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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO |
Commission File Number 001-39927
SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
85-3681132 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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3513 Brighton Blvd., Suite 410
Denver, CO
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80216 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 427-8100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
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ICU |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share |
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ICUCW |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act ). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐
As of August 6, 2025, the registrant had 27,914,596 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
June 30, 2025
Table of Contents
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except for share and per-share amounts)
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June 30, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash |
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$ |
6,302 |
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$ |
1,819 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $8 and $0, respectively |
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217 |
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112 |
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Inventory |
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77 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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1,051 |
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1,835 |
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Total current assets |
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7,647 |
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3,766 |
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Other assets |
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736 |
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892 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
8,383 |
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$ |
4,658 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT) |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
3,158 |
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$ |
3,046 |
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Accrued expenses |
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1,883 |
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3,188 |
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Notes payable, net of deferred financing costs |
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— |
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574 |
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Liability classified warrants |
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1 |
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33 |
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Total current liabilities |
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5,042 |
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6,841 |
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Total liabilities |
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5,042 |
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6,841 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
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Stockholders’ equity/(deficit) |
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Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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— |
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Common stock - $0.0001 par value per share; 450,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; 17,343,269 and 5,977,246 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively |
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2 |
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2 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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148,677 |
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137,379 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(145,338 |
) |
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|
(139,564 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity/(deficit) |
|
|
3,341 |
|
|
|
(2,183 |
) |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity/(deficit) |
|
$ |
8,383 |
|
|
$ |
4,658 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except for share and per-share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
631 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
2,334 |
|
|
|
3,468 |
|
|
|
4,031 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
2,335 |
|
|
|
2,716 |
|
|
|
4,588 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
2,067 |
|
|
|
4,669 |
|
|
|
6,184 |
|
|
|
8,619 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(1,756 |
) |
|
|
(4,669 |
) |
|
|
(5,580 |
) |
|
|
(8,619 |
) |
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(225 |
) |
Other financing costs |
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Change in fair value of convertible notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(387 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,145 |
) |
Change in fair value of warrants liability |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
1,880 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
(966 |
) |
Total other income (expense), net |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
(7,311 |
) |
Loss before provision for income taxes |
|
|
(2,002 |
) |
|
|
(3,233 |
) |
|
|
(5,771 |
) |
|
|
(15,930 |
) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(2,002 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,236 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,774 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,933 |
) |
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.58 |
) |
|
$ |
(5.36 |
) |
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
|
|
11,329,517 |
|
|
|
3,154,782 |
|
|
|
9,981,215 |
|
|
|
2,975,248 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity /(Deficit)
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except for share and per-share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 |
|
|
|
Common Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) |
|
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
|
|
2,016,078 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
100,863 |
|
|
$ |
(114,734 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,870 |
) |
Issuance of shares - conversion of convertible notes |
|
|
507,912 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,389 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,389 |
|
Issuance of shares - exercise of warrants |
|
|
352,074 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,959 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,959 |
|
Issuance of shares - equity offering (including pre-funded warrants), net of issuance costs |
|
|
252,182 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,309 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,309 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
434 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(12,697 |
) |
|
|
(12,697 |
) |
Balance, March 31, 2024 |
|
|
3,128,246 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
122,954 |
|
|
$ |
(127,431 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,476 |
) |
Issuance of shares - conversion of convertible notes |
|
|
92,858 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
826 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
826 |
|
Issuance of shares - exercise of warrants |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,236 |
) |
|
|
(3,236 |
) |
Balance, June 30, 2024 |
|
|
3,221,104 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
123,765 |
|
|
$ |
(130,667 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,901 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2024 |
|
|
5,977,246 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
137,379 |
|
|
$ |
(139,564 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,183 |
) |
Issuance of shares - exercise of warrants |
|
|
2,070,412 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Issuance of shares - equity offering (including pre-funded warrants), net of issuance costs |
|
|
1,202,133 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
Issuance of shares - vesting of restricted stock units |
|
|
7,972 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
167 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,772 |
) |
|
|
(3,772 |
) |
Balance, March 31, 2025 |
|
|
9,257,763 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
143,899 |
|
|
$ |
(143,336 |
) |
|
$ |
565 |
|
Issuance of shares - equity offering (including pre-funded warrants), net of issuance costs |
|
|
7,843,777 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,383 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,383 |
|
Issuance of shares - standby equity purchase agreement commitment fee |
|
|
236,406 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
298 |
|
Issuance of shares - vesting of restricted stock units |
|
|
5,323 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
97 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,002 |
) |
|
|
(2,002 |
) |
Balance, June 30, 2025 |
|
|
17,343,269 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
148,677 |
|
|
$ |
(145,338 |
) |
|
$ |
3,341 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except for shares and per-share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(5,774 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,933 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Change in fair value of convertible notes (issued, converted and outstanding) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,145 |
|
Change in fair value of liability classified warrants (exercised and outstanding) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
966 |
|
Shares issued for the standby equity purchase agreement commitment fee |
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivables, net |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Inventory |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
784 |
|
|
|
897 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
152 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
(1,305 |
) |
|
|
689 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
495 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(5,661 |
) |
|
|
(6,312 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
979 |
|
Payment of convertible notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(700 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of shares |
|
|
5,154 |
|
|
|
4,492 |
|
Proceeds of pre-funded warrants |
|
|
5,580 |
|
|
|
3,766 |
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
853 |
|
Payment of notes payable |
|
|
(592 |
) |
|
|
(2,075 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
10,144 |
|
|
|
7,315 |
|
Net increase in cash |
|
|
4,483 |
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
Cash, beginning of period |
|
|
1,819 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
Cash, end of period |
|
$ |
6,302 |
|
|
$ |
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
439 |
|
Exercise of liability classified warrants |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3,106 |
|
Shares issued from conversion of convertible notes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
10,210 |
|
Issuance of convertible note warrants |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
586 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
Note 1. Description of Business
Organization and Description of Business
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SeaStar”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, SeaStar Medical, Inc., are collectively referred to as the “Company”. SeaStar Medical, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in June 2007, and it is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The Company is principally engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of a platform medical device technology designed to modulate inflammation in various patient populations. The initial target of this technology is for the treatment of patients with acute kidney injuries ("AKI"), but through additional Breakthrough Device Designation (“BDD”) from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), has expanded into treatments of patients with cardiorenal syndrome awaiting left ventricular assist device implantation, patients with hepatorenal syndrome, patients with end stage renal disease and adult and pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The BDD enables the potential for a speedier pathway to approval and the ability to have more frequent and flexible meetings with the FDA.
The Company received FDA approval on February 21, 2024, under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (“HDE”) for the Company’s pediatric SCD therapy. It is the only FDA approved product for use in pediatric patients with AKI due to sepsis or a septic condition requiring kidney replacement therapy. The Company shipped its first commercial pediatric SCD (“QUELIMMUNE”) in July 2024. In addition, the Company is currently conducting a pivotal clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the SCD therapy in critically ill adult patients with AKI requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (“CRRT”).
On October 28, 2022, LMF Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (“LMAO”) merged with and into SeaStar Medical, Inc. (the “Business Combination”), with SeaStar Medical, Inc. surviving the Business Combination as a wholly owned subsidiary of LMAO. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, LMAO was renamed “SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation.”
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules and regulations, certain notes or other financial information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s results for the interim periods presented. The results from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025, or for any future annual or interim period.
The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and the related notes for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SeaStar Medical, Inc. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On June 7, 2024, the Company effected a 1-for-25 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “common stock”). Following the effect of the Reverse Stock Split, each 25 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding automatically converted into one outstanding share of common stock.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
All stock options and warrants of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were proportionally adjusted except for the Listed Warrants and the private placement warrants that were issued as part of the SPAC transaction that closed on October 28, 2022, which total 16,788,000 outstanding warrants in the aggregate (the “Unadjusted Warrants”). The Unadjusted Warrants retained an $11.50 exercise price each and require the exercise of 25 warrants to purchase one share of common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, all other share and per share amounts in this quarterly report reflect the effect of the Reverse Stock Split. The par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.0001 per share and the number of authorized shares of common stock remained the same after the Reverse Stock Split.
Segment Information
The Company is comprised of a single reportable segment, its Device Segment. This organizational structure aligns with how our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s business, including resource allocation and performance assessment. The Company is focused entirely on the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the Company’s adult and pediatric Selective Cytopheretic Devices (SCDs). The Company had a total of 18 employees at June 30, 2025, and total assets of $8.4 million and $4.7 million, as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively
For segment reporting purposes, the CODM uses operating profit/(loss) to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. As a Company that only recently began limited commercial sales of QUELIMMUNE, the CODM is primarily focused on evaluating the overall spending for research and development activities needed to fund further development of the SCDs, and general and administrative activities incurred to support the research and development activities of the Company. Accounting policies associated with the Company’s sole segment are the same as those described in Note 2.
All of the Company’s sales are located within the United States. As of the date of this report, the Company has obtained regulatory approval for commercial sales in the U.S. of QUELIMMUNE from the FDA. The Company does not have any inter-entity sales or transfers.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company incurred losses of $5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $145.3 million and cash of $6.3 million. The Company does not believe that its cash on hand will be sufficient to enable it to fund its operations, including clinical trial expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that these conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s need for additional capital will depend in part on the scope and costs of its development activities. To date, the Company has generated insufficient revenue from the sales of its commercialized product, QUELIMMUNE to fund its operations. Its ability to generate meaningful product revenue will depend on the commercial successful launch of QUELIMMUNE and development and eventual commercialization of the adult SCD. Until such time, if ever, it expects to finance its operations through the sale of equity or debt, borrowing under credit facilities, or through potential collaborations, other strategic transactions or government and other grants. Adequate capital may not be available to the Company when needed or on acceptable terms.
If the Company is unable to raise capital, it could be forced to delay, reduce, suspend, or cease its research and development programs or any future commercialization efforts, which would have a negative impact on its business, prospects, operating results and financial condition. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks common to early-stage companies in the medical technology industry including, but not limited to, new medical and technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, and product liability.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
There can be no assurance that the Company’s products or services will be accepted in the marketplace, nor can there be any assurance that any future products or services can be developed or deployed at an acceptable cost and with appropriate performance characteristics, or that such products or services will be successfully marketed, if at all. These factors could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s future financial results, financial position and cash flows.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Significant estimates include the (i) unbilled clinical trial costs, and (ii) stock-based compensation expense. Although actual results could differ from those estimates, such estimates are developed based on the best information available to management and management’s best judgments at the time.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash. Periodically, the Company may maintain deposits in financial institutions in excess of government insured limits. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Accounts Receivable, net
The need for a credit loss allowance is evaluated each reporting period based on the Company’s assessment of the credit worthiness of its customers or any other potential circumstances that could result in a credit loss. The Company uses an aging schedule method for estimating expected credit losses. As the Company just commenced commercial operations since July 1, 2024, with a limited customer base, the Company’s estimates are based on customer specific facts, until such time that the Company has developed sufficient collection history data in which to apply a portfolio-wide expected credit loss estimate based on an aging schedule (see Note 4).
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following provides a summary of those assets or liabilities for which the Company is required to measure at fair value either on a recurring basis, the valuation techniques and summary of inputs used to arrive at the measure of fair value. Changes in fair value of these assets or liabilities are recognized as a component of net income in the consolidated statements of operations. Changes in fair value of these assets or liabilities are considered unrealized gains or losses and therefore are classified as non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows. Significant increases (decreases) in unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements could, in isolation, potentially result in a significantly lower or higher valuation for those assets or liabilities requiring recurring fair value measurements at each reporting date.
The Company uses a Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of liability classified warrants, using standard option pricing inputs such as the strike price of each warrant tranche, estimated volatility, time to maturity, and the risk-free interest rate. The risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury rate at the date of issuance, and the time to maturity is based on the contractual life at the date of issuance, which is an interpolated value based on the remaining term of each individual instrument. The change in fair value of the liability classified warrants in each reporting period is recorded to the change in fair value of liability classified warrants in the consolidated statements of operations.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
Revenue Recognition
Overall
Under ASC 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers ("Topic 606") the Company recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of Topic 606, the Company evaluates the following criteria: (i) identify the contract with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration, if any; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied.
At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of Topic 606, the Company assesses whether the goods or services promised within each contract are distinct and, therefore, represent a separate performance obligation. Goods and services that are determined not to be distinct are combined with other promised goods and services until a distinct combined performance obligation is identified. The Company then allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation and recognizes the associated revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. The estimate of the transaction price for each contract includes all variable consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled, subject to the constraint on variable consideration. The Company constrains revenue by giving consideration to factors that could otherwise lead to a probable reversal of revenue. Variable consideration is not constrained if the potential reversal of cumulative revenue recognized at the contract level is not significant.
The Company records any payments received from customers prior to the Company fulfilling its performance obligation(s) as contract obligations. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the one year following the balance sheet date are classified as current contract obligations. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the one year following the balance sheet date are classified as contract obligations, net of current portion. See Note 3 – Revenue and Contract Obligations for further details.
Product Sales Revenue
The Company sells its products directly to end-user qualified customers using the Company’s own internal commercial/sales resources.
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Timing of Revenue Recognition – During the brief history (commenced July 2024) of selling QUELIMMUNE, revenue has been recognized based on a freight-on-board destination (“FOB Destination”) requirement, except in limited cases where they are sold freight-on-board shipping point (“FOB Shipping Point”).
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Chargebacks, Government Rebates and Discounts – During the brief history of selling QUELIMMUNE commercially, the Company has not agreed to chargebacks, government rebates or discounts.
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Returns – Returns are specific to each order, but generally the Company allows for returns of any damaged or non-conforming product within 30 days of receipt of product. Given the (i) overall rate of product shipped that is defective/damaged, (ii) overall volume of sales to individual end-user customers, (iii) expected supply in the customer channel, and (iv) expected usage by customers, the Company does not anticipate that there will be significant risk of material product returns that require recognition.
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Variable Consideration – There are currently no other variable consideration elements outside of those already disclosed in this footnote.
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Transaction Price – Based on the above, as currently constructed, the Company’s transaction price is fixed, based on the agreed-upon price per each purchase order submitted by each customer. Milestone or up-front payments unique to the distributor were disclosed in Note 3 (also see Notes 11 and 15), and are not expected to be recognized as revenue, but merely returned as a result of a settlement to cease the relationship with the distributor.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
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Allocation of Consideration – Each sale of QUELIMMUNE is independent of any and all other sales. The entire transaction price for each QUELIMMUNE unit sold is allocated to that unit of QUELIMMUNE, and there are no allocations to services or other performance obligations, as there are no such services or other performance obligations that require the Company to allocate a portion of the transaction price.
