As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2024
Registration No. 333-280016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 3 to
FORM
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(866) 861-0788
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 26, 2024
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
5,050,505 Shares

MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Common Stock
This is a public offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. We are offering 5,050,505 shares of our Common Stock. Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MSAI.” On June 25, 2024, the closing price of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $1.98 per share.
The offering is being underwritten on a firm commitment basis. We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable by the underwriters any time and from time to time for 45 days, to purchase up to an additional 757,576 shares of Common Stock, representing 15% of the Common Stock sold in the offering (at an assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share of Common Stock, which is the last reported sales price of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 25, 2024), on the same terms and conditions set forth above solely to cover over-allotments.
For illustrative purposes only, we have assumed an offering price of $1.98 per share, and we will adjust the information in this prospectus based on the actual public offering price, the actual number of shares of Common Stock that we offer in this offering, and other terms of this offering detmined at pricing. The final public offering price of the shares of Common Stock in this offering will be determined through negotiation between us and the underwriters in the offering and the recent market price of our Common Stock used throughout this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering price.
On June , 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with (the “PIPE Investor”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million (the “Purchase Price”) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Purchase Price divided by the final public offering price in this offering up to 19.99% of our issued and outstanding number of shares of Common Stock (the “Share Cap”), with the balance purchased as pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), in a private placement transaction, exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, that we anticipate will close substantially concurrently with, and which will be contingent and conditioned upon consummation of, this offering (the “Concurrent Private Placement”). The sale of such securities to PIPE Investor will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be subject to a 90-day lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with this offering. For illustrative purposes only, we have assumed that all Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised immediately following the offering.
Upon the completion of this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement and assuming that the Pre-Funded Warrants are fully exercised, the PIPE Investor will beneficially own approximately 28.6% of the voting power of our shares of common stock eligible to vote in the election of directors (or 27.8% if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock to cover over-allotments).
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and may elect to do so in future filings. See “Summary of the Prospectus -Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company.”
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(1) In addition, we have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for their expenses. See “Underwriting” beginning on page 102 of this prospectus for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to this prospectus, for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The underwriters expect to deliver the securities against payment through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company on or about June , 2024.
The date of this prospectus is , 2024.
Sole Book-Running Manager
Roth Capital Partners
Co-Manager
Sanders Morris LLC
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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is dated as of the date set forth on the cover hereof. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than that date.
For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor any of the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside of the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, this offering and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.
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SELECTED DEFINITIONS
In this document:
| ● | “Business Combination” means the transactions completed pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, including the Merger. |
| ● | “Business Combination Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated June 27, 2023, and Amendment No. 2, dated September 17, 2023, by and among Legacy SMAP, Merger Sub and Legacy ICI. |
| ● | “Closing” means the consummation of the Business Combination. |
| ● | “Common Stock” or “MSAI Common Stock” means the common stock of MSAI, par value $0.0001 per share. |
| ● | “Financing” means the issuance and sale of the Financing Notes and Financing Warrants pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated December 1, 2023 between Legacy SMAP and the investors thereto. |
| ● | “Financing Notes” means the $6,805,000 in convertible promissory notes sold in the Financing in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, all of which have since been converted into shares of Common Stock as of May 10, 2024. |
| ● | “Financing Warrants” means the warrants to purchase 340,250 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share issued in the Financing in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. |
| ● | “ICI Class A Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Legacy ICI designated as “Class A Voting Common Stock” pursuant to Legacy ICI’s certificate of incorporation, as amended. For the avoidance of doubt, “ICI Class A Common Stock” includes the ICI Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the conversion of the ICI Convertible Notes immediately prior to the Closing. |
| ● | “ICI Class B Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Legacy ICI designated as “Class B Non-Voting Common Stock” pursuant to Legacy ICI’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, prior to the Business Combination. |
| ● | “ICI Common Stock” means, collectively, the Legacy ICI Class A Common Stock and the Legacy ICI Class B Common Stock prior to the Business Combination. |
| ● | “ICI Convertible Notes” means the convertible promissory notes issued by Legacy ICI on or after the date of the Business Combination Agreement and prior to the Closing, which had an aggregate principal amount of $2.925 million. |
| ● | “IPO” means Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering of SportsMap Units, consummated on October 21, 2021. |
| ● | “Legacy ICI” means MSAI Operating, Inc. (known as “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” prior to the Business Combination), a Delaware corporation, and, if the context requires, its consolidated subsidiaries. |
| ● | “Legacy SMAP” means SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, the name of the Company prior to the Business Combination. |
| ● | “Merger” means the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. |
| ● | “Merger Sub” means ICH Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. |
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| ● | “MSAI” means Legacy SMAP following the consummation of the Business Combination, whose operations following the Business Combination are those of Legacy ICI. |
| ● | “Private Placement” means issuance and sale of the Private Placement Units concurrently with the closing of the IPO. |
| ● | “Private Placement Units” means the 675,000 units sold in the Private Placement concurrently with the closing of the IPO, at $10.00 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of SportsMap Common Stock and three-quarters of one Private Placement Warrant. |
| ● | “Private Placement Warrants” means the warrants to purchase 506,250 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share originally included as part of the Private Placement Units. |
| ● | “Public Warrants” means the warrants to purchase 8,625,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share originally included as part of the SportsMap Units. |
| ● | “Share Cap” means the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock the Company may issue in the transaction contemplated hereby in compliance with Nasdaq Rule 5635, which shall be no more than 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the signing of the definitive securities purchase agreement for the purchase and issuance of the securities. |
| ● | “SPAC Warrants” means the Public Warrants together with the Private Placement Warrants, and does not include the Financing Warrants. |
| ● | “SportsMap Common Stock” means the common stock of Legacy SMAP, par value $0.0001 per share, prior to Closing. |
| ● | “SportsMap Units” means the 11,500,000 units issued in the IPO, each of which consisted of one share of SportsMap Common Stock and three-quarters of one Public Warrant. |
| ● | “Warrant Agreement” means the existing Warrant Agreement, dated October 18, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Legacy SMAP, pursuant to which the SPAC Warrants were issued. |
| ● | Additionally, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the business of Legacy ICI prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and the business of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination. |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the SEC to register the securities offered hereby under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We may also file a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part that may contain material information relating to the offering. You should carefully read this prospectus before deciding to invest in our securities.
We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus or in any applicable free writing prospectus is current only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or any sale of our securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
For investors outside the United States: We have not, and the underwriters have not, done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.
This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus may contain references to trademarks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus and the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including logos, artwork, and other visual displays, may appear without the ® or TM symbols. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other company.
No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations.
We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, or any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.
Market data and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. We have not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, internal surveys, industry forecasts and market research, which we believe to be reliable based on our management’s knowledge of the industry, have not been independently verified. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. In addition, we do not necessarily know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparing the forecasts we cite. Statements as to our market position are based on the most currently available data. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented in this prospectus, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the actual results or performance of our business may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
| ● | any inability to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq; |
| ● | changes in applicable laws or regulations; |
| ● | our ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations and identify and realize additional opportunities; |
| ● | the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which we operate; |
| ● | the risk that we and our current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize our products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; |
| ● | the risk that we may never achieve or sustain profitability; |
| ● | the risk that we will need to raise additional capital to execute our business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; |
| ● | the risk that we experience difficulties in managing our expected growth and expanding operations; |
| ● | the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; |
| ● | the risk that we are unable to secure or protect our intellectual property; |
| ● | the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and |
| ● | other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, including those under the section titled “Risk Factors”. |
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SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS
This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information included in this prospectus. Before making your investment decision with respect to our securities, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including the information under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Certain figures included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation and, as a result, percentages may not sum to 100%. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “our Company,” and “MSAI” refer to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Our Company
MSAI is a Delaware corporation incorporated on July 14, 2020. MSAI is a provider of sensing solutions built around high-resolution thermal imaging along with visible, acoustic, and laser spectroscopy imagers and sensors, that perceive and measure heat, sound, and gas in the surrounding environment, helping companies gain insight to efficiently manage their most important assets and infrastructure.
MSAI has a history of losses or low income and expects to incur significant expenses and possible continuing losses for the foreseeable future. We incurred a net loss of $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $22.3 million for year ended December 31, 2023. We had an accumulated deficit of $33.1 million as of December 31, 2023. While we have conducted operations since 1995, we launched our SmartIR cloud-software product suite only in the first quarter of 2023 and have not recorded any significant revenue for our SmartIR product through March 31, 2024. MSAI also has a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges it may encounter. Additionally, MSAI’s limited operating history providing SaaS solutions makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future prospects. The loss of large customers could result in a material adverse effect to MSAI’s financial results. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our top customers represented approximately 44% and 17% of our revenue, respectively. These percentages may increase going forward as we continue to grow or develop additional relationships with new large customers. The loss of business from MSAI’s large customers (whether by lower overall demand for MSAI’s products, cancellation of existing contracts or product orders or the failure to incorporate MSAI’s product designs or award MSAI new business) could have a material adverse effect on our business. For more information, you are encouraged to consider the matters discussed under “Risk Factors.”
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company
As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”). An “emerging growth company” may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:
| ● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”); |
| ● | not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis); |
| ● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and |
| ● | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote of stockholders on executive compensation, stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved and having to disclose the ratio of the compensation of our chief executive officer to the median compensation of our employees. |
We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering. However, if (i) our annual gross revenue exceeds $1.235 billion, (ii) we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period or (iii) we become a “large accelerated filer” (as defined in Rule 12b-2
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) prior to the end of such five-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company. We will be deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” at such time that we (a) have an aggregate worldwide market value of common equity securities held by non-affiliates of $700.0 million or more as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, (b) have been required to file annual and quarterly reports under the Exchange Act, for a period of at least 12 months and (c) have filed at least one annual report pursuant to the Exchange Act.
We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.
In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
Risk Factors and Risk Factor Summary
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in “Risk Factors” before making a decision to invest in our securities. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations would likely be materially adversely affected. Some of the risks related to an investment in our securities are summarized below:
| ● | We have a history of losses or low income and may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future. |
| ● | Our history of net losses, negative cash flows from operations and negative net working capital raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. |
| ● | Our revenue and margins could be adversely affected if we fail to maintain competitive average selling prices or high sales volumes, or we fail to reduce product costs. |
| ● | If we fail to successfully manage the expansion of our SaaS capabilities and offerings, our business and financial results could be adversely affected. |
| ● | We have a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter. |
| ● | If our products are not adopted in our targeted end markets, our business will be materially and adversely affected. |
| ● | We expect to incur substantial research and development costs and devote significant resources to developing and commercializing new products, which could significantly affect our ability to become profitable and may never result in revenue. Any delay or interruption of the development and commercialization of new products may adversely affect our existing business and prospects for winning future business. |
| ● | Product liability claims, product recalls and field service actions could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition and we may have difficulty obtaining product liability and other insurance coverage. |
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| ● | We will need to raise additional capital in the future in order to execute our business plan, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. |
| ● | We create innovative technology by designing and developing unique hardware and software solutions. A failure to achieve scale may affect our ability to sell at competitive prices, limit our customer base or lead to losses. |
| ● | If we are not able to effectively grow our sales and marketing organization, or maintain or grow an effective network of distributors, our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. |
| ● | Certain of our commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers or co- development agreements with partners could be terminated or may not materialize into long-term contract partnership arrangements. |
| ● | The loss of large customers could result in a material adverse effect to our financial results. |
| ● | Components used in our sensors may fail as a result of manufacturing, design or other defects over which we have no control and render our devices permanently inoperable. |
| ● | We will incur significant expenses and administrative burdens as a public company, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
Company Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 2105 West Cardinal Drive Beaumont, Texas 77705. Our phone number is (866) 861-0788 and our website address is www.multisensorai.com. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with, or furnished to, the SEC available free of charge through our website. The information on or accessible through our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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THE OFFERING
Shares of Common Stock offered by us |
| We are offering 5,050,505 shares of Common Stock. |
Over-allotment option | The offering is being underwritten on a firm commitment basis. We have granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to additional shares of common stock, representing 15% of the Common Stock sold in the offering (at an assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share of Common Stock, which is the last reported sales price of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 25, 2024), on the same terms and conditions set forth above solely to cover over-allotments. | |
Shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to this offering | 13,869,744 shares of Common Stock. | |
Shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the shares registered hereunder and the Concurrent Private Placement | 26,496,006 shares of Common Stock (or 27,253,582 shares of Common Stock if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) including 7,575,757 shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement (assuming the Pre-Funded Warrants are fully exercised). |
Use of Proceeds | We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include payment of liabilities, capital expenditures for the expansion of our production capacity, funding working and growth capital, and the expansion of our sales and marketing function. We retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock in this offering. The precise amount and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon our liquidity needs and the availability and cost of other capital over which we have little or no control. As of the date hereof, we cannot specify with certainty the particular uses for the net proceeds. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds.” | |
Risk Factors | You should carefully read the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in our Common Stock. | |
Lock-Up | We have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of 90 days after the date of this prospectus. Our directors, executive officers, and certain stockholders have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of days after the date of this prospectus. See “Underwriting” for more information. | |
Nasdaq Symbol for our Common Stock | Our Common Stock is listed in The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MSAI.” | |
Concurent Private Placement | On June , 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the PIPE Investor, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase for the Purchase Price a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Purchase Price divided by the final public offering price in this offering up to the Share Cap, with the balance purchased as Pre-Funded Warrants, in a private placement transaction, exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, as provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, that we anticipate will close substantially concurrently with, and which will be contingent and conditioned upon consummation of, this offering. The sale of such securities to the PIPE Investor will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be subject to a 90-day lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with this offering. |
The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is based on 13,869,744 shares of Common Stock as of June 21, 2024.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. The occurrence of any of the events or developments described below could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, growth prospects and stock price.
Risks Related to the Offering
You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the book value per share of the common stock you purchase in the offering.
Because the public offering price per share of our common stock being offered is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the common stock you purchase in this offering. Investors purchasing shares of our common stock in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $1.092 per share, after giving effect to the sale of an aggregate of shares of our common stock at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. See “Dilution” on page 44 of this prospectus for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur if you purchase shares in this offering.
In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders or result in downward pressure on the price of our common stock.
Our management team will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from our sale of shares of Common Stock, and you may not agree with how we use the proceeds and the proceeds may not be invested successfully.
Our management team will have broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from our sale of shares of Common Stock, and we could use such proceeds for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of commencement of this offering. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management team with regard to the use of those net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that, pending their use, we may invest those net proceeds in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. The failure of our management team to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
If our stock price fluctuates after the offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment.
The market price of our Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this prospectus, and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.
This offering may cause the trading price of our common stock to decrease.
The price per share, together with the number of shares of common stock we issue if this offering is completed, may result in an immediate decrease in the market price of our common stock. This decrease may continue after the completion of this offering.
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Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We have a history of losses or low income and may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future.
We have incurred net losses or low income in recent years, as we pivoted the company from primarily stand-alone device sales to pairing device sales with sales of our software solutions. We incurred a net loss of $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $22.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, and $2.9 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively. We believe that we may continue to incur operating and net losses each quarter until at least such time as we begin to realize the anticipated benefits of our investment in sales and marketing efforts, though those benefits may not be as great as we anticipate or may occur later that we anticipate or not at all. Even if we successfully develop and sell our devices and software solutions, there can be no assurance that it will be commercially successful. We believe achieving sustained profitability will be dependent upon the successful development and successful commercial introduction and acceptance of its solutions, which may not occur.
We may continue to incur losses or limited income in future periods as we:
| ● | expand our sales and marketing presence; |
| ● | increase investment in SaaS solutions; |
| ● | execute on our product roadmaps; |
| ● | grow wallet share with enterprise customers; |
| ● | expand our distribution network; and |
| ● | pursue strategic acquisitions. |
Because we may incur the costs and expenses from these efforts before experiencing any incremental revenue growth as a result of these initiatives, our losses in future periods may be significant. In addition, we may find that these efforts are more expensive than currently anticipated or that these efforts may not result in revenues, which would further increase our losses.
These initiatives may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue, if at all, in an amount sufficient to offset these higher expenses and to achieve and maintain profitability. Certain of the market opportunities we are pursuing are at an early stage of development, and it may be many years before the end markets we expect to serve generate demand for our products at scale. Our revenue may be adversely affected for a number of reasons, including an inability to up-sell or cross-sell SaaS offerings that we are seeking to expand or develop, the development and/or market acceptance of new technology that competes with our thermal imaging products, our ability to create, validate, and manufacture at high volume, and ship product to customers, our inability to effectively manage our inventory or manufacture products at scale, our inability to enter new markets or help our customers adapt our products for new applications or our failure to attract new customers or expand orders from existing customers or increasing competition. Furthermore, it is difficult to predict the size and growth rate of our target markets, customer demand for our products, commercialization timelines, the entry of competitive products or the success of existing competitive products and services. If our revenue does not grow, our ability to achieve and maintain profitability may be adversely affected, and the value of our business may significantly decrease.
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Our revenue and margins could be adversely affected if we fail to maintain competitive average selling prices or high sales volumes, or we fail to reduce product costs.
Cost-cutting initiatives adopted by our customers can place increased downward pressure on our average selling prices. We also expect that any long-term or high-volume agreements with customers may require step-downs in pricing over the term of the agreement. Our average selling price may be driven down by customer-specific selling price fluctuations such as non-standard discounts on large volume purchases. These lower average selling prices on large volume purchases may cause fluctuations in revenue and gross margins on a quarterly and annual basis and ultimately adversely affect its profitability.
We may also experience declines in the average selling prices of our products generally as our customers negotiate lower prices and as our competitors produce and commercialize lower cost competing technologies. To achieve profitability and maintain margins, we will also need to continually reduce product and manufacturing costs. Reductions in product and manufacturing costs are principally achieved by scaling production volumes and through step changes in manufacturing and continued engineering of the most cost-effective designs for its products. In addition, we must continuously drive initiatives to reduce labor cost, improve worker efficiency, reduce the cost of materials, use fewer materials and further lower overall product costs by carefully managing component prices, inventory and shipping cost. We need to continually increase sales volume and introduce new, lower-cost products in order to maintain our overall gross margin. If we are unable to maintain competitive average selling prices, increase our sales volume or successfully introduce new, low-cost products, our revenue and overall gross margin would likely decline.
If we fail to successfully manage the expansion of our SaaS capabilities and offerings, our business and financial results could be adversely affected.
Expanding our SaaS capabilities and offerings will require considerable additional investment in our business. Whether this expansion will be successful and will accomplish our business and financial objectives is subject to uncertainties, including, but not limited to, customer demand, attach and renewal rates, channel adoption, our ability to further develop and scale infrastructure, our ability to include functionality and usability in such offerings that address customer requirements, and the related costs. If we are unable to successfully expand our existing offerings or establish new offerings and navigate our business expansion due to these risks and uncertainties, our business and financial results could be adversely impacted.
We have a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter.
While we have been in operation since 1995, the company has a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions that we introduced to our industrial customers in 2023. Our limited operating history providing SaaS solutions makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future prospects. Certain factors that could alone or in combination prevent us from successfully commercializing these solutions or our other products include:
| ● | our reliance on third parties to supply significant parts of our production process or to manufacture our products; |
| ● | our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our suppliers or manufacturers; |
| ● | our ability to achieve commercial scale production of our products on a cost-effective basis and in a timely manner; |
| ● | our ability to successfully expand our product offerings; |
| ● | our ability to develop and protect intellectual property; |
| ● | our ability to gain market acceptance of our products with customers and maintain and expand customer relationships, whether through strategic customer agreements or otherwise; |
| ● | the adaptability of our products and the ability of our customers to integrate our products into their products and processes in a timely and effective manner; |
| ● | the actions of direct and indirect competitors that may seek to enter the markets in which we expect to compete or that may seek to impose barriers to one or more markets that we intend to target; |
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| ● | the long lead time for development of market opportunities for which we are only at an early stage of development; |
| ● | our ability to forecast our revenue and budget for, and manage, our expenses; |
| ● | our ability to comply with existing and new or modified laws and regulations applicable to our business, or laws and regulations applicable to our customers for applications in which they may use our products; |
| ● | our ability to plan for and manage capital expenditures for our current and future products, and manage our supply chain and supplier relationships related to these current and future products; |
| ● | our ability to anticipate and respond to macroeconomic changes and changes in the markets in which we operate and expect to operate; |
| ● | our ability to maintain and enhance the value of our reputation and brand; |
| ● | our ability to effectively manage our growth and business operations; and |
| ● | our ability to recruit and retain talented people at all levels of our organization. |
Our relationships with many of our existing customers are limited as they may not be prepared to select us as a long-term supplier given the relatively recent nature of our business relationship. To establish preliminary relationships with certain customers and to build their confidence, we have entered, and may continue to enter, into pilot agreements, spot buy purchase orders, non-binding letters of intent and strategic customer agreements. These agreements are largely non-binding, generally do not include any minimum obligation to purchase any quantities of any products, and do not require that the parties enter into a subsequent definitive, long-term, binding agreement. If we are unable to build confidence with its existing customers, either through these preliminary agreements (due to any failure to enter into or perform under the agreements) or otherwise, or if we are unable secure opportunity from these non-binding agreements, involving strategic customer agreements, we may be unable to produce accurate forecasts or increase our sales.
With respect to new customers, they may be less confident in our business and less likely to purchase our products because of a lack of awareness about our products. They may also not be convinced that our business will succeed because of the absence of an established sales, service, support and operating history. To address this, we must, among other activities, grow and improve our marketing capability and brand awareness, which may be costly. These activities may not be effective or could delay our ability to capitalize on the opportunities that we believe are suitable to our technology and products and may prevent us from successfully commercializing our products.
To build and maintain our business, we must maintain confidence in our products, long-term financial viability and business prospects. Failure to establish and maintain customer confidence may also adversely affect our reputation and business among our suppliers, analysts, ratings agencies and other interested parties.
If we fail to understand fully or adequately address the challenges that we are currently encountering or that we may encounter in the future, including those challenges described here and elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely and materially affected. If the risks and uncertainties that we plan for when operating our business is incorrect or change, or if we fail to manage these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If our products are not adopted in our targeted end markets, our business will be materially and adversely affected.
Although our products are designed for use in multiple markets, each of our target or new markets may have unique barriers to entry. If we are unsuccessful in overcoming these barriers, it may affect our entrance into, or adoption by, these target or new markets, which could adversely affect our future results of operations.
Our products are used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the distribution and logistics market, where our products provide conveyor system monitoring solutions assisting customers with process automation, predictive maintenance and failure avoidance. These customers tend to be large companies that move slowly to larger scale implementation, often with years-long timelines. If our products are not chosen for deployment in these projects, or we lose a program under any circumstances, we may not
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have an opportunity to obtain that business again for many years. Even if our products are chosen for deployment, implementation and adoption by our customers may not be on terms consistent with initial forecasts or agreements between us and the customer. Industrial automation is a demanding industry with product specifications that our products may not always meet.
Our products also are used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the oil and gas market, which generally consists of gas and liquid leak detection, tank-level monitoring, pipeline leak detection and gas processing safety monitoring. This is a nascent market, and while this industry is experimenting with the use of thermal imaging in these applications, our customers may decide that thermal imaging is not a feasible solution for one of a variety of reasons, including current price points of sensors using thermal imaging technology.
Our products also are used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the manufacturing market, in which our customers are generally engaged in power panel monitoring, early fire detection and electrified transport battery monitoring. Additionally, our products are also used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the utilities market. Both of these markets are competitive, and customers often have strict functional and pricing requirements for products. If we are unable to make products that meet these requirements, or sell products at the required price point, we could lose this business to competitors or competitive technologies. Our target markets involve risks of program delay, loss, and cancellation.
We expect to incur substantial research and development costs and devote significant resources to developing and commercializing new products, which could significantly affect our ability to become profitable and may never result in revenue. Any delay or interruption of the development and commercialization of new products may adversely affect our existing business and prospects for winning future business.
Our future growth depends on penetrating new markets, adapting existing products to new applications and customer requirements, and introducing new and effective products on a timely basis that then achieve market acceptance. To remain competitive, we develop new products and upgrades to our software and will need to continue to do so. In connection with this development, we plan to incur substantial, and potentially increasing, research and development costs. Because we account for research and development as an operating expense, these expenditures could adversely affect our results of operations in the future.
Further, our research and development program may be delayed and may not produce timely results. If we cannot produce successful results in time to accommodate customers’ or potential customers’ implementation timelines, we may lose business. If we are unsuccessful in introducing these products in accordance with its product launch plans or any publicly announced launch dates, it may be injurious to our reputation and brand and adversely affect our ability to be competitive in our target and new markets.
We expect to rely on products we are currently developing for a significant portion of our future growth. However, even if our research and development efforts are successful and completed on time, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in adapting our business to our new products or that our new products will achieve market acceptance or generate sufficient revenue to make us profitable. Our future products, such as any software solutions we develop, may be products we have limited or no experience commercializing. In launching such products, we may face foreseen and unforeseen difficulties that adversely affect such commercialization and could have a material adverse effect on our operations and business. Additionally, the success of our competitors’ research and development efforts, including producing higher performing products, may result in loss of business.
The promise of new products and successful research and development may even decrease our expected and actual revenue attributable to existing products as customers may delay or cancel outstanding purchasing commitments for current generation products in anticipation of the release of new generation products from us.
Additionally, new products may trigger increased warranty costs as information on such products is augmented by actual usage.
Product liability claims, product recalls and field service actions could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition and we may have difficulty obtaining product liability and other insurance coverage.
As a manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of products used in the oil and gas, distribution and logistics, manufacturing and utilities markets, our results of operations are susceptible to adverse publicity regarding the quality or safety of its products. Product liability claims challenging the quality or safety of our products may result in a decline in sales for a product, which could adversely affect our results of operations. This could be the case even if the claims themselves are proven to be untrue or settled for immaterial amounts.
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While we have general liability and other insurance policies concerning product liabilities and errors and omissions, we have deductibles under such policies with respect to a portion of these liabilities. Awarded damages could be more than our accruals. We could incur losses above the aggregate annual policy limit as well. We cannot ensure that insurance carriers will be willing to renew coverage or provide new coverage for product liability.
Product recalls can be expensive and tarnish our reputation and have a material adverse effect on the sales of its products. We cannot assure that we will not have additional product liability claims or that we will not recall any products.
We may face risks associated with our reliance on certain artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
We rely on artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”) in the development of our deterministic artificial intelligence-driven sensing system for industrial applications. The AI/ML models that we use are trained using various data sets. If the AI/ML models are incorrectly designed, the data used to train them is incomplete, inadequate, or biased in some way, or if we do not have sufficient rights to use the data on which its AI/ML models rely, the performance of our products, services, and business, as well as our reputation, could suffer or we could incur liability through the violation of laws, third-party privacy, or other rights, or contracts to which we are a party.
We face risks related to sales through distributors and other third parties which could harm our business.
We sell a portion of our products through third parties such as distributors and manufacturers representatives. Using third parties for distribution exposes us to many risks, including concentration risk, credit risk and legal risk because, under certain circumstances, we may be held responsible for the actions of those third-party sales channels. We may rely on one or more key distributors for selling a product, and the loss of these distributors could reduce its revenue. Our distributors may face financial difficulties, including bankruptcy, which could harm our collection of accounts receivables and financial results. Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) or similar anti-bribery laws by distributors or other third-party intermediaries could have a material impact on our business. Competitors could also block our access to such parties. Failing to manage risks related to our use of third-party sales channels may reduce sales, increase expenses, and weaken our competitive position, and could result in sanctions against us.
The period of time from initiating dialogue with potential customers to implementation (sales cycle) is long and we are subject to the risks of cancellation or postponement of the contract or unsuccessful implementation.
Prospective customers generally must make significant commitments of resources to test and validate products like those produced by us and confirm that they can integrate these products with other technologies before including them in any particular system, product, or process. The selling cycle for our products with new customers varies widely depending on the application, market, customer, and the complexity of the product. In the warehouse and logistics market, for example, this selling cycle can be a year (or more). These selling cycles result in us investing our resources prior to realizing any revenue from commercialization. Further, we are subject to the risk that customers cancel or postpone implementation of its technology solution or our customers are unable to integrate its technology solution successfully into a larger system. If our customers face financial difficulties, they may also cancel current or future product programs that could materially and adversely impact our financial results. Further, our revenue could be less than forecasted if the system, product, or process that includes our products is unsuccessful, including for reasons unrelated to our technology. Long selling cycles and product cancellations or postponements may adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Developments in alternative technologies may adversely affect the demand for our technology.
Significant developments in alternative technologies may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results in ways we do not currently anticipate. Existing and future infrared technologies may emerge as customers’ preferred alternative to our solutions. Any failure by us to develop new or enhanced technologies or processes, or to react to changes in existing technologies, could materially delay our development and introduction of new and enhanced products in the industries we serve, which could result in the loss of competitiveness of our solutions, decreased revenue and a loss of market share to competitors (or a failure to increase revenue and/or market share). Our research and development efforts may not be sufficient to adapt to changes in technology. As technologies change, we plan to upgrade or adapt our solutions with the latest technology. However, our solutions may not compete effectively with alternative systems if we are not able to source and integrate the latest technology into our existing products.
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Our manufacturing business model and use of contract manufacturers may not be successful, which could harm our ability to deliver products and recognize revenue.
Our manufacturing strategy focuses on engaging contract manufacturers for our manufacturing needs while maintaining the design, engineering, prototyping, testing, and pilot manufacturing in-house at our facility in Beaumont, Texas. We currently have agreements with certain contract manufacturers to provide contract manufacturing, testing, and delivery of certain of our products. These arrangements are intended to lower our operating costs, but they also reduce our direct control over certain aspects of its operations.
This diminished control may have an adverse effect on the quality or quantity of products or services, or our flexibility to respond to changing conditions.
Reliance on contract manufacturers reduces our control over the manufacturing process, including reduced control over quality, product costs, and product supply and timing. We may experience delays in shipments or issues concerning product quality from its contract manufacturers. If any of our contract manufacturers experience interruptions, delays, or disruptions in supplying our products, including by natural disasters, epidemics or outbreaks of contagions, increased military conflict or tensions, such as in the Middle East, Eastern Europe or Asia, or work stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products would be delayed. In addition, unfavorable economic conditions could result in financial distress among contract manufacturers upon which we rely, thereby increasing the risk of disruption of supplies necessary to fulfill our production requirements and meet customer demands.
Additionally, if any of our contract manufacturers experience quality control problems in their manufacturing operations and our products do not meet customer or regulatory requirements, such third parties could be required to cover the cost of repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative effect on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could adversely affect our reputation and our relationship with our channel partners. If our contract manufacturers experience financial, operational, manufacturing capacity, or other difficulties, or experience shortages in required components, or if they are otherwise unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture our products in required volumes or at all, our supply may be disrupted, we may be required to seek alternate manufacturers and we may be required to re-design its products. It would be time-consuming, and could be costly and impracticable, to begin to use new manufacturers or designs, and such changes could cause significant interruptions in supply. Such changes could also have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries and may subsequently lead to the loss of sales. While we take measures to protect our trade secrets, the use of contract manufacturers may also risk disclosure of our innovative and proprietary manufacturing methodologies, which could adversely affect our business.
We operate in a competitive landscape against market participants that may have substantially greater resources than us and against known and unknown market entrants who may disrupt our target markets.
Our target markets are highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete effectively in the market against these competitors. Competitors may offer products at lower prices than our products, including pricing that we believe is below their cost, or may offer superior performing products. These companies also compete with us indirectly by attempting to solve some of the same challenges with different technology. Certain competitors in the market for these devices and sensors may have significantly greater resources and more experience than we do. These competitors have commercialized technology that has achieved market adoption, strong brand recognition and may continue to improve in both anticipated and unanticipated ways. They may also have entered into commercial relationships with key customers and have built relationships and dependencies between themselves and those key customers.
In addition to the existing market competitors, new competitors may be preparing to enter or are entering the market in which we compete that may disrupt the commercial landscape of target markets in ways that we may not be able to prepare for, including customers of our products who may be developing their own competitive solutions. We do not know how close any of our current and potential competitors are to commercializing their similar products and services, if at all, nor what they intend to develop as part of their product roadmaps. The already competitive landscape of the thermal infrared technology market, along with both foreseeable and unforeseeable entries of competitors and similar technology from those competitors in our target markets, may result in pricing pressure, reduced margins and may impede our ability to increase the sales of our products or cause us to lose market share, any of which will adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Our manufacturing costs may increase and result in a market price for our products above the price that customers are willing to pay.
If the cost of manufacturing our products increases, we will be forced to charge our customers a higher price for the products in order to cover our costs and earn a profit. While we expect our products will benefit from continued cost reduction over time from scale and planned redesigns, there is no guarantee that these efforts will be successful, or that these savings would not be offset by additional required content. If the price of our products is too high, customers may be reluctant to purchase its products, especially if lower priced alternative products are available, and we may not be able to sell our products in sufficient volumes to recover our costs of development and manufacture or to earn a profit.
We, our contract manufacturers and our suppliers may rely on complex machinery for production, which involves a significant degree of risk and uncertainty in terms of operational performance and costs.
We, our contract manufacturers and our suppliers may rely on complex machinery for the production, assembly and installation of our devices, which will involve a significant degree of uncertainty and risk in terms of operational performance and costs. Our production facilities and the facilities of our contract manufacturers and suppliers may suffer unexpected malfunctions from time to time and will depend on repairs and spare parts to resume operations, which may not be available when needed. Unexpected malfunctions of these components may significantly affect the intended operational efficiency. Operational performance and costs can be difficult to predict and are often influenced by factors outside of our control, such as, but not limited to, scarcity of natural resources, environmental hazards and remediation, costs associated with decommissioning of machines, labor disputes and strikes, difficulty or delays in obtaining governmental permits, damages or defects in electronic systems, industrial accidents, fire, seismic activity and natural disasters. Should operational risks materialize, it may result in the personal injury to or death of workers, the loss of production equipment, damage to production facilities, monetary losses, delays and unanticipated fluctuations in production, environmental damage, administrative fines, increased insurance costs and potential legal liabilities, all which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.
If we do not maintain the correct level of inventory or if we do not adequately manage our inventory, we could lose sales or incur higher inventory-related expenses, which could negatively affect our operating results.
To ensure the correct level of inventory supply, we forecast inventory needs and expenses, places orders sufficiently in advance with its suppliers and manufacturing partners and manufactures products based on our estimates of future demand. Fluctuations in the adoption of our products may affect our ability to forecast our future operating results, including revenue, gross margins, cash flows and profitability. Our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products could be affected by many factors, including the rapidly changing nature of its current target markets, the uncertainty surrounding the market acceptance and commercialization of its technology, the emergence of new markets, an increase or decrease in customer demand for its products or for products and services of its competitors, product introductions by competitors, health epidemics and outbreaks, and any associated work stoppages or interruptions, unanticipated changes in general market conditions and the weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions. We may face challenges acquiring adequate supplies to manufacture our products and we and our partners may not be able to manufacture our products at a rate necessary to satisfy the levels of demand, which would negatively affect our short-term and long-term growth. This risk may be exacerbated by the fact that we may not carry or be able to obtain from our suppliers a significant amount of inventory to satisfy short-term demand increases. If we fail to accurately forecast customer demand, we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of products available for sale.
Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would adversely affect our financial results, including our gross margin, and have a negative effect on our brand. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand for our products, we may not be able to deliver products to meet our requirements, and this could result in damage to our brand and customer relationships and adversely affect our revenue and operating results.
Risks Related to Our Growth Strategy
We will need to raise additional capital in the future in order to execute our business plan, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
We will require additional capital in order to execute on our business plan and may additionally require capital to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges,
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acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances and may determine to engage in equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons. In order to stay on our growth trajectory and further business relationships with current or potential customers or partners, or for other reasons, we may issue equity or equity-linked securities to such current or potential customers or partners. We may not be able to timely secure additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all.
If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt or other equity-linked securities or if we issue equity or equity-linked securities to current or potential customers to further business relationships, our existing stockholders could experience significant dilution. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
We create innovative technology by designing and developing unique hardware and software solutions. A failure to achieve scale may affect our ability to sell at competitive prices, limit our customer base or lead to losses.
We incur significant costs related to procuring the materials and components required to manufacture and assemble its high-performance products as well as related to designing and developing our software solutions. If our product sales do not increase as planned, or if our SaaS offerings are not sufficiently adopted by our customers, we may be unable to obtain anticipated material cost benefits or expected levels of fixed cost absorption that are needed to achieve its targeted margins and its operating results, business and prospects will be harmed. Furthermore, many of the factors that impact our operating costs are beyond its control. For example, the costs of our materials and components could increase due to shortages as global demand for these products increases or the cost of maintaining our proprietary SaaS cloud could increase.
The manufacture of our products is a complex process, and it is often difficult for companies to achieve acceptable product yields that could decrease available supply and increase costs. Thermal imaging system yields depend on both our product design and manufacturing processes. Because low yields may result from either design defects or process difficulties, we may not identify yield problems until well into the production cycle, when an actual product defect exists and can be analyzed and tested. In addition, many of these yield problems are difficult to diagnose and time consuming or expensive to remedy.
If we are not able to effectively grow our sales and marketing organization, or maintain or grow an effective network of distributors, our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
In order to generate future sales growth, we will need to expand the size and geographic coverage of our field organization, including marketing, direct sales, customer support and technical services. Accordingly, our future success will depend largely on our ability to hire, train, retain, and motivate skilled regional sales managers and direct sales representatives with significant technical knowledge and understanding of our products. Because of the competition for their skill set, we may not be able to attract or retain such personnel on reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to grow our sales and marketing organization, we may not be able to increase our revenue, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, we rely on a network of independent distributors to help generate sales of our products. If a dispute arises with a distributor, if we terminate our relationship with a distributor or if a distributor goes out of business, it may take time to identify an alternative distributor, to train new personnel to market our products, and our ability to sell those products in a region formerly serviced by a terminated distributor could be harmed. In addition, our distributors may not successfully market and sell our products and may not devote sufficient time and resources that we believe are necessary to enable our products to develop, achieve or sustain market acceptance. Any of these factors could reduce our revenue or impair our revenue growth in affected markets, increase our costs in those markets or damage our reputation. In addition, if an independent distributor were to depart and be retained by one of our competitors, we may be unable to prevent that distributor from soliciting business from our existing customers, which could further adversely affect us. As a result of our reliance on third-party distributors, we may be subject to disruptions and increased costs due to factors beyond our control, including labor strikes, third-party errors and other issues. If the services of any of these third-party distributors become unsatisfactory, we may experience delays in meeting our customers’ demands and we may be unable to find a suitable replacement on a timely basis or on commercially reasonable terms. Any failure to deliver products in a timely manner may damage our reputation and could cause us to lose potential customers.
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If we engage in acquisitions to grow our business, we will incur a variety of costs and may potentially face numerous risks that could adversely affect our business and operations.
If appropriate opportunities become available, we may seek to acquire businesses, assets, technologies or products to enhance our business. In connection with any acquisitions, we could issue additional equity securities, which would dilute our stockholders, incur substantial debt to fund the acquisitions or assume significant liabilities.
Acquisitions involve many diverse risks and uncertainties, including problems evaluating or integrating the purchased operations, assets, technologies or products, as well as with unanticipated costs, liabilities, and economic, political, legal and regulatory challenges due to our inexperience operating in new regions or countries and we may fail to successfully integrate acquired companies or retain key personnel from the acquired company. To date, we have limited experience with acquisitions and the integration of acquired technology and personnel. Acquisitions may divert our attention from its core business. Acquisitions may require us to record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to testing on a regular basis and potential period impairment charges, incur amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets, and incur write offs and restructuring and other related expenses, any of which could harm our operating results and financial condition.
New business strategies, especially those involving acquisitions, are inherently risky and may not be successful. Failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We cannot guarantee we will optimally manage our lines of business or product lines.
Consistent with our strategy to emphasize growth in our core markets, we continually evaluate our businesses to ensure that they are aligned with our strategy and objectives. Over the years, we have also reorganized certain of our product lines, for example, to de-emphasize products used primarily for biorisk applications as the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic began to lessen, among other reasons. We may not be able to realize efficiencies and cost savings from our reorganization activities. There is no assurance that our efforts will be successful. If we do not successfully manage our lines of business or product lines, or any other similar activities that we may undertake in the future, expected efficiencies and benefits might be delayed or not realized, and our operations and business could be disrupted. Our ability to dispose of, exit or reconfigure businesses that may no longer be aligned with our growth strategy will depend on many factors, including the terms and conditions of any asset purchase and sale agreement or lease agreement, as well as industry, business and economic conditions. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to sell non-strategic businesses on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, if the sale of any non-strategic business cannot be consummated or is not practical, alternative courses of action, including relocation of product lines or closure, may not be available to us or may be more costly than anticipated.
Risks Related to Our Customers and Suppliers
Certain of our commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers or co-development agreements with partners could be terminated or may not materialize into long-term contract partnership arrangements.
We have commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers and co-development agreements with partners. Some of these arrangements are evidenced by memorandums of understandings, letters of intent or onboarding arrangements, each of which will require further negotiation at later stages of development to include additional terms relating to pricing, volume and payment terms, or replacement by production or master agreements that have yet to be implemented under separately negotiated statements of work, each of which could be terminated or might not materialize into next-stage contracts or long-term contract partnership arrangements. If these arrangements are terminated or if we are unable to enter into next-stage contracts or long-term operational contracts, or if these arrangements get delayed or postponed, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. These arrangements may also be subject to renegotiation, which may affect product pricing or operating expenses. Therefore, even if we are successful in entering into long-term contract partnership arrangements, the discontinuation of, the loss of business with respect to, or a lack of commercial success of a particular product or technology package for which we are a significant supplier or an unfavorable adjustment in terms could mean that the expected sales of our products, or cost of inputs, will not materialize on the expected timeline or terms or will be less favorable than anticipated, potentially materially and adversely affecting our business and prospects.
