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Preferred Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Preferred Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosure [Abstract]  
Preferred Stock . Preferred Stock

The Company’s board of directors is authorized, without action by its stockholders, to designate and issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and to fix the voting rights, designations, powers, preferences, the relative participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of any series of preferred stock that they may designate in the future.

 

As of June 30, 2025, there were 491 shares of the Company’s Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and 700 shares of the Company’s Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2024 there were no series of preferred stock designated and no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

On February 10, 2025, in connection with the License Agreement, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, pursuant to which 6,000 shares of the Company’s authorized shares of preferred stock were designated as Series A Preferred Stock. A summary of the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock is set forth below.

 

Ranking - the Series A Preferred Stock ranks on parity with the Company’s common stock and junior to the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company.

 

Dividend Rights - to the extent that dividends are paid to holders of the Company’s common stock, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate in such dividends on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis, without regard to the Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).

 

Voting Rights - except as otherwise provided by the Series A Certificate of Designation or required by law, the Series A Preferred Stock has no voting rights. Provided, however, that so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Series A Preferred Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended (the Charter), or amended and restated bylaws (the Bylaws), or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, in each case if any such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series A Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Charter or by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise, (ii) issue further shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Conversion - subject to the Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation, each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into approximately 588 shares of Company common stock (the “Series A Conversion Ratio”), as follows:

 

Automatic Conversion - effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third business day after the date that the Company’s stockholders approve the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock in accordance with the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Stockholder Approval”), each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall automatically convert into a number of shares of common stock equal to the Series A Conversion Ratio, subject to the Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

The Company received Stockholder Approval at its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on June 30, 2025. As a result, on July 3, 2025, 87.5568 shares of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 51,504 shares of Company common stock.

 

Optional Conversion - subject to the Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation and the automatic conversion (discussed above), each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time following 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third business day after the date that the Stockholder Approval is obtained by the Company, at the option of the holder thereof, into a number of shares of common stock equal to the Series A Conversion Ratio.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation - a holder of Series A Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of the applicable beneficial ownership limitation (the “Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall initially be set at 9.9% for each holder and its affiliates and may be adjusted at the discretion of the holder to a percentage between 4.9% and 19.9% (but not to exceed 19.9%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to such conversion.

 

Redemption Rights - shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not redeemable.

 

Liquidation Rights - in the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall rank on parity with common stockholders as to the distributions of assets.

 

On February 11, 2025, in connection with, and as consideration for the License Agreement, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Statera, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to Statera an aggregate of (i) 55,635 shares of Company common stock and (ii) approximately 360 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate price of approximately $1.2 million.

 

On March 31, 2025, in connection with the Company’s exercise of the Neutropenia Option pursuant to the License Agreement and as consideration for the Neutropenia Milestone Payment, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Statera and Avenue, pursuant to which the Company issued to Statera and Avenue an aggregate of $500 thousand shares of Company stock, consisting of 55,704 shares of common stock and approximately 131 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Series B Preferred Stock

On April 29, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the Tranched Financing. The Series B Certificate of Designation became effective upon filing and designates 8,400 shares of the Company’s preferred stock as Series B Preferred Stock.

Ranking - the Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company.

Dividend Rights - the holders of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cumulative dividends at an annual rate of 10% of the Stated Value (as defined below) per share. Dividends shall accrue from the date of each such Tranche Closing, and for as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain issued and outstanding and are payable quarterly in arrears. At the Company’s option, dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) by adding the amount of dividends payable on such date to the aggregate Stated Value of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock (“PIK Dividends”), or (iii) any combination of cash and PIK Dividends. The “Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend (including PIK Dividends), stock split, combination, recapitalization, or other similar event affecting such shares.

Voting Rights - except as otherwise provided by the Series B Certificate of Designation or required by law, the Series B Preferred Stock has no voting rights. Provided, however, that so long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Series B Certificate of Designation, amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Company’s Charter or Bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, in each case if any such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) issue further shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Conversion - subject to the Series B Beneficial Ownership Limitation, at any time, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to convert any or all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Company common stock. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Stated Value of such share of Series B Preferred Stock plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon by (ii) the Series B Conversion Price in effect on the date of conversion. The conversion price (the “Series B Conversion Price”) in effect on any conversion date shall be equal to 90% of the lowest closing volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the conversion notice delivered by the holder, subject to adjustment, provided, however, that in no event shall the Series B Conversion Price be lower than $1.294 per share (the “Floor Price”), subject to adjustment.

Beneficial Ownership Limitation - a holder of Series B Preferred Stock is prohibited from converting shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, as a result of such conversion, such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of the applicable beneficial ownership limitation (the “Series B Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series B Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall initially be set at 4.9% for each holder and its affiliates and may be adjusted at the discretion of the holder to a percentage between 4.9% and 19.9% (but not to exceed 19.9%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to such conversion.

