During the year ended June 30, 2017, the Company closed private placement transactions in which the Company issued 5,783,184 units to accredited investors. Each investor was issued either Class A Units or Class B units of the Company. Each Class A Unit received one share of common stock and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. If the investor had previously invested in the Company they were eligible for a Class B Unit which received one share of common stock and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant is exercisable at $1.65 per share and will expire 60 months following the issuance. As of June 30, 2017, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.2 million after the placement agent compensation and issuance costs paid of $683,194 and $516,550 of warrant expense recorded as issuance costs.

 

The Company also entered into a private placement transaction in which the Company issued common stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $1.00 per share. As of June 30, 2017, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $8.1 million after the placement agent compensation of $186,671 of warrant expense recorded as issuance costs, as there was no placement agent cash compensation.

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2018, the Company closed an additional private placement transaction in which the Company issued 4,500,000 shares of common stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $1.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $4.44 million after the placement agent compensation of $60,000.

 

 Lincoln Park Transaction – On December 22, 2017, we entered into the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Lincoln Park has agreed to purchase from us up to an aggregate of $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock (subject to certain limitations) from time to time over the 36-month term of the agreement. We also entered into a registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park pursuant to which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, the shares of common stock that have been or may be issued to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement.

 

As a result, on December 22, 2017, 344,669 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock, equal to three percent of the $10 million availability, were issued to Lincoln Park as consideration for Lincoln Park’s commitment to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the agreement.

 

Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $10.0 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock. Such future sales of common stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the Company’s option, over the 36-month term of the agreement.

 

As contemplated by the Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement, and so long as the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $0.40 per share, then the Company may direct Lincoln Park, at its sole discretion to purchase up to 65,000 shares of its common stock on any business day, provided that five business day has passed since the most recent purchase. The price per share for such purchases will be equal to the lower of: (i) the lowest sale price on the applicable purchase date and (ii) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest closing sale prices for the Company’s common stock during the twelve (12) consecutive business days ending on the business day immediately preceding such purchase date (in each case, to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction that occurs on or after the date of the purchase agreement). The maximum amount of shares subject to any single regular purchase increases as the Company’s share price increases, subject to a maximum of $500,000.

 

In addition to regular purchases, the Company may also direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional purchases if the closing sale price of the common stock exceeds certain threshold prices as set forth in the purchase agreement. In all instances, the Company may not sell shares of its common stock to Lincoln Park under the purchase agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park beneficially owning more than 9.99% of its common stock. There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the purchase agreement nor any upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of common stock.

 

The Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement and the registration rights agreement contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to completing future sale transactions, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The Company has the right to terminate the purchase agreement at any time, at no cost or penalty. During any “event of default” under the purchase agreement, all of which are outside of Lincoln Park’s control, Lincoln Park does not have the right to terminate the purchase agreement; however, the Company may not initiate any regular or other purchase of shares by Lincoln Park, until such event of default is cured. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy proceedings by or against the Company, the purchase agreement will automatically terminate.

 

Actual sales of shares of common stock to Lincoln Park under the purchase agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the common stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations. Lincoln Park has no right to require any sales by the Company, but is obligated to make purchases from the Company as it directs in accordance with the purchase agreement. Lincoln Park has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Company’s shares.

 

The Company has not declared or paid any dividends or returned any capital to common stockholders as of March 31, 2018.