Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Convertible Debt

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Convertible Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Convertible Debt Convertible Debt
Yorkville PPA

On July 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Pre-Paid Advance Agreement (the "PPA") with YA II PN, Ltd. ("Yorkville") pursuant to which the Company could request advances of up to $50.0 million in cash from Yorkville, with an aggregate limit of $300.0 million (the "Pre-Paid Advance"). Amounts outstanding under Pre-Paid Advances could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated pursuant to the PPA as the lower of 120.0% of the daily volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the date a Pre-Paid Advance was made (“Fixed Price”) or 95.0% of the VWAP on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $1.00 per share (“Floor Price”). The Third Pre-Paid Advance amended the purchase price to be the lower of 110.0% of the VWAP on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the date a Pre-Paid Advance was made (“Amended Fixed Price”) or 95.0% of the VWAP on Nasdaq during the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $0.50 per share (“Amended Floor Price”). The Company's stockholders approved the Amended Floor Price, which was proposed and voted on at the special meeting of Company stockholders held on January 24, 2023. The Company's stockholders further
approved the Second Amended Floor Price (as defined below), which was proposed and voted on at the special meeting of Company stockholders held on October 5, 2023. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the PPA is subject to certain limitations, including that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the PPA (including the aggregation with the issuance of shares of Common Stock under Standby Equity Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company with Yorkville on May 10, 2022 (the “SEPA”), which was terminated effective August 26, 2022) cannot exceed 19.9% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock as of May 10, 2022 ("PPA Exchange Cap"). The Company's stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock in excess of the PPA Exchange Cap, which was proposed and voted on at the special meeting of Company stockholders held on January 24, 2023. Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of any Pre-Paid Advance at an annual rate equal to 5.0%, subject to an increase to 15.0% upon events of default described in the PPA. Each Pre-Paid Advance has a maturity date of 15 months from the Pre-Paid Advance Date. Yorkville is not entitled to participate in any earnings distributions until a Pre-Paid Advance is offset with shares of Common Stock.
On July 22, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $49.5 million on account of the first Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. On August 26, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $39.6 million on account of the second Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville include a 1.0% discount of the Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. As of September 6, 2022, the first Pre-Paid Advance was fully paid off through the issuance of 15.1 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville. As of November 11, 2022, the second Pre-Paid Advance was paid off primarily through the issuance of 19.4 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, in addition to $2.5 million in cash.
On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into the PPA Side Letter, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the Company will be permitted to submit sales orders, and consummate sales pursuant to such orders, for the ATM Offering beginning on October 5, 2022 for so long as the Company pays to Yorkville the sum of $1.0 million per calendar week to be applied in the order of priority set forth in the PPA Side Letter. Failure to make timely payments under the PPA Side Letter will automatically result in the reinstatement of restrictions on the Company’s ability to consummate sales under the ATM Sales Agreement and will be deemed an event of default. However, subsequent supplemental agreements to the PPA have restricted the Company's access to the ATM Offering without Yorkville's prior consent while amounts remain outstanding under the PPA.
On November 10, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $20.0 million on account of the third Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA (the "Third Pre-Paid Advance"). On December 31, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $32.0 million on account of the fourth Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA (the "Fourth Pre-Paid Advance"). In accordance with the second supplemental agreement, the Fourth Pre-Paid Advance may, at the sole option of Yorkville, be increased by up to an additional $8.5 million (the "YA PPA Option"). On January 13, 2023, Yorkville partially exercised their option, and increased their investment amount by $5.3 million, which resulted in net proceeds of $5.0 million, and was applied to the Fourth Pre-Paid Advance. Pursuant to the second supplemental agreement, the Fourth Pre-Paid Advance included issuances of warrants to Yorkville. Of the aggregate Fourth Pre-Paid Advance proceeds, $14.8 million was allocated to convertible debt presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022, and an additional $2.3 million was allocated to convertible debt as a result of Yorkville exercising the YA PPA Option. Refer to Note 16, Warrants, for further information on the warrants and the allocation of proceeds. As of December 31, 2023, the Third Pre-Paid Advance and Fourth Pre-Paid Advance were each fully paid off through the issuance of 66.8 million shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. The loss on extinguishment of debt from repaying the Third Pre-Paid Advance and Fourth Pre-Paid Advance was $26.7 million and interest expense incurred as a result of effective interest under the PPA was $0.5 million.
On September 11, 2023, the Company received an aggregate of $12.5 million on account of the fifth Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA (the "Fifth Pre-Paid Advance"). The net proceeds received by the Company, after giving effect to the commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for in the PPA, was $11.8 million. Of the aggregate proceeds, $6.0 million was allocated to derivative assets for an embedded conversion feature included in the Fifth Pre-Paid Advance. Any portion of the convertible debt settled using the Variable Price will be extinguished as a share settled redemption while any settlement using the Fixed Price or the applicable floor price of $0.50 will be settled via conversion accounting. As of December 31, 2023, the Fifth Pre-Paid Advance was fully paid off through the issuance of 26.6 million shares of Common Stock. The loss on extinguishment of debt from repaying the Fifth Pre-Paid Advance was $0.2 million and interest expense incurred as a result of effective interest under the PPA was nominal.

The Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the PPA with Yorkville to lower the minimum price which shares may be sold from $0.50 per share to $0.10 per share (the "Second Amended Floor Price"), which was
proposed and voted on at the special meeting of Company stockholders held on October 5, 2023 (the "October Special Meeting").

On November 21, 2023, the Company received an aggregate of $21.3 million on account of the sixth Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA (the "Sixth Pre-Paid Advance"). The net proceeds received by the Company, after giving effect to the commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for in the PPA, was $20.0 million. Any portion of the convertible debt settled using the Variable Price will be extinguished as a share settled redemption. As of December 31, 2023, the full amount remains outstanding under the Sixth Pre-Paid Advance.

On December 20, 2023, the Company received an aggregate of $16.0 million on account of the seventh Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA (the "Seventh Pre-Paid Advance"). The net proceeds received by the Company, after giving effect to the commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for in the PPA, was $15.0 million. Any portion of the convertible debt settled using the Variable Price will be extinguished as a share settled redemption. As of December 31, 2023, the full amount remains outstanding under the Seventh Pre-Paid Advance.
Other than the balance to be paid pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, the PPA provides that in respect of any Pre-Paid Advance, if the VWAP of shares of Common Stock is less than the Floor Price (as amended) for at least five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days or the Company has issued substantially all of the shares of Common Stock available under the PPA Exchange Cap, then the Company is required to make monthly cash payments of amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance beginning on the 10th calendar day and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month until the entire amount of such Pre-Paid Advance balance has been paid or until the payment obligation ceases. Pursuant to the PPA, the monthly payment obligation ceases if the PPA Exchange Cap no longer applies and the VWAP is greater than the Floor Price (as amended) for a period of five consecutive trading days, unless a subsequent triggering date occurs.
The Company, at its option, has the right, but not the obligation, to repay early in cash a portion or all amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance, provided that the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Price (as amended) during a period of three consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice to Yorkville of its intent and such notice is delivered at least 10 trading days prior to the date on which the Company will make such payment. If elected, the early repayment amount is to include a 3.0% redemption premium (“PPA Redemption Premium”). If any Pre-Paid Advances are outstanding and any event of default has occurred, the full amount outstanding under the Pre-Paid Advances plus the PPA Redemption Premium, together with interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof, will become, at Yorkville’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.
Yorkville Convertible Debentures

On April 24, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Yorkville in connection with the issuance and sale of convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $48.0 million (the "April Convertible Debenture"). The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville included a 6.0% discount of the loan in accordance with the terms of the April Convertible Debenture. Of the aggregate net proceeds of $45.1 million, $41.4 million was allocated to convertible debt and $3.7 million was allocated to derivative liabilities to account for an embedded redemption feature included in the April Convertible Debenture. Amounts outstanding under the April Convertible Debenture could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated pursuant to the April Convertible Debenture as the lower of $1.00 or 95.0% of the lowest daily VWAP on Nasdaq as of the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $0.14 per share.

