NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On June 14, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an increase in the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 250,000,000. In addition, the Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.00001. The specific rights of the preferred stock, when so designated, shall be determined by the board of directors.

On October 13, 2023, the Company completed a reverse 1 for 5 stock split. On February 2, 2024, the Company completed a reverse 1 for 45 stock split. On June 6, 2024, the Company completed a reverse 1 for 100 stock split. Any fractional shares as a result of the reverse stock splits were rounded up to one full share of common stock.

Common Stock

On May 24, 2023, the Company sold 267 shares of its common stock in a public offering at $16,875.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $3,998,685 after underwriter commissions and expenses of $501,300.

On September 18, 2023, the Company sold 63 shares of its common stock in a public offering at $11,250.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $571,400 after underwriter commissions and expenses of $128,600. The underwriter was also issued a warrant to purchase 13 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $14,062.50 per share that expires 5.5 years from the date of issuance. The underwriter agreement provided the underwriter with a right of first refusal for any additional securities third parties offerings within twelve months of this offering.

As discussed in Note 6 above, on May 24, 2023 the Company issued the May 2023 Notes and May 2023 Warrants, along with the warrants to the placement agent in August 2022 with the issuance of the Convertible Notes. The Company received consent from the underwriter to issue such securities. In addition, the Company was required to reserve 4,806 shares of common stock for future issuance of shares for the conversion of the May 2023 Notes and exercise of the May 2023 Warrants and 27 shares for the exercise of the placement agent warrants.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

On March 4, 2024, the Company designated 25,000 shares of preferred stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and exchanged the remaining May 2023 Notes (principal of $24,694,670) for Preferred Stock. For each $1,000 of May 2023 Note principal, one share of Preferred Stock was issued with a stated value of $1,000, and any principal held by an investor below $1,000 was granted one additional share of Preferred Stock. A total of 24,698 shares were issued in connection with the exchange. The Preferred Stock is initially convertible into share of the Company’s common stock at $133.00 per share. Conversion of Preferred Stock to common stock of the Company by the holders of the Preferred Stock is limited based on ownership restrictions of either 4.99% or 9.99%. The conversion price is subject to adjustment for anti-dilution provisions with an initial floor of $98.00 per share, subject to adjustment to $50.00 per share if stockholder approval is received. The stockholders approved this adjustment at the 2024 annual meeting held on May 28, 2024.

The Preferred Stock conversion price per share is subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split based on the lowest 5-day daily VWAP in the five days subsequent to the completion of a stock split. As a result of the reverse stock split completed on June 6, 2024, the conversion price of the Preferred Stock was adjusted to $6.4486.

Through June 30, 2024, holders of Preferred Stock converted $18,323,008 in stated value (18,323 preferred shares) for 1,244,081 shares of common stock. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, all of the remaining Preferred Stock was converted to common stock resulting in 988,069 shares of common stock being issued.

November 2023 Common Units and Pre-Funded Warrant Units

On November 17, 2023, the Company sold (i) 740 common units (“Common Units”), each consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $2,475.00 per share or pursuant to an alternative cashless exercise option (described below), which warrant will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date (the “Series A Warrants”) and a Series B warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $3,780.00 per share, which warrant will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date (the “Series B Warrants” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”); and (ii) 8,785 pre-funded units (the “Pre-funded Units” and together with the Common Units, the “Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the “Pre-funded Warrants”), a Series A Warrant and a Series B Warrant. The purchase price of each Common Unit was $1,890.00, and the purchase price of each Pre-Funded Unit was $1,889.96. The Pre-Funded Warrants were immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. As of December 31, 2023, 8,047 of the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised and the remaining Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised by January 9, 2024.

In addition, the Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase additional 1,429 shares of common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing up to 15% of the number of common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Public Offering, and/or additional 188 Series A Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series A Warrants sold in the Public Offering, and/or additional 188 Series B Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series B Warrants sold in the Public Offering solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option with respect to 188 Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants. A total of 3,522 each of Series A and B Warrants were issued in the transaction. The net proceeds were approximately $16.2 million (gross proceeds of $18.0 million less fees and expenses of $1.8 million). The gross proceeds and transaction cost were allocated to each of the instruments issued in the offering at their estimated relative fair values. Transaction costs totaling $1,444,547 related to the Series A and Series B Warrants were expensed since these warrants were determined to be liabilities and recorded at their estimated fair values (see Note 8).

Series A Warrants

Each Series A Warrant has an initial exercise price per share equal to $2,475.00, was immediately exercisable upon issuance, and will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date, or November 17, 2028.

Share Combination Event Adjustments

Conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval at a required special meeting of stockholders (“Special Meeting”), if at any time on or after the date of issuance there occurs any share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Company’s common stock (collectively a “Share Event”) and the lowest daily VWAP during the five consecutive trading days prior to the date of such event and the five consecutive trading days after the date of such event is less than the exercise price then in effect, then the exercise price of the Series A Warrant shall be reduced to the lowest daily VWAP during such period and the number of warrant shares issuable shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance. Approval of this adjustment by the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.