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The loss of large customers could result in a material adverse effect to our financial results.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our top customers represented approximately 44% and 17% of our revenue, respectively. These percentages may increase going forward as we continue to grow or develop additional relationships with new large customers. The loss of business from our large customers (whether by lower overall demand for our products, cancellation of existing contracts or product orders or the failure to incorporate our product designs or award us new business) could have a material adverse effect on our business.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our relationships with our large customers and secure orders for our products. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with our large customers, or if arrangements are modified so that the economic terms become less favorable to us, then our business, financial results and position could be materially adversely affected.
We generate revenue from companies in certain industries that may be subject to significant levels of volatility.
We generate revenue from companies in certain industries that may be subject to significant levels of volatility, such as the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry has historically been cyclical and characterized by significant changes in the levels of exploration and development activities, with resulting changes in midstream activities. We manufacture products used in the detection of gas or liquid leaks, monitoring of tank levels and flares, detection of pipeline leaks and safety monitoring of gas processing activities. When crude oil and natural gas prices are low, the level of midstream oil and gas activity typically decreases, potentially resulting in reduced demand for our products used in such activities. In addition, a decline in the level of capital spending by oil and natural gas companies may result in a reduced rate of development of new energy reserves, which could adversely affect demand for our products related to energy production, and, in certain instances, result in the cancellation, modification or rescheduling of existing orders and a reduction in customer-funded research and development related to next generation products. Other of our end markets are similarly subject to potential volatility, including as a result of general economic factors.
We are exposed to credit risk on our trade accounts receivables, supplier non-trade receivables, prepayments to manufacturers and software as service subscription agreements, and this risk is heightened during periods when economic conditions worsen.
We sell certain of our products directly to small and mid-sized businesses and other customers. Our outstanding trade receivables are not covered by collateral, third-party bank support or financing arrangements or credit insurance. Our exposure to credit and collectability risk on our trade receivables is higher in certain markets and our ability to mitigate such risks may be limited. If one or more of our major customers would be unable to pay our invoices as they become due or a customer simply refuses to make such payments if it experiences financial difficulties, our business would be adversely affected. If a major customer were to enter into bankruptcy proceedings or similar proceedings whereby contractual commitments are subject to stay of execution and the possibility of legal or other modification, we could be forced to record a substantial loss.
We also have unsecured supplier non-trade receivables resulting from purchases of components by contract manufacturers and other vendors that manufacture sub-assemblies or assemble final products for us. In addition, from time to time, we may make prepayments associated with long-term supply agreements to secure supply of inventory components. While we are implementing procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on our trade and supplier non-trade receivables, there can be no assurance such procedures will effectively limit our credit risk and avoid losses.
We may not be able to anticipate changing customer and consumer preferences or respond quickly enough to changes in technology and standards to be able to develop and introduce commercially viable products.
Our ability to maintain and improve existing products, anticipate changes in technology, regulatory and other standards, and to successfully develop and introduce new and enhanced technologies and products on a timely basis will be a significant factor in our ability to be competitive and gain market acceptance. If we are unsuccessful or less successful than our competitors in predicting the course of market development, developing innovative products, processes, and/or use of materials, or adapting to new technologies or evolving regulatory, industry or customer requirements, we will suffer from a competitive disadvantage. We may need to adjust our strategy and projected timelines based on how certain technological challenges evolve over time. There is a risk that these challenges will not be overcome, and that our investments in research and developments initiatives will not lead to successful new products and a corresponding increase in revenue, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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We currently target many customers that are large corporations with substantial negotiating power and exacting product standards.
Many of our current and potential customers are large corporations that often possess significant leverage over their suppliers, and can successfully demand contract terms favorable to themselves, such as reserving the right to terminate their supply contracts for convenience. This disparate power has required, and may require in the future, that we accept less favorable contract terms. These large corporations also have exacting technical specifications and requirements that we may be unable to meet, thereby precluding its ability to secure sales. Meeting the technical requirements to secure and maintain significant contracts with any of these companies will require a substantial investment of our time and resources, and if we fail to comply with our customers’ technical specifications and standards, we may lose existing and future business. Even when we succeed in securing contracts, these large companies have been and may continue to be uncertain about their technical specifications for our products and terminate its agreement or make a later determination that our products are not satisfactory. We therefore have no assurance that we can establish relationships with these companies, that our products will meet the needs of these or other companies, or that a contract with these companies will culminate in significant, or any, product sales. Even when we secure agreements with these companies, we may not be effective in negotiating contract terms or managing such relationships, which could adversely affect our future results of operations.
Furthermore, in some instances, these large companies may have internally developed products and solutions that are competitive to our products. These companies may have substantial research and development resources, which may allow them to acquire or develop independently, or in partnership with others, competitive technologies. Such activities may foreclose significant sales opportunities for our products.
Our revenue from U.S. government contracts depends on the continued availability of funding from the U.S. government, and, accordingly, we have the risk that funding for our existing contracts may be canceled or diverted to other uses or delayed or that funding for new programs will not be available.
We have performed, and may in the future perform, work on contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies and departments of the U.S. government, including subcontracts with government prime contractors. Sales under contracts with the U.S. government, including sales under contracts with an agency or department acting as prime contractor or subcontractor, represented approximately 2.5% and 5.2% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Performance under government contracts has inherent risks that could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Government contracts are conditioned upon the continuing availability of congressional appropriations and the failure of Congress to appropriate funds for programs in which we participate could negatively affect our results of operations. U.S. government shutdowns have resulted in delays in anticipated contract awards and delayed payments of invoices for several of its businesses and any new shutdown could have similar or worse effects. The failure by Congress to approve future budgets on a timely basis could delay procurement of our products and services and cause us to lose future revenues. Any renewed emphasis on federal deficit and debt reduction could lead to a further decrease in overall defense spending. Budgetary concerns could result in future contracts being awarded more on price than on other competitive factors, and smaller budgets could result in government in-sourcing of programs and more intense competition on programs that are not in-sourced, which could result in lower revenues and profits.
Also, government spending does not necessarily correlate to continued business for us, because not all of the programs in which we have participated, or may participate, or have current capabilities may be provided with continued funding. It is also not uncommon for the U.S. government to delay the timing of awards or change orders for major programs for six to twelve months. These delays by the U.S. government could impact our revenues. Uncertainty over budgets or priorities with the U.S. presidential administration could result in further delays in funding and the timing of awards, and changes in funded programs that could have a material impact on our revenues. U.S. government operation under a continuing resolution could impact the business by preventing new programs from starting as planned and by limiting funding on existing programs. A significant shift in U.S. government priorities related to programs and acquisition strategies could have a material impact to our financial results.
Termination for convenience provisions provides only for the recovery of costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses, and profit on work completed prior to termination. Termination for default clauses imposes liability on the contractor for excess costs incurred by the U.S. government in re-procuring undelivered items from another source.
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Our suppliers could raise prices on key components, which may adversely affect our profitability.
Significant increases in the cost of certain components used in our products, to the extent they are not timely reflected in the price we charge our customers, could materially and adversely impact our results. For example, we have experienced significant increases in prices for certain electronic components, as well as significantly increased lead times. We sought to address these increases by carrying safety stock of critical components on deposit with our suppliers, evaluating alternative components, suppliers and processes, reviewing component substitution opportunities, and aggressively negotiating larger quantities with our vendors to ensure adequate supply. Certain of our key component manufacturers and suppliers have the ability, in our contracts, to periodically increase their prices. Accordingly, we cannot assure that it will not face increased prices in the future or, if we do, whether we will be effective in containing margin pressures from any further component price increases.
Key components in our products come from limited or single source third party suppliers. Interruptions in our relationships with these third parties could adversely impact our business.
We rely on third parties to supply key components of our products. If any of our major third-party component suppliers experience interruptions, delays or disruptions in supplying their products or services, including by natural disasters, health epidemics and outbreaks, or work stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products to distributors and customers may be delayed. In addition, unfavorable economic conditions could result in financial distress among third-party suppliers upon which we rely, thereby increasing the risk of disruption of supplies necessary to fulfill our production requirements and meet customer demands. Additionally, if any of these third parties on whom we rely were to experience quality control problems in their operations and our products do not meet customer or regulatory requirements, we could be required to cover the cost of repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative effect on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could adversely affect our reputation and our relationship with our customers and distributors.
If these third parties experience financial, operational, manufacturing capacity or other difficulties, or experience shortages in required components, our supply may be disrupted, we may be required to seek alternate suppliers and we may be required to re-design our products. It would be time-consuming, and could be costly and impracticable, to begin to use new suppliers and such changes could cause significant interruptions in supply. Such changes could also have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries and may subsequently lead to the loss of sales. While we take measures to protect our trade secrets, the use of third-party suppliers may also risk disclosure of our innovative and proprietary manufacturing methodologies, which could adversely affect our business.
We believe there are a limited number of competent, high-quality suppliers in the industry that meet our strict quality and control standards, and as we seek to obtain additional or alternative supplier arrangements in the future, there can be no assurance that we would be able to do so on satisfactory terms, in a timely manner, or at all. Our suppliers could also discontinue or modify components used in our products. In some cases, the lead times associated with certain components are lengthy and preclude rapid changes in quantities and delivery schedules. Developing alternate sources of supply for these components may be time-consuming, difficult, and costly and we may not be able to source these components on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which may undermine our ability to meet our requirements or to fill customer orders in a timely manner. Any interruption or delay in the supply of any of these parts or components, or the inability to obtain these parts or components from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, would adversely affect our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries to our customers. This could adversely affect our relationships with customers and distributors and could cause delays in shipment of our products and adversely affect our operating results.
Risks Related to Our Products
Components used in our sensors may fail as a result of manufacturing, design or other defects over which we have no control and render our devices permanently inoperable.
We rely on third-party component suppliers to provide certain functionalities needed for the operation and use of our devices. Any errors or defects in such third-party technology could result in errors in our sensors that could harm our business. If these components have a manufacturing, design or other defect, they can cause our sensors to fail and render them permanently inoperable. As a result, we may have to replace these sensors at our sole cost and expense. Should we have a widespread problem of this kind, our reputation in the market could be adversely affected and our replacement of these sensors would harm our business.
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Product integration could face complications or unpredictable difficulties, which may adversely impact customer adoption of our products and our financial performance.
Our products are typically integrated into customer workflows, applications and other technology solutions. Required integration efforts can be time-consuming and costly and there is no guarantee that results will be satisfactory to the end customer. While we work with system integrators that lend their experience to these workstreams, there is no guarantee that unforeseen delays or setback would not arise that would impair our ability to launch with key programs across our sectors of focus. In addition to the technical risks of integrating our products into our customers’ workflows, applications and other technology solutions, our customers must be comfortable with the cybersecurity and software integrity of our products, including the SmartIR system. Our customers must also be comfortable that the integration of our products will not disrupt our supply chain operations, which are typically continuous in nature.
The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen delays or expenses from undetected defects, errors or reliability issues in hardware or software that could reduce the market adoption of our new products, damage our reputation with current or prospective customers, expose us to product liability and other claims and adversely affect our operating costs.
Our products are highly technical and very complex. They require high standards to manufacture and have in the past, and will likely in the future, experience defects, errors or reliability issues at various stages of development. We may be unable to timely release new products, manufacture existing products, correct problems that have arisen or correct such problems to our customers’ satisfaction. Additionally, undetected errors, defects or reliability issues, especially as new products are introduced or as new versions are released, could result in serious injury to the end users of technology incorporating our products, or those in the surrounding area, our customers never being able to commercialize technology incorporating our products, litigation against us, negative publicity and other consequences. Some errors or defects in our products may only be discovered after they have been tested, commercialized and deployed by customers. If that is the case, we may incur significant additional development costs and product recall, repair or replacement costs. These problems may also result in claims, including class actions, against us by its customers or others. Our reputation or brand may be damaged as a result of these problems and customers may be reluctant to buy our products, which could adversely affect our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers and could adversely affect our financial results.
In addition, we could face material legal claims for breach of contract, product liability, fraud, tort or breach of warranty as a result of these problems. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and may divert management’s attention and adversely affect the market’s perception of us and our products. In addition, our business liability insurance coverage could prove inadequate with respect to a claim and future coverage may be unavailable on acceptable terms or at all. These product-related issues could result in claims against us and our business could be adversely affected.
The markets in which we compete are characterized by technological change, which requires us to continue to develop new products and product innovations and could adversely affect market adoption of our products.
While we intend to invest substantial resources to remain on the forefront of technological development, continuing technological changes in sensing technology and the markets for these products could adversely affect adoption of our products, either generally or for particular applications. Our future success will depend upon our ability to develop and introduce a variety of new capabilities and innovations to our existing product offerings, as well as introduce a variety of new product offerings, to address the changing needs of the markets in which we offer our products. Delays in delivering new products that meet customer requirements could damage our relationships with customers and lead them to seek alternative sources of supply. Delays in introducing products and innovations, the failure to choose correctly among technical alternatives or the failure to offer innovative products or configurations at competitive prices may cause existing and potential customers to purchase our competitors’ products or turn to alternative sensing technology.
If we are unable to devote adequate resources to develop products or cannot otherwise successfully develop products or system configurations that meet customer requirements on a timely basis or that remain competitive with technological alternatives, our products could lose market share, our revenue will decline, we may experience operating losses and our business and prospects will be adversely affected.
We may incur significant direct or indirect liabilities in connection with its product warranties which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
We typically offer a limited product warranty that requires our products to conform to the applicable specifications and be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a limited warranty period. As a result of increased competition and changing standards in our target markets, it may be required to increase our warranty period length and the scope of our warranty. To be competitive, we
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may be required to implement these increases before we are able to determine the economic impact of an increase. Accordingly, we may be at risk that any such warranty increase could result in foreseeable and unforeseeable losses.
In particular, the usage of our products by target customers could make us liable for warranty claims and pecuniary and reputational damages. In our target markets, our products may be placed in physical locations and environments that present harsh operating conditions, or that present a risk of product damage due to accidents or vandalism. This may result in more product failures than we anticipate, and may require us to provide warranties for our products beyond our knowledge of their performance. This could increase the rate of customer returns and warranty claims, resulting in higher than expected operating costs for us. Product failures may also affect market acceptance of our products and our ability to win future business. Any negative publicity related to the perceived quality of our products could affect our brand image, partner and customer demand, and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Financial Statements and Accounting
Our history of net losses, negative cash flows from operations and negative net working capital raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have experienced recurring net losses, negative cash flows from operations and negative net working capital. We may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future. As a result, in connection with the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, we determined that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months.
In response to these conditions, our plans to obtain additional liquidity include: raising additional funds from investors (in the form of debt, equity or equity-like instruments), and continuing to manage operating expenses. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
| ● | the timing, receipt and amount of sales from our current and future products and services; |
| ● | the cost and timing of expanding our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
| ● | the terms and timing of any other partnership, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish; |
| ● | the expenses needed to attract, hire and retain skilled personnel; |
| ● | the costs associated with being a public company; |
| ● | the impact of macroeconomic events, such as inflation, recessions or depressions; |
| ● | the costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing our intellectual property portfolio; and |
| ● | the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies. |
We may seek funds through borrowings or through additional rounds of financing, including private or public equity or debt offerings, or by other means. However, these plans are subject to market conditions, and are not within our control, and therefore, cannot be deemed probable. There is no assurance that we will be successful in implementing these plans. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity preferred securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of our Common Stock. Any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants and could reduce our operational flexibility or profitability. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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Our operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes our future operating results difficult to predict and could cause our operating results to fall below expectations or any guidance we may provide.
Our quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes it difficult for us to predict our future operating results. Our financial results may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including:
| ● | the timing of ultimate end market and customer adoption of our products and particular versions of our products; |
| ● | the varying length of time required for our customers to integrate its products into their broader platforms; |
| ● | supply chain constraints and considerations and impacts on our costs of goods sold, such as shortages of semiconductor chips; |
| ● | our product mix and average selling prices, including negotiated selling prices and long-term strategic customer agreements; |
| ● | the cost of raw materials or supplied components critical for the manufacture of our products; |
| ● | the timing and cost of, and level of investment in, research and development relating to our thermal infrared technology and related software; |
| ● | developments involving our competitors; |
| ● | changes in governmental regulations affecting us or applications in which our customers use our products; |
| ● | future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies; and |
| ● | general market conditions and other factors, including factors unrelated to our operating performance or the operating performance of our competitors. |
Many of these factors are outside of our control and may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business. The individual or cumulative effects of factors discussed above could result in large fluctuations and unpredictability in our quarterly and annual operating results. As a result, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful.
This variability and unpredictability could also result in failure to meet the expectations of industry or financial analysts or investors for any period. If our revenue or operating results fall below the expectations of analysts or investors or below any guidance we may provide, or if the guidance we provide is below the expectations of analysts or investors, the price of our Common Stock could decline substantially. Such a stock price decline could occur even when we have met any previously publicly stated guidance we may provide.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be adversely affected.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. We expect that the requirements of these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, and costly and place significant strain on our personnel, systems, and resources.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to establish, develop and refine its disclosure controls, internal control over financial reporting, and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we will file with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of and on the forms required by the SEC, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. In connection with the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the
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three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. Specifically, these weaknesses related to having an insufficient number of personnel with an appropriate degree of accounting and internal controls knowledge, experience and training to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters commensurate with its accounting and reporting requirements, which resulted in an inability to consistently establish appropriate authorities and responsibilities in pursuit of our financial reporting objectives.
Any new controls that we develop may be inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, additional weaknesses in our internal controls may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could adversely affect our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in the periodic reports we will file with the SEC under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and a lack of internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information.
In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs, and provide significant management oversight. Any failure to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and could materially and adversely affect our ability to operate our business. If our internal controls are perceived as inadequate or that we are unable to produce timely or accurate financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our operating results.
Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an emerging growth company or smaller reporting company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event we are not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could have a material and adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Since many of the markets in which we compete are new and rapidly evolving, it is difficult to forecast long-term end-customer adoption rates and demand for our products.
We are pursuing opportunities in markets that are undergoing rapid changes, including technological and regulatory changes, and it is difficult to predict the timing and size of the opportunities. We are in the process of developing necessary relationships with commercial partners that may not result in the commercialization of our technology immediately, or at all. Regulatory, safety or reliability developments, many of which are outside of our control, could also cause delays or otherwise impair commercial adoption of these new technologies, which will adversely affect our growth. Our future financial performance will depend on our ability to make timely investments in emerging market opportunities. If one or more of these markets experience a shift in customer or prospective customer demand, our products may not compete as effectively, if at all, and they may not be designed into commercialized products. Given the evolving nature of the markets in which we operate, it is difficult to predict customer demand or adoption rates for our products or the future growth of these markets. If demand does not develop or if we cannot accurately forecast customer demand, the size or timing of our markets, inventory requirements, or our future financial results, our business, results of operations, and financial condition will be adversely affected.
Our estimate of total addressable market is subject to numerous uncertainties. If we have overestimated the size of our total addressable market now or in the future, our future growth rate may be limited.
Our estimates of total addressable market are based on a combination of the total number of estimated potential customers in a given market, our expectations regarding the scope of potential use cases for our thermal infrared technology solutions in such markets, our estimates of average selling prices for our products in those markets and the potential opportunity for software solutions to increase the utility of thermal infrared technology solutions.
We cannot assure you of the accuracy or completeness of our estimates. While we believe our market size estimates are reasonable, such information is inherently imprecise. If internally-generated data used in our estimates proves to be inaccurate or we make errors in our assumptions based on such data, our actual market may be more limited than our estimates. In addition, these inaccuracies or errors may cause us to misallocate capital and other critical business resources, which could harm our business. Even if
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our total addressable market meets our size estimates and experiences growth, we may not continue to grow our share of the market. Our growth is subject to many factors, including the successful implementation of our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the estimates of our total addressable market included in this prospectus should not be taken as indicative of our ability to grow.
We are exposed to the risk of write-downs on the value of our inventory and other assets, in addition to purchase commitment cancellation risk.
We write down our inventories that exceed anticipated demand, or for which cost exceeds net realizable value. We review long-lived assets, including capital assets held at our suppliers’ facilities, for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the assets may not be recoverable. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, we record a write-down equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. For example, we recorded an inventory write-down of $1.7 million, which was charged to costs of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, related to products that are not expected to be sold in one year based on customer demand and current market conditions. Although we believe that our remaining inventory, capital assets, and other assets and purchase commitments are currently recoverable, no assurance can be given that we will not incur write-downs, fees, impairments and other charges.
We order components for our products and build inventory in advance of product manufacturing and shipments. Because our target markets are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology and price changes, and because we have limited sales history in certain new end-markets, there is a risk we will forecast incorrectly and order or produce excess or insufficient amounts of components or products or not fully utilize our purchase commitments.
Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an emerging growth company or smaller reporting company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event we are not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could have a material and adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Since many of the markets in which we compete are new and rapidly evolving, it is difficult to forecast long-term end-customer adoption rates and demand for our products.
We are pursuing opportunities in markets that are undergoing rapid changes, including technological and regulatory changes, and it is difficult to predict the timing and size of the opportunities. We are in the process of developing necessary relationships with commercial partners that may not result in the commercialization of our technology immediately, or at all. Regulatory, safety or reliability developments, many of which are outside of our control, could also cause delays or otherwise impair commercial adoption of these new technologies, which will adversely affect our growth. Our future financial performance will depend on our ability to make timely investments in emerging market opportunities. If one or more of these markets experience a shift in customer or prospective customer demand, our products may not compete as effectively, if at all, and they may not be designed into commercialized products. Given the evolving nature of the markets in which we operate, it is difficult to predict customer demand or adoption rates for our products or the future growth of these markets. If demand does not develop or if we cannot accurately forecast customer demand, the size or timing of our markets, inventory requirements, or our future financial results, our business, results of operations, and financial condition will be adversely affected.
Our estimate of total addressable market is subject to numerous uncertainties. If we have overestimated the size of our total addressable market now or in the future, our future growth rate may be limited.
Our estimates of total addressable market are based on a combination of the total number of estimated potential customers in a given market, our expectations regarding the scope of potential use cases for our thermal infrared technology solutions in such markets, our estimates of average selling prices for our products in those markets and the potential opportunity for software solutions to increase the utility of thermal infrared technology solutions.
We cannot assure you of the accuracy or completeness of our estimates. While we believe our market size estimates are reasonable, such information is inherently imprecise. If internally-generated data used in our estimates proves to be inaccurate or we make errors in our assumptions based on such data, our actual market may be more limited than our estimates. In addition, these inaccuracies or errors may cause us to misallocate capital and other critical business resources, which could harm our business. Even if our total addressable market meets our size estimates and experiences growth, we may not continue to grow our share of the market.
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Our growth is subject to many factors, including the successful implementation of our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the estimates of our total addressable market included in this prospectus should not be taken as indicative of our ability to grow.
We are exposed to the risk of write-downs on the value of our inventory and other assets, in addition to purchase commitment cancellation risk.
We write down our inventories that exceed anticipated demand, or for which cost exceeds net realizable value. We review long-lived assets, including capital assets held at our suppliers’ facilities, for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the assets may not be recoverable. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, we record a write-down equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. For example, we recorded an inventory write-down of $1.7 million, which was charged to costs of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, related to products that are not expected to be sold in one year based on customer demand and current market conditions. Although we believe that our remaining inventory, capital assets, and other assets and purchase commitments are currently recoverable, no assurance can be given that we will not incur write-downs, fees, impairments and other charges.
We order components for our products and build inventory in advance of product manufacturing and shipments. Because our target markets are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology and price changes, and because we have limited sales history in certain new end-markets, there is a risk we will forecast incorrectly and order or produce excess or insufficient amounts of components or products or not fully utilize our purchase commitments.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
We are subject to cybersecurity risks to operational systems, security systems, infrastructure, firmware in our thermal infrared technology and customer data processed by us or third-party vendors or suppliers and any material failure, weakness, interruption, cyber event, incident or breach of security could prevent us from effectively operating our business.
We have experienced and expect to continue to experience actual and attempted cyberattacks of our IT networks, such as through phishing scams and ransomware. Although none of these actual or attempted cyber-attacks has had a material adverse impact on our operations or financial condition, we cannot guarantee that any such incidents will not have such an impact in the future. For example, we are at risk for interruptions, outages and breaches of: operational systems, including business, financial, accounting, product development, data processing or production processes, owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; facility security systems, owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; in-product technology owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; the integrated software in our thermal infrared solutions; or customer data that we process or our third-party vendors or suppliers process on our behalf. Such cyber incidents could materially disrupt operational systems; result in loss of intellectual property, trade secrets or other proprietary or competitively sensitive information; compromise certain information of customers, employees, suppliers, or others; jeopardize the security of our facilities; or affect the performance of in-product technology and the integrated software in its thermal infrared solutions. A cyber incident could be caused by disasters, insiders (through inadvertence or with malicious intent) or malicious third parties (including nation-states or nation-state-supported actors) using sophisticated, targeted methods to circumvent firewalls, encryption and other security defenses, including hacking, fraud, trickery or other forms of deception.
The techniques used by cyber attackers change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time. Although we maintain information technology measures designed to protect us against intellectual property theft, data breaches and other cyber incidents, such measures will require updates and improvements, and it cannot guarantee that such measures will be adequate to detect, prevent or mitigate cyber incidents. The implementation, maintenance, segregation and improvement of these systems requires significant management time, support and cost. Moreover, there are inherent risks associated with developing, improving, expanding and updating current systems, including the disruption of our data management, procurement, production execution, finance, supply chain and sales and service processes. These risks may affect our ability to manage its data and inventory, procure parts or supplies or produce, sell, deliver and service its solutions, adequately protect our intellectual property or achieve and maintain compliance with, or realize available benefits under, applicable laws, regulations and contracts. We cannot be sure that the systems upon which we rely, including those of our third-party vendors or suppliers, will be effectively implemented, maintained or expanded as planned. If we do not successfully implement, maintain or expand these systems as planned, our operations may be disrupted, our ability to accurately and timely report our financial results could be impaired, and deficiencies may arise in our internal control over financial reporting, which may impact our ability to certify our financial results. Moreover, our proprietary information or intellectual property could be compromised or misappropriated and our reputation may be adversely affected. If these systems do not operate as we expect them to, we may be required to expend significant resources to make corrections or find alternative sources for performing these functions.
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A significant cyber incident could impact production capability, harm our reputation, cause us to breach its contracts with other parties or subject us to regulatory actions or litigation, any of which could materially affect its business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. In addition, our insurance coverage for cyberattacks may not be sufficient to cover all the losses we may experience as a result of a cyber-incident. Any problems with our third-party cloud hosting providers, whether due to cybersecurity failures or other causes, could result in lengthy interruptions in our business. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our systems and information.
Our intellectual property applications may not issue or be registered, which may have a material adverse effect on our ability to prevent others from commercially exploiting products similar to ours.
We cannot be certain that we are the first inventor of the subject matter to which we have filed any particular patent application, or if we are the first party to file such a patent application. If another party has filed a patent application to, or otherwise publicly disclosed, subject matter that we are seeking to protect in a given patent application, we may not be entitled to the protection sought by the patent application. We also cannot be certain whether the claims included in a patent application will ultimately be granted as an issued patent since the patent office of the jurisdiction in which a patent application is filed may rule that the subject matter we are seeking to patent is not novel or is obvious or otherwise non-inventive or rule that the patent application and/or claims of the patent application do not comply with one or more other requirements of the patent laws of the jurisdiction. Further, the scope of protection of issued patent claims is often difficult to determine. As a result, we cannot be certain that our issued patents will afford protection against competitors with similar technology. In addition, our competitors may design around our issued patents, which may adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Claims that we are infringing third-party intellectual property, whether successful or not, could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses, and adversely affect our business.
Any intellectual property and related contractual litigation, if it is initiated in the future by us or a third party, would result in substantial costs and diversion of management resources, either of which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Such claims may also divert management resources and attention away from other business efforts and force us to acquire intellectual property rights and licenses, which may involve substantial royalty or other payments that may not be acceptable to us. Further, a party making such a claim against us, if successful, could secure a judgment that requires us to pay substantial damages or such a party could obtain an injunction. An adverse determination also could invalidate our intellectual property rights and adversely affect our ability to offer our products to our customers and may require that we procure or develop substitute products that do not infringe, which could require significant effort and expense. Even if we obtain favorable outcomes in any such litigation, we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies, or may have incurred costs that threaten our financial stability. Assertions of our attempts to enforce our rights against third parties could also lead these third parties to assert their own intellectual property or other rights against us or seek invalidation or a narrowed scope of our rights, in whole or in part. Any of these events could adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.
Thermal infrared technology is a heavily populated intellectual property field, in which many companies, both within and outside of the industry, hold patents covering such products and other adjacent technologies. In addition to patents, companies in the thermal infrared technology industry typically rely on copyrights and trade secrets to protect their technology. As a result, there has been frequent litigation in the thermal infrared technology industry based on allegations of patent infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have received, and in the future may receive, inquiries from other intellectual property holders and we may become subject to claims that we infringe others’ intellectual property rights, particularly as our market presence increases, as our products expand to new use cases and geographies, and as we face increasing competition. In addition, parties may claim that our name and the branding of our products infringe their trademark rights in certain territories. If such a claim were to prevail, we may have to change the names of and branding of our products in the affected territories which would be costly and could cause market confusion.
Interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impact our ability to effectively provide our services.
Our products include services and functionality that utilize data connectivity to monitor performance and timely capture opportunities to enhance performance and functionality. The availability and effectiveness of our services depend on the continued operation of information technology and communications systems. Our systems will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from, among others, physical theft, fire, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, power loss, war, telecommunications failures, viruses, denial or
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degradation of service attacks, ransomware, social engineering schemes, insider theft or misuse or other attempts to harm our systems. We utilize reputable third-party service providers or vendors for our data other than our source code, and these providers could also be vulnerable to harms similar to those that could damage our systems, including sabotage and intentional acts of vandalism causing potential disruptions.
Some of our systems will not be fully redundant, and our disaster recovery planning cannot account for all eventualities. Any problems with our third-party cloud hosting providers could result in lengthy interruptions in our business. In addition, our product services and functionality are highly technical and complex technology which may contain errors or vulnerabilities that could result in interruptions in our business or the failure of our systems.
Under certain of our agreements, we are required to provide indemnification in the event our technology is alleged to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties.
In certain of our agreements, we indemnify our licensees, manufacturing partners and suppliers. We could incur significant expenses defending these partners if they are sued for patent infringement based on allegations related to our technology. In addition, if a partner were to lose a lawsuit and in turn seek indemnification from us, we could be subject to significant monetary liabilities. While such contracts typically give us multiple remedies for addressing instances of infringements, such remedies, such as product modification or the purchase of licenses, could be expensive and difficult to administer.
We employ third-party licensed software for use in our business, and the inability to maintain these licenses, errors in the software, or the terms of open-source licenses could result in increased costs or reduced service levels, which would adversely affect our business.
Our business relies on certain third-party software obtained under licenses from other companies. We anticipate that we will continue to rely on such third-party software in the future. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable alternatives to the third-party software we currently license, these alternatives may not always be available, or it may be difficult or costly to switch to an alternative. In addition, integration of new third-party software may require significant work and require substantial investment of our time and resources. Our uses of additional or alternative third-party software would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Many of the risks associated with the use of third-party software cannot be eliminated, and these risks could negatively affect our business.
Some of the third-party software used by us is licensed under the terms of open-source software licenses. Companies that incorporate open-source software into their technologies have, from time to time, faced claims challenging the use of open-source software and/or compliance with open-source license terms. As a result, we could be subject to lawsuits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open-source software or claiming noncompliance with open-source licensing terms. Some open-source software licenses require users who distribute such software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software and/or make available any derivative works of the open-source code, which could include valuable proprietary code of the user, on unfavorable terms or at no cost. While we monitor the use of open-source software and attempt to ensure that open-source software is not used in a manner that would require us to disclose our internally developed source code or that would otherwise breach the terms of an open-source agreement, such use could inadvertently occur. The terms of many open-source software licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to sell our products. Any requirement to disclose our internally developed source code or pay damages for breach of contract could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and could help our competitors develop services that are similar to or better than ours.
We may not be able to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights or prevent competitors or other unauthorized parties from copying or reverse engineering our technology.
Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain patents and other intellectual property rights covering our technology and products, and to maintain adequate legal protection for our technology and products in the United States. We rely primarily on trade secret protections and, to a lesser extent, on patent, trademark and copyright laws, along with confidentiality procedures and contractual restrictions, to establish and protect our proprietary rights, all of which provide only limited protections.
We can make no assurances whether any of our pending patent applications will mature into issued patents, or that any of our pending trademark applications will be registered, in a manner that gives us any or adequate defensive protection or competitive advantages. We also do not know whether any patents issued to us or any trademarks registered by us will not be challenged,
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invalidated or circumvented. Our portfolio of currently-issued patents and registered trademarks, and any patents that may be issued, any copyrights and trademarks that may be registered in the future, may not provide sufficiently broad protections to us, or may not prove to be enforceable in actions against alleged infringers. We cannot be certain that the actions we have undertaken to protect our technology and products will prevent unauthorized use of our technology or the reverse engineering of our products. Moreover, others may independently develop technologies and products that compete with ours, or infringe our intellectual property.
We have filed for patents and trademarks in the United States, but such protections may not be available, and we may not have applied for protections in all jurisdictions in which we operate or sell our products. Though we may have obtained, or may in the future obtain, intellectual property and related proprietary rights in various jurisdictions, it may prove difficult to enforce our intellectual property rights in practice. Discovering and protecting against unauthorized use of our intellectual property, products and other proprietary rights is expensive and difficult. We intend to enforce our intellectual property rights. Competitors and other unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or reverse engineer our technology and other aspects of our solutions that we consider proprietary. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce or defend our intellectual property rights, to prevent unauthorized parties from copying or reverse engineering our products, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to block the importation of infringing products into the United States or other markets. Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property rights could result in our competitors offering similar products, potentially resulting in the loss of some of our competitive advantage, market share and a decrease in our revenue, which would adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.
In addition to patented technology, we rely on our unpatented proprietary technology, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary processes and know-how.
We rely on proprietary information (including, for example, trade secrets, know-how and confidential information) to protect intellectual property that may not be patentable or subject to copyright or trademark protection, or that we believe is best protected by means that do not require public disclosure. We may seek to protect this proprietary information by entering into confidentiality agreements, or consulting, services or employment agreements that contain non-disclosure and non-use provisions with its employees, consultants, contractors and third parties. We may fail, however, to enter into the necessary agreements, and even if properly executed and entered into, these agreements may be breached or may otherwise fail to prevent disclosure, third-party infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary information, may be limited as to their term and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary information. Additionally, we have limited control over the protection of trade secrets used by our current or future manufacturing partners and suppliers and could lose future trade secret protection if any unauthorized disclosure of such information occurs. In addition, our proprietary information may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors or other third parties. To the extent that our employees, consultants, contractors, advisors and other third parties use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain protection for our proprietary information could adversely affect our competitive business position. Furthermore, laws regarding trade secret rights in certain markets where we operate may afford little or no protection to our trade secrets.
We also rely on security measures, both physical and electronic, to protect our proprietary information, but we cannot provide assurance that these security measures will not be breached or provide adequate protection for our property. There is a risk that third parties may obtain and improperly utilize our proprietary information to our competitive disadvantage.
Also, we may not be able to detect or prevent the unauthorized use of such information or take appropriate and timely steps to enforce our proprietary information.
We may be subject to damages resulting from claims that we or our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of our employees’ former employers.
We may be subject to claims that we or our employees have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of one or more of an employee’s former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend us against these claims. If we fail in defending such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. A loss of key personnel or their work product could hamper or prevent our ability to commercialize our products, which could severely harm our business. Even if we are successful in defending against any such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and demand on management resources.
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Risks Related to Our Regulatory Compliance
If we fail to comply with the laws and regulations relating to the collection of sales tax and payment of income taxes in the various states in which we do business, we could be exposed to unexpected costs, expenses, penalties and fees as a result of our non-compliance, which could harm our business.
By engaging in business activities in the United States, we become subject to various state laws and regulations, including requirements to collect sales tax from its sales within those states, and the payment of income taxes on revenue generated from activities in those states. A successful assertion by one or more states that we were required to collect sales or other taxes or to pay income taxes where we did not could result in substantial tax liabilities, fees and expenses, including substantial interest and penalty charges, which could harm our business.
Our U.S. government contracting activities are subject to government contracting regulations, including increasingly complex regulations on cybersecurity, and our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could harm our operating results and prospects.
Our U.S. government contracting activities, like other government contractors, are subject to various audits, reviews and investigations (including private party “whistleblower” lawsuits) relating to our compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. More routinely, the U.S. government may audit the costs we incur on our U.S. government contracts, including allocated indirect costs. Such audits could result in adjustments to our contract costs. Any costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific contract will not be reimbursed, and such costs already reimbursed would need to be refunded. We have recorded contract revenues based upon costs we expect to realize after final audit. In a worst-case scenario, should we be charged with wrongdoing, we could be temporarily suspended or, in the event of a conviction, could be debarred for up to three years from receiving new government contracts or government-approved subcontracts. In addition, we could expend substantial amounts defending against such charges and in damages, fines and penalties if such charges were proven or were to result in negotiated settlements. Routine audits by U.S. government agencies of our various procurement and accounting systems have the potential to result in disapproval of the audited systems by the administrative contracting officer. Disapproval could significantly impact cash flow, as up to 10% may be withheld from payments.
Certain U.S. government contracting agencies have adopted rules and regulations requiring contractors to implement a set of cybersecurity measures to attain the safeguarding of contractor systems that process, store, or transmit certain information. Implementation and compliance with these cybersecurity requirements is complex and costly, and could result in unforeseen expenses, lower profitability and, in the case of non-compliance, penalties and damages, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business. The cybersecurity requirements also impact our supply base which could impact cost, schedule and performance on programs if suppliers do not meet the requirements and therefore, do not qualify to support the programs.
We are subject to U.S. anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws. We can face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations, which can harm our business.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, the Money Laundering Control Act 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, and other anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators from authorizing, promising, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or anything else of value to recipients in the public or private sector and failing to prevent bribery, and require that we keep accurate books and records and maintain internal accounting controls designed to prevent any such actions. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of our employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators, even if we do not explicitly authorize or have actual knowledge of such activities. Any violations of the laws and regulations described above may result in substantial civil and criminal fines and penalties, imprisonment, the loss of export or import privileges, debarment, tax reassessments, breach of contract and fraud litigation, reputational harm and other consequences.
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As we increase our international cross-border business and expand our operations abroad, we may continue to engage with business partners and third-party intermediaries to market our services and to obtain necessary permits, licenses and other regulatory approvals. In addition, we or our third-party intermediaries may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, partners and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. We cannot assure you that all of our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. As we increase our international business, the risks under these laws may increase.
Detecting, investigating and resolving actual or alleged violations of anti-corruption laws can require a significant diversion of time, resources and attention from management. In addition, noncompliance with anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, enforcement actions, fines, damages, other civil or criminal penalties, injunctions, suspension or debarment from contracting with certain persons, reputational harm, adverse media coverage and other collateral consequences. If any subpoenas are received or investigations are launched, or governmental or other sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal proceeding, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed.
Our products are frequently used in applications that are subject to evolving regulations and standards.
Our customers may use our products for regulated and standardized applications that require our products to comply with regulations and standards that are applicable to both our products and to those industries and applications, including functional safety and product reliability standards. New regulations and industry standards may be adopted that result in delays or cancellations of programs. If we decide not to pursue or fail to achieve these regulatory or industry certifications, we may lose existing or potential commercial opportunities or be exposed to legal liability from regulators.
We are subject to, and must remain in compliance with, numerous laws and governmental regulations concerning the manufacturing, use, distribution and sale of its products. Some of our customers also require that we comply with their own unique requirements relating to these matters.
We manufacture and sell products that contain components, which may contain materials or capabilities that are subject to government regulation in both the locations where we manufacture and assemble our products, as well as the locations where we sell our products. For example, we are subject to U.S. Department of Commerce regulations on our high-resolution cameras, which prevents us from selling certain products to certain potential foreign customers. Additionally, we are subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulations on certain biorisk products cleared by the FDA under Section 510(k) biorisk products we have sold in the past. Manufacturers are required to certify in product labeling and in reports to the FDA that their products comply with applicable performance standards as well as maintain manufacturing, testing, and distribution records for their products. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in enforcement action by the FDA, which could require us to cease distribution of such products, recall or remediate products already distributed to customers, or subject us to FDA enforcement.
Navigating these various regulatory regimes may be a complex process requiring continual monitoring of regulations and an ongoing compliance process to ensure that we and our suppliers are in compliance with existing regulations in each market where we operate. If there is an unanticipated new regulation that significantly impacts our uses and sourcing of various components or requires more expensive components, that regulation could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. If we are not currently in compliance with existing regulations, or we fail to adhere to new regulations or fail to continually monitor the updates, we may incur costs in remedying its non-compliance and it may disrupt our operations. In addition, current or proposed regulations may adversely impact the availability of supplies needed to manufacture our products. For example, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill to effectively ban all products from China’s Xinjiang province due to concerns that the goods were produced with forced labor, which, if enacted, is expected to have adverse impacts on global supply chains. In such circumstances, we may also be subject to litigation, lose customers, suffer negative publicity and our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
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Failures, or perceived failures, to comply with privacy, data protection, and information security requirements in the variety of jurisdictions in which we operate may adversely impact our business, and such legal requirements are evolving, uncertain and may require improvements in, or changes to, our policies and operations.
