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SK ecoplant Strategic Investment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
SK ecoplant Strategic Investment SK ecoplant Strategic Investment In October 2021, we expanded our existing relationship with SK ecoplant. As part of this arrangement, we amended the previous Preferred Distribution Agreement (“PDA”) and Joint Venture Agreement (“JVA”) with SK ecoplant. The restated PDA establishes SK ecoplant’s purchase commitments for our Energy Servers for the three year period on a take or pay basis as well as the basis for determining the prices at which the Energy Servers and related components will be sold. The restated JVA increases the scope of assembly done by the joint venture facility in the Republic of Korea, which was established in 2019, for the procurement of local parts for our Energy Servers and the assembly of certain portions of the Energy Servers for the South Korean market. The joint venture is a VIE of Bloom and we consolidate it in our financial statements as we are the primary beneficiary and therefore have the power to direct activities which are most significant to the joint venture.
The following are the aggregate carrying values of the Korean joint venture’s assets and liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, after eliminations of intercompany transactions and balances, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):
March 31,December 31,
20232022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$902 $2,591 
Accounts receivable— 4,257 
Inventories14,524 13,412 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets1,070 2,645 
Total current assets16,496 22,905 
Property and equipment, net1,081 1,141 
Operating lease right-of-use assets2,332 2,390 
Other long-term assets47 47 
Total assets$19,956 $26,483 
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$1,105 $5,607 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities685 1,355 
Deferred revenue and customer deposits
Operating lease liabilities396 393 
Total current liabilities2,191 7,357 
Operating lease liabilities1,945 2,000 
Total liabilities$4,136 $9,357 
In October 2021, we also entered into a new Commercial Cooperation Agreement (the “CCA”) regarding initiatives pertaining to the hydrogen market and general market expansion for our products.
The Initial Investment
Simultaneous with the execution of the above agreements, we entered into the SPA pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue to SK ecoplant 10,000,000 shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock (the “Series A RCPS”), par value $0.0001 per share, at a purchase price of $25.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $255.0 million. On December 29, 2021, the closing of the sale of the Series A RCPS was completed and we issued the 10,000,000 shares of the Series A RCPS (the “Initial Investment”). In addition to the Initial Investment, the SPA provided SK ecoplant with an option to acquire a variable number of shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Option”). According to the SPA, SK ecoplant was entitled to exercise the Option through August 31, 2023, and the transaction must have been completed by November 30, 2023.
The sale of Series A RCPS was recorded at its fair value of $218.0 million on the date of issuance. Accordingly, we allocated the excess of the cash proceeds received of $255.0 million plus the change in fair value of the Series A RCPS between October 23, 2021, and December 29, 2021, of $9.7 million, over the fair value of the Series A RCPS on December 29, 2021, and the fair value of the Option on October 23, 2021, to the PDA. This excess amounted to $37.0 million and is recognized as revenue over the take or pay period based on an estimate of the revenue we expect to receive under the PDA. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized Product Revenue of $1.2 million in connection with this arrangement. No Product Revenue was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 in connection with this arrangement. As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized amount of $24.6 million included $10.0 million in current deferred revenue and customer deposits and $14.6 million in non-current deferred revenue and customer deposits on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, the unrecognized amount of deferred revenue and customer deposits was reduced to zero as a result of the Second Tranche Closing (see details below in section “The Second Tranche Closing”).
PDA, JVA, CCA and the SPA entered into with SK ecoplant concurrently were evaluated as a combined contract in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and, to the extent applicable for separated components,
under the guidance of Topic 815 Derivatives and Hedging and applicable subsections and ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.
We concluded that the Option was a freestanding financial instrument that should have been separately recorded at fair value on the date the SPA was executed.
On August 10, 2022, pursuant to the SPA, SK ecoplant notified us of its intent to exercise its option to purchase additional shares of our Class A common stock, pursuant to a Second Tranche Exercise Notice (as defined in the SPA) electing to purchase 13,491,701 shares at a purchase price of $23.05 per share (the “Second Tranche Closing”). Upon receipt of SK’s notice the purchase price and the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that SK will purchase under the Option became fixed. Upon the receipt of the notice from SK ecoplant the Option met the criteria of an equity award and was classified as a forward contract as part of additional paid-in capital.
On November 8, 2022, each share of the Series A RCPS was converted into 10,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.
On December 6, 2022, SK ecoplant and Bloom mutually agreed to delay the Second Tranche Closing Date for the purchase of the 13,491,701 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer until March 31, 2023, unless an earlier date is mutually agreed upon and subject to and assuming the satisfaction of applicable regulatory clearance. The mutual agreement to modify the Second Tranche Closing date did not change the accounting or valuation of the equity-classified forward recorded.
For further information, see Part II, Item 8, Note 17 - SK ecoplant Strategic Investment in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
The Second Tranche Closing
On March 20, 2023, SK ecoplant entered into the Amended SPA with us, pursuant to which on March 23, 2023, we issued and sold to SK ecoplant 13,491,701 shares of non-voting Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B RCPS”), at a purchase price of $23.05 per share for cash proceeds of $311.0 million.
The Amended SPA triggered the modification of the equity-classified forward contract on Class A common stock, which resulted in the derecognition of the pre-modification fair value of the forward contract given to SK ecoplant of $76.2 million. The derecognition of the pre-modification fair value was recorded in additional paid-in capital in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023.
The Series B RCPS was accounted for as a stock award with liability and equity components. The liability component of the Series B RCPS was recognized at the redemption value of $311.0 million and the equity component of the Series B RCPS was recognized at its fair value of $16.1 million on March 20, 2023, and these were recorded in current liabilities and additional paid-in capital, respectively, in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023.
On March 20, 2023, in connection with the Amended SPA, we also entered into the Loan Agreement, pursuant to which we have the option to draw on a loan from SK ecoplant with a maximum principal amount of $311.0 million, should SK ecoplant send a redemption notice to us under the Amended SPA. The Loan Agreement has a maturity of five years and bears an interest rate of 4.6%.
The Loan Agreement is a freestanding financial instrument; accordingly, we recognized a loan commitment asset at its fair value of $52.8 million, of which $5.3 million was classified as current and $47.5 million was classified as non-current in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023.
The Amended SPA and the Loan Agreement provided us with cash proceeds of $311.0 million and a loan commitment asset of $52.8 million from SK ecoplant for total consideration of $363.8 million. In return, SK ecoplant received consideration of $403.3 million, comprising of the release from the obligation to close on the original transaction fair valued at $76.2 million, the obligation from us to issue the Series B RCPS at redemption value of $311.0 million, and the option to convert the Series B RCPS to Class A common stock, which has an estimated fair value of $16.1 million. The excess consideration provided by us amounted to $39.5 million, which resulted in a reduction of our deferred revenue and customer deposits by $24.6 million related to the Initial Investment, as of March 31, 2023. The net excess consideration of $14.9 million was recognized as $8.2 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $6.7 million was classified as other long-term assets in our
condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023. The deferred expense will be recognized as contra-revenue over the take or pay period based on an estimate of the revenue we expect to receive under the remaining term of the PDA.
Description of Series B RCPS - The significant rights and preferences of the Series B RCPS are as follows:
Liquidation: Upon the liquidation or dissolution of Bloom, or a deemed liquidation event (which includes a change in control or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets), the holders of the Series B RCPS are entitled to receive in preference to the holders of the Common Stock, the greater of (i) their liquidation preference or (ii) an amount they would be entitled to receive on an as-converted basis. After payment of the liquidation preference to the holders of the Series B RCPS, our remaining assets are available for distribution to the holders of Common Stock on a pro rata basis.
Redemption rights: The Series B RCPS may be redeemed upon election of SK ecoplant at the redemption price per share of $311.0 million divided by the number of then outstanding shares of Series B RCPS, which shall be payable in one installment, commencing on a date not less than sixty days after and not more than ninety days after SK ecoplant deliver written notice of the redemption to the Company (the “Redemption Notice”). SK ecoplant shall not send the Redemption Notice until four months have passed from the Series B RCPS issue date and the delivery of the Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Series B RCPS shall not be redeemable upon the election of the Company.
Conversion: The Series B RCPS are convertible at any time at SK ecoplant’s option into Class A common stock (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or combinations, and dividends or other distributions on the Class A Common Stock which are payable in shares of Class A Common Stock).
In addition, on the 6-month anniversary of the issuance date, the Series B RCPS shall automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the conversion price in effect at that time. The automatic conversion will not occur should SK ecoplant elect to redeem the Series B RCPS prior to six months after the original issuance date, but not earlier than four months have passed from the original issue date.
Protective provisions: Bloom is prohibited from the following actions without the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the Series B RCPS: (i) increasing the authorized number of shares of Series B RCPS; (ii) authorizing or creating any new class of stock that is senior to or on a parity with the Series B RCPS or increasing or decreasing the authorized number of shares of any such new class of stock; (iii) amending the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B RCPS; and (iv) redeeming the Series B RCPS.
Voting and dividend rights: The holders of the Series B RCPS have no voting rights, except on matters related to the RCPS, and are not entitled to dividends.