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Derivative Liabilities

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Derivative Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of Level 3 derivative liabilities (except the Public SPAC Warrants as defined below, which are Level 1 derivative liabilities) that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

    Warrants        
    Public     Private                    
    SPAC     SPAC     PIPE     Other     Total  
Balance as of January 1, 2022     $ 8,048,850     $ 467,325     $ 6,516,300     $ 187,892     $ 15,220,367  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     (1,852,650 )     (251,250 )     (3,044,800 )     (81,414 )     (5,230,114 )
Balance as of March 31, 2022     6,196,200       216,075       3,471,500       106,478       9,990,253  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     (4,357,350 )     (185,925 )     (2,849,900 )     (94,363 )     (7,487,538 )
Balance as of June 30, 2022     1,838,850       30,150       621,600       12,115       2,502,715  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     (1,246,600 )     (10,050 )     (188,000 )     (5,258 )     (1,449,908 )
Balance as of September 30, 2022   $ 592,250     $ 20,100     $ 433,600     $ 6,857     $ 1,052,807  

 

The fair value of the derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was estimated using the Black Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions used:

 

    September 30,
2022
 
Risk-free interest rate     4.16% - 4.24 %
Expected term in years     1.84 - 3.40  
Expected volatility     76.00% - 95.00 %
Expected dividends     0 %
Market Price   $ 0.67  

 

    December 31,
2021
 
Risk-free interest rate     0.85% - 1.14 %
Expected term in years     2.59 – 4.15  
Expected volatility     98.5 %
Expected dividends     0 %
Market Price   $ 3.90  

 

SPAC Warrants

 

Public SPAC Warrants

 

Participants in KBL’s initial public offering received an aggregate of 11,500,000 warrants (“Public SPAC Warrants”). Each Public SPAC Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half of one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per half share ($11.50 per whole share) until November 6, 2025, subject to adjustment. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public SPAC Warrants. Management has determined that the Public SPAC Warrants contain a tender offer provision which could result in the Public SPAC Warrants settling for the tender offer consideration (including potentially cash) in a transaction that didn’t result in a change-in-control. This feature results in the Public SPAC Warrants being precluded from equity classification. Accordingly, the Public SPAC Warrants are classified as liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings. The Public SPAC Warrants were revalued on September 30, 2022 at $592,250, which resulted in decreases of $1,246,600 and $7,456,600 in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

Private SPAC Warrants

 

Participants in KBL’s initial private placement in connection with its initial public offering received an aggregate of 502,500 warrants (“Private SPAC Warrants”). Each Private SPAC Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half of one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per half share ($11.50 per whole share) until November 6, 2025, subject to adjustment. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Private SPAC Warrants. Management has determined that the Private SPAC Warrants contain a tender offer provision which could result in the Private SPAC Warrants settling for the tender offer consideration (including potentially cash) in a transaction that didn’t result in a change-in-control. This feature (amongst others) results in the Private SPAC Warrants being precluded from equity classification. Accordingly, the Private SPAC Warrants are classified as liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings. The Private SPAC Warrants were revalued on September 30, 2022 at $20,100, which resulted in decreases of $10,050 and $447,225 in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

PIPE Warrants

 

On February 23, 2021, the Company issued five-year warrants (the “PIPE Warrants”) to purchase 2,564,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share in connection with a private placement offering. The PIPE Warrants did not meet the requirements for equity classification due to the existence of a tender offer provision that could potentially result in cash settlement of the PIPE Warrants that didn’t meet the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control. Accordingly, the PIPE Warrants are liability-classified and the Company recorded the $7,294,836 fair value of the PIPE Warrants, which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, as derivative liabilities. The PIPE Warrants were revalued on September 30, 2022 at $433,600, which resulted in decreases of $188,000 and $6,082,700 in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

Other Warrants

 

AGP Warrant

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Company’s Business Combination Agreement (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of July 25, 2019 (the “Business Combination”), on November 6, 2020, the Company became obligated to assume five-year warrants for the purchase of 63,658 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.28 per share (the “Alliance Global Partners Warrant Liability” or “AGP Warrant Liability”) that had originally been issued by KBL to an investment banking firm in connection with a prior private placement.

