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Financing Transaction
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Warrants and Rights Note Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing transaction

Note 10. Financing transactions

 

Private Investment - Sylebra

 

On November 8, 2023, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Sylebra Subscription Agreements”) with entities affiliated with Sylebra Capital Limited (“Sylebra”) and Adage Capital Management, providing for the purchase of an aggregate of 7,360,460 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “PIPE Shares”), at a price of $2.90 per PIPE Share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $21.4 million (the “Private Placement”). The PIPE Shares are recorded as outstanding common stock.

Standby Equity Purchase Agreement - Sylebra

 

On November 8, 2023, the Company also entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Facility Agreement”) with entities affiliated with Sylebra, pursuant to which the Company will have the right, but not the obligation to sell to Sylebra up to $125 million of its shares of convertible redeemable non-voting preferred stock, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, by November 8, 2026. Each sale the Company requests under the Facility Agreement (each, an “Advance” and collectively, the “Advances”) may be for a number of shares of preferred stock with an aggregate value of at least $25.0 million but not more than $50.0 million (except with Sylebra’s consent).

 

When and if issued, the preferred stock will be issued at a price per share of $10,000. Holders of the preferred stock will be entitled to a quarterly dividend at the rate of 7.0% per annum payable in cash or in kind at the option of the Company. The preferred stock will have an initial liquidation preference of $12,000 per share, plus accrued dividends. The preferred stock will have no voting rights as a class or series except in such instances as required by Delaware law or certain matters enumerated in the Facility Agreement related to the protection of the preferred stock.

 

The preferred stock will be convertible at the option of the holders into the number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000 divided by the then-applicable conversion price. At any time after the two year anniversary of any issuance of any series of preferred stock, the Company will have the option to convert all (but not less than all) of any series of then-outstanding preferred stock by paying a make-whole payment, in either stock or cash, equal to three years of dividends, provided that the closing price of the common stock exceeds 250% of the then-applicable conversion price for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days prior to the date of conversion. To the extent, if any, a conversion would result in the holder thereof becoming the beneficial owner of more than 16,428,553 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the Company will issue to such holder a pre-funded warrant in the form attached to the Facility Agreement. The preferred stock will be subject to customary pre-emptive rights.

 

The Company’s right to request Advances is conditioned upon the Company achieving a minimum of one new passenger auto-original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) or commercial OEM program award with at least a 50,000 unit volume, the trading price of the common stock being below $38.00 at the time of the Advance request and other customary conditions. As of June 30, 2026, all conditions to request an Advance under the Facility Agreement were met.

 

Any preferred stock issued in connection with the Facility Agreement will rank senior to common stock upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Any such preferred stock will be entitled to priority cumulative dividends which shall accrue daily from and after the original issue date of such preferred stock and shall compound on a quarterly basis on each dividend payment date. The accrued dividends shall in all cases be payable upon liquidation.

 

The Company shall pay dividends on each share of preferred stock in cash or in kind through issuance of shares of common stock with an aggregate value equal to the amount of the dividend to have been paid divided by the dividend conversion price. The board of directors of the Company may at its sole discretion elect to pay the dividends in cash in lieu of shares of common stock. The preferred stock has no voting rights

unless it is converted into shares of common stock. Additionally, upon the occurrence of a change of control, the holders of preferred stock shall be entitled to receive in full a liquidating purchase in cash and in the amount per share of the preferred stock equal to the sum of (i) the liquidation preference plus (ii) accrued dividends with respect to such shares of preferred stock.

 

In connection with this financing, the Company also paid the entities affiliated with Sylebra, (a) a facility fee in the amount of $2.5 million, (b) an origination fee in the amount of $0.6 million, (c) an administrative fee in the amount of $0.3 million and (d) fees and expenses of Sylebra and its counsel, of approximately $0.4 million. The issuance costs related to the Facility Agreement were expensed as incurred as it failed to meet the equity classification guidance under ASC 815-40, and were deemed to be a derivative asset. The fair value of the derivative asset was not material as of and for the period ended June 30, 2026.

 

In addition, upon receipt of stockholder approval in December 2023, the Company issued to Sylebra 3,000,000 Series A Warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00. The Company analyzed the Series A Warrants and determined that they are freestanding and do not exhibit any of the characteristics within ASC 480, and as such do not meet the characteristics of a liability under ASC 480. However, Series A Warrants do not meet all requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, and therefore are classified as a liability on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had 3,000,000 Series A Warrants outstanding. The Series A Warrants were issued as consideration for entering into the Facility Agreement as discussed above. Each Series A Warrant is currently exercisable and expires in December 2027. Holders shall not have the right to exercise the Series A Warrants to the extent such person would beneficially own in excess of 16,428,553 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock as adjusted immediately after giving effect to such exercise.

 

The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend or split, subsequent rights offerings, pro rata purchases, merger, reorganization, recapitalization, or spin-off. However, the Series A Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below their respective exercise prices. The Series A Warrants do not entitle the holders to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to being exercised for common stock.

 

Share Subscription Agreement - LGIT

 

On May 13, 2025, the Company entered into a strategic collaboration with LG Innotek Co., Ltd. (“LGIT”). In connection with this partnership, the parties entered into a LG Subscription Agreement, and a JDA, (collectively referred to as the “LGIT Transaction”).

 

Pursuant to the LG Subscription Agreement, LGIT agreed to make a strategic investment in the Company of $32.5 million (the “LG Private Placement”) in exchange for common shares. LGIT agreed to pay a fixed price per share of $9.26 at closing (i.e., the “Long Forward”) or a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) if the VWAP for 10 days preceding the record date is less than $7.41 per share (the “Barrier Put Option”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, LGIT’s share ownership is subject to an ownership limit of 9.9% such that the price per share paid at closing would be adjusted to ensure the share ownership limit is not exceeded. The record date represents the earlier of two months following contract inception or satisfaction of all closing conditions.

 

The Long Forward and Barrier Put Option instrument required recognition as liability on the consolidated balance sheet because the instrument was determined not to be indexed to the Company’s common stock, as the total number of shares to be issued was not fixed. The Company recognized the instrument at fair value at contract inception and at each reporting date until settlement at closing of the LG Private Placement. The Company re-measured the fair value of the LG Private Placement as of the closing and accordingly recorded an associated gain of $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, upon issuance of its common stock.

 

The LG Private Placement closed on August 20, 2025. Accordingly, the Company issued 3,509,719 shares of common stock to LGIT at a price of $9.26 per share upon receipt of gross proceeds of $32.5 million.

 

Pursuant to the JDA, the Company agreed to provide non-recurring engineering services to LGIT in exchange for a total consideration of $7.5 million. However, based on the contract analysis, JDA and LG Subscription Agreement were determined to be a combined contract in which all the proceeds were allocated to the LG Subscription Agreement and no proceeds were allocated to the JDA, accordingly no revenue shall be recognized for non-recurring engineering services to be provided under the JDA. See Note 1 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for details on provision for anticipated losses recognized on the JDA.

 

Convertible Notes

 

In November 2025, the Company issued $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private placement transaction. The proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes, net of debt issuance costs, were $96.7 million.

 

The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will mature on November 15, 2032, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased. The Convertible Notes are governed by an indenture dated November 6, 2025 (the “Indenture”). Interest on the Convertible Notes accrues at a rate of 4.375% per annum and is payable semiannually on May 15 and November 15. The Company pursuant to satisfaction of interests conditions may elect to pay interest on the Convertible Notes (i) by paying an amount in cash (“Cash Interest”) on such interest payment date equal to all interest accrued from, and including, the immediately preceding date on the principal amount (the “Interest Amount”) or (ii) by the issuance of a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the Interest Amount based on the daily VWAP (as defined in the Indenture) for the eight trading days prior to the date two trading days prior to the relevant interest payment date (“Share Interest”) or (iii) any combination of Cash Interest and Share Interest. The effective interest rate of the Convertible Notes is 4.95%.

The Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 63.0348 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.8643 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as described in the Indenture. Holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Company may pay or deliver cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at its election.

The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes, at its option, on or after November 20, 2028, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Company may redeem for cash all of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if at any time less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes initially issued on the date of the Indenture remain outstanding. The conversion rate on any Notes that are converted following a notice of redemption will be subject to a “make-whole” adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. No sinking fund is provided for the Convertible Notes.

Subject to certain administrative conditions set forth in the Indenture, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture), each of the Holders shall have the right at such Holder’s option to require the Company to repurchase in cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion of the principal amount thereof which is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

The net carrying amount of the Convertible Notes was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Principal

 

$

100,000

 

 

$

100,000

 

Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs

 

 

3,104

 

 

 

3,307

 

Net carrying amount

 

$

96,896

 

 

$

96,693

 

 

The Company made its first semiannual interest payment on the Convertible Notes on May 15, 2026, by issuing 149,037 shares of its common stock.

 

Public offering

 

On June 3, 2026 we filed a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-296469) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) and a related prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement we may offer, from time to time, common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants. On June 4, 2026, we filed a prospectus and prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus and prospectus supplement registered the offer and sale of up to 5,168,539 shares of our common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 674,157 shares of common stock, pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, at a public offering price of $22.25 per share. On June 5, 2026, we completed the sale of all 5,168,539 shares of our common stock registered under the Shelf Registration Statement, at a public offering price of $22.25 per share, for an aggregate offering price of approximately $115.0 million. We received net proceeds of $108.8 million from the offering after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions of $5.8 million and offering costs of $0.4 million.