Our current and potential future operations and sales subject us to laws and regulations addressing privacy and the collection, use, storage, disclosure, transfer and protection of a variety of types of data. For example, the European Commission’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 both provide for potentially material penalties for non-compliance. These regimes may, among other things, impose data security requirements, disclosure requirements, and restrictions on data collection, uses, and sharing that may impact our operations and the development of our business. While, generally, we do not have access to, collect, store, process, or share information collected by our customers using our products unless our customers choose to proactively provide such information to us, our products may evolve to address potential customer requirements or to add new features and functionality. Therefore, the full impact of these privacy regimes on our business is rapidly evolving across jurisdictions and remains uncertain at this time.
We are assessing the continually evolving privacy and data security regimes and measures it believes are appropriate in response. Since these data security regimes are evolving, uncertain and complex, we may need to update or enhance our compliance measures as our products, markets and customer demands further develop, and these updates or enhancements may require implementation costs. In addition, we may not be able to monitor and react to all developments in a timely manner. The compliance measures we do adopt may prove ineffective. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with current and future regulatory or customer-driven privacy, data protection, and information security requirements, or to prevent or mitigate security breaches, cyberattacks, or improper access to, use of, or disclosure of data, or any security issues or cyberattacks affecting us, could result in significant liability, costs (including the costs of mitigation and recovery), and a material loss of revenue resulting from the adverse impact on its reputation and brand, loss of proprietary information and data, disruption to our business and relationships, and diminished ability to retain or attract customers and business partners. Such events may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, and could cause customers and business partners to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
We are subject to governmental export and import controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations. Our failures to comply with these laws and regulations could have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Our products and solutions are subject to certain U.S. and foreign export controls, trade sanctions, and import laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, U.S. Customs regulations and various economic and trade sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls. For example, exporting our thermal cameras, infrared cameras, or infrared sensors to certain countries may be restricted by the U.S. government’s thermal camera export restrictions and many fall under International Traffic in Arms Regulations. U.S. export control laws and regulations and economic sanctions prohibit or restrict the shipment of certain products and services to countries, governments, and persons targeted by U.S. sanctions. Even though we take precautions to prevent our productions and solutions from being provided to entities subject to these restrictions, our products could find their way to such prohibited entities. Any such provision could have negative consequences, including government investigations, penalties, or reputational harm.
In addition, complying with export control and sanctions regulations for a particular sale may be time-consuming and create delays in the introduction of our products and solutions in some international markets, should we pursue such international expansion, and, in some cases, prevent the export of our software and services to some countries altogether. Exports of our products and technology must be made in compliance with these laws and regulations. If a license or approval is required from a government agency prior to sale, no exports may occur until the appropriate approvals are obtained. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, penalties could be imposed, including substantial monetary fines and/or denial of export privileges. In addition, in extreme cases responsible employees or managers can be held criminally liable for such violations.
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Changes to trade policy, tariffs and import/export regulations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any new export or import restrictions, new legislation or shifting approaches in the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or changes in global, political, regulatory and economic conditions affecting U.S. trade, manufacturing, development or investment, could result in additional restrictions on our ability to conduct business. In recent years, the U.S. has instituted or proposed changes in trade policies that include the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of higher tariffs on imports into the U.S. (including from China, where we source certain of our supplies), economic sanctions on individuals, corporations or countries, and other government regulations affecting trade between the U.S. and other countries where we conduct our business. A number of other nations have proposed or instituted similar measures directed at trade with the United States in response. As a result of these developments, there may be greater restrictions and economic disincentives on international trade that could adversely affect our business. As additional trade-related policies are instituted, we need to modify our business operations to comply and adapt to such developments, which may be time-consuming and expensive.
Failing to comply with increasing environmental regulations, as well as the effects of potential environmental liabilities, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We, like other industry participants, are subject to various federal, state, local and international environmental laws and regulations. We may be subject to increasingly stringent environmental standards in the future, particularly as greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate change regulations and initiatives increase. Future developments, administrative actions or liabilities relating to environmental and climate change matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our manufacturing operations, including former operations, could expose us to material environmental liabilities. Additionally, companies that we acquire may have environmental liabilities that might not be accurately assessed or brought to our attention at the time of the acquisition.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has focused on GHGs, maintaining GHGs threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. The EPA also maintains that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. The EPA’s endangerment finding covers emissions of six GHGs. The EPA’s continuing efforts to limit GHG emissions could adversely affect our manufacturing operations, increase prices for energy, fuel and transportation, require us to accommodate changes in parameters, such as the way parts are manufactured, and may, in some cases, require us to redesign certain of our products. This, or other federal or state regulations, could lead to increased costs, which we may not be able to recover from customers, delays in product shipments and loss of market share to competitors. Regulatory changes or failure by a business to meet applicable requirements could disrupt that business or force a closure or relocation of the business.
Regulations associated with climate change could adversely affect our business.
Legislative and regulatory measures currently under consideration or being implemented by government authorities to address climate change could require reductions in our GHG or other emissions, establish a carbon tax or increase fuel or energy taxes. These legal requirements, in addition to emission reduction efforts that we may voluntarily undertake, are expected to result in increased capital expenditures and compliance costs, and could result in higher costs required to operate and maintain our facilities, procure raw materials and energy, and may require us to acquire emission credits or carbon offsets. These costs and restrictions could harm our business and results of operations by increasing our expenses or requiring us to alter our operations and product design activities. The inconsistent international, regional and/or national requirements associated with climate change regulations also create economic and regulatory uncertainty.
Additional Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Securities
If we are not able to maintain a listing on a national exchange for our securities, the trading market for our securities will be adversely affected.
Previously, our Nasdaq listing application was not approved prior to the Closing of the Business Combination in December 2023, and we received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that we had not complied with all of the requirements of the Nasdaq Rule IM51012 since we had not demonstrated compliance with the requirement to have a minimum of 1.1 million “unrestricted publicly held shares” and a minimum of 400 “round lot holders” as
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required by the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5405(a) for initial listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. In January 2024, we received a separate notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that we were not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum market value of listed securities of $50 million. These notices did not immediately impact the listing of our common stock or warrants on the Nasdaq Global Market. Following a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel, our request for listing transfer from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market and the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-275521), Nasdaq granted our request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to certain conditions, including the transfer of our listing from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market. On June 3, 2024, we received a letter from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel confirming that we had demonstrated compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing standards. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain compliance with listing standards on a national exchange for our securities in the future. We will be subject to a “Mandatory Panel Monitor” as that term is defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B), through June 3, 2025.
Due to their ownership of our stock, our directors and executive officers are able to control or exert substantial influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and amendments of our organizational documents, and an approval right over any acquisition or liquidation of our company.
As of June 21, 2024, our directors and executive officers collectively held a majority of our outstanding Common Stock. Accordingly, they are able to control or exert substantial influence over all matters Accordingly, they are able to control or exert substantial influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and amendments of our organizational documents, and an approval right over any acquisition or liquidation of our company. These stockholders may have interests that differ from those of the other stockholders and, subject to their fiduciary duties, may vote in a way with which the other stockholders disagree and which may be adverse to their interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale of our company, and might ultimately affect the market price of shares of our Common Stock.
We will incur significant expenses and administrative burdens as a public company, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We face legal, accounting, administrative and other costs and expenses as a public company that we did not incur as a private company. For example, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and are required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls, changes in corporate governance practices and required filing of annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and results of operations. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Compliance with public company requirements increases costs and makes certain activities more time-consuming. A number of those requirements will require us to carry out activities we did not prior to the Business Combination. Furthermore, if any issues in complying with those requirements are identified (for example, if the auditors identify a material weakness or significant deficiency in the internal control over financial reporting), we could incur additional costs rectifying those issues, and the existence of those issues could adversely affect our reputation or investor perceptions of us. It may also be more expensive to obtain director and officer liability insurance.
The price and trading volume of our securities may be fluctuate dramatically.
The price and trading volume of our securities may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including:
| ● | changes in the industries in which we and our customers operate; |
| ● | developments involving our competitors; |
| ● | changes in laws and regulations affecting our business; |
| ● | variations in our operating performance and the performance of our competitors in general; |
| ● | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results; |
| ● | publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry; |
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| ● | the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC; |
| ● | actions by stockholders, including the sale by significant stockholders of any of their shares of our Common Stock; |
| ● | additions and departures of key personnel; |
| ● | commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving our company; |
| ● | changes in our capital structure; |
| ● | the volume of shares of our Common Stock available for public sale; and |
| ● | general economic and political conditions, such as recessions, interest rates, local and national elections, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, corruption, political instability and acts of war or terrorism. |
Since the Business Combination, the trading price of our securities and the trading volume of our securities has fluctuated dramatically, and may continue to do so, including for the reasons described above or reasons unrelated to our business or industry, such as retail investor interest driven by activity on social media or in online forums.
A substantial number of warrants are exercisable for our Common Stock, which will increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.
SPAC Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,131,250 shares of our Common Stock are exercisable as of the date of this prospectus in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing those securities. Additionally, in connection with the Financing, we issued the Financing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 340,250 Financing Warrant Shares, which Financing Warrants are exercisable for the five-year period following the consummation of the Business Combination. Additionally, in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement we will issue the Pre-Funded Warrants. The exercise price of both the SPAC Warrants and the Financing Warrants is $11.50 per share. The exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be $0.0001 per share. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional shares of our Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. However, there is no guarantee that the warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such, the warrants may expire worthless.
Because there are no current plans to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock for the foreseeable future, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell our Common Stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
We may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and has no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends as a public company in the future will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness it or its subsidiaries incur. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our Common Stock unless you sell your shares of Common Stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
The future exercise of registration rights may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Pursuant to certain registration rights agreements, we are required to file and maintain an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of our securities by certain holders, including our executive officers and certain members of our board of directors, and in some cases facilitate underwritten offerings of those securities by those holders. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock. We have filed a separate registration statement relating to the offer and resale of up to 16,693,916 shares of Common Stock, the resale of 506,250 Private Placement Warrants and up to 9,131,250 Shares of Common Stock underlying Warrants. Further, we expect to file a registration statement for the resale shares issued in the Concurrent Private Placement, including shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants.
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We may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities without your approval, which would dilute your ownership interests and may depress the market price of our Common Stock.
We may issue additional shares of our Common Stock or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future in connection with, among other things, grants under our equity incentive plan, upon the exchange or conversion of outstanding warrants, future acquisitions, repayment of outstanding indebtedness, or under our equity line of credit facility, without additional stockholder approval, in a number of circumstances.
The issuance of additional shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank would have the following effects:
| ● | existing stockholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease; |
| ● | the amount of cash available per share, including for payment of dividends in the future, may decrease; |
| ● | the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of our Common Stock may be diminished; and |
| ● | the market price of our Common Stock may decline. |
Anti-takeover provisions in our certificate of incorporation and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company, which may be beneficial to its stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by its stockholders to replace or remove our current management.
Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that may delay or prevent an acquisition of our company or a change in our management. These provisions may make it more difficult for stockholders to replace or remove members of our board of directors. Because the board of directors is responsible for appointing the members of the management team, these provisions could in turn frustrate or prevent any attempt by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock. Among other things, these provisions include the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers and the ability of the board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to institute a “poison pill” that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by the board of directors.
Moreover, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), which prohibits a person who owns 15% or more of its outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, unless such merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner. This could discourage, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring or merging with us, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our stockholders. This could also have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our Common Stock, including transactions that may be in its stockholders’ best interests. Finally, these provisions establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to the board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon at stockholder meetings. These provisions would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law:
| ● | any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; |
| ● | any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; |
| ● | any action asserting a claim against us arising under the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws; and |
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| ● | any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal-affairs doctrine or otherwise related to our internal affairs. |
To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, our certificate of incorporation further provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. This provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all such Securities Act actions. Accordingly, both state and federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain such claims. While the Delaware courts have determined that such choice of forum provisions are facially valid, a stockholder may nevertheless seek to bring a claim in a venue other than those designated in the exclusive forum provisions. In such instance, we would expect to vigorously assert the validity and enforceability of the exclusive forum provisions of our certificate of incorporation. This may require significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions and there can be no assurance that the provisions will be enforced by a court in those other jurisdictions.
These exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. If a court were to find either exclusive forum provision in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, all of which could harm our business.
We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.
The market price of our securities has been and may continue to be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.
General Risk Factors
If we were to lose the services of members of our senior management team, we may not be able to execute our business strategy.
Our success depends in large part upon the continued service of key members of our senior management team. In particular, each of our Chief Executive Officer, Gary Strahan, President, Steven Winch, and Chief Financial Officer, Peter Baird, is critical to our overall management, as well as the continued development of our thermal infrared technology, our culture and our strategic direction. All of our executive officers are at-will employees. The loss of any member of our senior management team could harm our business.
Our future success depends, in part, on recruiting and retaining key personnel and, if we fail to do so, it may be more difficult for us to execute our business strategy. We are currently a small organization and will need to hire additional qualified personnel to effectively implement our strategic plan.
Our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management, technical, manufacturing, engineering and sales personnel. In particular, our success may depend on our ability to recruit and retain management personnel who are qualified to manage a public company. All of our employees are at-will employees. In addition, our ability to successfully execute on our strategic plan depends in part on our ability to continue to build our organization and hire qualified personnel, especially with engineering, sales, technical and manufacturing expertise. We may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms given the competition for such personnel. If we are unsuccessful in our recruitment efforts, it may adversely affect our business and our growth prospects.
Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business.
Climate change may have an increasingly adverse impact on our business and those of our customers, partners and suppliers. While we seek to mitigate the risks associated with climate change on our operations, there are inherent climate-related risks globally. Some of our manufacturing facilities are located in regions that may be impacted by severe weather events, like hurricanes or unexpected cold snaps, the frequency and severity of which may increase as a result of climate change. These events could result in potential damage to our physical assets as well as disruptions in manufacturing activities. Moreover, some of our manufacturing facilities are in areas that could experience decreased access to water and reliable energy due to climate issues. Severe weather events
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may impair the ability of our employees to work effectively. Climate change, including the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, its impact on our supply chain and critical infrastructure worldwide and its potential to increase political instability in regions where we, our customers, partners and suppliers do business, may disrupt our business and may cause us to experience higher employee attrition and higher costs to maintain or resume operations. The effects of climate change also may impact our decisions to construct new facilities or maintain existing facilities in the areas most prone to physical risks, which could similarly increase its operating and material costs. We could also face indirect financial risks passed through the supply chain that could result in higher prices for our products and the resources needed to produce them.
We sell products to customers directly engaged in oil and gas exploration and production. Changes to regulations, social practices and preferences, energy generation and transportation technologies that may occur or be implemented to mitigate climate change could result in reduced demand for hydrocarbon products, which could result in a reduction in sales to these customers.
Investor sentiment towards climate change and sustainability could adversely affect our business.
Increased investor focus and activism related to climate change and sustainability may hinder our access to capital, as investors may reconsider their capital investment as a result of their assessment of our sustainability practices. We may face increasing pressure regarding our sustainability disclosures and practices. Additionally, members of the investment community may screen companies such as us for sustainability performance before investing in our securities. If we are unable to meet the sustainability standards set by these investors, or if we are unable to meet any GHG reduction targets we communicate to the public, we may lose investors, the price of our securities may be negatively impacted and our reputation may be negatively affected.
We are currently operating in a period of economic uncertainty and capital markets disruption, which has been significantly impacted by geopolitical instability due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine military conflicts. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from such conflicts or any other geopolitical tensions.
U.S. and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the start of the military conflicts between Israel and Hamas and Russia and Ukraine. Although the length and impact of the ongoing military conflicts is highly unpredictable, such conflicts could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions. We are continuing to monitor the conflicts and assessing their potential impact on our business.
Additionally, the recent military conflict in Ukraine has led to sanctions and other penalties being levied by the United States, European Union and other countries against Russia. Additional potential sanctions and penalties have also been proposed and/or threatened. Russian military actions and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets, potentially making it more difficult for us to obtain additional funds.
It is impossible to predict the extent to which our operations, or those of our suppliers and manufacturers, will be impacted in the short or long term, or the ways in which the conflict may impact our business. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions may also magnify the impact of other risks described herein.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, floods and other natural catastrophic events, global pandemics, and interruptions by man-made problems, such as terrorism. Material disruptions of our business or information systems resulting from these events could adversely affect our operating results.
A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane or significant power outage or other similar events, such as infectious disease outbreaks or pandemic events, could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. For example, in October 2022, our production facility in Beaumont, Texas was impacted by a flood that damaged certain of our inventory. In addition, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or war could cause disruptions in our manufacturing operations, our or our customers’ or channel partners’ businesses, our suppliers or the economy as a whole. We also rely on information technology systems to communicate among our workforce and with third parties. Any disruption to our communications, whether caused by a natural disaster or by man-made problems, such as power disruptions, could adversely affect our business. We do not have a formal disaster recovery plan or policy in place and do not currently require that our suppliers’ partners have such plans or policies in place. To the extent that any such disruptions result in delays or cancellations of orders or impede our suppliers’ ability to timely deliver product components, or the deployment of our products, our business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.
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Adverse conditions in our target markets or the global economy more generally could have adverse effects on our results of operations.
While we make our strategic planning decisions based on the assumption that the markets we are targeting will grow, our business is dependent, in large part on, and directly affected by, business cycles and other factors affecting the industries we serve. Our target markets are highly cyclical and depend on general economic conditions and other factors, including consumer spending and preferences, changes in interest rates and credit availability, consumer confidence, inflation, environmental impact, governmental incentives and regulatory requirements, political volatility, labor relations issues, trade agreements and other factors.
We have been and may in the future become involved in legal and regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and consolidated financial position.
We have been and may in the future be, from time to time, involved in litigation, regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes and these matters may be significant. These matters may include, without limitation, disputes with our distributors, suppliers and customers, intellectual property claims, government investigations, class action lawsuits, personal injury claims, environmental issues, customs and value-added tax disputes and employment and tax issues. In addition, we have in the past and could face in the future a variety of labor and employment claims against us, which could include but is not limited to general discrimination, wage and hour, privacy, ERISA or disability claims. In such matters, government agencies or private parties may seek to recover from us large, indeterminate amounts in penalties or monetary damages (including, in some cases, treble or punitive damages) or seek to limit our operations in some way. These types of lawsuits could require significant management time and attention or could involve substantial legal liability, adverse regulatory outcomes, or substantial expenses to defend. Often these cases raise complex factual and legal issues and create risks and uncertainties.
We could be forced to expend significant resources in the defense of these lawsuits or future ones, and we may not prevail. No assurances can be given that any proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse impact on our operating results and consolidated financial position or that our available insurance will mitigate this impact.
If securities or industry analysts either do not publish research about us or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our Common Stock adversely, the trading price or trading volume of our Common Stock could decline.
The trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced in part by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If one or more analysts initiate research with an unfavorable rating or downgrade our Common Stock, provide a more favorable recommendation about our competitors or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our Common Stock price would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the trading price or trading volume of our Common Stock to decline.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $9.3 million (or approximately $10.7 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our capitalization and financial flexibility, create a public market for our common stock and enable access to the public equity markets for us and our stockholders.
We currently expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include payment of liabilities, capital expenditures for the expansion of our production capacity, funding working and growth capital, and the expansion of our sales and marketing function. The expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. We may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application and specific allocations of the net proceeds of this offering. We intend to invest the net proceeds we receive from this offering that are not used as described above in short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments or other securities.
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DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not paid any cash dividends on our securities to date and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any cash dividends is within the discretion of the Board.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2024, as follows:
| ● | on an actual basis; |
| ● | on a pro forma basis; and |
| ● | on a pro forma as adjusted basis, to give further effect to (i) (A) the conversions of the remaining Financing Notes (including the issuance of Inducement Shares), and (ii) issuances of shares under the Equity Line of Credit (together, the “Subsequent Events”), (ii) the Concurrent Private Placement, and (iii) the issuance and sale of common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. |
The information discussed below is illustrative only, and our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization following the consummation of this offering will adjust based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. You should read this information in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other financial information contained in this prospectus.
| As of March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Adjustment for | Offering Adjustment | Concurrent | Pro Forma | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 491 |
| $ | 558 |
| $ | 9,300 |
| $ | 13,950 |
| $ | 24,299 | |||||
Long-term debt, including current portion(2) | $ | 1,695 | $ | (1,695) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share: 300,000,000 shares authorized, 12,926,296 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 13,869,744 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma after subsequent events; 18,542,641 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 38,413 | 2,195 | 9,299 | 13,949 | 63,857 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (37,053) | — | — | — | (37,053) | ||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 1,361 | 2,195 | 9,300 | 13,950 | 26,806 | ||||||||||||||
Total capitalization | $ | 3,056 | $ | 500 | $ | 9,300 | $ | 13,950 | $ | 26,806 | |||||||||
(1)Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share would increase (decrease) the as adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in-capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by $4.7 million, assuming the number of shares offered by us remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each 100,000 increase (decrease) of shares in the number of shares sold in this offering would increase (decrease) the as adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in-capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by $0.2 million, assuming the assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
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DILUTION
If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.
Our historical net tangible book value (deficit) as of March 31, 2024, was $1.3 million, or $0.098 per share of common stock. Historical net tangible book value (deficit) per share is determined by subtracting our total liabilities from the total book value of our tangible assets and dividing the difference by the number of shares of common stock deemed to be outstanding.
Our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024, after giving effect to subsequent events was $3.5 million, or $0.254 per share of common stock. Our pro forma net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by the number of our shares of common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024, after giving effect to the Subsequent Events. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value relative to net tangible book value of $0.156 per share to our existing stockholders.
Our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024, after giving effect to the Concurrent Private Placement was $17.5 million, or $0.815 per share of common stock. Our pro forma net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by the number of our shares of common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024, after giving effect to (i) the Subsequent Events, and (ii) the Concurrent Private Placement. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value relative to net tangible book value of $0.561 per share to our existing stockholders.
Our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2024, after giving effect to the pro forma adjustments above and this offering would have been approximately $26.8 million, or $1.011 per share of common stock. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value relative to pro forma net tangible book value (adjusted for the Subsequent Events and Concurrent Private Placement) of $0.756 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of approximately $0.969 per share to new investors purchasing shares of common stock in this offering, assuming a $1.98 per share offering price. We determine dilution by subtracting the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering from the amount of cash that a new investor paid for a share of common stock. The following table illustrates this dilution:
Assumed public offering price per share |
| $ | 1.98 |
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Historical net tangible book value (deficit) per share as of March 31, 2024 | $ | 0.098 | ||
Pro forma (subsequent event) increase in net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2024 before giving effect to this offering | $ | 0.156 | ||
Pro forma (subsequent event) net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2024 | $ | 0.254 | ||
Pro forma (concurrent private placement) increase in net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2024 before giving effect to this offering | $ | 0.561 | ||
Pro forma (concurrent private placement) net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2024 | $ | 0.815 | ||
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to investors in this offering | $ | 0.756 | ||
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering | $ | 1.011 | ||
Dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new common stock investors in this offering | $ | 0.969 |
A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share, which is the last reported sales price of our common stock on June 25, 2024, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by approximately $0.177, and dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new investors by approximately $0.170, assuming that the amount offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock from us in full, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after the offering would be $1.034 per share, the increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share relative to pro forma net tangible book value per share to existing stockholders would be $0.219 per share, and the dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value to new investors would be $0.946 per share, in each case assuming a public offering price of $1.98 per share, which is the last reported sales price of our common stock on June 25, 2024.
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The following table summarizes, as of June 25, 2024, which is comprised of: (i) 13,869,544 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024; (ii) ; (iii) ; (iv) the , and (v) after giving effect to this offering, the number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid, or to be paid, to us and the average price per share paid, or to be paid, by existing stockholders and by the new investors. The calculation below is based on an assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share, which is the last reported sales price of our common stock on June 25, 2024, before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration | ||||||||||||
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(1)Includes stockholders from the Concurrent Private Placement
Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $1.98 per share would increase (decrease) the total consideration paid by new investors and the total consideration paid by all stockholders by $5,050,505, assuming the number of shares offered by us remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions but before estimated offering expenses.
Except as otherwise indicated, the discussion and the tables above assume no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock from us. The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 13,869,744 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024, which is comprised of: (i) 13,869,744 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024, (ii) 7,575,757 shares of common stock issued in the Concurrent Private Placement (assuming full exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants) and (iii) 5,050,505 shares issued in this offering assuming a public offering price of $1.98 per share of common stock, which is the last reported sale price of our common stock on June 25, 2024, and excludes:
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, and our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, together with the related notes thereto, included elsewhere in this prospectus (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”).
This discussion includes forward-looking statements based on the Company’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” or in other parts of this prospectus. For more information on these and other factors, see “Forward-Looking Statements” herein.
Overview
We manufacture and distribute highly sensitive and accurate infrared cameras and other sensor systems, comprising hardware and software, for condition-based monitoring and other uses in a variety of industrial settings. We also provide services, including training, calibration, and repairs for our customers. Most of our customers are in the United States and operate in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility and oil and gas sectors.
Merger
On December 19, 2023, SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy SMAP”), through its subsidiary ICH Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (“Legacy ICI”) consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement initially entered on December 5, 2022, by and among Legacy SMAP, Legacy ICI, and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a merger of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving the Business Combination as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, Legacy SMAP changed its name from “SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.” to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” (“ICI”). In February 2024, ICI changed its name to “MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.” (“MSAI” or the “Company”).
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. Under this method of accounting, Legacy SMAP is treated as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes. The net assets of Legacy SMAP were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination were those of Legacy ICI. Under this method of accounting, Legacy ICI has been determined to be the accounting acquirer, as it held the majority composition of the executive management and was greater in overall asset, revenue and employee size following the Business Combination. Legacy ICI will be the successor for financial reporting purposes, meaning that Legacy ICI’s financial statements for previous periods will be disclosed in the registrant’s future periodic reports filed with the SEC.
As a result of having common stock that is registered under the Exchange Act and is listed for trading on a U.S. national stock exchange, we will need to hire additional personnel and implement procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We expect to incur additional annual expenses as a public company for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting and legal and administrative resources, including increased audit and legal fees.
Financing Transaction
As part of our financing efforts in connection with the Business Combination, a number of purchasers (each, a “Financing Investor”) purchased from us an aggregate of $6.805 million in convertible promissory notes in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Financing Notes”). Of the $6.805 million in Financing Notes, $1.3 million were issued in exchange for cancellation of an equal amount of existing promissory notes of Legacy SMAP (rather than having such notes repaid at the closing of the Business Combination), $1.0 million were rolled over from an existing related party promissory note of Legacy ICI (rather than having such note repaid at closing of the Business Combination), and $4.5 million were cash proceeds to us.
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Each Financing Note was set to mature on the third anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”) and was convertible at any time at the Financing Investors’ option at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments (such shares issuable upon conversion of Financing Notes, the “Conversion Shares”). Except with the consent of the holder of the applicable Financing Note (the “Holder”), we could not repay any principal amount of any Financing Note prior to the Maturity Date (as defined below).
Pursuant to their terms, the Financing Notes accrued interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of such notes at the rate of 9% per annum, payable (i) quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning April 1, 2024, (ii) on each date on which a Holder elects to convert any amount of Financing Notes and (iii) on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), in cash or, if the Holder elects to receive interest on the Financing Note in the form of shares of our Common Stock. If the Holder elected to receive interest in shares of our Common Stock, such interest was payable at a rate of 11% per annum in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of our Common Stock at a volume-weighted average price for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date (which shall not be less than $1.00) (such shares payable in lieu of cash interest, the “Interest Shares”). Failure to pay interest was deemed an event of default and the interest rate would increase automatically to 15% per annum until repaid.
As part of the financing transaction, Legacy SMAP also issued warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to the Financing Investors to purchase an aggregate of 340,250 shares of our Common Stock (such shares issuable upon exercise of the Financing Warrants, the “Financing Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price of $11.50 per Financing Warrant Share. The Financing Warrants were allocated ratably among the Financing Investors in accordance with their respective investment amounts. The Financing Warrants are exercisable at any time before the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination. The Financing Warrants are not subject to any redemption provision and can be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the discretion of the holder. In addition, in order to induce the Financing Investors’ investments, certain holders of Legacy SMAP’s founder shares and stockholders of Legacy ICI transferred, and Legacy ICI issued prior to the closing of the Business Combination for exchange at the Exchange Ratio at Closing, an aggregate of 680,500 shares of our Common Stock to the Financing Investors at the Closing.
On March 31, 2024, $4.5 million of the Financing Notes and $0.2 million of the SMAP Related Party Promissory Notes were converted to equity, which resulted in a loss of $0.9 million recorded under loss on financing transaction within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Financing Note Conversion Inducement and Notice of Conversion
On March 27, 2024, and March 28, 2024, we entered into certain letter agreements effective March 31, 2024 (“Inducement Letters”) to induce certain holders of the Financing Notes with an aggregate principal balance of $3.3 million to elect to convert their Financing Notes into shares of our Common Stock at a price of $5 per share pursuant to the terms of the Financing Notes. Pursuant to the letter agreement, the Company agreed to issue an additional share of Common Stock (each an “Inducement Share”) for each share of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the converted principal balance of the Financing Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the Financing Notes and the Inducement Letters, we issued 327,500 shares of Common Stock related to the principal balance of the Financing Notes, 327,500 Inducement Shares, and 8,318 shares of Common Stock related to accrued interest on the Financing Notes, for an aggregate of 663,318 shares of Common Stock.
Amendment of Financing Notes
Effective March 31, 2024, we modified the terms of $3.53 million in principal amount of the Financing Notes that were not the subject of the Inducement Letters described above (the “Remaining Notes”), among other things, to reduce the conversion price of the principal and interest to $5.00 per share of Common Stock. Two of those Remaining Notes (which hereafter are referred to as the “Related Party Notes”) are owned by David Gow, a director of the Company, and the Jill A Blashack Strahan Trust, which is deemed to be beneficially owned by Gary Strahan, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. The aggregate principal balance of such Related Party Notes was $1.2 million. As an incentive to induce the holders of the Remaining Notes to convert such notes, and with the objective of meeting Nasdaq’s listing requirements specific to stockholders’ equity, we approved the reduction of the conversion price of the principal and interest to $5.00 per share of Common Stock and entered into Note Amendments with David Gow and the Jill A Blashack Strahan Trust (the “Note Amendments”). Thereafter David Gow and the Jill A Blashack Strahan Trust elected to convert the Remaining Notes into shares of Common Stock effective as of March 31, 2024. We issued 243,048 shares of Common Stock pursuant to David Gow’s and the Jill A Blashack Strahan Trust’s respective elections to convert their Remaining Notes. The Note Amendments contain prohibitions against the direct or indirect transfer, pledge, sale or other disposal of the shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the conversion for a period of six months.
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Conversion of Loan Obligation
As previously disclosed, we previously issued a $200,000 promissory note (the “Loan”) to David Gow, a director of the Company, in exchange for a $200,000 loan from David Gow to us. The Loan was non-interest bearing. On March 30, 2024, we entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) whereby we agreed to issue 60,060 shares of Common Stock to David Gow in exchange for the cancellation of such Loan obligation (at an effective price per share of $3.33). The Subscription Agreement contains prohibitions against the direct or indirect transfer, pledge, sale or other disposal of the shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the conversion for a period of six months.
Recent Developments
Note Conversion
On April 5, 2024, we entered into letter agreements, effective April 5, 2024, with certain holders of our outstanding Financing Notes having an aggregate principal balance of $1.65 million pursuant to which the holders of such Financing Notes elected to convert their Financing Notes into shares of our Common Stock at a price of $10 per share pursuant to the terms of the Financing Notes. Pursuant to the Conversion Agreement, we agreed to issue an additional share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the converted principal balance of the Financing Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the Financing Notes and the conversion agreements, we issued 165,000 shares of Common Stock related to the principal balance of the Financing Notes, 165,000 additional shares, and 4,397 shares of Common Stock related to accrued interest on the notes, for an aggregate of 334,397 shares of Common Stock.
On April 30, 2024, we entered into agreements with certain holders of Notes with an aggregate principal balance of $430,000 in order to amend the conversion price of the principal amount of the amended notes to $5.00 per share of Common Stock, and to amend the conversion price of the interest amount of such amended notes to $10.00 per share of Common Stock. In connection with the note amendments, the holders of the amended notes elected to convert the amended notes into shares of Common Stock effective as of April 30, 2024. On April 30, 2024, we issued 87,411 shares of Common Stock pursuant to conversion of the amended notes.
On May 10, 2024, we entered into an agreement with a certain Note holder with an aggregate principal balance of $250,000 in order to amend the conversion price of the principal amount of the amended note to $5.00 per share of Common Stock, and to amend the conversion price of the interest amount of such amended note to $10.00 per share of Common Stock. In connection with the note amendment, the holder of the amended Note elected to convert the amended Note into shares of Common Stock effective as of May 10, 2024. On May 10, 2024, we issued 50,882 shares of Common Stock pursuant to conversion of the amended note.
Equity Line of Credit
In April 2024, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC (“B. Riley Capital II”) pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II up to $25.0 million of Common Stock (the “Purchase Shares”) and issued 171,821 shares of our Common Stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II as consideration for its commitment to purchase the Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares”). See “— Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern — Equity Line of Credit.”
Nasdaq Compliance Matters
As previously disclosed, on December 20, 2023, we received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that we had not complied with all of the initial listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and, and as previously disclosed, on February 13, 2024, we received notice from Nasdaq stating that we were not in compliance with the requirement of continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market to maintain a minimum Market Value of Listed Securities of $50 million. Following a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel, our listing transfer from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market and the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-275521), Nasdaq granted our request for continued listing on Nasdaq, subject to our filing a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 on or before May 15, 2024 demonstrating compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing standard of a minimum of $2.5 million of stockholders equity. On June 3, 2024, we received a letter from a representative of The Nasdaq Hearings Panel confirming that we had demonstrated a minimum of $2.5 million of stockholders equity, on a pro forma, as adjusted basis, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024. The transfer of our listing to The Nasdaq Capital Market together with the Nasdaq Hearing Panel’s decision rendered moot the deficiencies cited in the Global Markets Notice.
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Concurrent Private Placement
On June , 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the PIPE Investor pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase at the Purchase Price a number of shares equal to the Purchase Price divided by the initial public offering price, in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, that would close substantially concurrently with, and be contingent and conditioned upon consummation of, this offering. Further, we have agreed to appoint a representative of the PIPE Investor as a member of our board of directors, however the terms of such arrangement have not been finalized.
Pursuant to a placement agency agreement dated as of June , 2024, we engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC to act as our exclusive placement agent in connection with the Concurrent Private Placement. We will pay Roth Capital Partners (i) a cash fee 7.0% of the gross proceeds of that offering, or $ per share of Common Stock, based on the public offering price per share. We have also agreed to reimburse Roth Capital Partners, LLC at closing for certain out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Concurrent Private Offering, including legal expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering, of up to a maximum of $50,000.
Growth and Long-Term Strategy
Our long-term strategy is to grow hardware and software revenues over the medium term by:
| ● | Expanding our sales and marketing capabilities. We will strive to increase market share by scaling our commercial capabilities, including sales, marketing, account management, and technical support, to meet customers’ requirements in the oil and gas, distribution and logistics, manufacturing, and utilities sectors. |
| ● | Increasing software capabilities and applications. We will continue to invest in our SmartIR SaaS platform in order to increase its user-case-specific functionality and value to customers across the four main industry verticals. |
| ● | Executing on our product roadmaps. We will focus on innovation and product development in hardware, software, and implementations in our four main industry verticals. We believe these investments and innovations will help drive improved functionality for our customers and reduce the total cost of ownership for their critical assets. We will also work to improve compatibility with various complementary software platforms and competing hardware. |
| ● | Growing wallet share with existing enterprise customers and acquiring new customers. We plan to continue expanding our presence in our existing large enterprise customers by rolling out integrated solutions for more of their relevant facilities and manufacturing processes, in addition to acquiring new customers. |
| ● | Expanding our network of distributors and strategic channel partners. We will continue to build and capitalize on our extensive network of specialty distributors and strategic channel partners to drive revenue growth in our four main industry verticals. |
| ● | Pursuing strategic acquisitions. We intend to secure additional commercial capabilities and technology through opportunistic acquisitions of key strategic targets, focused on increasing market penetration in our four main industry verticals. |
Components of Our Operating Results
Revenue, net
Our revenues are derived mainly from product sales (infrared cameras, sensors, and components), Software as a Service (SaaS) and ancillary services. Most of our products are sold directly to customers or through distributors, and they are frequently bundled as multiple-camera systems, with integrated software and ancillary services in multi-year subscriptions. These systems require initial and ongoing technical support, which is bundled into system pricing.
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Revenue is recognized net of allowances for returns and any sales taxes collected from customers. The Company records reductions to Products net sales related to future product returns, price protection and other customer incentive programs based on the Company’s expectations and historical experience.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold primarily consists of inventory, materials, supplies, and shipping costs. Cost of goods sold also includes employee costs related to our production process and to services provided to our clients and write-dwon of inventories.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist mainly of payroll and benefits, marketing and advertising, travel, insurance, leases, professional fees, taxes, and stock-based compensation expense.
We recognize SG&A expenses in the period incurred.
Depreciation
Depreciation includes the depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment, as well as on the proprietary software deployed as part of our camera systems.
Casualty losses, net of recoveries
Casualty losses relate to losses due to a flood that occurred in October 2022 in our Beaumont, Texas warehouse, net of the proceeds recovered from the insurance claim relating to the inventory loss.
Interest Expense
Interest expense relates to the line of credit and convertible notes.
Interest Expense, related parties
Interest expense, related parties relate to the stockholder promissory notes issued in July 2020.
Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes
Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes includes the gain or loss related to the change in fair value of the convertible notes issued in December 2022, January 2023, June 2023, July 2023, August 2023, September 2023, and December 2023.
Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities
Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities includes the gain or loss related to the change in fair value of the Financing Warrants issued in December 2023.
Tariff refund
Tariff refund includes refunds from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) resulting from overpayment of customs duties, taxes, and fees.
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Loss on Financing Transaction
Loss related to the financing transaction described above under “—Financing Transaction”. The loss was a result of the added incentives in the Financing transaction including Financing Warrants, Founder Shares (as defined below), and bonus shares issued as inducements to investors.
Other (Income) Expenses, net
Other expenses, net includes mainly donations, a gain on disposal of assets, and miscellaneous expenses.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of federal and state income taxes in the United States and related deferred taxes.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated, in thousands:
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Revenue, net | $ | 2,275 | $ | 980 | $ | 1,295 | 132 | % | |||||
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) | 1,404 | 465 | 939 | 202 | % | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 3,163 | 3,511 | (348) | (10) | % | ||||||||
Depreciation | 273 | 180 | 93 | 52 | % | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,436 | 3,691 | (255) | (7) | % | ||||||||
Operating loss | (2,565) | (3,176) | 611 | (19) | % | ||||||||
Interest expense | 4 | 29 | (25) | (86) | % | ||||||||
Interest expense, related parties | — | 21 | (21) | (100) | % | ||||||||
Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes | 475 | (287) | 762 | (266) | % | ||||||||
Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities | (29) | — | (29) | (100) | % | ||||||||
Loss on financing transaction | 876 | — | 876 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Other (income) expenses, net | — | (17) | 17 | (100) | % | ||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (3,891) | (2,922) | (969) | 33 | % | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 31 | (15) | 46 | (307) | % | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,922) | $ | (2,907) | $ | (1,015) | 35 | % | |||||
Revenue: Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $2.3 million, and increased $1.3 million, or 131%, from approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in revenue of $1.3 million was attributable to an increase in units sold and a favorable shift in product mix, as we sold a higher proportion of higher-priced sensors (such as, IR Pad 640, Gas DetectIR VOC and FMX 400) which was offset by $2.9 million in sales returns for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The sales returns related to a transaction with a long-standing customer who also is a launch customer for the MSAI Cloud suite of products. Under the terms of this transaction, certain biorisk-related devices sold to this customer in prior years were exchanged for devices appropriate for industrial use, when combined with the MSAI Edge and MSAI Cloud software. The customer paid cash and received credit for the returned devices. The returned devices were put back into inventory at net realizable value. There were no sales returns for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $1.4 million and increased $0.9 million, or 202%, from approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in the cost of goods sold was attributable to the higher volume of units sold and an increase of $0.5 million in product costs because of an increase in overall materials and supplies prices as well as outbound shipping costs during the period. Cost of goods sold increased in the current year period, as approximately 456 thermal devices for industrial use were shipped to one of the Company’s launch customers as part of an ongoing large-scale implementation program.
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Gross margin is the percentage obtained by dividing (a) revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) by (b) revenue. Gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately 38%, a decrease from approximately 53% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to an increase in overall materials and supplies prices as well as outbound shipping costs during the period.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $3.2 million and decreased $0.3 million, or 10%, from approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was attributable to a decrease in bad debt expense of approximately $0.2 million.
Depreciation Expense: Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $0.3 million and increased by $0.1 million, or 52% from approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily due to additions to property, plant, and equipment (primarily software) during the prior year.
Interest Expense and Interest Expense, related parties: Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $.04 million and decreased by $.05 million, or 92% from approximately $0.05 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in interest expense was due to payoff of the B1 Bank line of credit in December 2023, offset in part by interest accrued on convertible notes that remained outstanding at March 31, 2024.
Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes: Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes includes the loss (gain) related to the fair value of the convertible notes issued in December 2022, January 2023, June 2023, July 2023, August 2023, September 2023 and Financing Notes in December 2023. The loss on convertible notes for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $0.5 million.
Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities: Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities includes the gain related to the fair value of the warrants issued in December 2023 as part of the Financing transaction. The gain in fair value of warrants liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was approximately $0.03 million.
Loss on financing transaction: Loss on financing transaction resulted from the conversion of the convertible notes into common stock. On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, $1.3 million of the promissory notes were exchanged for an equal amount of Financing Notes which resulted in an outstanding balance of $0.2 million as of December 31, 2023. The $0.2 million outstanding balance was converted to equity on March 31, 2024, which resulted in loss of $0.1 recorded under loss on financing transaction within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. On March 31, 2024, $4.5 million of the Financing Notes and $0.2 million of SMAP Related Party Promissory Notes were converted to equity, which resulted in loss of $0.9 million recorded under loss on financing transaction within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Other (Income) Expenses, net: Total other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2024, decreased $0.02 million, or 100%, from $0.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in other income was primarily attributable to a decrease in non-operating income and expenses.
