Preferred Stock |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Preferred Stock |
12. Preferred Stock
Redeemable Preferred Stock
On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement (the “Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement”) with 1315 Capital and Ampersand (collectively, the “Investors”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Investors an aggregate of $20.0 million in Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, at an issuance price per share of $1,000 (“New Investment Shares”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement, 1315 Capital agreed to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an aggregate purchase price of $19.0 million and Ampersand agreed to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an aggregate purchase price of $1.0 million.
In addition, the Company agreed to exchange $27.0 million of the Company’s existing Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $ per share, held by Ampersand (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), represented by shares of Series A Preferred Stock with a stated value of $ per share, which represents all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, for newly issued shares of Series B Preferred Stock (such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the “Exchange Shares” and such transaction, the “Exchange”). Following the Exchange, shares of Series A Preferred Stock remained designated, authorized, issued or outstanding. The Series B Preferred Stock had a conversion price of $6.00.
On October 10, 2024, the Company and the Investors entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which the Investors exchanged (the “Exchange”) an aggregate of 0.2 million in issuance costs related to this transaction. shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, comprised of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by Ampersand and shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by 1315 Capital, which represented all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, for newly created shares of Series C Preferred Stock, at an issuance price per share of $ . In the Exchange, Ampersand received shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 1315 received shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Company recorded approximately $
The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $2.02 per share of common stock (subject to further adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares) which was the closing price of the common stock on the date of the Exchange Agreement. The Series C Preferred Stock does not have a liquidation preference over the common stock in the event of a sale or dissolution of the Company, does not have director designation rights and includes limited customary protective provisions. The Series B Preferred Stock had a conversion price of $6.00 per share of common stock and included additional protective provisions not applicable to the Series C Preferred Stock, including (i) limitations on the Board to declare dividends, (ii) director designation rights for each of the Investors, (iii) liquidation rights of holders upon “deemed liquidation” events, including a liquidation preference over the common stock, (iv) limitations on the ability to authorize, issue or create debt securities, (v) limitations on the ability to enter into mergers or acquisitions and (vi) limitations on the ability to conduct public offerings of the Company’s common stock.
Voting
On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Company for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Company (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock, into which the shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the Certificate of Designation, holders of Series C Preferred Stock will vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class and on an as-converted to Common Stock basis.
Director Designation Rights
The Series C Preferred Stock does not have director designation rights.
Conversion
The Certificate of Designation provides that from and after the Issuance Date and subject to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of the Series C Conversion Ratio (the “Series C Conversion Ratio”) and the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be converted. The Series C Conversion Ratio is calculated by dividing the Stated Value per share of Series C Preferred Stock by the Series C Conversion Price. The Series C Conversion Ratio is subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, or other similar recapitalization which results in the adjustment of the Series C Conversion Price.
The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued through conversion of all of the Exchange Shares is shares (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares).
Mandatory Conversion
Immediately prior to the Company’s listing of Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market, all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of the Series C Conversion Ratio and the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock owned by each holder.
Liquidation
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders on a pari passu basis with the holders of the Common Stock of the Company.
As of December 31, 2024, there were Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding and as of December 31, 2023, there were Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
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