The Company will continue to monitor all of the above as the Company continues to commercialize and increase its customer base, which could result in each distributor or end-user customer agreement having its own unique terms and conditions, that will potentially impact the timing and amount of revenue recognition pursuant to U.S. GAAP.
Cost of Goods Sold
Prior to July 2024, the Company manufactured/assembled QUELIMMUNE and adult SCDs only for research oriented and/or clinical trial related activities. Inventory purchased prior to July 2024 was expensed as a period expense at the time of purchase as a research and development expense. Accordingly, all QUELIMMUNE units sold prior to the three months ended June 30, 2025, had no recognized inventory value. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized approximately $27 thousand for cost of goods sold.
As the Company continues to procure inventory, the Company will recognize the cost of materials to inventory. Use of inventory for QUELIMMUNE will be charged to cost of goods sold while inventory used for adult SCDs will be charged to research and development upon shipment.
Funded Research & Development Expense
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to provide contract research services to an outside party, which involves a study of the Company's selective cytopheretic device relating to patients with severe, chronic heart failure. The Company is able to bill the outside party for a certain portion of the costs incurred to provide these services. The Company will own and is able to benefit from the knowledge gained from the results of this study. Accordingly, the Company will account for any funds paid by the outside party to the Company as a reimbursed expense, in accordance with ASC 730-20 as a funded research and development arrangement. Accordingly, any amounts incurred and billed will offset the Company's operating expenses categorized as research and development expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The reimbursed expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 totaled approximately $0.3 million. No funded research and development agreement existed in 2024.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company”, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, delaying the adoption of these accounting standards until they apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with certain new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that it is (1) no longer an emerging growth company or (2) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act.
Recently issued accounting standards
Accounting Standards Update 2024-03 — In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 - Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires the disclosure of additional information related to certain costs and expenses, including amounts of inventory purchases, employee compensation, and depreciation and amortization included in each income statement line item. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
Accounting Standards Update 2023-09 — In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures, however the impact from the adoption of this guidance, if any, will not be reflected until the Company's Annual Report to Form 10-K for the year-ending December 31, 2025, due to the Company's net loss position and 100% valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets.
Note 3. Revenues and Contract Obligations
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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($ in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Contract liabilities, beginning of period |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
100 |
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Consideration received |
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— |
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450 |
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Consideration refunded |
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— |
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(550 |
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Revenue |
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— |
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— |
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Contract liabilities, end of period |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Revenue by Geographic Location
The Company’s sales are entirely in the United States of America, as it does not have any regulatory approval to sell elsewhere as of June 30, 2025.
Note 4. Accounts Receivable, net
The table below presents the opening and closing balances of accounts receivable, on a gross and net basis, with the total change in expected credit losses.
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($ in thousands) |
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Accounts Receivable, Gross |
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Expected Credit Losses |
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Accounts Receivable, Net |
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December 31, 2024 |
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$ |
112 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
112 |
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Change in accounts receivable, net |
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113 |
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(8 |
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105 |
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June 30, 2025 |
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$ |
225 |
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$ |
(8 |
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$ |
217 |
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Note 5. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consisted of the following amounts as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
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($ in thousands) |
June 30, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Accrued bonus |
$ |
625 |
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$ |
1,391 |
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Accrued director compensation |
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146 |
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391 |
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Accrued research and development |
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871 |
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1,023 |
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Other |
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241 |
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383 |
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Total accrued expenses |
$ |
1,883 |
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$ |
3,188 |
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SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
Note 6. Notes Payable
Insurance Financing
In October 2024, the Company entered into a financing arrangement with a lender to finance a portion of the annual premium of an insurance policy in the amount of $0.7 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company paid the entire balance.
Note 7. Equity Transactions
June 2025 Offering
In June 2025, the Company did a best efforts public offering (the “June 2025 Offering”) pursuant to which the Company issued aggregate of (i) 4,935,385 shares of the Company's common stock, (ii) 1,218,462 pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,218,462 shares of Common Stock (the “June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0001, (iii) 6,153,847 Series A warrants to purchase up to 6,153,847 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.65 (the “Series A Warrants”), and (iv) 6,153,847 Series B warrants to purchase up to 6,153,847 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.65 (the “Series B Warrants”). Collectively, these warrants are referred herein as the "June 2025 Warrants".
The Company received aggregate gross proceeds from the June 2025 Offering of approximately $4.0 million, before deducting fees to H.C. Wainwright & Co. (“Wainwright”) and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants will not expire and are exercisable upon issuance and at any time until all of the June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. As of June 30, 2025, a total of 1,218,462 pre-funded warrants were exercised with no June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants outstanding.
The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants were immediately exercisable with the Series A warrants expiring in June 2030 and the Series B Warrants expiring in December 2026.
The Company paid approximately $0.4 million in fees to Wainwright and issued 430,769 warrants (the "June 2025 PA Warrants") to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.8125. The 2025 PA Warrants were exercisable upon issuance and expire on June 20, 2030. The June 2025 PA Warrants, Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants are herein defined as the "June 2025 Warrants".
In accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s own Equity, the Company determined that all the different warrants issued in connection with the June 2025 Offering met the conditions for equity classification and were included as a component of stockholders’ equity (deficit).
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On April 25, 2025, the Company entered into a standby equity purchase agreement (“Common Stock Purchase Agreement”) and related registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), collectively the “SEPA”. Pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to direct Lincoln Park to purchase up to $15.0 million in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued shares of Common Stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions as described below (the “SEPA Program”) at a purchase price equal to 97% of the lesser of (i) the lowest sale price of the common stock on the purchase date or (ii) average of the three lowest closing sale prices of the common stock over the last ten business days prior to the purchase date.
The Company controls the timing and amount of any sales to Lincoln Park, which depend on a variety of factors including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, and determinations by the Company as to appropriate sources of funding for its business and operations. However, Lincoln Park’s obligation to purchase shares is subject to certain conditions, including the daily trading volume of the Company’s stock.
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
In all instances, the Company may not sell shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park and its affiliate beneficially owning more than 9.99% of outstanding voting power or shares of the Common Stock at any one point in time. Additionally, the Company may not issue more than 1,981,163 shares of common stock under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement for less than $1.25 unless shareholder approval is obtained.
As part of the SEPA, the Company agreed to pay Lincoln Park 236,406 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at approximately $0.3 million on the date of issuance, April 25, 2025 (the “Commitment Fee”).
The Company evaluated the contract that includes the right to require Lincoln Park to purchase shares of common stock in the future (“put right”) considering the guidance in ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts on an Entity’s Own Equity and concluded that it is an equity-linked contract that does not qualify for equity classification, and therefore requires fair value accounting. The Company analyzed the terms of the freestanding put right and concluded that it has an immaterial value as of June 30, 2025.
The Company has not yet raised any capital nor issued any shares from the use of the SEPA.
February 2025 Offering
In January 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor (the "Q1 2025 SPA"), pursuant to which the Company issued on February 3, 2025, to the investor, (i) in a registered direct offering, 713,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,816,412 shares of Common Stock (the "February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants") with an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, warrants to purchase 3,529,412 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.70 (“February 2025 Common Warrants”). Such registered direct offering and concurrent private placement are referred to herein as the “February 2025 Offering". Collectively, the warrants are referred herein as "the February 2025 Warrants".
The Company received aggregate gross proceeds from the February 2025 Offering of approximately $6.0 million, before deducting fees to H.C. Wainwright & Co. (“Wainwright”) and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants did not have a set expiration and were exercisable upon issuance and at any time until all of the February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full. As of June 30, 2025, a total of 2,816,412 pre-funded warrants were exercised, leaving no remaining February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants outstanding.
The February 2025 Common Warrants became exercisable on March 28, 2025, the effective date of stockholder approval for the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and expire on March 28, 2030.
Prior to their exercise, the February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants had dividend participation rights, and any unexercised pre-funded warrants are included in the Company's weighted-average shares outstanding for calculation the Company's net loss per share.
In connection with the January 2025 Offering, the Company amended the exercise price of the Series A and Series B common warrants (collectively “January 2024 Warrants”), issued in a financing transaction with the institutional investor in January 2024, to $1.70 from the original exercise price of $20.76. Furthermore, the expiration date of 216,816 of the January 2024 Warrants was extended to January 30, 2029, upon stockholder approval on March 28, 2025. With the amendment to the expiration date, all of the January 2024 Warrants now expire in 2029.
The Company paid approximately $0.4 million in fees to Wainwright and issued 247,059 warrants (the "February 2025 PA Warrants") to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2.13. The 2025 PA Warrants were exercisable upon issuance and expire on January 30, 2029. The 2025 PA Warrants and February 2025 Common Warrants are herein defined as the "February 2025 Warrants".
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
In accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s own Equity, the Company determined that all the different warrants issued or amended in connection with the February 2025 Offering met the conditions for equity classification and were included as a component of stockholders’ equity / (deficit).
At-The-Market Offering
On August 20, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Wainwright as sales agent, to sell shares of its common stock, from time to time, through an “at the market offering” program under which Wainwright will act as sales agent. The sales, if any, of the Company’s Common Stock made under the ATM Agreement will be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market or on any other existing trading market for the Company’s common stock (the “ATM”).
Through June 30, 2025, the Company has raised approximately $6.8 million utilizing the ATM since inception in August 2024, issuing 3,207,573 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company raised approximately $2.1 million, net of offering costs, issuing 1,427,685 of the Company's common stock.
Note 8. Warrants
The Company issued warrants in connection with various financing transactions. The Company had the following warrants outstanding at June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
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June 30, 2025 |
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|
December 31, 2024 |
|
Liability Classified Warrants |
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|
|
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|
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Private Placement Warrants |
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|
229,520 |
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|
|
229,520 |
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PIPE Investor Warrants |
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|
20,000 |
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|
|
20,000 |
|
Subtotal |
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|
249,520 |
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|
|
249,520 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Classified Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2025 Warrants |
|
|
12,738,463 |
|
|
|
— |
|
February 2025 Warrants |
|
|
3,776,471 |
|
|
|
— |
|
July 2024 Warrants |
|
|
1,014,219 |
|
|
|
1,014,219 |
|
January 2024 Warrants |
|
|
672,129 |
|
|
|
672,129 |
|
Public Stockholders’ Warrants |
|
|
422,000 |
|
|
|
422,000 |
|
Legacy Warrants |
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
1,957 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
18,624,781 |
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|
|
2,110,305 |
|
Grand Total |
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|
18,874,301 |
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|
|
2,359,825 |
|
The following tables provide the weighted-average strike price and time to maturity for each warrant share equivalent outstanding for each warrant tranche as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024(*):
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
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|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2025 |
|
Warrant Share Equivalents |
|
|
Weighted-Average Strike Price |
|
|
Weighted-Average Time to Maturity |
|
Liability Classified Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Placement Warrants |
|
|
229,520 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
|
|
|
2.33 |
|
PIPE Investor Warrants |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
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|
|
2.33 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Classified Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2025 Warrants |
|
|
12,738,463 |
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
|
3.29 |
|
February 2025 Warrants |
|
|
3,776,471 |
|
|
$ |
1.73 |
|
|
|
4.74 |
|
July 2024 Warrants |
|
|
1,014,219 |
|
|
$ |
10.72 |
|
|
|
4.03 |
|
January 2024 Warrants |
|
|
672,129 |
|
|
$ |
2.38 |
|
|
|
3.94 |
|
Public Stockholders’ Warrants |
|
|
422,000 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
|
|
|
2.33 |
|
Legacy SeaStar Inc. Warrants |
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
$ |
250.00 |
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|
|
1.67 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
Warrant Share Equivalents |
|
|
Weighted-Average Strike Price |
|
|
Weighted-Average Time to Maturity |
|
Liability Classified Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Placement Warrants |
|
|
229,520 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
|
|
|
2.82 |
|
PIPE Investor Warrants |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
|
|
|
2.82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Classified Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2024 Warrants |
|
|
1,014,219 |
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|
$ |
10.72 |
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|
|
4.53 |
|
January 2024 Warrants |
|
|
672,129 |
|
|
$ |
20.83 |
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|
|
3.01 |
|
Public Stockholders’ Warrants |
|
|
422,000 |
|
|
$ |
287.50 |
|
|
|
2.82 |
|
Legacy SeaStar Inc. Warrants |
|
|
1,957 |
|
|
$ |
250.00 |
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|
|
1.38 |
|
* - The above warrant tranches can include classes of warrants with original or amended terms of between eighteen months to five years.
Below is the warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025, for those warrants with activity during the six months ended June 30, 2025:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2025 Warrants |
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|
June 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants |
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|
February 2025 Warrants |
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|
February 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants |
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|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 |
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|
— |
|
|
|
— |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
— |
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|
Issuance |
|
|
12,738,463 |
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|
|
1,218,462 |
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|
|
3,776,471 |
|
|
|
2,816,412 |
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,218,462 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,816,412 |
) |
|
Forfeited / cancelled |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Outstanding as of June 30, 2025 |
|
|
12,738,463 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,776,471 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred a gain of approximately $16 thousand and $32 thousand from the mark-to-market adjustment for all remaining liability classified warrants, respectfully.
Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation Awards
The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation cost included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
($ in thousands) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
Research and development |
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
112 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
Total stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
264 |
|
|
$ |
475 |
|
Equity Incentive Plan - Summary
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The Company’s Board of Directors adopted, and the shareholders approved the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan to provide long-term incentive for its employees and non-employee service providers. The vesting of stock options is stated in each individual grant agreement, which is generally one to four years. Options granted expire 10 years after the date of grant.
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan on February 25, 2019, to provide long-term incentive for its employees and non-employee service providers. The Stock Incentive Plan was terminated on October 28, 2022, and no further awards were granted under such plan.
Stock Options
Option activity for the period ended June 30, 2025, is as follows:
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan - Stock Options
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Options |
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|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price |
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Total Intrinsic Value |
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
13,114 |
|
|
$ |
46.00 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited / cancelled |
|
|
|
|
(1,916 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
11,198 |
|
|
$ |
46.00 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
11,198 |
|
|
$ |
46.00 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan - Options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Total Intrinsic Value |
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
8,817 |
|
|
$ |
44.30 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
5.5 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited / cancelled |
|
|
|
|
(980 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
7,837 |
|
|
$ |
44.30 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
7,742 |
|
|
$ |
44.90 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
Restricted Stock Units
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity is as follows:
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan - RSUs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of RSU |
|
|
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share) |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
219,500 |
|
|
$ |
5.09 |
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
114,000 |
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
|
|
(13,295 |
) |
|
|
|
Forfeited / cancelled |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
320,205 |
|
|
$ |
3.29 |
|
2019 Stock Incentive Plan - RSUs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of RSU |
|
|
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share) |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
747 |
|
|
$ |
200.00 |
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
|
|
(747 |
) |
|
|
|
Forfeited / cancelled |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Agreements
The Company is part of a membership agreement for shared office space and can cancel at any time. Rent expense was approximately $16 thousand and $37 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and approximately $8 and $16 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
Litigation
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
2024 Securities Class Action Lawsuit
On July 5, 2024, Forrest A K Wells (the “Plaintiff”), a purported stockholder of the Company, filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the State of Colorado, captioned Wells v. SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation et al, Case No. 1:24-cv-0187 (D. Colorado) (the “Class Action”). The Class Action alleges that the Company, its Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Financial Officer made or caused to be made material misstatements or omissions regarding the Company’s business and operations, allegedly culminating in the Company’s restatement of its consolidated financial statements, disclosed in a Form 8-K and filed on March 27, 2024. The Class Action asserts claims pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and Section 20(a).