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated, in thousands:
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| 2022 |
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Revenue, net | $ | 5,430 | $ | 7,268 | $ | (1,838) | (25) | % | ||||
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) | 3,986 | 4,964 | (978) | (20) | % | |||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 22,105 | 13,606 | 8,499 | 62 | % | |||||||
Depreciation | 872 | 561 | 311 | 55 | % | |||||||
Casualty losses, net of recoveries | — | 155 | (155) | 100 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses | 22,977 | 14,322 | 8,655 | 60 | % | |||||||
Operating loss | (21,533) | (12,018) | (9,515) | 79 | % | |||||||
Interest expense | 64 | 32 | 32 | 100 | % | |||||||
Interest expense, related parties | 30 | 83 | (53) | (64) | % | |||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes | (970) | — | (970) | (100) | % | |||||||
Tariff refund | (2,401) | — | (2,401) | (100) | % | |||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (195) | — | (195) | (100) | % | |||||||
Loss on financing transaction | 4,043 | — | 4,043 | 100 | % | |||||||
Other (income) expenses, net | (44) | (48) | 4 | (8) | % | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (22,060) | (12,085) | (9,975) | 83 | % | |||||||
Income tax expense | 208 | 1,205 | (997) | (83) | % | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (22,268) | $ | (13,290) | $ | (8,978) | 68 | % | ||||
Revenue: Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $5.4 million, and decreased $1.8 million, or 25%, from approximately $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in revenues was due to decreased unit volumes, particularly in the higher-priced end of the product range (e.g., UAVs and fixed-mount systems). We made an effective exit from the biorisk market and the direct sale of products into the veterinary market. Our traditional core business, selling infrared and other sensor solutions into the industrial market, was relatively steady. We also launched our SmartIR cloud-software product suite in the second quarter of 2023, however we did not earn significant revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023, for our SmartIR cloud-software product. Sales returns were not material for the years ended December 31, 2023, or 2022.
Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $4.0 million and decreased $1.0 million, or 20%, from approximately $5.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in cost of goods sold was attributable to the corresponding decrease in product sales, resulting in a decrease in materials and supplies purchased as well as outbound shipping costs, and included the recognition of an inventory write down to net realizable value of $1.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2023.
Gross margin is the percentage obtained by dividing (a) revenue less cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) by (b) revenue. Gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately 27%, compared to 32% for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in gross margin in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily attributable to the recognition of an inventory write-down to net realizable value of $1.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, that was recorded to costs of goods sold. The recognition of this write-down adversely impacted gross margin by 31 percentage points for 2023.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $22.1 million and increased $8.5 million, or 62%, from approximately $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was attributable to an increase in share-based compensation of $13.4 million, which was partially offset by a decrease in payroll expense of $2.5 million, a decrease in professional fees by approximately $1.5 million, and a decrease in sales commissions by approximately $0.4 million.
Depreciation Expense: Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $0.9 million and increased by $0.3 million, or 55%, from approximately $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in depreciation expense relates to an increase in additions to property, plant, and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Interest Expense and Interest Expense, related parties: Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $94 thousand and decreased by $21 thousand, or 18% from approximately $115 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in interest expense was due to the termination of the line of credit agreement in July 2022.
Other (Income) Expenses, net: Other expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2023, was approximately $44 thousand and decreased $4 thousand, or 8%, as compared to $48 thousand of other expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in other income expenses, net was primarily attributable to a decrease in donations and non-operating income and expenses. The decrease in other income was primarily attributable to a decrease in non-operating income and expenses.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used by management. We define EBITDA as net (loss) income before (i) interest expense (net interest income), (ii) depreciation and (iii) taxes. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before share-based compensation expenses and other non-operating income and expenses. We define EBITDA Margin as EBITDA divided by revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful performance measures because they facilitate comparison of our results of operations from period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure or other items that impact comparability of financial results from period to period such as fluctuations in interest expense or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation, non-cash charges such as share based compensation expenses or unusual items that are not considered an indicator of ongoing performance of our operations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income or any other measure as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA of other companies. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business.
The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to the GAAP financial measure of net income for each of the periods indicated (unaudited), in thousands:
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||||
Net loss | $ | (22,268) | $ | (13,290) |
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Interest expense | 64 | 32 | |||||
Interest expense, related parties | 30 | 83 | |||||
Income tax expense | 208 | 1,205 | |||||
Depreciation | 872 | 561 | |||||
EBITDA | $ | (21,094) | $ | (11,409) | |||
EBITDA margin % (of revenue) | (388) | % | (157) | % | |||
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Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||||
Net loss | $ | (22,268) | $ | (13,290) |
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Interest expense | 64 | 32 | |||||
Interest expense, related parties | 30 | 83 | |||||
Income tax expense | 208 | 1,205 | |||||
Depreciation | 872 | 561 | |||||
Transaction costs | — | 1,898 | |||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes | (970) | — | |||||
Change in fair value of warrants | (195) | — | |||||
Share based compensation expense | 14,061 | 644 | |||||
Casualty losses, net of recoveries | — | 155 | |||||
Inventories impairment | 1,689 | — | |||||
Loss on financing transaction | 4,043 | — | |||||
Tariff refund | (2,401) | — | |||||
Other (income) expenses, net | (44) | (48) | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (4,911) | $ | (8,760) | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin % (of revenue) | (90) | % | (121) | % | |||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2024 |
| 2023 | |||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (3,922) | $ | (2,907) | |||
Interest expense | 4 | 29 | |||||
Interest expense, related parties | — | 21 | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 31 | (15) | |||||
Depreciation | 273 | 180 | |||||
EBITDA | $ | (3,614) | $ | (2,692) | |||
EBITDA margin % (of revenue) | (159) | % | (275) | % | |||
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2024 | 2023 | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,922) | $ | (2,907) | |||
Interest expense | 4 | 29 | |||||
Interest expense, related parties | — | 21 | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 31 | (15) | |||||
Depreciation | 273 | 180 | |||||
Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes | 475 | (287) | |||||
Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities | (29) | — | |||||
Share based compensation expense | — | 87 | |||||
Loss on financing transaction | 876 | — | |||||
Other (income) expenses, net | — | (17) | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (2,292) | $ | (2,909) | |||
Revenue, net | $ | 2,275 | $ | 980 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin % (of revenue) | (101) | % | (297) | % | |||
Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern
We incurred losses and negative cash flow from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, in both cases due to negative net working capital excluding deferred transaction costs and other current assets that are not settled in cash, and an increase in investment in technology innovation and commercial capabilities compared to the prior year periods. We have historically funded our operations with internally generated cash flows, lines of credit with banks, convertible notes, and promissory notes with stockholders and related parties.
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We will require additional capital in order to execute on our business plan and may require capital to fund our operations or to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances, and we may determine to raise capital through equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons. In order to stay on our anticipated growth trajectory and to further business relationships with current or potential customers or partners, or for other reasons, we may issue equity or equity-linked securities to such current or potential customers or partners. We may not be able to timely secure additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all, as these plans are subject to market conditions and are not within the Company’s control. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in implementing their plans. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt or other equity-linked securities or if we issue equity or equity-linked securities to current or potential customers to further business relationships, our existing stockholders could experience significant dilution. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
As noted in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, there is substantial doubt as to our ability to fund our planned operations for the next twelve months and to continue to operate as a going concern. We have assessed our ability to continue as a going concern, and, based on our need to raise additional capital to finance our future operations, recurring losses from operations incurred since inception, and expectation of continuing operating losses for the foreseeable future, we have concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the date that these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
Equity Line of Credit
On April 16, 2024, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with B. Riley Principal Capital II. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II up to $25.0 million worth of Common Stock over the term of the Purchase Agreement (the “Equity Line of Credit”), beginning only after certain conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement have been satisfied, including that the registration statement registering the Purchase Shares for resale (the “Registration Statement”) shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, on April 16, 2024, we issued 171,821 shares of our Common Stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II as consideration for its commitment to purchase the Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares”). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in certain circumstances, we may be required to pay B. Riley Principal Capital II up to $500,000 (or 2.0% of the total commitment value under the Purchase Agreement), in cash, as a “make-whole” payment to the extent the aggregate amount of cash proceeds, if any, received by B. Riley Principal Capital II from the resale of the Commitment Shares prior to certain times set forth in the Purchase Agreement, is less than $500,000, in exchange for B. Riley Principal Capital II returning to us for cancelation all of the Commitment Shares we originally issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II upon execution of the Purchase Agreement that were not previously resold.
Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, we entered into a registration rights agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II pursuant to which we agreed to register the resale of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares that have been and may be issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement pursuant to the Registration Statement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Statement was filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024 (File No. 333-278979) and was declared effective by the SEC on May 13, 2024, and subject to the various conditions included in the Purchase Agreement, we may now utilize the Equity Line of Credit.
Under applicable rules of Nasdaq, in no event may we issue or sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement shares of our Common Stock, including the Commitment Shares, in excess of 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement, which is equal to 2,687,262 shares of Common Stock (the “Exchange Cap”) unless (i) we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of our Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) the average price of all shares of Common Stock issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds $3.081 per share (which represents the official closing price of our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the trading day immediately prior to the signing of the Purchase Agreement and adjusted as required by Nasdaq to take into account our issuance of the Commitment Shares), such that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are exempt from the Exchange Cap limitation under applicable Nasdaq rules. In any event, the Purchase Agreement specifically provides that we may not issue or sell any shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable rules or regulations of Nasdaq. The Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from directing B. Riley Principal Capital II to purchase any shares of our
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Common Stock if those shares, when aggregated with all other shares of our Common Stock then beneficially owned by B. Riley Principal Capital II and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 13d-3 thereunder), would result in B. Riley Principal Capital II and its affiliates beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the then total outstanding shares of Common Stock.
As of the date hereof, we have issued 195,620 shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II, which consisted of 171,821 Commitment Shares, and 23,799 Purchase Shares.
Recent Developments with Capital Structure
Since the closing of the Business Combination, we have undertaken a number of actions to simplify our capital structure and increase our stockholders’ equity. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, these actions included the waiver of an earnout that was potentially payable to former securityholders of Legacy ICI pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and the conversion of $4.675 million in aggregate amount of Financing Notes and loan obligations for shares of our Common Stock.
The following transactions also occurred after March 31, 2024:
Pro Forma Adjustment#1: The conversion of $2.330 million in aggregate amount of Financing Notes in April 2024 and May 2024 into shares of our Common Stock
Pro Forma Adjustment #2: The issuance and sale of 182,348 shares of Common Stock in a private placement at a purchase price of $2.742 per share.
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After giving effect to the transactions described above, our stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2024 on an as-adjusted basis was approximately $3.5 million, as reported in the table below (dollars in thousands).
| March 31, |
| Pro Forma |
| Pro Forma |
| Pro Forma | ||||
2024 | Adjustment | Adjustment | As of | ||||||||
(unaudited) | # 1 | # 2 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 491 | — | 500 | $ | 991 | |||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $180 and $180, respectively | 677 | — | — | 677 | |||||||
Inventories, current | 5,564 | — | — | 5,564 | |||||||
Deferred transaction costs | 483 | — | — | 483 | |||||||
Income taxes receivable | 54 | — | — | 54 | |||||||
Other current assets | 1,824 | — | — | 1,824 | |||||||
Total current assets | 9,093 | — | 500 | 9,593 | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,383 | — | — | 3,383 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net | 90 | — | — | 90 | |||||||
Inventories, noncurrent | 1,544 | — | — | 1,544 | |||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 3 | — | — | 3 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 14,113 | — | 500 | $ | 14,613 | |||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | $ | 4,217 | — | — | $ | 4,217 | |||||
Income taxes payable | 2,556 | — | — | 2,556 | |||||||
Accrued expense | 2,257 | — | — | 2,257 | |||||||
Contract liabilities | 916 | — | — | 916 | |||||||
Line of credit | 237 | — | — | 237 | |||||||
Related party promissory note | 375 | — | — | 375 | |||||||
Legacy SMAP promissory note | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Right-of-use liabilities, current | 98 | — | — | 98 | |||||||
Other current liabilities | 96 | — | — | 96 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 10,752 | — | — | 10,752 | |||||||
Contract liabilities, noncurrent | 238 | — | — | 238 | |||||||
Convertible note, noncurrent | 1,695 | (1,695) | — | — | |||||||
Warrants | 20 | — | — | 20 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 47 | — | — | 47 | |||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 12,752 | (1,695) | — | $ | 11,057 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | |||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | |||||||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and 12,866,236 and 11,956,823 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 38,413 | 1,695 | 500 | 40,608 | |||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | (37,053) | — | — | (37,053) | |||||||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 1,361 | 1,695 | 500 | 3,556 | |||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 14,113 | — | 500 | $ | 14,613 | |||||
Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated, in thousands:
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (4,551) | $ | (3,170) | ||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (1,512) | (1,600) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 6,564 | 2,050 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 501 | (2,720) | ||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated, in thousands:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2024 |
| 2023 | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 492 | $ | (418) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (571) | (507) | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (585) | 350 | |||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (664) | (575) | |||||
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $0.9 million as compared to $0.4 million of net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase in operating activity (before adjustments for changes in non-cash balances), an increase in accounts receivable, and an increase in adjustments for changes in non-cash balances such as the loss in fair value of convertible notes and loss on financing transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Net cash used in operating activities was $4.6 million for the year ended December 30, 2023, an increase of $1.4 million as compared to $3.2 million of net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to collective changes from non-cash balances including a change of $13.4 million share-based compensation expense, a change of accrued expenses of $3.3 million, a change of $4.0 million in loss on financing transaction, a change in deferred transaction costs of $1.1 million, and a change in fair value of convertible notes of $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Investment Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $0.1 million as compared to $0.5 million of net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily to a increase in capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $0.1 million as compared to $1.6 million of net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a decrease in proceeds from sale of equipment for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $0.9 million as compared to $0.4 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities is primarily attributable no additional borrowings, $0.4 million of repayments of the line of credit and $0.2 million repayment on related party promissory note for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $4.5 million as compared to $2.1 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, is primarily due to the proceeds to us from the Business Combination and related financing transactions.
Contractual Obligations
Our principal commitments consist of lease obligations for corporate offices and production facilities.
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The net present value of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024, is $0.1 million. The net present value of operating lease liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 is $0.1 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2024, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, as well as related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.
The critical accounting policies, assumptions, and judgements that we believe have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are described below.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of actual cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). NRV is based upon an estimated average selling price reduced by the estimated costs of disposal. The determination of net realizable value involves certain judgments including estimating average selling prices based on recent sales. Should actual market conditions differ from the Company’s estimates, future results of operations could be materially affected. The Company reduces the value of its inventory for estimated obsolescence or lack of marketability by the difference between the cost of the affected inventory and the NRV. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company updated its operating plan and recorded an inventory write down of $1.7 million, which was charged to costs of goods sold in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, related to products that are not expected to be sold and based on customer demand and current market conditions. No inventory write down was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The valuation of inventory also requires the Company to estimate excess and obsolete inventory. As noted below, the Company believes the risk of technological obsolescence is not significant, so this analysis is weighted toward assessing the extent to which inventory is in excess of market demand. The determination of excess inventory is estimated based on a comparison of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand to the Company’s forecast of customer demand, which is dependent on various internal and external factors and requires the Company to use judgment in forecasting future demand for its products. The Company also considers the rate at which new products will be accepted in the marketplace and how quickly customers will transition from older products to newer products. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
Our inventories are exposed to significant risks that may adversely affect our results of operations due to customer demands, gross profit margins, and fluctuations in the market conditions of the warehouse and logistics, manufacturing, utilities and oil and gas sectors. Technological obsolescence is not considered a significant risk to the Company. With respect to hardware, device technology and functionality is not changing very much and the devices that the Company has in its inventory are more than adequate technically for MSAI’s integrated solutions offerings. With respect to software, the Company is continuously updating and upgrading the on-device and cloud-based software on its existing devices to keep pace with technological advances. Upgraded software is easily downloaded onto the devices, which keeps the devices current in terms of functionality. The Company manages and controls its software and ensures all software updates are compatible with the devices held in inventory.
At the end of each quarter the Company evaluates its inventory based on (i) its current operating plan to estimate the demand of inventories based on market environment, current portfolio of customers and risk-adjusted pipeline opportunities (i.e., expected upcoming purchase orders from customers), (ii) full count of inventory at year end and 80% coverage count on a quarterly basis to identify if there are any inventories that are not sold in the operating business cycle, and/or have slow movement, and (iii) an assessment of whether the carrying costs of specific items in inventory are greater than net realizable value and should be written down to net realizable value.
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Also at the end of each quarter, the Company reviews short-term and long-term classification of inventories related to infrared cameras, as well as to replacement, maintenance and spare parts. Using similar analyses and sources of information as for the inventory write down to net realizable value assessment, the Company makes the following determinations:
| ● | MSAI classifies as short-term inventories that are expected to be sold in the subsequent twelve months. |
| ● | MSAI recognizes an inventory write down for inventories that cannot be sold in the market and net realizable value is below cost. |
| ● | MSAI classifies as long-term inventories the inventory that are not expected to be sold in the following twelve months but for which ones there is an active market and the Company has not identified any indicator of impairment. |
We have assessed the impact of a variety of known business, competitive and economic factors on our ability to sell inventory. Except as described below, however, we do not believe that these factors have materially hindered our ability to sell inventory in 2022 and 2023. Specifically, we do not believe that broader economic factors had any material impact on our ability to sell inventory. Also, competitive factors were only relevant to the extent that our products were not sufficiently differentiated from competitors’ products until we launched our SmartIR software in 2023. We believe that the additional functionality of the SmartIR software creates significant differentiation, and alleviates the competitive factors as assessed. The most relevant known factors that materially hindered our ability to sell inventory in 2022 and 2023 related specifically to our business itself. The primary business factors that we considered in our assessment included (i) the recency of the commercial launch of our Smart IR software platform, which we believe will drive significant sales of integrated device and software solution sales over time, and (ii) the early stage of development of our commercial capabilities, specifically the small size and limited reach of our direct sales force and marketing teams and the nascency of our strategic channel partner relationships. We believe that the business factors we considered are easing over time through the growth and maturation of our commercial capabilities. Based on the current operating plan, the ongoing expansion of our commercial capabilities, and the strong “product market fit” between our remaining inventory and our targeted industry verticals and use cases – the Company has not identified any indications that additional impairment of these inventories would be required.
In addition, when the Company prepares its operating plan, it considers the following risks and factors that could materially impact the recoverability of inventories i) slow-moving inventories that are not expected to be sold into the current focus customer base in the current market environment during the next twelve months, ii) estimation of underlying demand, prices, and profit margins, iii) customer demand in the four sub-vertical sectors: warehouse and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, and oil and gas sectors, and iv) demand from the current portfolio of customers and potential new customers.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments to be issued in the IPO based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction of equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers through the following steps:
| ● | Identify the contract with a customer; |
| ● | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| ● | Determine the transaction price; |
| ● | Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
| ● | Recognize revenue when or as we satisfy a performance obligation. |
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Revenue is recognized net of allowances for returns and any sales taxes collected from customers.
Revenue Sources
Our revenues are derived from multiple sources. The following are descriptions of principal revenue generating activities, performance obligations and revenue recognition criteria:
— Product Sales
Products sales related to infrared cameras and sensor devices are considered separate performance obligations. We recognize revenue from product sales at a point in time, at the amount to which it expects to be entitled when control of the products is transferred to its customers. Control is transferred at FOB Destination. Payment for products is collected within 30-90 days following transfer of control.
Product sales are distinct from the SaaS subscriptions as product sales have a standalone functionality and can work independently of SaaS.
— Software as a Service (“SaaS”) and Related Services
We sell SaaS subscriptions that comprise access to the cloud platform and technical support and upgrades of the software.
The software license is accounted for as a separate service performance obligation as it can be used with another infrared camera or sensor device not sold by MSAI. The access to the cloud platform has standalone functionality and represents a distinct performance obligation. The technical support and upgrades of the software are considered distinct from each other and are not considered critical for the functionality of the software. Therefore, they are considered a stand ready obligation and are accounted as a series of distinct services as a distinct performance obligation.
Our SaaS subscriptions services are generally contracted for a period of 12-36 months. Annual subscription payments are made in advance, are initially recognized as customer prepayments and revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period.
— Ancillary Services
Ancillary services derived from the calibration of infrared cameras, maintenance and training are recognized at a point in time when service is provided to the client. Clients send the cameras to our warehouse to perform the calibration and maintenance. This service is considered a different promise, distinct and separately identifiable as the customer benefits from the service on its own. Therefore, it is considered a separate performance obligation. Additionally, we arrange training with clients to teach them the use and functionality of cameras. Training is considered a different promise, distinct and separately identifiable as the customer benefits from the service on its own. Therefore, it is considered a separate performance obligation.
Shipping and Handling
Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and included in the cost of goods sold as incurred.
Transaction Price Allocated to Performance Obligations
We allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative stand-alone selling price (SSP) basis.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities include billed and unbilled amounts resulting from in-transit shipments, as we have an unconditional right to payment upon the completion of all performance obligations. Contract liabilities also include customer prepayments which mainly consist of advances from customers related to products and SaaS subscriptions, as well as repair and service agreements, for which we have not yet recognized revenue.
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Share-Based Compensation
We recognize all employee and non-employee share-based compensation as a cost in the consolidated financial statements. Equity-classified awards are measured at the grant date fair value of the award and are amortized on straight line basis over the employee’s requisite service period, generally the vesting period of the award. Shared-based compensation expense for Transaction RSU Awards (as defined below) have only service vesting conditions. Expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis for all RSU awards with only service conditions. In the event that a RSU grant holder is terminated before the award is fully vested for RSUs granted under the Plan, the full amount of the unvested portion of the award will be recognized as a forfeiture in the period of termination.
We estimate grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The use of a valuation model requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. We grant stock options at exercise prices determined equal to the fair value of Common Stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the MSAI Common Stock is based on our historical and projected financial performance (as determined by an independent 409A valuation Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder.) and by observable arms-length sales of our capital stock. The computation of the expected option life is based on an average of the vesting term and the maximum contractual life of our stock options, as we do not have sufficient history to use an alternative method to the simplified method to calculate expected life for employees. Since our shares have not historically been publicly or privately traded, expected volatility is estimated based on the average historical volatility of similar entities with publicly traded shares. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the date of the grant. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
On December 19, 2023, prior to the closing of the combination, the Board of Directors of Legacy ICI authorized that the shares of common stock (the “Transaction RSU Awards”) subject to the awards will be delivered, in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. All Transaction RSU Awards issued were valued using a fair value of $6.82, which was the closing share price of our Common Stock on that date.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 2 of the notes to our annual and interim consolidated financial statements for our assessment of recently issued and adopted accounting standards.
Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
We are an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such a time as those standards apply to private companies.
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company”, we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), or (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. We may take advantage of these exemptions until December 31, 2026, or until we are no longer an emerging growth company, whichever is earlier. We will cease to be an emerging growth company prior to the end of such five-year period if certain earlier events occur, including if we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, our annual gross revenues exceed $1.235 billion or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
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BUSINESS
Business Overview
We build intelligent multi-sensing platforms incorporating edge and cloud AI software solutions that are utilized by organizations to monitor and protect critical assets across a wide range of industries. We are a provider of sensing systems built around high-resolution thermal imagers along with visible and acoustic imagers, as well as vibration and laser spectroscopy sensors, that perceive and measure heat, sound, vibration, and gas in industrial assets and the surrounding environment, helping companies gain insight to efficiently manage their most important assets and infrastructure.
We design and manufacture turn-key multi-sensor solution platforms with edge and cloud-based software that we believe to be high performing and attractively priced across each of our four target markets: distribution & logistics; manufacturing; utilities; and oil & gas. Our core infrared sensor devices achieve a high degree of accuracy through proprietary calibration processes, which are the result of thousands of hours of engineering and research and development (“R&D”). We believe this to be a distinct competitive advantage in the infrared industry. We also offer a wide range of form factors for our sensor devices, ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, to fixed-mounted single- and multi-sensor camera sensor systems, with or without displays and controls, to mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”), and more.
We believe that our digital multi-sensor technology platform positions us at the center of a global revolution in thermal and related sensing, as the introduction of continuous streaming thermal data alongside other adjacent sensor data and coupled with automated insights replaces intermittent manual thermal and physical inspections, and cloud-connected thermal, visible, acoustic, vibration, and spectroscopy big data capture enables artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”) to elevate critical asset management to a new level. Partnering with several blue-chip multinational customers throughout the development process, we have validated dozens of high-value use cases for our SmartIR and MSAI cloud-software across our four core verticals.
We estimate the global total addressable market (“TAM”) for thermal solutions in our target markets to be approximately $14 billion, consisting of approximately $9 billion in hardware sales and $5 billion in software and service sales. Our revenue is distributed across four industry verticals, the largest of which represented approximately 40% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023. We believe this revenue distribution illustrates both the flexibility of our technology and the significant addressable opportunity across our target markets globally.
Industry Background
A Brief History of Applied Infrared Technology
Thermal imaging and sensing technologies were first discovered and leveraged in the early part of the 19th century. Originally used for radiation detection, the technology began being used in military applications for night vision, as well as in scientific and astronomical applications throughout the early portions of the 20th century. In the late 20th century, infrared technology was incorporated into thermal cameras, used in manufacturing and other industrial settings to identify faulty equipment in need of maintenance, as well as other potential operational and safety issues by sensing “hotspots” or raised temperatures that often presage equipment failure. As the technology grew in sophistication, and decreased dramatically in cost, the breadth of applications proliferated. In the past three decades, thermal sensing technology has been applied across numerous applications such as production process monitoring, electrical equipment monitoring, industrial plant monitoring, early fire detection, pressure vessel monitoring, tank level monitoring, liquid and gas leak detection, and more.
Adjacent and Complementary Sensor Technologies to Infrared
In industrial applications, infrared imaging technology is used to measure temperature in a uniquely high-resolution and non-contact fashion in order to detect asset and process condition anomalies. These anomalies can sometimes also be detected using sound, vibration, and visible image analysis. As a result, augmenting infrared image sensing with acoustic and visible image sensing as well as vibration monitoring can further improve asset and process condition monitoring and resultant predictive maintenance efforts.
Continuous Monitoring & Data-Driven Insight
In industrial settings, thermal technology has typically been applied through handheld devices in order to inspect equipment on a sporadic basis. With the decline in thermal camera prices and advancements in technology over the last decade, there has been an
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increase in fixed thermal sensing technologies used to continuously monitor critical assets. Similarly, advancements in technology and declines in prices in acoustic imagers, vibration sensors, and other industrial sensors have made continuous monitoring economical and effective. By deploying thermal and other sensors in continuous monitoring applications, organizations have been able to minimize downtime and process waste through enhanced preventative and predictive maintenance.
We have been at the forefront of this movement towards using thermal imaging and other related sensing technology for continuous monitoring of critical assets. Most of the focus in the industry, historically, has been on the development of the sensing technology itself in an effort to enhance accuracy and reliability. Having optimized the fixed mounted hardware and associated thermal, visible, acoustic, vibration, and spectroscopy devices, we have shifted our focus towards the acquisition, storage and analysis of data through our proprietary SmartIR and MSAI SaaS software packages.
Our SmartIR & MSAI Technology
We are continuing to develop and implement our SmartIR SaaS platform to support our customers as they increasingly adopt continuous monitoring solutions and data driven analytics. And we continue to add additional sensor modalities to the SmartIR platform as we transition to the MultiSensor AI (MSAI) platform branding. Our SmartIR & MSAI technology has been developed and continues to be refined primarily for use in four core industrial markets that we believe are at the forefront of the transition to continuous monitoring thermal solutions: the distribution & logistics, manufacturing, utilities, and oil & gas markets. We launched our SmartIR cloud-software product suite in the second quarter of 2023.
Market Opportunity
Overall Market Opportunity
We believe our thermal and multi-sensing technology has potential application across many industry verticals. As the benefits of data-driven infrared multi-sensor technology become more widely accepted, we believe there are significant market opportunities available for our product offerings. We define our TAM as applications in the distribution & logistics, manufacturing, utilities and oil & gas markets in the United States, where we actively engage and maintain customer relationships. We estimate the TAM in these target markets based on a combination of the total number of estimated potential customers and facilities in each market, our expectations regarding the scope of potential uses of thermal and multi-sensing solutions in those markets, and our estimates of average selling prices in those markets and potential opportunity for software solutions to increase the utility of thermal imaging and multi-sensing solutions. Our TAM calculations are based upon third-party industry and governmental sources of the total number of facilities in the U.S. that could utilize thermal and multi-sensing solutions. These facilities include, but are not limited to, distribution centers, large commercial and freight airports, industrial mills, oil & gas producing wellheads, chemical manufacturing plants, electrical substations and earthen dams. Based on the number of these facilities in the United States and our estimates of how many of our multi-sensor sensing systems could be deployed at these facilities, we estimate the TAM in our target markets to be approximately $14 billion, consisting of approximately $9 billion in hardware sales and $5 billion in software and service sales in 2023. Our current market share in each of our four target markets represent less than 0.1% penetration of the estimated TAM. Our TAM calculation was based on a thorough bottoms-up analysis of the potential number of externally verified facilities and assets in the United States across our four target markets that could be penetrated by MSAI integrated SmartIR & MSAI SaaS and device solutions. The calculations were made with several assumptions and limitations in mind, but these were consistent across the calculations in all four of the target markets. Specifically these assumptions and limitations included only considering:
| ● | facilities located within the United States; |
| ● | the current number of externally verifiable facilities, with no assumptions related to the growth or reduction in the number of such facilities in future periods; and |
| ● | facilities of the type in which we have current use cases with paying customers or have developed products that we are piloting with customers. |
Although the numbers of facilities used in our calculation were specific to each of the target markets (e.g. the number of distribution centers for warehouse and logistics or the number of steel mills for manufacturing), the rules for inclusion and exclusion were common to all four target markets.
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While we have a long history of selling, implementing and supporting device-only thermal systems into each of the four target markets, there are some risks inherent to selling integrated device and software multi-sensing solutions into each of these target markets. Please see Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry for a more detailed discussion relating to the risks that apply to each of our four target markets, particularly as they relate to the adoption of our hardware and software offerings in each of the four target markets.
Distribution & Logistics Market Opportunity
We believe that the distribution & logistics TAM in 2023 was approximately $2.5 billion. This distribution & logistics TAM includes conveyor system anomaly detection, hotspot detection, process automation, predictive maintenance, and failure avoidance, among other applications, with demand expected to be driven by both financial incentives related to process improvements and increased regulation pertaining to facility safety.
Manufacturing Market Opportunity
We believe that the manufacturing TAM in 2023 was approximately $2.5 billion. This manufacturing market TAM includes process monitoring and control, predictive maintenance, power panel monitoring, production motor drives and vehicles, early fire detection, and electrified transport battery monitoring, among other applications. We expect demand in the manufacturing market to be driven by ongoing commercial adoption of data-driven manufacturing processes (e.g., reduced scrap and waste). One risk specific to the manufacturing target market is that many manufacturing customers have some form of legacy system, usually vibration monitors, that perform functions that overlap with some of the SmartIR & MSAI functionality. Customers must be convinced that their legacy systems alone are not adequate for the predictive-maintenance, process-improvement or safety tasks. Moreover, customers must be convinced that the combination of their legacy systems and SmartIR will be materially better for predictive maintenance, process improvement or safety and will generate returns on investment (e.g. through prevention of unexpected downtime, improved process yields or early fire detection) that are significantly in excess of the costs of the SmartIR system.
Utilities Market Opportunity
We believe that the TAM for the power generation and utilities market in 2023 was approximately $4 billion. This utilities TAM includes transformer failure and leak detection, fault detection, and solar field and wind turbine inspection, amongst dozens of other applications. We expect demand to be stimulated by both increased regulations and customer demand for safe monitoring solutions and process efficiency enhancements.
Oil & Gas Market Opportunity
We believe that the oil & gas TAM in 2023 was approximately $5 billion. This oil & gas TAM includes gas and liquid leak detection, tank level and flare monitoring, pipeline leak detection, and gas processing safety monitoring, as well as more general manufacturing reliability and predictive maintenance, among other applications. We expect demand to be stimulated by both increased regulations and the general demand for safe and cost-effective thermal sensing and monitoring solutions. In particular, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has promulgated the regulations (commonly referred to as “Quad-O/Oa”) which have established emission standards and compliance schedules for the control of volatile organic compounds and greenhouse gases, specifically methane. These federal regulations are supplemented by state-level regulations from agencies such as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. We believe that our fixed-mount, hand-held and drone-mounted systems are sufficient to promote compliance with the current Quad O/Oa and state-level standards for methane-leak detection and have sold devices for this specific use case for many years. The EPA is preparing a new set of regulations, which are expected to come into effect in 2024 or 2025. We believe that our solutions will also support compliance with these upgraded regulations, but until the regulations are finalized, this is not certain. In addition, there are multiple established competing technologies for methane-leak detection, specifically including hand-held and drone-based thermal camera devices and hand-held methane “sniffers.” Although we believe that our fixed-mount continuous monitoring solutions are both more efficacious and more cost-effective than competing technologies, adoption of the MSAI SmartIR fixed-mount solutions will require awareness, and adoption in the face of established practice. In addition, there are multiple emerging technologies (e.g., satellite based thermal sensing) in the methane-detection space that may create additional competition for our commercial activity in the oil & gas vertical.
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Products
Infrared Sensing Technology
Infrared is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is adjacent to the visible spectrum, but is invisible to the human eye due to its longer wavelengths. Unlike visible light, infrared radiation (or heat) is emitted directly by all objects above absolute zero in temperature. Thermal imaging systems detect this infrared radiation and convert it into an electronic signal, which is then processed for display as a video signal or analyzed by sophisticated software to conduct temperature data analysis. Thermal sensors provide several benefits over ubiquitous visible, light-based sensing technologies, including the ability to measure temperature remotely and without touching the surface of the object, detect and image many types of otherwise invisible gases, observe in complete darkness, image through obscurants such as smoke and fog, detect and discriminate living beings in an efficient and reliable way, and see over long distances with minimal atmospheric interference. For these reasons, we feel the potential of our core technology to grow in prevalence and importance is significant, particularly as the cost of the technology continues to decline, opening up large new end markets.
Acoustic Imaging Technology
Audible and ultrasonic sounds across the mechanical wave spectrum have historically been detected and analyzed using single point microphones. Recently developed acoustic imaging technology combines an array of microphones surrounding a visible imaging sensor to both detect soundwaves and to estimate their source location within the camera’s field of view using sophisticated software. The software analysis of these soundwaves can then identify, quantify, and localize compressed air or gas leaks as well as partial discharge in industrial equipment.
Vibration Monitoring Technology
Mechanical vibrations of industrial equipment can be monitored using piezoelectric or accelerometer-based vibration sensors. Vibration sensor data can then be analyzed by sophisticated software to identify mechanical anomalies based upon frequency and intensity of detected vibrations and their position on the asset being monitored.
Multi-Sensor Technology
Our founders and engineering team have many years of infrared industry experience. By leveraging our deep knowledge of infrared technology as well as complementary sensor technology, we have designed, manufactured, and sourced a range of industry-leading infrared and multi-sensor cameras and payloads. We have also developed specialized software to ingest, store, and analyze this sensor data. We often combine our sensor devices with our edge and cloud software to create tailored, end-to-end solutions for numerous industrial use cases. Our sensor, sensor hardware, and sensor software products separately or collectively create new solutions to challenging problems across the industries we serve, and, as a result, we believe we are well-positioned to compete in the large new end markets we see emerging in infrared and related sensor technology.
Sensor Devices
Our sensor devices cover a large range of the electromagnetic and mechanical spectrums, encompassing visible-light imagers, shortwave (“SWIR”), midwave (“MWIR”), and longwave (“LWIR”) infrared imagers, ultraviolet (“UV”) imagers, acoustic imagers, and tunable diode laser emitter-detector pairs for laser absorption spectrometry (“TDLAS”). While our sensor devices generally include an infrared imager as a core sensor technology, many of them are multi-sensor and include two or more of the aforementioned sensor devices.
Many of our infrared sensor devices achieve enhanced accuracy as a result of our proprietary calibration process, which corrects manufacturing variances inherent in infrared sensors and enables our products to outperform those of some competitors. We have invested thousands of hours of engineering R&D in creating and refining this calibration process and believe it to be a distinct competitive advantage in the infrared industry.
We offer a wide range of form factors for our sensor devices, ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted single- and multi-sensor camera systems with or without displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom (“PTZ”) single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for UAVs and unmanned ground vehicles (“UGVs”). A partial list of our sensor devices follows below:
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Fixed-Mount Infrared Cameras
FMX 400 |
| Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Auto-focus Ethernet camera |
8640 P |
| Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Manual-focus USB camera |
Mirage |
| Cooled Midwave Infrared (MWIR) Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) camera |
Fixed-Mount Infrared + Visible & Multi-Sensor Cameras | ||
APEX 200 |
| Compact IP67-rated IoT Dual-spectrum Longwave Infrared (LWIR) + Visible camera |
FM 700XP |
| High resolution IP66-rated Dual-spectrum Longwave Infrared (LWIR) + Visible camera |
Fixed-Mount Acoustic + Visible Cameras | ||
Sound Detect FM |
| Industrial IP54-rated 128-microphone Acoustic + Visible camera |
Handheld Infrared + Visible Cameras | ||
T-Cam 600P |
| High resolution handheld Dual-spectrum Longwave Infrared (LWIR) + Visible camera |
Titan HD |
| Ultra-high resolution handheld Dual-spectrum Longwave Infrared (LWIR) + Visible camera |
IR-Pad |
| High resolution handheld IR Tablet PC with Dual-spectrum Longwave Infrared (LWIR) + Visible sensors with integrated edge processing software |
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Handheld Acoustic + Visible Cameras | ||
Sound Detect Pro |
| Handheld ATEX-certified IP54-rated 128-microphone Acoustic + Visible camera |
Unmanned Vehicle Multi-Sensor Payloads | ||
Methane Mapper |
| Multi-sensor payload with TDLAS + Visible sensors and ICI edge processing device |
OGI Inspector Plus |
| Multi-sensor payload with Cooled Midwave Infrared (MWIR) Optical Gas Imaging (OGI), TDLAS + Visible sensors and ICI edge processing device |
Sensor Software
We have developed a suite of edge and cloud software systems to ingest, store, analyze, and automatically activate responses to sensor data. The edge and cloud software systems can operate independently or be combined for maximum capability. We believe that the combination of our edge and cloud software together creates a multitude of turn-key software solutions for our customers that solve industrial problems in ways previously unavailable.
Edge Software
Our edge software is highly specialized because, in addition to performing standard, visible-light video processing, it also processes the raw radiometric data output from our infrared sensors, consisting of high-precision absolute temperature values for every pixel in the sensor array. Our software is able to display a video image of the sensor output using customizable color palettes to represent temperature values and features automatic or adjustable minimum and maximum temperature values for this video image conversion. Our edge software is also able to perform analytics on the sensor output, with powerful data processing, capture, charting, and the creation of configurable temperature alerts and alarms for both the overall sensor array as well as for customizable regions of the array, or Regions of Interest (“ROI”).
Additionally, powerful features like comparing temperatures between ROIs and measuring ROI temperature changes over time enable our software to provide extended insight into industrial equipment and processes. Built-in report generation features enable easy documentation of findings for customers still performing manual inspections.
Our edge software also features multiple notification methods for communicating an uncovered anomaly, including automatic email and text message generation as well as automatic light and sound generation. In addition, our software features flexible integration with customer systems using various industrial protocols to enable automatic, anomaly-driven remediation, whether dynamically adjusting operating parameters, shutting down production lines at risk of imminent failure, or triggering fire suppression systems. Versions of our edge software are also capable of capturing, storing, and analyzing sensor data from UV imagers, acoustic imagers, and TDLAS devices. Also, our edge software designed for UAV and UGV usage enables partial to complete integration with the unmanned system’s control architecture to not only capture sensor data, but also control gimbal devices and communicate with the unmanned system’s flight or ground controls.
A variation of our edge software is designed to measure human skin temperature in order to identify individuals who have an elevated body temperature. This software features artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities and includes computer vision modules to automatically detect and locate a temperature reference source, automatically detect one or more human faces in the scene, and determine if a hat, glasses, or face mask is being worn so that appropriate actions can be taken. This edge software can generate notifications via multiple communication channels in response to elevated body temperature detection. It also can identify employees
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via badge-worn QR codes, validate employee status, perform temperature checks, and grant facility access only upon proper compliance, thus functioning as an access-control system.
Our edge software can be run on many types of edge devices, generally any PC, workstation, or server, and can be run on either Windows or Linux operating systems. Customer implementation needs will determine the type and location of the edge device relative to the sensor device.
Cloud Software
Our cloud software, which currently runs on the Amazon Web Services platform, communicates bilaterally with one or more devices running our edge software via any suitable internet connection, including via mobile and satellite networks, thereby receiving and storing sensor data from our sensor devices, including metadata such as ROI temperature values and generated ROI temperature alerts, full frame temperature data, and streaming video. In addition to receiving and storing this data, our cloud software provides a rich dashboard that enables users to simultaneously view live data and video streams from multiple sensor devices as well as related ROI temperature values and ROI temperature alerts. For customers with multiple facilities distributed geographically, this central monitoring capability provides a new and powerful tool for thermal anomaly detection and management.
