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Debt (Related Party)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Debt (Related Party) [Abstract]  
Debt (Related Party)

8. Debt (Related Party)

 

February 2024 Term Loan

 

In February 2024, the Company issued a promissory note (the “February 2024 Term Loan”) with a minimum principal amount of $5.0 million and up to $10.0 million to GAT Funding, LLC (“GAT”), an entity controlled by Glen A. Taylor, a member of the Company’s board of directors and a controlling stockholder of the Company. At closing, the Company drew down $5.0 million from the February 2024 Term Loan. Provided that no event of default had occurred and the Company submitted a request for funding certifying that the Company had less than $7.5 million of net tangible assets, the Company had the ability to draw the remaining $5.0 million in $2.5 million tranches, as long as each request was made prior to February 1, 2025. In both May 2024 and July 2024, the Company requested and received additional advances of $2.5 million under the February 2024 Term Loan. As of June 30, 2025, the balance outstanding on the February 2024 Term Loan was $10.2 million, net of discount.

 

The February 2024 Term Loan has a five-year term and matures on February 27, 2029. The principal amount drawn bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and is paid quarterly in arrears after the second anniversary of the February 2024 Term Loan. Interest will accrue and is not payable for the first two years of the term and will compound and be added to the principal balance of the February 2024 Term Loan both on the first and second anniversary of the February 2024 Term Loan. The Company may prepay the accrued interest and principal of the February 2024 Term Loan without penalty, with 10 days’ notice.

 

August 2024 Term Loan

 

In August 2024, the Company issued an additional promissory note (the “August 2024 Term Loan”) with a principal amount of up to $10.0 million to GAT. At closing, the Company drew down $5.0 million from the August 2024 Term Loan. Provided that no event of default had occurred and the Company submitted a request for funding certifying that the Company had less than $7.5 million of net tangible assets, the Company had the ability to draw the remaining $5.0 million in $2.5 million tranches, as long as each request is made prior to August 1, 2025. In December 2024, the Company requested and received an additional advance of $5.0 million under the August 2024 Term Loan. As of June 30, 2025, the balance outstanding on the August 2024 Term Loan was $9.3 million, net of discount.

 

The August 2024 Term Loan has a five-year term and matures on August 27, 2029. The principal amount drawn bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and is paid quarterly in arrears after the second anniversary of the August 2024 Term Loan. Interest will accrue and is not payable for the first two years of the term and will compound and be added to the principal balance of the August 2024 Term Loan both on the first and second anniversary of the August 2024 Term Loan. The Company may prepay the accrued interest and principal of the August 2024 Term Loan without penalty, with 10 days’ notice.

 

As a commitment fee, the Company is required to issue warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of its Common Stock for each $2.5 million of principal funded under the February 2024 Term Loan and August 2024 Term Loan. The warrants have an exercise price equal to the closing price on the date of funding of the applicable tranche.

 

Warrants - February 2024 Term Loan and August 2024 Term Loan

 

At closing of the initial funding of the February 2024 Term Loan, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.24 per share. These warrants expire on February 27, 2026. Upon the second draw made in May 2024, the Company issued warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.04 per share. These warrants expire on May 28, 2026. Upon the third draw made in July 2024, the Company issued warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.25 per share. These warrants expire on July 23, 2026.

 

At closing of the initial funding of the August 2024 Term Loan, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.97 per share. These warrants expire on August 27, 2026. Upon the second draw made in December 2024, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.20 per share. These warrants expire on December 11, 2026.

March 2025 Term Loan

 

In March 2025, the Company issued a promissory note (the “March 2025 Term Loan” and, collectively with the February 2024 Term Loan and August 2024 Term Loan, the “Term Loans”) with a minimum principal amount of $5.0 million and up to $10.0 million to GAT. At closing, the Company drew down $5.0 million from the March 2025 Term Loan. Provided that no event of default has occurred and the Company submits a request for funding certifying that the Company has less than $7.5 million of net tangible assets, the Company has the ability to draw the remaining $5.0 million in $2.5 million tranches, as long as each request is made prior to March 2026. On June 26, 2025, the Company requested and received an additional advance of $5.0 million under the March 2025 Term Loan. As of June 30, 2025, the balance outstanding on the March 2025 Term Loan was $8.4 million, net of discount.

