Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Common Stock Purchase Agreement
On August 23, 2022, LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (the “Company”) and SeaStar Medical, Inc. (“SeaStar”) entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim”), pursuant to which Tumim has committed to purchase, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Purchase Agreement, up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Total Commitment”). The parties’ respective obligations under the Purchase Agreement will not become effective until the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below) and certain amendments and deliverables under the Purchase Agreement are made (the “Purchase Agreement Closing”), all as specified in the Purchase Agreement, except that certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement will become effective immediately as described below.
Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Tumim, and Tumim is obligated to purchase, up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock. Such sales of common stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time at the Company’s sole discretion, over the period commencing after the date of the consummation of the business combination between the Company, SeaStar, and LMF Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Business Combination”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 21, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), and ending on the first day of the month next following the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Termination Date”).
The Company’s right to sell its Common Stock to Tumim, and Tumim’s obligation to purchase such Common Stock, will not become effective until the satisfaction of certain closing conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and the Purchase Agreement Closing occurs. These conditions include, but are not limited to, the closing of the Business Combination, the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Initial Registration Statement”), the filing of a final prospectus relating thereto with the SEC, and other customary closing conditions.
There are no upper limits on the price per share that Tumim must pay for shares of common stock. Actual sales of shares of common stock to Tumim will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the Company’s common stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations.
The net proceeds under the Purchase Agreement to the Company will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of its common stock to Tumim. The Company expects that any proceeds received by the Company from such sales to Tumim will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company has agreed with Tumim that it will not enter into any “equity line of credit” transactions or “variable rate transactions” with any third party during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Tumim has covenanted not to enter into or effect, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any short sales of the Company’s common stock or hedging transaction which establish a net short position with respect to the common stock.
As consideration for Tumim’s irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock upon the terms of and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company will pay Tumim a commitment fee of $2.5 million (the “Commitment Fee”). Prior to filing the Initial Registration Statement, the Company will pay the Commitment Fee by issuing shares of its common stock to Tumim (the “Commitment Shares”). The number of Commitment Shares issued will be based on the weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock prior to the Initial Registration Statement. If the Company terminates the Purchase Agreement prior to issuance of the Commitment Shares, the Company will be required to pay Tumim the Committee Fee in cash.