Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity

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

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 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.

Warrants for Common Shares

A summary of the warrant activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is provided as follows.

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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In connection with the 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 the 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.

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 liability on December 31, 2024. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, 316,415 warrants received requests from the holders to receive the Black Scholes Value payout and thus were paid in cash $622,000 with the remaining unrequested warrants being reclassified to equity treatment as the January 30, 2025 deadline passed and they reverted to equity warrants. The Company recognized a gain of $8,000 as a result of reclassifying the warrants to equity.

February 2025 Registered Direct Transaction

On February 14, 2025, the Company closed an offering (the “February 2025 Offering”) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “February 2025 Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (the “February 2025 Investors”). In the February 2025 Offering, the Company issued and sold to the February 2025 Investors in a registered direct offering, (a) an aggregate of 4,757,126 shares (the “February 2025 Shares”) of common stock of the Company, and (b) common stock purchase warrants (the “February 2025 Warrants”, and together with the Shares, the “February 2025 Securities”) exercisable for an aggregate of up to 4,757,126 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.14 per share (the “February 2025 Warrant Shares”) at a combined offering price of $1.14 per share and accompanying February 2025 Warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5.4 million.

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The February 2025 Warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date of the February 2025 Warrants. The February 2025 Warrants may be exercised, in certain circumstances, on a cashless basis pursuant to the formula contained in the February 2025 Warrants.

The grant date fair value of the 4,757,126 warrants was approximately $5,257,000, 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 $1.22; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 143.4%; risk-free interest rate of 4.3% and expected life of 5 years.

Obligations Under the Purchase Agreement

Pursuant to the February 2025 Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed, subject to certain exceptions, (i) not to offer for sale, issue, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of its shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock until 30 days after the closing date of the February 2025 Offering, and (ii) not to issue certain securities if the issuance would constitute a variable rate transaction for a period of 4 months from the closing date of the February 2025 Offering, in each case unless the Company is required to complete a financing prior to the applicable date in order to satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements.

Placement Agency Agreement

In connection with the February 2025 Offering, on February 13, 2025, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “February 2025 Placement Agency Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (the “February 2025 Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the February 2025 Placement Agent agreed to act as placement agent on a “reasonable best efforts” basis in connection with the February 2025 Offering. Pursuant to the February 2025 Placement Agency Agreement, the Company agreed to pay the February 2025 Placement Agent an aggregate fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the February 2025 Offering and reimburse the February 2025 Placement Agent an amount up to $75,000 for expenses in connection with the February 2025 Offering. The Company also issued the February 2025 Placement Agent a private warrant (the “February 2025 Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase up to 5.0% of the aggregate number of February 2025 Securities sold in the February 2025 Offering, or warrants to purchase up to 475,713 shares of common stock (such shares, the “February 2025 Placement Agent Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price equal to 125.0% of the offering price per share of common stock and accompanying February 2025 Warrant, or $1.425 per share. The February 2025 Placement Agent Warrants will be exercisable 6 months after the commencement of sales in the February 2025 Offering and will expire on the five year anniversary of the initial exercise date.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, two holders of warrants executed their right under the “alternative cashless exercise” provision to effect a cashless exercise of a total of 3,246,111 shares of common stock.

Warrants exercisable as of March 31, 2025 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 and warrants to purchase 607,689 shares of common stock issued to investors that participated in the September Inducement Agreement that requires shareholder approval prior to the warrants being exercisable, warrants to purchase 475,713 shares of common stock issued to the Placement Agents (defined below in Note 13) and warrants to purchase 12,068 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.

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Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2025 is as follows:

Warrants

Weighted Average

Warrants

Exercise

Outstanding as of

Remaining

Exercisable as of

Price

    

March 31, 2025

    

Life (years)

    

March 31, 2025

$1.14 - $2.21

 

14,259,408

 

5.7

 

10,650,235

$3.18 - $3.48

 

618,617

 

4.1

 

618,617

$5.06 - $6.00

 

320,559

 

4.1

 

320,559

$1,574.00 - $30,000.00

 

5,860

 

2.8

 

5,860

$38,250.00 - $262,500.00

 

203

 

0.3

 

203

$3.17 *

 

15,204,647

 

 

11,595,474

* Weighted average

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

 

3.0

 

5,860

$38,250.00 - $262,500.00

 

203

 

0.6

 

202

$3.87*

 

13,534,334

 

4.1

 

10,692,147

* Weighted average

Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2024 exclude warrants to purchase 1 share 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.