2022 Convertible Notes Offering
On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with an accredited investor (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Buyer in a private placement (i) senior secured convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of $6.075 million (the “2022 Notes”), at an initial conversion price of $5.00 per share of the Company's Class A common stock, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events described in the 2022 Notes, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 1,138,446 shares of Class A common stock with an initial exercise price of $3.25 per share of Class A common stock, exercisable immediately and expiring five years from the date of issuance (the “2022 Warrants” and, together with the 2022 Notes, the “2022 Notes Offering”), for $5.0 million of gross proceeds.
The 2022 Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company and issued with an original issue discount of approximately 17.65%. The 2022 Notes bear no interest until an event of default has occurred, upon which interest will accrue at 12.5% per annum. The 2022 Notes mature on September 15, 2024 unless earlier converted (upon the satisfaction of certain conditions) (the “2022 Notes Maturity Date ”). The 2022 Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Principal payments under the 2022 Notes are payable in equal monthly installments beginning on April 5, 2023 and ending on the 2022 Notes Maturity Date. Amortization payments are payable, at the Company’s election, in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of Class A common stock valued at the lower of (i) the Conversion Price (as defined in the 2022 Notes) then in effect, and (ii) the greater of (x) $0.496, subject to adjustment as described in the 2022 Notes, (y) 92% of the VWAP (as defined in the 2022 Notes) of the Class A common stock as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable installment payment date and (z) 92% of the quotient of (A) the sum of the VWAP of the Class A common stock for each of the three trading days with the lowest VWAP of the Class A common stock during the 20 consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately prior to the applicable installment payment date, divided by (B) 3, subject to adjustment as described in the 2022 Notes.
The Company may, subject to certain conditions, redeem all, or any portion not less than $1.0 million (or such lesser amount then outstanding thereunder), of the Conversion Amount (as defined in the 2022 Notes) then remaining under the 2022 Notes (the “Company Optional Redemption Amount”) on the applicable redemption date (a “Company Optional Redemption”) in cash at a price equal to 100% (or 115% if an event of default exists) of the greater of (i) the Conversion Amount being redeemed, and (ii) the sum of (A) the product of (1) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (2) the highest closing sale price of the Class A common stock during the period commencing the trading day that is immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice of redemption and ending upon the Company’s payment of the applicable redemption amount in full. The 2022 Notes can also be redeemed by either the Company or the Buyer, as applicable, under various other circumstances, such as a change of control, events of default, subsequent financings, or at the option of the Buyer under certain circumstances, with any such redemption subject to certain terms and conditions as set forth in the 2022 Notes.
Furthermore, the 2022 Notes provide that the holders thereof are entitled to, among other things, effectuate an Alternate Conversion (as defined in the 2022 Notes), defer or accelerate certain installment payments, participate in certain future offerings of the Company’s securities, in each case, subject to various limitations and conditions and at the prices set forth in the 2022 Notes, as applicable. The 2022 Notes contain certain conversion limitations, providing that no conversion may be made if, after giving effect to the conversion, the holder, together with any of its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A common stock.
The 2022 Notes contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants regarding the incurrence of indebtedness, the existence of liens, the repayment of indebtedness, the payment of cash in respect of dividends, distributions or redemptions and the transfer of assets, among other matters, as well as a financial covenant to maintain available cash at all times of $3.0 million. The 2022 Notes also contain certain customary events of default, including, among other things, the failure to file and maintain an effective registration statement covering the Registrable Securities (as defined below), subject to certain exceptions.
The 2022 Warrants contain certain conversion limitations, providing that a holder thereof may not exercise such 2022 Warrant to the extent (but only to the extent) that, if after giving effect to such conversion, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Class A common stock immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise.