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Loans Payable | 12 Months Ended
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Loans Payable | NOTE 11 – LOANS PAYABLE The Company’s consolidated notes payable consisted of the following carrying values:
|  | Loans Payable |
|  | December 31, 2023 |  |  | December 31, 2022 (Restated) |
MINOSA 1 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,750,001 |
MINOSA 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,050,000 |
March 2023 Note |  |  | 14,858,816 |  |  |  | — |
December 2023 Note |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  | — |
Emergency Injury Disaster Loan |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |  | 149,900 |
Vendor note payable |  |  | 484,009 |  |  |  | 484,009 |
Seller Note payable |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,400,000 |
AFCO Insurance note payable |  |  | 468,751 |  |  |  | 562,280 |
Pignatelli note |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  | — |
37N Note |  |  | 804,997 |  |  |  | — |
Finance liability (NOTE 13) |  |  | 4,112,332 |  |  |  | — |
Total Loans payable |  |  | 27,378,905 |  |  |  | 22,396,190 |
Less: Unamortized deferred lender fee |  |  | (106,488 | ) |  |  | — |
Less: Unamortized deferred discount |  |  | (3,955,449 | ) |  |  | — |
Total Loans payable, net |  |  | 23,316,968 |  |  |  | 22,396,190 |
Less: Current portion of loans payable |  |  | (15,413,894 | ) |  |  | (21,732,654 | )
Loans payable - long term |  | $ | 7,903,074 |  |  | $ | 663,536 |
MINOSA 1 On March 11, 2015, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement (refer to the discussion of the Convertible Preferred Stock in Note 15 – Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) below) we issued promissory notes to Minera del Norte, S.A. de C.V. (“MINOSA”) with a principal amount of $14.75 million (the “Minosa 1 Note”). The outstanding indebtedness bears interest at 8.0% percent per annum. The Minosa 1 Note was amended from time to time in 2015, 2016, and 2017 to extend the maturity date and each amendment was accounted for as a debt modification, as the change in cash flows was not substantial. The principal balance of the Minosa 1 Note was due and payable in full upon written demand by MINOSA and was classified as short-term debt. The carrying amount of the Minosa 1 Note is equal to the principal amount since the amount of debt issuance costs were immaterial as of issuance and as of each amendment date. In connection with the Minosa 1 Note, we granted MINOSA an option to purchase interest in Oceanica Resources, S.R.L. for $40.0 million (the “Oceanica Call Option”) which expired on March 11, 2016. During December 2017, MINOSA transferred this debt to its parent company. MINOSA 2 On August 10, 2017, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Minosa Purchase Agreement”) with MINOSA. Pursuant to the Minosa Purchase Agreement, MINOSA agreed to loan Odyssey Marine Enterprises Ltd. up to $3.0 million. By January 2018, the Company borrowed the entire $3.0 million against this facility, and Epsilon Acquisitions LLC (“Epsilon”) assigned $2.0 million of its previously held debt to MINOSA. The indebtedness is evidenced by a secured convertible promissory note (the “Minosa 2 Note” and, together with the Minosa 1 Note, the “Minosa Notes”) and bears interest at a rate equal to 10.0% per annum. The carrying amount of the Minosa 2 Note is equal to the principal amount, as the amount of debt issuance costs were immaterial. Unless otherwise converted as described below, the entire outstanding principal balance and all accrued interest and fees are due and payable upon written demand by MINOSA. The Minosa 2 Note is classified as short-term debt. During December 2017, MINOSA transferred this indebtedness to its parent company. On July 15, 2021, $404,633 of this indebtedness with accumulated interest of $159,082 was transferred to James Pignatelli, a director of the Company, under the same terms as the original agreement, and that indebtedness continues to be convertible at a conversion price of $4.35 per share. This transaction was reviewed and approved by the independent members of the Company’s board of directors. The Minosa 2 Note is convertible into a maximum share count of approximately 2,177,849 shares of our common stock in the event of a default, subject to adjustment for certain dilutive events, and is settleable only in shares. MINOSA has the right to convert all amounts outstanding under the Minosa 2 Note into shares of our common stock upon 75 days’ notice to us or upon a merger, consolidation, third party tender offer, or similar transaction relating to us. Of the principal amount of the Minosa 2 Note, $2.7 million is convertible at a conversion price of $4.35 per share, $1 million is convertible at a conversion price of $4.19 per share, and $1 million is convertible at a conversion price of $4.13 per share. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Minosa 2 Note is convertible at MINOSA’s option at a conversion price equal to one-half of the applicable conversion price. Upon the closing of the Minosa Purchase Agreement, along with MINOSA, and Penelope Mining LLC, an affiliate of MINOSA (“Penelope”), executed and delivered a Second Amended and Restated Waiver and Consent and Amendment No. 5 to Promissory Note and Amendment No. 2 to Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Second AR Waiver”). Pursuant to the Second AR Waiver, MINOSA and Penelope consented to the transactions contemplated by the Minosa Purchase Agreement and waived any breach of any representation or warranty and violation of any covenant in the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2015, as amended April 10, 2015 (the “SPA”), by and among us, MINOSA, and Penelope, arising out of the Company’s execution and delivery of the Minosa Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. Pursuant to the Second AR Waiver, we also waived, and agreed not to exercise our right to terminate the SPA pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ii) thereto, both (a) until after the earlier of (i) July 1, 2018, (ii) the date that MINOSA fails, refuses, or declines to fund (or otherwise does not fund) any subsequent loan under the Minosa Purchase Agreement and (iii) demand is made for repayment of all or any part of the indebtedness outstanding under the Minosa Notes, the Second AR Epsilon Note, or the Promissory Note, dated as of March 11, 2015, as amended (the “SPA Note”), in the principal amount of $14.75 million that was issued by us to MINOSA under the SPA, and (b) unless on or prior to such termination, the Minosa Notes are paid in full. The Second AR Waiver (x) further provides that following any conversion of the indebtedness evidenced by the Minosa 2 Note, Penelope may elect to reduce its commitment to purchase our preferred stock under the SPA by the amount of indebtedness converted by MINOSA and (y) amends the SPA Note to provide that the outstanding principal balance under the SPA Note and all accrued interest and fees are due and payable upon written demand by MINOSA; provided, that Minosa agreed not make a demand for payment prior to the earlier of (a) an event of default (as defined in the Minosa 2 Note) or (b) a date, which may be no earlier than December 31, 2017, that is at least 60 days subsequent to written notice that Minosa intends to demand payment. Refer to Note 15 – Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) below for information on the SPA. In addition to being due and payable upon written demand by MINOSA, the obligations under the Minosa 2 Note may be accelerated upon the occurrence of specified events of default including (a) our failure to pay any amount payable under the Minosa 2 Note on the date due and payable; (b) our failure to perform or observe any term, covenant, or agreement in the Minosa 2 Note or the related documents, subject to a five-day cure period; (c) the occurrence and expiration of all applicable grace periods, if any, of an event of default or material breach by us under any of the other loan documents; (d) the termination of the SPA; € commencement of certain specified dissolution, liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar cases or actions by or against us, in specified circumstances unless dismissed or stayed within 60 days; (f) the entry of a judgment or award against us in excess of $100,000; and (g) occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Minosa 2 Note). Pursuant to second amended and restated pledge agreements (the “Second AR Pledge Agreements”) entered into by us in favor of MINOSA on August 10, 2017, we pledged and granted security interests to MINOSA in (a) the 54 million cuotas (a unit of ownership under Panamanian law) of Oceanica held by us, (b) all notes and other receivables from Oceanica and its subsidiary owed to us, and (c) all of the outstanding equity in our wholly owned subsidiary, Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Minosa Purchase Agreement, Odyssey and MINOSA entered into a second amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Second AR Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which Odyssey agreed to register the offer and sale of the shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of the indebtedness evidenced by the Minosa 2 Note. Subject to specified limitations set forth in the Second AR Registration Rights Agreement, including that we are eligible to use Form S-3, the holder of the Minosa 2 Note can require us to register the offer and sale of the Conversion Shares if the aggregate offering price thereof (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) is not less than $3.0 million. In addition, we agreed to file a registration statement relating to the offer and sale of the Conversion Shares on a continuous basis promptly (but in no event later than 60 days after) after the conversion of the Minosa 2 Note into the Conversion Shares and to thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Settlement, Release and Termination Agreement of the MINOSA 1 and MINOSA 2 On March 3, 2023, Odyssey, Altos Hornos de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (“AHMSA”), MINOSA and Phosphate One LLC (f/k/a Penelope Mining LLC, “Phosphate One” and together with AHMSA and MINOSA, the “AHMSA Parties”) entered into Settlement, Release and Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”). Pursuant to the Termination Agreement:
