This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling securityholders identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Securityholders,” from time to time, of up to an aggregate of 25,925,927 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Registered Warrants and 25,925,927 Registered Warrants. We are not selling any of our securities under this prospectus, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such selling securityholders of the Registered Securities.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described herein under the “Where You Can Find More Information.” See also “Incorporation by Reference.”
Any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement that we file may add, update or change information included in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus.
Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders have authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of those documents only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Certain statements in this prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. The words “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “future,” “expect,” “intends,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “aim,” “strive,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:
- our ability to complete the Additional Closing (as defined herein) within the expected timeframe or at all for any reason;
- expectations regarding our strategies and future financial performance, including our future business plans or objectives, expected functionality of our geolocation services, anticipated timing and level of deployment of our services, anticipated demand and acceptance of our services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability to finance our research and development activities, commercial partnership acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, revenue, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and our ability to invest in growth initiatives;
- our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination (as defined below), our ability to realize the anticipated technical and business benefits associated with the acquisition of NextNav France (as defined below), and any subsequent mergers, acquisitions, or other similar transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;
- factors relating to our future operations, projected capital resources and financial position, estimated revenue and losses, projected costs and capital expenditures, prospects and plans, including the potential increase in customers on our Pinnacle network, the expansion of our service in Japan through MetCom, and expectations about other international markets;
- projections of market growth and size, including the level of market acceptance for our services;
- our ability to adequately protect key intellectual property rights or proprietary technology;
- our ability to maintain our Location and Monitoring Service (“LMS”) licenses and obtain additional LMS licenses as necessary;
- our ability to maintain adequate operational financial resources or raise additional capital or generate sufficient cash flows;
- our ability to develop and maintain effective internal controls;
- our success in recruiting and/or retaining officers, key employees or directors;
- expansion plans and opportunities;
- costs related to being a public company;
- our ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq;
- the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings; and
- other factors detailed herein, including those incorporated herein by reference.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Certain market, ranking and industry data included in this prospectus, including the size of certain markets and our size or position and the positions of our competitors within these markets, including our products and services relative to our competitors, are based on estimates by our management. These estimates have been derived from our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, as well as information based on research, industry and general publications, including surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications, surveys and studies generally state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.
We are responsible for all of the disclosure in this prospectus and while we believe the data from these sources to be accurate and complete, we have not independently verified all data from these sources or obtained third-party verification of market share data and this information may not be reliable. In addition, these sources may use different definitions of the relevant markets. Data regarding our industry is intended to provide general guidance but is inherently imprecise. Market share data is subject to change and cannot always be verified with certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey of market shares. In addition, customer preferences can and do change. As a result, you should be aware that market share, ranking and other similar data set forth herein, and estimates and beliefs based on such data, may not be reliable. References herein to us being a leader in a market or product category refers to our belief that we have a leading market share, expertise or thought leadership position in each specified market, unless the context otherwise requires. In addition, the discussion herein regarding our various markets is based on how we define the markets for our products or services, which products or services may be either part of larger overall markets or markets that include other types of products and services. Assumptions and estimates regarding our current and future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
This prospectus may contain some trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Company or of third parties. Each one of these trademarks, service marks or trade names is either (1) our registered trademark, (2) a trademark for which we have a pending application, or (3) a trade name or service mark for which we claim common law rights. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks of any other company appearing in this prospectus belong to their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are presented without the TM, SM and ® symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our respective rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.
This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before making an investment decision regarding our securities, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference and any applicable prospectus supplement.
Our Business
We are the market leader in delivering next generation positioning, navigation and timing (“PNT”) solutions that overcome the limitations of existing space-based global positioning system (“GPS”). The impact of GPS on the U.S. economy is approaching $1 trillion annually, according to a NextNav extrapolation of our data from a National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) sponsored study conducted by RTI International (“RTI”), and the European Commission has estimated a similar impact on the economy of the European Union in its 2018 budget process. Based on the increasing reliance on PNT across many facets of the global economy, the world increasingly requires more accurate and resilient PNT capabilities. PNT resiliency has recently emerged as a priority of the U.S. Federal Government, including as a key cyber security vulnerability. Higher performance will continue to expand the reach and value of PNT solutions, while resilience is essential to protect the vast economic activity that is reliant on GPS. We are targeting a global addressable market that is greater than $100 billion.
We currently deliver differentiated PNT solutions through our network-based Pinnacle and TerraPoiNT solutions. Our Pinnacle system provides “floor-level” altitude service to any device with a barometric pressure sensor, including most off-the-shelf Android and iOS smartphones. This service enables full 3D location at national scale for the first time. Public safety, autonomous vehicles, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (“eVTOLs”), unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”), and the app economy all require precise 3D location solutions. Paramedics need to know which apartment a 911 call originated from, and ride hailing and delivery apps need to know precisely where a customer is standing.
