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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity
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Series B Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants

On October 16, 2023, the Company consummated a public offering (the “October Public Offering”) for an aggregate of 87,000 Series B Units (“Series B Units”). Each Series B Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and two warrants, each to purchase one share of Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock Warrant). Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time, through a two-year period, into the number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing the $100 stated value per share of the Series B Preferred Stock by a conversion price of $0.4147 per share. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into approximately 241 shares of common stock, and each Series B Preferred Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $55 per share. Dividends are paid in additional fully paid and nonassessable Series B Preferred Stock, at a 20% dividend rate, non-cumulative. If any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding at the end of the two-year period, the holder would be entitled to a cash redemption value equal to the $100 Stated Value per share (the “redemption feature”). The gross proceeds from the sale of Series B Units were $4,785,000, before broker fees and related expenses of approximately $830,000. Due to the redemption feature, the Series B Preferred Stock did not meet the criteria for equity classification and is therefore presented as mezzanine equity in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As a result of certain price protection clauses, the Series B Preferred Stock Warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Accordingly, of the $4,785,000 gross proceeds from the public offering, an amount of $2,474,000, representing the fair value of the warrants as of the issuance date was allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock Warrants liability, with the residual proceeds of $2,311,000 allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock.

In Addition, the Company recorded discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock for (i) a beneficial conversion feature of $1,909,000, (ii) the fair value of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants of $2,474,000 and (iii) issuance costs of $401,000. The Company uses the effective interest method to reduce the discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock, against additional paid-in-capital as a deemed dividend, through the two-year term. Additionally, the difference between the total proceeds per Series B Unit of $55 and the full redemption price of $100 per share of Series B Preferred Stock constitutes an implied discount, which the Company also accretes

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to Series B Preferred Stock, against additional paid-in-capital as a deemed dividend, to increase the carrying amount of the Series B Preferred Stock to its full redemption price at the end of its two-year term.

On December 6, 2023, the Company executed an Inducement Agreement (the “Inducement Agreement”) with the holders of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants, modifying the exercise price to $35.72 per warrant. Any holder that exercises Series B Preferred Stock Warrants under the Inducement Agreement received a new Common Stock Warrant (“New Common Stock Warrants”) for each Series B Preferred Stock Warrant exercised. Each New Common Stock Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 482 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.1482 per New Common Stock Warrant.

Due to certain price protections included with the New Common Stock Warrants, the warrants did not meet the criteria for equity classification and thus are subject to liability treatment. Total proceeds from the exercise of 61,613 Series B Preferred Stock Warrants of $2,264,000 through December 31, 2023, and the remaining fair value of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrant Liability immediately prior to the exercise of $1,628,000 resulted in a total of $3,892,000 recorded for the new 61,613 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which $3,322,000 was allocated to the Common Stock Warrants liability based on their fair value and $569,000 was allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock using the residual method of allocation. In connection with this new issuance, the Company has recorded additional discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock for a beneficial conversion feature of $196,000, the Common Stock Warrants of $3,322,000 and issuance costs of $146,000. The Company also accretes to Series B Preferred Stock, against additional paid in capital as a deemed dividend, for the difference between the total proceeds of $35.72 per share of Series B Preferred Stock and the full redemption price of $100 per share. The Company uses the effective interest method to calculate the accretion amount for each period. All 61,613 New Common Stock Warrants issued as a result of the exercise of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants remain outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

Issuance costs of $429,000 and $125,000 were expensed on the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock Warrants and the New Common Stock Warrants, respectively as such warrants were recorded at fair value. Total issuance costs expensed from the issuances were charged to Change in fair value of warrant liability and amounted to $554,000.

Through various dates from issuance to December 31, 2023, the holders of 110,278 shares of Series B Preferred Stock converted their shares into 26,592,235 shares of Common Stock. Unamortized discounts to the Series B Preferred Stock of $6,063,000 were immediately recorded as a deemed dividend as of conversion date. Amortization and accretion of discounts from issuance date through December 31, 2023 amounted to $297,000, which were also recorded as a deemed dividend to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock. The total such deemed dividends amounted to $6,360,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and was recorded as a net loss available to common stockholders on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The 38,335 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023, becomes mandatorily redeemable on October 15, 2025 in the amount of $3,833,500.