Our cloud software is distinguished by its capability to not only transmit metadata and streaming RGB video from the edge to the cloud, but also transmit radiometric image data. This radiometric capability enables the full analytical power of infrared cameras to be harnessed in the cloud as well as at the edge. In particular, this cloud radiometry enables vastly broader AI/ML capabilities, as models can be trained on radiometric data from enormous infrared datasets gathered from every camera connected at the edge. We expect this “big data” capability to be a significant competitive advantage as we continue to develop transformative computer vision models for all of our customers’ use cases.
Our cloud software can also receive acoustic imager RGB video and metadata streams from our edge software, enabling remote monitoring and analysis of fixed-mount acoustic imagers. Additionally, our cloud software can receive vibration monitor data from 3rd-party wireless vibration sensor product solutions. We believe incorporating acoustic, vibration, thermal, and visible imager data into one ‘single-pane-of-glass’ monitoring solution provides enhanced value for our customers.
Our cloud software features comprehensive user access management and security protocols to enable flexible and secure provisioning of sensor data access and visibility for multiple users across a company’s platform. Our cloud software also features customizable Enterprise Asset Management (“EAM”) integrations to automatically generate work orders in the customer’s EAM system when an alert is triggered.
A variation of our cloud software is designed to provide centralized monitoring of employee health and safety across facilities by communicating with edge devices running our elevated body temperature monitoring software, leveraging the same core infrared cloud architecture that underpins our industrial monitoring software. This software provides robust analytics for measuring and responding to health trends and features AI capabilities, including computer vision modules to automatically track the location of employees who display elevated body temperature.
Product Roadmap and Development
Our sensing platforms integrate multiple sensors into sensor devices paired with edge and cloud software to create solutions that protect critical industrial assets in multiple end markets. Our product development is therefore focused on improving and expanding our sensor portfolio to include sensors with superior performance, price, or sensing capabilities, improving our sensor device portfolio to incorporate superior form factors with improved performance, including handheld, fixed, and mobile device forms, and improving our edge and cloud software to incorporate superior performance and additional functionality, with a particular focus on utilizing AI to automate and improve industrial anomaly detection and response.
Our product roadmap has expanded significantly over the past several years as the company has transitioned from a transactional device and edge software focus to a comprehensive subscription service approach incorporating devices, edge software, and cloud software in combination to offer unprecedented turn-key infrared technology solutions to numerous industrial challenges. Our product roadmap now also includes significant development efforts in AI/ML on top of our sensor, device, and software platform, enabled by our revolutionary new infrared solutions approach.
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Our Customers
We primarily target four markets globally: distribution & logistics, oil & gas, manufacturing, and utilities. For the year ended December 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 44% of total net revenue and no other customer accounted for more than 10% of total net revenue.
Distribution & Logistics
Our customers in the distribution & logistics market are generally engaged in the maintenance and upkeep of facilities and their critical assets. This includes conveyor systems, transportation and machinery, facilities and building envelopes and electrics, and much more. Traditionally, target users include mechanical engineers and maintenance and facilities professionals. We believe that our data driven solutions will expand the user base to include operations and safety executives, process engineers, and other process-oriented leaders.
Manufacturing
Our customers in the manufacturing market are numerous and include automotive and vehicle manufacturers, chemical and paper manufacturers, and aerospace and defense manufacturers, among other complex systems manufacturers. Our target users in the manufacturing market traditionally include mechanical engineers and facilities and maintenance professionals. As our software solutions continue to evolve, we are increasingly targeting process design, safety, and operational leaders whose priorities involve process waste reduction, enhanced safety protocols, and improved consistency and quality in manufacturing outputs.
Utilities
Our customers in the utilities market include all organizations involved in electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution. Target applications include transformer and substation monitoring, power generation monitoring, and electrical line maintenance. We also target organizations involved in green energy production, including wind and solar power generation. Traditionally targeting linemen, substation managers, and maintenance professionals, our data driven solutions have expanded this user base to include operations, safety, environmental and reliability leaders.
Oil & Gas
Our customers in the oil & gas market leverage our technologies for a wide variety of uses, including facilities maintenance, asset performance assessment, tank level monitoring, leak detection, pipeline monitoring, and processing safety. This market includes commercial businesses as well as some governmental agencies. Traditionally, our solutions have been sold to maintenance professionals, safety professionals, and engineers. We believe that our data driven software and all-encompassing solutions will expand users to include operational and manufacturing leaders, as well as other organizational leaders involved in enterprise-level sales.
Our Competitive Strengths
We believe the following strengths will allow us to maintain and extend our position as a provider of thermal sensing and software solutions.
Proprietary SaaS Technology
We have developed a proprietary cloud-based platform, SmartIR, used by our customers to analyze key data points and patterns acquired by our thermal and other sensors. This proprietary platform allows users to identify failure points and patterns to inform safety protocols, enhance predictive maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime, and improve manufacturing processes. We believe our SaaS platform represents a significant financial opportunity to continue to convert our more than 200 enterprise customers, which we define as Fortune 1000 companies, and equivalent government agencies and academic institutions, with revenues of greater than $5,000, to a recurring revenue model presented by our software solution. As our platform capabilities expand, we believe our target applications, use cases, and points of differentiation in the marketplace will similarly expand.
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High Performance At an Affordable Price
Our thermal imaging and sensing technologies represent one of the best price-to-quality ratios in the industry. Our thermal devices provide high pixel resolution and accuracy, as well as industry-leading user software, at competitive prices. This provides us with an ability to penetrate new markets and customers; solution quality has also promoted customer retention. We believe our SmartIR software will also provide value to customers that is differentiated within the industry by our turn-key cloud architecture, which enables customers to launch multi-facility thermal image monitoring without any software development work.
Leading Sensor Platform
Our sensor platform utilizes precise device sensor technology coupled with software-defined products that continue to drive low-cost customization. With this combination, we expect to develop new solutions for industry-specific applications, expanding our product offering without requiring significant manufacturing or inventory changes.
Large and Diversified Enterprise Customer Base
We believe that the diversity of our customer base and our established presence in our four target markets gives us several advantages. First, our customer diversity adds stability to our business. By having a diverse customer base, we have reduced exposure to individual customers. Second, we believe our participation across these four target markets provides some level of resilience to market or regulatory changes within a particular end market. Third, our enterprise customers provide the potential for growth across these customers’ respective global footprints, enabling benefits of scale should we be successful in further penetrating these customers’ accounts. As an example, an increase in our sales volume may result in a lower cost per device, allowing us to compete more effectively in each of the target markets. Finally, we believe our early entrance into these markets with our SmartIR SaaS solution will enable us to gain market-specific expertise, informing our product development decisions so that we may more effectively customize our solutions’ fit for the end market customers’ needs. We also believe that our early entrance into our target markets affords us an early-mover advantage useful to establish strong relationships globally with key customers in each market.
Proven Management Team
To achieve our vision of making our technology platform widely available to enterprise customers, we have attracted an experienced executive leadership team. Our company executives have extensive backgrounds in technology, finance, and operations.
Our Growth Strategies
Our goal is to increase our market share. In order to achieve that goal, key elements of our growth strategy include:
Expand Our Sales and Marketing Presence
To further grow our market share in our target markets, we intend to strategically hire, scaling our dedicated business units to serve each end market. As our market presence grows through targeted sales and marketing activity, we believe our customer base will grow. In addition, we are increasingly cross-selling within accounts, accessing new projects and opportunities within accounts where we have a beachhead position and increasing the number of addressable opportunities even within single accounts. Finally, we work closely with selected Strategic Channel Partners, including Amazon Web Services and Motion Industries, to leverage our commercial efforts into their existing customer base.
Increase Investment in SaaS Solution
Our SmartIR SaaS platform has been sold and is being used by key blue-chip accounts across our core vertical markets. We believe the opportunity to cross-sell our value-added SaaS solutions alongside our sensors is an attractive opportunity to grow revenue. We plan to continue to develop our software development capabilities in order to bring to market software products that fulfill current and evolving market applications and customer needs.
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Execute On Our Product Roadmap
We continue to place a priority on innovation and product development to be competitive in our target markets over time in order to win new and expanded business opportunities. We believe the high performance of our thermal sensors, in conjunction with the flexibility of our software will allow us to continue providing new solutions to our customers, and further expand the use cases for our systems across various vertical markets.
Grow Wallet Share with Enterprise Customers
We possess an established customer base in each of our four target markets that we believe can be further strengthened as our relationships with customers mature. As our hardware and device customers also become users of our SmartIR SaaS solution, we expect we will be able to increase our order volumes. We expect these deep relationships to inform our product development strategy while simultaneously increasing customer retention rates via multi-year agreements. Sales for these programs are often, but not always, memorialized in multi-year contracts that provide a closer relationship to the customer and increased growth opportunities.
Among our existing enterprise customers are a leading ecommerce company and a leading automaker. Both customers bought our camera systems during the COVID-19 pandemic for biorisk applications, and while the purchases for biorisk applications have nearly entirely ceased, we have worked closely with both customers to develop further industrial applications for our devices and software technology. In July 2022, the ecommerce company initiated a paid pilot program for approximately $350,000 for 87 integrated devices and one-year SmartIR subscriptions across 18 of its facilities in the United Kingdom. These subscriptions were each renewed for a minimum of one additional year in the third quarter of 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the ecommerce company contracted with MSAI to roll out our solutions at 57 additional facilities in the U.K. and European Union, representing a total of approximately 650 subscriptions (approximately $2.3 million in annual recurring revenue), which implementation is currently in progress. The ecommerce company has preliminary plans to deploy our devices at approximately 700 total sites by the end of 2025 in order to monitor conveyor belts, rollers, bearings and motors to detect imminent failures and avoid costly maintenance downtime. We estimate that there is an aggregate annual recurring revenue opportunity of approximately $30 million associated with deploying devices at all of those sites.
We also have a pilot project in place with the automaker customer. We and the customer have identified at least 16 potential additional applications for which we believe that our technology would provide high-ROI solutions to condition monitoring challenges or productivity improvement opportunities. In addition to rolling out the pilot project (early fire detection in electric vehicle battery facilities) across multiple facilities, the automaker is currently evaluating the additional applications, with an eye toward broader rollout in 2024 and 2025. The automaker customer has informed us that it intends to deploy our devices at 12 additional sites before the middle of 2025, primarily to continuously monitor temperature levels of electric vehicle batteries to avoid potential fires. We estimate that there is an aggregate $2.5 million annual recurring revenue opportunity associated with deploying devices at all of those sites.
The ultimate sale by us of these devices and software subscriptions, the deployment of these devices by each of these customers at these additional sites and their timeline for doing so is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section titled Risk Factors of this prospectus.
Expand Our Distribution Network
While the majority of our sales are direct to customers, we also sell our thermal sensors through a distribution network. We believe these distributors enable us to reach more end customers in an operationally efficient manner. We plan to grow our existing network and establish new distribution partnerships in regions where we do not currently have partnerships. By leveraging these relationships, we believe we will be able to reach more customers faster and rapidly grow our sales. As accounts grow, we maintain the right to begin selling directly to ensure close relationships with our most strategically and commercially important accounts.
Pursue Strategic Acquisitions
We may pursue acquisitions as a means to complement our technology and corporate capabilities should they represent a strategic fit and are consistent with our overall growth strategy. While there is demand for our products today, we believe such acquisitions could create more expansive use cases for our products or provide greater access to our current target markets or access additional markets.
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Manufacturing
We leverage our years of expertise in infrared and related sensors and devices to design, develop, source, and manufacture a variety of engineered products. We have developed a flexible manufacturing strategy combining contract manufacturing for high-volume products and in-house manufacturing for lower- volume specialized products. For our in-house manufacturing we purchase many subcomponents pre-assembled, including certain detectors, coolers and optics, as well as other sensors. These components are then assembled into finished systems, calibrated and tested at our primary production facility located in Beaumont, Texas. For both of these manufacturing approaches, we often apply our proprietary calibration process as part of final assembly, in order to achieve superior sensor accuracy than competitors.
Competition
The global market for infrared sensing devices is well established with large scale manufacturers, such as Teledyne FLIR and Fortive, selling primarily into military and commercial applications. Newer and lower-cost manufacturers, both domestic and overseas, have made inroads into the market in recent decades, contributing to a meaningful decline in sensing device prices as well as an expansion of device capabilities. This in turn has led to new end market applications for which infrared sensing devices are a useful and cost-effective solution.
We believe that our infrared sensing platform is competitive in this current market, as we offer high resolution and accuracy at an attractive price, and we offer differentiated device form factors, including multi-sensor devices. While we expect our product costs to continue to decline and our functionality to continue to increase, we have faced and will continue to face competition from existing competitors and new entrants both on a cost and functionality basis.
The market for cloud-based, infrared sensing software is less developed, as larger infrared device manufacturers have historically been more focused on device design and manufacturing than on software development or cloud-based solutions.
The market for turn-key infrared sensing solutions is even less mature, as complete solutions have either been “Build-Your-Own” or installed by integrators. We have established a differentiated position in the market providing turn-key infrared sensing solutions for specific end markets, including sensors, sensor devices, edge software, and cloud software, along with specific software modules such as integrations or AI/ ML, tailor-made for each specific end market. Although we believe our position as a market leader here is strong and that our continued innovation will support our position, we have faced and will continue to face competition from existing competitors and new companies, as well as the potential for customers to develop their own end-to-end infrared sensing solutions.
We believe our competitive landscape varies somewhat across our four target markets. In distribution & logistics, we mainly compete with large scale manufacturers of handheld sensor devices that provide on-device thermal image display and basic on-device software. In manufacturing, we generally compete with handheld sensor devices offered by large scale manufacturers as well as less-common fixed camera solutions installed by industry-specialist consultants and integrators that source and install sensor devices from large scale manufacturers and offer limited software solutions without cloud or AI/ML feature sets. In utilities, we mainly compete with large scale manufacturers of handheld sensor devices that provide on-device thermal image display and basic on-device software, as well as smaller integrators that offer sensing device payloads for fixed-wing or UAV applications. In oil & gas, we generally compete with handheld sensor devices offered by large scale manufacturers, with smaller integrators that offer sensing device payloads for fixed-wing or UAV applications, and with fixed camera solutions installed by industry specialists that offer more fully-featured software solutions that sometimes include basic AI/ML capabilities.
Sales And Marketing
We plan to expand our sales and marketing efforts to attract new customers and grow orders from existing customers. We maintain a global sales presence and sell directly to the majority of our customers. Members of our sales team are technical and understand use cases and value drivers across our four core vertical target markets.
While we maintain direct relationships with the majority of our customers, we have also developed a global network of active direct dealers and distributors to sell, install, and support our solutions. We collect feedback directly from our customers to generate insights that drive our business and innovation strategies. We will continue to expand and optimize our dealer network to ensure that we have sufficient geographic coverage across both existing and new markets.
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We take a targeted, data-driven marketing approach to each of our four focused markets. We develop and publish digital content, including blogs, webinars, videos, and other digital solutions to educate potential customers and expand our reach. We leverage a full technology stack, including a CRM system, marketing automation platforms, and account-based marketing tools to optimize target end user interactions and to drive efficient digital marketing efforts. We also actively pursue thought-leaderships opportunities to present and speak at market-specific conferences, executive events, trade shows and industry events to further develop our brand and reputation. These opportunities also allow us to showcase our technology and attract additional customer interest. We also sponsor universities and other non-profit organizations to increase awareness of our technology and demonstrate its capabilities.
Research and Development
We have invested significant resources into research and development of our infrared sensor platform. Our success has been, and will continue to be, substantially affected by our ability to innovate these new products and technologies to both augment our existing offerings and create new avenues for growth. We strive to differentiate ourselves from our competition with our R&D capabilities. We intend to continue to have significant internal R&D expenses in the future to provide a continuing flow of innovative and high-quality products to maintain and enhance our competitive position in each of our business segments. In addition to these internally funded activities, we may engage in R&D projects that are reimbursed by government agencies or prime contractors pursuant to development contracts we undertake.
Government Regulation
The laws governing exportation of our thermal imaging technology vary from country to country and product to product. Exporting our thermal cameras, infrared cameras, or infrared sensors to certain countries may be restricted by the United States Government’s thermal camera export restrictions and many fall under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). All ITAR items are designated by the U.S. Department of State. Some of MSAI’s thermal cameras fall under specific Export Control Classification Number (“ECCN”) codes. ECCN items are governed by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. Likewise, most but not all of MSAI’s cameras also have Commodity Jurisdiction codes. Depending on the sensor size and pixel pitch, MSAI can export many of its thermal imaging cameras to most non U.S.-embargoed countries without restriction. Other countries can receive thermal imaging cameras with restrictions and proper licensing and documentation.
Intellectual Property
We own and control various intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, confidential information, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights. We are licensed to use certain patents, technology and other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by others. Similarly, other companies are licensed to use certain patents, technology and other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by us. The annual royalties received or paid under license agreements are not significant to our overall operations. Patents, patent applications and license agreements will expire or terminate over time by operation of law, in accordance with their terms or otherwise. We do not expect the expiration or termination of these patents, patent applications and license agreements to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. The table below sets out summary information for each patent that we consider to be material to our business, each of which is owned by us.
Patent |
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| Type of Patent |
| Jurisdiction |
| Scheduled Date |
9,745,059 B2 | System to Adapt An Optical Device To Calculate A Condition Value | Machine | United States | 4/7/2036 | ||||
9,880,552 B1 | Wireless Remote Control To Operate A Radiometric Camera Mounted To An Aerial Vehicle | Machine | United States | 7/2/2036 | ||||
11,549,827 B1 | System And Method For Automated Condition Value Reporting | Machine and | United States | 3/11/2037 | ||||
Provisional Application | Apparatus For Noninvasive Veterinary Screening And Diagnosis | Machine | United States | 11/14/2043 |
In addition to our patent portfolio, we assert copyright, and enjoy copyright protection on multiple elements of our intellectual property, including edge and cloud software, product manuals, marketing materials, implementation materials, and training materials. This copyright protection is further supplemented by extensive know how and proprietary trade secrets.
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Employees
As of June 21, 2024, we employed a total of 35 people on a full-time basis in the United States. We employ 16 engineers and technical talent, and we are continuing to look to significantly expand our technical employee count in order to meet our goals. We also engage numerous consultants and contractors to supplement our permanent workforce. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by collective bargaining agreements. We believe we have strong and positive relations with our employees.
Properties
Our corporate headquarters is located in Beaumont, Texas where we lease approximately 6,380 square feet of office space and 7,320 square feet of warehouse space. Our office space is leased pursuant to two three-year written leases that expired on December 31, 2023, but which automatically renewed for a one-year term, commencing January 1, 2024, as written notice of termination was not provided by either party by the requisite date. Our warehouse space is leased pursuant to a one-year written lease that expires on July 20, 2024. We expect to be able to extend these leases prior to their expiration on commercially reasonable terms. Our office space contains engineering, manufacturing, research and development and administrative functions of the company. Our warehouse space houses our inventory, stock items and quality control operations. We believe that our office and warehouse space is adequate for our current needs and, should we need additional space, we believe we will be able to obtain additional space on commercially reasonable terms.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in actions, claims, suits and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including assertions by third parties relating to intellectual property infringement, breaches of contract or warranties or employment-related matters. We are not currently a party to any actions, claims, suits or other legal proceedings the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Corporate Information
Prior to the Business Combination, the registrant was a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 14, 2021, originally formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. In connection with the Merger, Legacy SMAP changed its name to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” The registrant subsequently changed its name to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. on February 9, 2024.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following is a description of the capital stock and publicly traded warrants of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) and certain provisions of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), our second amended and restated bylaws, as amended (the “bylaws”), the Warrant Agreement, dated October 18, 2021, between us and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”), and the DGCL. This description is summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, the Warrant Agreement, and the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
General
Our purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented. Our Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, the rights, preferences and privileges of which may be designated from time to time by our board of directors.
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine, and will share in any such dividends pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
Liquidation
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, in the event our company is liquidated or dissolved, the holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock will be entitled to receive the net assets of our company legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities of our company and after making provision for preferential and other amounts (if any) to which holders of shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time are entitled, and will share in any such distribution pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
Voting Rights
The holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The holders of our Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Shares of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive rights and are not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the total authorized shares of preferred stock of our company is 10,000,000 shares. We have no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Under the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, designations, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, exchange rights, redemption privileges and prices, liquidation and dissolution preferences, and distribution rights. Our board of directors also has discretion to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of preferred stock. However, under the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon is required to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of preferred stock then outstanding) the number of authorized shares of preferred stock.
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The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of the outstanding voting stock. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the holders of Common Stock by restricting dividends on the Common Stock, diluting the voting power of the Common Stock or subordinating the liquidation rights of the Common Stock. As a result of these or other factors, the issuance of preferred stock could have an adverse impact on the market price of the Common Stock.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
The provisions of the DGCL, the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control of our company. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of our company to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging a proposal to acquire our company because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Section 203 of the DGCL
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the date that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:
| ● | before the stockholder became interested, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction, which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| ● | upon consummation of the transaction, which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of our company outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans in some instances, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder; or |
| ● | at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by our board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock, which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
Section 203 defines a business combination to include:
| ● | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
| ● | any sale, transfer, lease, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation; |
| ● | subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance of transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
| ● | subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; and |
| ● | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. |
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In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by the entity or person.
Authorized but Unissued Shares
The authorized but unissued shares of our Common Stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any approvals required under the listing requirements of any stock exchange on which our Common Stock is listed or quoted. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock and reserved stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Special Meetings of Stockholders; Stockholder Action
The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred stock, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by (i) our board of directors, (ii) the chairperson of our board of directors, or (iii) our chief executive officer or president, and special meetings of stockholders may not be called by any other person or persons. The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws also prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
In addition, our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders. Generally, in order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, the matter must be (a) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of our board of directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by our board of directors or the Chairman of board of directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder present in person (x) who was a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date on which notice of the meeting was given pursuant to our bylaws and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled vote at such meeting and is entitled to vote at such meeting, and (y) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in our bylaws, or properly makes such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and complies with requirements of such rules for inclusion of the proposal in the proxy statement for the annual meeting. Further, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must provide timely notice thereof in proper written form to our Secretary and the proposed business must be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by our Secretary at our executive offices not later than close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than close of business on the 120th day before the annual meeting or, if later, not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting and (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was first made.
Stockholders at an annual meeting or special meeting may only consider proposals or nominations “properly brought” before such meeting by our board of directors or stockholders pursuant to the requirements described above. These provisions could have the effect of delaying stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities until the next stockholder meeting.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent
The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation precludes stockholder action by written consent.
Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of our voting stock entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, is required to amend certain provisions of the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including, among other things, provisions relating to our board’s ability to create and issue preferred stock, the size of our board of directors, the
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election and removal of directors, actions by stockholders, limitation of liability of directors, indemnification of directors and officers, and forum for stockholder actions and proceedings. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 and 2∕3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of our voting stock entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, voting as a single class, is required for stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal our bylaws, although the bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by our board of directors.
Forum Selection
The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Delaware Chancery Court (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action brought on behalf of our company, (2) any claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors or officers to us or to our stockholders, (3) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation or our bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time) or (4) any claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation designates the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause or causes of action arising under the Securities Act. The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the foregoing forum selection provisions will not apply to any claim as to which the Delaware Chancery Court or the federal courts, as applicable, determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of such court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of such court within ten days following such determination), or for which such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing forum selection provisions shall not apply to any suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
Although we believe this provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that this provision is unenforceable, and to the extent it is enforceable, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers, although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers of Directors
The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws provide indemnification and advancement of expenses for our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, subject to certain limited exceptions. We have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. In some cases, the provisions of those indemnification agreements may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under the applicable law. In addition, as permitted by applicable law, the Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of certain fiduciary duties as a director. The effect of this provision is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duties as a director.
These provisions may be held not to be enforceable for violations of the federal securities laws of the United States.
Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment
Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of our company. Pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, stockholders who properly demand and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Stockholders’ Derivative Actions
Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in the company’s name to procure a judgment in its favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholder bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates.
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Public Warrants
Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at any time commencing 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination. However, no Public Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless we have an effective and current registration statement covering the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within 90 days from the closing of our initial business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The warrants will expire five years from the closing of our initial business combination on December 19, 2028 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time or earlier redemption.
We may call the warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
| ● | at any time while the warrants are exercisable, |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third trading business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders, and |
| ● | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the issuance of the Common Stock underlying such warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. |
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant.
The redemption criteria for our warrants have been established at a price which is intended to provide warrant holders a reasonable premium to the initial exercise price and provide a sufficient differential between the then-prevailing share price and the warrant exercise price so that if the share price declines as a result of our redemption call, the redemption will not cause the share price to drop below the exercise price of the warrants.
If we call the warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the fair market value by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” for this purpose shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. For example, if a holder held 150 warrants to purchase 150 shares and the fair market value on the trading date prior to exercise was $15.00, that holder would receive 35 shares without the payment of any additional cash consideration. Whether we will exercise our option to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis” will depend on a variety of factors including the price of our Common Stock at the time the warrants are called for redemption, our cash needs at such time and concerns regarding dilutive share issuances.
The warrants were issued in registered form under a Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval, by written consent or vote, of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding warrants (including the Private Placement Warrants) in order to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders.
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The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.
The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Common Stock. After the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Except as described above, no Public Warrants will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue Common Stock unless at the time a holder seeks to exercise such warrant, a prospectus relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is current and the shares of Common Stock have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the warrants. Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so and, if we do not maintain a current prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, holders will be unable to exercise their warrants and we will not be required to settle any such warrant exercise. If the prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is not current or if the Common Stock is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside, we will not be required to net cash settle or cash settle the warrant exercise, the warrants may have no value, the market for the warrants may be limited and the warrants may expire worthless.
Warrant holders may elect to be subject to a restriction on the exercise of their warrants such that an electing warrant holder would not be able to exercise their warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, such holder would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% of the Common Stock outstanding.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder, and the fractional interest will be canceled. Therefore, you must separate your units in multiples of four to not have any fractional warrants canceled.
Our Warrant Agreement provides that, subject to applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the Warrant Agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
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Private Placement Warrants
Except as described in this section, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO.
The Private Placement Warrants (including the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination (except as described herein). With respect to the Private Placement Warrants held by the underwriters in the IPO, for so long as such warrants are held by the underwriters, such warrants will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the IPO in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(C).
Financing Warrants
Pursuant to the subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with various investors, the Company will issue warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to the Financing Investors to purchase an aggregate of 340,250 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per Financing Warrant share. The Financing Warrants will be allocated ratably among the Financing Investors in accordance with their respective investment pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. The Financing Warrants are exercisable at any time after issuance at Closing and before the fifth anniversary of the Closing. The Financing Warrants are not subject to any redemption provision, and can be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the discretion of the holder. The Financing Warrants are not being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Transfer Agent and Registrar and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the warrant agent for our Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Trading Symbols and Market
Our Common Stock and Public Warrants are listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MSAI” and “MSAIW.”
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SECURITIES ACT RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), a person who has beneficially owned restricted Common Stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been an affiliate of MSAI at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (ii) MSAI is subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and have filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the twelve months (or such shorter period as MSAI was required to file reports) preceding the sale.
Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of Common Stock for at least six months but who are affiliates of MSAI at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
| ● | 1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (or approximately 134,430 shares, based on shares outstanding as of April 8, 2024); or |
| ● | the average weekly reported trading volume of the Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
Sales by affiliates of MSAI under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about MSAI.
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company. However, Rule 144 also includes an important exception to this prohibition if the following conditions are met:
| ● | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
| ● | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
| ● | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding twelve months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
| ● | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, MSAI is no longer a shell company, and as a result, once the conditions set forth in the exceptions listed above are satisfied, Rule 144 will become available for the resale of the above noted restricted securities.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The following table sets forth information relating to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of June 21, 2024, by:
| ● | each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; |
| ● | each of our directors; |
| ● | each of our named executive officers; and |
| ● | all directors and executive officers as a group. |
The number of shares beneficially owned by each stockholder is determined under rules issued by the SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial” owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Except as indicated in the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the individuals and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them, subject to any applicable community property laws.
Shares Beneficially | Shares Beneficially | Shares Beneficially | |||||||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
| Shares |
| % of Ownership |
| Shares |
| % of Ownership |
| Shares |
| % of Ownership | |
Holders of more than 5% | |||||||||||||
Barclays PLC(3) | 774,624 | 5.6 | % | 774,624 | 2.9 | % | 774,624 | 2.8 | % | ||||
Sanders Morris(4) | 746,760 | 5.4 | % | 746,760 | 2.8 | % | 746,760 | 2.7 | % | ||||
Named executive officers and directors: | |||||||||||||
Gary Strahan(5) | 6,371,018 | 45.8 | % | 6,371,018 | 24.0 | % | 6,371,018 | 23.3 | % | ||||
Steven Winch(6) | 552,805 | 4.0 | % | 552,805 | 2.1 | % | 552,805 | 2.0 | % | ||||
Peter Baird(7) | 210,102 | 1.5 | % | 210,102 | * | 210,102 | * | ||||||
David Gow(8) | 701,106 | 5.0 | % | 701,106 | 2.6 | % | 701,106 | 2.6 | % | ||||
Reid Ryan(9) | 148,450 | 1.1 | % | 148,450 | * | 148,450 | * | ||||||
Stuart V. Flavin III | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | |||||||
Petros Kitsos | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | |||||||
Margaret Chu | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | 18,518 | * | |||||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 individuals)(10) | 8,039,035 | 56.6 | % | 8,039,035 | 30.0 | % | 8,039,035 | 29.2 | % | ||||
* | Less than 1%. |
| (1) | The number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers includes shares that such persons have the right to acquire within 60 days of June 21, 2024, including through the exercise of stock options and warrants and the vesting of restricted stock units, as noted in the table footnotes. Applicable percentage ownership is based on 13,869,744 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 21, 2024. Unless otherwise indicated below, the business address for each beneficial owner listed is c/o MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., 2105 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77705. |
| (2) | Reflects 7,575,757 shares of common stock to be issued in the Concurrent Private Placement (assuming full exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants) and 5,050,505 shares of common stock to be issued with this offering (or 5,808,081 shares assuming full exercise of the underwriters’ option). |
| (3) | Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed jointly with the SEC on February 11, 2022, Barclays PLC has sole voting and dispositive power over 774,624 shares, Barclays Bank PLC has sole voting and dispositive power over 674,624 shares and Barclays Capital, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power over 100,000 shares. The securities reported by Barclays PLC, as a parent holding company, are owned, or may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays PLC. Barclays. The business address of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC is 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, England. The business address of Barclays Capital Inc. is 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 10019. |
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| (4) | Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed June 4, 2024, Sanders Morris has shared dispositive power, but no voting power, over 746,760 shares. The securities reported by Sanders Morris are owned or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Sanders Morris. The business address of Sanders Morris is 600 Travis St., Ste. 5900, Houston, TX 77002. |
| (5) | Represents for Mr. Strahan: (i) 6,015,938 shares of common stock held by Mr. Strahan; (ii) 50,000 shares of common stock underlying private placement warrants held by the Jill A. Blashack Revocable Trust U/A May 8, 2004, and exercisable within 60 days of June 21, 2024; and (iii) 305,079 shares of common stock held by the Jill A. Blashack Revocable Trust U/A May 8, 2004, as amended and restated, of which Jill A. Blashack, the wife of Mr. Strahan, is trustee and as to which Mr. Strahan has shared voting and dispositive power. |
| (6) | Represents for Mr. Winch: (i) 5,595 shares of common stock held by Mr. Winch and (ii) 547,210 shares of common stock held by Villard Capital, LLC, an estate-planning vehicle for Mr. Winch controlled by Mr. Winch. |
| (7) | Represents for Mr. Baird (i) 5,608 shares of common stock and (ii) 204,494 shares of common stock underlying stock options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 21, 2024. |
| (8) | Represents for Mr. Gow (i) 655,406 shares of common stock and (ii) 45,700 shares of common stock underlying private placement warrants exercisable within 60 days of June 21, 2024. |
| (9) | Represents for Mr. Reid (i) 144,700 shares of common stock and (ii) 3,750 shares of common stock underlying private placement warrants exercisable within 60 days of June 21, 2024. |
| (10) | Consists of: (i) 7,718,071 shares of common stock, (ii) 99,450 shares of common stock underlying private placement warrants that will be exercisable within 60 days of June 17, 2024; and (iii) 221,514 shares of common stock underlying stock options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 21, 2024. |
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MANAGEMENT
Management and Board of Directors
The following sets forth certain information, as of June 21, 2024, concerning the persons who serve as our executive officers and members of our Board.
Name |
| Age |
| Position |
Gary Strahan | 64 | Director and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Steven Winch | 52 | Director and President | ||
Peter Baird | 57 | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Steve Guidry | 66 | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
David Gow | 60 | Chairman of the Board | ||
Reid Ryan | 52 | Director | ||
Stuart V. Flavin III | 57 | Director | ||
Petros Kitsos | 58 | Director | ||
Margaret Chu | 47 | Director |
Gary Strahan. Since the Closing, Gary Strahan has served as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of MSAI. Mr. Strahan served as Legacy ICI’s Chief Executive Officer since its founding in 1995, using his experience in the infrared technology space and non-destructive testing (“NDT”) and other technologies to grow our business into the provider of high-resolution thermal sensing solutions it is today. Prior to starting Legacy ICI, Mr. Strahan worked at Mobil Oil from 1989 to 1994 as an Inspection Engineer, Inspection Manager and, eventually, Senior NDT Level III, during which time he established Mobil Oil’s NDT procedures. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Strahan was a Mechanical Integrity Manager at Ameripol Synpol Corporation. Mr. Strahan was a Manufacturer’s Representative for Agema from 1995 to 1998. He was also a District Manager at FLIR Systems through its merger (now a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies) in 1998 before leaving FLIR Systems Inc. in 2000 to work as a Manufacturer’s Representative of Mikron Infrared, Inc. until Mikron was purchased by LumaSense Technologies, Inc. in 2007. Mr. Strahan is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he was a Hull Technician and Diver. He is a Level III Certified Thermographer and attended Lamar University prior to joining the U.S. Navy. He attended UCSD after USN service. Mr. Strahan received certification as a mixed gas saturation diver from the College of Oceaneering and attended Don Boscoe Technical Institute where he was certified in multiple NDT methods including radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle, and liquid penetrant inspection. Mr. Strahan is an Authorized Inspector for the NBBI and has had API and AWS certifications. He currently serves on the ASTM E-20 Committee and SPIE Thermosense Committee. Mr. Strahan is well qualified to serve on the MSAI Board due to having over 30 years of experience with infrared technology and NDT methods, including in his capacity as Legacy ICI’s Chief Executive Officer.
Steven Winch. Since the Closing, Steven Winch has served as a director and the President of MSAI. Mr. Winch served as Legacy ICI’s President since May 2020. Since 2014, he has also been the Managing Partner of Villard Capital, LLC, a private equity firm focused on investments in technology and industrial sectors. Previously, Mr. Winch was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group focused on private equity and special situations investing. At Blackstone, Mr. Winch sourced, evaluated, and executed direct investment opportunities in both private and public markets. Before Blackstone, Mr. Winch was a senior advisor to Cornwall Capital Management LP. Prior to that, Mr. Winch worked at Ripplewood Holdings LLC where he sourced, analyzed, and executed direct private equity investments in technology and industrial sectors. Previously, Mr. Winch was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company working across a range of industries in the U.S., Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. He began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Salomon Brothers Inc. He previously served on the board of directors of Keweenaw Land Association, Ltd. from April 2018 to December 2021. Mr. Winch received an A.B. from Duke University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected Phi Beta Kappa, as well as an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Winch is well qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to his familiarity with our business and his extensive management experience.
Peter Baird. Since the Closing, Peter Baird has served as Chief Financial Officer of MSAI. Since August 2020, Mr. Baird served as Legacy ICI’s Chief Financial Officer, where he has established and managed a range of corporate functions from accounting, treasury and finance, among others. Prior to joining Legacy ICI, Mr. Baird worked at 91 Asset Management (formerly Investec Asset Management) as Head of African Private Equity from January 2017 to March 2020, and at Standard Chartered Bank as a Senior Managing Director and Head of African Private Equity from September 2011 to December 2016. In both of these roles he managed a team of professionals investing in and managing growth companies. Prior to this, Mr. Baird was a Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he worked from September 1995 to June 2006. During his investing career he has served on and/or chaired more than 25
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corporate boards. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude with Honors in Economics and Political Science from Bates College, a Master of Arts degree in Quantitative Economics from the University of Cape Town, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. At Stanford he was an Arjay Miller Scholar (top 10% of the class) and was also awarded certificates in Public Management and Global Management. Mr. Baird is also a Charted Financial Analyst and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Steve Guidry. Since the Closing, Steve Guidry has served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of MSAI. Mr. Guidry served as Legacy ICI’s General Counsel since April 2020 and as Corporate Secretary since July 2020. Previously, Mr. Guidry was a solo practitioner at his own law firm from October 2013 to April 2020 and, prior to that, he was a partner at the law firm of Germer Gertz, LLP from April 2001 to October 2012. Mr. Guidry received an Associate of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Technology from Lamar University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
David Gow. Since the Closing, David Gow has served as a director and Chairman of MSAI. Mr. Gow previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of SportsMap since its inception until the Business Combination. In August 2007, Mr. Gow founded Gow Media, a multi-platform media company with a portfolio of platforms, including ESPN Radio Houston, the SportsMap Radio Network and digital content sites, CultureMap, SportsMap, InnovationMap and AutomotiveMap, and he has continued to serve as its Chairman and CEO since such time. Prior to Gow Media, between April 2002 to August 2007, Mr. Gow worked as a management consultant, providing advisory services involving strategic planning, fundraising, financial reviews and identification of new business opportunities for a portfolio of clients with a focus on ecommerce. From January 1999 through April 2002, Mr. Gow worked at Ashford.com, first as the CFO, leading a successful IPO, and ultimately as the CEO. From January 1996 to December 1998, Mr. Gow was the Director of Corporate Strategy at Compaq Computers, and from August 1993 to January 1996, Mr. Gow was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He received his BA in Economics from Williams College in 1985 and a MPP degree from Harvard University in 1993. We believe Mr. Gow is qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to his corporate finance, general management and public company experience.
Reid Ryan. Since the Closing, Reid Ryan has served as a director of MSAI. Mr. Ryan previously served as a director of SportsMap since October 18, 2021 until the Business Combination. In 2000, Mr. Ryan became the Founder & CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, Inc., an entity that owns the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Ryan-Sanders Baseball, Inc. is an ownership group that includes his father, Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, his brother, Reese, and former Houston Astros part-owner Don Sanders. Mr. Ryan also serves on the board for Major League Baseball player development license group. In 2013, Mr. Ryan left Ryan-Sanders to become the president of the Houston Astros and served in this position from 2013 to 2019, which included two trips to the World Series and a World Championship in 2017, and thereafter became Executive Advisor of Business Relations in 2020. He was the executive producer for a feature length “30-for-30 style” documentary on Nolan Ryan which debuted in 2022. Mr. Ryan also runs a family office that invests in sports tech properties and other sports-related companies. Mr. Ryan is also a former college and professional baseball player. He attended the University of Texas at Austin before transferring to Texas Christian University, where he finished his collegiate career. We believe Mr. Ryan is qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to his general management and sales and marketing experience.
Stuart V. Flavin III. Since the Closing, Stuart V. Flavin III has served as a director of MSAI. Mr. Flavin served as the Chief Operating Officer of Healthier Cleaning Innovations from March 2016 to July 2022. Additionally, Mr. Flavin served as the Chief Executive Officer from April 2018 to August 2019 and served as the Chief Operating Officer from January 2015 to March 2018 of N12 Technologies, Inc. Previously, Mr. Flavin served as the VP of Innovation for P&G’s Global Shave Care business from July 2009 to October 2012, where he focused on innovation strategy, product/technical roadmap planning, and program execution. Previously, Mr. Flavin was the VP of Global Operations for the Blades and Razors Business from January 2006 to June 2009. Prior to this, Mr. Flavin was a Partner at Mckinsey & Company where he focused on operational excellence across many industrial companies and co-led the Operations Practice. Mr. Flavin served as a director of Healthier Cleaning Innovations from June 2014 to June 2015 and N12 Technologies, Inc. from October 2012 to August 2019. Mr. Flavin received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, where he graduated magna cum laude, as well as an M.B.A from Harvard Business School. Mr. Flavin is well qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to his experience in innovation, program management, scaling businesses, and managing global operations.
Petros Kitsos. Since the Closing, Petros Kitsos has served as a director of MSAI. Mr. Kitsos currently serves as the Managing Principal of TBL Companies, LLC, a strategic services firm, since September 2006, and Co-Founder and Trustee of the KT Family Trust, a private investment trust, since July 2004. Prior to TBL Companies, LLC, Mr. Kitsos enjoyed a distinguished 16-year career in investment banking with Citigroup, Salomon Smith Barney, and Salomon Brothers where, among other responsibilities, he served as
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Head of the Global Defense & Aerospace Group, Head of Western Region Mergers & Acquisitions, and Co-Head of the Los Angeles office. Mr. Kitsos currently serves as a director of Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd., elected in December 2014, Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union, elected in November 2018, Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc., elected in September 2021, and St. Stefanos Greek Orthodox Community, Inc., elected in January 2023. Previously, Mr. Kitsos served as a director of PrecisionHawk, Inc. from September 2016 to April 2018, and Aries I Acquisition Corp. from February 2021 to July 2021. As Director of Aries I Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded “SPAC,” he participated in the company’s IPO, and then, participated in the diligence and review of over thirty merger targets. Mr. Kitsos received an A.B. from Hamilton College, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa, as well as an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School. He also attended St. Antony’s College, Oxford. Mr. Kitsos is well qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to his extensive strategy and advisory experience in the aerospace, defense, and electronics sectors in the last thirty years.
