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Liquidated Damages Payable | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Liquidated Damages Payable |
Liquidated Damages Payable | 9. Liquidated Damages Payable Liquidated damages were recorded as a result of the following: (i) certain registration rights agreements provide for damages if the Company does not register certain shares of the Company’s common stock within the requisite time frame (the “Registration Rights Damages”); and (ii) certain securities purchase agreements provide for damages if the Company does not maintain its periodic filings with the SEC within the requisite time frame (the “Public Information Failure Damages”). Obligations with respect to the liquidated damages payable are summarized as follows: Summary of Liquidated Damages
|  | As of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
|  | Registration Rights Damages |  |  | Public Information Failure Damages |  |  | Accrued Interest |  |  | Balance |
MDB common stock to be issued (1) |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 15 |
Series H convertible preferred stock |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 626 |  |  |  | 644 |  |  |  | 1,888 |
Convertible debentures |  |  | - |  |  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 322 |  |  |  | 1,026 |
Series J convertible preferred stock |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | 2,499 |
Series K convertible preferred stock |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 225 |  |  |  | 714 |
Total |  | $ | 1,828 |  |  | $ | 2,488 |  |  | $ | 1,826 |  |  | $ | 6,142 |
|  | As of December 31, 2022 |
|  | Registration Rights Damages |  |  | Public Information Failure Damages |  |  | Accrued Interest |  |  | Balance |
MDB common stock to be issued (1) |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 15 |
Series H convertible preferred stock |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 626 |  |  |  | 570 |  |  |  | 1,814 |
Convertible debentures |  |  | - |  |  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | 984 |
Series J convertible preferred stock |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 525 |  |  |  | 2,389 |
Series K convertible preferred stock |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 478 |  |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 1,135 |
Total |  | $ | 2,002 |  |  | $ | 2,740 |  |  | $ | 1,595 |  |  | $ | 6,337 |
(1) | Consists of shares of common stock issuable to MDB Capital Group, LLC (“MDB”).
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the short-term liquidated damages payable were $6,142 and $5,843, respectively, and the long-term liquidated damages payable were, $0 and $494, respectively. The long-term portion was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, as further described below. The Company will continue to accrue interest on the liquidated damages balance at 1.0% per month based on the balance outstanding as of June 30, 2023, or $6,142, until paid. There is no scheduled date when the unpaid liquidated damages become due. The Series K convertible preferred stock remains subject to Registration Rights Damages and Public Information Failure Damages, which will accrue in certain circumstances, limited to 6% of the aggregate amount invested. On February 8, 2023, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with an investor, where the Company was liable for liquidated damages, pursuant to which the Company agreed to the issue 47,252 shares of its common stock at a price equal to $10.56 per share (determined based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock at the close of trading on the sixty (60) previous trading days), to the investor in lieu of an aggregate of $499 owed in liquidated damages as of the conversion date. On February 10, 2023 and April 10, 2023, the Company issued 35,486 and 11,766 shares of its common stock, respectively, in satisfaction of the liquidated damages. The Company prepared and filed a registration statement covering the resale of these shares of the Company’s common stock issued in lieu of payment of these liquidated damages in cash. During the six months ending June 30, 2023, the Company recorded $369 ($45 on April 10, 2023 and $324 on February 10, 2023) in connection with the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock and a gain of $130 ($84 on April 10, 2023 and $46 on February 10, 2023) on the settlement of the liquidated damages, totaling $499, which was recorded in additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ deficiency.

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