Yorkville was not entitled to participate in any earnings distributions until the April Convertible Debenture is offset with shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 2023, the April Convertible Debenture was fully paid off through the issuance of 95.4 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $3.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $0.1 million of interest expense and $5.5 million of amortization of debt discount.

On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Yorkville (the “July Convertible Debenture”) in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $26.6 million (the “July Initial Loan”). The convertible debenture was initially recognized on the settlement date of July 3, 2023, and net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville included a 6.0% discount of the July Initial Loan in accordance with the terms of the July Convertible Debenture. Yorkville had, but did not elect, the right and option (the “July Loan Option”) to purchase from the Company an additional convertible Loan in a principal amount of up to $53.2 million. In conjunction with the July Initial Loan, the Company issued to Yorkville an initial warrant (the “July Initial Warrant”) to purchase 49.6 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.54. If Yorkville had exercised the July Loan Option, the Company would have issued to Yorkville an additional warrant (the “July Option
Warrant”) for a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the principal amount so exercised (up to $53.2 million) by $0.54. The July Option Warrant, if issued, would have been issued on the same terms as the July Initial Warrant except that the exercise price of the June Option Warrant would have been $0.67 per share. Refer to Note 16, Warrants, for further information on the warrants. As of December 31, 2023, the July Convertible Debenture was fully paid off through the issuance of 101.6 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $0.3 million of interest expense. Additionally, Yorkville did not exercise the July Loan Option, as a result of which, the July Loan Option and the related July Option Warrant are no longer applicable.

On August 2, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Yorkville (the “August Convertible Debenture”) in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $27.9 million (the “August Initial Loan”). The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville included a 6.0% discount of the August Initial Loan in accordance with the terms of the August Convertible Debenture. Yorkville had, but did not elect, the right and option (the “August Loan Option”) to purchase additional convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to $53.2 million. In conjunction with the August Initial Loan, the Company issued to Yorkville an initial warrant (the “August Initial Warrant”) to purchase 49.6 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.54 per share. The August Initial Warrant is immediately exercisable and will expire on August 2, 2028. If Yorkville had exercised the August Loan Option, the Company would have issued to Yorkville an additional warrant (the “August Option Warrant”) for a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the principal amount so exercised (up to $53.2 million) by $0.54. The August Option Warrant, if issued, would have been issued on the same terms as the August Initial Warrant except that the exercise price of the August Option Warrant would have been $0.67 per share. As of December 31, 2023, 97.6 million shares of Common Stock have been issued to Yorkville, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $0.3 million of interest expense. Additionally, Yorkville did not exercise the August Loan Option, as a result of which, the August Loan Option and the related August Option Warrant are no longer applicable.

On August 2, 2023, the Company and Yorkville have agreed to transfer the outstanding balance of $1.3 million on the April Convertible Debenture to the August Convertible Debenture. Such outstanding balance is reflected in the aggregate principal amount issuable available under the August Initial Debenture. As a result of such transfer, as of August 2, 2023, no amounts remain outstanding under the April Convertible Debenture. The embedded redemption feature within the April Convertible Debenture was valued as of the August Initial Debenture settlement date at $0.8 million and then written off.

