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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 13: Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Except as disclosed below, no events have been identified requiring disclosure or recording.

 

Amendments to $10,000,000 Loan Agreement

 

On October 6, 2023, the Company, HOF Village Retail I, LLC and HOF Village Retail II, LLC (collectively, “Retail”) and CH Capital Lending, LLC (“Lender”), an affiliate of our director Stuart Lichter, entered into the Second Amendment to Loan Agreement (“Second Amendment”), pursuant to which (i) no interest or principal shall be due and payable from the effective date through the initial maturity date and all interest that accrues during the deferral period shall accrue at the non-default rate and be added to the outstanding principal balance of the loan; (ii) the Loan Agreement was amended to provide that the Company together with Retail (“Borrower”) will have the right to use up to $4,000,000 of the loan proceeds for the purpose of paying the costs of construction of the Hall of Fame Village Waterpark which will be owned by the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries (the “Permitted Purpose”) provided, that in the event Borrower desires to use more than $4,000,000 for the Permitted Purpose, Borrower must obtain the written consent of Lender; and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to provide that so long as loan proceeds are used solely for the Permitted Purpose, Lender waives conditions to loan funding up to the amount of $4,000,000, with any future waiver of conditions to additional loan funding subject to the written consent of Lender.

 

On October 16, 2023, the Company, Retail and Lender, an affiliate of our director Stuart Lichter, entered into the Third Amendment to Loan Agreement (“Third Amendment”), pursuant to which the Loan Agreement, which provides for the Company to borrow up to $10,000,000, is amended to provide that the Company together with Retail (“Borrower”) will (i) have the right to use up to $6,000,000 of the loan proceeds for the purpose of paying the costs of construction of the Hall of Fame Village Waterpark which will be owned by the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries (the “Permitted Purpose”); provided, that in the event Borrower desires to use more than $6,000,000 for the Permitted Purpose, Borrower must obtain the written consent of Lender; and (ii) the Loan Agreement is amended to provide that so long as loan proceeds are used solely for the Permitted Purpose, Lender waives conditions to loan funding up to the amount of $6,000,000, with any future waiver of conditions to additional loan funding subject to the written consent of Lender. The effect of the Third Amendment is to permit the Company to draw an additional $2,000,000 under the $10,000,000 Loan Agreement for the Permitted Purpose.

 

Modification Agreements

 

On October 6, 2023, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Modification Agreement with CH Capital Lending, LLC, IRG, LLC and Midwest Lender Fund, LLC (“IRG Investors”) that deferred interest payments from July 1, 2023 until March 31, 2024 (“Deferral Period”) owed under its loan arrangements with such IRG Investors. Simultaneously, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a similar Modification Agreement with JKP Financial LLC (“JKP”) that deferred interest payments during the Deferral Period owed under its loan arrangements with JKP.

 

Limited Waiver of Anti-Dilution Adjustment Rights

 

On October 6, 2023, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Limited Waiver Agreement (the “IRG Affiliates Limited Waiver”) with CH Capital Lending, LLC (“CHCL”), IRG, LLC (“IRG”) and Midwest Lender Fund, LLC (“MLF” and together with CHCL and IRG, the “IRG Investors”), which are affiliates of our director Stuart Lichter, pursuant to which the IRG Investors waived any anti-dilution adjustment right with respect to (i) the exercise price of our Series C Warrants, Series D Warrants, Series E Warrants and Series G Warrants, (ii) the conversion price of Series C Preferred Stock held by CHCL, and (iii) the conversion price of approximately $28.7 million in our indebtedness held by the IRG Investors, in each case solely with respect to offerings under a September 2023 engagement letter with Maxim Group LLC (“Engagement Agreement”). Also on October 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Limited Waiver Agreement (the “JKP Limited Wavier”) with JKP Financial, LLC (“JKP”), pursuant to which JKP waived any anti-dilution adjustment right with respect to (i) the exercise price of our Series F Warrants and (ii) the conversion price of approximately $13.9 million in our indebtedness held by JKP, in each case solely with respect to offerings under the Engagement Agreement.

 

DoubleTree Finance Transactions

 

On October 10, 2023, HOF Village Hotel II, LLC (“Hotel II”), a subsidiary of the Company, as borrower, and ErieBank, a division of CNB Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNB Financial Corporation, as lender (“ErieBank”) entered into a Third Amendment to Loan Documents (“Third Amendment to Loan”) and Second Amendment to Promissory Note (“Second Amendment to Note”), with consent from subordinate lienholders Newmarket Project Inc. (“Newmarket”) and the City of Canton, Ohio (“City”), which extended the maturity date of an existing loan with ErieBank from October 13, 2023 to September 13, 2028, reflected a reduction in the outstanding principal balance of the Note from $15,300,000 to $11,000,000 using proceeds from the PACE Bonds and TDD Bonds discussed below, and adjusted the interest rate to 3.5% plus the five year Federal Home Loan Bank Rate of Pittsburgh, with a floor of 7.5% per annum. In connection with entering into the Third Amendment to Loan and the Second Amendment to Note, Hotel II paid customary fees and expenses.

 

On October 10, 2023, Hotel II closed on a transaction that included entering into an Energy Project Cooperative Agreement (the “PACE Cooperative Agreement”) among the City of Canton, Ohio (the “City”), the Canton Regional Energy Special Improvement District, Inc., Hotel II, the Development Finance Authority of Summit County (“DFA”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (“US Bank”), as trustee. Pursuant to the PACE Cooperative Agreement and a Resolution of the City Council of the City approving the Petition for Special Assessments for Special Energy Improvement Projects (the “Petition”) submitted by Hotel II, the City approved refinance of certain special energy improvements related to the hotel located in downtown Canton. DFA agreed to issue Jobs & Improvement Fund Program Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2023B (the “PACE Bonds”) in the original principal amount of $2,760,000. Hotel II agreed to pay special assessments levied on the property and to make certain minimum service payments with respect to the property equal to such special assessments, which payments are in the amount of all debt service and related charges in connection with the PACE Bonds. The PACE Bonds have a maturity date of May 15, 2040 and shall bear interest at the rate of 6.625% calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 months of 30 days each on May 15 and November 15 of each year commencing on November 15, 2023.

 

On October 10, 2023, Hotel II closed on a transaction that included entering into a Tourism Development District Cooperative Agreement (the “TDD Cooperative Agreement”) among the City of Canton, Ohio (the “City”), Hotel II, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (“CCCPA”), and Huntington National Bank, as trustee. Pursuant to the TDD Cooperative Agreement, the CCCPA agreed to issue its Port of Cleveland Bond Fund Taxable Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2023B (“TDD Bonds”) in the original principal amount of $3,445,000. The TDD Bonds are primarily payable from tourism development district revenues (“TDD Revenues”) derived from gross receipts and hotel tax. Hotel II also agreed to make minimum service payments to HNB, as trustee, with respect to improvements on the property in accordance with the terms of the TDD Declaration in the event of a shortfall in TDD Revenues. CCCPA has agreed to pledge the TDD revenue and any minimum service payments to HNB to secure debt service charges on the bonds. The Series TDD Bonds shall mature on May 15, 2044 and shall bear interest payable on each May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 2024 at the interest rate equal to 6.875% per annum. The Bond Reserve Deposit of 10% of the proceeds from the TDD Bonds was paid from the proceeds of the TDD Bonds.

 

Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment

 

On October 6, 2023, prior to the Company’s entry into the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and Maxim and Wedbush Securities, Inc. (“Wedbush”) entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021, among the Company and Maxim and Wedbush (the “Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time through Maxim and Wedbush in an “at the market offering” (the “ATM Facility”). The Equity Distribution Agreement Amendment was effective immediately and reduced the maximum aggregate offering price of the Common Stock that the Company may sell under the ATM Facility from $50,000,000 to $39,016,766.

 

Suspension of Sales Under At The Market Program

 

On October 10, 2023, the Company reduced the amount of shares of its Common Stock that could be issued and sold pursuant to its “at-the-market” program (“ATM”) with Wedbush Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC, as agents (the “Agents”), to an amount equal to $39,016,766. The reduction in the amount of shares that can be issued and sold under the ATM was effected pursuant to the Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, which amended the Company’s Equity Distribution Agreement with the Agents, dated September 30, 2021 (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), to reduce the aggregate offering price under the Equity Distribution Agreement from $50,000,000 to $39,016,766.

 

The Underwriting Agreement (defined below) requires that we not issue any shares of our Common Stock for 90 days after October 11, 2023, subject to certain exceptions, and as a result, we have suspended sales pursuant to our ATM under our Equity Distribution Agreement during such period.

 

Underwriting Agreement; Public Offering

 

On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into a underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim” or the “Underwriter”), relating to a firm commitment public offering of (a) 750,000 shares of our common stock (the “Common Stock”), $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and (b) warrants to purchase up to 750,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.75 per share (the “Warrants”), at an aggregate price of $3.75 per share and accompanying Warrant. Following closing, the Warrant is exercisable at $3.75 per share for a five-year period. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriters a 45-day option an option to purchase up to an additional 112,500 shares of Common Stock and Warrants from us. The closing of the offering occurred on October 13, 2023. The gross proceeds to us from the sale of the shares of Common Stock and Warrants before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, was approximately $2,800,000. The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, and customary conditions to closing, expense and reimbursement obligations and termination provisions. Additionally, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make with respect to these liabilities.

 

Warrant Agency Agreement

 

On October 13, 2023, prior to the closing of the offering, the Company entered into a warrant agency agreement (the “Warrant Agency Agreement”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), to serve as the Company’s warrant agent for the Warrants. Upon the closing of the offering, Continental will issue the Warrants. The Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire five years from the date they first became exercisable.