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Shareholders' Equity / (Deficit)

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Shareholders' Equity / (Deficit)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity / (Deficit)

10. Shareholders’ Equity / (Deficit)

The following tables present a reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending balances in shareholders’ equity / (deficit) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

Deficit

 

Shareholders' deficit at January 1, 2020

 

$

(26,238

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

2,633

 

Issuance of ordinary shares, net

 

 

5,326

 

Issuance of warrants

 

 

3,196

 

Net loss

 

 

(40,820

)

Shareholders' deficit at September 30, 2020

 

$

(55,903

)

 

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

Equity / (Deficit)

 

Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2019

 

$

71,622

 

Issuance of ordinary shares

 

 

3,037

 

Exercise of share options

 

 

60

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

1,674

 

Net loss

 

 

(79,489

)

Shareholders' deficit at September 30, 2019

 

$

(3,096

)

 

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 July 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 August 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 September Subscription Monies to the Company and ITIL’s obligation to pay the invoiced amount to the supplier.

On June 3, 2020, the Company entered into the June 3 SPA with the June 3 Purchasers pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, in the June 3 Offering, an aggregate of 2,971,770 ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value per share, at a purchase price per share of $1.6825, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $5.0 million and net proceeds of $4.3 million after deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The closing date of the June 3 Offering was June 5, 2020.

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into the June 30 SPA with the June 30 Purchasers pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, in the June 30 Offering, an aggregate of 3,372,686 ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value per share, at a purchase price per share of $1.4825, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $5.0 million and net proceeds of $4.2 million after deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The closing date of the June 30 Offering was July 2, 2020.  The Company offered the ordinary shares in the June 3 Offering and June 30 Offering pursuant to its universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3.

On October 27, 2020, the Company completed the October Offering in which it sold an aggregate of (i) 15,511,537 ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value per share, (ii) pre-funded warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 11,411,539 ordinary shares and (iii) warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 20,192,307 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants were each offered together with the warrants, but the ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants were issued separately from the warrants.  The combined offering price was $0.65 per ordinary share and warrant and $0.64 per pre-funded warrant and warrant. Aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the October Offering were approximately $17.4 million and net proceeds were approximately $15.3 million after deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

At the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on June 10, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase of 100,000,000 ordinary shares to the number of authorized ordinary shares and the Company’s Articles of Association were amended accordingly. The Company has authorized ordinary shares of 150,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.01 par value each as of September 30, 2020. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share held. The holders of ordinary shares have no automatic preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares.

Warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares

In connection with the initial drawdown of the SVB Secured Credit Facility, the Company issued SVB and LSF warrants to purchase an aggregate of 19,890 Series B convertible preferred shares (which converted into warrants to purchase 19,890 ordinary shares upon the Company’s IPO) at an exercise price of $18.85 per share.

In connection with the June 3 Offering completed on June 5, 2020, pursuant to the June 3 SPA, in a concurrent private placement, the Company issued and sold to the June 3 Purchasers warrants to purchase up to 1,485,885 ordinary shares. Upon closing, the warrants became exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $1.62 per ordinary share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and will expire on December 5, 2025. Warrants to purchase 208,023 ordinary shares, amounting to 7% of the ordinary shares issued under the June 3 SPA, were issued to designees of the placement agent on the closing of the June 3 Offering. Upon closing, the warrants issued to such designees were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $2.1031 per ordinary share and will expire on June 3, 2025.

The Company has classified the warrants as equity in accordance with ASC 815. The fair value of the warrants were valued at issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: 

 

 

 

June 5, 2020

 

Volatility

 

 

120

%

Expected term in years

 

2.50 - 2.75

 

Dividend rate

 

 

0

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.47

%

Share price

 

$

1.53

 

Fair value of warrants issued

 

$0.92 -$1.03

 

In connection with the June 30 Offering completed on July 2, 2020, pursuant to the June 30 SPA, in a concurrent private placement, the Company has also issued and sold to the June 30 Purchasers warrants to purchase up to 1,686,343 ordinary shares. Upon closing, the warrants became exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $1.42 per ordinary share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and will expire on January 2, 2026. Warrants to purchase 236,088 ordinary shares, amounting to 7% of the ordinary shares issued under the June 30 SPA, were issued to designees of the placement agent on closing of the June 30 Offering. Upon closing, the warrants issued to such designees were exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $1.8531 per ordinary share and will expire on June 30, 2025.

The Company has classified the warrants as equity in accordance with ASC 815. The fair value of the warrants were valued at issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: 

 

 

 

July 02, 2020

 

Volatility

 

 

120

%

Expected term in years

 

2.50 - 2.75

 

Dividend rate

 

 

0

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.47

%

Share price

 

$

1.19

 

Fair value of warrants issued

 

$0.69 -$0.78

 

On October 27, 2020, the Company completed the October Offering in which it sold an aggregate of (i) 15,511,537 ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value per share, (ii) pre-funded warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 11,411,539 ordinary shares and (iii) warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 20,192,307 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants were each offered together with the warrants, but the ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants were issued separately from the warrants.  The combined offering price was $0.65 per ordinary share and warrant and $0.64 per pre-funded warrant and warrant. The warrants are exercisable upon issuance at a price of $0.65 per ordinary share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and expire on October 27, 2025. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable upon issuance at a price of $0.01 per ordinary share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and expire when exercised in full, subject to certain conditions. As of October 31, 2020, pre-funded warrants to purchase 6,284,615 ordinary shares had been exercised for net proceeds of $0.06 million. Warrants to purchase 1,884,615 ordinary shares, which represents a number of ordinary shares equal to 7.0% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants sold in the October Offering, were issued to designees of the placement agent on closing of the October Offering. Upon closing, the warrants issued to such designees became exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.8125 per ordinary share and expire on October 22, 2025.

Undesignated Preferred Shares

The Company has authorized 100,000,000 undesignated preferred shares of $0.01 par value each as of September 30, 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.