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
The Class Action seeks to recover, among other remedies, compensatory damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend the action.
The Company has not recognized a contingent liability for this Class Action event as it does not qualify for the recognition criteria under ASC 450, Contingencies.
Note 11. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Inputs used to measure fair value are classified into the following hierarchy:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, interest rate, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities).
The fair value of the warrants liability is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and/or liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, by level within the fair value hierarchy. There were no non-recurring fair value measurements, as the Company does not have any long-lived assets, including fixed assets, intangible assets, or goodwill which can require non-recurring measurements for impairment.
Summary of Level 3 Input Changes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability classified warrants |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability classified warrants |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
The following table presents the changes in the forward option-prepaid forward contracts, convertible notes measured at fair value, warrants liability, and the notes derivative liability for the six months ended June 30, 2025 (in thousands):
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Roll Forward |
|
|
|
Liability Classified Warrants |
|
Balance December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Cash paid to settle |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Shares issued upon conversion or exercise |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes in fair value |
|
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
Balance June 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Level 3 Inputs
For assets or liabilities for which the Company is required to remeasure the fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting date, generally the Company is required to disclose certain quantitative data related to the inputs used at the most recent reporting period date. However, for those assets or liabilities for which the Company has elected to take the fair value option in accordance with ASC 825, Financial Instruments, then such quantitative disclosures are not required.
Liability Classified Warrants
The liability classified warrants as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, include three classes of warrants, and therefore, the range of assumptions used has been provided. Significant assumptions used in valuing warrants which require liability classification were as follows as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
Expected volatility |
|
|
130.00 |
% |
|
|
|
130.00 |
% |
Equivalent term |
|
|
2.33 |
|
|
|
|
2.825 |
|
Risk-free rate |
|
|
3.71 |
% |
|
|
|
4.27 |
% |
Dividend yield |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Stock price |
$ |
|
0.43 |
|
|
$ |
|
1.94 |
|
Strike price |
$ |
|
287.50 |
|
|
$ |
|
287.50 |
|
Note 12. Income Taxes
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, a valuation allowance should be provided if it is more likely than not that some or all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company’s ability to realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets will depend on the generation of future taxable income. Except as noted below, due to the uncertainty of future profitable operations and taxable income, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. The Company has recognized an insignificant provision for certain minimum state taxes of approximately $3 thousand as of June 30, 2025.
The Company believes its tax filing position and deductions related to tax periods subject to examination will be sustained under audit and, therefore, has no reserve for uncertain tax positions.
Note 13. Net Loss Per Share
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands except share and per share information):
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,002 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,236 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,774 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,933 |
) |
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
|
|
|
|
11,329,517 |
|
|
|
3,154,782 |
|
|
|
9,981,215 |
|
|
|
2,975,248 |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share |
|
|
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.58 |
) |
|
$ |
(5.36 |
) |
The following weighted-average outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
Liability classified warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
249,520 |
|
|
|
249,520 |
|
Equity classified warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,624,781 |
|
|
|
1,096,085 |
|
Employee based options to purchase common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,940 |
|
|
|
22,653 |
|
Unvested employee based restricted stock units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
320,205 |
|
|
|
40,068 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,213,446 |
|
|
|
1,408,326 |
|
Note 14. Segment Reporting
The Company is comprised of a single reportable segment, its Device Segment. This organizational structure aligns with how our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s business, including resource allocation and performance assessment. The Company is focused entirely on the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of the Company’s adult and pediatric Selective Cytopheretic Devices (SCDs). The Company had total assets of $8.4 million and $4.7 million, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
For segment reporting purposes, the CODM uses operating profit/(loss) to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. As a Company that only recently began limited commercial sales of QUELIMMUNE, the CODM is primarily focused on evaluating the overall spending for research and development activities needed to fund further development of the SCDs, and general and administrative activities incurred to support the research and development activities of the Company. Accounting policies associated with the Company’s sole segment are the same as those described in Note 1.
All of the Company’s sales are located within the United States. As of the date of this report, the Company has obtained regulatory approval for commercial sales in the U.S. of QUELIMMUNE from the FDA. The Company does not have any inter-entity sales or transfers.
The following table represents the Company’s sole segment’s operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively(*).
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Revenue |
|
$ |
|
338 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
$ |
|
631 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Gross profit |
|
$ |
|
311 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
$ |
|
604 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
|
2,334 |
|
|
|
3,468 |
|
|
|
|
4,031 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
|
2,335 |
|
|
|
2,716 |
|
|
|
|
4,588 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
$ |
|
2,067 |
|
|
$ |
|
4,669 |
|
$ |
|
6,184 |
|
|
$ |
|
8,619 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
$ |
|
(1,756 |
) |
|
$ |
|
(4,669 |
) |
$ |
|
(5,580 |
) |
|
$ |
|
(8,619 |
) |
(*) - The above table excludes non-operating expenses consisting of interest expense, interest income, and gains and losses from changes in the fair value of liability classified financial instruments such as warrants and convertible debt.
Note 15. Subsequent Events
July 2025 Public Offering
On July 10, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “July 2025 SPA”) with certain institutional investors (the “July 2025 Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the July 2025 Purchasers, (i) in a registered direct offering, 4,841,232 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of Common Stock, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 401,232 shares of the Company's common stock (the “July 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”) at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,242,464 shares of Common Stock (the “July 2025 Common Warrants”) at an exercise price of $0.638 per share.
The combined offering price for each share of Common Stock and accompanying July 2025 Common Warrant was $0.763, and the combined offering price for each July 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying July 2025 Common Warrant was $0.762. Such public offering are referred to herein as the “July 2025 Offering”).
The July 2025 Common Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement filed by the Company registering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the Common Warrants. The July 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants will not expire and are exercisable commencing on the date of issuance and at any time until all of the July 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
Pursuant to an engagement agreement (as amended, the “Engagement Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “July 2025 Placement Agent”), the Company agreed to pay the July 2025 Placement Agent in connection with the July 2025 SPA (i) a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the Offering, (ii) a management fee equal to 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the July 2025 Offering, (iii) a non-accountable expense allowance of $25,000, (iv) reimbursement of up to $50,000 for legal fees and expenses and other out of pocket expenses, and (v) closing fee of $15,950.
Also pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, the Company, in connection with the July 2025 Offering, agreed to issue to the Placement Agent or its designees warrants (the “July 2025 Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 366,972 shares of Common Stock. The July 2025 Placement Agent Warrants will have an exercise price of $0.9538 per share (which represents 125% of the offering price per Share and accompanying Common Warrant), are exercisable upon issuance and will expire on July 10, 2030.
August 2025 Registered Direct Offering
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2025
On July 31, 2025, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “August 2025 SPA”) with certain institutional investors (the “August 2025 Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the August 2025 Purchasers, (i) in a registered direct offering, 4,960,544 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “August 2025 Shares”), par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,960,544 shares of Common Stock (the “August 2025 Common Warrants”) at an exercise price of $0.762 per share. The combined offering price for each Share and accompanying Common Warrant was $0.887. The August 2025 Common Warrants are exercisable upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement filed by the Company registering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the August 2025 Common Warrants. Such registered direct offering and concurrent private placement are referred to herein as the “August 2025 Offering”, which closed August 1, 2025.
Pursuant to the Engagement Agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “August 2025 Placement Agent”), the Company agreed to pay the August 2025 Placement Agent in connection with the August 2025 Offering (i) a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the August 2025 Offering, (ii) a management fee equal to 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the August 2025 Offering, (iii) a non-accountable expense allowance of $25,000, (iv) reimbursement of up to $50,000 for legal fees and expenses and other out of pocket expenses, and (v) closing fee of $15,950. Also pursuant to the Engagement Agreement, the Company, in connection with the August 2025 Offering, agreed to issue to the August 2025 Placement Agent or its designees warrants (the “August 2025 Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 347,238 shares of Common Stock (the “August 2025 Placement Agent Warrant Shares”). The August 2025 Placement Agent Warrants will have an exercise price of $1.1088 per share (which represents 125% of the offering price per Share and accompanying August 2025 Common Warrant), are exercisable upon issuance and will expire on July 31, 2030.
Shareholder Approval of Additional 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan Shares
On July 3, 2025, at the annual meeting of the stockholders, the stockholder approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock ("Common Stock") from 570,457, as adjusted for a 1-for-25 reverse stock split, to 2,070,457 and (ii) remove the evergreen provision.
Nasdaq Bid Price Requirement Notice
On July 31, 2025, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying us that the Company was not in compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement (the “Bid Price Requirement”) for continued inclusion on Nasdaq pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). This letter had no immediate effect on the listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq and the Company has 180 calendar days from the date of the notice, or until January 27, 2026, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis are intended to help you understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (filed March 27, 2025) and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024 (filed April 23, 2025).
In addition to historical financial analysis, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, as described under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.” Actual results and timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” included elsewhere (or incorporated by reference) in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to “SeaStar Medical”, “we”, “us”, “our,” and “the Company” are intended to mean the business and operations of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries following the Business Combination.
Overview
On October 28, 2022, LMAO consummated a series of transactions that resulted in the combination of LMF Merger Sub, Inc. and the Predecessor pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger. Immediately upon consummation of the Business Combination, LMAO was renamed SeaStar Medical Holdings Corporation (as defined above).
We are a commercial-stage healthcare company focused on transforming treatments for critically ill patients facing organ failure and potential loss of life. Our Selective Cytopheretic Device (“SCD”) is designed as a disease-modifying device that neutralizes over-active immune cells and stops the cytokine storm that yields destructive hyperinflammation and creates a cascade of events that wreak havoc in the patient’s body. It has broad potential applications for patients suffering from both acute and chronic kidney disease as well as cardiovascular and other serious inflammatory diseases.
We received Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval on February 21, 2024, under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (“HDE”) for our pediatric SCD therapy. It is the only FDA approved product for use in pediatric patients with acute kidney injury (“AKI”) due to sepsis or a septic condition requiring kidney replacement therapy. We shipped our first commercial pediatric SCD (“QUELIMMUNE”) in July 2024. In addition, we are currently conducting a pivotal clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the SCD therapy in critically ill adult patients with AKI requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (“CRRT”).
Our SCD therapy has been awarded Breakthrough Device Designation (“BDD”) for six therapeutic indications by the FDA, including the use of the SCD therapy for adult patients with AKI, patients with cardiorenal syndrome awaiting left ventricular assist device (“LVAD”) implantation, patients with hepatorenal syndrome, patients with end stage renal disease (“ESRD”) and adult and pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The BDD enables the potential for a speedier pathway to approval and the ability to have more frequent and flexible meetings with the FDA.
The inflammatory response is essential to the healing process of critical organs; however, the overactivation of inflammatory cells, which can be triggered by many different bodily insults such as trauma, surgery or infection, can send the body into shock and cause severe damage to a variety of critical organs such as the heart, lungs and kidney. Central to inflammation are the cells within blood and lymph circulatory systems, called white blood cells (primarily neutrophils and monocytes). In a normal inflammatory response, neutrophils are the first immune cells to arrive at the site and are key to the entire immune response that kills pathogens and promotes tissue repair. These inflammatory cells release chemicals (cytokines) that trigger the immune system to eliminate foreign pathogens or damaged tissue, enhancing the immune response.
If the inflammatory response becomes excessive and dysregulated (referred to as proinflammatory), the inflammatory cells will continue to produce cytokines and other damaging molecules, further enhancing the dysregulated immune response, and altering feedback mechanisms that regulate the immune system. This results in damaging hyperinflammation spreading uncontrollably to other parts of the body, often leading to acute chronic solid organ dysfunction or failure, including the heart, lung, kidney, liver, and even death. This hyperinflammatory response is also known as the “cytokine storm,” referring to the body’s reaction to the category of small-secreted proteins released by hyperinflammatory cells that affect communication between cells.
Currently, there are no therapeutic options that specifically neutralize the white blood cells that are primarily responsible for the destructive hyperinflammatory response.
Clinicians typically address hyperinflammation with therapies that are either immunosuppressive or that target one cytokine, both of which are generally suboptimal in the treatment of hyperinflammation. We believe our technology has the potential to overcome limitations in existing anti-inflammatory treatments and address the challenge of selectively targeting activated neutrophils and monocytes. Clinical and preclinical studies conducted over the last 15 years have demonstrated that our SCD therapy can modulate the degree of activity of proinflammatory cells to help reduce tissue damage and speed the repair and recovery of organ function. Data from our trials demonstrated that the use of our SCD therapy to reverse the cytokine storm in more than 150 pediatric and adult patients with acute kidney injury on CRRT reduced mortality rates by 50%, and of those patients who survived 60 days, none have required dialysis. We believe our SCD therapy has the potential to transform the treatment of acute organ failure in the intensive care unit (“ICU”) and to improve organ function in patients with chronic kidney disease, certain cardiovascular diseases, and other serious inflammatory diseases.
Preclinically, we evaluated our SCD therapy in various animal models representing multiple hyperinflammatory indications, including acute myocardial infarction, intracranial hemorrhage, chronic heart failure, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The animal models demonstrated the inflammatory response and how it was modified by our SCD therapy. We will continue to explore the application of our SCD therapy across a broad range of indications where proinflammatory activated neutrophils and monocytes contribute to disease progression or severity in both acute and chronic indications.
We are leveraging our patent protected and scalable SCD therapy platform to develop proprietary treatments that are organ agnostic and target both acute and chronic indications. The SCD therapy is delivered via an extracorporeal synthetic membrane device that easily integrates into existing CRRT systems that are commonly employed for patients with acute organ injury in hospitals, including in ICUs throughout the United States. It also has the potential to be integrated into kidney dialysis systems for chronic kidney disease patients receiving renal replacement therapy at centers throughout the United States. We believe that the ease of use and broad applicability of the therapy across multiple disease states should enable us to capture a sizable market for our SCD therapy with increasingly favorable economics.