In early 2021, we launched the first element of our next generation GPS service through initial commercial launch of our nationwide Pinnacle network that was developed in partnership with AT&T Services, Inc. (“AT&T”). The Pinnacle network provides “floor-level” altitude data to over 90% of commercial structures over three stories in the U.S. Pinnacle is being utilized by FirstNet® for public safety. We are currently providing services to Verizon Communications, Inc. (“Verizon”) as a customer for enhanced 911 (“E911”) services, using our Pinnacle 911 solution. Pinnacle has also been adopted by a growing number of public safety apps, commercial apps and app development platforms, including Unity Engine, CRG, GeoComm, Rapid Deploy, Central Square, NGA 911, Qualcomm, and the Unreal Engine. We believe that ramp up of customers using our existing Pinnacle network will support revenue growth over the coming years.
Our TerraPoiNT system is a terrestrial-based, encrypted network designed to overcome the limitations inherent in the space-based nature of GPS. GPS is a faint, unencrypted signal, which is often unavailable indoors, distorted in urban areas and vulnerable to both jamming and spoofing. TerraPoiNT overcomes these limitations through a network of specialized wide area location transmitters that broadcast an encrypted PNT signal on our licensed 900 MHz LMS spectrum with a signal that is 100,000 times stronger than GPS. Unlike GPS, the TerraPoiNT signal can be reliably received indoors and in urban areas and is difficult to jam or spoof. Further, the TerraPoiNT signal embeds Pinnacle information to provide a full 3D solution. In addition, TerraPoiNT provides redundancy for GPS by offering position, navigation and NIST-traceable timing services independently. We believe that this backup capability is essential due to the economy’s reliance on GPS for location and precision timing. GPS redundancy is increasingly a U.S. national security priority, and is rising in priority in the European Union, non-EU countries in Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world due to both the demonstrated vulnerability and lack of local control of space-based signals and systems, highlighted by recent events in Ukraine. Critical infrastructure, including communications networks and power grids, require a reliable GPS signal for accurate timing. A failure of GPS could be catastrophic, and there is no comprehensive, terrestrial backup that is widely deployed today. TerraPoiNT received the highest scores in testing by the U.S. Department of Transportation reported in 2021 regarding potential PNT backup solutions, in each category tested, and was the only solution evaluated capable of providing the full set of services provided by GPS.
As of March 2023, TerraPoiNT is deployed and available, with metro-wide service in the San Francisco Bay Area and select services available in 85 total markets nationally. It is also in use by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for drone operations research and at its Ames facility in Mountain View, CA, leveraging our deployed network in the Bay Area.
On October 31, 2022, we acquired Nestwave SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée (as subsequently renamed, “NextNav France”), a privately held global leader in low-power geolocation. Based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, NextNav France provides advanced geolocation solutions to Internet of Things (“IoT”) modem and digital signal vendors and end IoT users. We believe that the combination of our TerraPoiNT technology with NextNav France’s LTE/5G capabilities will allow us to intelligently combine signals from existing terrestrial LTE/5G networks with our own highly synchronized TerraPoiNT system to deliver resilient 3D PNT capabilities with expanded geographic scale at significantly lower deployment costs than a standalone TerraPoiNT system. We also expect the integration of the NextNav France technology to significantly improve the spectral efficiency of our transmissions and may allow downlink data capacity similar to other LTE/5G systems operating over similar spectrum bandwidth. NextNav France has been substantially integrated into existing TerraPoiNT engineering and technology efforts.
We acquired NextNav France for an enterprise value of $18.0 million and gross consideration value of $19.3 million, consisting of $4.3 million in cash and $15.0 million in our common stock. The transaction resulted in the issuance of 4.0 million shares of our common stock upon close, and up to 1.1 million shares of common stock upon exercise of certain NextNav France employee options. All such shares are subject to a lock-up expiring on the first anniversary of transaction close.
Since the inception of NextNav, LLC in 2007, we have secured valuable Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses for a contiguous 8 MHz band of 900 MHz spectrum covering over 90% of the U.S. population, been granted more than 160 patents related to our systems and services, and standardized our TerraPoiNT technology in 3GPP, the global telecommunications standards-setting body.
We believe our unique approach to PNT, relying on terrestrial infrastructure deployed at existing wireless tower or antenna locations, provides an unrivaled quality-of-service and would be difficult to replicate.