| • |  | Odyssey paid AHMSA $9.0 million (the “Termination Payment”) in cash on March 6, 2023;
| • |  | the parties agreed that, concurrently with the payment of the Termination Payment, a portion of the Minosa Notes would be deemed automatically converted into 304,879 shares of Odyssey’s common stock;
| • |  | the Minosa Notes, the Stock Purchase Agreement, and the Pledge Agreements were terminated;
| • |  | each of the AHMSA Parties, on the one hand, and Odyssey, on the other, agreed to release the other parties and their respective affiliates, equity holders, beneficiaries, successors and assigns (the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action or liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever under the SPA, the Minosa Notes, the Minosa Purchase Agreement, or the Pledge Agreements (the “Released Matters”); and
| • |  | each of the AHMSA Parties, on the one hand, and Odyssey, on the other, agreed not to make any claims against any of the Released Parties related to the Released Matters.
The transactions contemplated by the Termination Agreement were completed on March 6, 2023. As a result of executing this Termination Agreement, the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $21.2 million. On March 6, 2023, Odyssey entered into a Release and Termination Agreement with a director of the Company, James S. Pignatelli, to terminate and release a portion of the MINOSA 2 Note assigned to Mr. Pignatelli in 2021, the related Note Purchase Agreement (“NPA”) and the Pledge Agreement. On March 6, 2023, Odyssey issued a new Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $500,000 to Mr. Pignatelli that bears interest at the rate of 10.0% per annum convertible into common stock of Odyssey at a conversion price of $3.78 per share. Pursuant to the Release and Termination Agreement with Mr. Pignatelli noted above, he agreed, in exchange for the issuance of this Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note by Odyssey, to release the assigned portion of the MINOSA 2 note issued by Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to Mr. Pignatelli in the principal amount of $404,634 and convertible at a conversion price of $4.35 per share, pursuant to which the outstanding aggregate obligation with accrued interest was $630,231. Emergency Injury Disaster Loan On June 26, 2020, we executed the standard loan documents required for securing an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the United States Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The principal amount of the EIDL Loan is $150,000, with proceeds to be used for working capital purposes. Interest on the EIDL Loan accrues at the rate of 3.75% per annum and installment payments, including principal and interest of $731, are due monthly beginning 12 months from the date of the EIDL Loan. In 2021, the SBA extended this 12-month period, setting the first payment due date in December 2022. Per the agreement, payments reduce accrued interest first and then applied against the principal. The balance of principal and interest is payable thirty years from the date of the promissory note. In connection with the EIDL Loan, the Company executed the EIDL Loan documents, which include the SBA Secured Disaster Loan Note, dated May 16, 2020, the Loan Authorization and Agreement, dated May 16, 2020, and the Security Agreement, dated May 16, 2020, each between the SBA and the Company. Vendor Note Payable We currently owe a vendor $484,009 as an interest-bearing trade payable. This trade payable bears simple annual interest at a rate of 12%. As collateral, we granted the vendor a primary lien on certain of our equipment. The carrying value of this equipment is zero. This agreement matured in August 2018 . Even though this agreement has matured, the creditor has not demanded payment. There are no covenant requirements to meet that would expose the Company to default situations. Seller Note Payable On December 2, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with the seller of certain marine equipment (“Seller”). Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Seller agreed to sell us the marine equipment, related tooling items and spares for $2.5 million. On or before the closing date, Odyssey paid the Seller $1.1 million for the acquisition of the assets. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, we paid the Seller the $1.4 million balance of the purchase price as a fully amortizing loan, bearing interest at a rate of 20% per annum, maturing on June 5, 2024 (the “Seller Note”). On April 4, 2023, we paid this loan in full using the proceeds from the April 4, 2023 sale-leaseback transaction discussed in Note 13. AFCO Insurance Note Payable On November 1, 2023, we entered into the Premium Finance Agreement with AFCO Credit Corporation (“AFCO”). Pursuant to the Premium Finance Agreement, AFCO agreed to finance the D&O Insurance premiums evidenced by the promissory note, bearing interest at a rate of 7.20% per annum, maturing on October 31, 2024. On November 1, 2022, we entered into the Premium Finance Agreement with AFCO. Pursuant to the Premium Finance Agreement, AFCO agreed to finance the D&O Insurance premiums evidenced by the promissory note, bearing interest at a rate of 4.95% per annum, that matured on November 30, 2023. Galileo On February 28, 2023, Odyssey issued a $300,000 11.0% Promissory Note to Galileo NCC Inc (“Galileo”). The Promissory Note was payable on April 1, 2023. On March 6, 2023, Odyssey repaid this note payable in full with proceeds from the issuance of the March 2023 Note (as defined below). March 2023 Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement On March 6, 2023, Odyssey entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which Odyssey issued and sold to the investor (a) a promissory note (the “March 2023 Note”) in the principal amount of up to $14.0 million and (b) a warrant (the “March 2023 Warrant” and, together with the March 2023 Note, the “March 2023 Securities”) to purchase shares of Odyssey’s common stock. The total proceeds of $14.0 million were allocated between debt and equity for the warrants based on the relative fair value of the two instruments. As a result, there was a debt discount of $3,742,362, which is being amortized over the remaining term of the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement using the effective interest method, which is charged to interest expense. We incurred $98,504 in related fees which are being amortized over the term of the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement and charged to interest expense. The principal amount outstanding under the March 2023 Note bears interest at the rate of 11.0% per annum, and interest is payable in cash on a quarterly basis, except that, (a) at Odyssey’s option and upon notice to the holder of the March 2023 Note, any quarterly interest payment may be satisfied, in lieu of paying such cash interest, by adding an equivalent amount to the principal amount of the March 2023 Note (“PIK Interest”), and (b) the first quarterly interest payment due under the March 2023 Note will be satisfied with PIK Interest. The March 2023 Note provides Odyssey with the right, but not the obligation, upon notice to the holder of the March 2023 Note to redeem (x) at any time before the first anniversary of the issuance of the March 2023 Note, all or any portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the March 2023 Note (together with all accrued and unpaid interest, including PIK Interest) for an amount equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the outstanding principal amount so being redeemed, and (y) at any time on or after the first anniversary of the issuance of the March 2023 Note, all or any portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the March 2023 Note (together with all accrued and unpaid interest, including PIK Interest). Unless the March 2023 Note is sooner redeemed at Odyssey’s option, all indebtedness under the March 2023 Note is due and payable on September 6, 2024. Under the terms of the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, Odyssey agreed to use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities to fund Odyssey’s obligations under the Termination Agreement (as defined above), to pay legal fees and costs related to Odyssey’s NAFTA arbitration against the United Mexican States, to pay fees and expenses related to the transactions contemplated by the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, and for working capital and other general corporate expenditures. Odyssey’s obligations under Note are secured by a security interest in substantially all of Odyssey’s assets (subject to limited stated exclusions). Under the terms of the March 2023 Warrant, the holder has the right for a period of three years after issuance to purchase up to 3,703,703 shares of Odyssey’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.78 per share, which represents 120.0% of the official closing price of Odyssey’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market immediately preceding the signing of the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, upon delivery of a notice of exercise to Odyssey. Upon exercise of the March 2023 Warrant, Odyssey has the option to either (a) deliver the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise or (b) pay to the holder an amount equal to the difference between (i) the aggregate exercise price payable under the notice of exercise and (ii) the product of (A) the number of shares of common stock indicated in the notice of exercise multiplied by (B) the arithmetic average of the daily volume-weighted average price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately prior to the date of the notice of exercise. The warrant provides for customary adjustments to the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise in the event of a stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares, separation, reorganization, liquidation, or the like. On March 6, 2023, the Company recognized the fair value of the March 2023 Warrant using the Black-Scholes valuation technique at $3,742,362 and classified the warrants as equity and debt discount of the March 2023 Note. In connection with the execution and delivery of the March 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, Odyssey entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which Odyssey registered the offer and sale of the shares (the “Exercise Shares”) of Odyssey common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in a Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective as of June 1, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $2,044,377 for the amortization of the debt discount, which has been recorded in interest expense and $53,810 interest from the fee amortization which has been recorded in interest expense. The December 31, 2023 carrying value of the debt was $13,116,138, which includes of interest Paid In Kind (“PIK”) of $858,816, and was net of unamortized debt fees of $44,693, net of unamortized debt discount of $1,697,985 associated with the fair value of the warrant. The total face value of this obligation at December 31, 2023 was $14,858,816. 37North On June 29, 2023 we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“Note Agreement”) with 37N pursuant to which 37N agreed to loan us $1,000,000. The proceeds from this transaction were received in full on June 29, 2023. Pursuant to the Note Agreement, the indebtedness was non-interest bearing and matured on July 30, 2023. At any time from 31 days after the maturity date, 37N has the option to convert all or a portion of the outstanding amount of the indebtedness into conversion shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) 120% of the amount of the indebtedness, by (B) the lower of $3.66 or 70% of the 10-day volume-weighted average principal (“VWAP”) market trading price of Common Stock. The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with conversion of the indebtedness is not to exceed (i) 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock prior to the date of the Agreement, (ii) 19.9% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities, or (iii) such number of shares of Common Stock that would violate the applicable listing rules of the Principal Market if the stockholders did not approve the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the indebtedness. Any time prior to maturity, we had the option to prepay the indebtedness at an amount of 108% of the unpaid principal. From the maturity date to 29 days after the maturity date (August 27, 2023), we were permitted to repay all (but not less than) of an amount equal to 112.5% of the unpaid amount of the indebtedness. At any time after the 30th day after the maturity date (August 28, 2023), we are permitted to repay all (but not less than) of an amount equal to 115% of the unpaid amount of the indebtedness after 10 days’ notice. If 37N delivers an exercise notice during this 10-day period, the Note would be converted to shares of Common Stock, instead of being repaid. As of December 31, 2023, we have not repaid this Note Agreement. If 37N delivers an exercise notice and the number of shares issuable is limited by the 19.9% limitation outlined above, then we are permitted to repay all the remaining unpaid amount of the Loan in an amount equal to 130% of the remaining unpaid amount. On December 27, 2023, 37N delivered an exercise notice to us pursuant to which it exercised its right to convert $360,003 of the outstanding indebtedness under the Note Agreement into shares of our Common Stock. In accordance with the Note Agreement, based on the applicable conversation rate of $2.3226 under the agreement, we issued 155,000 shares of our common Stock to 37N on December 29, 2023. We evaluated the indebtedness and, based on the criteria of ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and 815 Derivatives and Hedging, the 37N convertible note is classified as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet with a share settled redemption feature that is recorded as an embedded derivative. As a result, the share settled redemption and conversion features were recorded at fair value at each reporting period outstanding with changes recognized through Interest expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the note and determined that, because it includes a conditional obligation to issue a variable number of shares based on a fixed amount known at inception, the debt is properly classified as a liability in the balance sheet. The Company identified seven embedded features, all of which were of de minimis fair value other than the Share Settled Redemption Feature. As such, only that was bifurcated and accounted for separately from the debt host. Certain default put provisions were not considered to be clearly and closely related to the debt host, but management concluded that the