Our senior management team has over a combined 73 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including expertise in regulatory and medical affairs, commercialization and distribution in our initial therapeutic priority areas. We also have assembled a team of well-respected scientific advisors who are experts in the development of our technology and products.
There is a substantial clinical need for safe and effective control of hyperinflammation and we believe that our first-in-class SCD therapy can address the large potential market of over one million patients each year that face life-threatening hyperinflammatory conditions, including organ failure and potential loss of life.
We have incurred net losses in each year since our inception in 2007. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $145.3 million and $139.6 million, respectively. Our net losses were $5.8 million and $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, substantially all our net losses resulted from costs incurred in connection with our research and development programs and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, our net losses resulted from a combination of operating costs which were comprised of (i) research and development, and (ii) general and administrative, coupled with non-operating gains and losses due to changes in the fair value of certain liability classified financial instruments.
As of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, we had cash of $6.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liabilities in the normal course of business. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
The recurring losses, working capital deficiency, the need for capital to fund our operations, including clinical trial and regulatory approval expenses, and the amount of cash reserve are factors that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period from the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are made available. See Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025, included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information on our assessment.
Our need for additional capital will depend in part on the scope and costs of our development activities. To date, we have generated revenue of approximately $0.8 million from the sale of commercialized pediatric SCD products. Our ability to generate product revenue in the future will depend on the successful roll-out of our QUELIMMUNE pediatric SCD to hospitals and the development and eventual successful commercialization of our adult SCD. Until such time we are able to generate significant revenue from product sales, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity or debt, borrowings under credit facilities, potential collaborations, other strategic transactions or government and other grants. Adequate capital may not be available to us when needed or on acceptable terms. If we are unable to raise capital, we could be forced to delay, reduce, suspend or cease our research and development programs and any future commercialization efforts, which would have a negative impact on our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition. See Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” for additional information.
Key Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Our QUELIMMUNE received HDE approval from the FDA in February 2024. Since that time, we have begun to build out our commercial operations, develop our customer base and initiate commercial sales of QUELIMMUNE. We shipped our first commercial QUELIMMUNE units in July 2024. Through June 30, 2025, we have recognized approximately $0.8 million of revenue from the sale of QUELIMMUNE. Historically, prior period revenue has been primarily derived from government and other grants. We will continue to focus our efforts on generating revenue in the future based on product sales of QUELIMMUNE, as well as potential future payments from license or collaboration agreements and government and other grants.
We expect that any revenue we generate will fluctuate from quarter to quarter as we introduce QUELIMMUNE to pediatric hospital customers. We also continue to develop our adult SCD for which we are enrolling patients in a pivotal clinical trial to support FDA approval. If we fail to complete the development of or fail to obtain regulatory approval to commercialize our adult SCD in a timely manner, our ability to generate future revenue, and our results of operations and financial position, could be materially adversely affected.
Research and Development Expenses
Since inception, we have focused our resources on research and development activities, including conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, and developing our process and activities related to regulatory filings for our products. Subject to the availability of additional funding, we plan to further increase our research and development expenses for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of our SCD as well as a next generation SCD. Research and Development expenses also include salaries and related costs for employees in clinical and medical affairs roles, which include stock-based compensation expenses and benefits for such employees.
The Company is continuously reviewing research and development spend to ensure it is aligned with the Company's objectives.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for employees in executive, sales and commercial and finance roles, which also include stock-based compensation expenses and benefits for such employees.
Other significant general and administrative expenses include facilities costs, insurance, professional fees for accounting and legal services and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining patents obtaining financing. As we continue to expand and grow our operations, we expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase, including additional expenses relating to new hires, travel, an enterprise resource planning platform, and branding. However, the Company is also in the process, as evidenced by the results of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, of reducing overall general and administrative spend, and identifying efficiencies.
Loss from Operations and Operating Margin
Loss from operations consists of our gross profit less our operating expenses. Operating margin is loss from the operations as a percentage of our net sales.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Total other income (expense), net primarily consists of interest expense relating to interest incurred on our notes, interest income due to overnight sweep activity with the Company's main commercial financial institution, change in the fair value of warrants liability, and change in fair value of convertible notes (six and three months ended June 30, 2024 only).
Factors Affecting Operating Results
We believe that our performance and future success depend on a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges. Please see the factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, including those discussed in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for additional information.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
The following table sets forth a summary of our results of operations. This information should be read together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related Notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
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Three Months |
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June 30, |
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Change |
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($ in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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|
|
$ |
|
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% |
|
Revenue |
|
|
$ |
338 |
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|
|
$ |
— |
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|
|
$ |
338 |
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* |
|
Cost of goods sold |
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27 |
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|
— |
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|
27 |
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* |
|
Gross profit |
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311 |
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|
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— |
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|
311 |
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* |
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Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Research and development |
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1,037 |
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2,334 |
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(1,297 |
) |
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(56 |
)% |
General and administrative |
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1,030 |
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2,335 |
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(1,305 |
) |
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(56 |
)% |
Total operating expenses |
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2,067 |
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4,669 |
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(2,602 |
) |
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-56 |
% |
Loss from operations |
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(1,756 |
) |
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(4,669 |
) |
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2,940 |
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-63 |
% |
Total other income (expense) |
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(246 |
) |
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1,436 |
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(1,682 |
) |
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|
-117 |
% |
Loss before income tax provision |
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(2,002 |
) |
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(3,233 |
) |
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1,258 |
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-39 |
% |
Income tax provision (benefit) |
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— |
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3 |
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(3 |
) |
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-100 |
% |
Net loss |
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$ |
(2,002 |
) |
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$ |
(3,236 |
) |
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$ |
1,261 |
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-39 |
% |
(*) – there was no activity for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Revenue increased $0.3 million, while gross profit also increased $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same period ending June 30, 2024. This was made possible because we obtained an HDE for QUELIMMUNE in February 2024, and final regulatory clearance to sell commercially from the FDA under this HDE in July 2024. The Company has six customer sites for QUELIMMUNE as of June 30, 2025.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table discloses the breakdown of research and development expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period ending June 30, 2024:
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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Change |
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($ in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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|
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$ |
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% |
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Clinical trials |
|
$ |
|
633 |
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|
$ |
|
1,325 |
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|
$ |
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(692 |
) |
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(52 |
)% |
External services |
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|
|
48 |
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|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
)% |
Payroll and personnel expenses |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
|
(329 |
) |
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|
(52 |
)% |
Other research and development expenses |
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|
52 |
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|
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|
67 |
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|
|
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(15 |
) |
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(22 |
)% |
|
|
$ |
|
1,037 |
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|
$ |
|
2,334 |
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|
$ |
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(1,297 |
) |
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(56 |
)% |
Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were $1.0 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The decline in research and development expenses of approximately $1.3 million, or 56%, was primarily driven by (i) $0.7 million decline in clinical trial expenses, due to the (a) $0.3 million expense offset due to the services provided to a third-party for certain clinical research services (see Note 2), and (b) and a $0.3 million reduction in pre-clinical consulting services, (ii) $0.3 million decline in external services as a result of the Company's reducing consulting spend as it brought in-house certain assembly and regulatory services, and (iii) $0.3 million net reduction in personnel costs, primarily driven by a $0.5 million favorable reduction in bonus expense due to the agreement by certain employees involved in research and development to rescind unpaid 2023 and 2024 performance bonuses owed to them, offset by a $0.2 million increase in salaries and wage expense due to increased headcount.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $1.0 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The $1.3 million decrease in general and administrative expenses was the result of (i) $0.3 million decline in audit and accounting related fees, due to the restatement of the 2023 and 2022 financials during the spring of 2024, (ii) $0.5 million decline in Directors' compensation as the active Directors approved the rescission of any earned-but-unpaid director fees as of June 30, 2025, (iii) $0.1 million in certain SEC fees as the Company brought in-house more SEC related filing activities, (iv) $0.2 million decrease in personnel costs primarily driven by the agreement by certain employees involved in general and administrative activities to rescind unpaid bonuses owed to them from 2023 and 2024, and (vi) $0.2 million in a reduction in consultant expenditures.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (net) reversed from approximately $1.4 million of net other income for the three months ended June 30, 2024, to a $0.3 million loss during the same period ended June 30, 2025. primarily due to (i) the decline in the favorable gain from the decline of the our liability classified warrants from $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the $17 thousand decline in the three months ended June 30, 2025, offset by a (i) $0.4 million loss from the change in liability classified convertible notes during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to no such activity during the three months ended June 30, 2025, as no such notes existed during the three months ended June 30, 2025, (iii) $0.1 million decline in interest expense as the Company's overall debt obligations declined for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same period ended June 30, 2024, and (iv) a $0.3 million fee paid to a third party investor related to the Company's standby equity purchase agreement ("SEPA").
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
We recorded no provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and $3 thousand provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Net Loss
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we had a net loss of approximately $2.0 million compared to a net loss of approximately $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decreased net loss of approximately $1.2 million has been disclosed in the above discussion.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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|
Change |
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($ in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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$ |
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% |
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Revenue |
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$ |
631 |
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|
$ |
— |
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$ |
631 |
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* |
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Cost of goods sold |
|
|
$ |
27 |
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|
|
$ |
— |
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|
|
$ |
27 |
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|
* |
|
Gross profit |
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|
$ |
604 |
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|
|
$ |
— |
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|
|
$ |
604 |
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|
* |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
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3,468 |
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4,031 |
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|
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(563 |
) |
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(14 |
)% |
General and administrative |
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|
|
2,716 |
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|
|
|
4,588 |
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|
|
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(1,872 |
) |
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|
(41 |
)% |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
|
6,184 |
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|
|
|
8,619 |
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|
|
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(2,435 |
) |
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|
-28 |
% |
Loss from operations |
|
|
|
(5,580 |
) |
|
|
|
(8,619 |
) |
|
|
|
3,066 |
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|
|
-36 |
% |
Total other expense |
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
|
(7,311 |
) |
|
|
|
7,120 |
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|
-97 |
% |
Loss before income tax provision |
|
|
|
(5,771 |
) |
|
|
|
(15,930 |
) |
|
|
|
10,186 |
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|
|
-64 |
% |
Income tax provision |
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|
3 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
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— |
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|
0 |
% |
Net loss |
|
|
$ |
(5,774 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(15,933 |
) |
|
|
$ |
10,186 |
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|
-64 |
% |
(*) - there was no activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Revenue increased $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, as we commenced commercial sales in July 2024. This was made possible because we obtained an HDE for QUELIMMUNE in February 2024, and final regulatory clearance to sell commercially from the FDA under this HDE in July 2024. The Company has six customer sites for QUELIMMUNE as of June 30, 2025.
Research and Development Expenses
The following table discloses the breakdown of research and development expenses:
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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|
|
Change |
|
($ in thousands) |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
Clinical trials |
|
$ |
|
1,902 |
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|
$ |
|
1,938 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
)% |
External services |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
|
(503 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
)% |
Payroll and personnel expenses |
|
|
|
1,229 |
|
|
|
|
1,323 |
|
|
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
)% |
Other research and development expenses |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
$ |
|
3,468 |
|
|
$ |
|
4,031 |
|
|
$ |
|
(563 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
)% |
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were $3.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The decline in research and development expenses of approximately $0.5 million, or 13%, was primarily driven by (i) a $0.1 million net reduction in personnel costs, primarily driven by a $0.5 million favorable reduction in bonus expense due to the agreement by certain employees involved in research and development to rescind unpaid 2023 and 2024 performance bonuses owed to them, offset by a $0.4 million increase in salaries and wages due to increased headcount , (ii) $0.3 million decline in consulting services, (iii) $0.4 million decline in pre-clinical related services, and offset by (i) $0.3 million increase in clinical trial site costs as we have continued to increase the number of Neutralize-AKI sites and patients.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $2.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The $1.8 million decrease in general and administrative expenses was the result of (i) $0.2 million decline in personnel costs due to the rescission of certain employee bonuses arising from performance in 2023 and 2024, (ii) $0.1 million decline in employee conferences and seminars, (iii) $0.5 million decline in accounting related fees, due to the fact that the Company was dealing with certain restatement activities during the spring of 2024, (iv) $0.3 million decline related to legal fees, (v) $0.1 million in recruiting fees that were avoided for the six months ended June 30, 2025, (vi) $0.1 million decline in conferences and seminars, and (vi) $0.5 million decline in Directors' compensation as the active Directors approved the rescission of any earned-but-unpaid director fees as of June 30, 2025 for active Directors.
Other Expense
Other expenses (net) decreased approximately $7.1 million, a decline of approximately 97% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. The key drivers for this decrease were as follows: (i) the Company recognized a loss of $6.1 million for changes in the fair value of convertible notes during the six months ended June 30, 2024, however, the Company did not have any convertible notes outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2025, (ii) the Company recognized a gain of $33 thousand for its liability classified warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2025, while incurring a loss of approximately $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, largely driven by the value of the Company's stock and certain features of warrants that were in existence during the six months ended June 30, 2024, that are no longer outstanding in 2025, (iii) the Company recognized interest income, net of expenses of $74 thousand during the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net interest expense of $200 thousand during the six months ended June 30, 2025. This was because the Company reduced its outstanding debt obligations from approximately $3.1 million as of June 30, 2024, to no outstanding debt or notes payable obligations as of June 30, 2025. This was offset by a $0.3 million fee paid to a third-party investor related to the Company's standby equity purchase agreement ("SEPA").
Income Tax Provision
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $3 thousand for both the six months ended June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024.
Net Loss
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we had a net loss of approximately $5.8 million compared to a net loss of approximately $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decreased net loss of approximately $10.1 million has been disclosed in the above discussion.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities and convertible debt and, to a lesser extent, through grants from governmental and other agencies. Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had shareholders equity of approximately $3.3 million and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $145.3 million and $139.6 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, we had cash of $6.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively. Based on our results of our operations and liquidity as of June 30, 2025, and even when taking into account (i) a public offering in the second quarter of 2025, (ii) a registered direct offering in the first quarter of 2025, and (iii) access to raise money on an at-the-market facility ("ATM Facility") and standby equity purchase agreement ("SEPA"), we believe our cash and cash equivalents are insufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025, are made available. We believe that this raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. While the Company raised additional capital in July of 2025, this additional subsequent increase in our available cash would not be sufficient to change this conclusion had that capital raise occurred prior to June 30, 2025.
To finance our operations, we will need to raise additional capital. As described below, we cannot expect to receive any cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants in the near term, because the exercise of warrants is not in our control. We are seeking additional cash to fund our growth through future debt or equity financing transactions; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all, or that we will generate sufficient future revenues and cash flows to fund our operations. We do not currently have any committed external source of funds. We have concluded that these circumstances raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance date of this Form 10-Q. See Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2025.