Our Strategy
Domestically, we operate primarily as a facilities-based service provider. Our target customers include businesses, including applications developers, and adjacent businesses selling PNT products and systems to end users, and Federal, state and local governmental entities. We deploy sensor and broadcast network capabilities, and licenses access to our customers for the data generated by our networks. Internationally, we provide equipment, software and services to our customers to enable them to partner in the operation of our systems in their home markets. The key elements of our strategy include:
| ● | Ensure 3D Location is Market Standard. Our PNT services offer improved accuracy, resiliency and service availability compared to GPS-based services. We have developed our services to be easily integrated into applications and sold to end users either as part of a standalone application or for intermediate services used as part of a system or application (e.g., software development kits (“SDK”) based products for mass-market applications or the NASA drone system used as part of their aircraft systems). Our pricing plans are designed to encourage usage and adoption and are tailored to the use case and business operations of our customers. Given the increasing importance of geolocation services to society and economy, we believe that our offerings should become the new standard in geolocation. |
| ● | Establish TerraPoiNT as the leader in resilient PNT. We anticipate that the expanded availability of our TerraPoiNT system will provide enhanced value to existing customers and open new verticals. We have entered into agreements related to the commercialization of TerraPoiNT in the burgeoning urban air mobility space, and are working with the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Congress to assess the suitability of TerraPoiNT as a national backup capability to GPS. Redundancy to space-based PNT systems is rising in priority in the European Union, non-EU countries in Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world due to both the demonstrated vulnerability and lack of local control of space-based signals and systems, highlighted by recent events in the Ukraine. We also anticipate enterprise, IOT and critical infrastructure customers for TerraPoiNT, especially those that require either timing or dynamic navigation capabilities, or reliable urban and indoor reception of its signal. This includes industries such as transportation and telecommunications, which rely on position, navigation and timing to provide service and sectors such as the electrical grid which require timing — nearly every segment of the U.S. economy, most of which rely on GPS or GPS-derived services in one form or another.
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| ● | Optimize the Full Value of our Spectrum, including maximizing Spectral Efficiency and Throughput of Our Spectrum. We consider our FCC spectrum licenses to be among our most valuable assets and we are constantly seeking ways to maximize the potential of the spectrum and its value. For example, we anticipate adopting 4G LTE and 5G technologies as a core element of our TerraPoiNT PNT offering, including through the integration of technologies acquired from NextNav France. We believe that this will improve the data carrying capacity of our spectrum without impacting our core PNT services, which will allow us to expand our service offering and the potential uses for our spectrum.
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| ● | Expand our Global Reach. In pursuit of our vision for our services to form the standard for global PNT, we have commenced distribution of our services outside of the United States. We are focused on working with partners that can bring local scale as well as access to local authorities responsible for spectrum allocation and national critical infrastructure. Our joint venture in Japan, MetCom, backed by Sony and Kyocera, is emblematic of this approach. MetCom has access to significant local facilities to host our Pinnacle and TerraPoiNT infrastructure and has secured initial access to the required spectrum resources from the Japanese government for TerraPoiNT operations. Pinnacle was launched in November 2022 in Japan and we anticipate expanded geographic coverage in 2023. Following the launch of service in Japan, and our successful operations in the U.S., we anticipate interest from other international markets in the future. |
| ● | Ensure 3D Location is Market Standard. Our PNT services offer improved accuracy, resiliency and service availability compared to GPS-based services. We have developed our services to be easily integrated into applications, and sold to end users either as part of a standalone application or for intermediate services used as part of a system or application (e.g., software development kits (“SDK”) based products for mass-market apps or the NASA drone system used as part of their aircraft systems). Our pricing plans are designed to encourage usage and adoption, and are tailored to the use case and business operations of our customers. Given the increasing importance of geolocation services to society and economy, we believe that our offerings should become the new standard in geolocation. |
| ● | Enable a Suite of Complementary Products. As the first to market with a scalable 3D location service, we provide or partner with companies to deliver products and services that are adjacent to our basic location service. Our first product supporting 3D location is our altimeter software bundled with our SDK that enables a quick reference to a user’s relative height. We anticipate building additional tools and capabilities to improve access and usability to application developers to both accelerate adoption and the use of full 3D location. |
| ● | Enhance Adoption, Distribution and Scale with Strategic Partners. We launched our services after securing our strategic agreement with AT&T to deploy the Pinnacle altitude network and to begin offering services to public safety customers. This relationship provided us with a platform to offer a nationwide service capability and to deliver a crucial situational awareness capability to public safety customers as part of AT&T’s FirstNet® operations. Our public safety presence is supported by our own marketing, awareness built through AT&T’s marketing campaigns and its presence on the FirstNet® API Catalog. |
| ● | Expand the use of our service for E911 in the U.S. In October 2021, we entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to make our Pinnacle software and services available with the Qualcomm Location Suite, which will make it easier for device vendors to integrate vertical location capabilities into existing carrier E911 infrastructure. We are currently providing service to Verizon as a customer for E911 services, using our Pinnacle 911 solution for its customers, and the first device (in partnership with Sonim Technologies Inc.) leveraging this technology became available in December 2022. We believe that our service may be attractive to other wireless carriers based on our high performance, system availability and FCC requirements for wireless carriers to provide accurate vertical location to first responders during E911 calls. |
Business Combination
On October 28, 2021, we consummated a business combination pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2021, by and among us, Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company (“Spartacus”), NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) and the other parties thereto (the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, certain blocker entities formed by Holdings’ equity holders, Holdings and the various operating subsidiaries of Holdings became our wholly owned subsidiaries, with the equity holders of each of such blocker entities and Holdings and Spartacus’ stockholders becoming our stockholders. In connection with the Business Combination, we changed our name to NextNav Inc. and the Nasdaq ticker symbols for our Common Stock and warrants to “NN” and “NNAVW,” respectively.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company Status
Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, exempts “emerging growth companies,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an emerging growth company (for the period described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) and will take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period emerging growth company status permits. During the extended transition period, it may be difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of another public company that complies with public company effective dates for accounting standard updates because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
We will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) December 31, 2025, (b) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (c) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years.