Margaret Chu. Since the Closing, Margaret Chu has served as a director of MSAI. Ms. Chu currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Advisor of Infillion (formerly known as PaeDae Inc.), an advanced media-buying technology platform, since September 2022. Prior to joining Infillion., Ms. Chu served as the Chief Financial Officer of Vox Media, Inc. from March 2020 to March 2022. Prior to that, Ms. Chu served as an Executive Vice President at Green Pen, LLC from November 2018 to February 2022. Ms. Chu served as a director of Momo Holdings, LLC from December 2016 to October 2018, and FQS Holdings, LLC from January 2017 to October 2018. Additionally, Ms. Chu has held non-Director Board Observer positions for Momomilk, LLC, Legendary Pictures, Inc., Dayton Superior Corporation and TransDigm Group. Ms. Chu received a B.A. from Dartmouth College, where she was awarded the Milton Sims Kramer award, as well as an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Ms. Chu is well qualified to serve on the MSAI’s Board due to her extensive experience overseeing corporate finance, accounting, development and legal departments.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines. You can access our Corporate Governance Guidelines under the Governance section of the Investors page of our website at www.multisensorai.com, or by writing to our Secretary at our offices at 2105 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas, 77705. Among the topics addressed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines are:
· Independence of the board · Separate sessions of independent directors · Lead director · Director qualification standards and additional selection criteria · Director orientation and continuing education · Service on other boards · Directors who resign or materially change their current positions with their own company or become aware of circumstances that may adversely reflect upon the director or the company · Term limits |
| · Director responsibilities · Compensation · Board access to senior management · Board access to independent advisors · Self-evaluations · Frequency of meetings · Attendance of non-directors · Advance receipt of meeting materials · Committee matters · Succession planning |
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board of Directors does not have a policy on whether the role of the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer should be separate and, if it is to be separate, whether the Chairperson should be selected from the non-employee directors or be an employee. If the chairperson of the Board is a member of management or does not otherwise qualify as independent, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the independent directors may elect a lead independent director (the “Lead Director”). The Lead Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: presiding over all meetings of the Board at which the Chairperson of the Board is not present, including any executive sessions of the independent directors; approving Board meeting schedules and agendas; and acting as the liaison between the independent directors, on the one hand, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board, on the other. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that, at such times as the Chairperson of the Board qualifies as independent, the Chairperson of the Board may serve as Lead Director.
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The positions of our Chair of the Board and our Chief Executive Officer are currently separate. David Gow, an independent director, serves as Chairman of the Board, and Gary Strahan serves as our Chief Executive Officer.
The Board believes that our current leadership structure of Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board being held by two individuals, with the Chair qualified as independent, is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and strikes the appropriate balance between the Chief Executive Officer’s responsibility for the strategic direction, day-to day-leadership and performance of our Company and the Chair of the Board’s responsibility to guide overall strategic direction of our Company and provide oversight of our corporate governance and guidance to our Chief Executive Officer and to set the agenda for and preside over Board meetings. We recognize that different leadership structures may be appropriate for companies in different situations and believe that no one structure is suitable for all companies. Accordingly, the Board will continue to periodically review our leadership structure and make such changes in the future as it deems appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
Director Independence
Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the applicable Nasdaq rules (the “Nasdaq rules”), a director is not independent unless the Board affirmatively determines that he or she does not have a direct or indirect material relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries. In addition, the director must not be precluded from qualifying as independent under the per se bars set forth by the Nasdaq rules.
Our Board has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees and the independence of our directors and considered whether any director has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our Board of Directors has determined that none of Margaret Chu, Stuart V. Flavin III, David Gow, Petros Kitsos, and Reid Ryan, representing five of our seven directors, has a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors qualifies as “independent” as that term is defined under the Nasdaq rules. In making these determinations, our Board considered the relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the director’s beneficial ownership of our common stock.
Board Committees
Our Board of Directors has three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which has the composition and the responsibilities described below. In addition, from time to time, special committees may be established under the direction of our Board when necessary to address specific issues. Each of the audit committee, the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee operates under a written charter that has been approved by our Board and is available on our website at https://investors.multisensorai.com.
Director |
| Audit |
| Compensation |
| Nominating and Corporate |
Gary Strahan | ||||||
Steven Winch | ||||||
David Gow | ||||||
Reid Ryan | Chair | X | ||||
Stuart V. Flavin III | X | Chair | ||||
Petros Kitsos | X | X | X | |||
Margaret Chu | Chair | X |
Audit Committee
Our audit committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm; |
| ● | discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm their independence from management; |
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| ● | reviewing, with our independent registered public accounting firm, the scope and results of their audit; |
| ● | approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm; |
| ● | overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the annual financial statements that we file with the SEC; |
| ● | overseeing our financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
| ● | reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management; |
| ● | reviewing related person transactions; and |
| ● | establishing procedures for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters. |
Our audit committee currently consists of Margaret Chu, Petros Kitsos, and Stuart V. Flavin III, with Ms. Chu serving as chair. Our Board of Directors has determined that all members of our audit committee are financially literate and that each member of our audit committee qualifies as “independent” under Nasdaq’s additional standards applicable to audit committee members and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Chu, Mr. Kitsos, and Mr. Flavin each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | reviewing and approving the corporate goals and objectives, evaluating the performance of and reviewing and approving (either alone or, if directed by the board of directors, in conjunction with a majority of the independent members of the board of directors) the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer; |
| ● | overseeing an evaluation of the performance of and reviewing and setting or making recommendations to our board of directors regarding the compensation of our other executive officers; |
| ● | reviewing and approving or making recommendations to our board of directors regarding our incentive compensation and equity-based plans, policies and programs; |
| ● | reviewing and approving all employment agreement and severance arrangements for our executive officers; |
| ● | making recommendations to our board of directors regarding the compensation of our directors; and |
| ● | retaining and overseeing any compensation consultants. |
Our compensation committee currently consists of Reid Ryan, Margaret Chu, and Petros Kitsos, with Mr. Ryan serving as chair. Our Board of Directors has determined that each member of our compensation committee qualifies as “independent” under Nasdaq’s additional standards applicable to compensation committee members. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Ryan and Kitsos and Ms. Chu qualifies as a “non-employee director” as defined under Section 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.
Pursuant to the compensation committee’s charter, the compensation committee has the authority to retain or obtain the advice of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors to assist in carrying out its responsibilities. Before selecting any such consultant, counsel or advisor, the compensation committee reviews and considers the independence of such consultant, counsel or advisor in accordance with applicable Nasdaq rules. We must provide appropriate funding for payment of reasonable compensation to any advisor retained by the compensation committee.
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Compensation Consultants
The compensation committee has the authority under its charter to retain outside consultants or advisors, as it deems necessary or advisable. The compensation committee did not engage the services of a compensation consultant in 2023.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among other things:
| ● | identifying individuals qualified to become members of our board of directors, consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors; |
| ● | overseeing succession planning for our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers; |
| ● | periodically reviewing our board of directors’ leadership structure and recommending any proposed changes to our board of directors; |
| ● | overseeing an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of our board of directors and its committees; and |
| ● | developing and recommending to our board of directors a set of corporate governance guidelines. |
Our nominating and corporate governance committee currently consists of Stuart V. Flavin III, Petros Kitsos, and Reid Ryan, with Mr. Flavin serving as chair. Our Board has determined that each member of our nominating and corporate governance committee qualifies as “independent” under applicable Nasdaq rules applicable to nominating and corporate governance committee members.
Board and Board Committee Meetings and Attendance
During 2023, while our Board of Directors regularly met to discuss matters, due to the timing of the Business Combination in December 2023, it held one meeting in 2023. Because the audit committee, compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee were not formed and constituted until the closing of the Business Combination, those committees did not meet in 2023. All of our incumbent directors who served in 2023 attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and committees on which he or she then served as a member.
Executive Sessions
Executive sessions, which are private sessions of the independent members of the Board, that excludes management and any non-independent directors are held on a regularly scheduled basis, but no less than twice a year.
Director Attendance at Annual Meeting of Stockholders
We do not have a formal policy regarding the attendance of our Board members at our annual meetings of stockholders, but we expect all directors to make every effort to attend any meeting of stockholders. As a result of the timing of the Business Combination, we did not hold an annual meeting in 2023.
Director Nominations Process
The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for recommending candidates to serve on the Board and its committees. In considering whether to recommend any particular candidate to serve on the Board or its committees or for inclusion in the Board’s slate of recommended director nominees for election at the annual meeting of stockholders, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers the criteria set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Specifically, the nominating and corporate governance committee may take into account many factors, including, the candidate’s experience in corporate management, such as serving as an officer or former officer of a publicly held company, the candidate’s experience as a board member of another publicly held company, the candidate’s professional and academic experience relevant to the Company’s industry, the strength of the candidate’s leadership skills, the candidate’s experience in finance and accounting and/or executive compensation practices, whether the candidate has the time required for preparation, participation and attendance at Board meetings and committee meetings, diversity of background and perspective, including, but not limited to, with respect to age, gender, race, ethnicity, place of residence and
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specialized experience; gender identification or identification as an underrepresented minority or as LGBTQIA+, practical and mature business judgment, including, but not limited to, the ability to make independent analytical inquiries; and any other relevant qualifications, attributes or skills. In addition, the Board may consider whether there are potential conflicts of interest with the candidate’s other personal and professional pursuits.
We consider diversity, such as gender, race, gender identification or identification as an underrepresented minority or as LGBTQIA+ a meaningful factor in identifying director nominees, and view such diversity characteristics as meaningful factors in identifying director nominees, but do not have a formal diversity policy. The Board evaluates each individual in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of assembling a group that can best perpetuate the success of the business and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment using its diversity of experience and background in these various areas.
In identifying prospective director candidates, the nominating and corporate governance committee may seek referrals from other members of the Board, management, stockholders and other sources, including third party recommendations. The nominating and corporate governance committee also may, but need not, retain a search firm in order to assist it in identifying candidates to serve as directors of the Company. The nominating and corporate governance committee uses the same criteria for evaluating candidates regardless of the source of the referral or recommendation. When considering director candidates, the nominating and corporate governance committee seeks individuals with backgrounds and qualities that, when combined with those of our incumbent directors, provide a blend of skills and experience to further enhance the Board’s effectiveness. In connection with its annual recommendation of a slate of nominees, the nominating and corporate governance committee also may assess the contributions of those directors recommended for re-election in the context of the Board evaluation process and other perceived needs of the Board.
David Gow and Reid Ryan were each initially recommended to serve on our Board by Legacy SMAP. Margaret Chu, Stuart V. Flavin III and Petros Kitsos were each initially recommended to serve on our Board by the board of directors of Legacy ICI. In determining to nominate each of the director nominees to be elected at the Annual Meeting, each were evaluated in accordance with our standard review process for director candidates described herein.
When considering whether the directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to enable the Board to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the Board focused primarily on the information discussed in each of the board member’s biographical information set forth above. We believe that our directors provide an appropriate mix of experience and skills relevant to the size and nature of our business. This process resulted in the Board’s nomination of the incumbent directors named in this Proxy Statement and proposed for election by you at the Annual Meeting.
The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. The nominating and corporate governance committee will review and evaluate information available to it regarding candidates proposed by stockholders and will apply the same criteria and follow substantially the same process in considering them as it does in considering other director candidates Stockholders wishing to propose a candidate for consideration may do so by submitting their recommendation to the attention of the Secretary, 2105 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas, 77705.
Board Role in Risk Oversight
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for risk oversight, including, as part of regular Board and committee meetings, general oversight of executives’ management of risks relevant to the Company. A fundamental part of risk oversight is not only understanding the material risks a company faces and the steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for the Company. The involvement of the Board of Directors in reviewing our business strategy is an integral aspect of the Board’s assessment of management’s tolerance for risk and its determination of what constitutes an appropriate level of risk for the Company. While the full Board has overall responsibility for risk oversight, it is supported in this function by its audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee. Each of the committees regularly reports to the Board.
The audit committee assists the Board in fulfilling its risk oversight responsibilities by periodically reviewing our accounting, reporting and financial practices, including the integrity of our financial statements, the surveillance of administrative and financial controls, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and our enterprise risk management program, including oversight of financial risks cybersecurity risks and information security risks. Through its regular meetings with management, including the finance, legal, internal audit, tax, compliance, and information technology functions, the audit committee reviews and discusses significant areas of our business and summarizes for the Board areas of risk and the appropriate mitigating factors. The compensation
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committee assists the Board by overseeing and evaluating risks related to the Company’s compensation policies and practices. The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the Board by overseeing and evaluating programs and risks associated with Board organization, membership and structure, and corporate governance. In addition, our Board receives periodic detailed operating performance reviews from management.
Committee Charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee and other corporate governance information are available under the Governance section of the Investors page of our website located at www.multisensorai.com, or by writing to our Secretary at our offices at 2105 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas, 77705.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Conduct (the “Code”) that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. Our Code is available under the Governance section of the Investors page of our website at www.multisensorai.com. In addition, we intend to post on our website all disclosures that are required by law or the Nasdaq rules concerning any amendments to, or waivers of, any provisions of our Code.
Anti-Hedging Policy
Our Board of Directors has adopted an Insider Trading Compliance Policy, which applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, as well as their family members and entities under their control. The policy prohibits such persons and entities from engaging in hedging transactions involving our equity securities, such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds, or other transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our equity securities.
Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (Clawback Policy)
We have instituted a clawback policy in accordance with the Nasdaq’s final rules implementing the incentive-based compensation recovery provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, effective December 19, 2023 to support a culture of focused, diligent and responsible management that discourages conduct detrimental to our growth. The policy applies to each person who serves as an executive officer of the Company, as defined in Rule 10D-1(d) under the Exchange Act, which include our named executive officers (each, a “covered employee”). In the event of a qualifying financial restatement, a covered employee will be required to forfeit erroneously awarded incentive compensation to the Company to the extent required under applicable law.
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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
In this section, “we,” “us” and “our” generally refer to ICI prior to the Business Combination and MSAI from and after the Business Combination.
This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our executive officers who are named in the “2023 Summary Compensation Table” below. In 2023, our “named executive officers” and their positions were as follows:
| ● | Gary Strahan, Chief Executive Officer; |
| ● | Steven Winch, President; and |
| ● | Peter Baird, Chief Financial Officer. |
2023 Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Name and Principal Position |
| Year |
| Salary ($) |
| Bonus ($) |
| Stock |
| All Other |
| Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Strahan CEO | 2023 | 125,068 | — | — | 3,000 | 128,068 | ||||||
2022 | 119,944 | — | — | — | 119,944 | |||||||
Steven Winch President | 2023 | 329,876 | — | 4,144,342 | — | 4,444,218 | ||||||
2022 | 839,912 | — | 149,400 | 989,312 | ||||||||
Peter Baird Chief Financial Officer | 2023 | 230,838 | 200,000 | 4,259,254 | — | 4,690,091 | ||||||
2022 | 238,345 | — | — | 238,345 |
| (1) | Represents the grant date fair value of restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards granted in the 2023 fiscal year computed in accordance with ASC 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024. This amount does not reflect the actual economic value that will be realized upon the vesting of the awards or the sale of the Common Stock underlying such awards. |
| (2) | This amount includes reimbursement of auto insurance premiums. |
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table
Employment Agreements with Named Executive Officers
The Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreements with Messrs. Strahan, Winch and Baird, each effective on December 19, 2023. The material terms of these employment agreements are described below.
Gary Strahan. Pursuant to his amended employment agreement, Mr. Strahan is entitled to receive a base salary of $240,000 per year and he is eligible to receive an annual bonus payment in the discretion of the Board.
Steven Winch. Pursuant to his amended employment agreement, Mr. Winch is entitled to receive a base salary of $350,000 per year. Under the terms of the agreement, he received a grant of RSUs from ICI prior to the Closing, and received a grant of 635,649 RSUs from MSAI following the Closing.
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Peter Baird. Pursuant to his amended employment agreement, Mr. Baird is entitled to receive a base salary of $240,000 per year and is eligible to receive an annual bonus payment in the discretion of the Board. Under the terms of the agreement, he received a grant of RSUs from ICI prior to the Closing, and received a grant of 373,630 RSUs from MSAI following the Closing.
General. Each of the amended and restated employment agreements has a one-year term and automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless a notice of non-renewal is provided at least 60 days prior to the end of the then-current term. If Mr. Strahan is removed or chooses to step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer, he will continue to be employed by the Company as an advisor and to receive payment of his base salary for the remainder of the then-current term. The Company can terminate the employment of each of Messrs. Winch and Baird without “cause” (as defined in each agreement) by providing ninety days’ notice or pay in lieu of notice. Each agreement also includes perpetual confidentiality and non-disparagement covenants and non-competition, non-solicitation covenants that apply during employment with the Company and for twelve months following termination of employment.
2023 Salaries
The named executive officers receive a base salary to compensate them for services rendered to our company. The base salary payable to each named executive officer is intended to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role and responsibilities. The 2023 annual base salaries for our named executive officers were $130,000 for Mr. Strahan after $350,000 for Mr. Winch and $240,000 for Mr. Baird. Mr. Strahan’s base salary was increased to $240,000 per year effective December 19, 2023. The actual base salaries earned by our named executive officers for services in 2023 are set forth above in the Summary Compensation Table in the column entitled “Salary.”
2023 Bonuses
Our named executive officers were eligible to earn discretionary cash bonuses for calendar year 2023, as determined by our board of directors. Our board of directors decided not to grant any discretionary bonuses for 2023.
Equity Compensation
2020 Equity Incentive Plan
Prior to the Business Combination, we maintained the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan of Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc. (the “2020 Plan”), under which awards of ICI options were granted to eligible service providers, including certain of our named executive officers. No awards were granted under the 2020 Plan to our NEOs in 2023. In connection with the completion of the Business Combination and the adoption of MSAI’s new equity incentive plan, we amended and restated the 2020 Plan to reflect the Business Combination and to provide that, following the Business Combination, awards may not be granted under the 2020 Plan.
2023 Incentive Plan
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Company’s 2023 Incentive Plan (the “MSAI Incentive Plan”), under which we may grant cash and equity incentive awards to eligible service providers in order to attract, motivate and retain the talent for which we compete, which is essential to our long-term success. The MSAI Incentive Plan became effective on the date of the Closing.
Transaction-Related RSU Awards
In connection with the Business Combination, certain employees of ICI, including Messrs. Winch and Baird, received two separate restricted stock unit awards (the “Transaction RSU Awards”). The material terms of the Transaction RSU Awards are summarized below.
The first Transaction RSU Award was granted by ICI on December 19, 2023 (the “Pre-Closing ICI Transaction RSU Awards”) and vested on January 1, 2024, and are expected to be settled in 12 substantially equal monthly installments starting on the date following the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination. The second Transaction RSU Award was granted by MSAI pursuant to the MSAI Incentive Plan on April 1, 2024, the effective date of the Form S-8 that registered Common Stock issuable under the MSAI Incentive Plan (“MSAI Transaction RSU Awards”). The MSAI Transaction RSU Awards were fully vested at grant. Each
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Transaction RSU Award will be settled in twelve substantially equal monthly installments starting on the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.
The Pre-Closing ICI Transaction RSU Awards covered ICI Class B Common Stock that were assumed by SportsMap in connection with the Business Combination and converted into a comparable restricted stock unit award covering shares of Common Stock, based upon the Exchange Ratio, and are otherwise subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to the underlying award immediately prior to the Closing.
The following table presents the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Transaction RSU Awards granted to Messrs. Winch and Baird.
| Pre-Closing |
| MSAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Winch | 603,276 | 635,649 | ||
Peter Baird | 624,524 | 373,630 |
Other Elements of Compensation
In 2023, the named executive officers also participated in standard health plans maintained by the Company, and Mr. Strahan was provided with personal use of a Company-owned vehicle and his auto insurance premiums were paid for by the Company. We do not provide any other perquisites to any of our named executive officers.
We do not make gross-up payments to cover our named executive officers’ personal income taxes that may pertain to any of the compensation paid or provided by our company.
Merit Bonus
In 2023, our board of directors preliminarily approved a discretionary, merit- based bonus opportunity to Mr. Baird. The aggregate amount of the bonus is expected to be $600,000, but the actual amount (if any) and payment terms and conditions, including timing, will be determined from time to time by our board of directors or a subcommittee of the board in its discretion. In February 2024, Mr. Baird received a payment of $200,000 in respect of his performance in 2023. The amount and timing of future payments, if any, will be determined by the board of directors, or a subcommittee of the board, in its sole discretion.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table summarizes the number of shares of Common Stock underlying outstanding equity incentive plan awards held by each named executive officer as of December 31, 2023. All outstanding Options were granted pursuant to the 2020 Plan and became fully vested immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of the 2020 Plan. All other awards were granted pursuant to the MSAI Incentive Plan.
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||
Name |
| Grant Date |
| Number of |
| Number of |
| Option |
| Option |
| Number of |
| Market Value of |
Gary Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Steven Winch | December 19, 2023 | — | — | — | — | 603,276 | ||||||||
Peter Baird | December 19, 2023 | — | — | — | — | 624,524 | ||||||||
October 9, 2020 | 68,085 | — | 5.83 | October 8, 2030 | ||||||||||
January 18, 2021 | 80,098 | — | 5.83 | January 17, 2031 | ||||||||||
July 30, 2021 | 31,858 | — | 7.28 | July 29, 2031 | ||||||||||
December 7, 2021 | 24,438 | — | 7.28 | December 6, 2031 | ||||||||||
| (1) | The restricted stock units vested on January 1, 2024 and are expected to be settled in 12 substantially equal monthly installments starting on the date following the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination. |
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| (2) | Calculated based on the closing price per share of $3.35 of the Company’s Common Stock on December 29, 2023 (the last trading day of 2023). |
Director Compensation
No director, including any SportsMap director, received compensation for services provided as a director in 2023. Steve Guidry, an executive officer who was not a named executive officer in 2023, served as a director in 2023 but did not receive any additional compensation for his services as a director.
Following the fiscal year-ended 2023, on May 31, 2024, the Company granted its six non-employee directors each 18,518 shares of Common Stock, or an aggregate of 92,590 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the MSAI Incentive Plan.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes securities available for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2023.
| Number of securities to be |
| Weighted-average |
| Number of securities remaining |
| ||
Plan Category | (a) | (b) | (c) | |||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1) | 1,120,185 | (2) | $ | 6.61 | (3) | 3,040,486 | (4) | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(5) | 1,886,166 | (6) | — | — | ||||
Total | 3,006,351 | $ | 6.61 | 3,040,486 | ||||
| (1) | Consists of the MSAI Incentive Plan and the 2020 Plan. |
| (2) | Consists of 1,120,185 options to purchase Common Stock under the 2020 Plan. As of December 31, 2023, no awards had been granted under the MSAI Incentive Plan. |
| (3) | As of December 31, 2023, the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options under the 2020 Plan was $6.61. |
| (4) | Consists of (a) 3,040,486 shares initially reserved for future issuance under the MSAI Incentive Plan. To the extent that outstanding awards under the 2020 Plan expire, lapse or are terminated, exchanged for or settled in cash, surrendered, repurchased, cancelled without having been fully exercised or forfeited, in any case, in a manner that results in the Company acquiring the shares covered by the awards under the 2020 Plan at a price not greater than the price paid by the participant for such shares or not issuing any shares covered by the awards, the unused shares covered by such 2020 Plan awards will become available for issuance under the MSAI Incentive Plan. No additional awards will be granted under the 2020 Plan and, as a result, no shares remain available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. |
| (5) | Consists of awards made to Messrs. Winch, Baird and Guida pursuant to individual award agreements entered into in connection with the Business Combination. |
| (6) | Consists of 603,276, 624,524 and 658,366 outstanding restricted stock units that were granted to Messrs. Winch, Baird and Guida, respectively, pursuant to individual award agreements. Each restricted stock unit award vested on January 1, 2024 and is expected to be settled in twelve substantially equal monthly installments starting on the date following the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Policies and Procedures on Transactions with Related Persons
Our Board of Directors recognizes that transactions with related persons present a heightened risk of conflicts of interests and/or improper valuation (or the perception thereof). Our Board has adopted a written policy on transactions with related persons, which requires that our audit committee approve or ratify “related person transactions” (as defined in the policy) that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K requires disclosure, subject to certain exceptions, of transactions in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 (or such other amount is applicable while we remain a smaller reporting company) and in which any “related person” as defined under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Under the policy, the audit committee reviews the relevant known facts and circumstances of the related person transaction, including whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third party, whether the transaction arose in the ordinary course of business, and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction, taking into account the conflicts of interest and corporate opportunity provisions of the Company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct, and either approve or decline to approve the related person transaction. It is our policy that a director not participate in the approval of a related person transaction as to which he or she is a “related person.”
All transactions described below that were entered into following the Closing of the Business Combination were undertaken in compliance with our Related Person Transaction Policy described above, including review and approval by our Audit Committee.
Legacy SMAP Related Party Transactions
Prior to Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), Legacy SMAP issued an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of common stock of SportsMap, par value $0.0001 per share (“SportsMap Common Stock”) to SportsMap, LLC (the “Sponsor”), Roth Capital Partners, LLC, the representative of the underwriters in the IPO, and Legacy SportsMap officers and directors (together, the “SportsMap Initial Stockholders”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.009 per share.
Subject to certain limited exceptions, the SportsMap Initial Stockholders agreed not to transfer, assign or sell their SportsMap Founder Shares until six months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or earlier if, subsequent to the Business Combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their SportsMap Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.
The SportsMap Initial Stockholders purchased an aggregate of 675,000 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per unit in the private placement that occurred simultaneously with the closing of Legacy SMAP’s IPO.
Legacy SMAP entered into agreements with its officers and directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in Legacy SMAP’s certificate of incorporation.
Legacy SMAP was party to an administrative services agreement pursuant to which Legacy SMAP paid Gow Media, LLC, a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial support and other administrative and consulting services. Upon completion of Legacy SMAP’s Business Combination Legacy SMAP ceased paying these monthly fees. Legacy SMAP paid a total of $234,516 for office space, utilities, secretarial support and other administrative and consulting services. Gow Media, LLC paid Lawson Gow, who served as Legacy SMAP’s Chief Strategy Officer, approximately $100,000 per year in connection with services related to identifying and consummating the Business Combination.
Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on Legacy SMAP’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation, has been or will be paid to Legacy SMAP’s Sponsor, officers or directors, or to any of their respective affiliates, prior to or with respect to Legacy SMAP’s Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).
As of June 23, 2021, Legacy SMAP’s Sponsor advanced Legacy SMAP, pursuant to a promissory note, a total of $50,025 used for a portion of the expenses of Legacy SMAP’s IPO. The loan was, at the discretion of the Sponsor, due on the earlier of February 28, 2022, the consummation of Legacy SMAP’s IPO or the abandonment of Legacy SMAP’s IPO. The promissory note was payable
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without interest. The promissory note was repaid out of the proceeds of Legacy SMAP’s IPO available to Legacy SMAP for payment of offering expenses.
Legacy SMAP entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the SportsMap Founder Shares and Private Placement Units, among other securities.
MSAI Related Party Transactions
Promissory Notes
Stockholder Promissory Note
On July 14, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to its majority stockholder and chief executive officer, Gary Strahan, in an amount of $29,718,000, representing the retained earnings of the Company prior to July 15, 2020 (the “Stockholder Promissory Note”). Prior to its conversion, the Stockholder Promissory Note bore interest at the rate of 0.45% per annum, with all principal and accrued interest due and payable in full on July 14, 2025.
The Stockholder Promissory Note was unsecured and was subordinate to an asset-based revolving agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Credit Agreement”). Principal and interest payments were payable by the Company in cash or in-kind prior to maturity so long as the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement.
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company made principal cash payments of $100,000 and $3,989,000, respectively. The Company received additional proceeds in the amount of $200,000 in November and December 2022. The largest amount of principal outstanding since the beginning of 2023 was $200,000. This amount was repaid in full during the first quarter of 2024.
Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 were $32,000 and $83,000, respectively. Interest expense was paid in kind.
On May 31, 2023, the Company completed the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interests of the Stockholder Promissory Note of $18,504,000 into 142,028 shares of Legacy ICI common stock.
Related Party Promissory Notes
On August 9, 2022, the Company borrowed $1,000,000 under an unsecured non-interest bearing promissory note with an immediate family member of Mr. Strahan to fund short-term working capital needs (the “Related Party Promissory Note”). The Related Party Promissory Note was to be payable in full on any future date on which the lender demands repayment and, if still outstanding, was to be repaid in full in connection with the Business Combination. The holder of the Related Party Promissory Note has agreed to roll such note into Financing Notes in connection with the Financing.
In December 2023, the Company borrowed $200,000 under an unsecured non-interest bearing promissory note with Mr. Strahan to fund short-term working capital needs. The promissory note was repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Legacy ICI Convertible Notes
From December 2022 through September 2023, Legacy ICI issued convertible notes (the “Legacy ICI Convertible Notes”) to several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $2,925,000. The Legacy ICI Convertible Notes had a stated maturity date of 6 months from the effective date and bore a paid-in-kind interest rate of 10% per annum increasing to 12% effective on February 15, 2023. Of the $2,925,000 aggregate principal amount of the Legacy Convertible Notes, $300,000 were held by related parties of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI, including $100,000 held by David Gow, $50,000 held by Reid Ryan, $25,000 held by each of Peter Baird and Steven Winch and $100,000 held by an immediate family member of Reid Ryan.
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The Legacy ICI Convertible Notes converted into shares of Legacy ICI common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination and converted into shares of our common stock in the merger in the same manner as other shares of Legacy ICI common stock.
Compensation of Immediate Family Member of Gary Strahan
We employ two immediate family members of Mr. Strahan in non-executive officer positions. In each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, each of these family members received total compensation from MSAI of less than $200,000 per year.
Financing and Subsequent Conversion Transactions
On December 1, 2023, Legacy SMAP entered into the Subscription Agreement with certain investors (the “Financing Investors”) pursuant to which Legacy SMAP issued and sold to the Financing Investors an aggregate of $6.805 million in Financing Notes in connection with the Closing. David Gow, formerly a director of Legacy SMAP and its Chief Executive Officer and now a member of our board of directors, Steven Webster, a former director of Legacy SMAP, and Oliver Luck, a former director of Legacy SMAP, were among the Financing Investors and were issued $200,000 of Financing Notes (all in exchange for previously existing SportsMap promissory notes) and $100,000 of Financing Notes, respectively. The spouse of Gary Strahan was also among the Financing Investors and the holder of $1.0 million of promissory notes that were exchanged for an equivalent amount of Financing Notes.
Under their terms, each Financing Note is scheduled to mature on the third anniversary of the Closing (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the Financing Investors’ option at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments (such shares issuable upon conversion of Financing Notes, the “Conversion Shares”). Except with the consent of the holder of the applicable Financing Note, MSAI may not repay any principal amount of any Financing Note prior to the Maturity Date.
Following the issuance of the Financing Notes, MSAI is to pay interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of such notes at the rate of 9% per annum, payable (i) quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning April 1, 2024, (ii) on each date on which a Holder elects to convert any amount of Financing Notes and (iii) on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), in cash or, if the Holder elects to receive interest on the Financing Note in the form of shares of our common stock. If the Holder elects to receive interest in shares of our common stock, such interest shall be payable at a rate of 11% per annum in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of our common stock at a volume-weighted average price for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date (which shall not be less than $1.00) (such shares payable in lieu of cash interest, the “Interest Shares”). Failure to pay interest is deemed an event of default and the interest rate shall increase automatically to 15% per annum until repaid.
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, Legacy SMAP also issued warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to the Financing Investors to purchase an aggregate of 340,250 shares of our common stock (such shares issuable upon exercise of the Financing Warrants, the “Financing Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price of $11.50 per Financing Warrant Share. The Financing Warrants are allocated ratably among the Financing Investors in accordance with their respective investment pursuant to the Subscription Agreement. The Financing Warrants are exercisable at any time after issuance at Closing and before the fifth anniversary of the Closing. The Financing Warrants are not subject to any redemption provision, and can be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the discretion of the holder. In addition, in order to induce the Financing Investors to enter into the Subscription Agreement, certain holders of SportsMap Founder Shares and Legacy ICI Stockholders transferred, and Legacy ICI issued prior to Closing for exchange at the Exchange Ratio at Closing, an aggregate of 680,500 shares (the “Inducement Shares”) of our common stock to the Financing Investors at Closing.
Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, the Financing Notes, the Financing Warrants, the Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares and Financing Warrant Shares may not be transferred in the first six months following the Closing.
Conversion of Loan Obligation
On March 30, 2024, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Gow Subscription Agreement”) whereby the Company agreed to issue 60,060 shares of common stock to David Gow in exchange for the cancellation of his Financing Note described above (at an effective price per share of $3.33). The Gow Subscription Agreement contains prohibitions against the direct or indirect transfer, pledge, sale or other disposal of the shares of common stock issued as a result of the conversion for a period of six months.
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Amendment of Convertible Promissory Notes
Effective March 31, 2024, the Board of Directors approved the modification of the terms of the $3.53 million in principal amount of convertible promissory notes among other things, to reduce the conversion price of the principal and interest to $5.00 per share of common stock. Two of those Remaining Notes (which hereafter are referred to as the “Related Party Notes”) are owned by David Gow, a director of the Company, and the Jill A. Blashack Strahan Trust, which is deemed to be beneficially owned by Gary Strahan, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. The aggregate principal balance of such Related Party Notes was $1.2 million. As an incentive to induce the holders of the Remaining Notes to convert such notes, and with the objective of meeting Nasdaq’s listing requirements specific to stockholders’ equity, the Board of Directors approved the reduction of the conversion price of the principal and interest to $5.00 per share of Common Stock and entered into Note Amendments with David Gow and the Jill A. Blashack Strahan Trust (the “Note Amendments”). Thereafter David Gow and the Jill A. Blashack Strahan Trust elected to convert the Remaining Notes into shares of our common stock effective as of March 31, 2024. The Company issued 243,048 shares of its common stock pursuant to David Gow’s and the Jill A. Blashack Strahan Trust’s respective elections to convert their Remaining Notes. The Note Amendments contain prohibitions against the direct or indirect transfer, pledge, sale or other disposal of the shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the conversion for a period of six months.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers that may, in some cases, be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under Delaware law. Further, pursuant to our indemnification agreements and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, our directors and executive officers are indemnified and insured against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
Issuance of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
On June , 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the PIPE Investor pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase at the Purchase Price a number of shares equal to the Purchase Price divided by the initial public offering price, in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, that would close substantially concurrently with, and be contingent and conditioned upon consummation of, this offering.
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UNDERWRITING
We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the several underwriters listed in the table below. Roth Capital Partners, LLC is the representative of the underwriters. We refer to the several underwriters listed in the table below as the “underwriters.” Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the underwriters have agreed to purchase from us, shares of our Common Stock. Our Common Stock trades on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MSAI.”
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters named below, and each underwriter severally has agreed to purchase from us, the respective number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite its name below:
Underwriters |
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Roth Capital Partners, LLC | ||
Sanders Morris LLC | ||
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The underwriting agreement provides that the obligation of the underwriters to purchase the shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus is subject to certain conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby if any of the shares are purchased.
We have granted the underwriters an option to buy up to an additional 757,576 shares of Common Stock from us at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the 45-day period after the date of this prospectus.
Discounts, Commissions and Expenses
The underwriters propose to offer to the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to the underwriting agreement to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to certain dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $ per share. After this offering, the public offering price and concession may be changed by the underwriters. No such change shall change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of the Common Stock to be purchased by the underwriters, the underwriters will be deemed to have received compensation in the form of underwriting commissions and discounts. The underwriters’ commissions and discounts will be 7.0% of the gross proceeds of this offering, or $ per share of Common Stock, based on the public offering price per share set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
We have also agreed to reimburse Roth Capital Partners, LLC at closing for certain out-of-pocket expenses, including legal expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering, of up to a maximum of $100,000.
The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions payable to the underwriters by us in connection with this offering (assuming both the exercise and non-exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock we have granted to the underwriters):
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Public offering price | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 11,500,000 | |||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions paid by us | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 700,000 | $ | 805,000 | |||||
Indemnification
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the underwriters or such other indemnified parties may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
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Lock-Up Agreements
We have agreed not to (i) offer, pledge, issue, sell, contract to sell, purchase, contract to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of our Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Common Stock; (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of shares of Common Stock; or (iii) file any registration statement with the SEC relating to the offering of any shares of our Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our Common Stock, without the prior written consent of Roth Capital Partners, LLC for a period of 90 days following the date of this prospectus, subject to an 18-day extension under certain circumstances (the “Lock-up Period”). This consent may be given at any time without public notice. These restrictions on future issuances are subject to exceptions for (i) the issuance of shares of our Common Stock sold in this offering, (ii) the issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants and the vesting of restricted stock awards or units, (iii) the issuance of employee stock options not exercisable during the Lock-up Period and the grant, redemption or forfeiture of restricted stock awards or restricted stock units pursuant to our equity incentive plans or as new employee inducement grants and (iv) the issuance of Common Stock or warrants to purchase Common Stock in connection with mergers or acquisitions of securities, businesses, property or other assets, joint ventures, strategic alliances, equipment leasing arrangements or debt financing.
In addition, each of our directors and executive officers has entered into a lock-up agreement with the underwriters. Under the lock-up agreements, the directors and executive officers may not, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, or grant any option for the sale (including any short sale), grant any security interest in, pledge, hypothecate, hedge, establish an open “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act), or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any transaction which is designed to or could be expected to result in the disposition of, any shares of our Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our Common Stock, or publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing, without the prior written consent of Roth Capital Partners, LLC, for a period of 90 days from the closing date of this offering, subject to an 18-day extension under certain circumstances. This consent may be given at any time without public notice. These restrictions on future dispositions by our directors and executive officers are subject to exceptions for (i) one or more bona fide gift transfers of securities to immediate family members who agree to be bound by these restrictions and (ii) transfers of securities to one or more trusts for bona fide estate planning purposes. Each officer and director shall be immediately and automatically released from all restrictions and obligations under the lock up agreement in the event that he or she ceases to be a director or officer of our company and has no further reporting obligations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Existing Stockholders
Certain of our stockholders are affiliates of Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Sanders Morris LLC, the underwriters in this offering. Affiliates of Roth Capital Partners, LLC, hold an aggregate 376,144 shares of our common stock, or approximately 2.7% of our shares of common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Affiliates of Sanders Morris LLC hold an aggregate 397,580 shares of our common stock, or approximately 2.9% of our shares of common stock outstanding prior to this offering. The shares held by the affiliates of the several underwriters were purchased from us in connection with the initial public offering of our securities (our “IPO”) and a private placement of units consummated simultaneously with the IPO. We, together with the several underwriters in this offering, have determined that the existing ownership of shares of our common stock by affiliates of Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Sanders Morris LLC does not create a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. No affiliate of Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Sanders Morris LLC who is an existing holder of our common stock is participating in this offering.
Concurrent Private Offering
Roth Capital Partners, LLC is serving as the exclusive placement agent of the Concurrent Private Offering of the securities to the PIPE Investor. In connection with the sale of such securities, Roth Capital Partners, LLC will receive a cash fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds of that offering, or $ per share of Common Stock, based on the public offering price per share. We have also agreed to reimburse Roth Capital Partners, LLC at closing for certain out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Concurrent Private Offering, including legal expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering, of up to a maximum of $50,000.
Electronic Distribution
This prospectus may be made available in electronic format on websites or through other online services maintained by the underwriters or by their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and prospective investors may
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be allowed to place orders online. Other than this prospectus in electronic format, the information on the underwriters’ websites or our website and any information contained in any other websites maintained by the underwriters or by us is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.
Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
In connection with the offering the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act:
| ● | Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. |
| ● | Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriters of shares in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market. |
| ● | Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the Common Stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. A naked short position occurs if the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by the over-allotment option. This position can only be closed out by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. |
| ● | Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the Common Stock originally sold by the syndicate member is purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. |
These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our Common Stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Common Stock. As a result, the price of our Common Stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time
Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our shares of Common Stock. In addition, neither we nor the underwriters make any representation that the underwriter will engage in these transactions or that any transaction, if commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
Offer Restrictions Outside the United States
Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriter that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.
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Australia
This prospectus is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act. Accordingly, (i) the offer of the securities under this prospectus is only made to persons to whom it is lawful to offer the securities without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act, (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to those persons as set forth in clause (i) above, and (iii) the offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell or offer for sale within Australia any of the securities sold to the offeree within 12 months after its transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.
Canada
The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriter is not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
China
The information in this document does not constitute a public offer of the securities, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the People’s Republic of China (excluding, for purposes of this paragraph, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). The securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the PRC to legal or natural persons other than directly to “qualified domestic institutional investors.”
European Economic Area — Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands
The information in this document has been prepared on the basis that all offers of securities will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Directive 2003/71/EC (“Prospectus Directive”), as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”), from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.
An offer to the public of securities has not been made, and may not be made, in a Relevant Member State except pursuant to one of the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive as implemented in that Relevant Member State:
| ● | to legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; |
| ● | to any legal entity that has two or more of (i) an average of at least 250 employees during its last fiscal year; (ii) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements) and (iii) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements); |
| ● | to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining our prior consent or any underwriter for any such offer; or |
| ● | in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of securities shall require us to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. |
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France
This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offering of financial securities (offre au public de titres financiers) in France within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier) and Articles 211-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the French Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.
This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the AMF for approval in France and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.
Such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3, D. 744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation and/or (ii) a restricted number of non-qualified investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-4, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation.
Pursuant to Article 211-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, investors in France are informed that the securities cannot be distributed (directly or indirectly) to the public by the investors otherwise than in accordance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
Ireland
The information in this document does not constitute a prospectus under any Irish laws or regulations and this document has not been filed with or approved by any Irish regulatory authority as the information has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in Ireland within the meaning of the Irish Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (the “Prospectus Regulations”). The securities have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly in Ireland by way of a public offering, except to (i) qualified investors as defined in Regulation 2(l) of the Prospectus Regulations and (ii) fewer than 100 natural or legal persons who are not qualified investors.
Israel
The securities offered by this prospectus have not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities Authority (the ISA), or ISA, nor have such securities been registered for sale in Israel. The shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel, absent the publication of a prospectus. The ISA has not issued permits, approvals or licenses in connection with this offering or publishing the prospectus; nor has it authenticated the details included herein, confirmed their reliability or completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the securities being offered. Any resale in Israel, directly or indirectly, to the public of the securities offered by this prospectus is subject to restrictions on transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations.
Italy
The offering of the securities in the Republic of Italy has not been authorized by the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, “CONSOB” pursuant to the Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no offering material relating to the securities may be distributed in Italy and such securities may not be offered or sold in Italy in a public offer within the meaning of Article 1.1(t) of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998 (“Decree No. 58”), other than:
| ● | to Italian qualified investors, as defined in Article 100 of Decree no. 58 by reference to Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (“Regulation no. 1197l”) as amended (“Qualified Investors”); and |
| ● | in other circumstances that are exempt from the rules on public offer pursuant to Article 100 of Decree No. 58 and Article 34-ter of Regulation No. 11971 as amended. |
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Any offer, sale or delivery of the securities or distribution of any offer document relating to the securities in Italy (excluding placements where a Qualified Investor solicits an offer from the issuer) under the paragraphs above must be:
| ● | made by investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993 (as amended), Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 and any other applicable laws; and |
| ● | in compliance with all relevant Italian securities, tax and exchange controls and any other applicable laws. |
Any subsequent distribution of the securities in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and the Regulation No. 11971 as amended, unless an exception from those rules applies. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such securities being declared null and void and in the liability of the entity transferring the securities for any damages suffered by the investors.
Japan
The securities have not been and will not be registered under Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), as amended (the “FIEL”) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements applicable to a private placement of securities to Qualified Institutional Investors (as defined in and in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 3 of the FIEL and the regulations promulgated thereunder). Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan other than Qualified Institutional Investors. Any Qualified Institutional Investor who acquires securities may not resell them to any person in Japan that is not a Qualified Institutional Investor, and acquisition by any such person of securities is conditional upon the execution of an agreement to that effect.
New Zealand
The shares of Common Stock offered hereby have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly in New Zealand and no offering materials or advertisements have been or will be distributed in relation to any offer of shares in New Zealand, in each case other than:
| ● | to persons whose principal business is the investment of money or who, in the course of and for the purposes of their business, habitually invest money; |
| ● | to persons who in all the circumstances can properly be regarded as having been selected otherwise than as members of the public; |
| ● | to persons who are each required to pay a minimum subscription price of at least NZ$500,000 for the shares before the allotment of those shares (disregarding any amounts payable, or paid, out of money lent by the issuer or any associated person of the issuer); or |
| ● | in other circumstances where there is no contravention of the Securities Act 1978 of New Zealand (or any statutory modification or reenactment of, or statutory substitution for, the Securities Act 1978 of New Zealand). |
Portugal
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LEGAL MATTERS
ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC, will pass upon the validity of the securities registered hereby. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, Newport Beach, CA.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of MSAI as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, included in this prospectus, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1, including exhibits, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and our securities, you should refer to the registration statement and our exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.
In addition, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public on a website maintained by the SEC located at www.sec.gov.
We also maintain a website at www.infraredcameras.com. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Consolidated Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No.34) | F-2 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-3 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-6 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 | |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | F-30 |
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | F-34 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, statements of changes in stockholders’ equity, and statements of cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company is developing its customer base and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover its expenses. The Company has suffered net losses, negative cash flows from operations, and negative net working capital; which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Houston, TX
March 29, 2024
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Related party promissory note |
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Legacy SMAP promissory note |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
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Elimination of historical equity | ( | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Retroactive application of recapitalization | | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Adjusted Balance at January 1, 2022 | | $ | — | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||
Share-based compensation | — | — | | — | | |||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
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Merger recapitalization (Note 3) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Inventories impairment |
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Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in: |
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Repayments on stockholder promissory notes | ( | ( | ||||
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Merger recapitalization |
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Conversion of convertible notes and accrued interest into common stock | $ | | $ | — | ||
Conversion of related party promissory note into convertible note | $ | | $ | — | ||
Conversion of Legacy SMAP related party promissory notes into convertible notes | $ | | $ | — | ||
Transfer of inducement shares in financing transaction | $ | | $ | — | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI”, “the Company”, “we” or “our”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries manufacture and distribute multi-sensor systems (hardware and software) for thermographic and other use in a variety of industrial applications. The Company also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers. The Company’s customers operate in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility and oil and gas sectors.
The Company is domiciled in Delaware and is a C corporation for tax purposes.
Business Prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company as a corporate entity was SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy SMAP”), and the Company’s sponsor was SportsMap, LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective on October 18, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On October 21, 2021, Legacy SMP consummated the IPO of
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Legacy SMAP consummated the private placement of
Transaction costs for Legacy SMAP’s IPO amounted to $
Business Combination Agreement and Related Financing
On December 19, 2023, Legacy SMAP, through its subsidiary ICH Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (“Legacy ICI”), all of them Delaware corporations, consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, initially entered on December 5, 2022, by and among Legacy SMAP, Legacy ICI, and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a merger of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, Legacy SMAP changed its name from “SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.” to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” (“ICI”). In February 2024, ICI changed its name to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.”
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Business Combination, (i) each outstanding share of Legacy ICI common stock was converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below), and (ii) each Legacy ICI option, restricted stock unit, restricted stock award that was outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (and by its terms did not terminate upon the closing of the Business Combination) remained outstanding and (x) in the case of options, represented the right to purchase a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy ICI’s common stock subject to such option multiplied by the Exchange Ratio used for Legacy ICI common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price per share for such option divided by the Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) and (y) in the case of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards, represented a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy
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ICI’s common stock subject to such restricted stock unit or restricted stock award multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share).
The Exchange Ratio was
On December 19, 2023, the Company received $
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combination.
As a result of Legacy ICI being the accounting acquirer in the Merger, the financial reports filed with the SEC by the Company subsequent to the Merger are prepared as if ICI is the accounting predecessor of the Company. The historical operations of Legacy ICI are deemed to be those of the Company. Thus, the financial statements included reflect (i) the historical operating results of Legacy ICI prior to the Merger; (ii) the consolidated results of the Company, following the Merger on December 19, 2023; (iii) the assets and liabilities of Legacy ICI at their historical cost; and (iv) the Company’s equity structure for all periods presented. The recapitalization of the number of shares of common stock is reflected retroactively to the earliest period presented and will be utilized for calculating loss per share in all prior periods presented.
Going Concern
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company is developing its customer base and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover its expenses. The Company has suffered net losses, negative cash flows from operations, and negative net working capital. The Company expects it may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In response to these conditions, the Company plans to obtain additional liquidity including raising additional funds from investors (in the form of debt, equity or equity-like instruments) and continuing to reduce operating expenses. However, these plans are subject to market conditions, and are not within the Company’s control, and therefore, cannot be deemed probable. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant estimates reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to revenue recognition, useful life of fixed assets, allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, capitalization of internal-use software, share-based compensation, estimation of contingencies and estimation of income taxes. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
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Warrants
The Company has
The warrants are accounted in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40-15-7D. The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.
The
Segments and geographical information
Segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Accordingly, the Company operates and manages its business as
The following table summarizes revenue based upon the customers country of origin:
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International |
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The Company holds
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers through the following steps:
| ● | Identify the contract with a customer; |
| ● | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| ● | Determine the transaction price; |
| ● | Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
| ● | Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation. |
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Revenue is recognized net of allowances for returns and any sales taxes collected from customers.
Revenue Sources
The Company’s revenues are derived from multiple sources. The following are descriptions of principal revenue generating activities.
— Product Sales
The Company recognizes revenue from product sales at point of time, at the amount to which it expects to be entitled when control of the products is transferred to its customers. Control is transferred at Free On Board (“FOB”) Destination. Payment for products is collected within
— Software as a Service (“SaaS”) and Related Services
The Company sells SaaS subscriptions that comprise access to the cloud platform and technical support and upgrades of the software.
The software subscription is accounted for as service obligation. The access to the cloud platform has stand-alone functionality and represents
The Company’s SaaS subscription services are generally contracted for a period of
— Ancillary Services
Ancillary services derived from on-site inspections, the calibration of infrared cameras, maintenance and training are recognized at point of time when service is provided to the customer.
Shipping and Handling
Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and included in cost of goods sold as incurred.
Transaction Price Allocated to Performance Obligations
The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative stand-alone selling price (SSP) basis.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities include billed and unbilled amounts resulting from in-transit shipments, as we have an unconditional right to payment upon the completion of all performance obligations. Contract liabilities also include customer prepayments consisting of advances from customers related to products and SaaS subscriptions, as well as repair and service agreements, for which the Company has not yet recognized revenue.
Product Warranties
The Company provides a warranty for the repair or replacement of any defective products within of purchase. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of goods sold in the period that the related revenue is recognized. These estimates are derived from historical data and trends of product reliability and costs of repairing and replacing defective products.
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Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are stated at net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined through an evaluation of the aging of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, and considers such factors as the customer’s creditworthiness, the customer’s payment history and current economic conditions. A provision is recognized to bad debt expense and the allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts determined to be uncollectible. Bad debt written-off and any recovery of bad debt write-off is applied to the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Customer Concentration
For the year ended December 31, 2023,
For the year ended December 31, 2022,
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Cash in the Company’s bank accounts may exceed federally insured limits. Restricted cash, if any, represents amounts that the Company is unable to access for operational purposes. As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments to be issued in the IPO based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction of equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately. Upon closing of the IPO on October 21, 2021, offering costs associated with the common stock and the warrants were charged to temporary equity. Transaction costs amounted to $
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Inventories
Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value and primarily consist of infrared cameras and various other components and parts. The Company accounts for inventory using the weighted average cost method. Inventory is evaluated and adjusted for excess or obsolete quantities when conditions exist to indicate that inventories are likely to be in excess of anticipated demand or are obsolete based upon the Company’s assumptions about future demand for its products.
At the end of each quarter and at year-end the Company evaluates its inventory based on i) its current operating plan to estimate the demand of inventories based on market environment, current portfolio of customers and upcoming purchase orders from customers, ii) full count of inventory at year end and
On October 8, 2022, the Company incurred a casualty loss. The Company performed a physical inventory count of all inventories on January 19, 2023, accounting for a casualty loss of $
| ● | The Company classifies as short-term inventories that are expected to be sold in the subsequent twelve months. |
| ● | The Company recognizes an inventory write down for inventories that cannot be sold in the market and net realizable value is below cost. |
| ● | The Company classifies as long-term inventories the inventories that are not expected to be sold in the following twelve months but for which ones there is an active market, and the Company has not identified any indicator of impairment. |
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company updated its operating plan and recorded an inventory write down of $
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated on the straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of assets disposed, and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operating income (loss). Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
All property, plant, and equipment is depreciated (to the extent of estimated salvage values) on the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Assets |
| Estimated Useful Life |
Vehicles |
| |
Buildings |
| |
Computer equipment |
| |
Furniture and fixtures |
| |
Machinery and equipment |
|
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Capitalized Software
The Company capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred to acquire or create internal use software in the development stage. Internal costs capitalized are directly attributable to the development of the software. Capitalized software is included in property, plant and equipment and is amortized over
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs were $
Impairment
Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If a long-lived asset is tested for recoverability and the undiscounted estimate future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset cost is adjusted to fair value and an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.
Leases
Leases are accounted under ASC 842, Leases. The Company’s lease portfolio consists of real estate leases. Some leases have the option to extend or terminate the lease and the Company recognizes these terms when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
As a lessee, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at commencement. The Right-of-Use (ROU) lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments related to the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use incremental borrowing rates based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of our lease payments. The Company leases relate to its corporate office and production facilities. As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, all leases are classified as operating leases.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense: current and deferred. Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues. The Company recognizes a net deferred tax asset or liability based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur. Deferred income tax expense results from the change in the net deferred tax asset or liability between periods. The deferred tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions that require recognition or measurement in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest and penalties are included on the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheet.
ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” requires the Company to reduce its deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing
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the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of appropriate character during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, including the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. To the extent the Company believes that it does not meet the test that recovery is more likely than not, it establishes a valuation allowance. To the extent that the Company establishes a valuation allowance or changes this allowance in a period, it adjusts the tax provision or tax benefit in the consolidated statement of operations. Management uses its best judgment in determining provisions or benefits for income taxes, and any valuation allowance recorded against previously established deferred tax assets. The Company has measured the value of deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2023, based on the cumulative weight of positive and negative evidence that exists as of the date of the financial statements. Should the cumulative weight of all available positive and negative evidence change in the forecast period, the expectation of realization of deferred tax assets existing as of December 31, 2023, prospectively may change.
As a result, the Company established a valuation allowance based on the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, including results of recent and current operations and our estimates of future taxable income or loss. In order to determine the amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities, as well as the valuation allowances, the Company used estimates and assumptions regarding future taxable income and other business considerations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions, including changes in tax laws and other changes impacting the ability to recognize the underlying deferred tax assets, could require adjustments to the valuation allowances.
Shared-Based Compensation
The Company issues share-based awards to certain employees and non-employees in the form of stock options, which are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The share-based awards are classified as equity. Share-based compensation expense is included within selling and general administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company estimates grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The use of a valuation model requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. The Company grants stock options at exercise prices determined equal to the fair value of common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the Company’s common stock is based on the Company’s historical financial performance and observable arms-length sales of the Company’s capital stock.
The expected term represents the period that the share-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The stock option grants are “plain vanilla” and the Company determines the expected term using the simplified method as provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The simplified method deems the term to be the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of the options. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the date of the grant. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur (Note 10).
Contingencies
The Company accrues costs relating to litigation claims and other contingent matters when such liabilities become probable and reasonably estimable. Such estimates may be based on advice from third parties or on management’s judgment, as appropriate. Revisions to contingent liabilities are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which different facts or information become known or circumstances change that affect the Company’s previous judgments with respect to the likelihood or amount of loss. Amounts paid upon the ultimate resolution of contingent liabilities may be materially different from previous estimates and could require adjustments to the estimated reserves to be recognized in the period such new information becomes known.
In circumstances where the most likely outcome of a contingency can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for that amount. Where the most likely outcome cannot be estimated, a range of potential losses is established and if no one amount in that range is more likely than others, the low end of the range is accrued.
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Fair Value
The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:
| ● | Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2: inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and |
| ● | Level 3: unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires that the Company develop its own assumptions. |
Deferred transaction costs
Deferred transaction costs represent amounts paid for legal, consulting, and other offering expenses in conjunction with the future raising of additional capital to be performed within one year. These costs are netted against additional paid-in capital after the Merger was complete.
Tariff refund
Tariff refund includes refunds from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) resulting from overpayment of customs duties, taxes, and fees.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which amends the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. As the Company is a smaller reporting company, ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022, and requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). ASU 2019-04 provides narrow-scope amendments to help apply ASU 2016-13 and is effective with the adoption of ASU 2016-13. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2019-04 on January 1, 2023, and it did not have a material impact on its financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments require disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. The amendments also require companies with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by this amendment and all existing segment disclosures in Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of the amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments require (i) enhanced disclosures in connection with an entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation and (ii) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company does not expect the adoption of the amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.
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Note 3 — Reverse Recapitalization
On December 19, 2023, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under U.S. GAAP. Legacy ICI was the accounting acquirer and Legacy SMAP was the accounting acquiree for financial reporting purposes.
Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the Company represent a continuation of the financial statements of Legacy ICI with the Merger being treated as the equivalent of ICI issuing stock for the net assets of Legacy SMAP, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Legacy SMAP are stated at historical cost, with
The following table reconciles the elements of the Merger to the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023:
| Recapitalization | ||
Cash (Trust) | $ | | |
Redemptions |
| ( | |
Less: fees to underwriters and advisors |
| ( | |
Net cash due to Merger recapitalization |
| ( | |
Issuance of Financing notes |
| | |
Net cash received from Financing transaction and Merger recapitalization | $ | | |
The number of outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of December 31, 2023, is summarized as follows:
Shares by Type |
| Number of shares |
ICI Class A Common Stock outstanding previous to the Merger |
| |
Number of Shares issued at the date of the business combination (Recapitalization) |
|
|
SMAP Class A Common Stock outstanding previous to the Merger |
| |
Less: Redemption of SMAP Class A previous to the Merger |
| ( |
Total Class A Shares issued to former SMAP stockholders |
| |
Number of Basic Share issued at the Merger and Total Common Stock as of December 31, 2023 |
| |
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, each Transaction RSU Award immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, and which based on their terms did not terminate upon the closing of the Business Combination, remained outstanding. In the case each Transaction RSU Award, they were converted based on the number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy ICI common stock subject to that award, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred transaction costs related to the Business Combination of approximately $
Class A Common Stock
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger each outstanding share of Legacy ICI common stock (
Under the Business Combination Agreement, the surviving company would have been obligated under certain circumstances to issue
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Financing Transaction
In connection with the Business Combination, a number of purchasers (each, a “Financing Investor”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of $
Each Financing Note will mature on the third anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the Financing Investors’ option at a conversion price of $
We will pay interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of such notes at the rate of
As part of the financing transaction, we also issued warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to the Financing Investors to purchase an aggregate of
Note 4 — Revenue
The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue disaggregated by type of product and service:
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Product sales | $ | | $ | | ||
Software as a service and related services |
| |
| | ||
Ancillary services |
| |
| | ||
Total revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
In 2023 and 2022, $
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Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of sales of SaaS subscriptions and related services, as well as repair and service agreements, where in most cases, the Company receives prepayments and recognizes revenue over the support term of
| Contract liabilities | ||
Balance at January 1, 2022 | $ | | |
Prepayments |
| | |
Revenue recognition |
| ( | |
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
| | |
Prepayments |
| | |
Revenue recognition |
| ( | |
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | | |
Contract liabilities, noncurrent |
| | |
Remaining performance obligations
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $
Accounts Receivables Allowance
The following table summarizes the change in the accounts receivables allowance:
December 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Beginning balance |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Reversal of account receivables allowance |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Bad debt expense |
| |
| | ||
Ending balance | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment
The following table summarizes our property, plant and equipment:
December 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Vehicles |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Buildings |
| |
| | ||
Computer equipment |
| |
| | ||
Furniture and fixtures |
| |
| | ||
Machinery and equipment |
| |
| | ||
Internal-use software |
| |
| | ||
Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ | | $ | | ||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | | $ | | ||
Depreciation expenses were $
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Note 6 — Other Current Assets
The following table summarizes our other current assets:
December 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Deposits |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Prepaid expenses |
| |
| | ||
Other receivables |
| |
| | ||
Total other current assets | $ | | $ | | ||
As of December 31, 2022, other receivables reflect the amount recoverable by the insurance, related to the damage of inventories in the production facility in Beaumont, Texas as noted in Note 2.
Note 7 — Inventories
The following table summarizes inventories:
| December 31, | |||||
2023 |
| 2022 | ||||
Infrared cameras | $ | | $ | | ||
Replacement, maintenance, and spare parts |
| |
| | ||
Inventories, current | $ | | $ | | ||
Infrared cameras | $ | | $ | — | ||
Replacement, maintenance, and spare parts |
| |
| — | ||
Inventories, noncurrent | $ | | $ | — | ||
Total inventories | $ | | $ | | ||
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded an inventory write down of $
The following table summarizes the amount of inventory write-downs to net realizable value recorded for each period (in thousands):
| December 31, | |||||
2023 |
| 2022 | ||||
Amount of inventory write-down to net realizable value | $ | | $ | — | ||
Note 8 — Accrued Expense
The following table summarizes accrued expenses:
December 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Professional fees | $ | | $ | | ||
Salaries and wages |
| |
| | ||
Interest payable |
| |
| | ||
Taxes payable |
| — |
| | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Total accrued expense | $ | | $ | | ||
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Note 9 — Debt
Wells Fargo Line of Credit
On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into an asset based revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as amended on June 18, 2021 (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provided an aggregate revolving credit commitment of $
The interest rate applicable to the Credit Agreement was either (i) the Base Rate, which is the higher of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus
Obligations under the Credit Agreement were secured (with certain exceptions) by first priority security interests on all of the Company’s assets.
The Credit Agreement permitted voluntary prepayments (without reducing availability for future revolving borrowings) and voluntary commitment reductions at any time, in each case without premium or penalty.
In March and May 2022, the Company borrowed $
On July 12, 2022, the Company voluntarily reduced the revolving credit commitment to zero ($
B1 Bank Line of Credit
On January 22, 2023, the Company entered into an asset-based revolving credit agreement with B1 Bank (the “Line of Credit”). The Line of Credit provided an aggregate revolving credit commitment of $
Stockholder Promissory Note
On July 14, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to its majority stockholder in an amount of $
The Stockholder Promissory Note was unsecured. Principal and interest payments were made by the Company in cash or in kind prior to maturity.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 the Company made principal cash payments of $
On December 31, 2022, the principal outstanding balance was $
Interest expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 were $
On May 31, 2023, the Company completed the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interests of the Stockholder Promissory Note into shares of Class A Common Stock. At the time of conversion, the total face value of the Stockholder Promissory Note was $
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Stockholder Promissory Note, the Company issued
Related Party Promissory Notes
On August 9, 2022, the Company borrowed $
In June 2023, the Company borrowed $
On December 8, 2023, the Company borrowed $
Legacy SMAP Related Party Promissory Notes
In April, May and November 2023, Legacy SMAP secured operational working capital of $
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, $
Convertible Notes
In September 2023, August 2023, July 2023, June 2023, May 2023, January 2023 and December 2022, Legacy ICI issued unsecured convertible notes with several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $
In the event of and prior to the consummation of an initial public offering (“IPO”) or de-SPAC transaction, the unpaid principal balance and accrued interest were to be automatically converted into ICI Class A Common Stock at the imputed price per share of common stock of the IPO, discounted at
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, Legacy ICI completed the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interests of the convertible notes into shares of Class A Common Stock. At the time of conversion, the total face value of the convertible notes was $
Financing Notes
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company issued the Financing Notes to several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $
Each Financing Note will mature on the third anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the holder’s option at a conversion price of $
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shares issuable upon conversion of Financing Notes, the “Conversion Shares”). Except with the consent of the holder of the applicable Financing Note, the Company may not repay any principal amount of any Financing Note prior to the Maturity Date.
The Company will pay interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of such notes at the rate of
Debt Obligations and Schedule Maturities
As of December 31, 2023, aggregate principal repayments of total debt for the next five years were as follows:
2024 |
| $ | |
2025 |
| — | |
2026 |
| — | |
2027 |
| | |
2028 |
| — | |
Thereafter | — | ||
$ | |
Note 10 — Share-Based Compensation
Stock Options
On October 9, 2020, the Company implemented the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Company’s Board of Directors may grant stock options to employees and non-employees. The Plan initially authorized grants to purchase up to
In December 2020, May 2021 and December 2021, the Plan was amended to increase the number of stock options granted for issuance under the Plan by an additional
Stock options could be granted under the Plan with an exercise price equal to the share’s fair value at the grant date. The options vest and become fully exercisable over service periods ranging from to
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, which triggered accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options, resulted in an additional $
The grant date fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes- Merton option-pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| |||
Valuation assumptions: | |||||||
Exercise price per share | $ | | $ | | |||
Expected term (in years) |
|
| |||||
Expected share volatility |
| | % |
| | % | |
Expected dividend yield |
| — |
| — | |||
Risk free rate |
| | % |
| | % | |
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The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Weighted | Weighted | Aggregate | ||||||||
Number of | average | average | Intrinsic | |||||||
| shares |
| exercise price |
| remaining term |
| Value | |||
Balance at January 1, 2022 |
| | $ | |
| $ | — | |||
Granted |
| |
| |
| — |
| — | ||
Exercised |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||
Forfeited |
| ( |
| |
|
|
| — | ||
Expired |
| ( |
| |
| — |
| — | ||
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
| | $ | |
| $ | — | |||
Exercisable at December 31, 2022 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||
Weighted | Weighted | Aggregate | ||||||||
Number of | average | average | Intrinsic | |||||||
| shares |
| exercise price |
| remaining term |
| Value | |||
Balance at January 1, 2023 |
| | $ | |
| $ | — | |||
Granted |
| |
| |
| — |
| — | ||
Exercised |
| ( |
| |
| — |
| — | ||
Forfeited |
| — |
| — |
|
|
| — | ||
Expired |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||
Balance at December 31, 2023 |
| — | $ | — |
| — | $ | — | ||
Exercisable at December 31, 2023 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2023 and 2022 was $
Total share-based compensation expense related to stock options recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2023 and 2022 was $
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was
The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 was $
Restricted Stock Units
Prior to the effective time of the Business Combination, the Company granted
An additional award of restricted stock units is expected to be granted by the Company to certain employees upon the effectiveness of the Form S-8 that will register common stock issuable under the Company’s 2023 incentive award plan, which is expected to occur in 2024.
Presented below is a summary of the status of outstanding RSUs, including showing the vesting status based on the service and criteria.
|
| Weighted | |||
Number | Average Grant | ||||
| of shares |
| Date Fair Value | ||
Non-vested at January 1, 2023 |
| | $ | | |
Granted |
| |
| | |
Exercised |
| — |
| — | |
Forfeited |
| — |
| — | |
Expired |
| — |
| — | |
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Nonvested at December 31, 2023 |
| | $ | |
As of December 31, 2023, there are
Stock compensation expense for Transaction RSU Awards have only service vesting conditions. Expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis for all RSU awards with only service conditions. In the event that a RSU grant holder is terminated before the award is fully vested for RSUs granted under the 2023 incentive award plan, the full amount of the unvested portion of the award will be recognized as a forfeiture in the period of termination. We recognized a total shared based compensation expense related to RSUs of $
Note 11 — Stockholders Equity
Total authorized capital stock of the Company as of December 31, 2023 is
As of December 31, 2022, there were
Note 12 — Earnings (loss) per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, by dividing the net loss attributable to holders of common stock by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, including the dilutive effects of stock options.
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Since the Company was in a net loss position for the years ended 2023 and 2022, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as the inclusion of all potential common shares outstanding would have been antidilutive.
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The diluted earnings (loss) per share is the same as the basic earnings (loss) share for years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 as all potential common shares including stock options are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the computation of diluted net profit per share. The table above does not include (i) up to
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the 2023 Incentive Award Plan, which will initially be equal to
Note 13 — Related Party Transactions
Stockholder and Related Party Promissory Notes
See Note 9.
Leases
The Company leases its corporate office and
Note 14 — Leases
Operating leases
The Company leases consist of operating leases related to corporate offices and production facilities.
Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet information for operating leases on December 31, 2023, and 2022, is as follows:
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Components of operating lease cost for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, and 2022:
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For the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred operating lease expense totaling $
Remaining operating lease term and discounted rates as of December 31, 2023, and 2022, are as follows:
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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023, and 2022, is as follows:
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Maturities of operating lease liabilities for continuing operations under the new lease standard as of December 31, 2023, are as follows:
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Present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | |
Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, earn-outs, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
In the ordinary course of the business, the Company is subject to periodic legal or administrative proceedings. As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company was not involved in any material claims or legal actions which, in the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
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Note 16 — Income taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 were as follows:
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The total provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 varies from the federal statutory rate as a result of the following:
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Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes. As a result of the Company’s evaluation of both the positive and negative evidence, the Company determined it does not believe it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be utilized in the foreseeable future and has recorded a valuation allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company
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recognized income tax expense because of a true-up on the federal tax payable and interest on late payment of the federal tax payable. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized income tax expense because of a change in valuation allowance.
Changes in the valuation allowance are as follows:
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The Company intends to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.
The Company reported U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of $
A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
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The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statement of operation and as of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company did not accrue interest and penalties. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly in the next twelve months. We file income tax returns in the U.S. as well as in various states and the Company notes that the earliest year open to examination is 2020. The Company is not currently under examination by any major tax jurisdiction.
Note 17 — Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, earn-outs, and accounts payable where the carrying value approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of each instrument.
The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:
| ● | Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2: inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and |
| ● | Level 3: unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires that the Company develop its own assumptions. |
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables and accounts payables, where the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of each instrument.
On October 9, 2020, the Company implemented the Plan pursuant to which the Company’s Board of Directors may grant stock options to employees and non-employees. The common stock granted as part of the Plan were recorded in equity and classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
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On December 19, 2023, prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Board of Directors of Legacy ICI authorized that the shares of common stock which were subject to the Transaction RSU Awards would be delivered in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. All Transaction RSU Awards issued were valued using a fair value of $
The convertible note was valued using a probability-weighted expected return method (“PWERM”) based on the probabilities of different potential outcomes for the note. The fair value of the convertible note was determined using the following significant unobservable inputs.
Fair Value Assumption – Financing Note |
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The fair value of the Financing Notes as of December 31, 2023 is $
The fair value of the Company’s outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2023 and is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value Assumption – Warrants |
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Note 18 — Subsequent Events
For the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 29, 2024, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
In March 2024, the Company entered into an earnout waiver agreement whereby the Company and other parties thereto agreed to cancel the earnout provision in the Business Combination Agreement referenced in Note 1.
In March 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to waive the lock-up restrictions with respect to
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
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Related party promissory note |
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Legacy SMAP promissory note |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
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Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) |
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Loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes |
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Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities |
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Loss on financing transaction |
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Loss before income taxes |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
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Balance at January 1, 2023 |
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Balance at March 31, 2023 |
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Balance at January 1, 2023 |
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Net loss |
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Financing transaction shares |
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Balance at March 31, 2024 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Loss (gain) in fair value of warrants liabilities |
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Supplemental cash flow information |
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Conversion of convertible notes and accrued interest into common stock | $ | | $ | — | ||
Conversion of Legacy SMAP related party promissory note into common stock | $ | | $ | — | ||
Proceeds from financing transaction shares | $ | | $ | — | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI”, “the Company”, “we” or “our”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries manufacture and distribute multi-sensor systems (hardware and software) for thermographic and other use in a variety of industrial applications. The Company also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers. The Company’s customers operate in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility and oil and gas sectors.
The Company is domiciled in Delaware and is a C corporation for tax purposes.
Business Prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company as a corporate entity was SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy SMAP”), and the Company’s sponsor was SportsMap, LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective on October 18, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On October 21, 2021, Legacy SMAP consummated the IPO of
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Legacy SMAP consummated the private placement of
Transaction costs for Legacy SMAP’s IPO amounted to $
Business Combination Agreement
On December 19, 2023, Legacy SMAP, through its subsidiary ICH Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (“Legacy ICI”), all of them Delaware corporations, consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, initially entered on December 5, 2022, by and among Legacy SMAP, Legacy ICI, and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a merger of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, Legacy SMAP changed its name from “SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.” to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” (“ICI”). In February 2024, ICI changed its name to “MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.”
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Business Combination, (i) each outstanding share of Legacy ICI common stock was converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below), and (ii) each Legacy ICI option, restricted stock unit, restricted stock award that was outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (and by its terms did not terminate upon the closing of the Business Combination) remained outstanding and (x) in the case of options, represented the right to purchase a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy ICI’s common stock subject to such option multiplied by the Exchange Ratio used for Legacy ICI common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price per share for such option divided by the Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) and (y) in the case of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards, represented a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy
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ICI’s common stock subject to such restricted stock unit or restricted stock award multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share).
The Exchange Ratio was
On December 19, 2023, the Company received $
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. References to GAAP issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in these accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in Stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024, or for any other future annual or interim period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures including certain notes required by GAAP on an annual reporting basis.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in its Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Annual Report”).
Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. There are no items of comprehensive income.
Going Concern
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company is developing its customer base and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover its expenses. The Company has suffered net losses, negative cash flows from operations, and negative net working capital. The Company will continue to incur losses or limited income in the future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In response to these conditions, the Company plans to obtain additional liquidity including raising additional funds from investors (in the form of debt, equity, or equity-like instruments) and to continue to reduce operating expenses. However, these plans are subject to market conditions, and are not within the Company’s control, and therefore, cannot be deemed probable. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in its 2023 Annual Report and are supplemented by the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this report. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Cash in the Company’s bank accounts may exceed federally insured limits.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are stated at net realizable value. The allowance for credit losses is determined through an evaluation of the aging of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, and considers such factors as the customer’s creditworthiness, the customer’s payment history and current economic conditions. A provision is recognized to bad debt expense and the allowance for credit losses for accounts determined to be uncollectible. Bad debt written-off and any recovery of bad debt write-off is applied to the allowance for credit losses.
Inventory
The Company evaluates at the end of each quarter and year-end its inventory based on i) its current operating plan to estimate the demand of inventories based on market environment, current portfolio of customers and upcoming purchase orders from customers, ii) full count of inventory at year end and
At the end of each quarter, the Company reviews short-term and long-term classification of inventories related to infrared cameras, as well as to replacement, maintenance, and spare parts. Using similar analyses and sources of information as for the inventory write down to net realizable value assessment, the Company makes the following determinations:
| ● | MSAI classifies as short-term inventories that are expected to be sold in the subsequent twelve months. |
| ● | MSAI recognizes an inventory write down for inventories that cannot be sold in the market and net realizable value is below cost. |
| ● | MSAI classifies as long-term inventories the inventories that are not expected to be sold in the following twelve months but for which ones there is an active market and the Company has not identified any indicator of impairment. |
Deferred transaction costs
Deferred transaction costs are directly attributable to capital raise and financing transactions are capitalized as current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant estimates reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to revenue recognition, useful life of fixed assets, allowance for credit losses, warranty reserves, amortization of internal-use
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software, share-based compensation, estimation of contingencies and estimation of income taxes. The Company assesses estimates on an ongoing basis; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Customer Concentration
For the three months ended March 31, 2024,
For the year ended December 31, 2023,
Segment and Geographical information
Segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Accordingly, the Company operates and manages its business as
The following table summarizes revenue based upon the customers country of origin:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
United States | $ | | $ | | ||
International |
| |
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Total revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
The Company holds
New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07 “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 is effective for our annual periods beginning January 1, 2024, and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard may have on our financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topics 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our annual periods beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard may have on our financial statement disclosures.
Note 3 — Revenue
The following tables summarize the Company’s revenue, net disaggregated by type of product and service:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2024 |
| 2023 | |||
Product sales | $ | | $ | | ||
Software as a service and related services |
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Ancillary services |
| |
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Total revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
Consideration promised in the Company’s contracts with customers is variable due to anticipated reductions, such as sales returns, discounts and miscellaneous claims from customers. The Company estimates the most likely amount it will be entitled to receive and
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records an anticipated reduction against Revenues, with an offsetting increase to accrued expenses at the time revenues are recognized. The Company had sales returns from prior periods of $
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of sales of SaaS subscriptions and related services, as well as repair and service agreements, where in most cases, the Company receives up-front payment and recognizes revenue over the support term of
| Contract liabilities | ||
Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | | |
Prepayments and adjustments |
| | |
Revenue recognition |
| ( | |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |
| | |
Contract liabilities, non-current | $ | | |
Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | | |
Prepayments and adjustments |
| ( | |
Revenue recognition |
| ( | |
Balance at March 31, 2024 |
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Contract liabilities, non-current | $ | | |
Note 4— Property, Plant and Equipment
The following table summarizes our property, plant and equipment, net:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Vehicles | $ | | $ | | ||
Buildings and improvements |
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Computer equipment |
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Furniture and fixtures |
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Machinery and equipment |
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Internal-use software |
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Property, plant and equipment, gross | $ | | $ | | ||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | | $ | | ||
Depreciation expense was $
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Note 5 — Inventories
The following table summarizes inventories:
| March 31, | December 31, | ||||
2024 |
| 2023 | ||||
Infrared cameras | $ | | $ | | ||
Replacement, maintenance, and spare parts |
| |
| | ||
Inventories, current | $ | | $ | | ||
Infrared cameras | $ | | $ | | ||
Replacement, maintenance, and spare parts |
| |
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Inventories, noncurrent | $ | | $ | | ||
Total inventories | $ | | $ | | ||
The Company recorded an inventory write down of $
Note 6 — Other Current Assets
The following table summarizes other non-current assets:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Deposits | $ | | $ | | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| |
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Other receivables |
| |
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Total other current assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 7 — Accrued Expense
The following table summarizes accrued expenses:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Professional fees | $ | | $ | | ||
Salaries and wages |
| |
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Interest payable |
| |
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Other |
| |
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Total accrued expenses | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 8 — Debt
Line of Credit
B1 Bank Line of Credit
On January 22, 2023, the Company entered into an asset-based revolving credit agreement with B1 Bank (the “Line of Credit”). The Line of Credit provided an aggregate revolving credit commitment of $
In March and June 2023, the Company borrowed $
There was
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Stockholder Promissory Note
On July 14, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to its majority stockholder in an amount of $
There was
First Insurance Funding line of credit
In December 2023, the Company entered into a line of credit agreement with First Insurance Funding for $
There was outstanding balance $
Related Party Promissory Notes
On August 9, 2022, the Company borrowed $
In June 2023, the Company borrowed $
On December 8, 2023, the Company borrowed $
There was outstanding balance $
Legacy SMAP Related Party Promissory Notes
In April, May and November 2023, Legacy SMAP secured operational working capital of $
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, $
There was outstanding balance $
Convertible Notes
In January 2023, the Company issued unsecured Convertible Notes with several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $
There was
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Financing Notes
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company issued the Financing Notes to several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $
Each Financing Note will mature on the third anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the holder’s option at a conversion price of $
The Company will pay interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of such notes at the rate of
On March 31, 2024, $
There was outstanding balance $
Debt Obligations and Schedule Maturities
As of March 31, 2024, aggregate principal repayments of total debt for the next five years are as follows:
2024 |
| $ | |
2025 |
| | |
2026 |
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2027 |
| — | |
2028 |
| — | |
Thereafter |
| — | |
$ | |
Note 9 — Stockholders’ Equity
Total authorized capital stock of the Company as of December 31, 2023, is
Note 10 — Earnings per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to holders of common stock by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock, including the diluted effect of stock options. There are no other antidilutive financial instruments.
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Since the Company was in a net loss position for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as the inclusion of all potential common shares outstanding would have been antidilutive.
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||
Numerator: |
| |||||
Basic and Diluted Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Denominator: | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares: | ||||||
Basic - Class A Common Stock | ||||||
Add: Dilutive effects, as shown separately below | ||||||
Unvested Stock Options | — | — | ||||
Diluted - Class A and Class B Common Stock | ||||||
Basic Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Diluted Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
| $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
The table above does not include (i) up to
There were
Note 11 — Share-Based Compensation
Stock Options
On October 9, 2020, the Company implemented the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Company’s Board of Directors may grant stock options to employees and non-employees. The Plan initially authorized grants to purchase up to
In December 2020, May 2021 and December 2021, the Plan was amended to increase the number of stock options granted for issuance under the Plan by an additional
Stock options could be granted under the Plan with an exercise price equal to the share’s fair value at the grant date. The options vest and become fully exercisable over service periods ranging from to
Restricted Stock Units
Prior to the effective time of the Business Combination, the Company granted
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An additional award of restricted stock units is expected to be granted by the Company to certain employees upon the effectiveness of the Form S-8 that will register common stock issuable under the Company’s 2023 incentive award plan, which is expected to occur in 2024.
As of January 1, 2024, there are
Stock compensation expense for Transaction RSU Awards have only service vesting conditions. Expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis for all RSU awards with only service conditions. If a RSU grant holder is terminated before the award is fully vested for RSUs granted under the 2023 incentive award plan, the full amount of the unvested portion of the award will be recognized as a forfeiture in the period of termination. We recognized a total shared based compensation expense related to RSUs of $
Note 12— Related Party Transactions
Stockholder Promissory Note and Related Party Promissory Note
See Note 8.
Leases
See Note 13.
Note 13 — Leases
The Company leases consist of operating leases related to corporate offices and production facilities with a related party.
Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet information for operating leases on March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, is as follows:
| March 31, 2024 |
| December 31, 2023 | |||
Assets |
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Right-of-use assets, net | $ | | $ | | ||
Liabilities |
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Right-of-use liabilities, current |
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| | ||
Components of operating lease cost for the twelve months ending March 31, 2024, and 2023:
| March 31, 2024 |
| March 31, 2023 | |||
Components operating lease cost | ||||||
Operating lease cost | $ | | $ | | ||
Short-term leases |
| |
| | ||
Remaining operating lease term and discounted rates as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, are as follows:
| March 31, 2024 |
| December 31, 2023 |
| |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |
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Weighted-average discount rate |
| | % | | % |
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Maturities of operating lease liabilities for continuing operations under the new lease standard as of March 31, 2024, are as follows:
For the three months ending March 31, |
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2024 | $ | | |
2025 |
| — | |
2026 |
| — | |
2027 |
| — | |
2028 |
| — | |
Thereafter |
| — | |
Total operating lease payments | $ | | |
Less: imputed interest |
| ( | |
Present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | |
Note 14 — Commitment and Contingency
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
In the ordinary course of the business, the Company is subject to periodic legal or administrative proceedings. As of March 31, 2024, the Company is not involved in any material claims or legal actions which, in the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
Note 15 — Income Taxes
The Company has determined that a discrete year-to-date method of reporting would provide more reliable results for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024, due the difficulty in projecting future results.
The Company’s provision for income taxes was a $
For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:
| 2024 |
| 2023 |
| ||
Three months ended March 31, | ( | % | ( | % | ||
The effective tax rates for the three-months periods ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively, was below the U.S. statutory tax rate of
During the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company determined that it experienced an ownership change as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The result of the ownership change is subjecting tax attributes to an annual limitation which includes the utilization of the Company’s net operating losses. The Company will continue to monitor ownership changes throughout future periods.
Note 16 — Fair value measurements
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable where the carrying value approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of each instrument.
