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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, NOTES AND OTHER DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, NOTES AND OTHER DEBT

NOTE 5 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES, NOTES AND OTHER DEBT

 

As of September 30, 2022 special purchase agreements (SPAs) with convertible debentures and notes, net of debt discount and including accrued interest, if any, consist of the following amounts:

 

SCHEDULE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND NOTES, NET OF DISCOUNT

   September 30,
2022
 
Convertible debentures     
10% Convertible note payable, due April 23, 2022 – Bridge Investor  $35,556 
10% Convertible note payable, due April 23, 2022 – Related Party   164,444 
10% Convertible note payable, due August 6, 2022 – Bridge Investor   200,000 
    400,000 
Fall 2019 Notes     
5% Convertible note payable – Stephen Boesch   122,708 
5% Convertible note payable – Related Party   285,608 
5% Convertible note payable – Dr. Sanjay Jha (Through his family trust)   285,128 
5% Convertible note payable – CEO, CTO* & CFO – Related Parties   93,432 
5% Convertible note payable – Bridge Investors   191,422 
    978,298 
      
August 2021 Convertible Notes     
5% Convertible note – Autotelic Inc– Related Party   264,426 
5% Convertible note – Bridge investors   395,053 
5% Convertible note – CFO – Related Party   79,328 
    738,807 
      
JH Darbie PPM Debt     
16% Convertible Notes - Non-related parties   2,305,370 
16% Convertible Notes – CEO – Related Party   141,928 
    2,447,298 
      
November/December 2021 & March 2022 Notes     
12% Convertible Notes – Accredited Investors   304,683 
      
Debt for Clinical Trials – GMP     
2% Convertible Notes – GMP   4,637,096 
      
May and June 2022 Note     
12% Convertible Notes – Accredited Investors   288,540 
      
Other Debt     
Short term debt – Bridge investors   243,916 
Short term debt from CFO – Related Party   25,050 
Short term debt – Autotelic Inc– Related Party   20,000 
    288,966 
Accrued interest   

-2,401

 
Total of convertible debentures & notes and other debt  $10,081,287 

 

 

For information on the special purchase agreements (SPAs) with convertible debentures and notes, net of debt discount and including accrued interest, if any, as of December 31, 2022, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

Convertible Debentures

 

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had a derivative liability of approximately $300,000 and a change in fair value of approximately $38,000 on the Convertible Debentures issued in 2019 to our CEO and a bridge investor.

 

Bridge Financing

 

Notes with Officer and Bridge Investor

 

In April 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Bridge SPA”) with our CEO and the Bridge Investor with a commitment to purchase convertible notes in the aggregate of $400,000. For more information on the Bridge SPA, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.

 

The issuance of the Trieu Note resulted in a discount from the beneficial conversion feature totaling $131,555 related to the conversion feature. Total amortization of the OID and the discount totaled $19,500 and $2,743 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021. Total unamortized discount on this note was approximately $0 and $19,000 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

In April 2019, pursuant to the Bridge SPA the Company entered into Convertible Note Tranche #1 (“Tranche #1”) with the Bridge Investor. For more information on Tranche #1, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.

 

The issuance of the note resulted in a discount from the beneficial conversion feature totaling $28,445. Total amortization of the OID and discount totaled approximately $4,400 and $1,400 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Total unamortized discount on this note was approximately $0 and $4,400 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021.

 

On August 6, 2019, pursuant to the Bridge SPA the Company entered into Convertible Note Tranche #2 (“Tranche #2”) with the Bridge Investor. For more information on Tranche #2, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.

 

 

The issuance of the note resulted in a discount from the beneficial conversion feature totaling $175,000. Total amortization of the OID and discount totaled approximately $11,700 and approximately $6,300 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Total unamortized discount on this note was $0 and $12,000 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021.

 

Fall 2019 Debt Financing

 

In December 2019, the Company closed its Fall 2019 Debt Financing, raising an additional $500,000 bringing the gross proceeds of all debt financings under the Fall 2019 Debt Financing to $1,000,000. . The Majority Holders have waived the default in the maturity of the Fall 2019 Notes and as such there is no event of default. The Majority Holders have also extended the terms of the notes till June 30, 2023. For more information on the Fall 2019 Debt Financing, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $10,625 and $31,875 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company recorded interest expense of $10,625 and $32,787 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The total amount outstanding under the Fall 2019 note, including accrued interest was $978,299 and $946,424 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company repaid $0 of principal during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The total gross principal amount was $850,000 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021.