Smaller Reporting Company
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC and will remain a smaller reporting company while we have determined that either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $250 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during our most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies, including many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements as those that are available to emerging growth companies, such as reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements. For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
Company History and Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 2021 under the name “Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp.” by Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. On October 28, 2021, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to “NextNav Inc.”
Our principal executive office is located at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102. Our telephone number is (800) 775-0982, and our website address is www.nextnav.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is provided for textual reference only and does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.
Our operating subsidiary, NextNav, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of NextNav Holdings, LLC), was formed in October 2007 under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with the Business Combination, the various operating subsidiaries of NextNav Holdings, LLC became our wholly owned subsidiaries.
Issuer | | NextNav Inc. |
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Shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Selling Securityholders | | Up to 25,925,927 shares. |
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Registered Warrants being offered by the Selling Securityholders | | Up to 25,925,927 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock. |
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Offering price | | The Selling Securityholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of the Registered Securities either through public or private transactions at prevailing market rates or at negotiated prices. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” |
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Common Stock outstanding before this offering | | 107,155,654 shares (as of March 31, 2023). |
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Warrants outstanding before this offering | | 37,268,510 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock, comprised of (i) 18,749,990 public and private warrants and (ii) 18,518,520 of the Registered Warrants. We expect to issue the 7,407,407 remaining Registered Warrants on July 6, 2023. |
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Common Stock outstanding after this offering | | 151,831,571 shares (assumes all of the warrants are exercised in full, including the 7,407,407 Registered Warrants expected to be issued on July 6, 2023). |
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Terms of offering | | The Selling Securityholders will determine when and how they sell their respective Registered Securities offered in this prospectus. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” |
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Use of proceeds | | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Registered Securities by the Selling Securityholders. We have agreed to bear the expenses relating to the registration of the Registered Securities. See the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.” |
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Risk factors | | You should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities. |
The Nasdaq Capital Market symbol — Common Stock | | “NN” |
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The number of shares of Common Stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 107,155,654 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and excludes:
| ● | 1,587,936 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of vested options under the 2011 Unit Option and Profits Interest Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $0.36 per share; |
| ● | 18,749,990 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants at a price of $11.50 per share; |
| ● | 5,702,444 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the NextNav Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) and 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the NextNav Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”); |
| ● | 3,950,176 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan; |
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| ● | 2,152,316 shares of Common Stock underlying options granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan; and |
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| ● | 4,042,837 Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement with NextNav France on October 31, 2022 (the “Share Transfer Agreement”). |
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus before you decide whether to invest in our securities. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business. You should consult your own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in our securities and the suitability of investing in our securities in light of your particular circumstances. Some statements in this prospectus, including such statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, by the Selling Securityholders of up to an aggregate of (A) 25,925,927 Registered Warrants and (B) 25,925,927 Warrant Shares. All of the securities registered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Securityholders for their respective accounts. The proceeds from any disposition of the Registered Warrants or the Warrant Shares will be received by the Selling Securityholders; we will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.
We are registering the Registered Securities pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement in order to permit the Selling Securityholders to offer the Registered Securities for resale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. When we refer to the “Selling Securityholders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors, designees and others who later come to hold any of the Selling Securityholders’ interest in the Registered Securities other than through a public sale.
The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the names of the Selling Securityholders, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and warrants beneficially owned, the aggregate number of Registered Securities that the Selling Securityholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholders after the sale of the Registered Securities offered hereby. We have based percentage ownership on 108,632,242 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 26, 2023. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
We cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Securityholders will in fact sell any or all of such Registered Securities. The Selling Securityholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of their shares since the date on which such information was furnished. In addition, the Selling Securityholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the Registered Securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. For purposes of the following table, we have assumed that the Selling Securityholders will have sold all of the Registered Securities upon the completion of the offering.