Cashless Exercise

If at the time a holder exercises its Series A Warrants, a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the Series A Warrants under the Securities Act is not then effective or available and an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is not available for the issuance of such shares, then in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the net number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Series A Warrants.

Conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval at a required Special Meeting, a holder of Series A Warrants may also provide notice and elect an “alternative cashless exercise” pursuant to which they would receive an aggregate number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the Series A Warrant and (y) 3.0. Approval of this adjustment by the stockholders was made on January 12, 2024.

As discussed above, the Company completed a 1 for 45 reverse stock split on February 2, 2024. Prior to this reverse split, 18,941 Series A Warrants were exercised under the alternative cashless exercise provision in the period from January 1, 2024 to February 2, 2024. As a result of the 1 for 45 reverse stock split, the total number of Series A Warrants and exercise price for the remaining warrants was adjusted per the provisions of a Share Event and the total number of Series A Warrants became 3,979,955 and the exercise price became $1.8646. A total of 3,937,910 of the Series A Warrants were exercised under the alternative cashless exercise provision subsequent to this reverse stock split and 42,045 remained outstanding prior to the June 6, 2024 reverse stock split.

The Company completed a 1 for 100 reverse stock split on June 6, 2024. As a result of this reverse stock split, the total number of Series A Warrants and exercise price for the remaining warrants was adjusted per the provisions of a Share Event and the total number of Series A Warrants became 12,156 and the exercise price became $6.4486.

As of June 30, 2024, 5,527 Series A Warrants remain outstanding.

Series B Warrants

Each Series B Warrant offered has an initial exercise price per share equal to $3,780.00, was immediately exercisable upon issuance, and will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date, or November 17, 2028.

Anti-Dilution Provisions

Subject to certain exemptions outlined in the Series B Warrant, for the life of the warrant, if the Company sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any option to purchase, or sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any common stock or convertible security, at an effective price per share less than the exercise price of the Series B Warrant then in effect (a “Dilutive Issuance”), the exercise price of the Series B Warrant will be reduced to an amount equal to the lowest daily VWAP during the period commencing five consecutive trading days following the Dilutive Issuance, subject to a floor price of $13.00; provided that upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval at a required Special Meeting (approved on January 12, 2024), the floor price will be removed and, upon a Dilutive Issuance, the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Series B Warrant shall be proportionally adjusted so that the aggregate exercise price of the Series B Warrant shall remain unchanged.

In addition, conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval at the Special Meeting (approved on January 12, 2024), for the life of the Series B Warrant, the Company may voluntarily reduce the exercise price of the Series B Warrant. The Company refers to this price adjustment feature as the “Voluntary Adjustment Provision”.

Share Combination Event Adjustments

Conditioned upon the receipt of the Warrant Stockholder Approval (approved on January 12, 2024), if at any time on or after the date of issuance there occurs any share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Company’s common stock (collectively a “Share Event”) and the lowest daily VWAP during the five consecutive trading days prior to the date of such event and the five consecutive trading days after the date of such event is less than the exercise price then in effect, then the exercise price of the Series B Warrant shall be reduced to the lowest daily VWAP during such period and the number of warrant shares issuable shall be increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable thereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the exercise price, shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance.

As a result of the reverse 1 for 45 stock split completed on February 2, 2024, the total number of Series B Warrants and exercise price for the remaining warrants was adjusted per the provisions of a Share Event and the total number of Series B Warrants became 71,371 and the exercise price became $186.46. A total of 700 of the Series B Warrants were exercised for proceeds of $130,522 and 70,671 remained outstanding as of March 4, 2024, when the Company exchanged the May 2023 Notes for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a conversion price of $133.00 per share, as discussed above. As a result of this exchange, the Series B Warrant amounts and exercise price were further adjusted based on the Anti-Dilution Provisions and the new number of Series B Warrants is 145,461 and the exercise price is $90.59.

On May 17, 2024, the Company entered into separate warrant amendment agreements (collectively, the “Warrant Amendment”) with the holders of a majority-in-interest of the holders of the Company’s Series B warrants issued November 2023. Pursuant to the Warrant Amendment, all outstanding Series B Warrants were amended to delete the following sections: (i) a provision providing for the adjustment of the exercise price and number of shares issuable pursuant to the Series B Warrants if the Company completed a future offering at a price per share less the exercise price of the Series B Warrants then in effect; and (ii) a provision providing for the adjustment of the exercise price and number of shares issuable pursuant to the Series B Warrants if price of the Company’s common stock after the completion of a share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction is less the exercise price of the Series B Warrants then in effect. In addition, the Warrant Amendment provides that the holders may also exercise the Series B Warrants on a cashless basis and receive an aggregate number of shares equal the product of the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon exercise of the Series B Warrants by means of a cashless exercise rather than a cash exercise, multiplied by 0.81.