2018 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan

On January 30, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved the establishment of the Company’s 2018 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) and termination of its Carve-Out Plan. Under the LTIP, the aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock (including shares underlying options) that may be issued under the LTIP pursuant to awards of Restricted Shares or Options will be limited to 15% of the outstanding shares of common stock, which calculation shall be made on the first trading day of each new fiscal year; provided that, in any year no more than 8% of the common stock or derivative securitization with common stock underlying 8% of the common stock may be issued in any fiscal year. At a Special Meeting of Stockholders on January 24, 2023, the Stockholders approved certain amendments to the LTIP to: (i) increase the annual share limit of Common Stock that may be issued in any single fiscal year only for the 2023 fiscal year under the LTIP from 8% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding to 15% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding (which amount equates to the maximum amount that may be issued in the aggregate under the LTIP), and (ii) permit immediately quarterly calculations based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the first trading day of each fiscal quarter, rather than solely as of the first trading day of the fiscal year.

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For the year ended December 31, 2023, up to 2,668,548 shares of common stock are available for participants under the LTIP. 157,581 shares of restricted stock issued under the LTIP, were released with an intrinsic value of approximately $25,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, 5,404 shares of restricted stock were released with an intrinsic value of approximately $324,000.

A summary of activity related to restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is presented below:

Weighted-Average 

Stock Awards

    

Shares

    

Grant Date Fair Value

Non-vested as of January 1, 2022

 

7,328

$

343.36

Granted

 

12,784

$

118.30

Vested

 

(5,404)

$

227.96

Forfeited

 

(601)

$

206.26

Non-vested as of December 31, 2022

 

14,107

$

189.45

Granted

 

964,041

$

0.96

Vested

 

(157,581)

$

9.57

Forfeited

 

(13,285)

$

4.86

Non-vested as of December 31, 2023

807,282

$

2.49

As of December 31, 2023, the unamortized compensation costs related to the unvested restricted stock awards was approximately $1,437,000 which is to be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.9 years.

2020 Stock Incentive Plan

A summary of activity related to restricted stock units under the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is presented below:

    

    

Weighted-Average 

Stock Units

Shares

Grant Date Fair Value

Non-vested as of January 1,2022

 

4,403

$

235.74

Granted

 

$

Vested

 

(2,104)

$

233.65

Forfeited

 

(138)

$

227.00

Non-vested as of December 31, 2022

 

2,161

$

238.33

Granted

 

$

Vested

 

(2,000)

$

231.44

Forfeited

 

(94)

$

249.11

Non-vested as of December 31, 2023

 

67

$

376.20

As of December 31, 2023, the unamortized compensation costs related to the unvested restricted stock units under the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan was approximately $6,000 which is to be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.2 years.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, 2,000 shares of restricted stock units were released under the 2020 Stock Plan with an intrinsic value of less than $1,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, 2,104 shares of restricted stock units were released under the 2020 Stock Plan with an intrinsic value of approximately $68,000.

Inducement Grant

On September 13, 2021, the Company issued 3,100 shares of restricted common stock to Eric Almgren, the Company’s Chief Strategist, as an inducement grant (“September 2021 Inducement Grant”). As of December 31, 2023, the unamortized compensation cost related to the unvested September 2021 Inducement Grant was approximately $185,000 which is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of approximately 0.7 years. The Company recorded stock-based compensation of $255,000 related to this grant for twelve months ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, 2,514 shares are unvested.

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For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, 264 shares of restricted stock were released under the September 2021 Inducement Grant with an intrinsic value of less than $1,000.

2022 Plan

A summary of activity related to restricted stock units under the Company’s 2022 Plan for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is presented below:

    

Weighted-Average

Stock Units

    

Shares

 

Grant Date Fair Value

Non-vested as of January 1, 2022

 

$

Granted

 

3,700

$

52.00

Vested

 

$

Forfeited

 

$

Non-vested as of December 31, 2022

 

3,700

$

52.00

Granted

$

Vested

(919)

$

52.00

Forfeited

(250)

$

52.00

Non-vested as of December 31, 2023

2,531

$

52.00

As of December 31, 2023, the unamortized compensation cost related to the unvested restricted stock units was approximately $118,000 which is to be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, 919 shares of restricted stock units were released under the 2022 Plan with an intrinsic value of less than $1,000. For the year ended December 31, 2022, no stock units were released under the 2022 Plan.