 

On March 12, 2021, the Company issued a warrant to Alliance Global Partners (“AGP” and the “AGP Warrant”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 63,658 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $5.28 per share, subject to adjustment, in full satisfaction of the AGP Warrant Liability. The exercise of the AGP Warrant is limited at any given time to prevent AGP from exceeding beneficial ownership of 4.99% of the then total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock upon such exercise. The warrant is exercisable at any time between May 2, 2021 and May 2, 2025. The AGP Warrant did not meet the requirements for equity classification due to the existence of a tender offer provision that could potentially result in cash settlement of the AGP Warrant that did not meet the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control. Accordingly, the AGP Warrant will continue to be liability-classified. The AGP Warrant was revalued on September 30, 2022 at $6,633, which resulted in decreases of $3,762 and $137,698 in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

Alpha Warrant

 

In connection with that certain Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement dated July 31, 2021 (agreed to on July 29, 2021) between the Company and Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha” and the “Alpha Settlement Agreement”), the Company issued a three-year warrant for the purchase of 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.07 per share (the “Alpha Warrant Liability” and the “Alpha Warrant”). The exercise of shares of the Alpha Warrant is limited at any given time to prevent Alpha from exceeding a beneficial ownership of 4.99% of the then total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock upon such exercise. The warrant is exercisable until August 2, 2024. The Alpha Warrant did not meet the requirements for equity classification due to the existence of a tender offer provision that could potentially result in cash settlement of the Alpha Warrant that did not meet the limited exception in the case of a change-in-control. Accordingly, the Alpha Warrant is liability-classified and the Company recorded the $95,677 fair value of the Alpha Warrant, which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, as a derivative liability. The Alpha Warrant was revalued on September 30, 2022 at $224, which resulted in decreases of $1,496 and $43,337 in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

Warrant Activity

 

A summary of the warrant activity (including certain warrants granted in August 2021 and July 2022 as part of private offerings, both of which are equity-classified) during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is presented below:

 

    Number of
Warrants
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
    Intrinsic
Value
 
                         
Outstanding, December 31, 2021     11,153,908     $ 9.06       4.1     $
-
 
Issued     8,764,152       0.74       5.3       1,750,067  
Exercised     (1,547,076 )     0.0001      
-
(1)     (1,028,651 )
Cancelled    
-
     
-
      -       -  
Expired    
-
     
-
      -       -  
Outstanding, September 30, 2022     18,370,984     $ 5.77       3.8 (1)   $ 721,417  
                                 
Exercisable, September 30, 2022     12,238,908     $ 8.13       3.0       721,417  

 

(1) Note that the July 2022 Pre-funded Warrants are exercisable until they are exercised in full and have no expiration date; as such, they have been excluded from this calculation.

 

A summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants as of September 30, 2022 is presented below:

 

Warrants Outstanding     Warrants Exercisable  
            Weighted        
            Average        
Exercise     Number of     Remaining     Number of  
Price     Shares     Life in Years     Shares  
$ 5.00       2,564,000       3.4       2,564,000  
$ 5.28       63,658       2.6       63,658  
$ 7.07       25,000       1.8       25,000  
$ 7.50       2,500,000       3.9       2,500,000  
$ 11.50       6,001,250       3.1       6,001,250  
$ 1.06       6,132,076       -  (1)     - (1)
$ 0.0001       1,085,000       -  (2)     1,085,000  
          18,370,984       3.3  (1)  (2)   12,238,908  

 

(1) Note that the July 2022 Common Warrants are exercisable for 5 years following the initial exercise date, which is six months following the closing of the July 2022 Offering, or January 20, 2023.
(2) Note that the July 2022 Pre-funded Warrants are exercisable until they are exercised in full and have no expiration date; as such, they have been excluded from this calculation.