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Note 8 - Preferred Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Preferred Stock [Text Block]

8. Preferred Stock

 

The Corporation’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 Corporation’s common stock and other rights, powers and privileges as the Board of may establish in its discretion.

 

In January 2022, the Corporation 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to the Certificate of Elimination, the previous Series A convertible preferred stock designation was cancelled and withdrawn.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 Corporation'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 Corporation 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 converted into the Corporation's common stock at a ratio of 1-to-1.5. See Note 10. The holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock had a liquidation preference over the Corporation's common stock and voted 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 Corporation'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 converted to 1,717,870 shares of the Corporation's common stock. As of the year ended December 31, 2022, 854,753 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock were outstanding, which upon vesting would automatically convert into 1,282,129 shares of the Corporation's common stock. 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, all of the remaining 854,753 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock vested and automatically became convertible into 1,282,129 shares of the Corporation's common stock of which 307,129 shares of the Corporation's Common Stock were issued prior to December 31, 2023. However, at December 31, 2023, 975,000 shares of SGRP Common Stock were in the process of being issued and the remaining shares of Series B Preferred Stock were in the process of being returned and cancelled. 

 

Once the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are fully retired, SGRP may change or cancel the authorized Series B Preferred Stock, and to the extent it reduces such authorization without issuance, it can create other series of Preferred Stock with potentially different dividends, preferences and other terms.