rights held, a stockholder was entitled to purchase 1 Unit at the subscription price. Each Unit consisted of one share of newly designated Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 750 shares of the Company’s common stock. The subscription period for the Rights Offering ended on October 9, 2020.
As a result of the sale of all 40,000 Units available for purchase in the Rights Offering, the Company received approximately $43.6 million of gross proceeds and had 40,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding and an aggregate of 74,214,603 shares of common stock outstanding following the Rights Offering.
Pursuant to the Rights Offering, Icahn Capital LP, together with its affiliates, subscribed for 5,971 Units (its pro-rata share of the Rights Offering) representing the purchase of 4,478,250 shares of the Company’s common stock and 5,971 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. Icahn Capital LP also purchased all Units that remained unsubscribed for at the expiration of the Rights Offering to the extent that other holders elected not to exercise all of their respective subscription rights, which totaled 33,306 Units representing the purchase of 24,979,500 shares of common stock and 33,306 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. Following the completion of the Rights Offering, Icahn Capital LP, together with its affiliates, owned approximately 48% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and approximately 98% of the Company’s outstanding Series C Preferred Stock.
(13) Series C Preferred Stock
In October 2020, the Company issued 40,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $40.0 million.
On December 31st of each year, the Company’s Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, cause a dividend with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock to be paid in cash to the holders in an amount equal to 3% of the liquidation preference as in effect at such time (initially $1,000 per share). If the dividend is not so paid in cash, the liquidation preference will be adjusted and increased annually by an amount equal to 5% of the liquidation preference per share as in effect at such time, that is not paid in cash to the holders on such date. The Company’s Board of Directors did not declare a dividend as of December 31, 2020 or subsequently. Accordingly, dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock were accrued at 5% at December 31, 2020, aggregating approximately $460,000. Therefore, as of December 31, 2020, the cumulative liquidation value of the Series C Preferred Stock was approximately $40,460,000 ($1,012 per share).
As of September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, pursuant to the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, the Company’s Board of Directors had not declared a cash dividend on the Series C Preferred Stock as dividends on such stock are only declared and paid once a year on or about December 31st of each year. As of September 30, 2021, the Board had not yet determined whether to declare a cash dividend at the end of 2021. Since a determination has not been made, the Company has recorded a 5% increase (computed on a pro rata basis) to the liquidation preference of approximately $13, $13 and $12 per share of Series C Preferred Stock, aggregating approximately $506,000, $506,000 and $506,000, respectively, at September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 for a cumulative liquidation value of approximately $41,978,000 ($1,050 per share) as of September 30, 2021. Unless and until an amount in cash is paid to the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the difference between the initial liquidation value ($1,000 per share) and the then-current liquidation value, 0 dividends may be paid to holders of the Company’s common stock.
The Company may not repurchase or redeem the Series C Preferred Stock prior to November 1, 2022. Since the redemption of the Series C Preferred Stock is contingently or optionally redeemable, the Series C Preferred Stock has been classified in mezzanine equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(14) Subsequent Event
On November 1, 2021, Jennifer McNealey tendered her resignation as a director from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective November 8, 2021. The decision by Ms. McNealey to resign was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.