Private Placement Issuance | Private Placement Issuance Overview of Transactions On January 23, 2022, we entered into (i) a Loan Agreement (the Casdin Bridge Loan Agreement) with Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II, L.P. and Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. (collectively, Casdin) and (ii) a Loan Agreement (the Viking Bridge Loan Agreement, and together with the Casdin Bridge Loan Agreement, the Bridge Loan Agreements) with Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master LP and Viking Global Opportunities Drawdown (Aggregator) LP (collectively, Viking and, together with Casdin, the Purchasers and each, a Purchaser). Each Bridge Loan Agreement provided for a $12.5 million term loan (the Bridge Loans) to the Company. The Bridge Loans were fully drawn on January 24, 2022. The Bridge Loans automatically converted into Series B Preferred Stock, defined below, upon the completion of the Preferred Equity Financ ing, defined below. Also on January 23, 2022, we entered into separate Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (the Purchase Agreements) with each of Casdin and Viking pursuant to which at the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, including the approval of our stockholders, we issued and sold an aggregate of $225 million of convertible preferred stock on April 4, 2022, consisting of: (i) 112,500 shares of the Company’s Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Series B-1 Preferred Stock), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share to Casdin; and (ii) 112,500 shares of the Company’s Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Series B-2 Preferred Stock, and together with the Series B-1 Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock) at a purchase price of $1,000 per share to Viking (the Preferred Equity Financing, and together with the issuance of shares of Series B Preferred Stock in connection with the conversion of the Bridge Loans, the Private Placement Issuance). The rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock are set forth in the Series B-1 Certificate of Designations and Series B-2 Certificate of Designations (collectively, the Series B Certificates of Designations), each as defined in the respective Purchase Agreements. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to our common stock with respect to dividend rights, redemption rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to participate in all dividends declared on our common stock on an as-converted basis, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Series B Certificates of Designations. Our board of directors (the Board) called a meeting (Special Meeting) to ask our stockholders to consider, vote upon and approve (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter) to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that we are authorized to issue from two hundred million (200,000,000) shares to four hundred million (400,000,000) shares and to change the Company’s name to Standard BioTools Inc. (the Charter Amendment Proposal); (ii) a proposal to approve, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the issuance of (A) the Series B-1 Preferred Stock and the Series B-2 Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, (B) the Series B-1 Preferred Stock and the Series B-2 Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Loan Agreements and (C) the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock (the Private Placement Issuance Proposal); and (iii) a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting if the Special Meeting were convened and a quorum were present, but there were not sufficient votes to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Private Placement Issuance Proposal (the Adjournment Proposal, and, together with the Private Placement Issuance Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Stockholder Proposals). Each of the Private Placement Issuance Proposal and Charter Amendment Proposal were conditioned on the approval of the other proposal, and neither proposal would take effect unless both were approved by our stockholders. Our stockholders approved the Charter Amendment Proposal and Private Placement Issuance Proposal on April 1, 2022. The Private Placement Issuance closed on April 4, 2022. The proceeds of the Private Placement Issuance have been and will be used to fund expenses related to the Private Placement Issuance, as well as working capital, general corporate purposes and potential future merger and acquisition opportunities that we may identify from time to time. Bridge Loans Prior to their conversion, the Bridge Loans bore interest (i) from and including the effective date of the Bridge Loan Agreements to but excluding March 1, 2022, at 10%, (ii) from and including March 1, 2022 to but excluding June 1, 2022, at 12%, (iii) from and including June 1, 2022 to but excluding September 1, 2022, at 14%, and (iv) from and including September 1, 2022 and thereafter, at 16%. Interest accrued daily and was payable in kind by adding the accrued interest to the outstanding principal amount. Unless earlier converted, the outstanding principal amount of the Bridge Loans (inclusive of principal and accrued and unpaid interest) was due and payable in cash on the maturity date. The Bridge Loans automatically converted into Series B Preferred Stock upon the issuance of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, in accordance with the terms of the Bridge Loan Agreements. The Bridge Loans converted into a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to (i) the then outstanding principal amount of the applicable Bridge Loan (including any interest added to the original principal amount thereof) plus accrued and unpaid interest (together, the Conversion Amount) on the Bridge Loans divided by $1,000 multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series B Certificates of Designations) divided by $2.84. If the Series B Preferred Stock had not been approved for issuance by our stockholders, or the Purchase Agreements were terminated, then the Bridge Loans would have become convertible, at each lender’s option, into common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company at an initial conversion rate of 352.1126 shares of common stock per $1,000 of the Conversion Amount, subject to the cap set forth in the Bridge Loan Agreements. Unless earlier converted, the Bridge Loans, inclusive of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, would have become due and payable in cash on the maturity date. The maturity date of the Bridge Loans was 91 days after the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility as defined in Note 9. The latest possible maturity date of the Bridge Loans was September 30, 2025. The conversion rate was subject to customary adjustments as set forth in the Bridge Loan Agreements. The