Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Principal Market or Markets
Our shares of common stock are currently quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NRXP.” Our common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 25, 2021. Prior to such date, our shares of common stock were traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BRPA.”
Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
As of December 31, 2023 there were approximately 56 record holders of the Company’s common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than the number of record holders because stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers or other nominees are not counted as separate record holders.
Dividends
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board. No cash dividends have been declared or paid with respect to our common stock and no cash dividends are anticipated to be paid in the foreseeable future. Any future decisions as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board, subject to applicable law.
Recent Sales by the Company of Unregistered Securities
We entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release, dated July 17, 2023 (the “Settlement Agreement”), with NeuroRx, Inc., GEM Yield Bahamas Limited and GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, pursuant to which we agreed to issue an aggregate of 675,676 shares (the “Settlement Shares”) of Common Stock to GEM Global Yield LLC SCS. On August 31, 2023, we issued the Settlement Shares to GEM in a private placement under the terms of the Settlement Agreement and, accordingly, we did not receive any proceeds in connection with the issuance of the Settlement Shares. The Settlement Shares were issued pursuant to an exemption to registration requirement of the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
On August 28, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Preferred Stock Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers (the “August Investors”), pursuant to which the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and one (1) investor warrant (each an “August Investor Warrant”) for every share of Series A Preferred Stock issued. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the August Investor Warrants were offered pursuant to a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Each August Investor Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.40 per share. The aggregate purchase price for each share of Series A Preferred Stock and associated August Investor Warrant was $0.40. The August Investor Warrants are exercisable starting on the six month anniversary of the date of issuance and will have a term of five years from the date of issuance. The August Investor Warrants may also be exercised during the initial six-month period after issuance, at the option of the August Investors, if the closing share price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $1.20 per share on any trading day. The aggregate net cash proceeds to the Company from the August Offering were approximately $1.0 million.
On February 7, 2024, we entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the License Agreement (as defined below) with Alvogen, effective as of the same date. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, we issued to Alvogen 4,195,978 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock, at a strike price of $0.40 per share with three (3) year term (“Alvogen Warrants”). The Alvogen Warrants were issues pursuant to an exemption to registration requirement of the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
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On February 29, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor providing for the issuance and sale of 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock (the “February Warrants”) at a price of $0.38 per share of Common Stock and accompanying warrant, which represents a 26.7% premium to the offering price in February 2024 Public Offering. The Common Stock and the February Warrants were offered pursuant to a private placement (the “February 2024 Private Placement”) under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The February Warrants will have an exercise price of $0.38 per share, are initially exercisable beginning six months following the date of issuance, and will expire 5 years from the date of issuance. The aggregate net cash proceeds to the Company from the February 2024 Private Placement were approximately $1.0 million.
Repurchases of Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offerings detailed above for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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