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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

Note 13.  Related Party Transactions

Pillar Investment Entities

Youssef El Zein, a member of the Company’s Board until his resignation in October 2017, is a director and controlling stockholder of Pillar Invest Corporation (“Pillar Invest”), which is the general partner of Pillar Pharmaceuticals I, L.P., Pillar Pharmaceuticals II, L.P., Pillar Pharmaceuticals III, L.P., Pillar Pharmaceuticals IV, L.P., Pillar Pharmaceuticals V, L.P., Pillar 6, Pillar 7 and Pillar Partners (collectively, the “Pillar Investment Entities”). As of March 31, 2023, the Pillar Investment Entities beneficially owned 985,204 shares of the Company's common stock.

As of March 31, 2023, the Pillar Investment Entities held (i) warrants to purchase up to 178,794 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $38.76 per share, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 162,601 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $43.86 per share, and (iii) warrants to purchase up to 80,801 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $46.07 per share.

NovaQuest

Ron Wooten, a member of the Company’s Board, is a member of the investment committee of NQ POF V GP, Ltd. ("NovaQuest GP"), which is the general partner of NovaQuest.

In connection with the Aceragen Acquisition, NovaQuest was issued five shares of Series X Preferred Stock. In addition, all outstanding warrants to purchase Legacy Aceragen common stock held by NovaQuest immediately prior to the Aceragen Acquisition were assumed by the Company and converted into warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and Series Z Preferred Stock on terms substantially identical to those in effect prior to the Aceragen Acquisition, except for adjustments to the underlying number of shares and the exercise price based on the Merger Agreement exchange ratio. Following the Conversion Approval, warrants held by NovaQuest to purchase 14,115 shares of Series Z Preferred Stock were automatically converted into warrants to purchase 830,294 shares of the Company’s common stock.

As of March 31, 2023, NovaQuest held five shares of Series X Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 909,326 shares of the Company’s common stock.

Board Fees Paid in Stock

Pursuant to the Company’s director compensation program, in lieu of director board and committee fees of less than $0.1 million incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,420 shares of common stock to a director. No shares were issued in lieu of director board and committee fees incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Director board and committee fees are paid in arrears and the number of shares issued was calculated based on the market closing price of the Company’s common stock on the issuance date.