Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
During the past three years, we issued the following securities, which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Convertible Notes
Starting in December 2017, we sold convertible promissory notes to certain investors to help finance our operations in amounts ranging from $20,000 to $500,000, earning annual interest at 6% and all maturing on November 31, 2019. Starting in November 2018, we sold convertible promissory notes to help finance our operations in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $320,000, earning annual interest at 6% and all maturing on November 9, 2020. These notes were convertible into shares issued in our next financing (as defined in the notes) by dividing the total amount of convertible promissory notes, plus accrued interest, by the applicable conversion price (defined generally as 80% of the lowest per share selling price in the next financing).
On April 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Amendment and Exchange Agreement to exchange certain convertible notes held by (i) Martin Lehr, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Seth Lehr, father of Martin Lehr, and (iii) and certain holders of the 2017 Notes and the 2018 Notes, in each case for new Senior Secured Convertible Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the new Senior Secured Convertible Notes was $5,749,986. The outstanding principal amount of such notes, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, was due and payable on December 31, 2021. The notes accrued interest at a rate of 6.00% per annum.
On February 18, 2021, following the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Units described below, the outstanding principal and accrued interest of our outstanding notes was converted into shares of Series A Preferred Units. At the time of conversion, the outstanding principal and accrued interest of the notes totaled approximately $6,055,287. Accordingly, the notes were converted into an aggregate of 844,824 shares of Series A Preferred Units at a conversion price of $7.168 per share.
Series Seed Convertible Preferred Units
In May 2020, the Company converted $11.7 million of principal and interest related to certain Junior Convertible Notes of the Company into 2,615,553 Series Seed Preferred Units at prices ranging from $4.28 to $4.56 per unit.
On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Series Seed Purchase Agreement with Martin Lehr for the sale of 8,771 of its Series Seed Preferred Units at a price of $5.70 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $50,000.
Series A Convertible Preferred Units
On December 22, 2020, the Company entered into a Series A Unit Purchase Agreement with certain investors for the sale of its Series A Preferred Units at a price of $7.16 per unit. On December 22, 2020 we sold an aggregate of 132,537 Series A Preferred Units for total gross proceeds of approximately $950,000. In addition, Convertible Bridge Notes with a principal balance of $525,000 and accrued but unpaid interest of approximately $35,000 converted into 78,178 Series A Preferred Units. In February and March 2021, the Company sold 453,094 Series A Units for $7.168 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,247,599. In April 2021, the Company sold 285,351 Series A units for $7.168 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,045,257.
We also issued certain investors a warrant to purchase 0.25 shares of common stock for each Series A Preferred Unit purchased, or warrants for an aggregate of 237,277 common units of the Company. The warrants have an exercise price of $7.168 per common unit and expire five years after the date of issuance.
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