warrants were exchanged for 1,995,879 warrants to purchase shares of Complete Solaria Common Stock. Legacy Complete Solaria accounted for the mandatorily redeemable investment from Carlyle in accordance with ASC 480 —Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and recorded the investment as a liability, which was accreted to its redemption value under the effective interest method.
Among other changes to the investment agreement, the modification accelerates the redemption date of the investment, which was previously February 14, 2025 and is March 31, 2024 subsequent to the modification. Additionally, as part of the amendment, the parties entered into an amended and restated warrant agreement. As part of the warrant agreement, Complete Solaria will issue Carlyle a warrant to purchase up to 2,745,879 shares of Complete Solaria Common Stock at a price per share of $0.01, which is inclusive of the outstanding warrant to purchase 1,995,879 shares at the time of modification. The warrant, which expires on July 18, 2030, provides Carlyle with the right to purchase shares of Complete Solaria Common Stock based on (a) the greater of (i) 1,995,879 shares and (ii) the number of shares equal to 2.795% of the Complete Solaria’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, on a fully-diluted basis; plus (b) on and after the date that is ten (10) days after the date of the agreement, an additional 350,000 shares; plus (c) on and after the date that is thirty (30) days after the date of the agreement, if the original investment amount has not been repaid, an additional 150,000 shares; plus (d) on and after the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of the agreement, if the original investment amount has not been repaid, an additional 250,000 shares, in each case, of Complete Solaria Common Stock at a price of $0.01 per share.
As of the date of this filing, Complete Solaria has not concluded on the accounting analysis for the modification of the Carlyle investment agreement. Due to the acceleration of the maturity date and issuance of additional warrants, Complete Solaria will analyze the transaction to assess the modification of a mandatorily redeemable financial instrument in accordance with the modification and extinguishment guidance included in ASC 470, Debt, and Complete Solaria will assess the classification and measurement of the warrants issued in connection with the modification ASC 480 —Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, ASC 815 — Derivatives and Hedging, and ASC 718 — Compensation-Stock Compensation.
Discontinued Operations & Divesture Accounting
On October 6, 2023, Complete Solaria completed the sale of its solar panel business to Maxeon, pursuant to the terms of the Disposal Agreement. Under the terms of the Disposal Agreement, Maxeon agreed to acquire certain assets and employees of Complete Solaria.
As of the date of this filing, Complete Solaria has not concluded on the accounting analysis for the Disposal Transaction. Complete Solaria expects that an evaluation will be required to consider, but not necessarily limited to, the guidance in ASC 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other and ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment.
The results of this accounting analysis may have material implications on Complete Solaria’s financial statements. Based on its preliminary analysis, Complete Solaria expects the Disposal Transaction to meet the criteria to be classified as held-for-sale and discontinued operations. As such, the carrying value of the assets relating to the disposal group would be required to be adjusted to reflect the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell, with any changes in fair value to be recorded as a component of income. The assets related to the disposal group would be required to be presented separately on Complete Solaria’s balance sheets. Further, the operating results associated with the discontinued operations would be required to be bifurcated from those of continuing operations on Complete Solaria’s statements of operations for the periods presented.
Warrant Amendment
In conjunction with the Disposal Transaction, on October 5, 2023, Complete Solaria amended certain warrants, dated November 2, 2022, originally issued by the Complete Solaria to six warrant holders.
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