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Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity

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Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
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Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001. Immediately following the Business Combination, there were:

 

 

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28,847,707 shares of common stock issued and outstanding;

 

 

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34,100,000 warrants outstanding, each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, with exercisable rights expiring December 6, 2023; and

 

 

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2,450,980 shares of zero-dividend convertible perpetual preferred stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) outstanding, as further discussed below

 

The Company’s Series A Preferred Stock does not pay dividends and is convertible (effective June 6, 2019) into shares of the Company’s common stock at a 1:1 ratio (subject to customary adjustments). The Company has the right to elect to redeem all or a portion of the Series A Preferred Stock at its election after December 6, 2022 for cash at a redemption price equal to the amount of the principal investment plus an additional cumulative amount that will accrue at an annual rate of 7.0% thereon. In addition, if the volume weighted average price of shares of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $13.00 for 30 consecutive days, then the Company will have the right to require the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to convert its Series A Preferred Stock into Company common stock, at a ratio of 1:1 (subject to customary adjustments).

 

Conditionally redeemable preferred shares (including preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. The preferred stock contains a redemption feature contingent upon a change in control which is not solely within the control of the Company, and as such, the preferred stock is presented outside of permanent equity.

 

On April 29, 2019, 2,101,213 shares of common stock were issued in exchange for 9,982,123 of the Company's public warrants and 1,707,175 shares of common stock were issued in exchange for all 11,100,000 of the Company's private warrants. After the completion of the warrant exchange and as of July 31, 2021, there were 13,017,777 public warrants and no private warrants outstanding. On April 12, 2021, the SEC staff issued a statement regarding accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by SPACs. In light of the issues raised by the SEC staff, the Company re-evaluated its accounting position for its private and public warrants. See Note 2 for further discussion of the accounting implications relating to these warrants.

 

On May 14, 2019, in order to finance a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Capital, the Company completed a public offering of 18,098,166 of its common stock at a price of $4.50 per share, receiving net proceeds of approximately $77.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses.