Shareholders' Equity | 9. Shareholders’ Equity Common Stock Closing of Underwritten Public Offering On March 25, 2019, the Company announced the closing of an underwritten public offering for gross proceeds of approximately $12.5 million, which included the partial exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option to purchase additional shares and warrants, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering was comprised of 16,666,668 shares of common stock, together with short-term warrants to purchase up to 8,333,334 shares of common stock, and long-term warrants to purchase up to 8,333,334 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $0.75. The Company granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,500,000 additional shares of common stock and/or short-term warrants to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock and long-term warrants to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter did not exercise its option to purchase additional shares of common stock, however the underwriter Each short-term warrant has an exercise price of $0.75 per share of common stock, is immediately exercisable, and will expire on the earlier of (1) the eighteen-month anniversary of the date of issuance and (2) twenty-one trading days following the Company’s release of top-line data related to its Phase 2 double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial of AG013. Each long-term warrant has an exercise price of $0.90 per share of common stock, is immediately exercisable and will expire five years following the date of issuance. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund its AG013 research, clinical trials, pre-clinical development of the lantibiotics program, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Other Share Issuance On February 1, 2019, and May 1, 2019, respectively, the Company issued 12,500 shares of its common stock as partial consideration for the acquisition of certain services. Preferred Stock The Series A Non-Voting, Convertible Preferred Stock Financing On May 10, 2017 we entered into a securities purchase agreement with three accredited investors, to purchase up to $3,000,000 of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock Financing”). The full $3,000,000 of Preferred Stock, and after giving effect to the reverse stock split and the conversion of 2,583,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into 258,300 shares of the Company’s common stock, is convertible into nine hundred and forty one thousand seven hundred and one shares of our Common Stock, based on a fixed conversion price of $2.50 per share on an as-converted basis.. Except as otherwise required by law, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, we shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (b) amend its articles of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up by us, whether voluntary or involuntary that is not a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, the greater of (i) the product of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by such holder, multiplied by the Original Issue Price; and (ii) the amount that would be payable to such holder in the Liquidation in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock if all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the Liquidation. The Series A Preferred Stock is classified as permanent equity. The Series B Non-Voting, Convertible Preferred Stock Financing On November 8, 2017, we completed a private placement of $3,300,000 of Series B Non-Voting, Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement with four existing shareholders who are accredited investors including an entity affiliated with a director of the Company (the “Series B Preferred Stock Financing”). The full $3,300,000 of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, after giving effect to the reverse stock split into one million three hundred and twenty thousand shares of our Common Stock, based on a conversion of one share of Series B Preferred Stock into two shares of Common Stock. Except as otherwise required by law, the Series B Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, we shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (b) amend its articles of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. The Series B Preferred Stock shall rank (i) on par with the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock and junior to Series C Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and (ii) junior to Series C Preferred Stock, on par with Series A Preferred Stock and senior to the Common Stock as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up by us, whether voluntary or involuntary. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up by us, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, after payment to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock but on par with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and in preference to the holders of the Common Stock, an amount of cash equal to the greater of (i) the product of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then held by such holder, multiplied by the Original Issue Price; and (ii) the amount that would be payable to such holder in the Liquidation in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock if all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the Liquidation. The Series B Preferred Stock is classified as permanent equity. Series C Non-Voting, Non- Convertible Preferred Stock Financing Intrexon Debt Conversion Each issued and outstanding share of Series C Preferred Stock entitled the holder of record, Intrexon, to receive dividends at the annual rate of twelve percent (12%) (the “Initial Rate”) of its Stated Value, payable by issuing additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock within thirty days after the end of each calendar year pro-rata for partial years. The Initial Rate was automatically increased to twenty percent (20%) after May 10, 2019. In January of 2019 we issued 12.208 shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock as a dividend to Intrexon, as the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock. Changes In Shareholders’ Equity A summary of the changes in shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows: Additional Total Common Stock Preferred Stock Paid In Accumulated Shareholders’ Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity Balances at December 31, 2018 29,433,135 $ 29,433 16,017,101.733 $ 6,100,182 $ 126,125,976 $ (111,373,608 ) $ 20,881,983 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 145,829 — 145,829 Issuance of common stock - shelf takedown, net of expenses 16,666,668 16,667 — — 11,399,009 — 11,415,676 Issuance of common stock in exchange for services 12,500 12 — — 5,988 — 6,000 Series C dividend — — 12.208 413,214 — (413,214 ) — Net loss — — — — — (3,325,717 ) (3,325,717 ) Balances at March 31, 2019 46,112,303 $ 46,112 16,017,113.941 $ 6,513,396 $ 137,676,802 $ (115,112,539 ) $ 29,123,771 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 164,588 — 164,588 Issuance of common stock - shelf takedown, net of expenses — — — — (65,000 ) — (65,000 ) Issuance of common stock in exchange for services 12,500 13 — — 5,988 — 6,001 Net loss — — — — — (4,806,460 ) (4,806,460 ) Balances at June 30, 2019 46,124,803 $ 46,125 16,017,113.941 $ 6,513,396 $ 137,782,378 $ (119,918,999 ) $ 24,422,900 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 232,175 — 232,175 Net loss — — — — — (3,836,549 ) (3,836,549 ) Balances at September 30, 2019 46,124,803 $ 46,125 16,017,113.941 $ 6,513,396 $ 138,014,553 $ (123,755,548 ) $ 20,818,526 Additional Total Common Stock Preferred Stock Paid In Accumulated Shareholders’ Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity Balances at December 31, 2017 4,928,335 $ 4,928 18,600,100.000 $ 6,309,608 $ 101,402,570 $ (101,400,797 ) $ 6,316,309 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 118,324 — 118,324 Conversion of Series A preferred stock to common stock 258,300 259 (2,583,000 ) (268,096 ) 267,837 — — Series C dividend — — 1.733 58,670 — (58,670 ) — Net loss — — — — — (2,119,397 ) (2,119,397 ) Balances at March 31, 2018 5,186,635 $ 5,187 16,017,101.7330 $ 6,100,182 $ 101,788,731 $ (103,578,864 ) $ 4,315,236 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 81,986 — 81,986 Issuance of common stock - shelf takedown, net of expenses 900,000 900 — — 1,509,427 — 1,510,327 Issuance of restricted common stock 16,000 16 — — 24,304 — 24,320 Net loss — — — — — (2,281,289 ) (2,281,289 ) Balances at June 30, 2018 6,102,635 $ 6,103 16,017,101.733 $ 6,100,182 $ 103,404,448 $ (105,860,153 ) $ 3,650,580 Compensation expense relating to option issuances — — — — 648,302 — 648,302 Issuance of common stock, Series D preferred stock, and warrants, net of expenses 4,436,000 4,436 9,364,000 4,464,107 7,963,085 — 12,431,628 Conversion of Series D preferred stock to common stock 7,868,000 7,868 (7,868,000 ) (3,750,920 ) 3,743,052 — — Issuance of common stock in exchange for services 12,500 12 — — 5,988 — 6,000 Net loss — — — — — (2,757,835 ) (2,757,835 ) Balances at September 30, 2018 18,419,135 $ 18,419 17,513,101.733 $ 6,813,369 $ 115,764,875 $ (108,617,988 ) $ 13,978,675 |