In April 2025, the Company entered into a $15 million SEPA and unused available capacity on the ATM Facility that will allow us to potentially raise up to approximately $18.2 million (The ATM is subject baby-shelf limitations as the Company is currently limited by general instruction I.B.6 to Form S-3)
To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders may be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of existing stockholders. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making acquisitions or capital expenditures. Debt financing would also result in fixed payment obligations. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce, suspend or cease our research and development programs or any future commercialization efforts, which would have a negative impact on our business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. See the section titled “Risk Factors” for additional risks associated with our substantial capital requirements.
If exercised, we could receive the proceeds from any exercise of warrants that are exercised for cash pursuant to their terms. To the extent any warrants are exercised on a “cashless basis,” the amount of cash we would receive from the exercise of the warrants will decrease. We would expect to use any such proceeds received from warrants that are exercised for cash in the future for general corporate and working capital purposes, which would increase our liquidity. However, we will only receive such proceeds if and when the warrant holders exercise the warrants. The exercise of the warrants, and any proceeds we may receive from their exercise, are highly dependent on the price of our common stock and the spread between the exercise price of the warrant and the price of our common stock at the time of exercise. There is no assurance that the warrant holders will elect to exercise for cash any or all of such warrants, and we believe that any such exercise currently is unlikely to occur. The likelihood that warrant holders will exercise the warrants, and therefore the amount of cash proceeds that we would receive from such exercise, is dependent upon the trading price of our common stock. If the trading price for our common stock remains less than the respective exercise price of our outstanding warrants, we believe our warrant holders will be unlikely to exercise their warrants. There is no guarantee that the warrants will be in the money following the time they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, and as such, the warrants may expire worthless, and we may not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the warrants. To the extent that any of the warrants are exercised on a “cashless basis,” the amount of cash we would receive from the exercise of the warrants will decrease.
As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have neither included nor intend to include any potential cash proceeds from the exercise of our warrants in our short-term or long-term liquidity projections. We will continue to evaluate the probability of warrant exercise over the life of our warrants and the merit of including potential cash proceeds from the exercise in our liquidity projections.
Future Funding Requirements
We expect to incur significant expenses in connection with our ongoing activities as we seek to (i) continue clinical development of our adult SCD for approval by the FDA, invest in commercialization of QUELIMMUNE and continue to develop the next generation SCDs and (ii) if regulatory approval is obtained, to launch and commercialize our adult SCD in the U.S. market, including potential subsequent launches in key international markets. We will need additional funding in connection with these activities. Our future funding requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including:
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our ability to receive cash proceeds from new and existing funding sources;
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the progress and results of our clinical trials and interpretation of those results by the FDA and other regulatory authorities; the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending any intellectual property-related claims; and
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the costs of operating as a public company, including personnel expense as well as increased director and officer insurance premiums, audit and legal fees, investor relations fees and expenses related to compliance with public company reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and rules implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq.
Our estimates of our results of operations, working capital and capital expenditure requirements may be different than our actual needs, and those estimates may need to be revised if, for example, our actual revenue is lower, and our net operating losses are higher, than we project, and our cash and cash equivalents position is reduced faster than anticipated. Until such time, if ever, as we are able to generate significant revenue from the commercialization of our products, we expect to continue financing our operations through the sale of equity, debt, borrowings under credit facilities or through potential collaborations with other companies, other strategic transactions or government or other grants. Adequate capital may not be available to us when needed or on acceptable terms.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As of June 30, 2025, the Company does not have any contractual obligations or commitments outstanding. During June 2025, the Company paid down the remaining $0.2 million of outstanding insurance financing obligation that was originally to be paid down through October 2025.
Cash Flows
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for each of the periods shown below:
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Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $5.7 million compared to $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in cash used for operating activities of $0.6 million is primarily due to the $0.6 million due to (i) the timing of certain payments from customers or to vendors to reduce our cash outflows for operating activities and (ii) the Company's reduced operating expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period ended June 30, 2024.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $10.1 million, was primarily related to (i) $5.2 million received from the issuance of new shares of common stock, and (ii) $5.6 million in proceeds from issuance of pre-funded warrants. This was offset by approximately $0.6 million paid to settle outstanding notes payable.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Although actual results could materially differ from those estimates, such estimates are developed based on the best information available to management and management's best judgments at the time.
There has been no material change from the policies or methods disclosed in our Annual Report to Form 10-K filed March 27, 2025, and as amended by Form 10-K/A filed April 23, 2025, for the year-ended December 31, 2025.
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an emerging growth company (“EGC”), as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act. The JOBS Act permits companies with EGC status to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards, delaying the adoption of these accounting standards until they apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period to enable us to comply with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting standards as of public company effective dates.
In addition, we intend to rely on the other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Since we intend to rely on such exemptions, we are not required to, among other things: (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis); and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.
We will remain an EGC under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (i) the last day of our first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large-accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC with at least $700.0 million of outstanding securities held by non-affiliates, or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.
During the fiscal period covered by this report, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the three months ended June 30, 2025, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Shareholder Derivative Claims
On July 5, 2024, Forrest A K Wells, a purported stockholder of ours, filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, captioned Wells v. SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-0187 (the “Class Action”). The Class Action alleges that the Company, our Chief Executive Officer, and former Chief Financial Officer made or caused to be made material misstatements or omissions regarding: (a) the projected timing for obtaining FDA approval of our SCD; and (b) our recognition of certain financial instruments, allegedly culminating in our restatement of our consolidated financial statements, disclosed in a Form 8-K and filed on March 27, 2024. The Class Action asserts claims pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Section 20(a). The Class Action seeks to recover, among other remedies, compensatory damages. On March 4, 2025, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On May 5, 2025, the Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On June 20, 2025, the Plaintiff filed an opposition to the Defendants’ motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss remains pending before the court.
On December 13, 2024, Jose Lazo, a purported stockholder of ours, filed a putative stockholder derivative action in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, captioned Lazo v. Schlorff, et. al., Case No. 1:24-cv-3444 (the “Derivative Action”). The factual allegations of the Derivative Action are substantially similar to those of the Class Action. The Derivative Action complaint asserts claims against our Chief Executive Officer, former Chief Financial Officer, and certain members and former members of our Board of Directors for breach of fiduciary duty and claims pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Section 14(a), Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21D. Among other remedies, the Derivative Action seeks to recover damages and restitution on behalf of us and certain injunctive relief concerning our corporate governance and internal controls. On January 30, 2025, upon joint motion of the parties, the Court stayed the Derivative Action pending the Court’s resolution of the motion to dismiss filed in the Class Action. Additional stockholders may file substantially similar putative derivative complaints in the future. We will not make separate disclosure of any such complaints unless they are materially different than the Derivative Action.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our other public filings, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. No additional risk factors have arisen that have not already been disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2024, filed March 27, 2025, except as set forth below.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and we will need additional financing to execute our business plan, to fund our operations and to continue as a going concern, and, if we are unable to obtain additional financing, may be required to pursue a restructuring of our operations or reorganization proceedings under applicable U.S. bankruptcy or insolvency laws.
Developing medical device products, including conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, is expensive. We expect our research and development expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we advance our clinical programs. As of June 30, 2025, we have positive working capital of $2.6 million while we had negative working capital of $3.0 million on December 31, 2024, respectively. We currently do not have sufficient capital to support our operations and complete our planned regulatory approval process. We will need to secure additional capital to continue our operations, and such funding may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Since inception, we have experienced recurring operating losses and negative cash flows and we expect to continue to generate operating losses and consume significant cash resources for the foreseeable future. There is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm has expressed in its auditors’ report on our 2024 financial statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2025, an emphasis of matter paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a “going concern,” meaning that our recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. We have prepared our financial statements on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Our financial statements do not include any adjustment to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty, with the exception that all borrowings are classified as current on the balance sheets.
Even if we receive sufficient capital in the future, we will be required to raise additional funds to support our operations and complete our planned regulatory approval process, and such funding may not be available in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms to us, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may be required to:
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significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development or commercialization of our product candidates;
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seek corporate partners on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available; or
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relinquish or license on unfavorable terms our rights to technologies or product candidates that we otherwise would seek to develop or commercialize ourselves.
If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms, we will be prevented from pursuing development and commercialization efforts, including completing the clinical trials and regulatory approval process for our SCD product candidates, which would have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
In the event we pursue a restructuring or reorganization under applicable law, we will be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with such proceedings.
In the event we seek to pursue a restructuring, or if we file for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, either Chapter 7, Chapter 11 or other proceedings, our operations, our ability to develop and execute our business plan and our continuation as a going concern will be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy proceedings, including, among others: our ability to execute, confirm and consummate a plan of reorganization; the high costs of bankruptcy proceedings and related fees; our ability to obtain sufficient financing to allow us to emerge from bankruptcy and execute our business plan post-emergence, and our ability to comply with terms and conditions of that financing; our ability to continue our operations in the ordinary course; our ability to maintain our relationships with our customers, business partners, counterparties, employees and other third parties; our ability to obtain, maintain or renew contracts that are critical to our operations on reasonably acceptable terms and conditions; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; the ability of third parties to use certain limited safe harbor provisions to terminate contracts; and the actions and decisions of our stakeholders and other third parties who have interests in our proceedings that may be inconsistent with our operational and strategic plans. Any delays in our proceedings would increase the risks of our being unable to reorganize our business and emerge from any such proceedings and may increase our costs associated with the process or result in prolonged operational disruption for us. Also, we would need the prior approval of a court for transactions outside the ordinary course of business during the course of any such proceedings, which may limit our ability to respond timely to certain events or take advantage of certain opportunities. Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with any such proceedings, we cannot accurately predict or quantify the ultimate impact of events that could occur during any such proceedings. There can be no guarantees that if we seek available protections, we will emerge from protection as a going concern or that holders of our common stock will receive any recovery.
Proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress, including changes in U.S. tax law, may adversely impact us and the value of our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares.
Changes to U.S. tax laws (which changes may have retroactive application) could adversely affect us or holders of our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares. In recent years, many changes to U.S. federal income tax laws have been proposed and made, and additional changes to U.S. federal income tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future.
The U.S. Congress is currently considering numerous items of legislation which may be enacted prospectively or with retroactive effect, which legislation could adversely impact our financial performance and the value of our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares. Additionally, states in which we operate or own assets may impose new or increased taxes. If enacted, most of the proposals would be effective for the current or later years.
The proposed legislation remains subject to change, and its impact on us and purchasers of our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares is uncertain
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax bill, which the Senate Finance Committee subsequently modified and released on June 16, 2025, that, if enacted into law in its current form, may affect the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to certain non-U.S. investors in our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares. In particular, the bill proposes to add new Section 899 to the Code, which could significantly increase the aggregate tax liability of certain non-U.S. investors with respect to their investment in our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares. The likelihood of the bill or other similar legislation being enacted is uncertain, and the provisions of the bill or other similar legislation may change prior to enactment. Non-U.S. investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of proposed Section 899 of the Code with respect to their investment in our shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, Warrants and Warrant Shares.
Our Common Stock may be delisted from Nasdaq if we do not maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements. If our Common Stock is delisted, it could negatively impact us.
Continued listing of a security on Nasdaq is conditioned upon compliance with various continued listing standards. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the applicable listing standards. We have in the past received notifications of noncompliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards and there is no guarantee that we will not receive such notifications in the future.
For example, on June 24, 2024, we received a written notification from the Listing Qualifications staff of Nasdaq that we were not in compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum market value of listed securities of $35 million, as set forth in the MVLS Rule, because the market value of our Securities had been below $35 million for 30 consecutive business days. We had an initial 180 days, or until December 23, 2024, to regain compliance with the MVLS Requirement.
On December 24, 2024, we received the Notification from Nasdaq stating that we had not regained compliance with the Rule. Pursuant to the Notification, the Securities were subject to delisting from Nasdaq on January 3, 2025, unless we requested a hearing before the Panel by December 31, 2024.
We requested a hearing before the Panel by December 31, 2024. As disclosed in a Form 8-K on March 13, 2025, on March 11, 2025, we received a letter from the Panel granting our request to continue listing our Common Stock on Nasdaq, subject to certain conditions. The Panel’s decision provided us with an exception until June 22, 2025, to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement (as defined below) for continued listing set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b). The Panel reviewed our compliance plan, which includes the continuation of fundraising efforts that began in 2024 and strategies for achieving long-term compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. As part of the conditions outlined in the Panel’s decision, we are required to, on or before June 22, 2025:
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file a public disclosure describing the transactions undertaken to increase our equity and providing an indication of our equity following those transactions; and
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provide the Panel with an update on our fundraising plans and updated income projections for the next 12 months, with all underlying assumptions clearly stated.
On July 1, 2025, we received a letter from Nasdaq confirming that we have regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum stockholders’ equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”). Nasdaq noted in its letter that to maintain compliance, we will have to raise additional funds, otherwise we will be below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement by the end of July.
Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B), we will be subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor until July 1, 2026. If, within that one-year monitoring period, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff (the “Staff”) finds us again out of compliance with the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement, notwithstanding Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2), we would not be permitted to provide the Staff with a plan of compliance with respect to that deficiency and the Staff would not be permitted to grant additional time for us to regain compliance with respect to that deficiency, nor would we be afforded an applicable cure or compliance period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3).
Instead, the Staff would issue a “Delist Determination Letter” and we would have an opportunity to request a new hearing with the initial Panel or a newly convened Hearings Panel if the initial Panel is unavailable.
On July 31, 2025, we received a letter from Nasdaq notifying us that we were not in compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on Nasdaq pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
This letter had no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on Nasdaq and we have 180 calendar days from the date of the notice, or until January 27, 2026, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the Stockholder’s Equity Requirement or Bid Price Requirement, or maintain compliance with other Nasdaq listing requirements. If we fail to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards during any period granted by the Panel, the Securities could be subject to delisting from Nasdaq, unless another exception is granted by Nasdaq.
If our Common Stock ultimately were to be delisted for any reason, it could negatively impact us by (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of our Common Stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our Common Stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing; (iii) limiting our ability to use a registration statement to offer and sell freely tradable securities, thereby preventing us from accessing the public capital markets; and (iv) impairing our ability to provide equity incentives to our employees.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we did not have sales of unregistered securities not previously included in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
N/A
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
N/A
Item 5. Other Information.
