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Debt The following presents the carrying value of the Company’s debt as of the respective period ends: September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Senior Term Loan $ 93,365 $ 158,228 New GPO Note 36,487 36,954 Convertible Notes 15,595 14,052 Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes 9,226 9,002 Era Convertible Note - 5,977 Aicel Convertible Note 1,150 1,156 PPP loan 63 144 Total gross debt 155,886 225,513 Debt issuance costs ( 3,716 ) ( 3,098 ) Total 152,170 222,415 Less: Current maturities ( 10,018 ) ( 105 ) Total Long-term debt $ 142,152 $ 222,310 Senior Term Loan On July 29, 2022, concurrent with the closing of the Company's Business Combination, FiscalNote, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc., entered into a senior credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") providing for a Senior Term Loan consisting of a fully funded principal amount of $ 150,000 and an uncommitted incremental loan facility totaling $ 100,000 available upon notice if the Company meets certain financial growth criteria and other customary requirements (the “Incremental Term Facility”) (collectively the “Senior Credit Facility”). The annual interest of the Senior Term Loan consists of two components: a cash interest component of (a) the greater of (i) Prime Rate plus 5.0 % per annum or (ii) 9.0 % payable monthly, and (b) interest payable in kind component of 1.00 % per annum, payable in kind monthly. The Senior Credit Facility will mature on July 29, 2027 . On March 17, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2022. Among other things, Amendment No. 1 provided for the extension of an incremental term loan by one of the lenders under the facility in the principal amount of $ 6,000 which was received by the Company on March 31, 2023, on the same terms as the existing term loans (the “Incremental Facility”). In connection with the funding of the Incremental Facility, t he Company issued the lender warrants expiring July 15, 2027 , to purchase up to 80,000 Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 0.01 per share, in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The lender warrants represented a non-cash financing activity. On May 16, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") to the Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2022. Among other things, Amendment No. 2 joined Dragonfly Eye Limited and Oxford Analytica Limited (“Oxford Analytica”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as Guarantors under the Credit Agreement. On August 3, 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") to the Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2022. Among other things, Amendment No. 3 provided for: (a) the extension of the July 2023 Deferred Fee from July 29, 2023 to July 29, 2024, (b) the increase of the July 2023 Deferred Fee from $ 1,734 to $ 2,034 , (c) an increase of the Restatement Date Final Agreement from $ 7,410 to $ 8,970 and (d) the revision to the minimum annual recurring revenue ("ARR") and adjusted EBITDA covenants (as both are defined in the Credit Agreement). In connection with the completion of the sale of Board.org on March 11, 2024, the Company also entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement (the “Amendment No. 4”), pursuant to which, among other things, the lenders consented to the release of the liens on Board.org’s assets and permitted the consummation of the sale in exchange for the permanent prepayment of $ 65,700 of term loans under the Credit Agreement. The Company also made a payment of $ 1,314 and $ 5,754 of related prepayment and exit fees, respectively. Amendment No. 4 also requires that upon receipt of any earn-out payment pursuant to the equity purchase agreement underlying the sale of Board.org, the Company will prepay outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement in an amount equal to 70 % of the net proceeds received from such earn-out payment, together with a prepayment fee and an exit fee, equal to 5.75 % of the amount of such prepayment. In addition, Amendment No. 4 extended the commencement of amortization payments under the Credit Agreement from August 15, 2025 to August 15, 2026, with such payments to fully amortize the term loans by the maturity date of July 15, 2027 . Amendment No. 4 also increased the Company’s minimum liquidity covenant to $ 22,500 and modified the Company’s minimum ARR and adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended) in order to appropriately reflect the sale of Board.org and the absence of its future contributions to the Company’s overall financial performance and position. The Prime Rate in effect for the Senior Term Loan was 8.50 % at September 30, 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , the Company incurred $ 11,165 and $ 15,341 and $ 837 and $ 1,177 of cash interest and paid-in-kind interest, respectively, on the Senior Term Loan. Paid-in-kind interest is reflected as a component of the carrying value of the Senior Term Loan as the payment of such interest will occur upon the settlement of the Senior Term Loan. The Company may prepay the Senior Term Loan in whole, subject to a 2.0 % prepayment fee if prepaid prior to July 30, 2024, 1.0 % prepayment fee if prepaid after July 30, 2024 but prior to July 30, 2025, and no prepayment fee if prepaid on or after July 30, 2025. The July 2023 Deferred Fee, as previously amended, of $ 2,034 was paid as part of Amendment No. 4. Accordingly, the Company recognized the accretion of the July 2023 Deferred Fee as interest expense through March 11, 2024. Prior to Amendment No. 4, the Company had $ 8,970 of deferred fees due at the earlier of prepayment or maturity of the Senior Term Loan which were amortized over the term of the Senior Term Loan using the effective interest method. On March 11, 2024, and as a result of Amendment No. 4, the