27, 2027, any offering by the Company up to an amount equal to such Existing Warrant Holder’s pro rata portion (measured by number of shares of common stock issuable upon

exercise of all existing common stock purchase warrants of the Company as of the date of the December Inducement Agreements) of 40% of such offering on the same terms, conditions and price provided to other purchasers in the applicable offering.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, 4,343,042 warrants to purchase common stock were exercised for cash, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $8.0 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2024, 1,712,049 warrants were exercised using an alternative cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance 1,113,943 shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 13,440 warrants to purchase common stock were exercised for cash, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $2.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 7,454 warrants were exercised using an alternative cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance of 5,591 shares of common stock.

February 2024 Warrants Black Scholes Value Payout

On December 31, 2024 on the closing of the DV Asset Acquisition, a provision requiring a Black Scholes Value payout was triggered in the remaining outstanding February 2024 Warrants. This provision was triggered because the DV Asset Acquisition met the criteria for a fundamental change as described in the warrant agreement. The Black Scholes Value payout was valued at $1.96 per share and there was an aggregate number of warrants outstanding of 328,483. In order to receive the payout, holders

must elect within 30 days of the fundamental change otherwise the warrants convert to warrants in the Company. The warrants were equity classified prior to the close of the DV Asset Acquisition and were reclassified to liability treatment as a result of the payout provision trigger. The aggregate fair value at December 31, 2024 was $645,000 and there was no gain or loss recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024 for fair value as they were reclassified on the last day of the period.

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2024 is as follows:

Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2024 exclude warrants to purchase 1 shares of common stock issued to a marketing firm, which vest upon the achievement of certain milestones, warrants to purchase 2,513,703 shares of common stock issued to investors that participated in the December Inducement Agreement that requires shareholder approval prior to the warrants being exercisable and warrants to purchase 328,483 shares of common stock issued to investors that participated in the February 2024 Public Offering that requires shareholder approval prior to the warrants being exercisable, for which all have been recorded as a liability due to the triggering with the Datavault Transaction of the Black Scholes Value payout provision.

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2024 is as follows:

    

Warrants

    

Weighted Average

    

Warrants

Exercise

Outstanding as of

Remaining

Exercisable as of

Price

December 31, 2024

Life (years)

December 31, 2024

$1.83 - $2.21

 

12,589,095

 

3.9

 

9,746,909

$3.18 - $3.48

 

618,617

 

7.0

 

618,617

$5.06 - $6.00

 

320,559

 

7.3

 

320,559

$1,574.00 -$30,000.00

 

5,860

 

3.1

 

5,860

$38,250.00 - $262,500.00

 

203

 

0.6

 

202

$3.87*

 

13,534,334

 

4.1

 

10,692,147

*Weighted Average

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:

Warrants

Weighted Average

Warrants

Exercise

 

Outstanding as of

 

Remaining

 

Exercisable as of

Price

    

December 31, 2023

    

Life (years)

    

December 31, 2023

$22.50

 

188,025

 

4.9

 

467

$1,573.50

 

5,833

 

4.1

 

5,833

$14,955.00

 

13

 

3.6

 

13

$22,800

 

3

 

3

 

3

$30,000.00- $654,000.00

 

239

 

1.6

 

239

$135.00 *

 

194,113

 

4.9

 

6,555

*Weighted Average

Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2023 exclude warrants to purchase 1 share of common stock issued to a marketing firm, which vest upon the achievement of certain milestones and warrants to purchase 187,557 shares of common stock issued to investors that participated in the Inducement Agreement that requires shareholder approval prior to the warrants being exercisable. Additionally, warrants to purchase 1 share of common stock which are shown above with a price of $237,000.00 are pre-funded warrants under which the holder shall pay $3,000.00 per share to complete the exercise.