 

The March 2025 Term Loan has a five-year term and matures on March 6, 2030. The principal amount drawn bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum and is paid quarterly in arrears after the second anniversary of the March 2025 Term Loan. Interest will accrue and is not payable for the first two years of the term and will compound and be added to the principal balance of the March 2025 Term Loan both on the first and second anniversary of the March 2025 Term Loan. The Company may prepay the accrued interest and principal of the March 2025 Term Loan without penalty, with 10 days’ notice.

 

As a commitment fee, the Company is required to issue warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of its Common Stock for each $2.5 million of principal funded under the March 2025 Term Loan. The warrants have an exercise price equal to the closing price on the date of funding of the applicable tranche. At closing of the initial funding of the March 2025 Term Loan, the Company issued warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.35 per share. These warrants expire on March 6, 2028. Upon the second draw made in June 2025, the Company issued warrants to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.48. These warrants expire on June 26, 2027.

 

The Term Loans were accounted for as a conventional debt instrument and are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40).

 

As a result of the issuance of the warrants with the February 2024, May 2024 and July 2024 closings of the February 2024 Term Loan, which met the criteria for equity classification under applicable U.S. GAAP, the Company recorded the fair value of the warrants on the issuance date in the amount of $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million, respectively, as a debt discount and additional paid-in capital on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Subsequently, these debt discounts are being recorded to interest expense, related party over the term of the February 2024 Term Loan.

 

As a result of the issuance of the warrants with the August 2024 and December 2024 closings of the August 2024 Term Loan, which met the criteria for equity classification under applicable U.S. GAAP, the Company recorded the fair value of the warrants on the issuance date in the amount of $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, as a debt discount and additional paid-in capital on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequently, these debt discounts are being recorded to interest expense, related party over the term of the August 2024 Term Loan.

 

As a result of the issuance of the warrants with the March 2025 and June 2025 closings of the March 2025 Term Loan, which met the criteria for equity classification under applicable U.S. GAAP, the Company recorded the fair value of the warrants on the issuance date in the amount of $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, as a debt discount and additional paid-in capital on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequently, these debt discounts are being recorded to interest expense, related party over the term of the March 2025 Term Loan.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option model to estimate the fair value of warrants issued in connection with the Term Loans. In applying the Black-Scholes option model, the Company used the following assumptions in the valuation of warrants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 
    2025    2024 
Risk-free rate   3.7% - 3.9%    4.6% - 4.9% 
Expected dividend yield        
Expected term (years)   1.8 - 2.0    1.8 - 2.0 
Expected volatility   136.0% - 144.0%    42.4% - 45.8% 
Stock price   $1.35 - $1.48    $1.24 - $3.05 

 

The Company uses a present value calculation of future cash flows to estimate the fair value of the Term Loans at the date of issuance. The Company used the following inputs in the valuation of Term Loans issued during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2025   2024 
Principal  $10,000,000   $7,500,000 
Coupon rate   8.0%   8.0%
Issuance date   3/11/2025 - 6/26/2025    3/4/2024 - 5/23/2024 
Interest type   Fixed rate    Fixed rate 
Payment frequency   Maturity    Maturity 
Interest day count   Actual / 365    Actual / 365 
Maturity   3/6/2030    2/27/2029 
Market rate (1)   11.7% - 16.4%    7.8%

 

(1)Discounted using the interpolated S&P CCC yield curve commensurate with the remaining term of the note.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $1.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of interest expense in relation to the Term Loans, at effective interest rates ranging from 9.69% to 13.19%. Included within this interest expense total, the Company recognized $0.2 million and less than $0.1 million of debt discount amortization during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, accrued interest of $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, is recorded in accrued interest (related party) and unamortized debt discount of $2.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively, is recorded within term loans payable (related party) on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.