PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION
PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION	19. PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION 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. Effective November 2023, the Company entered into a privately negotiated transaction with a preferred shareholder to redeem 2,000 shares of Series III Class B Stock for a purchase price equal to approximately $6 thousand.

PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

19. PRIVATE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTION

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.

Effective November 2023, the Company entered into a privately negotiated transaction with a preferred shareholder to redeem 2,000 shares of Series III Class B Stock for a purchase price equal to approximately $6 thousand.