Company had $ 5,250 of deferred fees outstanding which the Company recognized the accretion of these deferred fees as interest expense. The $ 1,134 of prepayment fee paid on March 11, 2024 was treated as a debt discount. The amortization recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 w as $ 675 and $ 180 , respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was $ 1,487 and $ 490 , respectively, and is included within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The remaining unamortized debt discount at September 30, 2024 is $ 3,317 , excluding any deferred fees, and is reflected net against debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Senior Term Loan is senior to all other debt and has a first priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Senior Term Loan contains customary negative covenants related to borrowing, events of default and covenants, including certain non-financial covenants and covenants limiting the Company’s ability to dispose of assets, undergo a change in control, merge with or acquire stock, and make investments, in each case subject to certain exceptions. In addition to the negative covenants, there were four financial covenants in place at September 30, 2024: a minimum cash balance requirement, minimum ARR requirement, an adjusted EBITDA requirement and a capital expenditure limitation. As of, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, in addition to the lenders being able to declare amounts outstanding under the Senior Term Loan due and payable the lenders can elect to increase the interest rate by 5.0 % per annum. New GPO Note On June 30, 2023 (the “Subscription Date”), the Company entered into an Exchange and Settlement Agreement (the “Exchange and Settlement Agreement”) with GPO FN Noteholder LLC (the “Investor”) pursuant to which (i) the Investor returned 5,881,723 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Investor to the Company for cancellation, (ii) the Company issued to the Investor a subordinated convertible promissory note in an initial principal amount of $ 46,794 (the “New GPO Note”), and (iii) the parties agreed to a mutual settlement and release of all claims including, but not limited to, any claims by the Investor for additional shares or money damages resulting from the entry into the Merger Agreement, relating to or arising from the conversion of the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated December 29, 2020, previously issued by a subsidiary of the pre-business combination FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. to the Investor. The exchange and settlement are non-cash exchanges in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The before mentioned transactions closed on July 3, 2023. The New GPO Note will mature on July 3, 2028 , unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by the Company or converted in accordance with the terms thereof. The New GPO Note bears interest at a rate of 7.50 % per annum payable quarterly in arrears, as follows: (i) for the first year following the date of issuance, interest will be payable in kind by adding interest to the principal amount of the New GPO Note; and (ii) for any period thereafter, interest will be payable in cash or freely tradeable shares of Class A Common Stock, at the Company’s option, with the value per share determined with reference to the trailing 30-day volume weighted average trading price prior to the interest payment date, subject to certain exceptions under which the Company will be permitted to pay PIK Interest. The New GPO Note is subordinate to the Company’s obligations under its Senior Term Loan which limits certain actions that the Company and the Investor may take under the New GPO Note. At any time prior to the July 3, 2028 maturity date, the Investor is entitled to convert all or any portion of the principal amount of the New GPO Note and accrued interest thereon into shares of Class A Common Stock at $ 7.92 per share. The New GPO Note is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits and similar transactions and, subject to standard exceptions, weighted average anti-dilution protection. The principal amount, together with accrued interest thereon, of the New GPO Note is redeemable by the Company in whole or in part based on certain conditions as defined in the New GPO Note. Pursuant to the terms of the New GPO Note, paid-in-kind interest accrued from the date of issuance through June 30, 2024. Beginning on July 1, 2024 the Company was required to pay interest with either cash or shares, solely at the discretion of the Company. Accordingly, on September 30, 2024, the Company issued 785,137 Class A Common Shares in satisfaction of the third quarter interest of $ 967 . The Company expects to satisfy future quarterly interest payments in shares. The Company elected to account for the New GPO Note using the fair value option. The New GPO Note was recorded at its June 30, 2023 acquisition date fair value of $ 36,583 . The Company initially recorded a loss contingency of $ 11,700 in its fiscal year 2022 financial statements representing the difference between the fair value of the shares returned by the Investor and the fair value of the New GPO Note on the date of exchange. With the execution of the Exchange and Settlement Agreement and New GPO Note, the Company recorded an additional non-cash loss on settlement with GPO of $ 3,474 in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The fair market value at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $ 36,487 and $ 36,954 , respectively. The unrealized change in the fair value of the New GPO Note of $ 4,443 is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income for the period ended September 30, 2024 and t he non-cash loss was recorded in the change in fair value of financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in the amount of a loss of $ 3,234 and $ 2,117 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 , respectively. The Company incurred total interest expense related to the new GPO note of $ 967 and $ 868 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and $ 2,826 and $ 868 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Convertible Notes At September 30, 2024, the holders of four convertible notes that were previously issued by Old FiscalNote (the “Convertible Notes”) with a principal and accrued PIK balance of $ 15,595 , remained outstanding. The Company incurred total interest expense related to the Convertible Notes, including the amortization of the various discounts, of $ 630 and $ 548 during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , respectively, and $ 1,829 and $ 1,585 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. These notes mature in July 2025 and November 2025. The notes that mature in July 2025 are recorded in the current maturities of long-term debt. Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes In connection with the Company's acquisition of Dragonfly, the Company financed part of the purchase with the issuance of convertible notes. The Dragonfly Convertible Notes were issued in a principal amount of £ 8.9 million pounds sterling (approximately $ 11,050 on the closing date of the acquisition), with interest at an annual rate of 8 %, which can be paid in cash or paid-in-kind. The paid-in-kind interest will be annually credited to the principal amount. All principal and accrued interest are due upon maturity on January 27, 2028 . At any time after August 2, 2023, the Company can convert any portion of the principal and accrued interest at the volume weighted-average price for the five consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the calendar month preceding the date the Company provides notice of conversion to the Sellers. At any time after the 18 month anniversary of the Dragonfly acquisition closing date, the lender has the right to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest for FiscalNote common stock at $ 10.00 per share, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to common stock. The Company elected to account for the Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes using the fair value option. The Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes were recorded at their acquisition date fair value of $ 8,635 . The fair market value at September 30, 2024 and at December 31, 2023 was $ 9,226 and $ 9,002 . The unrealized change in the fair value of the Dragonfly Seller Convertible Note of $ 0 and $ 1,264 is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the non-cash loss of $ 743 and $ 339 was recorded in the change in fair value of financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The non-cash gain was recorded in the change in fair value of financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operation s and comprehensive loss in the amount of a gain of $ 401 and a loss of $ 6 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company incurred total interest expense related to the Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes of $ 259 a nd $ 230 during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , respectively, and $ 747 and $ 609 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Era Convertible Notes In connection with a Company’s strategic commercial partnership, the Company issued a convertible note to EGT-East, LLC ("Era"), a third-party lender, for $ 5,500 on December 8, 2023 and a second convertible note for $ 801 on January 5, 2024 (collectively, the "Era Convertible Notes"). The Era Convertible Notes were issued in aggregate principal amount of $ 6,301 , with cash interest at a rate equal to the applicable federal rate published by the Internal Revenue Service beginning on June 8, 2024. All principal and unpaid interest were to mature on December 8, 2027 . Pursuant to the copilot agreement (the "Co-Pilot Agreement") entered into by and among the Company, FiscalNote Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and Era on December 8, 2023, the Company agreed to issue Era up to an additional $ 3,150 in the form of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock no later than June 2024 (the "Partnership Shares"). The Co-Pilot Agreement requires the Company to issue additional shares of Common Stock (“Additional Shares”) to Era if Era’s sales of the Partnership Shares and the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Era Convertible Notes (the "Underlying Shares") do not generate aggregate cash proceeds to Era that equal or exceed approximately $ 9,452 during the sell-off period set forth in the Co-Pilot Agreement. Any such Additional Shares would be valued based on the volume weighted average price of the trailing 30 trading day period, calculated prior to the date of any such issuance. On April 11, 2024, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Era modifying certain provisions of the Era Convertible Notes and the Co-Pilot Agreement. The Letter Agreement permitted and required the Company to convert approximately $ 1,599 in aggregate principal amount of the Era Convertible Notes (the “Early Converted Notes”) into a portion of the Underlying Shares. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company was also required to issue to Era the Partnership Shares. