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Convertible Notes Payable
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Convertible Notes Payable  
Convertible Notes Payable

7. Convertible Notes Payable

 

A.G.P. Convertible Note

 

A.G.P was a financial advisor to both Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp. (“MURF”) and Old Conduit in connection with the merger transaction (the “merger”). Upon the completion of the Merger, A.G.P.: (i) received a cash fee of $6.5 million, 867 shares of Common Stock, and warrants to purchase 36 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $16,500 per share pursuant to its engagement agreement with Old Conduit entered into on August 2, 2022, and (ii) agreed to defer payment, to be paid in the future under certain circumstances by a date no later than March 21, 2025, of $5.7 million of fees plus annual interest of 5.5% (the “Deferred Commission Payable”) as a result of its engagement for MURF’s IPO. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company reached an agreement with A.G.P. to waive all previously accrued interest. As such, the Company removed accrued interest of $0.4 million and recorded other income of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

On November 25, 2024, the Company issued to A.G.P. the A.G.P. Convertible Note in the principal amount of $5.7 million to evidence A.G.P.’s currently owed Deferred Commission Payable, at which time the Deferred Commission Payable balance was removed. Unless earlier converted as specified in the Convertible Note, the principal amount, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, was due on November 25, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”). The convertible promissory note accrued interest at 5.5% per annum.

 

On March 31, 2026, the Company remeasured the fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note through the use of a binomial lattice model and calculated a fair value of approximately $0.5 million. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the fair value measurement of the A.G.P Convertible Note.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the holder of the A.G.P. Convertible Note converted $0.7 million of principal and interest into 25,760 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, respectively.

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the holder of the A.G.P. Convertible Note converted $0.4 million of principal and interest into 143 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s Common Stock price was trading below the Conversion Price Floor. For the purpose of the March 31, 2025 conversion, the Company waived the Conversion Price Floor and allowed A.G.P. to convert at the prior trading days closing stock price. Upon conversion, the Company recorded a $0.2 million loss on the change in fair value based on the difference between (i) the fair value of the Common Stock issued and (ii) the percentage of total principal and interest converted (6.54%), multiplied by the December 31, 2024 valuation of $3.0 million.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded a $0.1 million gain in the change in fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note and interest expense of approximately $25 thousand. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $0.1 million gain in the change in fair value of the A.G.P. Convertible Note and interest expense of approximately $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2026, there was approximately $1.9 million in outstanding principal and interest remaining.

 

During June 2026, the holder of the A.G.P. Convertible Note converted the remaining principal and interest into 1,273,375 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Prior to the conversion the A.G.P. Convertible Note was overdue but not considered to be in default by either party.

 

Ascent Note

 

On March 3, 2026, the Company issued to Ascent a convertible promissory note, defined above as the Ascent Note, with an aggregate principal amount of $0.6 million. The Ascent Note has a maturity date of four months from the date of issuance and carries interest at a rate of 10% annually, which is payable monthly from the issuance date of the Note until the sooner of the maturity date or the date the Ascent Note is fully repaid or converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $0.5 million. The Ascent Note was accounted for under the fair value option elected pursuant to ASC 825 and was initially recognized at its estimated fair value. As a result, the original issue discount and lender-related fees were reflected in the initial fair value measurement and were not separately recognized as debt discounts or debt issuance costs. The Company subsequently remeasured the Ascent Note to fair value at reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings, except for the portion attributable to instrument-specific credit risk, which is recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

At any time prior to the full payment of the convertible promissory note, Ascent, at its sole discretion, may elect to have all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and all interest accrued converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price equal to the lower of the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date shareholder approval is obtained, which has not yet occurred, or the dollar volume-weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of such delivery. The conversion price is subject to change, proportionate to any stock splits that may occur. The conversion of the convertible promissory note may not occur prior to the Company having sufficiently authorized shares of common stock to permit the entire conversion of the convertible promissory note. In addition, the conversion of the convertible promissory note may also not occur prior to receipt of stockholder approval to provide for such conversion of the convertible promissory note, and subsequent issuance of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to the stockholder approval rules under the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Further, following Ascent’s ability to convert the convertible promissory note, if at all, Ascent will not be entitled to receive the Company’s common stock upon conversion, if such conversion would result in Ascent owning greater than 9.99% of the Company’s then currently outstanding common stock. Ascent is also entitled to resale registration rights as identified within the convertible promissory note.

 

The Company may prepay the convertible promissory note in whole or in part. In the event of certain Events of Default (as defined in the convertible promissory note), all outstanding principal and accrued interest under the convertible promissory note will become, or may become, at Ascent’s election, immediately due and payable to Ascent within five days of an Event of Default.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized approximately $4 thousand of contractual interest expense related to the Ascent Note. As of March 31, 2026, the Company remeasured the Ascent Note to an estimated fair value of approximately $0.2 million, with the resulting fair value adjustment recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. See Note 3 and Note 5 for further discussion of the Ascent Note.