December 2022 Best-Efforts Offering

In connection with the consummation of the December 2022 Offering, the Company issued an aggregate of 504,000 units (the “Units”) and 36,000 pre-funded units (the “Pre-Funded Units”) at an effective public offering price of $14.00 per Unit, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $6.4 million. Each Unit consists of (i) one share (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), (ii) one Series A Warrant (the “Series A Warrants”), and (iii) one Series B Warrant (the “Series B Warrants” and, together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”), each such Warrant being exercisable from time to time for one Share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $14.00 per share. Each Pre-Funded Unit consists of (i) one pre-funded warrant (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), each such Pre-Funded Warrant being exercisable from time to time for one Share of the Company’s common stock, (ii) one Series A Warrant and (iii) one Series B Warrant. The Warrants are immediately exercisable for one Share at an exercise price of $14.00 per share, and will expire five (5) years after the date of issuance. The Pre-Funded Warrants were immediately exercisable for one Share at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised immediately upon the closing of the December 2022 Offering, resulting in the issuance of 36,000 shares of common stock and additional proceeds of $3,600 to the Company.

The Share and accompanying Warrants included in each Unit were issued separately, and the Pre-Funded Warrant and the accompanying Warrants included in each Pre-Funded Unit were issued separately. The Units and Pre-Funded Units have no stand-alone rights and were not issued or certificated.

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Subject to certain exemptions outlined in the Warrants, if the Company sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any option to purchase, or sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any shares of Common Stock or any other securities that are at any time convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitle the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the exercise price of the Warrant then in effect, the exercise price of the Warrants will be reduced to equal the effective price per share in such dilutive issuance. The Warrants contain a one-time reset of the exercise price to a price equal to the lesser of (i) the then exercise price and (ii) 100% of the five- day volume weighted average prices for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date that is sixty days after issuance of such Warrants. The Warrants are subject to certain call features and, in certain circumstances, may be exercised on a cashless basis.

In connection with the December 2022 Offering, on November 29, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “December Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors. Under the December Purchase Agreement, subject to certain exemptions, the Company is prohibited, until ninety (90) days after the closing of the offering, from issuing, entering into any agreement to issue or announcing the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents (as defined in the December Purchase Agreement) or (ii) filing any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Also in connection with the December 2022 Offering, on November 29, 2022, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (the “Placement Agent”), pursuant to which the Placement Agent agreed to act as placement agent on a “best efforts” basis in connection with the offering. The Company paid the Placement Agent an aggregate fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the December 2022 Offering, and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.0% of such gross proceeds. The Company reimbursed the Placement Agent $100,000 for expenses in connection with the December 2022 Offering.

A registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the Offering (File No. 333-268085) was initially filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 1, 2022, and was declared effective by the SEC on November 29, 2022. The December 2022 Offering was made by means of a prospectus forming a part of the effective Registration Statement.

February 2023 Offering

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 201,544 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants (the “February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 381,762 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share of common stock, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants, exercisable for an aggregate of up to 874,959 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $10.49 per share of common stock (the “February 2023 Offering”). In February and March of 2023, all the February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised for cash.

On February 3, 2023, the Company closed the February 2023 Offering, and received net proceeds of approximately $5.3 million after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.

Also, in connection with the February 2023 Offering, on January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement with Maxim, pursuant to which Maxim agreed to act as placement agent on a “best efforts” basis in connection with the offering and (ii) the Company agreed to pay Maxim an aggregate fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering.

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Also in connection with the February 2023 Offering, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the securities purchase agreement, dated as of November 29, 2022, by and between the Company and certain institutional investors (the “November Purchase Agreement”) approved by a certain investor (the “November Investor”) who purchased at least 50.1% in interest of the shares of Common Stock and the pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, if any, based on the initial subscription amounts under the November Purchase Agreement, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the November Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, Section 4.11 of the November Purchase Agreement, which prohibits the Company’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the November Purchase Agreement) or filing any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto under the Securities Act, until ninety (90) days after the closing date of the transactions contemplated by the November Purchase Agreement, was amended to permit the offering discussed above and the issuance and sale of the securities offered and sold in such offering.

March 2023 Offering

On March 27, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 837,207 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants, exercisable for an aggregate of up to 1,674,414 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.91 per share (the “March 2023 Offering”).

On March 29, 2023, the Company closed the March 2023 Offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1.6 million, after deducting fees payable to the financial advisor and other offering expenses.