On May 17, 2024, after giving effect to the Warrant Amendment, the Company and certain holders of Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 137,770 shares of common stock (the “Holders”) entered into separate exchange agreements (the “Agreements”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to exchange the Series B Warrants held by the Holders for shares of Company common stock (or, at the option of the Holder, pre-funded warrants) at a ratio of 0.81 shares of Company common stock (or, at the option of the Holder, pre-funded warrants) for each whole Series B Warrant. A total of 73,421 pre-funded warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 and 38,179 shares of common stock were issued to the Holders.

As of June 30, 2024, 1,079 Series B Warrants remain outstanding and all of the pre-funded warrants have been fully exercised.
 

Other Warrants

As discussed in Note 6, the Company issued the Note Warrants, which were fully vested, to purchase 403 shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial exercise price of $64,125.00. The Note Warrants expire August 24, 2027. Also, the Company issued to the placement agent of the Convertible Notes, fully vested warrants to purchase 27 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $80,156.25. The warrants were not exercisable until February 24, 2023 and expire on February 24, 2028. The Company valued all of these warrants using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on August 24, 2022 of $54,900.00, volatility of 79.81% based on peer companies, risk free interest rate of 3.03%, no dividends and an estimated life of 2.5 years.

In May 2023, all of the Note Warrants to purchase 403 shares of the Company’s common stock were exchanged for Exchange Warrants to purchase 759 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $24,525.00 per share (which was adjusted to $16,875.00 per share upon stockholder approval which was received on August 3, 2023). The Exchange Warrants expire August 24, 2027. Also in May 2023, in connection with the issuance of the New Notes, the Company also issued New Warrants (together with the Exchange Warrants the “May 2023 Warrants”) to purchase 242 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $24,525.00 (which was adjusted to $16,875.00 per share upon stockholder approval which was received on August 3, 2023). The exercise price of the May 2023 Warrants were further adjusted due to the reverse 1 for 5, 1 for 45 and 1 for 100 reverse stock splits completed in October 2023, February 2024 and June 2024, and for the issuance of the Preferred Stock discussed above. The exercise price for the May 2023 Warrants as of June 30, 2024 are $6.4486.

As noted below, 69 of the Exchange Warrants were exercised at a price of $7,875.00 per share and 69 Reload Warrants were issued with an exercise price of $11,250.00 per share. In October 2023, the Reload warrant exercise price was reduced to $6,160.50. The Reload warrants expire August 24, 2027. Due to the reverse 1 for 100 stock split completed in June 2024, the exercise price of the Reload Warrants was adjusted to $6.4486.

On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Stag UTV development and Stag supplier agreements with GLV Ventures (“GLV”). Pursuant to the Amendment, GLV agreed to provide the Company with extended payment terms and provide the Company with credit against new vehicles for the value of certain parts purchased by the Company. In consideration for entering into the Amendment No. 1, the Company agreed to issue GLV (or its designee) five-year warrants to purchase 90 shares of Company common stock with an exercise price of $9,450.00 per share, which was equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the Amendment No. 1, 45 shares were fully vested upon issuance and the remaining warrants vested 45 days from the issuance date.

Warrant Inducements

On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Letter”) with the three holders (each, a “Holder”) of the May 2023 Warrants. The Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of up to 217 to the lesser of (i) $7,875.00 (after giving effect to the stock splits noted above) and (ii) the exercise price in effect at the time of exercise of the Existing Warrants if further adjusted in accordance with the terms of the May 2023 Warrants ($6,160.50 per share after adjustment for the lowest day’s VWAP for the five days following the reverse stock split). The reduction of the exercise price of such Existing Warrants remained in effect until October 27, 2023 (the “Inducement Period”). In addition, pursuant to the Inducement Letter, the Holders who exercise such Existing Warrants for cash on or prior to October 27, 2023 would receive a new warrant (“Reload Warrant”) to purchase the same number of shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock exercised and at the same exercise price as the Existing Warrants. The exercise price for any Warrants not exercised prior to the end of the Inducement Period would not result in a change in the exercise price under the original terms of the Existing Warrants. The Holders exercised 25 warrants of the 217 warrants available for exercise. Due to the reverse 1 for 100 stock split completed in June 2024, the exercise price of the remaining Existing Warrants not exercised in this inducement and the Reload Warrants granted for the Existing Warrants exercised were adjusted to $6.4486.

On October 29, 2023, in an effort to raise cash, the Company entered into an inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Reprice Letter”) with the Holders of the Company’s May 2023 Warrants. Pursuant to the Inducement Reprice Letter, in exchange for an aggregate cash payment of $346,500, the Company reduced the exercise price with respect to May 2023 Warrants exercisable into an aggregate of 78 shares of common stock from $6,160.50 per share to $45.00 per share. On January 10, 2024, the Holders exercised these warrants.

As discussed in Note 7, the Company issued the May 2024 Note Warrants on May 22, 2024, which are fully vested, to purchase 101,463 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $29.00. The Note Warrants are initially exercisable on November 23, 2024 and expire on November 23, 2029. The Company valued these warrants using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on May 22, 2024 of $22.00, volatility of 155.00% the Company’s historical volatility, risk free interest rate of 4.47%, no dividends and a life of 5.5 years.

The following is the activity related to common stock warrants during the six months ended June 30, 2024: