Common Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Common Stock

. Common Stock

“At-the-Market” Offering

On March 11, 2021, the Company entered into a new sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) and filed a new universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-254170), and pursuant to which the Company registered for sale up to $300.0 million of any combination of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, rights and/or units from time to time and at prices and on terms that the Company may determine, including up to $75.0 million of its common stock available for issuance pursuant to the new “at-the-market” offering program sales agreement that it entered into with Cantor (the “Sales Agreement”). Under the Sales Agreement, Cantor may sell shares of the Company’s common stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act”), subject to the terms of the Sales Agreement. The Company’s universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-254170) became effective on March 29, 2021 and its prior sales agreement with Cantor terminated automatically at such time.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold 3,964,478 shares of its common stock under its Sales Agreement at an average price of approximately $2.69 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $10.7 million prior to deducting sales commissions.

Convertible Preferred Stock

In February 2021, a holder of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock elected to convert 62 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 62,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, a holder of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock elected to convert 73 shares of Series C Preferred Stock into 73,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series C Preferred Stock.

In June 2022, a holder of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock elected to convert 938 shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 938,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, a holder of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock elected to convert 942,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 942,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series D Preferred Stock.

In September 2022, a holder of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock elected to convert the remaining 2,214 shares of Series C Preferred Stock into 2,214,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series C Preferred Stock. In addition, a holder of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock elected to convert the remaining 2,273,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 2,273,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to such holder’s rights under the certificate of designation for such Series D Preferred Stock.

As of September 30, 2022, all of the Company's shares of preferred stock have been converted to common stock.

Pfizer License and Share Purchase Agreements

On June 30, 2021, the Company agreed to sell 2,362,348 shares of common stock to Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Pfizer Purchase Agreement”), at a price of $16.93 per share, which represented a premium over the most recent closing price on June 30, 2021, for an aggregate purchase price of $40.0 million.

No shareholder approval was required for the sale of the shares. Pfizer is an accredited investor as defined in the Securities Act, and the shares were sold pursuant to exemptions from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act. The Company has not filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

The fair market value of 2,362,348 shares of the Company's common stock issued to Pfizer under the Pfizer Purchase Agreement was $27.5 million. The common stock issued under the Pfizer Purchase Agreement were valued using an option pricing valuation model as the shares are subject to certain holding period restrictions. The Company accounted for the associated premium of $12.5 million as a freestanding equity-linked instrument under ASC 815. The premium was allocated as consideration for the Company's license agreement with Pfizer (the “Pfizer License Agreement”) and evaluated under ASC 606. The premium was determined not to be constrained and was included in the calculation of the total transaction price related to the Pfizer License Agreement as of June 30, 2021. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion.

The closing of the sale of the shares pursuant to the Pfizer Purchase Agreement occurred on July 1, 2021. Upon closing, the Company recorded the fair market value of the shares issued in stockholders’ equity in its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Charter Amendment

On August 17, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance from 60,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares (the “Charter Amendment”). The Charter Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on August 17, 2021.