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PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION  
PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION

20.  PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION

Private Exchanges of Preferred Stock for Common Stock

In 2020, the Company entered into several agreements with shareholders to purchase its outstanding Class B Convertible Preferred Stock. The consideration for these purchases consisted of both cash and Common Stock. In addition, in each such transaction, the preferred shareholder counterparty waived all rights to unpaid dividends in arrears. In total, 22,500 shares of Series III Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, 342,500 shares of Series IV Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, and 34,000 shares of Series V Class B Convertible Preferred Stock were purchased by

the Company. The aggregate cash consideration equaled $3,786,000, of which $482,670 was paid in 2020 with the rest payable over a three-year period. Equal installment payments were paid in February 2021, 2022, and 2023 in the amount of $1,101,110 each.  The aggregate stock consideration was 754,000 shares of Common Stock. As a result of the transactions, $7,642,049 in unpaid dividends in arrears were waived, as measured from the effective date of each transaction.

Redemption of Class B Series I Preferred Stock

The Company caused a redemption of its Class B Series I Preferred Stock on December 31, 2020 pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation for such series of preferred stock which required a redemption price of $7.50 per share.  Pursuant to such redemption, all shares of the Class B Series I Preferred Stock existing on December 31, 2020 (14,300 shares) were cancelled.