carrying value of the Bridge Loans is as follows (in thousands): March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Principal amount $ 25,000 $ — Accrued and unpaid interest 499 — Conversion amount 25,499 — Unrealized loss on Bridge Loans 10,156 — Fair value of Bridge Loans $ 35,655 $ — Applying the guidance in ASC 825, we elected to record the Bridge Loans at their fair value. The change in fair value of the Bridge Loans from $25.0 million at inception to $35.7 million as of March 31, 2022, including the portion attributable to accrued interest, is reflected as a non-operating unrealized loss on the Bridge Loans in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. In addition, as required under the fair value option, issuance costs associated with the debt of $0.2 million were recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2022. The unrealized loss on the Bridge Loans was largely driven by an increase in the price of our common stock from $2.84 per share at inception to $3.59 per share as of March 31, 2022, and, to a lesser extent, to the change in value of the various conversion options under the Approval Scenario, discussed below. We employed a probability‐weighted expected return method in our valuation analysis of the Bridge Loans. Specifically, our analysis contemplated two scenarios: 1) our stockholders approve the transaction (Approval Scenario) and 2) our stockholders do not approve the transaction (Disapproval Scenario). To estimate the fair value of the Bridge Loans pursuant to the Approval Scenario, we employed a Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) analysis based on the underlying Series B Preferred Stock into which the Bridge Loans were convertible. Given the convertibility of the Series B Preferred Stock into cash or our common stock, our MCS analysis simulated the value of the Series B Preferred Stock using a random‐walk process that incorporated the various provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock discussed below. Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements The Purchase Agreements for the issuance of 225,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $225 million at a future date, have been accounted for as forward sales contracts at fair value in accordance with ASC 480 because the Series B Preferred Stock includes certain contingent redemption features which create an obligation for the Company to repurchase its shares. The fair values of the forward sales contracts were determined using the MCS analysis discussed above. As noted above, given the convertibility of the Series B Preferred Stock into cash or our common stock under several scenarios, the MCS analysis simulated the value of our common stock and the resulting impact on the value of Series B Preferred Stock, given the various provisions discussed below. The fair value of 225,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock was determined to be $262.8 million as of March 31, 2022. The $37.8 million difference between the fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock of $262.8 million and the par value of $225 million represents the value of the forward sales contracts and is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in non-current liabilities, while the change in the fair value of the forward sales contracts is included in non-operating income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in the fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock from January 23, 2022 to March 31, 2022 reflects the increase in the price of our common stock since the inception of the contracts through March 31, 2022, and the value of the various conversion rights and key provisions discussed below. The Series B Certificates of Designations contain several conversion rights and other key provisions described below. Holder Voluntary Conversion Rights The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holders thereof at any time into a number of shares of common stock equal to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Series B Certificates of Designations), which is initially 294.1176 shares of common stock per share of Series B Preferred Stock, in each case subject to certain adjustments and certain limitations on conversion. Issuer Call Provision At any time after the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Private Placement Issuance, if the last reported sale price of the common stock is greater than 250% of the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series B Certificates of Designations) as of such time for at least 20 consecutive trading days, we may elect to convert all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock. Issuer Redemption Provision After the seventh anniversary of the closing of the Private Placement Issuance, subject to certain conditions, we may, at our option, redeem all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a redemption price per share of Series B Preferred Stock, payable in cash, equal to the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Series B Certificates of Designations). Change of Control Provisions If we undergo certain change of control transactions, each holder of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock will have the option, subject to the holder’s right to convert all or a portion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder into common stock, to require us to purchase all or a portion of such holder’s outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock that have not been converted into common stock at a purchase price per share of Series B Preferred Stock, payable in cash, equal to the greater of (A) the Liquidation Preference of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, and (B) the amount of cash and/or other assets that such holder would have been entitled to receive if such holder had converted such share of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the change of control transaction (Change of Control Put). In the event of a change of control in which we are not expected to be the surviving corporation or if the common stock will no longer be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, we will have a right to redeem, subject to the holder’s right to convert into common stock prior to such redemption, all of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or if a holder exercises the Change of Control Put in part, the remainder of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock, at a redemption price per share payable in cash, equal to the greater of (A) the Liquidation Preference of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, and (B) the amount of cash and/or other assets that the holder would have received if such holder had converted such share of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the change of control transaction. Liquidation Rights |