If we raise additional capital through the sale of shares of our common stock, convertible securities or debt in the future, your ownership of our common stock could be diluted and restrictions could be imposed on our business.
In addition to this offering and the concurrent private placement, we may issue shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock to raise additional capital in the future, pursuant to the Sales Agreement or otherwise. To the extent we issue such securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution and the trading price of our common stock could decline. If we obtain additional funds through a credit facility or through the issuance of debt securities, such debt could have rights senior to your rights as a common stockholder, which could impair the value of our common stock. The terms of any such financing may also include restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt and certain operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct business.
We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our stock.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividend on our capital stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. In addition, future debt instruments may materially restrict our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. Any return to stockholders would therefore be limited to the appreciation, if any, of their stock.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock are eligible to be sold into the market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. Upon completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement, we will have 32,199,553 shares of common stock outstanding. These shares may be resold into the public market immediately without restriction, unless owned or purchased by our affiliates. In addition, we have agreed to file a resale registration statement to register the resale of 625,000 shares of common stock that we have agreed to sell in a concurrent private placement pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated May 2, 2023. Once the registration statement is effective, these shares may be resold into the public market immediately without restriction, subject to securities laws.
We may experience delays and difficulties with the closing of the concurrent private placement and no assurance can be given that closing will take place on the timeline currently anticipated. The failure to close the concurrent private placement could adversely impact our future liquidity and our financial condition.
We have entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell directly to the private placement purchaser, in a concurrent private placement shares of common stock at the same price as the price to the public in this offering for aggregate gross proceeds of $5.0 million. The closing of the concurrent private placement is subject to closing conditions and is expected to close within 10 business days of the closing of this offering. We may experience delays and difficulties with the closing of the concurrent private placement, and no assurance can be given that closing will take place on the timeline currently anticipated. Some of the conditions to closing are outside of our control and it is possible that not all of the closing conditions to the concurrent private placement will be satisfied or that we will not receive the entire amount of expected proceeds on the timeline currently anticipated. The failure to close the concurrent private placement could adversely impact our future liquidity and our financial condition.
There is no assurance that we will enter into a definitive funding agreement, or Funding Agreement, with the investor and obtain funding on the terms set forth in the Term Sheet, or at all. Any definitive Funding Agreement executed pursuant to the Term Sheet would increase our operating complexity.
In April 2023, we entered into the Term Sheet with the investor for a structured royalty financing of up to $100 million in funding, in multiple tranches with each subject to certain conditions. The Term Sheet is non-binding and there is no assurance that we will enter into a Funding Agreement and obtain funding on the terms set forth in the Term Sheet, or at all. Entry into a Funding Agreement is subject to certain conditions, including the completion of confirmatory due diligence by the investor. We and the investor may determine to make material changes to the terms set forth in the Term Sheet prior to entering into a Funding Agreement, or not to ultimately enter into the Funding Agreement. In addition, the entry into the Funding Agreement may not occur on the timeline we currently expect, if at all.
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