 

GMP Notes

 

In June 2020, the Company secured $2 million in debt financing, evidenced by a one-year convertible note (the “GMP Note”) from GMP, to conduct a clinical trial evaluating OT-101 against COVID-19 bearing 2% annual interest, and is personally guaranteed by Dr. Vuong Trieu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The GMP Note is convertible into the Company’s Common Stock upon the GMP Note’s maturity of the GMP Note, at the Company’s Common Stock price on the date of conversion with no discount. GMP has waived the default in the maturity of the GMP Note and as such there is no event of default and also agreed to extend the date of maturity of the GMP Note to December 31, 2022. GMP does not have the option to convert prior to the GMP Note’s maturity. Such financing will be utilized solely to fund the clinical trial. The Company’s liability under GMP Note commenced to accrue when GMP first began to pay for services related to the clinical trial to our third-party clinical research organization, up to a maximum of $2 million. GMP has been invoiced by the clinical research organization for the full $2 million as of March 31, 2022, and as such the Company has recognized the liability as a convertible debt.

 

In September 2021, the Company secured a further $1.5 million in debt financing, evidenced by a one-year convertible note (the “GMP Note 2”) from GMP, to fund the same clinical trial evaluating OT-101 against COVID-19 bearing 2% annual interest. The GMP Note is convertible into the Company’s Common Stock upon the GMP Note 2’s maturity one year from the date of the GMP Note 2, at the Company’s Common Stock price on the date of conversion with no discount. GMP has waived the default in the maturity of the GMP Note and as such there is no event of default and also agreed to extend the date of maturity of the GMP Note to December 31, 2022. GMP does not have the option to convert prior to the GMP Note 2’s maturity at the end of one year. Such financing was to be utilized solely to fund the clinical trial. GMP was invoiced by the clinical research organization for $0.5 million and. GMP paid the clinical trial organization the first tranche of $0.5 million in October 2021.

 

In October 2021, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “October Purchase Agreement”) with GMP, pursuant to which the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $0.5 million (the “October 2021 Note”), which October 2021 Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

In January 2022, the Company entered into an Unsecured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “January Purchase Agreement”) with GMP, pursuant to which the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $0.5 million (the “January 2022 Note”), which January 2022 Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

 

The GMP Note 2, the October 2021 Note and the January 2022 Note carries an interest rate of 2% per annum and matures on the earlier of (a) the one-year anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement, or (b) the acceleration of the maturity by GMP upon occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below). The GMP Note 2, the October 2021 Note and the January 2022 Note contains a voluntary conversion mechanism whereby GMP may convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the terms of the GMP Note 2, the October 2021 Note and the January 2022 Note into shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”), at the consolidated closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock on the applicable OTC Market as of the date the Company receives a Notice of Conversion from GMP. Prepayment of the GMP Note 2, the October 2021 Note and the January 2022 Note may be made at any time by payment of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The October Note contains customary events of default (each an “Event of Default”). If an Event of Default occurs, at GMP’s election, the outstanding principal amount of the GMP Note 2, the October 2021 Note and the January 2022 Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, will become immediately due and payable in cash. The October Purchase Agreement and the January Purchase Agreement requires the Company to use of the proceeds received under the October 2021 Note and January 2022 Note to support the clinical development of OT-101, including payroll and has been made in continuation of the relationship between the Company and GMP.

 

The total principal outstanding on all the GMP notes, inclusive of accrued interest, was $4,637,096 and $4,069,781 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

During the nine months ended September 31, 2022, and 2021, the Company incurred approximately $66,500 and approximately $10,600, of interest expense respectively.