Selling Securityholder information for each additional Selling Securityholder, if any, will be set forth by prospectus supplement to the extent required prior to the time of any offer or sale of such Selling Securityholder’s shares pursuant to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may add, update, substitute or change the information contained in this prospectus, including the identity of each Selling Securityholder and the number of shares registered on its behalf. A Selling Securityholder may sell or otherwise transfer all, some or none of such shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
All expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the Registered Securities will be borne by us, but we will not be obligated to pay underwriting fees, discounts, selling commissions, stock transfer taxes and certain legal expenses incurred by the Selling Securityholders in connection with the sale of such securities.
Except for as described below, none of the Selling Securityholders, nor any of their respective associates or affiliates, has held any position, office, or other material relationship with us in the past three years.
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Selling Securityholder | | Shares of Common Stock | | Warrants | | Shares of Common Stock | | Warrants(1) | | Shares of Common Stock | | % | | Warrants | | % |
Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP(2) | | 3,795,509 | | 3,795,509 | | 3,795,509 | | 3,795,509 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Whitebox Relative Value Partners, LP(2) | | 2,372,026 | | 2,372,026 | | 2,372,026 | | 2,372,026 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Pandora Select Partners, LP(2) | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Whitebox GT Fund, LP(2) | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | 474,271 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Capital Ventures International(3) | | 3,041,157 | | 3,041,157 | | 3,041,157 | | 3,041,157 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
WCCP NextNav Holdings, LLC(4) | | 2,251,112 | | 2,251,112 | | 2,251,112 | | 2,251,112 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Reds Road Holdings LLC(4) | | 1,137,565 | | 752,067 | | 51,852 | | 51,852 | | 1,085,713 | | * | | 700,215 | | * |
CF Special Situation Fund I LP(5) | | 2,488,889 | | 2,488,889 | | 2,488,889 | | 2,488,889 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Ancora Merlin Institutional LP(6) | | 1,389,630 | | 1,389,630 | | 1,389,630 | | 1,389,630 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Ancora Merlin LP(6) | | 88,148 | | 88,148 | | 88,148 | | 88,148 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Live Microsystems Inc.(7) | | 1,670,406 | | 1,456,782 | | 1,456,782 | | 1,456,782 | | 213,624 | | * | | — | | — |
Pubco Corporation(8) | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Thomas F. McKee(9) | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Rhodes J. McKee(9) | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
The Buoncore Group LLC(10) | | 84,259 | | 84,259 | | 84,259 | | 84,259 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Sunset Advisors LLC(11) | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Ingalls & Snyder LLC(12) | | 1,775,972 | | 1,685,072 | | 1,680,069 | | 1,680,069 | | 95,903 | | * | | 5,003 | | * |
William B Clutterbuck Revocable Trust DT(13) | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Arthur F. Anton(14) | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Matthew S. Beverstock(15) | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Jonathan O. Crane(16) | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Alan R. Spachman(17) | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Samuel R. Scott(18) | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | 337,037 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Charles L. Frischer(19) | | 1,265,663 | | 191,389 | | 191,389 | | 191,389 | | 1,074,274 | | * | | — | | — |
Timothy Hyland(20) | | 170,023 | | 170,023 | | 170,023 | | 170,023 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Paul Joseph Denby & Tracy Ann Denby(21) | | 60,185 | | 60,185 | | 60,185 | | 60,185 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Anita M Gage Living Trust U/A 01/02/1996(22) | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
David Glickman(23) | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
William Ryan Goldman(24) | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | 168,518 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Steven Gomillion & Margaret Gomillion(25) | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Diana Hyland Family Trust DTD 10/15/2010(26) | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Mark T. Jamieson & Jo Ann M. Jamieson(27) | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Louis G. Joseph(28) | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | 75,231 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Conover Capital Partners LLC(29) | | 150,463 | | 150,463 | | 150,463 | | 150,463 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Clarion Direct Investment, LLC - Series(30) | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Fred P. Kenny(31) | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | 105,324 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Gerrit C Kuechle Living Trust U/A dated(32) | | 63,796 | | 63,796 | | 63,796 | | 63,796 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Jeffrey W. Mack & Carol C. Mack(33) | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | 21,365 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Anthony Morris & Elizabeth W. Morris(34) | | 42,431 | | 42,431 | | 42,431 | | 42,431 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Donald Timothy Pembridge(35) | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | 30,093 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Kristofer K. Spreen & Janet A. Spreen(36) | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Mark H. Summers & Stephanie A. Summers(37) | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | 42,130 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Pamela A. Summers(38) | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | 85,162 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Scott Patrick Snow Trust(39) | | 106,226 | | 106,226 | | 106,226 | | 106,226 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
Clutterbuck Capital Management LLC(40) | | 2,894,202 | | 2,894,202 | | 2,894,202 | | 2,894,202 | | — | | — | | — | | — |
R&D Real Estate LLC(41) |
| 148,149 |
| 148,149 |
| 148,149 |
| 148,149 |
| — |
| —
|
| — |
| —
|
JKJ Special Situation Fund, LP(42) |
| 125,556 |
| 125,556 |
| 125,556 |
| 125,556 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
HJL Trust(43) |
| 20,741 |
| 20,741 |
| 20,741 |
| 20,741 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| —
|
Total Shares | | 28,395,441 | | 26,631,145 | | 25,925,927 | | 25,925,927 | | 2,469,514 | | 2.3% | | 705,218 | | * |
* | Denotes less than one percent of class. |
(1)The ability to exercise the Registered Warrants held by the Selling Securityholders is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.9% of our Common Stock, except with respect to Selling Securityholders who owned more than 4.9% of our Common Stock as of immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement or Selling Securityholders who subsequently elect to terminate such 4.9% limitation, in which case the beneficial ownership limitation is 19.9%. Selling Securityholders may terminate such 4.9% beneficial ownership limitation, provided that such termination shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered to the Company. Beneficial ownership as reflected in the table above reflects the total number of shares potentially issuable underlying the Registered Warrants and does not give effect to these beneficial ownership limitations. Accordingly, actual beneficial ownership, as calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3 thereunder may be lower than as reflected in the table.
