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9. STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
2020 bridge financing
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 7, 2020, the Company sold 1.5 million less transaction costs of $0.1 million. In addition, pursuant to the original agreement with the investors, the Company issued 5-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock to the investors at $ per share. Each share of Series 2 Preferred has a stated value of $1,000. Upon issuance, the Company bifurcated and recorded, as a liability, an embedded derivative in the amount of $0.5 million. The effective conversion price of the Series 2 Preferred after the bifurcation of the derivative resulted in a beneficial conversion feature of $0.7 million, which was then immediately recorded as a deemed dividend as the preferred stock is immediately convertible. In March 2020, an aggregate of shares of Series 2 Preferred were converted into shares of common stock. In connection with the Merger, all remaining outstanding shares of the Series 2 Preferred were automatically cancelled and exchanged for substantially similar shares of preferred stock in Amergent, the shareholders of Chanticleer common stock received shares of Amergent on a 1 for 1 basis (spin-off shares) and received 1 share of Sonnet common stock for 26 shares of Chanticleer common stock held at the time of the Merger. shares of a new series of convertible preferred stock of Chanticleer (the “Series 2 Preferred”) to an institutional investor for gross proceeds to the Company of $
On August 17, 2020, the Company and the holders of the Series 2 Preferred entered into a Waiver, Consent, and Amendment to the Certificate of Designations (the “Extension Agreement”) which included provisions for an extension of the True-Up Payment discussed below from August 7, 2020 to December 10, 2020, and permitted the shares of Amergent obtained by the investor in the Spin-Off to be included in the determination of the True-Up Payment discussed below, with the Company paying all expenses incurred by the institutional investor in connection with the Extension Agreement and certain consideration for the institutional investor’s willingness to extend the date of the True-Up Payment. The consideration included $66,000 of cash and warrants to purchase 134,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $28,060 (see below).
On February 16, 2021, the Company and the holders of the Series 2 Preferred entered into a Waiver, Consent and Amendment to the Certificate of Designations (the “Waiver”). Pursuant to the Waiver, the Company filed the Second Amendment and Restated Certificate of Designations of Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (“Amended COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State (i) providing for the extension of the True-Up Payment to April 1, 2021, (ii) providing for the deduction of proceeds to the original holders from sales of Series 2 Preferred for the True-Up Payment, and (iii) providing for a reduction in amount of cash subject to restriction as discussed below from $1.3 million to $0.9 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the investors converted shares of the Series 2 Preferred into common shares and sold those common shares in the market. In addition, the investors sold their remaining Series 2 Preferred to other investors. The shares sold to the investors no longer contain the True-Up Payment provision. The new investors converted shares of Series 2 Preferred into shares of common stock during May 2021, and shares of Series 2 Preferred remain outstanding at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
The Series 2 Preferred is classified in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as temporary equity due to certain contingent redemption features which are outside the control of the Company.
Designations, rights and preferences of Series 2 Preferred:
Stated value: Each share of Series 2 Preferred had a stated value of $1,000.
True-Up Payment: Amergent is required to pay the original holder an amount in cash equal to the dollar value of 125% of the stated value of the Series 2 Preferred less the proceeds previously realized by the holder from the sale of all conversion and spin-off shares received by holder in Amergent, net of brokerage commissions and any other fees incurred by the holder in connection with the sale of any conversion shares or spin-off shares on April 1, 2021 (which period was extended). This True-Up Payment was settled in July 2021 with a payment of $0.1 million, and the cash is no longer subject to restriction for this matter. Prior to the settlement, the True-Up Payment was accounted for as a derivative and a $0.2 million change in fair value was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The Company determined that the True-Up Payment constituted a “make-whole” provision as defined by U.S. GAAP that was required to be settled in cash and, as such, was bifurcated from the host instrument, the Series 2 Preferred. It was accounted for as a derivative liability prior to settlement, with changes in fair value recorded in change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Redemption: There are triggering events, as defined, that can cause the Series 2 Preferred to be redeemable at the option of the holder, some of which are outside the control of the Company.
Conversion at option of holder/ beneficial ownership limitation: The Series 2 Preferred is convertible at the option of holder at the lesser of (i) $1.00 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like) or (ii) 90% of the five day average volume weighted average price of the common, provided the conversion price has a floor of $0.50 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like). Conversion is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99%. This limitation was increased by the holder to 9.99% prior to the Merger.
Forced conversion: The Company had the right to require the holder to convert up to shares of Series 2 Preferred upon delivery of notice three days prior to the Merger, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation and applicable Nasdaq rules. Unconverted shares of Series 2 Preferred automatically were exchanged for an equal number of shares of Series 2 Preferred in Amergent on substantially the same terms.
Liquidation preference: Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the holder is entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, an amount equal to 125% of the stated value plus any default interest and any other fees or liquidated damages then due and owing thereon under the Certificate of Designations, for each share of Series 2 Preferred before any distribution or payment to the holders of common stock.
Voting rights: The holder of Series 2 Preferred has the right to vote together with the holders of common stock as a single class on an as-converted basis on all matters presented to the holders of common stock and shall vote as a separate class on all matters presented to the holders of Series 2 Preferred. In addition, without the approval of the holder, the Company is required to obtain the approval of Series 2 Preferred, as is customary, for certain events and transactions not contemplated by the Merger.
Triggering events: Breach of Company’s obligations will trigger a redemption event.
Anti-dilution: The Series 2 Preferred provides for customary adjustments in the event of dividends or stock splits and anti-dilution protection.
Warrants
At March 31, 2022, the outstanding warrants consisted of the following:
A summary of the warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 is presented below:
As discussed in Note 7, 1,350,000 warrants were granted in March 2022 in connection with the issuance of 8% Convertible Debt and are equity-classified in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The net proceeds from the issuance were allocated to the 8% Convertible Debt and the warrants based on their relative fair values at the issuance date, resulting in an allocation of approximately $0.3 million to the warrants. Assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the warrants at the issuance date include the following:
Options
In August 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Inducement Plan (“the Plan”). Under the 2021 Inducement Plan, the Company can grant stock options and stock awards. There are 50,000 shares remained available for future grants. shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan. As of March 31, 2022,
In November 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). Under the 2021 Incentive Plan, the Company can grant stock options and stock awards. The stockholders of the Company approved the Incentive Plan on December 30, 2021. There are 2,000,000 shares remained available for future grants. shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan. As of March 31, 2022,
Share-based awards generally vest over a period of , and share-based awards that lapse or are forfeited are available to be granted again. The contractual life of all share-based awards is . The expiration date of the outstanding share-based awards is August 2026.
The Company recorded share-based compensation expense of approximately $ in general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
There were no options granted, exercised or forfeited during the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding share-based awards was approximately $43,000 and is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted-average period of approximately years.
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