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CAPITAL STRUCTURE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
CAPITAL STRUCTURE  
CAPITAL STRUCTURE

NOTE 8 – CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 100 million shares of preferred stock, of which 6,000,000 are designated as Series A convertible preferred stock. The preferred stock has a liquidation preference over the common stock and is non-voting. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no preferred shares were issued and outstanding.

 

Major Rights & Preferences of Series A Preferred Stock

 

On and effective October 4, 2021, the Company amended and restated its articles of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Articles”) and filed a certificate of designation (the “COD”) for its Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) with the State of Nevada. The Amended and Restated Articles allow the Company’s Board of Directors the authority to authorize the issuance of preferred stock from time to time in one or more classes or series by resolution. On February 23, 2022, the Company filed Correction No. 1 to the COD. On July 28, 2022, the Company filed an Amendment to the COD with the State of Nevada to allow a holder to waive application of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation with respect to the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

With respect to payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will rank: (i) senior to all of the Company’s Common Stock and any other equity securities that the Company may issue in the future, (ii) equal to any other equity securities that the Company may issue in the future, the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities are on parity or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (“Parity Securities”), (iii) junior to all other equity securities the Company issues, the terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, and (iv) junior to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness; without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders. 

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (a “Liquidation”), the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be first entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its shareholders.

 

Each Holder shall not be entitled to vote with holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, with respect to any and all matters presented to the stockholders of the Company for their action or consideration, except as provided by law or as set forth in the COD.  The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if the holders of Series A Preferred Stock had converted such shares into shares of Common Stock.

 

The Series A Preferred Stock was initially convertible into the Company’s Common Stock as determined by dividing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted by the lower of (i) $75.00 or (ii) 80% of the average volume weighted average price for the Company’s Common Stock for the five trading days immediately following the effectiveness of the registration statement concerning the shares (the “Conversion Price”). On June 14, 2022, the Conversion Price was reset to $15.54 per share.

 

Each holder is entitled to receive dividends in shares of Series A Preferred Stock or cash determined based on the stated value of each Series A Preferred Stock at the dividend rate of 8.0% per year. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $372,414 as a deemed dividend in accordance with the Series A Preferred Stock cumulative dividend. As of December 31, 2022, the cumulative dividend has been recorded as mezzanine equity. Following, Mr. Siokas waiver of the right to receive the dividends on February 26, 2024, and the unanimous written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors on February 29, 2024, through which was resolved that the Company shall remove all accrued and unpaid dividends payable to the previous holders of Series A Preferred stock, the Company eliminated the total deemed dividend of $372,414 through retained earnings. Thus, the balance of mezzanine equity as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 is $0.

 

The Series A Shares rank senior to all of the Company’s Common Stock and any other equity securities that the Company may issue in the future with respect to payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. While the Series A Shares are outstanding, the Company may not amend, alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Shares, create, or authorize the creation of, any additional class or series of capital stock of the Company (or any security convertible into or exercisable for any class or series of capital stock of the Company), including any class or series of capital stock of the Company that ranks superior to or in parity with the Series A Shares, alter, amend, modify, or repeal its Articles of Incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series A Shares, increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of Series A Shares, any agreement, commitment or transaction that would result in a Change of Control, any sale or disposition of any material assets outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company, any material change in the principal business of the Company, including the entry into any new line of business or exit of any current line of business, and circumvent a right or preference of the Series A Shares. Any holder of the Series A Shares shall have the right by written election to the Company to convert all or any portion of the outstanding Series A Shares. Immediately upon effectiveness of a registration statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), all outstanding Series A Shares shall automatically convert into Common Stock, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations.

 

Treasury stock

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company held 86,497 and 86,497, respectively, shares of our common stock at a cost of $917,159 and $917,159, respectively. Shares of our common stock that are repurchased are classified as treasury stock pending future use and reduce the number of shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per share. Cosmos may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The Company repurchased no shares of our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company repurchased 71,000 shares of our common stock for $100,452 during the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company repurchased no shares of our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

On January 24, 2023 the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program with authorization to purchase up to $3 million of its common stock. Cosmos may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions.

 

Common Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 300 million shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had 17,834,023 and 15,982,472 shares of our common stock issued, respectively, and 21,346,023 and 15,895,975 shares outstanding, respectively.

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 the Company issued 15,258 shares to a consultant for services rendered. The shares were valued and expensed on the date of issuance and are separately presented in the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and mezzanine as “Shares issued in lieu of cash”.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company raised additional equity funds through two Prospectus Supplements to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-267550) filed with the SEC on February 29 and March 7, 2024. More specifically, the Company sold 901,488 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $648,893. Placement agent’s fees and other commissions amounted to $19,467 and thus the total net proceeds for the period were $629,426.

 

On December 29, 2023, the Company had entered into a warrant exchange agreement (the “Warrant Exchange”) with an investor to reduce the exercise price of 2,437,063 warrants from $2.75 per share to $1.45 per shares as an inducement to exercise. The Company issued 1,487,000 shares of common stock, held 950,063 shares in escrow until the investor’s beneficial ownership limitation allows for the transfer of the escrow shares, and received gross cash proceeds of 3,533,741. The 950,063 shares were issued within the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 but were already valued in the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

On September 26, 2024, the Company entered into a Warrant Inducement Letter (the “Letter”) with an investor pursuant to which the Company issued 9,748,252 new warrants (the “New Warrants”) and reduced the exercise price of 4,874,126 warrant shares from $1.45 to $0.8701 to induce exercise and receive gross cash proceeds of $4,240,977 (the “Original Warrants”). The Company issued 2,332,000 shares of common stock, held 2,532,126 shares in escrow until the investor’s beneficial ownership limitation allows for the transfer of the escrow shares.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 2,332,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of 2,332,000 warrants. The Company received gross proceeds of $4,240,977 upon exercise. The net proceeds after deducting legal, agent and escrow fees of $372,109 amounted to $3,868,868. The warrants were exercised following the Warrant Inducement letter the Company signed on September 26, 2024, through which their exercise price was reduced from $1.45 to $0.8701.

 

Warrant Classification

 

The Company determines the classification of its warrants upon issuance by identifying the instrument issued to determine if it is debt or equity classified. The Company determined its warrants meet the scope exception in ASC 815-10 and are equity classified because, (a) the warrant is indexed to the Company’s own stock, (b) require settlement in equity shares, and (c) the Company has enough authorized and unissued shares.