(2)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55416.
(3)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 401 City Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.
(4)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 616 E. Hyman Ave., Suite: 202, Aspen, CO 81611.
(5)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 50 Public Square, Suite 4100, Cleveland, OH 44113.
(6)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 6060 Parkland Blvd., Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44124.
(7)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 2200 Fletcher Ave., Suite 501, Fort Lee, NJ 07024.
(8)The Selling Securityholder’s address is 3830 Kelley Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114.
(9)The Selling Securityholders’ address is 17429 Beech Grove Trail, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023.
(10) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 835 Cascades Drive, Aurora, OH 44202.
(11) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 227 Sunset Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
(12) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
(13) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 15 Smithfield Lane, Bedford, NH 03110.
(14) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 22075 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
(15) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 17806 Lake Road, Lakewood, OH 44107.
(16) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 7658 Woodspring Lane, Hudson, OH 44236.
(17) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 285 Grande Way #1503, Naples, FL 34110.
(18) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 813 Mount Pleasant Rd., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
(19) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 3156 East Laurelhurst Dr. NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
(20) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 21379 Avalon Dr., Rocky River, OH 44116.
(21) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 9936 Clarkes View Pl. NW, Concord, NC 28027.
(22) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 8420 Wembley Ct., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023.
(23) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 45 Hunting Trail, Moreland Hills, OH 44022.
(24) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 570 Lawrence Ave., Westfield, NJ 07090.
(25) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 321 Corning Dr., Bratenahl, OH 44108.
(26) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 22340 Canterbury Lane, Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
(27) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 15547 Monterosso Lane #101, Naples, FL 34110.
(28) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 24600 Hilliard Blvd., Westlake, OH 44145.
(29) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 920 Barcarmil Way, Naples, FL 34110.
(30) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 20046 Walker Rd., Suite 5, Shaker Heights, OH 44122.
(31) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 1650 NW Sweetbay Circle, Palm City, FL 34990.
(32) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 4401 Gulf Shore Blvd. North #803, Naples, FL 34103.
(33) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 16752 Grande Quay Dr., Boca Grande, FL 33921.
(34) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 700 North Walnut St., West Chester, PA 19380.
(35) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 23134 Maybelle Dr., Westlake, OH 44145.
(36) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 30991 Inverness Circle, Westlake, OH 44145.
(37) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 31705 Tradewinds Dr., Avon Lake, OH 44012.
(38) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 20749 Beach Cliff Blvd., Rocky River, OH 44116.
(39) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 35149 Emory Dr., Avon, OH 44011.
(40) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 50 Public Square, Suite 4100, Cleveland, OH 44113.
(41) The Selling Securityholder’s address is PO Box 1375, Aspen, CO 81612.
(42) The Selling Securityholder’s address is 157 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor, New York NY 10023.
(43) The Selling Securityholder’s address is Kurt Lageschulte, Trustee, 201 W. 81st street, Apt 3F, New York, NY 10024.
(41)
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023, there were approximately 76 and 2 holders of record of our common stock and warrants, respectively, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. This number does not include beneficial owners whose shares were held in street name. The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and to the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or our capital stock) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise required by law or our charter (including any preferred stock designation), (i) the holders of Common Stock possess all voting power with respect to the Company and (ii) each outstanding share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on any matter properly submitted to the stockholders.
Preemptive Rights
Holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive or other similar subscription rights to purchase any of our securities.
Conversion or Redemption Rights
Our Common Stock is neither convertible nor redeemable.
Liquidation Rights
Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock upon our liquidation, the holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive all of our remaining assets available for distribution to our stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of our Common Stock held by each stockholder.