On September 26, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Yorkville (the “September Convertible Debenture”, together with the July Convertible Debenture and the August Convertible Debenture, collectively, the "Convertible Debentures"), receiving an aggregate of $15.0 million (the “September Initial Loan”). The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville included a 16.5% discount of the September Initial Loan in accordance with the September Convertible Debenture. Yorkville had, but did not elect, the right and option (the “September Loan Option”) to purchase additional convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to $30.0 million. In conjunction with the September Convertible Debenture, the Company issued to Yorkville an initial warrant (the “September Initial Warrant”) to purchase 28.0 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.54. The September Initial Warrant is immediately exercisable and will expire on September 26, 2028. If Yorkville had exercised the September Loan Option, the Company would have issued to Yorkville an additional warrant (the “September Option Warrant”) for a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the principal amount so exercised (up to $30.0 million) by $0.54 per share. The September Option Warrant, if issued, would have been issued on the same terms as the September Initial Warrant except that the exercise price of the August Option Warrant would have been $0.67 per share. As of December 31, 2023, no conversion on the September Initial Debenture has occurred. Additionally, Yorkville did not exercise the September Loan Option, as a result of which, the September Loan Option and the related September Option Warrant are no longer applicable.

Amounts outstanding in the Convertible Debentures could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated at the lower of $0.50 (the "Note Fixed Price") or 95.0% of the lowest daily VWAP on Nasdaq as of the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (“Variable Price”), which in no event would be less than $0.10 per share. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the Convertible Debentures are subject to certain limitations, including that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Convertible Debenture cannot exceed 95.4 million ("Note Exchange Cap"). With respect to the April Convertible Debenture, July Convertible Debenture and August Convertible Debenture, the Company's stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock in excess of the Note Exchange Cap, which was proposed and voted on at the October Special Meeting.

Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of the April Convertible Debenture at an annual rate equal to 1.0%, subject to an increase to 15.0% upon events of default described in the April Convertible Debenture. Interest accrues on the
outstanding balance of the July Convertible Debenture, the August Convertible Debenture and the September Convertible Debenture at an annual rate equal to 3.0%, subject to an increase to 15.0% upon events of default described in their respective agreements. The Convertible Debentures each have a maturity date of 14 months from their respective Convertible Debenture date.

The Company elected to account for the July Convertible Debenture, the August Convertible Debenture and the September Convertible Debenture under the fair value option of accounting upon issuance. The proceeds were allocated to all freestanding instruments recorded at fair value. As the fair value of the freestanding instruments exceeded the proceeds, an aggregate loss of $69.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 was recognized in Loss on fair value change of convertible debt in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of the Convertible Debentures was $16.1 million and are included in Convertible debt, current in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The primary reason for electing the fair value option is for simplification of accounting for the Convertible Debentures at fair value in its entirety versus bifurcation of the embedded derivatives. The fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model. Refer to Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, for further information on the loans.

The Convertible Debentures provides that if the VWAP of shares of Common Stock is less than the then-applicable floor price for at least five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days (“Trigger Date”) or the Company has issued substantially all of the shares of Common Stock available under the Note Exchange Cap, or the Company is unable to issue Common Stock to Yorkville which may be freely resold by Yorkville without any limitations or restrictions, including, without limitation, due to a stop order or suspension of the effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, then the Company is required to make monthly cash payments of amounts outstanding under the Convertible Debentures beginning on the 10th trading day after the Trigger Date and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month until the entire amount of the Convertible Debentures balance has been paid or until the payment obligation ceases. Pursuant to the Convertible Debentures, the monthly payment obligation ceases if the Note Exchange Cap no longer applies and the VWAP is greater than the applicable floor price for a period of five consecutive trading days, unless a subsequent triggering date occurs.

The Company, at its option, has the right, but not the obligation, to repay early in cash a portion or all amounts outstanding under the Convertible Debentures, provided that the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Note Fixed Price during a period of three consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice to Yorkville of its intent and such notice is delivered at least ten trading days prior to the date on which the Company will make such payment. If elected, the early repayment amount is to include a 5.0% redemption premium (“Note Redemption Premium”). If any event of default has occurred, the full amount outstanding under the Loan plus the Note Redemption Premium, together with interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof, will become, at Yorkville’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.