NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 13, 2024.
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| 1. | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “NioCorp” or the “Company”) was incorporated on February 27, 1987, under the laws of the Province of British Columbia and currently operates inone reportable operating segment consisting of exploration and development of mineral deposits in North America, specifically, the Company’s niobium, scandium, and titanium project (the “Elk Creek Project”) located in southeastern Nebraska.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis that contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities at their carrying values in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. These financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company currently earns no operating revenues and will require additional capital in order to advance the Elk Creek Project to construction and commercial operation. As further discussed in Note 3, these matters raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, and the Company is dependent upon the generation of profits from mineral properties, obtaining additional financing and maintaining continued support from its shareholders and creditors.
| 2. | BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
| a) | Basis of Presentation and Consolidation |
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated. The accounting policies followed in preparing these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are those used by the Company as set out in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024. Certain transactions include reference to Canadian dollars (“C$”) where applicable.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary (including normal recurring adjustments) for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at September 30, 2024, and for all periods presented, have been included in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to appropriate SEC rules and regulations. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year ending June 30, 2025, or future operating periods.
| b) | Recent Accounting Standards |
Issued and Not Effective
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards did not or will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
| c) | Use of Estimates |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of
expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to the carrying value of long-term assets, deferred income tax assets and related valuations, liabilities related to the April 2024 Notes, Earnout Shares, Private Warrants, and Contingent Consent Warrants (each, as defined below), and share-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
The Company acquired a federal income tax payable of $443 in connection with the GXII Transaction (as defined below). As a result of post-transaction losses at Elk Creek Resources Corp. (“ECRC”), a partial release of the valuation allowance attributed to the reduction of the acquired federal income tax payable of $101 was recorded as an income tax benefit in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against future income tax assets as it is more likely than not that all of the assets will not be realized.
| d) | Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share |
The Company utilizes the weighted average method to determine the impact of changes in a participating security on the calculation of loss per share. The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Net loss | $(2,102) | $(3,387) |
| Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (31) | (174) |
| Net loss available to participating securities | (2,071) | (3,213) |
| Less: Net loss attributable to vested shares of ECRC Class B common stock | (186) | (257) |
| Net loss attributed to common shareholders - basic and diluted | $(1,885) | $(2,956) |
| Denominator: | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 38,361,344 | 31,967,091 |
| Loss per Common Share outstanding – basic and diluted | $(0.05) | $(0.09) |
The following common shares, no par value, of the Company (“Common Shares”) underlying options to purchase Common Shares (“Options”), Common Share purchase warrants (“Warrants”), and outstanding convertible debt were antidilutive due to a net loss in the periods presented and, therefore, were excluded from the dilutive securities computation for the three-month periods indicated below.
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Excluded potentially dilutive securities (1)(2): | 2024 | 2023 |
| Options | 2,455,500 | 1,319,000 |
| Warrants | 20,932,985 | 19,066,304 |
| Convertible debt | 1,920,000 | 2,448,730 |
| Total potential dilutive securities | 25,308,485 | 22,834,034 |
| (1) | The number of shares is based on the maximum number of shares issuable on exercise or conversion of the related securities as of the period end. Such amounts have not been adjusted for the treasury stock method or weighted average outstanding calculations as required if the securities were dilutive. |
| (2) | Earnout Shares are excluded as the vesting terms were not met as of the end of the reporting period. |
| 3. | GOING CONCERN |
The Company incurred a loss of $2,071 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 (2023 - $3,213) and had a working capital deficit of $6,928 and an accumulated deficit of $163,983 as of September 30, 2024. As a development stage issuer, the Company has not yet commenced its mining operations and accordingly does not generate any revenue. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash of $150, which will not be sufficient to
