Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]

Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share; is redeemable at our option in cash (or, under certain circumstances, in stock), subject to the applicable redemption premium; is convertible into a variable number of common shares on certain terms and conditions on or after March 31, 2023; and is subject to certain other rights and obligations.

Preferred Stock shares earn cumulative dividends at a rate of 10.625% per year, payable quarterly in arrears if declared, and accrue whether or not earned or declared. If a Preferred Stock dividend is declared by the Board of Directors, then it will be paid in cash. Additionally, holders of Preferred Stock participate in any dividends paid on shares of our common stock on an as-converted basis at a fixed conversion rate. Our common stockholders approved a proposal at our 2020 annual stockholder meeting to issue common stock in excess of thresholds established by certain Nasdaq stock market rules upon the exercise of warrants or the conversion or redemption of Preferred Stock.

Preferred Stock is classified as mezzanine equity, between liabilities and stockholders’ equity, because certain features of the Preferred Stock could require redemption of some or all Preferred Stock upon events that are considered not solely within our control, including a leverage ratio threshold and the passage of time. For initial recognition in 2019, the Preferred Stock was recognized at a discounted value, net of issuance costs and allocation to warrants and bifurcated embedded derivatives. The aggregate discount is amortized as a deemed dividend through December 31, 2023, which is the date the holders have a non-contingent conversion option into a variable number of common shares equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends. Deemed dividends adjust retained earnings (or in the absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).

As of September 30, 2020, the carrying value of the Preferred Stock shares was $101.8 million which included $9.1 million of accumulated unpaid and deemed dividends. The following table presents the change in the Preferred Stock carrying value during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance	$	93,012




Accrual of in-kind dividends	8,230
Amortization and other	604
Ending balance	$	101,846

Preferred Share Purchase Rights

On April 15, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock to shareholders of record on April 27, 2020. The rights will become exercisable if a person or group becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock (including in the form of synthetic ownership through derivative positions). In the event that the rights become exercisable due to the triggering ownership threshold being crossed, each right will entitle its holder to purchase one thousandth of a share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock for $31.50 per share. Rights held by the triggering person or entity will become void and will not be exercisable. The Board of Directors may, rather than permitting the exercise of the rights, exchange each right (other than rights held by the triggering person or entity) for one share of common stock per right, subject to adjustment. The Board of Directors will, prior to the rights becoming exercisable, in general be entitled to redeem the rights for $0.001 per right. The rights expire on March 31, 2021.