value of these default put provisions was de minimis. At December 31, 2023, the debt instrument and embedded derivatives were recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value of $804,997 and $702,291, respectively, under Loans payable – short term and Derivative liabilities and other – long term. On March 7, 2022, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“2022 Note Agreement”) with 37N in which 37N agreed to loan us up to $2,000,000. These loan proceeds were received in full on March 25, 2022. Pursuant to the 2022 Note Agreement, the indebtedness was non-interest bearing and matured on June 25, 2022. Anytime from 30 days after the maturity date, 37N had the option to convert all or a portion of the outstanding amount of the indebtedness into conversion shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) 125% of the amount of the indebtedness, by (B) the lower of $5.94 and 70% of the 10-day VWAP. The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with conversion of the indebtedness was not to exceed (i) 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock prior to the date of the 2022 Note Agreement, (ii) 19.9% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities, or iii) exceed the applicable listing rules of the Principal Market if the stockholders did not approve the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the indebtedness. Any time prior to maturity, we had the option to prepay the indebtedness at an amount of 110% of the unpaid principal. From the maturity date to 29 days after the maturity date (July 24, 2022), we were permitted to prepay all (but not less than) an amount equal to 115% of the unpaid amount of the indebtedness. Anytime, after the 30 th day after the maturity date (July 25, 2022), we were permitted to prepay all (but not less than) an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid amount of the indebtedness, however, we were required to provide 37N a prepayment notice at least 10 days prior to repayment. If 37N delivered an exercise notice during this 10-day period, the Note would be converted, rather than prepaid. If 37N delivered an exercise notice and the number of shares issuable is limited by the 19.9% limitation outlined above, then we were permitted to prepay all (but not less than all) an amount equal to 130% of the remaining unpaid amount. On June 29, 2022, the Company paid $2,200,000 of the outstanding amounts payable under the 2022 Note Agreement with 37N. On July 6, 2022, the Company paid the remaining $100,000 of the outstanding amounts payable under the 2022 Note Agreement with 37N. December 2023 Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement On December 1, 2023, we entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement”) with institutional investors pursuant to which we issued and sold to the investors (a) a series of promissory notes (the “December 2023 Notes”) in the principal amount of up to $6.0 million and (b) two tranches of warrants (the “December 2023 Warrants” and, together with the December 2023 Notes, the “December 2023 Securities”) to purchase shares of our common stock. We issued December 2023 Notes in the aggregate amount of $3.75 million and related warrants on December 1, 2023, and December 2023 Notes in the aggregate amount of $2.25 million and related warrants on December 28, 2023. The principal amount outstanding under the December 2023 Notes bears interest at the rate of 11.0% per annum, and interest is payable in cash on a quarterly basis, except that, (a) at our option and upon notice to the holder of the December 2023 Notes, any quarterly interest payment may be satisfied, in lieu of paying such cash interest, by adding an equivalent amount to the principal amount of the December 2023 Notes (“December 2023 PIK Interest”), and (b) the first quarterly interest payment due under the December 2023 Notes will be satisfied with December 2023 PIK Interest. The December 2023 Notes provide us with the right, but not the obligation, upon notice to the holders of the December 2023 Notes to redeem (x) at any time before the first anniversary of the issuance of the December 2023 Notes, all or any portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the December 2023 Notes (together with all accrued and unpaid interest, including December 2023 PIK Interest) for an amount equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the outstanding principal amount so being redeemed, and (y) at any time on or after the first anniversary of the issuance of the December 2023 Notes, all or any portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the December 2023 Notes (together with all accrued and unpaid interest, including December 2023 PIK Interest). Unless the December 2023 Notes are sooner redeemed at our option, all indebtedness under the December 2023 Notes is due and payable on June 1, 2025. Under the terms of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, we agreed to use the proceeds of the sale of the December 2023 Securities for working capital and other general corporate expenditures and