10. Shareholders’ (Deficit) / Equity

The following tables present a reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending balances in shareholders’ (deficit) / equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

The Company’s capital structure consists of ordinary shares and undesignated preferred shares. Under Irish law, the Company is prohibited from allotting shares without consideration. Accordingly, at least the nominal value of the shares issued underlying any restricted share award, restricted share unit, performance share award, bonus share or any other share based grant must be paid pursuant to the Irish Companies Act 2014 (Irish Companies Act).

Ordinary Shares

On December 14, 2018, the Company and Iterum Therapeutics International Limited (ITIL) entered into a subscription agreement with a supplier of ITIL pursuant to which the supplier agreed to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company in satisfaction of amounts due and owing under certain commercial agreements entered into between the supplier and ITIL (the Subscription Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, upon receipt by ITIL of a valid invoice from the supplier, the Company can elect to require the supplier to subscribe for ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (up to a maximum of 700,000 ordinary shares in total) to the value of the invoiced amount (a Subscription). On a Subscription, the supplier will direct ITIL to pay the Company such invoiced amount as subscription monies on the supplier’s behalf in satisfaction of the invoiced amount. 

On July 15, 2019, the Company elected that the supplier subscribe for 17,222 ordinary shares for an aggregate subscription price of $0.11 million (the July Subscription Monies) upon receipt by ITIL of valid invoices up to that amount from the supplier.  On that date, the Company, ITIL and the supplier executed a payment direction letter pursuant to which the parties directed ITIL to pay $0.11 million (€0.10 million) to the Company in satisfaction of the supplier’s obligation to pay the Subscription Monies to the Company and ITIL’s obligation to pay the invoiced amount to the supplier.

On August 17, 2019, the Company elected that the supplier subscribe for 245,493 ordinary shares for an aggregate subscription price of $1.67 million (the August Subscription Monies) upon receipt by ITIL of valid invoices up to that amount from the supplier.  On that date, the Company, ITIL and the supplier executed a payment direction letter pursuant to which the parties directed ITIL to pay $1.67 million (€1.50 million) to the Company in satisfaction of the supplier’s obligation to pay the Subscription Monies to the Company and ITIL’s obligation to pay the invoiced amount to the supplier.

On September 30, 2019, the Company elected that the supplier subscribe for 199,056 ordinary shares for an aggregate subscription price of $1.26 million (the September Subscription Monies) upon receipt by ITIL of valid invoices up to that amount from the supplier.  On that date, the Company, ITIL and the supplier executed a payment direction letter pursuant to which the parties directed ITIL to pay $1.26 million (€1.15 million) to the Company in satisfaction of the supplier’s obligation to pay the Subscription Monies to the Company and ITIL’s obligation to pay the invoiced amount to the supplier.

The Company has authorized ordinary shares of 50,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.01 par value each as of March 31, 2020.The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share held. The holders of ordinary shares have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares.

Undesignated Preferred Shares

The Company has authorized undesignated preferred shares of 100,000,000 undesignated preferred shares of $0.01 par value each as of March 31, 2020. The Directors are authorized by the Company’s Articles of Association to determine the rights attaching to the undesignated preferred shares including rights of redemption, rights as to dividends, rights on winding up and conversion rights.