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Index
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated June 20, 2025 |
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Form of Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated June 20, 2025 |
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Form of Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated June 20, 2025 |
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated June 20, 2025 |
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2025) |
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2025) |
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2025) |
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2025) |
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2025) |
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Form of Confidential Bonus Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2025). |
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 20, 2025 |
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 10, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2025) |
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 31, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2025) |
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Engagement Agreement, dated May 17, 2024, by and between SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Form S-1/A filed on June 20, 2025). |
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Amendment to the Engagement Agreement, dated April 1, 2025, by and between SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Form S-1/A filed on June 20, 2025). |
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Amended and Restated SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* Filed herewith
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation |
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/s/ Eric Schlorff |
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Eric Schlorff |
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Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ David Green |
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David Green |
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EX-4.1
EX-4.1
Exhibit 4.1
PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
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Warrant Shares: _______ |
Initial Exercise Date: June 23, 2025 |
THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _______ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date set forth above (the “Initial Exercise Date”) until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Agreement” means the securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, by and between the Company and each of the purchasers signatory thereto.
“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288065), including the prospectus filed in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” means the subsidiaries of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrants” means this Warrant and other pre-funded Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Statement.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Warrant, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”).
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Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of the Notice of Exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, in either case in immediately available funds, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.0001 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
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as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the highest Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg within two (2) hours of the time of the Holder’s delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof if such Notice of Exercise is delivered during “regular trading hours,” or within two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours,” on a Trading Day or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
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the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
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the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised.
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The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company’s transfer agent is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or a book-entry statement, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case (i) or (ii), after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”), provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder shall be 12.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) paid by Holder in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
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iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
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vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith and the calculations required under this Section 2(e). To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or other Warrants of this class), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided, that such Purchase Right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided that such Distribution right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than any stock split or reverse stock split or transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein.
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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.
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Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
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The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
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g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80216, Attention: Eric Schlorff, email address: eric@seastarmed.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
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n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
o) Electronic Signatures. Electronically scanned and transmitted signatures, including by email attachment, shall be deemed originals for all purposes of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO:SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
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[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
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Exhibit 4.2
SERIES A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
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THIS SERIES A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _______ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after June 23, 2025 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, provided that, if such date is not a Trading Day, the date that is the immediately following Trading Day (the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to _______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Agreement” means the securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, by and between the Company and each of the purchasers signatory thereto.
“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288065), including the prospectus filed in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Statement.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Warrant, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of the Notice of Exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, in either case in immediately available funds, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.65, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares to or by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
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If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or a book-entry statement, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case (i) or (ii), after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”), provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder shall be 12.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) paid by Holder in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to
deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants for shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith and the calculations required under this Section 2(e). To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or other Warrants of this series), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided, that such Purchase Right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided that such Distribution right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than any stock split or reverse stock split or transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than any stock split or reverse stock split, holding company reorganization or parent subsidiary merger not requiring stockholder approval pursuant to Sections 251(g) or 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or any successor provisions thereof)), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to
such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80216, Attention: Eric Schlorff, email address: eric@seastarmed.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
o) Electronic Signatures. Electronically scanned and transmitted signatures, including by email attachment, shall be deemed originals for all purposes of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO:SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
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(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
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Exhibit 4.3
SERIES B COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
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THIS SERIES B COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after June 23, 2025 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, provided that, if such date is not a Trading Day, the date that is the immediately following Trading Day (the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to _____ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Agreement” means the securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, by and between the Company and each of the purchasers signatory thereto.
“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288065), including the prospectus filed in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Statement.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Warrant, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of the Notice of Exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, in either case in immediately available funds, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.65, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares to or by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the highest Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg within two (2) hours of the time of the Holder’s delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof if such Notice of Exercise is delivered during “regular trading hours,” or within two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or a book-entry statement, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case (i) or (ii), after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”), provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder shall be 12.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) paid by Holder in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants for shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith and the calculations required under this Section 2(e). To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or other Warrants of this series), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided, that such Purchase Right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided that such Distribution right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than any stock split or reverse stock split or transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than any stock split or reverse stock split, holding company reorganization or parent subsidiary merger not requiring stockholder approval pursuant to Sections 251(g) or 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or any successor provisions thereof)), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding.
Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80216, Attention: Eric Schlorff, email address: eric@seastarmed.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
o) Electronic Signatures. Electronically scanned and transmitted signatures, including by email attachment, shall be deemed originals for all purposes of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
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[ ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: _______________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
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Exhibit 4.4
PLACEMENT AGENT COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
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Issue Date: June 23, 2025 |
THIS PLACEMENT AGENT COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ______ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and, in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(A), on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 20, 2030 (the “Termination Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to _____s shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Engagement Agreement, by and between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, dated as of May 17, 2024, as thereafter amended on November 13, 2024 and April 1, 2025.
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Purchase Agreement” means the securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 20, 2025, by and between the Company and each of the purchasers signatory thereto.
“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288065), including the prospectus filed in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Statement.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Warrant, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of the Notice of Exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, in either case in immediately available funds, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.8125, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares to or by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
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as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the highest Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg within two (2) hours of the time of the Holder’s delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof if such Notice of Exercise is delivered during “regular trading hours,” or within two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; |
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the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and |
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the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or a book-entry statement, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day, and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case (i) or (ii), after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”), provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder shall be 12.0% of the aggregate Subscription Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) paid by Holder in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to
deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants for shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith and the calculations required under this Section 2(e). To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of this Warrant that are in non-compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or other Warrants of this series), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided, that such Purchase Right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise, other than cash (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation); provided that such Distribution right shall terminate on, and shall not be held in abeyance for, any period subsequent to the Termination Date.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than any stock split or reverse stock split or transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (other than any stock split or reverse stock split, holding company reorganization or parent subsidiary merger not requiring stockholder approval pursuant to Sections 251(g) or 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (or any successor provisions thereof)), the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by email to the Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
g) [Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.]
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to
such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80216, Attention: Eric Schlorff, email address: eric@seastarmed.com, or such other email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
o) Electronic Signatures. Electronically scanned and transmitted signatures, including by email attachment, shall be deemed originals for all purposes of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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TO:SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
☐ in lawful money of the United States; or
☐ if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)
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Exhibit 10.7
SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORPORATION
2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE July 3, 2025)
I PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company by providing eligible persons in the Company’s service with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Company, or receive monetary payments based on the value of the Company’s common stock, in each case as an incentive for them to continue in such service and to align their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the attached Appendix.
II TYPES OF AWARDS
Awards may be made under the Plan in the form of (i) options, (ii) stock appreciation rights, (iii) stock awards, (iv) restricted stock units, (v) dividend equivalent rights and (vi) other awards.
III ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
A. Administration. The Compensation Committee shall have sole and exclusive authority to administer the Plan with respect to Section 16 Insiders. Administration of the Plan with respect to all other persons eligible to participate in the Plan may, at the Board’s discretion, be vested in the Compensation Committee or a Secondary Board Committee, or the Board may retain the power to administer the Plan with respect to such persons. Members of the Compensation Committee or any Secondary Board Committee shall serve for such period as the Board may determine and may be removed by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of any Secondary Board Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to such committee.
B. Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the Compensation Committee may delegate any or all of its authority to administer the Plan with respect to one or more classes of eligible persons (other than Section 16 Insiders) to one or more officers of the Company.
C. Power and Authority of the Plan Administrator. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, have full authority to determine (i) which eligible persons are to receive Awards under the Plan, (ii) the type, size, terms and conditions of the Awards to be made to each Participant, (iii) the time or times when those Awards are to be made, (iv) the number of shares or amount of payment to be covered by each such Award, (v) the time or times when the Award is to become exercisable, (vi) the status of an option for U.S. federal tax purposes, (vii) the maximum term for which an Award is to remain outstanding, (viii) the vesting and issuance schedules applicable to the shares that are the subject of the Award, (ix) the cash consideration (if any) payable for those shares and the form (cash or shares of Common Stock) in which the Award is to be settled, and (x) with respect to performance-based Awards, the performance objectives for each such Award, the amounts payable at designated levels of attained performance, any applicable service vesting requirements, and the payout schedule for each such Award.
D. Plan Construction and Interpretation. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority (subject to the provisions of the Plan) to establish such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Plan and to make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the provisions of the Plan and any outstanding Awards thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in the Plan or any Award thereunder.
E. Indemnification. Service as a Plan Administrator by the members of the Compensation Committee or the Secondary Board Committee shall constitute service as Board members, and the members of each such committee shall accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board members for their service on such committee. No member of the Compensation Committee or the Secondary Board Committee, nor any other person to whom authority is delegated hereunder, shall be liable for any act or omission made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award thereunder.
IV ELIGIBILITY
A. The persons eligible to participate in the Plan are as follows:
(i) Employees;
(ii) Non-Employee Directors and non-employee members of the board of any Parent or Subsidiary; and (iii) consultants and other independent advisors who provide services to the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
V SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
A. The shares issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market. The number of shares of Common Stock initially reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall be limited to 2,070,457 shares (subject to adjustment as set forth below), comprised the sum of (i) 50,800 shares originally approved upon the adoption of the Plan, plus (ii) 251,696 shares pursuant to the automatic increase by three percent (3%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last trading day of December 2022 (15,240 shares), December 31, 2023 (57,139 shares) and December 31, 2024 (179,317 shares); plus (iii) 7,961 shares approved by the stockholders on September 6, 2023; plus (iv) 260,000 shares approved by the stockholders on June 4, 2024, plus (v) 1,500,000 shares, subject to approval by the stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
B. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards made under the Plan shall be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent those Awards expire, are forfeited, or cancelled or terminate for any reason prior to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards or are settled in cash. If shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of an option under the Plan are surrendered in payment of the exercise price of an option, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of shares issued by the Company upon such exercise and not by the gross number of shares as to which such Option is exercised. Upon the exercise of any stock appreciation right under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares as to which such right is exercised, and not by the gross number of shares issued by the Company upon such exercise. If shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan are withheld by the Company in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, vesting or exercise of any Award or the issuance of Common Stock thereunder, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares issued under such Award, calculated in each instance after payment of such share withholding. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, at a price per share not greater than the original issue price paid per share, pursuant to the Company’s repurchase rights under the Plan shall be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock that have been repurchased by the Company on the open market using stock option exercise proceeds shall not be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan.
C. Limitation on Awards. The maximum aggregate value of Awards granted to any Non-Employee Director under the Plan in any calendar year, taken together with any cash retainer paid to such Non-Employee Director in respect of such calendar year, shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes and excluding, for this purpose, the value of any dividends or dividend equivalents paid on any shares of Common Stock or Awards).
D. Adjustments. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of outstanding shares of Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction, extraordinary distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation, reincorporation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Plan Administrator to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Options granted under the Plan, (iii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise or base price per share in effect under each outstanding Award and the consideration (if any) payable per share, and (iv) the number and/or class of securities subject to the Company’s outstanding repurchase rights under the Plan and the repurchase price payable per share, and (v) such other terms and conditions for outstanding Awards as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits under the Plan and the outstanding Awards thereunder, and such adjustments shall be final, binding, and conclusive. In the event of a Change in Control, the adjustments (if any) shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan governing Change in Control transactions. The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate and such adjustments shall be final, binding, and conclusive. Outstanding Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall in no way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize, or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
F. Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the share limit (nor shall Substitute Awards be added to the share limit as provided above), provided, that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended to qualify as Incentive Options within the meaning of Code Section 422 shall be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards of Incentive Options under the Plan. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, available shares under a stockholder approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the
acquisition or combination transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce (or be added back to) the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.
VI OPTIONS
A. Authority. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant Incentive Options and Non-Statutory Options evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator, provided, however, that the terms of each such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with the terms specified below. Each Award Agreement evidencing an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of Section VI.F below.
B. Exercise Price.
(i) The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator, provided, however, that such exercise price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the grant date, except as determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator with respect to a Substitute Award.
(ii) The exercise price shall be payable in one or more of the following forms as determined by the Plan Administrator:
(a) cash or check made payable to the Company;
(b) shares of Common Stock (whether delivered in the form of actual share certificates or through attestation of ownership) held for the requisite period (if any) necessary to avoid any resulting charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date;
(c) shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the option but withheld by the Company in satisfaction of the exercise price, with such withheld shares to be valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date; or
(d) to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares of Common Stock, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Participant shall concurrently provide instructions to (x) a brokerage firm (reasonably satisfactory to the Company for purposes of administering such procedure in compliance with the Company’s pre-clearance/pre-notification policies) to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise and (y) the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm on such settlement date in order to complete the sale.
Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.
(iii) The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion (exercisable at any time) to permit the exercise price of an outstanding option to be paid in one or more of the forms specified in Section VI.B(ii).
C. Exercise and Term of Options. Each option shall be exercisable at such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.
D. Effect of Termination of Service.
(i) The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options that are outstanding at the time of the Participant’s cessation of Service or death:
(a) Any option outstanding at the time of the Participant’s cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable for such period thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option, but no such option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option term.
(b) Any option held by the Participant at the time of the Participant’s death and exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be subsequently exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance or by the Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option.
(c) Should the Participant’s Service be terminated for Cause or should the Participant otherwise engage in any conduct constituting Cause while holding one or more outstanding options, then all such options shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.
(d) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be exercised for more than the number of vested shares for which the option is at the time exercisable. No additional shares shall vest under the option following the Participant’s cessation of Service except to the extent (if any) specifically authorized by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion pursuant to an express written agreement with the Participant. Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any shares for which the option has not been exercised.
(ii) The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to:
(a) extend the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable following the Participant’s cessation of Service from the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that option to such greater period as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the expiration of the option term;
(b) include an automatic extension provision whereby the specified post-Service exercise period in effect for any option shall automatically be extended by an additional period of time equal in duration to any interval within the specified post-Service exercise period during which the exercise of that option or the immediate sale of the shares acquired under such option could not be effected in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, but in no event shall such an extension result in the continuation of such option beyond the expiration date of the term of that option; and/or
(c) permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at the time of the Participant’s cessation of Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Participant would have vested had the Participant continued in Service.
E. Early Exercise. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to grant options that are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock. Should the Participant cease Service while holding unvested shares received upon such early exercise of an option, the Company shall have the right to repurchase any or all such unvested shares at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) the exercise price paid per share or (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock at the time of repurchase. The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.
F. Incentive Options. The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section VI.F, all the provisions of the Plan shall be applicable to Incentive Options. Options that are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when issued under the Plan shall not be subject to the terms of this Section VI.F.
(i) Eligibility. Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.
(ii) Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any other option plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
To the extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, then for purposes of the foregoing limitations on the exercisability of those options as Incentive Options, such options shall be deemed to become first exercisable in that calendar year based on the chronological order in which they were granted, except to the extent otherwise provided under applicable law or regulation.
(iii) 10% Stockholder. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five (5) years measured from the option grant date.
VII STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A. Authority. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant stock appreciation rights evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator, provided, however, that the terms of each such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with the terms specified below.
