Convertible Promissory Notes and Warrants | 6. Convertible Promissory Notes and Warrants 2021 Convertible Notes and Warrants From May 2021 to August 2022, the Company conducted a private placement (the “Units Private Placement”) of units (the “Units”) consisting of 10% secured convertible promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”) and accompanying warrants (the “Class C Warrants”), as were modified or amended from time to time. The most recent terms of the Convertible Notes and Class C Warrants were as follows: Convertible Notes Terms The Convertible Notes mature in 24 months from the initial closing date and accrue 10% of simple interest per annum on the outstanding principal amount. The Convertible Notes principal and accrued interest can be converted at any time at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $1.75 per share. 10,000,000 75 1.75 In the event that the Company consummates, while the Convertible Note is outstanding, an equity financing with a gross aggregate amount of securities sold less than $ 10,000,000 1.75 2.25 Class C Warrants Terms ● Exercise price is the lower of (i) $ 2.25 75 2.25 ● Exercisable for a period of 5 ● Warrant Coverage: 200 The Company determined that the optional and automatic conversion feature and the share redemption feature attached to the Convertible Notes met the definition of derivative liabilities and that the detachable warrants issued did not meet the definition of a liability and therefore was accounted for as an equity instrument. The fair value of the warrants and the fair value of derivative liabilities issued have been recorded as debt discount and are being amortized to interest and accretion expense using the effective interest method over the term of the Convertible Notes. In 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,260,594 6,692,765 4,180,071 6,500,743 Adjustment to Conversion Price of Convertible Notes and Exercise Price of Class C Warrants On April 13, 2023, the Company obtained exercise and conversion rights waivers and amendments from holders of the Convertible Notes and Class C Warrants (“Original Securities”), pursuant to which, the conversion price of the Convertible Notes and the exercise price of the Class C Warrants was adjusted to $ 0.10 14,432,996 16,538,486 The Company determined that the terms of the New Securities were substantially different from the Original Securities, and, as such the exchange of the Original Securities for the New Securities was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt on April 13, 2023, and the New Securities accounted for as a new debt issuance. As a result of this substantial modification, a total of 8,269,237 190,584,260 684,682 Nil During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued Convertible Notes (the “Replacement Placement Agent Notes”) to Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”) and Mr. Bradley Richmond. The principal amounts of these notes were $ 137,984 206,975 1,683,131 2,524,697 338,181 The Company determined that the optional conversion feature attached to the Convertible Notes did not meet the definition of derivative liabilities and that the detachable warrants issued did not meet the definition of a liability and therefore was accounted for as an equity instrument. The fair value of $ 19,403,385 Each of the Convertible Notes provides that any default on indebtedness of more than $ 100,000 1,000,000 May 7, 2023 135 The aggregate Mandatory Default Amount that may be due under the Convertible Notes was $28,461,827 on the date of the default, or $7,378,993 more than would otherwise have been due under the Convertible Notes on the date of the default. 7,378,993 Conversion of Convertible Notes In December 2023, several note holders exercised their right to convert Convertible Notes, resulting in an aggregate of $ 9,340,774 worth of Convertible Notes being converted into common stock of the Company. Amendment to Remaining Convertible Notes Additionally, subsequent to the conversion, the Company extended the terms of the outstanding Convertible Notes with an original maturity date of December 21, 2023, to extend their term until December 21, 2024. In connection with the extension of the maturity dates for the outstanding Convertible Notes, the Company executed a substantial modification that led to the extinguishment of the existing Convertible notes and the issuance of new Convertible Notes. This modification resulted in a gain on extinguishment of $ 1,520,047 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized interest and accretion expense of $ 19,691,390 2,763,749 The following table summarizes supplemental balance sheet information related to the convertible notes, net of debt discount outstanding, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022: Schedule of Convertible Notes Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount Balance, December 31, 2021 $ 26,065 Convertible notes issued - new securities 7,315,138 Issuance costs (535,717 ) Debt discount (6,479,421 ) Debt accretion 2,763,749 Debt extinguishment (338,181 ) Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 2,751,633 Debt accretion on Original securities 1,835,741 Debt extinguishment (4,587,374 ) Convertible notes issued - new securities 19,403,385 Debt discount (19,403,385 ) Debt accretion on New Securities 17,792,071 Mandatory Default Amount 7,378,993 Conversion of debt (9,426,260 ) Extinguishment of debt (10,518,069 ) Convertible notes issued with extended maturity date 10,518,069 Debt discount (1,520,047 ) Debt accretion 63,578 Balance, December 31, 2023 $ 14,288,335 Schedule of Convertible Notes Net of Debt Discount December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Convertible notes - total principal $ 18,955,174 $ 14,432,996 Unamortized issuance costs and discount (4,666,839 ) (11,681,363 ) Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount $ 14,288,335 $ 2,751,633 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Current portion $ 14,288,335 $ - Non-current portion - 2,751,633 Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount $ 14,288,335 $ 2,751,633 2023 Convertible Notes and Warrants I. On May 12, 2023, the Company conducted the initial closing (the “OID Units Initial Closing”) of a private placement of up to $ 10,000,000 100,000,000 15 0.10 0.10 0.20 As part of the OID Units Initial Closing and on the same date, Walleye Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. (“Walleye”) paid a subscription amount of $ 1,000,000 11,764,710 1,176,471 11,764,710 0.10 14,705,880 14,705,880 0.20 II. On May 30, 2023, the Company conducted the second closing (the “OID Units Second Closing”) of the OID Units Private Placement. In the OID Units Second Closing, Hexin Global Ltd. (“Hexin”) and Walleye agreed to the cancellation of the Hexin Promissory Note and the Walleye Promissory Note (see Note 5), respectively, and Frank Maresca (“Maresca”), a consultant to the Company, agreed to the cancellation of certain indebtedness, in exchange for OID Units and related agreements, as described below. First, under a Cancellation and Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2023, between the Company and Hexin (the “Hexin Cancellation Agreement”), Hexin agreed to cancel the Hexin Promissory Note (see Note 5) in exchange for the issuance of 9,578,040 957,804 814,133 9,578,040 0.10 11,972,550 0.10 11,972,550 0.20 Second, under a Cancellation and Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2023, between the Company and Walleye (the “Walleye Cancellation Agreement”), Walleye agreed to cancel the Walleye Promissory Note (see Note 5) in exchange for the issuance of 14,705,890 1,470,589 1,250,000 14,705,890 0.10 18,382,362 0.10 18,382,362 0.20 Third, under a Cancellation and Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2023, between the Company and Maresca (the “Maresca Cancellation Agreement” and together with the Hexin Cancellation Agreement and the Walleye Cancellation Agreement, the “Cancellation and Exchange Agreements”), Maresca agreed to cancel $ 150,000 1,764,710 176,471 150,000 1,764,710 0.10 2,205,887 0.10 2,205,887 0.20 III. On July 10, 2023, Marizyme conducted the third closing (the “Third OID Units Closing”) of the private placement. In connection with the Third OID Units Closing Hexin paid a subscription amount of $ 1,000,000 11,764,710 1,176,471 11,764,710 0.10 14,705,887 0.10 14,705,880 0.20 IV. On August 30, 2023, the Company conducted the fourth closing (the “Fourth OID Units Closing”) of the private placement of up to $ 10,000,000 100,000,000 825,000 9,705,960 970,596 9,705,960 0.10 12,132,448 0.10 12,132,448 0.20 Also in connection with the Fourth OID Units Closing, under a Cancellation and Exchange Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2023, between the Company and Frank Maresca (the “August 2023 Maresca Cancellation Agreement”), Mr. Maresca agreed to cancel $ 200,000 2,352,950 235,295 200,000 2,352,950 0.10 2,941,187 0.10 2,941,187 0.20 V. On November 20, 2023, the Company conducted the fifth closing (the “Fifth OID Units Closing”) of a private placement of up to $ 10,000,000 100,000,000 550,000 6,470,620 647,062 6,470,620 0.10 8,088,275 0.10 8,088,275 0.20 Also in connection with the Fifth OID Units Closing, three of the investors each signed a separate Cancellation and Exchange Agreement with the Company, agreeing to cancel aggregate short-term indebtedness of $ 150,319 1,768,470 176,847 150,319 1,768,470 0.10 2,210,587 0.10 2,210,587 0.20 The Company determined that the optional conversion feature attached to the OID Convertible Notes did not meet the definition of derivative liability and that the detachable warrants issued met the definition of a liability and therefore was accounted for as a derivative liability instrument. The warrants were fair valued at $ 12,292,635 6,888,475 Nil 795,934 11,496,701 Nil Additionally, on December 11, 2023, the Company amended the OID Convertible Notes contracts, resulting in a change in the accounting treatment for the detachable warrants. Following the amendment, the warrants no longer met the definition of liability and were consequently accounted for as equity instruments. This adjustment led to a reclassification of $ 11,496,701 During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized interest and accretion expense of $ 2,694,256 Nil The following table summarizes supplemental balance sheet information related to the OID Convertible Notes, net of debt discount outstanding, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022: Schedule of Convertible Notes OID Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount Balance, December 31, 2022 $ - Issuance of convertible notes 6,987,606 Issuance cost (1,583,154 ) Debt discount (5,404,452 ) Debt accretion 2,694,256 Balance, December 31, 2023 $ 2,694,256 Schedule of Convertible Notes Net of Debt Discount December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Convertible notes - total principal $ 6,987,606 $ - Unamortized issuance costs and discount (4,293,350 ) - Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount $ 2,694,256 $ - December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Current portion $ 2,694,256 $ - Non-current portion $ - $ - Convertible Notes, Net of Debt Discount $ 2,694,256 $ - 2023 Convertible Notes Terms The OID Convertible Notes will mature in nine months from the date of the OID Units Initial Closing and accrue 10% of interest per annum on the outstanding principal amount. The OID Convertible Notes will be unsecured and subordinated to any senior indebtedness of the Company. The OID Convertible Notes’ principal and accrued interest may generally be converted at any time at a conversion price of $0.10 per share, subject to adjustment, at the option of the holder, into shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations: (i) conversion would not cause the holder to beneficially own more than 4.99% of the Company’s common stock, or more than 9.99% if the holder beneficially owns more than 4.99% of common stock based on ownership of equity securities of the Company other than the OID Convertible Notes or the respective warrants; and (ii) the Company’s articles of incorporation have been amended to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to a sufficient amount to permit the full conversion of the OID Convertible Notes (the “Capital Event Amendment”). 2023 Warrants Terms The Class E Warrants and Class F Warrants are generally exercisable for a period from the date of the Capital Event Amendment until five years from the date of issue. The exercise right is subject to a similar beneficial ownership limitation that applies to conversion of the OID Convertible Notes above, i.e., exercise is permitted only if it would not cause the holder to beneficially own more than 4.99% of the Company’s common stock, or more than 9.99% if the holder beneficially owns more than 4.99% of common stock based on ownership of equity securities of the Company other than the OID Convertible Notes or the Class E Warrants and Class F Warrants. |