fund normal operations or the repayment of the April 2024 Notes (as further discussed in Note 5b) for the next twelve months. These conditions and events raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In response to these conditions and events, the Company plans to obtain additional financing. As disclosed in Note 12, in November 2024 the Company closed an underwritten public offering (the “November 2024 Registered Offering”) and a non-brokered private placement (the “November 2024 Private Offering”, and together with the November 2024 Registered Offering, the “November Offerings”) which resulted in the receipt of net proceeds of $6,000, after giving effect to certain fees but before estimated underwriting discounts and offering expenses. In addition, NioCorp expects to have access to up to $58,577 in net proceeds from the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated January 26, 2023 (the “Yorkville Equity Facility Financing Agreement”), between the Company and YA II PN, Ltd., an investment fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP (“Yorkville”), through April 1, 2026. The Company may pursue additional sources of financing, and while it has been successful in doing so in the past, there can be no assurance it will be able to do so in the future. Other than the funds received from the November Offerings, and the potential issuance of Common Shares under the Yorkville Equity Facility Financing Agreement, the Company did not have any further funding commitments or arrangements for additional financing as of September 30, 2024. The Company’s plans to obtain additional financing have not been finalized, are subject to market conditions, and are not within the Company’s control and therefore cannot be deemed probable. Further, the Company will be required to raise additional funds for the construction and commencement of operations. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
| 4. | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES |
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Accounts payable, trade | $2,056 | $1,417 |
| Trade payable accruals | 603 | 350 |
| Environmental accruals | 48 | 48 |
| Loan origination fees payable to related party | 29 | 28 |
| Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $2,736 | $1,843 |
| 5. | DEBT |
| a) | Yorkville Convertible Debenture |
On July 19, 2024, the Company and Yorkville entered into a make-whole payment agreement under which Yorkville agreed to convert the remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest of $554 under the unsecured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) issued to Yorkville pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 26, 2023 (the “Yorkville Convertible Debt Financing Agreement”), into Common Shares in exchange for a $95 make-whole payment. The Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of $19 as part other gains in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The change in the Convertible Debentures is presented below:
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | $571 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accretion expense | 43 | |
| Principal and interest converted | (614) | |
| Balance, September 30, 2024 | $ | - |
The following table discloses the components of interest expense associated with the Convertible Debentures.
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Component of Interest Expense | 2024 | 2023 |
| Contractual interest | $1 | $130 |
| Amortization of discount and issuance costs | 43 | 1,945 |
| Total | $44 | $2,075 |
| b) | April 2024 Notes |
On April 12, 2024, the Company issued and sold to Yorkville and Lind Global Fund II LP (“Lind II”, and together with Yorkville, the “April 2024 Purchasers”) $8.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “April 2024 Notes”), pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated April 11, 2024 (the “April 2024 Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and each of the April 2024 Purchasers. The Company also issued to the April 2024 Purchasers, in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of April 2024 Notes issued to each April 2024 Purchaser, Warrants (the “April 2024 Warrants”) to purchase up to 615,385 Common Shares, which are equal to 25% of the aggregate principal amount of April 2024 Notes issued to the April 2024 Purchasers divided by the exercise price of $3.25, subject to any adjustment to give effect to any stock dividend, stock split or recapitalization.
The change in the April 2024 Notes is presented below:
| Fair value at June 30, 2024 | $7,089 |
|---|---|
| Principal payments | (1,848) |
| Change in fair value | 17 |
| Balance, September 30, 2024 | $5,258 |
| Remaining Principal Balance, September 30, 2024 | $5,280 |
The change in the April 2024 Warrant liability is presented below:
| Fair value at June 30, 2024 | $298 |
|---|---|
| Change in fair value | 149 |
| Balance, September 30, 2024 | $447 |
On September 4, 2024, NioCorp entered into (i) a consent and waiver (the “September Yorkville Consent”) to the April 2024 Notes issued and sold to Yorkville pursuant to the April 2024 Purchase Agreement and (ii) a consent and waiver (together with the Yorkville Consent, the “September Consents”) to the April 2024 Notes issued and sold to Lind II pursuant to the April 2024 Purchase Agreement. The September Consents, among other things, reduced the amounts due to the April 2024 Purchasers on September 1, 2024 by an aggregate of $1,176 to an aggregate of $336, increased the amounts due to the April 2024 Purchasers on December 1, 2024 by an aggregate of $1,176, and prospectively waived any term of the April 2024 Notes that would otherwise be triggered upon a failure of the Company to pay to the April 2024 Purchasers the remainder of the amount due on September 1, 2024. Except as modified by the September Consents and the October Consents (as defined below), as discussed in Note 12, the terms of the April 2024 Notes as previously disclosed are unchanged.
