Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCKHOLDERS??? EQUITY

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NOTE 4 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

We are authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, at $.0001 par value per share. As of December 31, 2021, we have 102,733,273 shares of our common stock and no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

At The Market Offering Agreement

 

On July 19, 2019, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“H.C. Wainwright”) which establishes an at-the-market equity program pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), from time to time as set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement provides for the sale of shares of our Common Stock (“Shares”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $7,472,417.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, H.C. Wainwright will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the Shares from time to time, based upon our instructions. We have provided H.C. Wainwright with customary indemnification rights, and H.C. Wainwright will be entitled to a commission at a fixed rate equal to three percent (3.0%) of the gross proceeds per Share sold. In addition, we have agreed to pay certain expenses incurred by H.C. Wainwright in connection with the Agreement, including up to $25,000 of the fees and disbursements of their counsel. The Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of sale of all of the Shares under the Agreement or July 19, 2022 unless terminated earlier by either party as permitted under the Agreement.

 

Sales of the Shares, if any, under the Agreement shall be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including sales made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, including on the Nasdaq Capital Market, at market prices or as otherwise agreed with H.C. Wainwright. We have no obligation to sell any of the Shares, and, at any time, we may suspend offers under the Agreement or terminate the Agreement.

 

Follow On Offering

 

On July 23, 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with H.C. Wainwright. The Company agreed to sell H.C. Wainwright 7,666,666 shares of its common stock, including the exercise in full by H.C. Wainwright of the option to purchase an additional 999,999 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $0.90 per share. The gross proceeds of this offering, which closed on July 28, 2020, were approximately $6.9 million, and proceeds, net of underwriting discount and expenses of $0.6 million, were $6.3 million. Additionally, representative’s warrant to purchase 536,667 shares of our common stock with a five year term and an exercise price of $1.125 per share were issued.

 

Shelf Registration Statements on Form S-3 and At The Market Offering Agreements

 

On August 13, 2020, the Company’s Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on August 6, 2020, was declared effective by the SEC, along with the Company’s At The Market Offering Agreement, entered into by the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as Exhibit 1.1 to the Form S-3 (the “2020 At The Market Agreement”). This 2020 At the Market Agreement establishes an at-the-market equity program pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million, from time to time as set forth in the agreement.

 

On December 22, 2020, the Company’s Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on December 11, 2020, was declared effective by the SEC, along with the Company’s At The Market Offering Agreement, entered into by the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as Exhibit 1.1 to the Form S-3 (the “2020 At The Market Agreement”). This 2020 At the Market Agreement establishes an at-the-market equity program pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with an aggregate offering price of up to $200 million, from time to time as set forth in the agreement.

 

On January 12, 2020, the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), 12,500,000 shares of its common stock (the “Securities”) at an offering price of $20.00 per share. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and agreements of the Company and the Purchasers and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The closing of the Offering occurred on January 15, 2021. The Company received gross proceeds of $250,000,000 in connection with the Offering, before deducting placement agent fees and related offering expenses.

 

Pursuant to a letter agreement, dated August 2020 (the “Engagement Letter”), the Company engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Placement Agent”) as placement agent in connection with the Offering. The Placement Agent agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of the Securities. The Company agreed to pay to the Placement Agent a cash fee of 5.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Offering. The Company also issued to designees of the Placement Agent warrants to purchase up to 3.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold in the transactions, or warrants to purchase up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price per share (or $25.00 per share). The Company also agreed to pay the Placement Agent $50,000 for accountable expenses, to reimburse an investor’s legal fees in an amount up to $7,500 and to pay $12,900 for the Placement Agent’s clearing fees. Pursuant to the terms of the Engagement Letter, the Placement Agent has the right, for a period of twelve months following the closing of the Offerings, to act (i) as financial advisor in connection with any merger, consolidation or similar business combination by the Company and (ii) as sole book-running manager, sole underwriter or sole placement agent in connection with certain debt and equity financing transactions by the Company. As of December 31, 2021, warrants to purchase up to 324,375 shares of Common Stock related to the Securities Purchase Agreement remain outstanding.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, 54,301,698 shares of common stock were issued under the Company’s 2020 At The Market Agreements for total proceeds of approximately $307.1 million, net of offering costs, of $9.4 million, and the Company has sold all shares possible under the Agreements.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, 172,126 of common stock were issued under the Company’s 2019 At The Market Agreements for total proceeds of approximately $0.3 million, net of offering costs, of $0.01 million, and the Company has sold all shares possible under the Agreements.

 

 

MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Other 2020 Common Stock Activity

 

During 2020, the Company issued 54,301,698 shares of common stock under the At The Market Offering for the total proceeds of $307,064,401, net of offering cost of $9,405,129.

 

On March 30, 2020, the Company issued 350,250 shares of common stock in exchange for S9 miners with a fair market value of $612,938.

 

On June 1, 2020, the Company issued 2,023,739 shares of common stock in exchange for the conversion and extinguishment of the note payable outstanding in an amount of $999,106.