Redemption Rights - the Company may, at any time and in its sole discretion, request to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price equal to 115% of the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon by providing the holder at least 10 days prior written notice, during which 10 day period the holder thereof shall have the right to convert such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of Company common stock. Upon the closing of any equity or equity-linked financing by the Company after the issuance date, the holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Company to redeem, out of the proceeds of such financing, up to 25% of the aggregate amount of net proceeds raised in the financing, outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a per share price equal to the Stated Value, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, provided that such right shall expire 5 days after the holder receives notice from the Company of the consummation of a financing.

 

Liquidation Rights - in the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets, funds, or proceeds available for distribution of the Company to the holders of common stock or any other class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock upon liquidation, by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon or (ii) the amount that such holder would receive if such holder converted all of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

On April 29, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Preferred Purchase Agreement”) with an investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company shall sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to 8,400 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock and warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for a total purchase price of up to $8,400,000 (the “Tranched Financing”) in several tranche closings (each, a “Tranche Closing”).

The Preferred Purchase Agreement provides that the Tranched Financing shall be conducted through six separate Tranche Closings pursuant to which, subject to satisfaction of the applicable closing conditions set forth in the Preferred Purchase Agreement, the Company shall sell and issue the Investor up to an aggregate of 8,400 shares of Series B Preferred Stock as follows: (i) 700 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $700,000, in the initial Tranche Closing, which was consummated on June 25, 2025; (ii) 700 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $700,000, in the second Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 10 trading days after the initial Tranche Closing; (iii) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $1,750,000, in the third Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the second Tranche Closing; (iv) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $1,750,000, in the fourth Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the third Tranche Closing; (v) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $1,750,000, in the fifth Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the fourth Tranche

Closing; and (vi) 1,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, for $1,750,000, in the final Tranche Closing, which shall be consummated 20 trading days after the fifth Tranche Closing.

In addition to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be sold and issued to the Investor in the Tranched Financing, at each Tranche Closing the Company shall also issue the Investor a Warrant to purchase that number of shares of Company common stock equal to 30% of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion in full of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued at the same Tranche Closing. Each Warrant shall be immediately exercisable (subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations), expire five years from the date of issuance, and have an initial exercise price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the prior five trading days preceding each Tranche Closing (as may be adjusted for stock dividends, subdivisions, or combinations in the manner described in the Warrant). In the event that Warrants issued to the Investor in a subsequent Tranche Closing have a lower exercise price than the Investor’s Warrants outstanding as of such later Tranche Closing, immediately after the Tranche Closing the exercise price of all outstanding Warrants held by the Investor shall automatically be reduced to equal such lower exercise price of the Warrants issued in such Tranche Closing.

 

In the event that the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the prior three trading days preceding a Tranche Closing date shall not be equal to or greater than the Floor Price (as defined below), then the applicable Tranche Closing shall be delayed until such time as the price meets the required threshold for a period of five consecutive trading days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor has the ability, subject to prior written consent of the Company, to purchase any number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock prior to the dates of the Tranche Closings provided for in the Preferred Purchase Agreement.

 

The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Preferred Purchase Agreement is subject to various customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the Preferred Purchase Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, for so long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding (the “ROFR Period”), the Investor will have a right of first refusal to with respect to any investment proposed to be made by any other person for each and every future variable rate transaction during the ROFR Period. Additionally, subject to certain exceptions, for so long as the Investor holds any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Warrants, or shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants, the Investor shall have the right to participate in any subsequent financing for up to 20% of such financing. Moreover, for so long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, subject to certain exceptions, the Investor shall have the right to require the Company to use 25% of the proceeds received by the Company from any future financing to redeem any shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation.

The Preferred Purchase Agreement contains customary termination provisions for the Investor under certain limited circumstances and the Preferred Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate if any Tranche Closing has not occurred prior to December 31, 2025.

Craft Capital Management LLC (“Craft”) acted as placement agent to the Company in connection with the Tranched Financing. As consideration for services rendered by Craft, the Company shall (i) pay Craft a cash fee equal to eight percent (8%) of any such funds received by the Company from the Investor pursuant to the Preferred Purchase Agreement and (ii) issue to Craft that number of warrants to purchase shares of common stock equal in value to six percent (6%) of any such funds received by the Company from the Investor pursuant to the Preferred Purchase Agreement.

 

On June 25, 2025, the Company and the Investor held the initial Tranche Closing, pursuant to which the Company received gross proceeds of $700 thousand pursuant to the Preferred Purchase Agreement and issued 700 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the Investor. In addition to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company issued to the Investor Warrants to purchase 61,287 shares of Company common stock with an initial exercise price of $3.85 per share. The Warrants are exercisable immediately and expire on June 25, 2030. Additionally, as consideration for placement agent services rendered by Craft in connection therewith, the Company paid Craft $56,000 at closing of the Initial Tranche and issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000 shares of Company common stock to the designees of Craft, which warrants have a term of four years from the date of issuance, are exercisable immediately upon issuance, and have an exercise price of $4.20 per share of common stock (equal to 110% of the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on June 25, 2025). Net proceeds to the Company, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses paid by the Company, were $585 thousand. The net proceeds were allocated between the Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants issued in the offering based on the relative fair values, which were $455 thousand and $130 thousand, respectively.