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Convertible Preferred Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Convertible Preferred Stock

7. Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Shares

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company received gross proceeds of $57.3 million in cash in connection with its Series A Preferred Stock financing from various related party investors. The Company issued 6,283,401 shares at a purchase price of $9.12 per share. The Company incurred issuance costs related to its Series A Preferred Stock financing of $0.4 million, which were recorded as a reduction of the total proceeds. The Series A purchase agreement allowed the original investors to purchase an additional 6,250,504 shares of Series A convertible preferred shares (the “Additional Shares”), on the same terms and conditions as the original issuance at the original issue price of $9.12 per share (the “Second Closing” or “Tranche Liability”) upon the election of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares. On June 10, 2021, the Series A Preferred Stock investors exercised their right to purchase the Additional Shares, and the Company received an additional $57.0 million in proceeds in the second closing of the Series A Preferred Stock financing. The Series A Preferred Stock has a $0.0001 par value.

 

Deemed Dividend

 

On February 26, 2021, in connection with the $57.3 million in cash received with the Series A Preferred Stock financing, the Company issued 507,133 incremental common shares to a Series A investor. The fair value of the incremental common shares of $1.6 million was treated as a deemed dividend during the six months ended June 30, 2021. The deemed dividend is reflected on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as a reduction to net loss to arrive at net loss attributable to common shareholders.

 

Series A Convertible Shares – Tranche Liability

 

The rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock sold under the two tranches had the same rights and preferences. The Company concluded that these rights or obligations of the investors to participate in tranches of Series A convertible preferred shares met the definition of a freestanding financial instrument that was required to be recorded as a liability at fair value as (i) the instruments were legally detachable and separately exercisable from the Series A convertible preferred shares and (ii) the rights would require the Company to transfer assets upon future closings of the Series A convertible preferred shares. In addition, the Company was obligated to issue 507,133 shares of common stock to a Series A investor if they participated in the second tranche. Given the common shares were linked to the second tranche, they were also considered a component of the Tranche Liability. Upon the closing of the Series A Preferred Stock financing in February 2021, the fair value of the tranche right was $1.5 million. On June 10, 2021, the Series A Preferred Stock investors exercised their right and the Company received an additional $57.0 million in proceeds in the second closing of the Series A Preferred Stock financing. The Company recorded a change in fair value of the Series A Tranche Liability of $5.5 million, which was recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Shares

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company issued 4,049,143 and 2,003,768 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to the former equity and debt security holders of Oppilan and Zomagen, respectively. Additionally, on February 26, 2021, the Company issued 12,713,585 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock upon the conversion of the convertible promissory notes (“Convertible Notes”) and Convertible SAFE Notes with a principal amount outstanding of $9.8 million.

 

Conversion of Convertible Preferred Shares into Common Stock

 

In connection with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering in October 2021, all 12.5 million outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 18.8 million outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock converted into an aggregate of 31.3 million shares of common stock.

 

Description of Securities

 

Prior to the Company’s IPO, the rights and preferences of the convertible preferred stock were as follows:

 

Dividends

 

The holders of then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“Senior Convertible Preferred Stock”) were entitled to receive, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any funds and assets legally available therefore, dividends at the rate of 8.0% of the applicable original issue price of $9.12 per share for each share of Series A Preferred Stock prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any other dividend (other than dividends on shares of common stock payable in shares of common stock). The right to receive dividends on shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the preceding sentence were not cumulative, and no right to dividends were to accrue to holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that dividends on said shares were not declared. The Company could not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, common stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company (other than dividends on shares of common stock payable in shares of common stock). The original issue price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was $9.56 per share. No dividends were declared from the date of issuance of the convertible preferred shares through the initial public offering date in October 2021 when the convertible preferred shares converted into common stock.

 

Liquidation

 

In the event of (a) any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding were to be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, and (b) a deemed liquidation event, the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding were to be entitled to be paid out of the consideration payable to stockholders in such deemed liquidation event or out of the available proceeds, as applicable, on a pari passu basis among each other, before any payments could be made to the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock or common stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to one times the applicable original issue price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or deemed liquidation event, the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders were insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock the full amount to which they were entitled, the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock would share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would have otherwise been payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

 

In the event of (a) any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, after the payment in full of all preferred liquidation amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders and not payable to the holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock as defined above, or (b) a deemed liquidation event, after the payment in full of all preferred liquidation amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock the consideration available for distribution to the stockholders of the Company and not payable to the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, or the available proceeds not payable to the holders of shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the preceding paragraph, as the case may be, were to be distributed among the holders of the shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock and common stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder, treating for this purpose all such shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock as if they had been converted to common stock pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such deemed liquidation event.

 

Conversion

 

Each share of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock were convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock as was determined by dividing the applicable original issue price by the applicable conversion price in effect at the time of conversion, provided that such holder could waive such option to convert upon written notice to the Company. The conversion price was initially equal to $9.12 and $9.56 per share for the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, respectively, and was subject to adjustment.

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or a deemed liquidation event, the conversion rights would terminate at the close of business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, provided that the foregoing

termination of conversion rights did not affect the amount otherwise paid or payable to holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or a deemed liquidation event.

 

Upon either (a) the closing of the sale of shares of common stock to the public at a price of at least $12.66 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the common stock) in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, resulting in at least $75.0 million of gross proceeds to the Company and in connection with such offering the common stock was listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board of Directors, or (b) the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of the Requisite Holders, then (i) all outstanding shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock would automatically be converted into shares of common stock, at the then effective conversion rate as calculated and (ii) such shares could not be reissued by the Company.

 

Voting Rights

 

On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Company for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Company, each holder of outstanding shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock was entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock held by such holder was convertible into as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock voted together with the holders of common stock as a single class and on an as-converted to common stock basis.

 

Redemption

 

The shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock were not redeemable by any holder thereof.