 

On October 6, 2020, the Company issued 6,000,000 shares of common stock in exchange for five years of services pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreement and Data Facility Services Agreement for the total proceeds of $0, net of offering cost of $0 valued at the time of execution at $1.87 per share or $11,220,000 in aggregate.

 

 

MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

2019 Common Stock Activity

 

During 2019, the Company issued 172,126 shares of common stock under the At The Market Offering for the total proceeds of $255,893, net of offering cost of $10,442.

 

On October 1, 2019, the Company issued 150,000 shares of its common stock to a consultant. The fair value of the common stock was $259,500.

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants and changes during year ended is as follows:

 

    Number of Warrants     Weighted Average
Exercise Price
    Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019     182,191     $ 25.04       2.8  
Issued     536,667     $ 1.13       4.6  
Expired     (17,969 )     59.14       -  
Exercised     (413,233 )     1.13       -  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020     287,656     $ 12.64       2.7  
Issued     375,000       25.00       4.3  
Expired     (19,792     27.20       -  
Exercised     (316,085 )     14.42       -  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021     326,779     $ 25.54       3.5  
Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2021     326,779     $ 25.54       3.5  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2021 was $2,549,588.

 

On July 23, 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with H.C. Wainwright. The Company agreed to sell H.C. Wainwright 7,666,666 shares of its common stock, including the exercise in full by H.C. Wainwright of the option to purchase an additional 999,999 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $0.90 per share. The gross proceeds of this offering, which closed on July 28, 2020, were approximately $6.9 million, and proceeds, net of underwriting discount and expenses of $0.6 million, were $6.3 million. Additionally, representative’s warrant to purchase 536,667 shares of our common stock with a five year term and an exercise price of $1.125 per share were issued.

 

Pursuant to a letter agreement, dated August 2020 (the “Engagement Letter”), the Company engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Placement Agent”) as placement agent in connection with the Offering. The Placement Agent agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of the Securities. The Company agreed to pay to the Placement Agent a cash fee of 5.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Offering. The Company also issued to designees of the Placement Agent warrants to purchase up to 3.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold in the transactions, or warrants to purchase up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to 125% of the offering price per share (or $25.00 per share). The Company also agreed to pay the Placement Agent $50,000 for accountable expenses, to reimburse an investor’s legal fees in an amount up to $7,500 and to pay $12,900 for the Placement Agent’s clearing fees. Pursuant to the terms of the Engagement Letter, the Placement Agent has the right, for a period of twelve months following the closing of the Offerings, to act (i) as financial advisor in connection with any merger, consolidation or similar business combination by the Company and (ii) as sole book-running manager, sole underwriter or sole placement agent in connection with certain debt and equity financing transactions by the Company. As of December 31, 2021, warrants to purchase up to 324,375 shares of Common Stock related to the Securities Purchase Agreement remain outstanding.

 

Common Stock Options

 

On July 22, 2019, the Company’s board has approved to issue 275,000 shares of option to purchase the Company’s common stock to 8 employees and consultants for the service they provided. The options have a five-year term with an exercise price of $2.04, vesting 50% on the date of grant and 25% on each 6 months anniversary of the date of grant. The options were valued based on the Black-Scholes model, using the strike of $2.04 per share, an average expected term of 2.69 years, volatility of 39.46% based on the average volatility of comparable companies over the comparable prior period.

 

On May 5, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors held a meeting and approved bonuses and stock option grants for Directors and Officers for their contributions to the growth of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2020. Total awards to be granted amounted to 1,158,138 restricted stock units at a price of $0.43 per unit with a term of one year, vesting quarterly in equal amounts, and (ii) cash award of $105,000 to Merrick Okamoto and $54,000 to David Lieberman. In addition, the Compensation Committee agreed to cancel 1,587,500 existing stock options for Directors, Officers and outside legal counsel, and replace them with 1,587,500 restricted stock units at a price of $0.43 per unit with a term of one year, vesting quarterly in equal amounts.

 

Due to the conversion of stock options to restricted stock options during 2020, the grant date fair value of stock options granted to employees during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $0 and $0, respectively. Estimated future stock-based compensation expense relating to unvested stock options is approximately $0 as of December 31, 2021.

 

 

MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

A summary of the stock options as of December 31, 2021 and changes during the year ended is as follows:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
    Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020     106,120     $ 44.32       4.28  
Exercised     (25,000 )     2.04       -  
Expired     (81,120 )     -       -  
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021     -     $ -       -  
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2021     -     $ -       -  
Options vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2021     -     $ -       -  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2021 was $0.

 

A summary of the RSUs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively and changes during the period are presented below:

 

    Number
of Units
    Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2020     566,279     $ 0.43  
Granted     8,313,410     $ 20.89  
Vested     (8,237,595 )   $ 18.31  
Nonvested at December 31, 2021     642,094     $ 35.93