B. Types. Two types of stock appreciation rights shall be authorized for issuance under this Section VII: (i) tandem stock appreciation rights (“Tandem Rights”) and (ii) stand-alone stock appreciation rights (“Stand-alone Rights”).
C. Tandem Rights. The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and exercise of Tandem Rights.
(i) One or more Participants may be granted a Tandem Right, exercisable upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish, to elect between the exercise of the underlying option for shares of Common Stock or the surrender of that option in exchange for a distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number of shares in which the Participant is at the time vested under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof) over (b) the aggregate exercise price payable for such vested shares.
(ii) Any distribution to which the Participant becomes entitled upon the exercise of a Tandem Right may be made in (a) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the option surrender date, (b) cash or (y) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.
D. Stand-Alone Rights. The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and exercise of Stand-alone Rights:
(i) One or more Participants may be granted a Stand-alone Right not tied to any underlying option. The Stand-alone Right shall relate to a specified number of shares of Common Stock and shall be exercisable upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish. In no event, however, may the Stand-alone Right have a maximum term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the grant date.
(ii) Upon exercise of the Stand-alone Right, the holder shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the exercise date) of the shares of Common Stock underlying the exercised right over (b) the aggregate base price in effect for those shares.
(iii) The number of shares of Common Stock underlying each Stand-alone Right and the base price in effect for those shares shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion at the time the Stand-alone Right is granted. In no event, however, may the base price per share be less than the Fair Market Value per underlying share of Common Stock on the grant date.
(iv) The distribution with respect to an exercised Stand-alone Right may be made in (a) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date, (b) cash or (c) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.
(v) The holder of a Stand-alone Right shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the Stand-alone Right unless and until such person shall have exercised the Stand-alone Right and become a holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of such Stand-alone Right.
E. Post-Service Exercise. The provisions governing the exercise of Tandem Rights and Stand-alone Rights following the cessation of the Participant’s Service shall be substantially the same as those set forth in Section VI.D for the options granted under the Plan, and the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority under Section VI.D(ii) shall also extend to any outstanding Tandem Rights and Stand-alone Rights.
VIII STOCK AWARDS
A. Authority. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant stock awards either as vested or unvested shares of Common Stock, through direct and immediate issuances. Each stock award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator, provided, however, that the terms of each such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with the terms specified below.
B. Consideration. Shares of Common Stock may be issued under a stock award for any of the following items of consideration that the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance:
(i) cash or check made payable to the Company;
(ii) past services rendered to the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary); or
(iii) any other valid consideration under applicable law.
C. Vesting Provisions.
(i) Stock awards may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance as a bonus for Service rendered or may vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service and/or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives.
(ii) The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority to structure one or more stock awards so that the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards shall vest upon the achievement of pre-established performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals and measured over the performance period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of the grant of the Award. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any stock award shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Award Agreement.
(iii) Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock issued under a stock award or should the performance objectives not be attained with respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those shares shall be immediately surrendered to the Company for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued to the Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent, the Company shall repay to the Participant the lower of (a) the cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares or (b) the Fair Market Value of those shares at the time of cancellation.
(iv) The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock that would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the Participant’s Service or the non-attainment of the performance objectives applicable to those shares. Any such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock as to which the waiver applies.
(v) Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) that the Participant may have the right to receive with respect to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding shares of Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to (a) the same vesting requirements applicable to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock and (b) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, unless and to the extent the Plan Administrator determines at the time to vest and distribute such securities or other property. Equitable adjustments to reflect each such transaction shall also be made by the Plan Administrator to the repurchase price payable per share by the Company for any unvested securities subject to its existing repurchase rights under the Plan, provided the aggregate repurchase price shall in each instance remain the same.
IX RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
A. Authority. The Plan Administrator shall have the full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant restricted stock units evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator, provided, however, that the terms of each such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with the terms specified below.
B. Terms. Each restricted stock unit award shall entitle the Participant to receive the shares underlying that Award (or an amount based on the value of the shares) upon vesting or upon the expiration of a designated period following the vesting of the Award. Payment of shares underlying a restricted stock unit award may be deferred for a period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time the restricted stock unit award is initially granted or (to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator) designated by the Participant pursuant to a timely deferral election made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. Restricted stock units subject to performance vesting may also be structured so that the underlying shares are convertible into shares of Common Stock (or a payment based on the value of the shares), but the rate at which each share is to so convert shall be based on the attained level of performance for each applicable performance objective.
C. Vesting Provisions.
(i) Restricted stock units may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives.
(ii) The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority to structure one or more restricted stock unit awards so that the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards shall vest (or vest and become issuable) upon the achievement of pre-established performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals and measured over the performance period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of the grant of the Award.
(iii) Outstanding restricted stock units shall automatically terminate without any payment if the performance goals or Service requirements established for those Awards are not attained or satisfied. The Plan Administrator, however, shall have the discretionary authority to make a payment under one or more outstanding Awards of restricted stock units as to which the designated performance goals or Service requirements have not been attained or satisfied.
D. Payment. Restricted stock units that vest may be settled in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the payment date or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion and set forth in the Award Agreement.
X DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
A. Authority. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant dividend equivalent rights evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator, provided however, that the terms of each such Award Agreement shall not be inconsistent with the terms specified below.
B. Terms. The dividend equivalent rights may be granted as stand-alone awards or in tandem with other Awards made under the Plan, except dividend equivalent rights shall not be granted in connection with an option or stock appreciation right. The term of each dividend equivalent right award shall be established by the Plan Administrator at the time of grant, but no such award shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years.
C. Entitlement. Each dividend equivalent right shall represent the right to receive the economic equivalent of each dividend or distribution, whether in cash, securities, or other property (other than shares of Common Stock), which is made per issued and outstanding share of Common Stock during the term the dividend equivalent right remains outstanding. A special account on the books of the Company shall be maintained for each Participant to whom a dividend equivalent right is granted, and that account shall be credited per dividend equivalent right with each such dividend or distribution made per issued and outstanding Common Stock during the term of that dividend equivalent right remains outstanding.
D. Timing of Payment. Payment of the amounts credited to such book account shall not be made to the Participant prior to the vesting of that Award (or the portion thereof to which the dividend equivalent right award relates), and no dividend equivalents shall vest or become payable until the underlying Award vests and becomes payable. Accordingly, dividend equivalent rights shall be subject to cancellation and forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying Award. Payment may be deferred for a period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time the dividend equivalent right award is initially granted or (to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator) designated by the Participant pursuant to a timely deferral election made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
E. Form of Payment. Payment of the amounts due with respect to dividend equivalent rights may be made in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion and set forth in the Award Agreement. If payment is to be made in the form of shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock into which the cash dividend or distribution amounts are to be converted for purposes of the Participant’s book account may be based on the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of conversion, a prior date or an average of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock over a designated period, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.
XI OTHER AWARDS
The Plan Administrator may grant other Awards denominated in shares of Common Stock (including performance shares or performance units) and other Awards providing for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of the Common Stock, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts as the Plan Administrator shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Other awards shall also include cash payments under the Plan that may be based on one or more criteria determined by the Plan Administrator that are unrelated to the value of Common Stock and that may be granted in tandem with, or independent of, other Awards under the Plan. Each other award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form approved by the Plan Administrator. Each other award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
XII EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL
A. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, may be (i) assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof), (ii) canceled and substituted with an Award granted by the successor corporation (or parent thereof), (iii) otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction, or (iv) replaced with a cash retention program of the Company or any successor corporation (or parent thereof) that preserves the spread existing on the unvested Award shares subject to the Award at the time of the Change in Control (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those shares over the aggregate purchase price payable for such shares) and, subject to Section XII.C below, provides for subsequent payout of that spread in accordance with the same exercise/vesting schedule applicable to those unvested Award shares.
B. To the extent an outstanding Award is not assumed, substituted, continued, or replaced in accordance with Section XII.A, such Award shall automatically vest in full immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, unless the acceleration of such Award is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the grant of the Award. The Plan Administrator in its sole discretion shall have the authority to provide that to the extent any such Award, as so accelerated, remains unexercised and outstanding on the effective date of the Change in Control, such Award shall terminate and cease to be outstanding. The holder of such Award shall become entitled to receive, upon consummation of the Change in Control and subject to Section XII.C, a lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award and (ii) the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control over (b) the per share exercise price, base price or purchase price in effect for such Award. However, any such Award shall be subject to cancellation and termination, without cash payment or other consideration due the Award holder, if the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of such Change in Control is less than the per share exercise price, base price, or purchase price in effect for such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to a performance-vesting condition tied to the attainment of one or more specified performance goals, and such Award is not to be so assumed, substituted, continued, or replaced, that Award shall vest based on actual performance attainment as of the date of the Change in Control or based on target level, immediately prior to the effective date of the actual Change in Control transaction, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the Award that vests on such accelerated basis shall be issued in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement, unless such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed in the Award Agreement.
C. The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to provide that any escrow, holdback, earn-out or similar provisions in the definitive agreement effecting the Change in Control shall apply to any cash payment made pursuant to Section XII.A or Section XII.B to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to a holder of a share of Common Stock.
D. Immediately following the consummation of the Change in Control, all outstanding Awards shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction.
E. In the event of any Change in Control, the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion may determine that all outstanding repurchase or cancellation rights (i) are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction or (ii) are to be terminated and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights are to immediately vest in full, unless such accelerated vesting is precluded by limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the right is issued.
F. Each Award that is assumed in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise continued in effect shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in Control, to apply to the number and class of securities into which the shares of Common Stock subject to that Award would have been converted in consummation of such Change in Control had those shares been outstanding at that time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to a performance-vesting condition tied to the attainment of one or more specified performance goals and such Award is to be so assumed or continued, the performance-vesting conditions shall terminate, and the assumption or continuation of the Award shall be effected in accordance with this Section XII.F with the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award determined based on actual performance attainment as of the date of the Change in Control or based on target level, as determined by the Plan Administrator, and the service vesting and issuance provisions of the Award shall continue in effect with respect to the Award. Appropriate adjustments to reflect such Change in Control shall also be made to (i) the exercise or base price or cash consideration payable per share in effect under each outstanding Award, provided the aggregate exercise or base price or cash consideration in effect for such securities shall remain the same, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan, (iii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which Incentive Options may be granted under the Plan, (iv) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted Awards under the Plan per calendar year and (v) the number and/or class of securities subject to the Company’s outstanding repurchase rights under the Plan and the repurchase price payable per share. To the extent the actual holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock receive cash consideration for their shares of Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the outstanding Awards under the Plan and subject to the Plan Administrator’s approval, substitute, for the securities underlying those assumed Awards, one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per shares of Common Stock in such Change in Control transaction.
G. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time an Award is granted or at any time while an Award remains outstanding, to structure such Award so that the shares subject to such Award will automatically vest on an accelerated basis should the Participant’s Service terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period following the effective date of any Change in Control in which the Award is assumed or otherwise continued in effect and the repurchase rights applicable to those shares do not otherwise terminate.
H. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection with a Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws.
XIII REPRICING PROGRAMS
The Plan Administrator shall not have the discretionary authority, except pursuant to Section V.D, to (i) implement cancellation/regrant programs pursuant to which outstanding options or stock appreciation rights under the Plan are cancelled and new options or stock appreciation rights are granted in replacement with a lower exercise or base price per share, (ii) cancel outstanding options or stock appreciation rights under the Plan with exercise or base prices per share in excess of the then current Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock for consideration payable in cash or in equity securities of the Company (except in the case of a Change in Control) or (iii) reduce the exercise or base price in effect for outstanding options or stock appreciation rights under the Plan, in any case without stockholder approval.
XIV MISCELLANEOUS
A. Deferred Compensation; Code Section 409A
(i) The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, structure one or more Awards (other than options and stock appreciation rights) so that the Participants may be provided with an election to defer the compensation associated with those Awards for federal income tax purposes. Any such deferral opportunity shall comply with all applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.
(ii) The Plan Administrator may implement a non-employee Board member retainer fee deferral program under the Plan so as to allow the non-employee Board members the opportunity to elect, prior to the start of each calendar year, to convert the Board and Board committee retainer fees to be earned for such year into restricted stock units under the Plan that will defer the issuance of the shares of Common Stock that vest under those restricted stock units until a permissible date or event under Code Section 409A.
If such program is implemented, the Plan Administrator shall have the authority to establish such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate for the filing of such deferral elections and the designation of the permissible distribution events under Code Section 409A.
(iii) To the extent the Company maintains one or more separate non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that allow the participants the opportunity to make notional investments of their deferred account balances in shares of Common Stock, the Plan Administrator may authorize the share reserve under the Plan to serve as the source of any shares of Common Stock that become payable under those deferred compensation arrangements. In such event, the share reserve under the Plan shall be reduced on a share-for-share basis for each share of Common Stock issued under the Plan in settlement of the deferred compensation owed under those separate arrangements.
(iv) If an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, (a) distributions shall only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted under Code Section 409A, (b) payments to be made upon a termination of employment or service shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A, (c) payments to be made upon a Change in Control shall only be made upon a “change of control event” under Code Section 409A, (d) unless the Award specifies otherwise, each payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A, and (e) in no event shall a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year in which a distribution is made except in accordance with Code Section 409A. Any Award granted under the Plan that is subject to Code Section 409A and that is to be distributed to a specified employee (as defined under Code Section 409A) upon separation from service shall be administered so that any distribution with respect to such Award shall be postponed for six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from service, if required by Code Section 409A. If a distribution is delayed pursuant to Code Section 409A, the distribution shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the end of the six (6)-month period. If the Participant dies during such six (6)-month period, any postponed amounts shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s death. The Plan Administrator may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement or adopt policies and procedures (including amendments, policies, and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Plan Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award from Code Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (b) comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
B. Transferability of Awards. The transferability of Awards granted under the Plan shall be governed by the following provisions:
(i) Incentive Options. During the lifetime of the Participant, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of inheritance following the Participant’s death.
(ii) Other Awards. All other Awards shall be subject to the same limitation on transfer as Incentive Options, except that the Plan Administrator may structure one or more such Awards so that the Award may be assigned in whole or in part during the Participant’s lifetime to one or more Family Members of the Participant or to a trust established exclusively for the Participant and/or such Family Members, to the extent such assignment is in connection with the Participant’s estate plan or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The assigned portion of an Award may only be exercised (if applicable) by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the Award pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion of the Award shall be the same as those in effect for the Award immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.
(iii) Beneficiary Designation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may, to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator, designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of some or all of the Participant’s outstanding Awards, and those Awards shall, in accordance with such designation and to the extent valid under applicable law, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Participant’s death while holding those Awards. Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred Awards subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred Award, including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the Award may be exercised (if applicable) following the Participant’s death.
