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Securities Issuances
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Securities Issuances  
Securities Issuances

(9) Securities Issuances

 

At the Market Offering

 

The Company entered into the At-the-Market Agreement (2023 ATM Agreement) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (HCW) in January 2023, as amended in May 2023, pursuant to which the Company could issue and sell, from time to time, shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $31.9 million in at-the-market offering sales. HCW acted as sales agent and was paid a 3% commission on each sale under the 2023 ATM Agreement. The Company’s common stock was sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices varied. The Company terminated the 2023 ATM Agreement, effective March 23, 2026.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company sold 364,963 shares of common stock under the 2023 ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $1,578,731. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company sold 210,158 and 565,447 shares of common stock, respectively, under the 2023 ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $1,304,011 and $2,599,099.

 

On March 24, 2026, the Company entered into an ATM Sales Agreement (2026 ATM Agreement) with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, as sales agent (AGP), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through AGP, shares of the Company’s common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $100,000,000 in at-the-market offering sales. AGP acts as sales agent and is paid a 3% commission on each sale under the 2026 ATM Agreement. The Company’s common stock is sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and, as a result, prices will vary.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company sold 806,893 shares of common stock under the 2026 ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $4,347,364. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company sold 809,593 shares of common stock under the 2026 ATM Agreement, for net proceeds of $4,364,909.

 

Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park

 

In April 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the Original LP Purchase Agreement) and a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (Lincoln Park). Pursuant to the terms of the Original LP Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park agreed to purchase from the Company up to $12 million of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC registration statements to register for resale under the Securities Act the shares of common stock that were issued to Lincoln Park under the Original LP Purchase Agreement. As of June 30, 2025, the Company sold to Lincoln Park the maximum dollar value worth of common stock pursuant to the Original LP Purchase Agreement, and the Original LP Purchase Agreement thereupon expired in accordance with its terms.

 

On July 21, 2025, the Company entered into a second purchase agreement with Lincoln Park (2025 LP Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from the Company up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement) from time to time and at the Company’s sole discretion over the 36-month term of the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement, on July 21, 2025, the Company issued 120,424 shares of common stock to Lincoln Park as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of common stock under the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement. The commitment shares were valued at $681,600 and recorded as an addition to equity for the issuance of the common stock and recorded as an expense in issuance cost and change in fair value of derivative on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss under the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement. The Company evaluated the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement under ASC 815-40 Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts on an Entity’s Own Equity as it represents the right to require Lincoln Park to purchase shares of common stock in the future, similar to a put option. The Company concluded that the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement represents a freestanding derivative instrument that does not qualify for equity classification and therefore requires fair value accounting. The Company analyzed the terms of the contract and concluded that the derivative instrument had insignificant value as of June 30, 2026.

 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company sold 1,032,372 shares of common stock under the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement and 674,006 shares of common stock under the Original LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $5,058,975 and $2,613,247, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company sold 2,644,178 shares of common stock under the 2025 LP Purchase Agreement and 897,415 shares of common stock under the Original LP Purchase Agreement, for net proceeds of $14,065,761 and $3,513,236, respectively. Changes in fair value associated with the derivative instrument are recorded in change in fair value of derivative in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company recorded $314,013 and $194,526 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, associated with the change in fair value of the derivative instrument. The Company recorded $1,166,043 and $244,513 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, associated with the change in fair value of the derivative instrument.

 

Private Placement

 

On January 27, 2026, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (Purchase Agreement) with several purchasers, including certain officers, directors and other affiliates of the Company (Purchasers), for the private placement (Private Placement) of: (i) 2,147,472 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) 954 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock with a stated value of $1,000 and a conversion price equal to a $5.04 per share of common stock and (iii) a warrant to purchase 1,869,415 shares of common stock (Warrant Shares) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $12.0 million, at a price per share of $5.14 per share of common stock (including $0.10 per Warrant Share). The Warrant Shares have an exercise price of $5.04 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant.

 

The closing of the Private Placement occurred on February 6 and 13, 2026. At the special meeting of stockholders on March 24, 2026, stockholders approved the issuance of common stock upon conversion of the preferred stock and the exercise of the warrant. Upon stockholder approval (i) the preferred stock, without any further action by the Company or the holder, automatically converted into 191,824 shares of common stock determined by dividing the stated value plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated preferential dividends on such share by the $5.04 conversion price and (ii) the warrant became exercisable.

 

Falcon Creek Capital Advisor LLC, on behalf of the Purchasers that it manages has designated two (2) individuals to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (each a Falcon Creek Director); provided, that (1) one Falcon Creek Director shall be required to resign from the Board of Directors if the Purchasers managed by Falcon Creek no longer beneficially owns at least 15% of the outstanding common stock of the Company and (2) the remaining Falcon Creek Director shall be required to resign from the Board of Directors if the Purchasers managed by Falcon Creek no longer beneficially owns at least 5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company.

 

Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement, during the period commencing on and including the date of the Purchase Agreement and continuing through and including the 180th day following the date of the Purchase Agreement (such period being referred to as the Lock-up Period), each Purchaser could not, without the prior written consent of the Company, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or lend any shares of common stock or Warrant Shares (Securities). The Purchase Agreement also provides that during the Lock-up Period, the Purchasers could not (i) effect any short sale, or establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” of any Securities; (ii) pledge, hypothecate or grant any security interest in any Securities; (iii) in any other way transfer or dispose of any Securities; (iv) enter into any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of any Securities, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, in cash or otherwise; (v) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any Securities, deposit any Securities into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or similar arrangement or commitment with respect to any Securities; or (vi) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing.

 

The Purchase Agreement includes a standstill provision for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the closing date, whereby each Purchaser has agreed that, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Purchaser will not: (i) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire any additional securities of the Company if such acquisition would result in the Purchaser and its affiliates beneficially owning more than 40% of the Company’s outstanding common stock on an as-converted basis; (ii) make, or in any way participate in, any solicitation of proxies or consents with respect to any securities of the Company; or (iii) propose or participate in any merger, tender offer, business combination, recapitalization, or similar transaction involving the Company.