Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 31, 2022 (the "Closing Date"), Giga-tronics Incorporated (the
"Company") entered into an Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") with
Ault Alliance, Inc., (formerly known as BitNile Holdings, Inc.,) a Delaware
corporation ("Ault"), to exchange the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note
due February 14, 2023 in the principal face amount of $4,250,000 dated September
8, 2022 and any accrued interest thereon for a promissory note in the principal
amount of $4,382,740 due December 31, 2024 (the "Exchange Note").
The Exchange Note bears interest at 10% per annum. The Exchange Note is, at the
option of Ault, convertible into the Company's common stock at a conversion
price equal to the lesser of (i) $0.78 per share, or (ii) the VWAP Price (as
defined in the Exchange Note) on such date less a 20% discount to such VWAP
Price, but in no event less than $0.25 per share. In addition, all principal and
outstanding interest under the Exchange Note will automatically convert to the
Company's common stock upon (i) the consummation of a public offering of
securities in which the Company receives net proceeds (net of underwriters'
discounts and selling commissions) of at least $25 million (a "Qualified Public
Offering"), in which case the conversion price shall be the price at which the
Common Stock is sold to the public, provided, however, that no underwriters'
discounts or selling commissions shall be imposed on such conversion, (ii) the
consummation of a private or public offering of shares of Common Stock that is
not a Qualified Public Offering but that results in the net proceeds (net of
underwriters' discounts and selling commissions) to the Company of at least $5
million (a "Non-Qualified Offering"), in which case the conversion price shall
be the price at which Common Stock is sold in such Non-Qualified Offering less a
twenty-five percent (25%) discount or (iii) December 31, 2024, in which case the
conversion price shall be the VWAP Price less a 25% discount to such VWAP Price.
The Company's obligations under the Exchange Agreement and the Exchange Note are
secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company and its wholly owned
subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Agreement dated December 31, 2022 (the
"Exchange Security Agreement"), by and among the Company, its two of its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, Microsource, Inc. and Gresham Holdings, Inc.
(formerly Gresham Worldwide, Inc.) , and Ault.
On the Closing Date, the Company also entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") by and between the Company and Ault
Lending, LLC, a California company ("Ault Lending"), whereby the Company issued
Ault Lending a 10% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal
amount of $6,750,000 (the "Secured Note") and five-year warrants to purchase
2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Warrant"). The Warrants are
exercisable for five years from December 31, 2022, at an exercise price of
$0.01, subject to certain adjustments. In connection with the issuance of the
Secured Note, as of the Closing Date, Ault Lending agreed to surrender for
cancellation a term note dated November 12, 2021, in the principal face amount
$1,300,000 previously issued by the Company to Ault Lending, including accrued
but unpaid interest thereon in the amount of $123,123. In addition, on the
Closing Date advances previously made by Ault Lending to the Company in the
aggregate amount of $4,067,469 were rolled into the Secured Note . Pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement, as additional consideration for the issuance of the
Secured Note, Ault Lending agreed to provide the Company an additional
$1,259,407 no later than May 31, 2023.
The Secured Note is due December 31, 2024, and bears interest at 10% per annum.
The voluntary conversion and automatic conversion price of the Secured Note are
similar to the conversion price of the Exchange Note.
With a limited exception, the Senior Secured Note contains a most favored
nations provision with respect to future financings of the Company.
With limited exceptions, the Company also agreed to certain negative covenants
that will require the prior approval of the holder of the Secured Note to incur
indebtedness (other than permitted indebtedness), enter into variable rate
transactions, incur indebtedness for borrowed money, purchase money indebtedness
or lease obligations that would be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or
guaranty the obligations of any other person, in an aggregate amount at any time
outstanding in excess of $1,000,000 in any individual transaction or $2,500,000
in the aggregate. The Company's obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the
Secured Note are secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated December 31,
2022 (the "Security Agreement") by and among the Company, its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Microsource, Inc. and Gresham Worldwide, Inc. and Ault Lending and
Ault.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company and two of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Microsource, Inc. and Gresham Holdings, Inc., entered into a
Guaranty Agreement, dated December 31, 2022 (the "Guaranty Agreement") with Ault
Lending. Each such subsidiary guaranteed to Ault Lending the payment of the
Secured Note.
In connection with the issuance of the Exchange Note and the Secured Note, the
Company granted Ault and Ault Lending certain mandatory and piggy back
registration rights pursuant to two registration rights agreements.
On January 3, 2023 the Company, Ault and Ault Lending entered into a letter
agreement whereby the parties agree that notwithstanding any obligations in any
of the foregoing transaction documents the Company shall not be required to
reserve more than 150% of the shares issuable under the Exchange Note and the
Secured Note using $0.78 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits,
stock dividends or combinations) plus reservation of one share for each
outstanding share issuable under the warrants (subject to adjustment for stock
splits, stock dividends or combinations).
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The foregoing description of the terms of the Exchange Agreement, the Exchange
Note, the Exchange Security Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Secured Note,
the Warrant, the Security Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreements, the letter agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in its entirety by
reference to the copies of the foregoing agreements, which will be filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the Company's
next Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference
into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained above in Item 1.01 and Item 2.03 is incorporated by
reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within
the Inline XBRL Document)
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