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Note 8 - Preferred Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Preferred Stock [Text Block]

8. Preferred Stock

 

The Company’s certificate of incorporation authorizes it to issue 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, which may have such preferences and priorities over the Company’s common stock and other rights, powers and privileges as the Board of may establish in its discretion.

 

In January 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination for its "Certificate of Designation of Series "A” Preferred Stock of SPAR Group, Inc.” (the "Certificate of Elimination”). Pursuant to the Certificate of Elimination, the previous Series A convertible preferred stock designation was cancelled and withdrawn. As a result, all 3,000,000 shares of the previously authorized Series A convertible preferred stock were returned to the Company’s authorized "blank check” preferred stock. There were no shares of Series A convertible preferred stock outstanding at the time of the cancellation.

 

Subsequent to filing the Certificate of Elimination, in January 2022, the Company filed a "Certificate of Designation of Series "B” Preferred Stock of SPAR Group, Inc.” (the "Preferred Designation”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which designation had been approved by the Board in January 2022. The Preferred Designation created a series of 2,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock designated as "Series B” convertible preferred stock, par value of $0.01 per share.

 

The Series B convertible preferred stock do not carry any voting or dividend rights and upon vesting, automatically convert into the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-to-1.5. See Note 10. The holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock have a liquidation preference over the Company’s common stock and vote together for matters pertaining only to the Series B convertible preferred stock where only the holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock are entitled to vote. The holders of outstanding Series B Preferred Stock do not have the right to vote for directors or other matters submitted to the holders of the Company’s common stock.

 

In January 2022, 2,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock were issued to the majority stockholders and related parties pursuant to the Change of Control, Voting and Restricted Stock Agreement. See Note 10.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, 1,145,247 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock automatically converted to 1,717,870 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

As of December 31, 2022, 854,753 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock were outstanding, which upon vesting, will automatically convert to 1,282,129 shares of the Company’s common stock. 

 

Following the remaining Series B convertible preferred stock shares converting to common stock and when there are no more shares of Series B convertible preferred stock outstanding, the Company may change or cancel the authorized Series B convertible preferred stock, and to the extent it reduces such authorization without issuance, the Company can create other series of preferred stock with potentially different dividends, preferences and other terms.