Convertible Debenture

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Convertible Debenture

10.      CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

The senior secured convertible debt comprises the following (in thousands):

	As of December 31, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Senior secured convertible debenture	$	-	$	8,531
Unamortized original issuance discount and debt issuance costs		-		(458	)
Total convertible debt	$	-	$	8,074

On July 30, 2020, the Company consummated the Convertible Debt Financing pursuant to which the Company issued the Debenture in the principal amount of $8,640,000 for a purchase price of $8,000,000, which reflects an original issue discount of approximately 8%. The closing of the sale of the Debenture occurred on August 3, 2020.

As of August 3, 2021, the Company, repaid in full its 7% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due August 3, 2021 (the “Debenture”), issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2020, with 3i, LP, as collateral agent (the “SPA”), by making a payment of $2,755,895, representing all principal and interest due at maturity. The Company has no further obligation under the Debenture and incurred no early termination or prepayment penalties in connection with the repayment.

As result of the repayment of the Debenture, (i) the Security Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2020, between the Company and 3i, LP, as collateral agent, pursuant to which the Company granted a security interest in certain assets of the Company as collateral to secure the Debenture, (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2020, that provided for certain registration rights with respect to the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Debenture, and (iii) the SPA, were terminated.

Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, at any time, the Company could have elected to redeem all or any portion of the Debenture for an amount equal to 115% of the outstanding principal balance being redeemed plus all accrued unpaid interest on the amount being redeemed and an amount due under the Interest Make-Whole (the “Optional Redemption”).

The Debenture also provided that in connection with future capital raising transactions (subject to certain exceptions), the Company must offer to use 20% of the funds raised to redeem amounts outstanding under the Debenture (“Mandatory Redemption”). Any redemption in this circumstance will be at the election of the holder. Consistent with the Optional Conversion or Optional Redemption provisions, the Mandatory Redemption is subject to the Interest Make-Whole. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the Company made payments under the Mandatory Redemption provision totaling $6,372,575 and $116,329 consisting of $5,955,678 and $108,719 for principal repayments and $416,897 and $7,610 for accrued and make-whole interest.

The Company evaluated the Debenture and determined that the Interest Make-Whole feature and Optional Redemption meet the definition of an embedded derivative liability measured at fair value. On the issuance date, August 3, 2020, the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative liability was $65,000.

The Company incurred $50,000 in fees paid to 3i in connection with the issuance of the Debenture. These costs were primarily allocated to the debt component and recognized as additional debt discount. The Company amortized the debt discount, including the initial value of the derivative liability of $65,000, allocated fees of $50,000 and the original issuance discount of $640,000, over the term of the Debenture using the effective interest method. The annual effective interest rate was 16.54%. Total interest expense under the Senior Secured Convertible Debenture for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $358,105 and $554,303, respectively, prior to impact of change in fair value of derivative liability.

The fair value of the derivative liability as of December 31, 2020 was $0. The Company recorded the change in the fair value of $65,000 as a reduction to interest expense in its consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.