Preferred Stock
Our Board may, without further action by our stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and may, at the time of issuance, fix the voting powers, if any, and determine the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Accordingly, our Board, without stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our Common Stock, may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock, and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or other corporate action.
Warrants
Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants
As of March 31, 2023, we had registered warrants outstanding and exercisable, at a price per share of $11.50, for a total of 18,749,990 shares of our Common Stock: (a) 9,999,990 of such warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us (the “public warrants”), and (b) 8,750,000 of such warrants were issued in a private placement transaction. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the public warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least the majority of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of such public warrants. The warrants expire on October 28, 2026 (five years after completion of the previously disclosed business combination consummated on October 28, 2021), at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
We are not obligated to deliver any shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the exercise for cash of a warrant, and have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our Common Stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current. No warrant will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant unless our Common Stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from the registration or qualifications requirements of the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
We may call the warrants for redemption:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of our Common Stock (or the closing bid price of our Common Stock in the event shares of our Common Stock are not traded on any specific day) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
We have established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of our Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price as well as the $11.50 (for whole shares) warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
If we call the warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our securityholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. If our management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of our Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants.
If our management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of our Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. If we call the warrants for redemption and our management does not take advantage of this option, the Sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise the Sponsor Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.
A holder of a warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of our Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of our Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of our Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of our Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of our Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of our Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock, in determining the price payable for our Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of our Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of our Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if we, at any time while the warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of our Common Stock on account of such shares of our Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends, then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of our Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of our Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of our Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of our Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of our Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of our Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of our Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the warrant agreement) of the warrant.
The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders will not have the rights or privileges of holders of our Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of our Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of our Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of our Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.
We have agreed that, subject to applicable law, any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction will be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. This provision applies to claims under the Securities Act but does not apply to claims under the Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.
Registered Warrants
On May 9, 2023, we entered into the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which we, among other things, agreed to sell to the purchasers in a private placement the Registered Warrants. We subsequently issued 18,518,520 of the Registered Warrants on May 16, 2023. On June 8, 2023, certain of the purchasers party to the Note Purchase Agreement delivered to us exercise notices indicating their election to purchase an additional 7,407,407 warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock. We expect to issue these 7,407,407 Registered Warrants on July 6, 2023 ( the “Additional Closing”). The Registered Warrants have an exercise price per share of $2.16. The Registered Warrants may be exercised during the period beginning on July 8, 2023 and ending on June 1, 2027.
Exercise of the Registered Warrants is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.9% of our Common Stock, except with respect to holders who owned more than 4.9% of our Common Stock as of immediately prior to May 9, 2023, or holders who subsequently elect to terminate such 4.9% limitation, in which case the beneficial ownership limitation is 19.9%. Holders may terminate such 4.9% beneficial ownership limitation, provided that any such termination shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice is delivered to us.
Holders may exercise their Registered Warrants, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after July 8, 2023 and on or before June 1, 2027 in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Registered Warrants. If we fail to cause our transfer agent to transmit to the holder the Warrant Shares due upon exercise, and if such holder is thereafter required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of our Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of the Warrant Shares which the holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise, then we shall (A) pay in cash to the holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of our Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that we were required to deliver, but did not timely deliver, to the holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the holder, either reinstate the portion of the Registered Warrants and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the holder the Warrant Shares that would have been issued had we timely complied with such exercise and delivery obligations.
We have the right to redeem for cash the applicable pro rata portion of any Registered Warrant on each of May 1, 2025, September 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025, in each case, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share of underlying Common Stock comprising such applicable pro rata portion, where there exists both a Funding Shortfall (defined below) and the market price of such underlying Common Stock, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Registered Warrant, exceeds 130% of the then-applicable exercise price of the Registered Warrants. A “Funding Shortfall” shall exist if, on any relevant date, the amount, if any, by which (A) the total gross proceeds received after May 9, 2023 by the Company from: (w) the issuance of notes pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (including any notes issued pursuant to the additional purchase rights provided under the Note Purchase Agreement, the “Notes”); (x) the issuance of debt securities by the Company on terms substantially similar to the Notes as permitted pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement; (y) the issuance of equity securities of the Company for cash; and (z) the exercise of the Registered Warrants for cash, is less than (B) $80,000,000.
With respect to each optional redemption date, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares redeemable by us under the Registered Warrants then outstanding shall equal (A) the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) the amount of the Funding Shortfall on such date, divided by (B) the then-applicable exercise price.
