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Warrants
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Warrants

17. WARRANTS

As part of the Comstock VII Private Placement discussed in Note 15, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to the Comstock VII Class B Members who are not officers, directors or affiliates of the Company and who purchased membership interests in the offering that equaled or exceeded an initial investment amount of $250. The warrants represent the right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 16 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The warrants have an initial exercise price which is equal to the average of the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock of the 20 trading days preceding the issuance of the warrants. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision. In the event the purchasers exercise the warrants on a cashless basis, the Company will not receive any proceeds. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to March 14, 2023.

In addition, as part of the Comstock VIII Private Placement discussed in Note 15, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to the Comstock VIII Class B Members who are not officers, directors or affiliates of the Company and who purchased membership interests that equaled or exceeded an initial investment amount of $250. The warrants represent the right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 15 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The warrants have an initial exercise price which is equal to the average of the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock of the 20 trading days preceding the issuance of the warrants. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision. In the event the purchasers exercise the warrants on a cashless basis, the Company will not receive any proceeds. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to December 12, 2023.

Also, as part of the Comstock X Private Placement discussed in Note 15, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to the Comstock X Class B Member. The warrants represent the right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 150 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The warrants have an initial exercise price which is equal to the average of the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock of the 20 trading days preceding the issuance of the warrants. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision. In the event the purchasers exercise the warrants on a cashless basis, the Company will not receive any proceeds. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to August 15, 2026.

As part of the additional $5.0 million contribution received from Comstock X in October 2017, an additional 50 warrants to purchase the Company’s Class A common stock were issued. These warrants have the same terms and provisions as the original 150 warrants issued in August 2016. These warrants may be exercised any time prior to October 16, 2027.

As discussed in Note 10, as part of the CGF Private Placement, depending upon the investment amount, purchasers of interests in CGF other than CDS received warrants that represent the right to purchase a certain number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. For purchasers who are not affiliates or insiders, the warrants have initial exercise prices ranging from $4.91 to $7.63. The exercise prices of the warrants to affiliates and insiders range from $7.30 to $7.63. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision. In the event a purchaser exercises the warrant on a cashless basis, the Company will not receive any proceeds. The warrants may be exercised at any time within ten years from the date of issuance. As of December 31, 2017, the warrants represent the right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 76 shares of our Class A common stock.

In connection with entering into the SunBridge (“BridgeCom”) loan agreement in 2011, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to BridgeCom Development I, LLC, an affiliate of SunBridge. The warrants represent the right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 143 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The warrants have an initial exercise price of $7.21. The warrants contain a cashless exercise provision. In the event the purchasers exercise the warrants on a cashless basis, the Company will not receive any proceeds. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to July 12, 2021. On May 29, 2012, the Company repaid the SunBridge loans in full and the SunBridge warrants remain unexercised as of December 31, 2017.