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Convertible Notes with Warrants (November 2023 Financing)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Convertible Notes with Warrants (November 2023 Financing) [Abstract]  
Convertible Notes with Warrants (November 2023 Financing)
(8)          Convertible Notes with Warrants (November 2023 Financing)
 
On November 21, 2023, the Company issued (i) senior unsecured convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of $6,850,000, convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.18 per share, (ii) Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,805,083 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.18 per share, and (iii) Series B Warrants, together with the Series A Warrants, and, together with the convertible notes, to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,805,083 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.475 per share. The financing resulted in aggregate gross proceeds of $6,850,000, before $525,144 of transaction costs.
 
The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum, payable annually, in cash or shares of common stock at the Company’s option, and mature on November 21, 2025, unless earlier converted or redeemed. In November 2024, the Company paid $111,000 of accrued interest in cash and $300,000 accrued interest in common stock, comprising 315,790 shares.
 
The Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at the election of the holder at any time at an initial conversion price of $1.18. The Company has agreed not to issue or sell any equity securities of the Company at a price below the then-current conversion price for a period of 18 months after closing, subject to certain exceptions. Beginning six months after issuance, the Company may require holders to convert their Notes into conversion shares if the closing price of the common stock exceeds $2.36 per share for 10 consecutive trading days and the daily dollar trading volume of the common stock exceeds $1,000,000 per day during the same period and certain equity conditions described in the Notes are satisfied. The Notes provide for certain events of default, whereby each holder of Notes will be able to require the Company to redeem in cash any or all of the holder’s Notes at a premium of 115%. The conversion feature did not meet the requirements for separate accounting and is not accounted for as a derivative instrument.
 
The Warrants
 
The Series A Warrants are exercisable immediately and expire five years from the date of issuance. The Company has the right to call the exercise of the Series A Warrants if the closing price of the common stock exceeds 200% of the Series A Exercise Price for 10 consecutive trading days and the daily dollar trading volume of the common stock exceeds $1,000,000 per day during the same period and certain equity conditions are satisfied.
The Series B Warrants expired in November 2024.
 
The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants are classified as components of permanent equity because they are freestanding financial instruments that are legally detachable and separately exercisable from the shares of common stock from which they are issued, are immediately exercisable, do not embody an obligation for the Company to repurchase its shares, and permit the holders to receive a fixed number of shares of common stock upon exercise.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized total interest expense of $459,449, including coupon interest expense of $102,750 and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $356,699. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized total interest expense of $361,522, including coupon interest expense of $102,750 and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $258,802. The Notes, net of unamortized discount costs was $5,762,927 and $5,406,228 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The fair value of the convertible notes on March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis using level 3 inputs, was $6,589,007 and $6,493,720, respectively.