April 2023 Offering

On April 7, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to such investors (i) in a registered direct offering, 743,066 shares of common stock of the Company and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 1,486,132 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $1.41 per share of Common Stock (the “April 2023 Offering”).

On April 12, 2023, the Company closed the April 2023 Offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1.0 million, after deducting fees payable to the financial advisor and other offering expenses.

October 2023 Warrant Repurchase

On October 16, 2023, the Company and certain of its common stock warrants holders entered into an arrangement where the Company agreed to repurchase outstanding common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 4,646,678 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise prices ranging from $1.29 to $1.91 per share of Common Stock for a total of $2,323,000. The repurchased warrants were previously classified as equity warrants and at the date of repurchase a charge was recorded to additional paid-in capital.

Warrants for Common Shares

A summary of the warrant activity and related information for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is provided as follows.

In connection with the December 2022 Offering, under which warrants to purchase common stock were issued with an exercise price of $14.00 per share, the exercise price of the Convertible Note Warrant was reduced from $99.70 per share to the Floor Price of $50.00 per share as a result of the full ratchet antidilution protection clause in the Convertible Note Warrant.

At December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Convertible Note Warrant was $151,000. The Company determined the fair value of the warrant using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumptions: common stock price on revaluation date of $11.00 ; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 89%; risk-free interest rate of 3.99% and expected life of 4.7 years. The change in the fair value of the warrant liability was recorded to other income on the consolidated statements of operations.

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In connection with the Convertible Note, the Company issued a warrant to Maxim to purchase up to 1,944 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $99.70 per share (see Note 4 – Borrowings). The grant date fair value of such warrants was $91,000, which was recorded as debt discount with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumptions: common stock price on date of grant of 77.00; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 80.3%; risk-free interest rate of 2.91% and expected life of 5 years. The Warrant is exercisable at any time on or after the six-month anniversary of the closing date of the Private Placement and will expire on the fifth (5th) anniversary of its date of issuance and may be exercised on a cashless basis in the event that the shares of common stock underlying the warrant are not covered by a registration statement. In addition, the warrant includes a registration rights provision granting Maxim the same registration rights granted to the Convertible Note investor pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement. The exercise price is subject to adjustment upon certain events, such as stock splits, combinations, dividends, distributions, reclassifications, mergers or other corporate changes.

In connection with the December 2022 Offering, the Company issued Series A warrants to the December 2022 investors to purchase up to 540,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $14.00 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrants was $4,914,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants at issuance was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on date of grant of $11.00; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 89%; risk-free interest rate of 3.68% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with the December 2022 Offering, the Company issued Series B warrants to the December 2022 investors to purchase up to 540,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $14.00 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrants was $4,914,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on date of grant of $11.00; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 89%; risk-free interest rate of 3.68% and expected life of 5 years.

In December 2022, the Company issued a Series A Warrant to the Convertible Note Investor to purchase up to 53,572 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $14.00 per share (see Note 4 – Borrowings). The grant date fair value of such warrants was $488,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on date of grant of $11.00; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 89%; risk-free interest rate of 3.68% and expected life of 5 years.

In December 2022, the Company issued a Series B Warrant to the Convertible Note Investor to purchase up to 53,572 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $14.00 per share (see Note 4 – Borrowings). The grant date fair value of such warrants was $488,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on date of grant of $11.00; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 89%; risk-free interest rate of 3.68% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with February 2023 Offering, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 874,959 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $10.49 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrants was $5,600,000, which was recorded as a liability with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $8.90; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 96%; risk-free interest rate of 3.67% and expected life of 5 years.

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In connection with March 2023 Offering, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 1,674,414 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $1.91 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $2,113,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $1.66; expected yield of 0.0%; expected volatility of 104%; risk-free interest rate of 3.67% and expected life of 5 years.

In connection with April 2023 Offering, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to investors to purchase up to 1,486,132 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $1.41 per share. The grant date fair value of such warrant was $1,596,000, which was recorded as equity. The fair value of such warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following weighted average assumption: common stock price on the date of grant of $1.32; expected yield of 0%; expected volatility of 115.6%; risk-free interest rate of 3.46% and expected life of 5 years.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, and excluding (i) the Warrant Inducement – May 2023, (ii) the Warrant Inducement - July 2023 (both described below) and (iii) the exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, a total of 2,715 warrants to purchase common stock were exercised for cash, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $32,000. During the year ended December 31, 2022, other than the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants described Note 6 – December 2022 Offering, warrant holders did not exercise any warrants to purchase common stock.