to pay fees and expenses related to the transactions contemplated by the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement. Our obligations under December 2023 Notes are secured by a pledge of and security interest in our equity interests in Odyssey Marine Cayman Limited (subject to limited stated exclusions). Under the terms of the first tranche of December 2023 Warrants, the holders have the right for a period of three years after issuance to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,411,765 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.25 per share, which represents 120.0% of the official closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market immediately preceding the signing of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, upon delivery of a notice of exercise to Odyssey. Under the terms of the second tranche of December 2023 Warrants, the holders have the right for a period of three years after issuance to purchase an aggregate of up to 211,565 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $7.09 per share, which represents 200.0% of the official closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market immediately preceding the signing of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, upon delivery of a notice of exercise to Odyssey. Upon exercise of the December 2023 Warrants, Odyssey has the option to either (a) deliver the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise or (b) pay to the holder an amount equal to the difference between (i) the aggregate exercise price payable under the notice of exercise and (ii) the product of (A) the number of shares of common stock indicated in the notice of exercise multiplied by (B) the arithmetic average of the daily volume-weighted average price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately prior to the date of the notice of exercise. The December 2023 Warrants provide the holders with a cashless exercise option if we have announced payment of a dividend or distribution on account of our common stock. The December 2023 Warrants also include customary adjustments to the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise in the event of a stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares, separation, reorganization, liquidation, or the like. In connection with the execution and delivery of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “December 2023 Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to register the offer and sale of the shares (the “December 2023 Exercise Shares”) of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the December 2023 Warrants. Pursuant to the December 2023 Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement covering the resale of the December 2023 Exercise Shares and to use our reasonable best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter, subject to stated deadlines. The Company determined that the December 2023 Warrants meet the definition of a derivative and are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the settlement adjustment that provides that the share price input upon cashless exercise is always based on the highest of three prices. As such, the December 2023 Warrants were recognized as derivative liabilities and will be initially and subsequentially measured at fair value with the gain or loss due to changes in fair value recognized in the current period. The Company noted that when debt is issued with liability-classified stock purchase warrants, the residual method should be used so that the warrants are recognized at fair value at issuance and the residual proceeds are allocated to the debt. We incurred $65,500 in related expenses, which are being amortized over the term of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement and charged to interest expense. The total proceeds of $6.0 million were allocated between debt and warrant liability by recognizing the warrants at their full fair value and allocating the residual proceeds to the December 2023 Notes. The initial fair value of the December 2023 Warrants was $2,392,563, resulting in a corresponding discount on the December 2023 Notes which is being amortized over the remaining term of the December 2023 Note Purchase Agreement using the effective interest method, which is charged to interest expense. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded $135,099 of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and $3,705 interest from the fee amortization, respectively. At December 31, 2023, the carrying value of the debt was $3,680,741 and was net of unamortized debt fees of $61,795, net of unamortized debt discount of $2,257,464 associated with the fair value of the warrant. The total face value of this obligation at December 31, 2023 was $6,611,839. The interest rate of the December 2023 Notes was 11.0% as of December 31, 2023. Accrued interest Total accrued interest associated with our financing was $912,615 and $12,265,891 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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