 

August 2021 Notes

 

In August 2021, the Company entered into Note Purchase Agreements with Autotelic - a related party, our CFO - a related party, and certain accredited investors (the “August 2021 investors”), whereby the Company issued four convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $698,500 convertible into shares of common stock of the Company for net proceeds of $690,825. The convertible notes carry a five (5%) percent coupon and mature one year from issuance. The majority of the August 2021 investors have the right, but not the obligation, not more than five days following the maturity date, to convert all, but not less than all, the outstanding and unpaid principal plus accrued interest into the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price of $0.18. The August 2021 Note Holders has waived the default in the maturity of the August 2021 Notes and as such there is no event of default and also agreed to extend the date of maturity of the August 2021 Notes to June 30, 2023. The Company determined that the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded conversion option are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the debt host instrument. Further, the Company determined that the embedded conversion feature meets the definition of a derivative but met the scope exception to the derivative accounting required under ASC 815 for certain contracts involving a reporting entity’s own equity.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $8,700 and $26,050 of interest, respectively.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $5,400 of interest.

 

At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, accrued interests on these convertible notes totaled approximately $40,300 and $14,260, respectively.

 

November – December 2021 and March 2022 Financing

 

In November and December 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreement with five institutional investors, whereby the Company issued five convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000 convertible into shares of common stock of the Company. The convertible notes carry a twelve (12%) percent coupon and a default coupon of 16% and mature at the earliest of one year from issuance or upon event of default. Investors has the right at any time following issuance date to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the note into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price established at a fixed rate of $0.07. The Company granted a total number of 9,615,385 warrants convertible into an equivalent number of the Company common shares at a strike price of $0.13 up to five years after issuance. The Placement agent was also granted a total amount of 961,540 as part of a finder’s fee agreement.

 

 

In March 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Fourth Man, pursuant to which the Company issued convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $0.25 million, convertible into shares of common stock of the Company. The convertible notes carry a twelve (12%) percent coupon and a default coupon of 16% and mature at the earliest of one year from issuance or upon event of default. Investors has the right at any time following issuance date to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the note into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price established at a fixed rate of $0.10. The Company granted a total number of 1,250,000 warrants convertible into an equivalent number of the Company common shares at a strike price of $0.20 up to five years after issuance. The Placement agent was also granted a total amount of 125,000 as part of a finder’s fee agreement.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company converted the Mast Hill convertible note into 4,025,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which fully retired the convertible note as of June 30, 2022. Such conversion resulted in a loss from debt conversion of approximately $0.1 million, which was recorded in other expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repaid the Talos Victory and First Fire convertible notes with the proceeds from the May 2022 Mast Hill convertible note. Such repayment resulted in a loss from debt extinguishment of approximately $258,100, which was recorded in other expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company converted $68,250 of Blue Lake note into 1,428,571 shares of common stock.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company converted $140,000 of Fourth Man note into 2,025,000 shares of common stock.

 

As of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, convertible notes under the November-December 2021 Financing, net of debt discount, consist of the following amounts:

 

  

September 30,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
         
Mast Hill Convertible note, 12% coupon November 21  $-   $250,000 
Talos Victory Convertible note, 12% coupon November 2021   -    250,000 
First Fire Convertible note, 12% coupon, December 2021   -    250,000 
Blue Lake Convertible note, 12% coupon, December 2021   181,750    250,000 
Fourth Man Convertible note, 12% coupon December 2021   110,000    250,000 
Convertible notes, gross  $291,750   $1,250,000 
Less Debt discount recorded   (500,000)   (1,250,000)
Amortization debt discount   386,734    76,994 
Convertible notes, net  $178,484   $76,994 

 

The Company recognized approximately $150,000 and $0 of interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The balance of Accrued interest was approximately $30,000 and $10,300 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

The Company recognized approximately $774,600 and $0 of interest expense attributable to the amortization of the debt discount from the original debt discount, deferred financing costs, fair value allocated to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature as of September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

 

The Company recorded an initial debt discount of approximately $0.4 million representing the intrinsic value of the conversion option embedded in the convertible debt instrument based upon the difference between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. The Company recognized amortization expense related to the debt discount and debt issuance costs of approximately $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

March 2022 Financing

 

In March 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby the Company issued a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 convertible into shares of common stock of the Company. The convertible note carries a twelve (12%) percent coupon and a default coupon of 16% and mature one year from issuance. The investor has the right at any time following issuance date to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the note into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price established at a fixed rate of $0.10. The Company also granted a total number of 1,250,000 warrants convertible into an equivalent number of the Company common shares at a strike price of $0.20 up to five years after issuance.