Warrant Inducement – May 2023

On May 15, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “May Inducement Letters”) with the holders of common stock purchase warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 1,486,132 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.41 per share issued on April 12, 2023 (the “April Warrants”). The April Warrant holders agreed to exercise for cash April Warrants to purchase up to 1,486,132 shares of common stock in exchange for the Company’s agreement to issue 2,972,264 new warrants (the “May Inducement Warrants”) on substantially the same terms as the April Warrants. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $1.9 million from the exercise of the April Warrants. Each May Inducement Warrant is exercisable at a price per share of common stock of $1.33, which was equal to the Minimum Price (as defined by the Nasdaq Listing Rules).Each May Inducement Warrant is immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of its issuance. The exercise price of the May Inducement Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The May Inducement Warrants are callable by the Company at a redemption price of $0.50 per Inducement Warrant, provided that the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the May Inducement Warrants are then registered or may be resold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Warrant Inducement – July 2023

On July 26, 2023, the Company entered into warrant exercise inducement offer letters (the “July Inducement Letters”) with holders of the May Inducement Warrants pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue new inducement warrants (the “July Inducement Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of the May Inducement Warrants during the period provided for in the July Inducement Letters, with such July Inducement Warrants to be issued on substantially the same terms as the May Inducement Warrants. The holders exercised 510,000 of the May Inducement Warrants pursuant to certain of the July Inducement Letters, and the Company received net proceeds of approximately $617,000 from such exercises. In exchange for the exercises of the May Inducement Warrants, the Company issued July Inducement Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of up to 510,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.29 per share.

Each July Inducement Warrant was immediately exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of its issuance. The exercise price of the July Inducement Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting the Company’s common stock. The July Inducement Warrants are callable by the Company at a redemption price of $0.50 per July Inducement Warrant, provided that the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the July Inducement Warrants are then registered or may be resold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

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Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:

Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2023 exclude warrants to purchase 100 shares of common stock issued to a marketing firm, which vest upon the achievement of certain milestones and warrants to purchase 28,133,588 shares of common stock issued to investors that participated in the Inducement Agreement that requires shareholder approval prior to the warrants being exercisable. Additionally, warrants to purchase 207 shares of common stock which are shown above with a price of $1,580.00 are pre-funded warrants under which the holder shall pay $20.00 per share to complete the exercise.

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:

    

Warrants

    

Weighted Average

    

Warrants

Exercise

Outstanding as of

Remaining

Exercisable as of

Price

December 31, 2023

Life (years)

December 31, 2023

$0.15

 

28,203,694

 

4.9

 

70,106

$10.49

 

874,959

 

4.1

 

874,959

$99.70

 

1,944

 

3.6

 

1,944

$152.00

 

400

 

3.0

 

400

$200.00 - $4,360.00

 

35,881

 

1.6

 

35,781

$0.90 *

 

29,116,878

 

4.9

 

983,190

*Weighted Average

Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2022 exclude warrants to purchase 100 shares of common stock issued to a marketing firm, which vest upon the achievement of certain milestones, warrants to purchase 1,944 shares of common stock issued to Maxim which became exercisable on February 15, 2023, and warrants to purchase 107,144 shares of common stock issued to a Convertible Note Investor that require shareholder approval prior to being exercisable, which was received at a special meeting of our stockholders held on January 24, 2023. Additionally, warrants to purchase 207 shares of common stock which are shown above with a price of $1,580.00 are pre-funded warrants under which the holder shall pay $20.00 per share to complete the exercise.

Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2022 is as follows:

Warrants

Weighted Average

Warrants

Exercise

 

Outstanding as of

 

Remaining

 

Exercisable as of

Price

    

December 31, 2022

    

Life (years)

    

December 31, 2022

$14.00

 

1,187,145

 

4.92

 

1,080,001

$50.00

 

20,971

 

4.62

 

20,971

$99.70 - $261.00

 

18,434

 

2.64

 

16,390

$300.00 - $980.00

 

24,799

 

2.6

 

24,799

$1,580.00 - $12,500.00

 

1,766

 

0.29

 

1,766

$31.55 *

 

1,253,115

 

4.83

 

1,143,927

*Weighted Average