C. Stockholder Rights. A Participant shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder (including the right to vote or receive dividends) with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by an Award until the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares. A Participant may be granted the right to receive dividend equivalents under Section X with respect to one or more outstanding Awards. However, any dividend or dividend equivalent payable in connection with an unvested Award shall not be paid until and unless the underlying Award vests and shall be subject to risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying Award.
D. Tax Withholding; No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock, other securities or cash upon the exercise, issuance, vesting or settlement of an Award under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Withholding Tax requirements. The Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Participant) shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, from any cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property issuable or deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to the Participant, the amount (in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property) of any required Withholding Taxes in respect of an Award and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Plan Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such Withholding Taxes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to satisfy the foregoing Withholding Tax liability in whole or in part by (i) the delivery of shares of Common Stock previously acquired by such individual (other than in connection with the exercise, issuance, vesting or settlement triggering the Withholding Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Withholding Taxes or (ii) having the Company withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, a portion of those shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of delivery equal to the Withholding Taxes, in each case at a withholding rate determined by the Plan Administrator but in no event to exceed the maximum statutory rate applicable to the Participant to the extent necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other person with an interest in an Award that (x) any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, (y) any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or (z) any Award shall otherwise receive a specific tax treatment under any other applicable tax law, nor in any such case will the Company or any affiliate be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any Award.
E. Share Escrow/Legends. Unvested shares may, in the Plan Administrator’s discretion, be held in escrow by the Company until the Participant’s interest in such shares vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.
F. Effective Date and Term of the Plan.
(i) The Plan became effective on October 18, 2022, the date on which the Plan was approved by the stockholders (the “Plan Effective Date”). The Plan was subsequently amended by the Board to increase the share reserve by 7,961 shares, as adjusted for a 1-for-25 reverse stock split, and such amendment was approved by the stockholders on September 6, 2023. The Plan was further amended by the Board on April 18, 2024, subject to stockholder approval at the 2024 Annual Meeting, to increase the share reserve by 260,000 shares, as adjusted for a 1-for-25 reverse stock split.
(ii) The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the date immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the Plan Effective Date, (b) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully vested shares, (c) the termination of all outstanding Awards in connection with a Change in Control, or (d) the termination of the Plan by the Board. Should the Plan terminate under subsection (a) or (b) above, then all Awards outstanding at that time shall continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing those Awards.
G. Termination and Amendment of the Plan and Awards.
(i) The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to terminate the Plan at any time. The Board shall also have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects, subject to stockholder approval to the extent required under applicable law or regulation or pursuant to the listing standards of the Stock Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are at the time primarily traded. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to Awards at the time outstanding under the Plan unless the Participant consents to such amendment or modification.
(ii) Awards may be made under the Plan that involve shares of Common Stock in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, provided no shares shall be issued pursuant to those Awards until the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan is sufficiently increased by stockholder approval of an amendment of the Plan authorizing such increase. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the date the first excess Award is made, then all Awards granted based on such excess shares shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.
(iii) The Plan Administrator shall have the power and authority to amend or modify any Award without the Participant’s consent to the extent the Plan Administrator determines such amendment or modification is (A) required under applicable law or regulation or pursuant to the listing standards of the Stock Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are at the time primarily traded, (B) necessary to preserve favorable accounting or tax treatment of any Award, or (C) necessary to enable an Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A to continue to be so exempt, or to enable an Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A to continue to so comply.
H. Subplans. The Compensation Committee shall have the discretionary authority to adopt and implement from time to time such addenda or subplans to the Plan as it may deem necessary to bring the Plan into compliance with applicable laws and regulations of any foreign jurisdictions in which Awards are to be made under the Plan and/or to obtain favorable tax treatment in those foreign jurisdictions for the individuals to whom the Awards are made.
I. Use of Proceeds. Any cash proceeds received by the Company from the sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.
J. Regulatory Approvals.
(i) The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any Award under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock in connection with the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of any Award under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the Awards made under the Plan and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Awards.
(ii) No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable securities laws, and all applicable listing requirements of any Stock Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed for trading.
K. No Employment/Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate such person’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
L. Recoupment. Participants shall be subject to any clawback, recoupment or other similar policy adopted by the Board as in effect (and as modified) from time to time and Awards and any cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or amounts due, paid, or issued to a Participant shall be subject to the terms of such policy, as in effect (and as modified) from time to time.
APPENDIX
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:
A. Award shall mean any of the following awards authorized for issuance or grant under the Plan: options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents and other awards.
B. Award Agreement shall mean the written agreement(s) between the Company and the Participant evidencing a particular Award made to that individual under the Plan, as such agreement(s) may be in effect from time to time.
C. Board shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.
D. Cause shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Cause shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.
(ii) In the absence of any other Cause definition in the Award Agreement for a particular Award (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), an individual’s termination of Service shall be deemed to be for Cause if such termination occurs, in the Company’s reasonable good faith belief by reason of the person’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty, or sexual harassment, the person’s refusal or failure to comply in any material respect with any written policies or procedures of the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, or the Board (including, without limitation, the Company’s anti-discrimination and harassment policies and the Company’s drug and alcohol policy), any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other gross negligence or misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner.
E. Change in Control shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Change in Control shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.
(ii) In the absence of any other Change in Control definition in the Award Agreement (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any of the following transactions:
(a) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization approved by the Company’s stockholders, unless securities representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the voting securities of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction;
(b) a sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;
(c) the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the 1934 Act (other than the Company or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) acquires directly or indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more acquisitions within the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent acquisition) beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Company or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Company’s existing stockholders; or
(d) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.
Solely with respect to any Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code and that is payable on account of a Change in Control (including any installments or stream of payments that are accelerated on account of a Change in Control), a Change in Control shall occur only if such event also constitutes a “change in the ownership”, “change in effective control”, and/or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets” of the Company as those terms are defined under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5), but only to the extent necessary to establish a time or form of payment that complies with Section 409A of the Code, without altering the definition of Change in Control for purposes of determining whether a Participant’s rights to such Award become vested or otherwise unconditional upon the Change in Control.
F. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
G. Common Stock shall mean the Company’s common stock.
H. Compensation Committee shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.
I. Company shall mean SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation.
J. Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary, whether now existing or subsequently established), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.
K. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Company shall have received written notice of the option exercise.
L. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on a Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading (i.e., before after-hours trading begins) on the date in question on the Stock Exchange serving as the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers (if primarily traded on the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market) or as officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on any other Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is then primarily traded. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or market system (including over-the-counter markets and the Nasdaq Capital Market) determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the shares of Common Stock, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question, as such price is officially reported by such exchange or market system. If there is no closing selling price for the shares of Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price of a share of Common Stock on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
M. Family Member shall mean, with respect to a particular Participant, any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.
N. Good Reason shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Good Reason shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.
(ii) In the absence of any other Good Reason definition in the Award Agreement (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), Good Reason shall mean (A) a material diminution by the Company of the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (B) a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant must perform (which, for purposes of the Plan, means relocation of the offices of the Company at which the Participant is principally employed to a location that increases the Participant’s commute to work by more than 50 miles); or (C) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary. The Participant must provide written notice of termination for Good Reason to the Company within 60 days after the event constituting Good Reason. The Company shall have a period of 60 days in which it may correct the act or failure to act that constitutes the grounds for Good Reason as set forth in the Participant’s notice of termination. If the Company does not correct the act or failure to act, the Participant’s employment will terminate for Good Reason on the first business day following the Company’s 60-day cure period.
O. Incentive Option shall mean an option that satisfies the requirements of Code Section 422.
P. Involuntary Termination shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Involuntary Termination shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.
(ii) In the absence of any other Involuntary Termination definition in the Award Agreement (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the Service of any Participant that occurs by reason of such Participant’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for reasons other than for Cause, or such Participant’s voluntary resignation for Good Reason.
Q. 1934 Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
R. Non-Employee Director shall mean a non-employee member of the Board.
S. Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option that is not an Incentive Option.
T. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Company) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
U. Participant shall mean any person who is granted an Award under the Plan.
V. Performance Goals shall mean any objective or subjective goals the Plan Administrator establishes with respect to an Award. Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, the following performance criteria upon which the vesting of one or more Awards under the Plan may be based: (i) cash flow, any derivative of operating cash flow, cash flow sufficient to achieve financial ratios or a specified cash balance, free cash flow, cash flow return on capital, net cash provided by operating activities, and cash flow per share; (ii) earnings (including earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and charges for stock-based compensation, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price, net asset value, dividend, dividend payout ratio; (vi) return on equity or average stockholder equity; (vii) total stockholder return or growth in total stockholder return either directly or in relation to a comparative group; (viii) return on capital or improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (ix) return on assets or net assets or growth in assets; (x) invested capital, required rate of return on capital, return on invested capital, relative risk-adjusted investment performance and investment performance of capital; (xi) revenue, growth in revenue or return on sales; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income, net operating income, or net operating income after tax; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin or gross margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue or return on operating profit; (xvii) collections and recoveries; (xviii) product research and development, implementation or completion of an identified special project, clinical trials, regulatory filings or approvals or other milestones, patent application or issuance, and manufacturing or process development; (xix) application approvals; (xx) litigation regulatory resolution, legal compliance, or safety and risk reduction goals; (xxi) any derivative of debt leverage (including debt to capital, net debt-to-capital, debt-to-EBITDA or other liquidity ratios); (xxii) balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; (xxiii) overhead, savings, G&A and other expense control goals; (xxiv) budget comparisons and management; (xxv) growth in stockholder value relative to the growth of the S&P 400 or S&P 400 Index, the S&P Global Industry Classification Standards (“GICS”) or GICS Index, or another peer group or peer group index; (xxvi) credit rating, debt, fixed charge coverage, interest coverage; (xxvii) development and implementation of strategic plans and/or organizational restructuring goals; (xxviii) development and implementation of risk and crisis management programs, including business continuity plans; (xxix) improvement in workforce diversity, equity and inclusion; (xxx) market share, market penetration, and economic value added; (xxxi) inventory control; (xxxii) compliance requirements and compliance relief; (xxxiii) health and safety goals; (xxxiv) productivity goals or backlog; (xxxv) workforce management, key hires, and succession planning goals; (xxxvi) economic value added (including typical adjustments consistently applied from generally accepted accounting principles required to determine economic value added performance measures); (xxxvii) measures of customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction or staff development; (xxxviii) stakeholder engagement; (xxxix) environmental and climate-change-related goals; (xl) development or marketing collaborations, formations of joint ventures or partnerships or the completion of other similar transactions intended to enhance the Company’s revenue or profitability or enhance its customer base; (xli) business expansion, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures; (xlii) capital or fund raising to support operations, government grants, license arrangements; (xliv) acquisition of new customers, including institutional accounts or customer retention and/or repeat order rate; (xlv) progress of partnered programs; (lvi) partner satisfaction; (lvii) milestones related to samples received and/or tests run; (lviii) expansion of sales in additional geographies or markets; (liv) patient samples processed and billed; (lv) sample processing operating metrics (including, without limitation, failure rate maximums and reduction of repeat rates); or (xliii) such other performance criteria as the Plan Administrator may specify. In addition, such performance criteria may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of the Company’s performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other entities and may also be based on the performance of any of the Company’s business units or divisions or any Parent or Subsidiary. Each applicable Performance Goal may include a minimum threshold level of performance below which no Award will be earned, levels of performance at which specified portions of an Award will be earned and a maximum level of performance at which an Award will be fully earned. Each applicable performance goal may be structured at the time of the Award to provide for appropriate adjustment for one or more of the following items: (A) asset impairments or write-downs; (B) litigation judgments or claim settlements; (C) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (D) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (E) any extraordinary nonrecurring items; (F) the operations of any business acquired by the Company; (G) the divestiture of one or more business operations or the assets thereof; (H) the effects of any corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, separation (including spin-off or other distributions of stock or property by the Company) or reorganization (whether or not such reorganization is within the definition of that term in Code Section 368); and (I) any other adjustment consistent with the operation of the Plan.
W. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2022 Equity Omnibus Plan, as set forth in this document, as may be amended from time to time.
X. Plan Administrator shall mean the particular entity, whether the Compensation Committee (or subcommittee thereof), the Board, the Secondary Board Committee or any delegate of the Board or the Compensation Committee authorized to administer the Plan with respect to one or more classes of eligible persons, to the extent such entity or delegate is carrying out its administrative functions under the Plan with respect to the persons under its jurisdiction.
Y. Plan Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section XIV.F.
AA. Secondary Board Committee shall mean a committee of one or more Board members appointed by the Board to administer the Plan with respect to eligible persons other than Section 16 Insiders.
BB. Section 16 Insider shall mean an officer or director of the Company subject to the short-swing profit liabilities of Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
CC. Service shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Service shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.
(ii) In the absence of any other definition of Service in the Award Agreement for a particular Award (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary, whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a Non-Employee Director, a non-employee member of the board of any Parent or Subsidiary or a consultant or independent advisor. For purposes of this particular definition of Service, a Participant shall be deemed to cease Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (a) the Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or (b) the entity for which the Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, even though the Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity.
(iii) Service shall not be deemed to cease during a period of military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the Company, provided, however, that should such leave of absence exceed three (3) months, then for purposes of determining the period within which an Incentive Option may be exercised as such under the federal tax laws, the Participant’s Service shall be deemed to cease on the first day immediately following the expiration of such three (3)-month period, unless the Participant is provided with the right to return to Service following such leave either by statute or by written contract. Except to the extent otherwise required by law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator or by the Company’s written policy on leaves of absence, no Service credit shall be given for vesting purposes for any period the Participant is on a leave of absence.
DD. Stand-alone Rights shall have the meaning set forth in Section VII.B.
EE. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.
FF. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. The term Subsidiary shall also include any wholly-owned limited liability company in such chain of subsidiaries.
GG. Substitute Awards shall have the meaning set forth in Section V.E.
HH. Tandem Rights shall have the meaning set forth in Section VII.B.
II. 10% Stockholder shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
JJ. Withholding Taxes shall mean the applicable federal, state, and local income and employment withholding taxes to which the holder of an Award under the Plan may become subject in connection with the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of that Award or the issuance of shares of Common Stock thereunder.
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EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Eric Schlorff, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 13, 2025
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EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, David Green, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 13, 2025
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EX-32.1
EXHIBIT 32.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Eric Schlorff, Chief Executive Officer of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (the “Company”), certify that:
1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 13, 2025
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EX-32.2
EXHIBIT 32.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, David Green, Chief Financial Officer of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (the “Company”), certify that:
1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 13, 2025
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