The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:
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| ● | Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2: inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and |
| ● | Level 3: unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires that the Company develop its own assumptions. |
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payables, where the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of each instrument.
The fair value of the convertible note was determined using the following significant unobservable inputs.
Fair Value Assumption – Financing Note |
| March 31, 2024 |
| |
Principal | $ | | ||
Discount rate |
| | % | |
Note term |
| | years | |
Stock Price | $ | | ||
Maturity date |
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Risk rate |
| | % | |
Volatility |
| | % | |
The fair value of the Financing Notes as of March 31, 2024, is $
The fair value of the Company’s outstanding warrants as of March 31, 2024, is $
March 31, | ||||
Fair Value Assumption – Warrants |
| 2024 |
| |
Exercise Price | $ | | ||
Warrant term | | years | ||
Maturity date |
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Stock Price |
| $ | | |
Risk rate |
| | % | |
Volatility | % | |||
Note 17 — Subsequent events
The Company has evaluated its financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, for subsequent events through May 15, 2024. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any additional subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
On April 5, 2024, the Company converted an additional $
On April 16, 2024, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II. This Agreement provides the Company the opportunity to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II up to $
On April 30, 2024, the Company converted $
On May 10, 2024, the Company converted $
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be borne by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the shares of common stock being registered hereby.
Expense |
| Estimated Amount |
| |
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 1,697 | ||
FINRA Fee | $ | 2,225 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 75,000 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 375,000 | ||
Financial printing and miscellaneous expenses | $ | 10,000 | ||
Total | 463,922 | |||
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third parties. The directors or officers must have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, an action only by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors and officers in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they must have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. No indemnification may be made if such person must have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought must determine upon application that the defendant officers or directors are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. The current certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the registrant provide for indemnification by the registrant of its directors, senior officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its charter that a director of the corporation must not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The current certificate of incorporation of the registrant provide for such limitation of liability.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers in which we have agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, from damage arising from the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of our company or our subsidiaries.
The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Our Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws provide indemnification and advancement of expenses for our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, subject to certain limited exceptions. We have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. In some cases, the provisions of those indemnification agreements may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under the applicable law. In addition, as permitted by applicable law, our Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of certain fiduciary duties as a director. The effect of this provision is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duties as a director.
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We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.
We have purchased and intend to maintain insurance on behalf of the registrant and any person who is or was a director or officer against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in that capacity, subject to certain exclusions and limits of the amount of coverage.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
| ● | Prior to the registrant’s initial public offering, in October 2021, the registrant issued an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares to its initial stockholders in the amount of $25,000, at a price of $0.009 per share. |
| ● | In addition, simultaneously with initial public offering, in October 2021, the registrant’s initial stockholders purchased from the registrant 675,000 private units at $10.00 per unit (for an aggregate purchase price of $6,750,000). |
| ● | In December 2023, the registrant issued shares of common stock pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement to the former securityholders of Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc., deemed to be worth a pre-money equity valuation of $100 million at $10.00 per share. |
| ● | In December 2023, the registrant issued convertible promissory notes and warrants to purchase common stock in a financing transaction consummated substantially concurrently with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement for aggregate consideration of $6,805,000. |
| ● | In December 2023, the registrant issued 652,500 shares of common stock as compensation for services rendered in connection with the initial public offering of the registrant and the Business Combination at a deemed value of $10.00 per share. |
| ● | In March 2024, the registrant entered into letter agreements with certain holders of the registrant’s convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal balance of $3.275 million to elect to convert such notes into shares of the registrant’s Common Stock at a price of $10 per share pursuant to the terms of the notes. Pursuant to the letter agreement, the registrant agreed to issue an additional share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the converted principal balance of the notes. Pursuant to the terms of the such notes and letter agreements, the registrant issued an aggregate of 663,318 shares of Common Stock. |
| ● | On March 30, 2024, the registrant issued 60,060 shares of Common Stock to David Gow, a member of the registrant’s board of directors, in exchange for the cancellation of a $200,000 loan obligation, at an effective price per share of $3.33. |
| ● | On April 5, 2024, the registrant entered into letter agreements with certain holders of the registrant’s convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal balance of $1.65 million pursuant to which the holders of the notes elected to convert their notes into shares of the registrant’s common stock at a price of $10 per share pursuant to the terms of the notes. Pursuant to the letter agreement, the registrant agreed to issue an additional share of common stock for each share of common stock to be issued pursuant to the converted principal balance of the notes. Pursuant to the terms of such notes and conversion agreements, the registrant issued an aggregate of 334,397 shares of Common Stock. |
| ● | On April 8, 2024, the Company sold to an unaffiliated third-party investor 182,348 shares of Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $500,000. |
| ● | On April 8, 2024, the Company issued 171,821 shares of Common Stock as Commitment Shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II in connection with the execution of the Committed Equity Facility. |
| ● | On June , 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the PIPE Investor pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase at the Purchase Price a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Purchase Price divided by the initial public offering price up to the Share Cap, with the balance purchased as Pre-Funded Warrants, in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as provided by Section 4(a)(2) |
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| thereof, that would close substantially concurrently with, and be contingent and conditioned upon consummation of, this offering. |
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to any of the foregoing sales.
Each of the foregoing securities were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided for by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibit |
| Description |
| Form |
| Exhibit |
| Filing Date |
1.1* | ||||||||
2.1*† | 8-K | 2.1 | December 6, 2022 | |||||
2.2* | 8-K | 2.2 | June 28, 2023 | |||||
2.3 * | 8-K | 2.2 | September 20, 2023 | |||||
3.1* | 8-K | 3.1 | December 21, 2023 | |||||
3.2* | 8-K | 3.1 | February 12, 2024 | |||||
3.3* | 8-K | 3.2 | December 21, 2023 | |||||
3.4* | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Multi Sensor AI Holdings, Inc. | 8-K | 3.2 | February 12, 2024 | ||||
4.1* | S-1 | 4.1 | September 30, 2021 | |||||
4.2* | S-1 | 4.2 | September 30, 2021 | |||||
4.3* | S-1 | 4.3 | September 30, 2021 | |||||
4.4* | S-1 | 4.4 | September 30, 2021 | |||||
4.5 | ||||||||
5.1* | S-1 | 5.1 | June 17, 2024 | |||||
9.1† | ||||||||
10.1*+ | 2020 Equity Incentive Plan of Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc. | S-1 | 10.1 | December 13, 2023 | ||||
10.2*+ | 10-K | 10.14 | March 29, 2024 | |||||
10.3* | S-1 | 10.3 | November 13, 2023 | |||||
10.6* | 8-K | 10.6 | December 21, 2023 | |||||
10.11* | 8-K | 10.1 | December 1, 2023 | |||||
10.12* | 8-K | 10.2 | December 1, 2023 | |||||
10.13* | 8-K | 10.1 | May 10, 2024 | |||||
10.14* | 8-K | 10.3 | December 1, 2023 | |||||
10.15* | 8-K | 10.1 | April 17, 2024 | |||||
10.16* | 8-K | 10.2 | April 17, 2024 | |||||
10.17 | ||||||||
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Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||
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Exhibit |
| Description |
| Form |
| Exhibit |
| Filing Date |
10.18 | ||||||||
10.19 | ||||||||
21.1* | S-1 | 21.1 | December 13, 2023 | |||||
23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||||
23.2 | Consent of ArentFox Schiff LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto) |
24.1 | ||||||||
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |||||||
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
107* |
* | Previously filed. |
† | The annexes, schedules, and certain exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted annex, schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
+ | Indicates a management contract of compensatory plan. |
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant, hereby undertakes:
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beaumont, State of Texas, on June 26, 2024.
MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Gary Strahan | ||
Name: | Gary Strahan | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on June 26, 2024.
Signature |
| Title |
/s/ Gary Strahan | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Gary Strahan | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Peter Baird | Chief Financial Officer | |
Peter Baird | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
* | President and Director | |
Steven Winch | ||
* | Chairman of the Board | |
David Gow | ||
* | Director | |
Reid Ryan | ||
* | Director | |
Stuart V. Flavin III | ||
* | Director | |
Petros Kitsos | ||
* | Director | |
Margaret Chu |
* The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and execute this Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement pursuant to the Power of Attorney executed by the above-named officers and directors of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By: | /s/ Peter Baird | |
Peter Baird | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
Exhibit 4.5
PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
Warrant Shares: [·] | Issue Date: [·], 2024 |
THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [__] or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [_____] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated June [·], 2024, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) | Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day prior to the Initial |
Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder
or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise in addition to all other rights and remedies at law, under this Warrant, or otherwise, and such failure shall also be deemed a material breach under this Warrant, and a material breach under the Purchase Agreement.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action or inaction by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder
of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder, within one (1) business day of the Holder’s request, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder, within one (1) business day of the Holder’s request, the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares. The Company shall pay all attorney fees required for the issuance of attorney legal opinions for removal of restrictive legends on Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, unless and until the terms of this Warrant shall have been approved by the Company’s stockholders, and thereafter to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its
Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that prior to shareholder approval of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will be effective upon delivery of such notice to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation)
immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (excluding a merger effected solely to change the Company’s name), (ii) the Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock or 50% or more of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or more than 50% of the voting power of the common
equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice (unless such information is filed with the Commission, in which case a notice shall not be required) stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of
such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event, including if the Company is for any reason unable to issue and deliver Warrant Shares upon exercise of the this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof, shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant or cash settle in any other form.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) [Reserved.]
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
| MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, | |
| INC. | |
| By: | |
| | Name: Gary Strahan |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
_______________________________
_______________________________
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: __________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:
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Exhibit 9.1
**Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees to supplementally furnish to the SEC upon request any omitted schedule or exhibit.
VOTING AGREEMENT
This Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of June [__], 2024, is by and among MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 2105 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77705 (the “Company”), and each Person listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Key Holder” and, collectively with the Company, the “Parties”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
A.Each Key Holder, as of the date hereof, is the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), set forth opposite such Key Holder’s name on Schedule A hereto (such shares, the “Existing Shares” and, together with any additional shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Section 1(c), the “Shares”).
B.The Company proposes to enter into that certain securities purchase agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), with each purchaser identified on the signature pages thereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Purchasers shall purchase, and the Company shall issue and sell, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000.00, (a) [____] shares of Common Stock, and (b) Pre-Funded Warrants, which shall be exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) immediately upon the Company obtaining Stockholder Approval to issue the Warrant Shares, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to the Purchase Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
C.Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and to induce the Purchasers to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Company and each Key Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to set forth their agreements and understandings with respect to how shares of Common Stock held by each Key Holder shall be voted in connection with certain matters contemplated thereby.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. | SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. |
(a)Each Key Holder irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to hold their Shares during the term of this Agreement subject to, and to vote their Shares in accordance with, the provisions of this Agreement.
(b)Until the termination of this Agreement, each Key Holder covenants and agrees that such Key Holder shall not directly or indirectly, (i) transfer, sell, offer, exchange, assign, gift, pledge, convey any
legal or Beneficial Ownership interest in, or otherwise dispose of (by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by operation of law, or otherwise), or encumber (each, a “Transfer”), any of the Shares, (ii) deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto which is inconsistent with this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of any of the Shares or such Key Holder’s voting or economic interest therein. Any attempted Transfer of any Shares or any interest therein in violation of this Section 1(b) shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 5(i) below, this Section 1(b) shall not prohibit a Transfer of the Shares by a Key Holder if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in a writing to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement.
(c)Each Key Holder agrees that all shares of Common Stock that such Key Holder purchases, acquires the right to vote, or otherwise acquires Beneficial Ownership of, after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall constitute Shares for all purposes of this Agreement. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, merger, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares, or the like of the capital stock of the Company affecting the Shares, the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the resulting securities and such resulting securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” for all purposes of this Agreement.
(d)For purposes of this Agreement, “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act if 1934, as amended, and person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such rule is actually applicable in such circumstance). For the avoidance of doubt, the terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall also include record ownership of securities.
2. | AGREEMENT TO VOTE SHARES. |
(a)In any annual, special, or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company, and in every written consent in lieu of any such meeting, at which the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are presented to the Company’s stockholders for approval, each Key Holder agrees that it shall vote, by proxy or otherwise, the Shares (i) in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and any matter that would reasonably be expected to facilitate such transactions (including, without limitation, any proposal for the Company to obtain Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) waiving the Exchange Cap (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or seeking an increase in the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to permit the Company to issue shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement), and (ii) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. Each Key Holder shall retain at all times the right to vote its Shares in its sole discretion and without any other limitation on those matters other than those set forth in this Section 2(a) that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company’s stockholders generally.
(b)In the event that a meeting of the stockholders of the Company is held, each Key Holder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause such Key Holder’s Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict each Key Holder from acting its capacity as a director or officer of the Company, to the extent applicable, it being
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understood that this Agreement shall apply to such Key Holder in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company.
(d)Irrevocable Proxy and Power of Attorney.
i.Each Key Holder hereby irrevocably grants to and appoints, and hereby authorizes and empowers, the Company, and any individual designated in writing by it, and each of them individually, as the Key Holder’s sole and exclusive proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution and resubstitution), for and in the Key Holder’s name, place and stead, to vote and exercise all voting and related rights (to the fullest extent the Key Holder is entitled to do so) with respect to its Shares at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company called, and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting, with respect to any of the matters specified in, and in accordance and consistent with, Section 2(a).
ii.Each Key Holder understands and acknowledges that the Purchasers and the Company are entering into the Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the Key Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Key Holder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 2(d) constitutes an inducement for the Purchasers and the Company to enter into the Purchase Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the Key Holder hereby (a) affirms that the irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest and may under no circumstances be revoked, (b) ratifies and confirms all that the proxies appointed hereunder may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof; and (c) affirms that such irrevocable proxy is executed and intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
iii.Upon the execution of this Agreement by the Key Holder, the Key Holder hereby revokes any and all prior proxies or powers of attorney given by the Key Holder with respect to the Shares. The Key Holder acknowledges and agrees that no subsequent proxies with respect to such Shares shall be given, and if given, shall not be effective or ineffective ab initio. All authority conferred herein shall be binding upon and enforceable against any successors or assigns of the Key Holder and any permitted transferees of the Shares. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the irrevocable proxy granted hereunder shall automatically terminate upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6(n).
3. | REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND OTHER COVENANTS OF KEY HOLDERS. |
Each Key Holder, as to itself and not with respect to any other Key Holder, hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Company and to each Purchaser as follows:
(a)Such Key Holder is the legal or beneficial owner of, and has the power to vote the Existing Shares set forth on the signature page hereto. The Existing Shares set forth next to Key Holder’s name on the signature page hereof are owned free of any encumbrance that would preclude Key Holder from exercising his, her or its voting power as provided in Section 2 or otherwise complying with the terms hereof.
(b)Such Key Holder has all requisite power, legal capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Key Holder and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Key Holder, enforceable against Key Holder in accordance with its terms, except as limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application
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affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(c)The execution, delivery and performance by such Key Holder of this Agreement shall not (i) conflict with, require a consent, waiver or approval under, or result in a breach of or default under, any of the terms of any agreement to which Key Holder is a party or by which any of such Key Holder’s assets are bound, or (ii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment or any applicable law applicable to Key Holder or any of such Key Holder’s assets, except for any such conflict, violation or any failure to obtain such consent, waiver or approval that would not result in the Key Holder being able to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(d)Such Key Holder agrees that he, she, or it shall not, in his, hers, or its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in law or in equity, in any court or before any governmental entity, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Key Holder, or the approval of the Purchase Agreement by the Company’s Board of Directors, breaches any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors or any member thereof.
(e)Such Key Holder shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action that would make any representation or warranty contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respects or in any way have the effect of restricting, limiting, interfering with, preventing or disabling Key Holder from performing his, her or its obligations in any material respects under this Agreement.
4. | CONFIDENTIALITY. |
Except as required by applicable law, each Key Holder, until such time as the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are required to be publicly disclosed by the Company as described in the Purchase Agreement, shall maintain the confidentiality of any information regarding this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Neither the Key Holders, nor any of their respective affiliates, shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be required by law or by any listing agreement with, or the policies of, The Nasdaq Stock Market, in which circumstance such announcing party shall make all reasonable efforts to consult with the Company in advance of such publication to the extent practicable.
5. | MISCELLANEOUS. |
(a)No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares.
(b)Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that [__] (“[●]”) is an intended third party beneficiary and may enforce the terms of this Agreement, and that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no amendment or waiver of any section or sections hereunder, the amendment or waiver of which would adversely affect the rights of [__], shall be effective without the prior written consent of [__].
(c)Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received (a) when personally delivered, (b) when sent by facsimile or email upon confirmation of receipt, (c) one business day after the day on which the same
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has been delivered prepaid to a nationally recognized courier service, or (d) five business days after the deposit in the United States mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case addressed, as to the Company, to the address or email address set forth below the Company’s signature on the signature page of this Agreement, and as to any Key Holder at the address, facsimile number or email address set forth with respect to such Key Holder on Schedule A attached to this Agreement. Any Party hereto from time to time may change its address, facsimile number, email address, or other information for the purpose of notices to that Party by giving notice specifying such change to the other Parties hereto. Each Key Holder and the Company may each agree in writing to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(d)Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to sections, such reference shall be to a section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The phrases “the date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof,” and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date first above written. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (i) words of any gender include each other gender; (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; and (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement.
(e)Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended by the Parties hereto, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties hereto, or, in the case of a waiver, by an instrument signed on behalf of the Party waiving compliance. The failure of either Party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect of this Agreement at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other Party with its obligation under this Agreement, and any custom or practice of the Parties at variance with the terms of this Agreement, shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of such Party's right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
(f)Rules of Construction. The Parties hereto hereby waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.
(g)Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The Parties hereto agree that the Company and the Purchasers will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of any Key Holder set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the Company or the Buyers upon any such violation of this Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers each acting alone or together shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to the Company or the Purchasers at law or in equity and each Key Holder hereby waives any and all defenses which could exist in its favor in connection with such enforcement and waives any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such enforcement.
(h)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties hereto; it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart.
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(i)Entire Agreement; Non-Assignability; Parties in Interest; Death or Incapacity. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto (i) constitute an inducement and condition to the Purchasers entering into the Purchase Agreement, (ii) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (iii) are not intended to confer, and shall not be construed as conferring, upon any person other than the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by a Key Holder without the prior written consent of the Company, and any such assignment or delegation that is not consented to shall be null and void. This Agreement, together with any rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder, may be assigned or delegated in whole or in part by the Company to any affiliate of the Company without the consent of or any action by Key Holder upon notice by the Company to the Key Holders as herein provided. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. All authority conferred herein shall survive the death or incapacity of a Key Holder and in the event of Key Holder’s death or incapacity, any obligation of such Key Holder hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of such Key Holder.
(j)Additional Documents. Each Key Holder shall execute and deliver any additional documents necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Company to carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement.
(k)Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties hereto. The Parties hereto further agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
(l)Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
(m)Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and the provisions, rights, obligations, and conditions set forth herein, and the legal relations between the Parties hereto, including all disputes and claims, whether arising in contract, tort, or under statute, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions.
(n)Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring the expenses.
(o)Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect from and after the earlier to occur of (i) date upon which the stockholders of the Company, in any annual, special or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or by written consent in lieu of any such meeting, approve the matters contemplated by Section 2(a), and (ii) the termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms, provided, that no such termination shall relieve any Party from liability for any willful or intentional breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
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(p)WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC. | | |
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Name: | Gary Strahan | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Address for notices:
2105 West Cardinal Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77705
Attention:
Email:
SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A
KEY HOLDERS
**Intentionally omitted
Schedule A
Exhibit 10.17
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
[•], 2024
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
888 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that [__] (the “Purchaser”) proposes to enter into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), relating to a proposed private offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company, and pre-funded Common Stock purchase warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000.00 (the “Offering”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, and in recognition of the benefit that the Offering will confer upon the undersigned, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), the undersigned shall not, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of (a) the date that is 90 days after the closing of the Offering or (b) the Effective Date (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer, sell, announce the intention to sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock (including without limitation, shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, securities which may be issued upon exercise of stock options or warrants, settlement of restricted stock units, or conversion of shares of preferred stock or convertible notes), (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock, or (4) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in clause (1) and (2) above shall not apply to (a) transfers (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that no filing by any party under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shall be required or shall be made voluntarily during the Lock-up Period in connection with such transfer, (ii) if the undersigned is a natural person, by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned, or (iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned; provided, in each case, that (x) the transferee shall be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and (y) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (b) the acquisition or exercise of any stock option, and the
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acquisition or settlement of any restricted stock unit, issued pursuant to a Plan described in the Final Prospectus, provided, that the restrictions set forth herein shall apply to any shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise or settlement, or (c) the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities pursuant to any Plan, provided that (i) no sales of the undersigned’s Common Stock or other securities shall be made pursuant to such a Plan prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and (ii) such a Plan may only be established if no public announcement of the establishment or existence thereof and no filing with the Commission or other regulatory authority in respect thereof or transactions thereunder or contemplated thereby, by the undersigned, the Company or any other person, shall be required, and no such announcement or filing is made voluntarily, by the undersigned, the Company or any other person, prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of shares of Common Stock even if such securities would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put option or “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) or call option or call equivalent position) with respect to any of the shares of Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such shares.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar or depositary against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
The undersigned understands that, if the Purchase Agreement does not become effective prior to July 5, 2024, or if the Purchase Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the securities to be sold thereunder, the undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.
This Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The undersigned irrevocably (i) submits to the jurisdiction of any court of the State of California for the purpose of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, or any of the agreements or transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, and the Prospectus (each a “Proceeding”), (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (iv) agrees not to commence any Proceeding other than in such courts, and (v) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim that such Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum.
Nothing in this agreement shall constitute an obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company. Any Offering shall only be made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation among the parties thereto.
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The undersigned acknowledges that the Purchaser shall rely on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained in this agreement in connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement and performing the obligations of the Purchaser thereunder.
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Exhibit 10.18
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June [ ], 2024, between MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”). This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and each Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).
In consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
1.Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the Filing Date and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the sixtieth (60th) calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.
“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Shares, (b) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants (assuming on such date the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Pre-Funded Warrants (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Pre-Funded Warrants), and (d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company, as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.
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“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.
2.Shelf Registration.
(a)On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).
(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a
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result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced or eliminated to exclude any securities other than Registrable Securities. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least three (3) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
(d)If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein or the Company subsequent withdraws the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause as of the Filing Date (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement (provided if the Registration Statement does not allow for the resale of Registrable Securities at prevailing market prices (i.e., only allows for fixed price sales), the Company shall have been deemed to have not satisfied this clause) or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such
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Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any twelve (12)-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event,” and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to (1) the product of (A) 2.0% multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities that are not then covered by a Registration Statement that is then effective and available for use by such Holder divided by (II) the total number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities multiplied by (2) the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that, in the event that none of such Holder’s Registrable Securities are then covered by a Registration Statement that is effective and available for use by such Holder, the quotient of (I) divided by (II) in clause (1)(B) herein shall be deemed to equal 1.
(e)If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.
3.Registration Procedures.
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a)Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
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thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex A (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.
(b)(i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c)If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.
(d)Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments
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or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided, however, that in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Company agrees that the Holders shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not have any duty to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries not to trade on the basis of such information.
(e)Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(f)Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.
(g)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).
(h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities
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or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(i)If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.
(j)Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.
(k)Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
(l)The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.
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(m)The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Trading Market (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section.
(n)The Company shall cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of the Registrable Securities (not bearing any restrictive legend) either by DWAC, DRS, or in certificated form if DWAC or DRS is unavailable, to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as such Holder may request.
(o)The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.
(p)The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement.
4.Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of
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any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.
5.Indemnification.
(a)Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(c). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(f).
(b)Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any
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Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c)Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an
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unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(d)Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6.Miscellaneous.
(a)Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement.
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Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b)No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement so long as no new securities are registered on any such existing registration statements.
(c)Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).
(d)Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of 50.1% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any Security), provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(d). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
(e)Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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(f)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section [5.7] of the Purchase Agreement.
(g)No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
(h)Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g., www.docusign.com), such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
(i)Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(j)Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
(k)Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(l)Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(m)Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or
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entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDER FOLLOWS]
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
Name of Holder: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: __________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
Annex A
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Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a)Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder
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(b)Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
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(c) | Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire): |
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3. Broker-Dealer Status:
(a) | Are you a broker-dealer? |
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(b) | If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company? |
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Note: | If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. |
(c) | Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer? |
Yes No
(d) | If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities? |
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4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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5. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
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PLEASE EMAIL A .PDF COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:
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Exhibit 10.19
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June [__], 2024 (the “Subscription Date”), between MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“2025 Annual Meeting” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(a).
“Board Designee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(a).
“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Beneficial owner,” “beneficially own” and “beneficial ownership” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“Bylaws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(c).
“Change in Recommendation Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(b).
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“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Closing Statement” means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company Counsel” means ArentFox Schiff LLP, with offices located at 1717 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, Attention: Ralph V. De Martino.
“Disclosure Schedules” means any Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent.
“Effective Date” means the earliest of (a) the date that the initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) the date that all of the Shares and Warrant Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) the one (1)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that a holder of Shares or Warrant Shares is not an Affiliate of the Company, or (d) the date that all of the Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Company Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to such exemption which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.
“Exchange Cap” means [___] shares of Common Stock (such number of shares equal to 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Subscription Date), which number of shares shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the
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number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable rules of the Trading Market.
“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock issued contemporaneously with this transaction in a registered public offering; (b) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (c) securities upon the exercise, exchange, or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (d) securities issued pursuant to asset acquisitions, business combinations, business acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested and independent directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.11(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital.
“Finance Committee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(f).
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).
“Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Lien” means a lien, charge pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Lock-Up Agreement” means that Lock-Up Agreement dated as of June [__], 2024 and executed for the benefit of the Purchasers.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).
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“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).
“Minimum Ownership Threshold” means aggregate ownership, beneficially and/or of record, of at least 10% of the then outstanding number of Pre-Funded Warrants (computed on the basis that all are converted or exercised pursuant to their terms and without reference to any prohibition against exercise or conversion set forth therein) and the number of shares of Common Stock.
“Nasdaq” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(a).
“Nominating Committee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(a).
“Notice Termination Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.21(c).
“Participation Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.21(a).
“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $[·], subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Placement Agency Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent on the date hereof for the Placement Agent to act as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering and sale by the Company of the Securities.
“Placement Agent” means Roth Capital Partners, LLC.
“Pre-Funded Warrants” means, collectively, the pre-funded Common Stock purchase warrants, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Pre-Funded Warrants shall be exercisable for shares of Common Stock immediately upon the Company obtaining Stockholder Approval to issue the Warrant Shares.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
“Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
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“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
“Replacement Director” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20(d).
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities” means the Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Stockholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq (or any successor entity) from the stockholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of all of the Shares and Warrant Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.21(a).
“Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.21(b).
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company disclosed in the SEC Reports and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
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“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Pink Open Market, OTCQB or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Voting Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of [ ] and email addresses of [ ]; and [ ], and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b).
“Voting Agreement” means the written agreement, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, of all of the officers and directors of the Company on the date hereof to vote all Common Stock over which such Persons have voting control as of the record date for the meeting of stockholders of the Company, amounting to, in the aggregate, at least 50.1% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
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ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, (a) the number of Shares set forth under the heading “Subscription Amount” on the Purchaser’s signature page hereto at the Per Share Purchase Price, provided, however, that the Shares shall not exceed the Exchange Cap, and (b) Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to $[·], with an exercise price equal to $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment therein. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation.
2.2Deliveries.
(a)On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i)this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii)a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers;
(iii)a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser, or, at the election of such Purchaser, evidence of the issuance of such Purchaser’s Shares hereunder as held in DRS book-entry form by the Transfer Agent and registered in the name of such Purchaser, which evidence shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser;
(iv)a Pre-Funded Warrant in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to $[·], with an exercise price equal to $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment therein;
(v)the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;
(vi)the Voting Agreement; and
(vii)the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b)On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as applicable, the following:
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(i)this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii)to the Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in the Escrow Agreement; and
(iii)the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3Closing Conditions.
(a)The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date);
(ii)all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii)the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date);
(ii)all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii)the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv)there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company; and
(v)from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such
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magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:
(a)Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
(b)Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c)Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable
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principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, and (v) Stockholder Approval (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f)Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Pre-Funded Warrants.
(g)Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof and
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shall include the number of shares of Common Stock assuming issued and outstanding assuming the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the full subscription of the shares of Common Stock issued contemporaneously with this transaction in a registered public offering. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. There are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h)SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared
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in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i)Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k)Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third
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party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m)Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(o)Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities
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held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(p)Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(r)Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. None of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(s)Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
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permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(t)Certain Fees. Except for fees payable by the Company to the Placement Agent, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(u)Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(v)Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w)Registration Rights. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports and other than with respect to each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(x)Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading
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Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents will not constitute a change of control under Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(b). The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
(y)Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(z)Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(aa)No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(bb)Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities
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(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(bb) sets forth as of the date hereof there is no outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(cc)Tax Status. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(cc) and except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(cc), there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(dd)No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(ee)Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
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(ff)Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in its SEC Reports. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
(gg)No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
(hh)Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(ii)Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(g) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
(jj)Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in
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the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(kk)Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
(ll)Cybersecurity. (i)(x) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
(mm)Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(nn)U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.
(oo)Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(pp)Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and
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have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(qq)No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(rr)Other Covered Persons. Other than the Placement Agent, the Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.
(ss)Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchasers and the Placement Agent in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
3.2Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a)Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of
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specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b)Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c)Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Pre-Funded Warrants, it will be, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), (a)(12), or (a)(13) under the Securities Act.
(d)Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e)General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f)Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.
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(g)Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1Transfer Restrictions.
(a)The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b)The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.
(c)Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall, at its expense, cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of a Pre-Funded Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares, or if such Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Shares or Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares or Warrant Shares or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading
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Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing Shares, issued with a restrictive legend.
(d)In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Shares or Warrant Shares are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day three (3) Trading Days after the Legend Removal Date) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Shares or Warrant Shares so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Shares or Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Shares or Warrant Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).
(e)Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
4.2Furnishing of Information; Public Information.
(a)Until the earlier of time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Pre-Funded Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company
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after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b)At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
4.3Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting
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transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Purchaser regarding such disclosure.
4.5Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan (a “Stockholder Rights Plan”) or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers. The Company shall not adopt any Stockholder Rights Plan that would prevent the Purchasers and their Affiliates from owning up to 30% of the issued and outstanding equity or equity-linked securities of the Company, computed on a fully-diluted basis
4.6Non-Public Information.
(a)Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, counsel or Affiliates delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously with the delivery of such notice file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
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(b)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on or prior to the appointment of the Board Designee to the Board of Directors and for so long as the Board Designee (or any Replacement Director (as defined below)) serves as a director on the Board of Directors, the Company and the Board Designee will enter into an agreement with [·] to share confidential information with [·] and its Affiliates, officers, directors, partners, employees, advisors, counsel and agents.
4.7Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s Indebtedness (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
4.8Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholder, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity (including a Purchaser Party’s status as an investor), or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by the Company or any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, arising out of or relating to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provided herein is intended to, and shall also cover, direct claims brought by the Company against the Purchaser Parties; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not cover any loss, claim, damage or liability to the extent it is finally judicially determined to be attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in any Transaction Document or any conduct by a Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and, except with respect to direct claims brought by the Company, the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the applicable Purchaser Party (which may be internal counsel), a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
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withheld or delayed. In addition, if any Purchaser Party takes actions to collect amounts due under any Transaction Documents or to enforce the provisions of any Transaction Documents, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by such Purchaser Party for such collection, enforcement or action, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and disbursements. The indemnification and other payment obligations required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation, defense, collection, enforcement or action, as and when bills are received or are incurred; provided, that if any Purchaser Party is finally judicially determined not to be entitled to indemnification or payment under this Section 4.8, such Purchaser Party shall promptly reimburse the Company for any payments that are advanced under this sentence. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.9Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
4.10Listing of Common Stock; Stockholder Approval; Reimbursement of Pre-Funded Warrant Purchase Price. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer. In addition, the Company shall file a proxy statement on Schedule 14A within thirty (30) days of Closing and hold a special meeting of stockholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of stockholders) at the earliest practical date after the date following the filing thereof for the purpose of obtaining Stockholder Approval, with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit proxies from its stockholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Stockholder Approval. In the event the Company fails to obtain Stockholder Approval as contemplated by the terms hereof, each Purchaser shall be refunded all pre-paid aggregate exercise price for the Pre-Funded Warrant purchased by such Purchaser as promptly as practicable following the Company’s failure to obtain such Stockholder Approval, but in any event no later than three (3) Trading Days thereafter.
4.11Subsequent Equity Sales.
(a)From the date hereof until 90 days after the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (ii) file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, in each case other than as contemplated pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement; provided that nothing herein shall
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prohibit the Company from supplementing or amending any existing registration statement in order to keep such registration statement current.
(b)From the date hereof until 180 days after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction absent the prior written consent of the Purchasers. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering” whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price, regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(c)Unless Stockholder Approval has been obtained and deemed effective, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall make any issuance whatsoever of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents which would cause any adjustment of the exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants would not be permitted, pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, to exercise their respective Warrants in full, ignoring for such purposes the other exercise limitations therein. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.
4.12Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.13Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed
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by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agent, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
4.14Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.15Capital Changes. Until the one (1)-year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a majority in interest of the Shares.
4.16Lock-Up Agreements. The Company shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each of each Lock-Up Agreement in the accordance with its terms. If any party to a Lock-Up Agreement breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Company shall promptly use its best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.
4.17Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
4.18Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Pre-Funded Warrants set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Pre-Funded Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Pre-Funded Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of
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Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required in order to exercise the Pre-Funded Warrants. The Company shall honor exercises of the Pre-Funded Warrants and shall deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.19Compliance with Rules of Trading Market. The Company shall not issue or sell any shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers hereunder to the extent that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby would exceed [____] (such number of shares equal to 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Subscription Date), which number of shares shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable rules of the Trading Market.
4.20Board Composition; Board Committees
(a)Concurrent with the Closing, the Board of Directors and all applicable committees thereof shall increase the size of the Board of Directors by one (1) and appoint [·] (the “Board Designee”) as new a member of the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by such increase in the size of the Board of Directors, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). Prior to the date hereof, (i) the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Nominating Committee”) has reviewed and approved the qualifications of the Board Designee to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and (ii) the Board of Directors has confirmed that the Board Designee is “independent” as defined by the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). In connection with the foregoing, the Board Designee has provided to the Company information required to be or customarily disclosed by directors or director candidates in proxy statements or other filings under applicable law or stock exchange rules or listing standards, information in connection with assessing eligibility, independence and other criteria applicable to directors, and a fully completed, true and accurate copy of the Company’s standard director questionnaire and other reasonable and customary director onboarding documentation.
(b)At each meeting of stockholders of the Company following the Closing at which directors shall be elected, for so long as [·] and its Affiliates continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments), the Company agrees that the Board of Directors and all applicable committees of the Board of Directors will take all necessary action to (i) nominate the Board Designee for election to the Board of Directors, and (ii) subject to the exercise by the Board of Directors of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, to recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of the Board Designee (or any Replacement Director pursuant to Section 4.20(d)) in the same manner as the Company has supported its nominees up for election at prior annual meetings of stockholders at which the election of directors was uncontested; provided, that in the event the Board of Directors determines not to recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of the Board Designee (or any Replacement Director) at any meeting of stockholders, the Company agrees and will take all actions necessary to (1) notify [·] in writing of such determination (a “Change in Recommendation Notice”) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within one (1) business day thereafter; and (2) either schedule or move the date of any such meeting (if such date has already been set) to a date no less than 90 calendar days from the date a Change in Recommendation Notice is delivered to [·]. Further, except as otherwise permitted by the immediately preceding sentence, for so long as [·] and its Affiliates continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments), the
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Company agrees to hold each annual meeting of stockholders within 30 days of the anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders.
(c)Within 10 calendar days following the Closing, the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”) shall be amended by the Board of Directors to permit any single director to be able to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors and bring forward business at any regular or special meetings of the Board of Directors. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to waive compliance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act.
(d)If the Board Designee (or any Replacement Director) is unable or unwilling to serve as a director, resigns as a director, is removed as a director, or for any other reason fails to serve or is not serving as a director at any time, and at such time [·] and its Affiliates continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold, [·] shall have the right to identify a replacement (a “Replacement Director”) with relevant financial and business experience, who qualifies as “independent” pursuant to Nasdaq’s listing standards, who satisfies Company policies applicable to all directors, and who is reasonably acceptable to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Board shall use its reasonable best efforts, in good faith and consistent with its fiduciary duties, to approve or deny any candidate for a Replacement within 10 business days of being identified by [·] and, upon approval of the Replacement Director (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to promptly, but no later than five (5) business days from such approval, appoint the Replacement Director to the Board of Directors (and applicable committee or committees of the Board of Directors). In the event that the Board of Directors declines to approve a candidate as a Replacement Director, then [·] may propose one or more additional candidates to be the Replacement Director and the process described in this Section 4.20(d) will continue until a Replacement Director is approved by the Board of Directors. Upon becoming a member of the Board of Directors, the Replacement Director will be deemed to be the Board Designee for all purposes of this Agreement.
(e)The Company and [·] agree that, concurrent with the appointment of the Board Designee to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall take such action as is necessary such that the Board Designee be appointed to each of the standing committees of the Board of Directors and any new committee created hereafter. Further, for so long as [·] and its Affiliates continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments), the Board Designee shall continue to serve on each such committee of the Board of Directors; provided that the Board Designee is and continues to remain eligible to serve as a member of such committees pursuant to applicable law and the rules of Nasdaq, if any, that are applicable to the composition of such committee.
(f)Concurrent with the appointment of the Board Designee to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall take all action necessary to form a new Finance Committee of the Board (the “Finance Committee”) consisting of four (4) independent directors, with the purpose of improving the Company’s operational and financial performance, including to evaluate the Company’s budgets, capital allocation practices and policies and review of strategic alternatives, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the foregoing matters. Subject to the exercise by the Board of Directors of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, the Board of Directors shall cause the Committee to be composed of three independent directors, including the Board Designee who shall serve as its Chair. The Chair of the Finance Committee will oversee the drafting of the Finance Committee’s charter for approval by the other members of the Finance
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Committee within 30 days from the formation of the Finance Committee. For so long as [·] and its Affiliates continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments), the Company agrees that the Finance Committee shall continue in existence and the Board Designee shall remain its Chair, subject to the exercise by the Board of Directors of its fiduciary duties under applicable law. The Finance Committee shall have the authority to (i) retain its own accountants, consultants, financial advisors, lawyers and other advisors (at the expense of the Company, and with the prior approval of the Board of Directors) as it may determine, in its reasonable discretion, are necessary and appropriate; and (ii) request any information it requires from directors, officers, employees and advisors of the Company, all of whom shall be directed to cooperate in a timely manner with the Finance Committee, as it deems necessary.
(g)In this Agreement, where an obligation of the Company or the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) is qualified by the phrase “subject to the exercise by the Board of Directors of its fiduciary duties under applicable law,” compliance with such obligation shall not be required if the Board of Directors (or, in the case of an obligation that is to be fulfilled by a committee of the Board of Directors, such committee), after receipt of written advice from counsel regarding the same, determines in good faith that such compliance would violate the Board of Directors’ (or, as the case may be, such committee’s) fiduciary duties under applicable law.
4.21Future Purchases of Company Equity Securities. From and after the date of this Agreement and except as contemplated by this Agreement, each Purchaser represents, warrants and agrees that it will not purchase equity or equity-linked securities of the Company if such purchase would cause the Purchaser and its Affiliates to own more that 30% of the issued and outstanding equity or equity-linked securities of the Company, computed on a fully-diluted basis, absent the prior approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.
4.22Participation in Future Financings. For so long as a Purchaser continue to satisfy the Minimum Ownership Threshold (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and similar adjustments), the Company agrees to afford them the opportunity to participate in any financing involving the issuance by the Company of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (the “Subsequent Financing”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing, and in an amount not to exceed their pro rata interest in the Company, computed on a fully diluted basis; provided however that this right to participate in future financing shall be null and void to the extent that any such participation would cause the Purchaser and its Affiliates to own more that 30% of the issued and outstanding equity or equity-linked securities of the Company, computed on a fully-diluted basis, absent the prior approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
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5.2Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse [·] the non-accountable sum of $75,000 for its legal fees and expenses, and has agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for its legal fees and expenses as set forth in the Placement Agency Agreement. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 50.1% in interest of the Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.
5.6Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.7Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger).
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Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.8No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Placement Agent shall be the third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.8.
5.9Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
5.10Survival. The (a) representations and warranties contained herein and (b) the agreements between the parties set forth in Article IV shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
5.11Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
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contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that, in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Pre-Funded Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Pre-Funded Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement pre-funded warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall
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be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.
5.18Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.20Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.21WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS, INC. | Address for Notice: MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. 2105 West Cardinal Drive Beaumont, Texas 77705 Attention: Chief Financial Officer Email:peter.baird@multisensorai.com | ||
By: | | | |
| Name: | Gary Strahan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attention: Ralph V. De Martino | | ||
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ______________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ______________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Shares to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares of Common Stock: _________________
Pre-Funded Warrant Shares: _________________
EIN Number: _______________________
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ANNEX A
CLOSING STATEMENT
Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the Purchasers shall purchase an aggregate of $[__] of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants from MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Escrow Agent and disbursed to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
Disbursement Date: | June [__], 2024 |
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| Gross Proceeds to be Received | $ |
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II.DISBURSEMENTS | | |
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Total Amount Disbursed: | $ | |
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WIRE INSTRUCTIONS: Please see attached. | | |
Acknowledged and agreed to
this [___] day of June, 2024
[____________________________]
By: | | |
Name: | | |
Title: | | |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
[See attached.]
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
[See attached.]
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
[See attached.]
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 29, 2024 relating to the financial statements of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Houston, TX
June 26, 2024