Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholder's Equity

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Stockholder's Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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Stockholder's Equity

8. STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

2020 Bridge Financing

 

Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 7, 2020, the Company sold 1,500 shares of a new series of convertible preferred stock of Chanticleer (the “Series 2 Preferred Stock”) to an institutional investor for gross proceeds to the Company of $1,500,000 less transaction costs of $95,000. 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 $1.25 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 (more fully described below and in Note 9) in the amount of $529,000. The effective conversion price of the Series 2 Preferred Stock after the bifurcation of the derivative resulted a beneficial conversion feature of $729,000, which was then immediately recorded as a deemed dividend as the preferred stock is immediately convertible. In March 2020, an aggregate of 713 shares of Series 2 Preferred Stock were converted into 1,426,854 shares of common stock. In connection with the Merger (see Note 1), all remaining outstanding shares of the Series 2 Preferred Stock 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. In January 2021, an aggregate of 125 shares of Series 2 Preferred Stock were converted into 250,000 shares of common stock. At March 31, 2021, 662 shares of Series 2 Preferred Stock were outstanding.

 

On August 17, 2020, the Company and the holders of the Series 2 Preferred Stock 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 in 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 Stock 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 $1,250,000 to $850,000. As of the date of this report, the original investors had disposed of all of the Series 2 Preferred Stock held on March 31, 2021 (see Note 12).

 

The Series 2 Preferred Stock is classified in the accompanying condensed consolidated and combined balance sheet at March 31, 2021 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 Stock:

 

Stated value: Each share of Series 2 Preferred Stock had a stated value of $1,000.

 

True-Up Payment: Amergent is required to pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the dollar value of 125% of the stated value of the Series 2 Preferred Stock 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. The True-Up payment was not settled on April 1, 2021 (see Note 12). The True-Up Payment will be paid by Amergent out of (i) the proceeds from the exercise by Amergent of the warrants to purchase shares of Sonnet’s common stock held by the Spin-Off Entity after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger or (ii) from $850,000 subject to restriction. Non-payment of the True-Up Payment when it is due will trigger default interest rate of 18% per year.

 

Redemption: If the Merger was not completed within six months of issuance of the Series 2 Preferred Stock, the Company would have been required to redeem all the outstanding Series 2 Preferred Stock for 125% of the aggregate stated value of the Series 2 Preferred Stock then outstanding plus any default interest and any other fees or liquidated damages then due and owing thereon under the Certificate of Designations. Additionally, there are other triggering events, as defined, that can cause the Series 2 Preferred Stock to be redeemable at the option of the holder of which some are outside of the control of the Company.

  

Conversion at option of holder/ beneficial ownership limitation The Series 2 Preferred Stock 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 1,400 shares of Series 2 Preferred Stock 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 Stock automatically were exchanged for an equal number of shares of Series 2 Preferred Stock 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 Stock before any distribution or payment to the holders of common stock.

 

Voting rights: The holder of Series 2 Preferred Stock 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 Stock. In addition, without the approval of the holder, the Company is required to obtain the approval of Series 2 Preferred Stock, 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: Customary adjustments in the event of dividends or stock splits and anti-dilution protection.

 

Concurrently with the Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement, the parties entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Preferred Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Preferred Registration Rights Agreement, the Company was required to file a registration statement registering the conversion shares no later than 15 days from the closing of this transaction.

 

Options and Warrants

 

A summary of the warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021 is presented below:

 

    Number of Warrants     Weighted Average Exercise Price     Weighted Average Remaining Life  
Outstanding at December 31, 2020     3,409,200     $ 0.34       8.6  
Granted                  
Exercised                  
Forfeited/Other Adjustments                  
Outstanding at March 31, 2021     3,409,200     $ 0.34       8.3  
                         
Exercisable March 31, 2021     3,409,200     $ 0.34       8.3  

  

At March 31, 2021, the outstanding warrants consisted of the following:

 

Date issued   Number of warrants     Exercise Price     Expiration Date
April 1, 2020     2,462,600     $ 0.125     April 1, 2030
April 1, 2020     462,600     $ 0.500     April 1, 2030
March 30, 2020     350,000     $ 1.250     March 30, 2025
August 17, 2020     134,000     $ 1.250     August 17, 2025
      3,409,200