 

As of September 30, 2022, the March 2022 convertible note, net of debt discount, consisted of the following amount. There were no similar amounts due on the March 2022 Notes as of December 31, 2021:

 

   

September 30,

2022

 
       
Fourth Man Convertible note, 12% coupon March 2023   $ 250,000  
Debt Discount     (123,801 )
         
Convertible notes, net   $ 126,199  

 

The Company recognized approximately $7,500 and $15,100 of accrued interest during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company recognized approximately $63,000 and $126,000 of interest expense attributable to the amortization of the debt discount from the original deferred financing costs, fair value allocated to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

 

May 2022 Mast Financing

 

In May 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with one institutional investor, whereby the Company issued one convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $605,000 convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (“May 2022 Mast Note”). The convertible notes carry a twelve (12%) percent coupon and a default coupon of 16% and mature at the earliest of one year from issuance or upon event of default. Investor has the right at any time following issuance date to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the note into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price established at a fixed rate of $0.10. The Company granted a total number of 3,025,000 warrants convertible into an equivalent number of the Company common shares at a strike price of $0.20 up to five years after issuance. The Placement agent was also granted a total amount of 302,500 as part of a finder’s fee agreement. Portion of the proceeds will be used to retire some of the November/December 2021 notes. The extinguishment of existing notes resulted in the recognition of approximately $258,100 in loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations in nine months ended September 30, 2022.

 

As of September 30, 2022 the May 2022 Mast Note, net of debt discount, consisted of the following amount. No similar amount was outstanding as at December 31, 2021:

 

   September 30, 2022 
     
Mast Hill Convertible note, 12% coupon May 2023  $605,000 
Convertible notes, gross  $605,000 
Less Debt discount recorded   (605,000)
Amortization debt discount   196,188 
Convertible notes, net  $196,188 

 

The Company recognized approximately $72,600 and $0 of accrued interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively, which is the guaranteed twelve-month coupon and earned in full at issuance date. The Company recognized approximately $196,200 and $0 of interest expense attributable to the amortization of the debt discount from the original debt discount, deferred financing costs, fair value allocated to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

 

 

June 2022 Financing

 

In June 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with one institutional investor, whereby the Company issued one convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $335,000 convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (“June 2022 Blue Lake Note”). The convertible notes carry a twelve (12%) percent coupon and a default coupon of 16% and mature at the earliest of one year from issuance or upon event of default. Investor has the right at any time following issuance date to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of the note into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price established at a fixed rate of $0.10. The Company granted a total number of 837,500 warrants convertible into an equivalent number of the Company common shares at a strike price of $0.20 up to five years after issuance. The Placement agent was also granted a total amount of 83,750 warrants as part of a finder’s fee agreement. Portion of the proceeds will be used to retire some of the November/December 2021 notes.

 

As of September 30, 2022 the June 2022 Blue Lake Note, net of debt discount, consisted of the following amount. No similar amount was outstanding as at December 31, 2021:

 

   September 30, 2022 
     
Blue Lake Convertible note, 12% coupon June 2023  $335,000 
Convertible notes, gross  $335,000 
Less Debt discount recorded   (333,271)
Amortization debt discount   90,623 
Convertible notes, net  $92,352 

 

The Company recognized approximately $40,200 and $0 of accrued interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively, which is the guaranteed twelve-month coupon and earned in full at issuance date. The Company recognized approximately $90,620 and $0 of interest expense attributable to the amortization of the debt discount from the original debt discount, deferred financing costs, fair value allocated to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

 

Other short-term advances

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s CEO provided additional funding of $70,000 to the Company, of which $50,000 was repaid before December 31, 2020. Further, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, $20,000 was repaid to the Company’s CEO. As such, $0 and $20,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, Autotelic Inc. provided a short-term funding of $120,000 to the Company, which was repaid in 2021. In May 2021, Autotelic provided an additional short-term funding of $250,000 to the Company, which was converted into the August 2021 Notes. Autotelic provided an additional $20,000 short-term loan to the Company, and as such, $20,000 was outstanding and payable to Autotelic at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s CFO, a related Party, provided short term advances of approximately $45,000. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s CFO had provided a short-term advance of $25,000, which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2021. $20,000 was repaid to the CFO in January 2022. As such approximately $25,000 and $45,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.