As of September 30, 2023, there are (i) 29,332,333 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, (ii) 144,399,037 shares of New OPAL Class D common stock issued and outstanding, (iii) no shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of (“Class B common stock”) issued and outstanding ( shares of Class B common stock do not have any economic value except voting rights as described below) and (iv) no shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (“ Class C common stock”) issued and outstanding (shares of Class D common stock do not have any economic value except voting rights as described below)

During the first quarter of 2023, Meteora exercised the put option pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Contract. The Company repurchased 1,635,783 shares at a price of $10.02 per share. The Company recorded $11,614 representing the fair value of the treasury stock as part of stockholders' deficit and $4,777 as an offset to the derivative financial liability, current on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2023.

In March 2023, the Company issued 49,633 shares to certain warrant holders as consideration for their prior agreement to tender all warrants held by the warrant holders in the Company's voluntary exchange offer which closed on December

On November 29, 2021, as part of an Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 300,000 Series A-1 preferred units to Hillman in return for Hillman’s non-controlling interest in four RNG project subsidiaries.

On November 29, 2021, NextEra subscribed for up to 1,000,000 Series A preferred units, which are issuable (in whole or in increments) at the Company’s discretion prior to June 30, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company had drawn $100,000 and issued 1,000,000 Series A preferred units.

Upon completion of the Business Combination, the Company assumed Series A-1 preferred units and Series A preferred units which were issued and outstanding by OPAL Fuels. The Company recorded the Series A-1 preferred units and Series A preferred units as Redeemable preferred non-controlling interests. The Company has elected to adjust the carrying value of the preferred units to the redemption value at the end of each reporting period by immediately amortizing the issuance costs in the first reporting period after issuance of the preferred units.

The following table summarizes the changes in the redeemable preferred non-controlling interests which represent Series A and Series A-1 preferred units outstanding at OPAL Fuels level from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:


	Series A-1 preferred units			Series A preferred units
	Units	Amount		Units	Amount		Total
Balance, December 31, 2022	300,000	$	32,736	1,000,000	$	105,406	$	138,142
Series A units issued by OPAL Fuels	—	—		—	—		—
Paid-in-kind dividends attributable to OPAL Fuels	—	320		—	1,032		1,352
Paid-in kind dividends attributable to Class A common stockholders	—	1,666		—	5,376		7,042
Repayment of paid-in-kind preferred dividends	—	(4,722)		—	$	(11,814)	(16,536)
Balance, September 30, 2023	300,000	$	30,000	1,000,000	$	100,000	$	130,000

Voting: The Series A-1 preferred units to Hillman do not have any voting rights. The Series A preferred units issued to NextEra have limited rights to prevent the Company from taking certain actions including (i) major issuances of new debt or equity (ii) executing transactions with affiliates which are not at arm-length basis (iii) major dispositions of assets and (iv) major acquisitions of assets outside of the Company’s primary business.

Dividends: The Preferred Units are entitled to receive dividends at the rate of 8% per annum. Dividends begin accruing for each unit from the date of issuance and are payable each quarter end regardless of whether they are declared. The dividends are mandatory and cumulative. The Company is allowed to elect to issue additional Preferred Units ( paid-in-kind) in lieu of cash for the first eight dividend payment dates. The Company elected to pay the dividends to be paid-in-kind for all periods presented. The annual dividend rate increases to 12% if certain events of defaults occur. Additionally, the dividend rate increases by 2% for each unrelated uncured event of default up to a maximum of 20%.

Liquidation preference: In the event of liquidation of the Company, each holder of Series A units and Series A-1 units is entitled to be paid on pro-rata basis the original issue price of $100 per unit plus any accrued and unpaid dividends out of the assets of the Company available for distribution after payment of the Company’s debt and liabilities and liquidation expenses.

Redemption: Any time after issuance, the Company may redeem the Redeemable preferred units for a price equal to original issue price of $100 per unit plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Holders of the Preferred Units may redeem for an amount equal to original issue price of $100 per unit plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (i) upon the occurrence of certain change in control event (ii) at the end of four years from the date of issuance, except that the Preferred Units issued to Hillman can only be redeemed 30 days after the fourth year anniversary of the first issuance of Preferred Units to NextEra. The maturity date is determined to be the date at which the Holder’s redemption option becomes exercisable as this is the date on which both the Company and the Holder may redeem the Preferred Units. The maturity date may be as early as November 29, 2025 but shall not occur later than June 30, 2026.

Conversion: Holders may elect to convert Preferred Units into common units in the event that the Company fails to redeem the Preferred Units under an optional redemption. The annual dividend rate shall increase to 12% and will further increase to 14% after one year, and thereafter by 2% every 90 days up to a maximum of 20%. The Company must also redeem all NextEra Series A preferred units on which the redemption option has been exercised prior to redeeming any Hillman Series A-1 preferred units. If elected, the Holder may convert all or a portion of its Preferred Units into a number of common units equal to the number of Preferred Units, multiplied by$100, plus accrued and unpaid cash dividends, divided by the conversion price. The conversion price is equal to the value of the Company’s common units determined as follows, and reduced by (i) a 20% discount if conversion occurs during the first year of delayed redemption, (ii) a 25% discount during the 2nd year, and (iii) a 30% discount thereafter:

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, OPAL Fuels and its members caused the existing Limited Liability Company Agreement to be amended and restated. In connection therewith, all of the common units of OPAL Fuels issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Business Combination were re-classified into 144,399,037 Class B Units. Each Class B Unit is paired with a single non-economic share of Class D common stock issued by the Company. Each pair of Class B Unit and a single share of Class D common stock is exchangeable to either a single share of Class A common stock or a single share of Class C common stock at the holder's option. Upon an exchange for Class A common stock, the Company has the option to redeem shares for cash at their market value.