If we effect a stock dividend, subdivide outstanding shares of our Common Stock into a larger number of shares, combine (by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of our Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or issue by reclassification of shares of our Common Stock any shares of our capital stock, then, in each case, the applicable exercise price for the Registered Warrants shall be multiplied by a fraction of which (x) the numerator shall be the number of shares of our Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which (y) the denominator shall be the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Registered Warrants shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate exercise price of the Registered Warrants shall remain unchanged. Any such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
In the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than for the purpose of changing our name and/or our jurisdiction of incorporation or a holding company for us), or in the case of any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition to another corporation or entity of all or substantially all of our assets in one or a series of related transactions, or in the case of any purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by us or another corporation or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of our outstanding equity securities having voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors, are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their securities for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of the outstanding securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of our issued and outstanding equity securities, or in the case of any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of our Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which our Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or in the case of the consummation of any stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another entity or group of entities whereby such other entity or group acquires securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power, including the power to vote on the election of directors of the Company, of our issued and outstanding equity securities, then, upon any subsequent exercise of the Registered Warrants, the holders thereof shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such event described above, at the holder’s option, the number of shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if we are the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration receivable as a result of such event by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Registered Warrants are exercisable immediately prior to such event.
For purposes of any such exercise described above, the determination of the exercise price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such additional consideration based on the amount of additional consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such event, and we shall apportion the exercise price among the additional consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the additional consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in an event described above, then the holder shall be given the same choice as to the additional consideration it receives upon any exercise of its Registered Warrants following such event. We or any applicable successor entity shall deliver to the holder in exchange for its Registered Warrants a security of such successor entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Registered Warrants, which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such successor entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Registered Warrants prior to such event, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price under the Registered Warrants to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such event and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of the Registered Warrants immediately prior to the consummation of such event).
Registered Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of Warrant Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Registered Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Registered Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, at our election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price or round up to the next whole share.
We have agreed that any dispute based on or arising out of, under or in connection with the Registered Warrants or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements or actions or omissions of any party relating to the Registered Warrants will be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, in the case of claims to which the federal courts have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware). We irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, and waive any objection we may have concerning the venue or convenience of such forum.
Anti-Takeover Effects of our Charter and Bylaws
Our charter, bylaws and the DGCL contain provisions, which are summarized in the following paragraphs, that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our Board. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, reduce our vulnerability to a hostile change of control and enhance the ability of our Board to maximize stockholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire us. However, these provisions may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a merger or acquisition of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the prevailing market price for the shares of our Common Stock held by stockholders.
These provisions include:
Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our Board, our chief executive officer, or our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board. Our bylaws also prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of the Company.
Advance Notice Procedures
Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders’ proposals to be brought before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our Board. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our Board or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date of the giving of the notice and on the record date for the meeting, who has given our Secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business before the meeting. Additionally, our bylaws provide that if the stockholder does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by us. Although our bylaws will not give our Board the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, the bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.
Removal of Directors; Vacancies
Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of any holders of any class or series of capital stock then outstanding, any or all of the directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
In addition, our bylaws provide that, subject to the rights granted to one or more series of preferred stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on our Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on our Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders).
Supermajority Approval Requirements
Our charter and bylaws provide that our Board is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal our bylaws without any action on the part of the stockholders, subject to limited exceptions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws. The bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote on the election of directors, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock required by law (or any preferred stock designation).
The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage.
Our charter provides that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of our stock required by law or by the charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend Article V (Board of Directors), Article VI (Bylaws), Article VII (Special Meeting of Stockholders; Action by Written Consent), Article VIII (Limited Liability; Indemnification), Article IX (Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) or Article X (Exclusive Forum from Certain Lawsuits; Consent to Jurisdiction) of the charter; provided that if two-thirds (2/3) of the Board has approved such amendment or repeal or adoption, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, the Articles listed in this sentence.
Authorized but Unissued Shares
Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of Nasdaq, which would apply if and so long as our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number of shares of our Common Stock. Additional shares that may be issued in the future may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital, to facilitate acquisitions and for employee benefit plans.
One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved Common Stock may be to enable our Board to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of management and possibly deprive stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares at prices higher than prevailing market prices.
Business Combinations
We are and will continue to be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the person becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.
Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) before the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (2) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and certain employee stock plan; or (3) at or after the time the stockholder became and interested stockholder, the business combination was approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with us for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our Board because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our Board approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our Board and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment
Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of us. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly request and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Stockholders’ Derivative Actions
Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholders bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholders’ stock thereafter devolved by operation of law.
Exclusive Forum
Our charter provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim against us or any director, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our charter, or our bylaws or (4) any action asserting a claim against us, our directors, officers or employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel, except for, as to each of (1) though (4) above, any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction and (ii) unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. Our charter includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of these provisions will be to eliminate the rights of us and our stockholders, through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation will not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.
Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and our charter and we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors, which require us to indemnify our directors and officers for expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We also are expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities. We believe that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance will be useful to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions included in our charter and bylaws and the indemnification agreements may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breaches of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock and our warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The transfer agent’s address is 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004.
Listing
Our Common Stock, and our public warrants and private placement warrants, are listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “NN” and “NNAVW,” respectively.