U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
January 25, 2021
Page 6
July 2020 Valuation and September 25, 2020 and November 4, 2020 Stock Option Grants
On September 25, 2020 and November 4, 2020, the Company granted stock options to purchase a total of 10,647,640 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.51 per share. On the date of each grant, the Board determined the estimated fair value of the Common Stock was $0.51 per share based on a number of factors, including the July 2020 Valuation.
For the July 2020 Valuation, the Company estimated the fair value of the Common Stock by using the Hybrid Method. The Hybrid Method addressed two probability-weighted scenarios: (i) a going concern (stay-private) scenario, weighted at 90.0%, and (ii) an IPO scenario assuming an IPO in December 2020, weighted at 10.0%.
The going concern (stay-private) scenario used the OPM to estimate the fair value of the Common Stock. For the OPM, the market approach, specifically the backsolve method, was used to determine the implied total equity value of the Company by accounting for all share class rights and preferences. For purposes of the July 2020 Valuation, the OPM reflected (i) the closings of the sales and issuances of convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $11.1 million in June 2020 (the “2020 Notes”), and (ii) the contemplated closing of the Company’s Series C redeemable preferred stock financing and the related conversion of the aggregate principal amount and accrued interest of the 2020 Notes into shares of the Company’s Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock upon such closing, which ultimately occurred in August 2020 (the “Series C Financing”).
In determining the implied total equity value under the backsolve method, the Company used an estimated volatility of 45.8% and an estimated time to liquidity of 2.0 years, based on management’s best estimates of a liquidity event at such time.
The IPO scenario used the PWERM to estimate the fair value of the Common Stock. For the PWERM, the future equity value at an expected IPO scenario date was allocated to the outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock, including shares of the Company’s Series C redeemable preferred stock (including shares of the Company’s Series C redeemable preferred stock issuable upon conversion of the 2020 Notes), options to purchase shares of Common Stock, and shares of Common Stock, based on the rights and preferences of each class and series of equity.
The Company deemed it appropriate to apply a total of 10.0% weighting for the PWERM because around the time of the July 2020 Valuation, the Company was engaged in only the early stages of its IPO process, including scheduling the organizational meeting. In addition, there existed uncertainties related to future business developments (e.g., the Company’s ability to obtain FDA approval of its COVID-19 test kit in one or more of its intended indications) and other events outside of the Company’s control (e.g., the then-upcoming U.S. congressional and presidential elections) that could materially impact the viability and timing of any IPO by the Company. In addition, there remained uncertainty surrounding the regulatory approval pathway of the Company’s COVID-19 test kit. Accordingly, based on the foregoing and certain other discussions with the Company’s management, and based on the numerous processes and requirements that need to be satisfied before being able to proceed with an IPO, the PWERM was weighted at 10.0%, and captured the value created in a potential IPO scenario, and the going concern (stay-private) scenario valued using the OPM method was weighted at 90.0%.
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