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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

12. Related Party Transactions

 

During 2023, the Company retained legal services of a third-party law firm for which the Company’s Chief Executive Officer was a senior advisor. The Company recognized $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. On December 31, 2023, $0.1 million payable to the third-party law firm was included in accounts payable, trade on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The rates paid for legal services to the third-party firm were comparable to rates paid to other law firms providing legal services to the Company.

 

On October 10, 2023, the Company entered into an invoice financing arrangement pursuant to a note purchase agreement with James Gero, Director of the Company (“Gero”), according to which, among other things, Gero purchased from the Company a promissory note (the “Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $.5 million in exchange for $465 thousand to the Company. Under the Note, the Company made principal payments to Gero in the amount $10 thousand per week each week prior to its maturity on November 2, 2023. Interest accrued at a rate of 7.0% per annum, compounded daily. The note was repaid in full on November 2, 2023. The Company recorded $40 thousand in interest expense related to this note during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

On January 2, 2024, the Company entered into an invoice financing arrangement pursuant to a note purchase agreement with Anthony Scott, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Scott”), according to which, among other things, Scott purchased from the Company a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 million in exchange for $1.0 million to the Company. Interest accrued at a rate of 7.0% per annum, compounded daily. Under the Promissory Note, the Company made principal payments to Scott in the aggregate amount of $0.2 million. On March 20, 2024, the Company entered into an additional invoice financing arrangement pursuant to a note purchase agreement with Scott, according to which, among other things, Scott purchased from the Company a second Promissory Note 2 in the aggregate principal amount of $343 thousand in exchange for $340 thousand to the Company. Promissory Note 2 was non-interest bearing and matured on April 19, 2024.

 

On April 2, 2024, the Company reduced the principal balance due under the Promissory Note by $0.1 million which reflected the amount due from Scott for the exercise of common stock purchase warrants. On April 19, 2024, Scott entered into a private placement subscription agreement to convert the aggregate outstanding balance of $1.1 million for both notes in exchange for common stock and common stock purchase warrants.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $0.1 million for both notes in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.