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Era has the right to convert the aggregate principal amount of the remaining Era Convertible Notes (the “Remaining Notes”), but only on or after June 30, 2024, if such conversion right is not cancelled by the terms of the Letter Agreement. In addition, the Letter Agreement terminated the Company’s obligation to issue the Additional Shares under the circumstances specified therein. On April 11, 2024 and pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company issued the Investor an aggregate of 3,003,268 shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligations with respect to the Partnership Shares and a portion of the Underlying Shares. The Company elected to account for the Era Convertible Notes using the fair value option. The Era Convertible Note dated December 8, 2023 was recorded at its acquisition date fair value of $ 5,500 . The Era Convertible Note dated January 5, 2024 was recorded at its acquisition date fair value of $ 801 . The fair market value of the Era Convertible Note dated December 8, 2023 was $ 5,977 at December 31, 2023. The non-cash change in fair value of financial instruments recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) was a loss $ 3,189 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. On June 12, 2024 and June 25, 2024 the Company issued the Investor an aggregate amount of 3,848,831 shares of Common Stock to satisfy its remaining obligations with regards to the Era Convertible Notes and Co-Pilot Agreement, including the obligation to issue Additional Shares. Accordingly, the Company has no obligations outstanding related to the Era Convertible Note. Aicel Convertible Note In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Aicel, the Company assumed a convertible note (“Aicel Convertible Note”) issued by Aicel in a private placement to a third-party lender dated July 27, 2022. The Aicel Convertible Note was issued in a principal amount of $ 1,131 , with paid-in-kind interest at an annual rate of 1 %. All principal and accrued and unpaid interest are due on maturity at July 27, 2027 . The Aicel Convertible Note provides for no prepayments until maturity without written consent of the lender. The Aicel Convertible Note can be converted upon the occurrence of certain events, including (i) Aicel initial public offering (“IPO”), (ii) change in control of Aicel (the acquisition of Aicel by FiscalNote did not constitute a change in control as defined in the purchase agreement), or (iii) sale of substantially all of Aicel’s assets (collectively, a “Conversion Event”). The Company has the right to convert the Aicel Convertible Note into shares of common stock issued in an IPO, if (a) the Conversion Event is an IPO and (b) the price per share paid in an IPO is greater than the stipulated initial conversion price. The lender has the right to elect to convert the Aicel Convertible Note into shares of common stock upon the occurrence of a Conversion Event. At any time after the second anniversary of the Aicel acquisition closing date until the earlier of (a) the Aicel Convertible Note maturity date, or (b) the occurrence of any liquidity event, the lender has the right to require FiscalNote to repurchase the outstanding principal in exchange for FiscalNote common stock. The lender will receive a number of shares of FiscalNote equal to the outstanding principal plus accrued interest divided by the FiscalNote common stock price and rounded to the nearest whole share. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, in addition to the lenders being able to declare amounts outstanding under the Aicel Convertible Note due and payable the lenders can elect to increase the paid-in-kind interest rate to 12.0 % per annum. The Company concluded that the contingent default interest provision was required to be bifurcated and treated as an embedded derivative liability. The associated value was immaterial and required no initial amount to be recorded and continues to be immaterial as of the reporting date. The Company determined that the remaining embedded features were clearly and closely related to the debt host and did not require bifurcation from the debt host. The Aicel Convertible Note was recorded at its acquisition fair value of $ 1,131 . The Company incurred total interest expense related to the Aicel Convertible Note of $ 3 and $ 2 du ring the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , and $ 8 and $ 8 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On October 31, 2024, the Aicel convertible note was assumed by the buyer with the sale of the Aicel entity as discussed in Note 18, Subsequent events. PPP Loan On April 13, 2020, the Company received funding in the principal amount of $ 8,000 under the CARES Act to be repaid over five years . Interest accrues annually at 1 %. On February 14, 2022, the SBA forgave $ 7,667 of the PPP Loan with the remaining balance of $ 333 . The Company recognized the forgiveness of PPP Loan as a gain on debt extinguishment in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in 2022. As of September 30, 2024, the Company recorded the remaining PPP Loan balance of $ 63 as short-term debt. Total Debt The following table summarizes the total estimated fair value of the Company's debt as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. These fair values are deemed Level 3 liabilities within the fair value measurement framework. September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Senior Term Loan $ 92,576 $ 168,702 New GPO Note 36,487 36,954 Convertible Notes 15,102 13,992 Dragonfly Seller Convertible Notes 9,226 10,407 Era Convertible Notes - 5,977 Total $ 153,391 $ 236,032 Warrants Old FiscalNote Warrants At September 30, 2024, 118,700 warrants (previously issued by Old FiscalNote to lenders prior to the Senior Term Loan) with an exercise price of $ 8.56 , remain outstanding. These warrants are accounted for as a liability with a fair value of $ 68 at September 30, 2024, and are included as part of the other non-current liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Warrants associated with Amendment No. 1 On March 17, 2023, in connection with Amendment No. 1 discussed above, the Company issued 80,000 warrants with an exercise price of $ 0.01 . These warrants are accounted for as a liability with a fair value of $ 102 at September 30, 2024 , and are included as part of the other non-current liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets. |