| 6. | CLASS B COMMON STOCK OF ECRC |
The shares of Class B common stock of ECRC, an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of NioCorp formerly known as GX Acquisition Corp. II (“GXII”), include rights under which the holders may exchange such shares into Common Shares, and certain of such shares are subject to certain vesting conditions (the “Earnout Shares”). These Earnout Shares were valued utilizing a Monte Carlo Simulation pricing model with the following primary inputs:
| Key Valuation Input | September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Closing Common Share price | $2.18 | $1.73 |
| Term (expiry) | March 17, 2033 | March 17, 2033 |
| Implied volatility of Public Warrants | 60% | 65.0% |
| Risk-free rate | 3.74% | 4.35% |
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Earnout Shares liability for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024:
| Fair value at June 30, 2024 | $3,817 |
|---|---|
| Change in fair value | 816 |
| Fair value at September 30, 2024 | $4,633 |
| 7. | COMMON SHARES |
| a) | Issuance |
The Company issued the following Common Shares under the Yorkville Equity Facility Financing Agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2024:
| Date | Common Shares Issued | Gross Funds Received | Market Value of Shares Issued | (Gain)/Loss on Issuance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2024 | 75,000 | $140 | $133 | $(7) |
| September 3, 2024 | 71,000 | 124 | 123 | (1) |
| September 6, 2024 | 71,500 | 118 | 118 | - |
| September 16, 2024 | 72,000 | 124 | 124 | - |
| September 19, 2024 | 49,750 | 85 | 85 | - |
| September 25, 2024 | 60,000 | 101 | 108 | 7 |
(Gain)/loss on issuance represents a non-cash amount equal to the difference between the proceeds received and the fair value of the Common Shares issued based on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) closing price per Common Share on the issuance date and is recorded in other operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
| b) | Stock Options |
| Number of Options · Weighted Average Exercise Price · AggregateIntrinsic Value · Weighted Average Remaining Life | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, June 30, 2024 | 2,495,500 | $4.78 | |||
| Granted | - | - | |||
| Exercised | - | - | |||
| Cancelled/expired | (40,000) | 6.95 | |||
| Balance, September 30, 2024 | 2,455,500 | $4.76 | $ | - | 3.22 Years |
| c) | Warrants |
Warrant transactions are summarized as follows. Weighted average exercise prices related to Canadian dollar denominated warrants were converted to U.S. dollars using end of period foreign currency exchange rates.
| Number of Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance, June 30, 2024 | 18,563,561 | $10.53 |
| Granted | 2,816,742 | 2.31 |
| Exercised | - | - |
| Expired | (447,318) | 8.94 |
| Balance, September 30, 2024 | 20,932,985 | $9.46 |
At September 30, 2024, the Company had outstanding exercisable Warrants, as follows:
| Number | Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| 855,800 | C$9.70 | February 19, 2025 |
| 250,000 | $4.60 | September 1, 2025 |
| 413,432 | $3.54 | December 22, 2025 |
| 315,000 | $2.20 | June 24, 2026 |
| 615,385 | $3.25 | April 12, 2027 |
| 15,666,626 | $11.50 | March 17, 2028 |
| 2,816,742 | $2.31 | September 17, 2028 |
Private Warrants
On March 17, 2023, the Company closed a series of transactions (the “GXII Transaction”) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2022, by and among the Company, GXII, and Big Red Merger Sub Ltd. In connection with the closing of the GXII Transaction (the “Closing”), the Company assumed GXII’s obligations under the agreement governing the GXII share purchase warrants (the “GXII Warrants”), as amended by an assignment, assumption and amendment agreement (the “NioCorp Assumed Warrant Agreement”), and issued an aggregate of 15,666,626 Warrants (the “NioCorp Assumed Warrants”). The Company issued (a)9,999,959 public NioCorp Assumed Warrants (the “Public Warrants”) in respect of the GXII Warrants that were publicly traded prior to the Closing and (b)5,666,667 NioCorp Assumed Warrants (the “Private Warrants”) to GX Sponsor II LLC (the “Sponsor”).
Each Private Warrant entitles the holder to the right to purchase 1.11829212 Common Shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per 1.11829212 Common Shares (subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like). No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Private Warrants, and fractional shares that would otherwise be due to the exercising holder will be rounded down to the nearest whole Common Share. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Private Warrant.
The Private Warrants: (i) will be exercisable either for cash or on a cashless basis at the holder’s option and (ii) will not be redeemable by the Company, in either case as long as the Private Warrants are held by the Sponsor, its members or any of their permitted transferees (as prescribed in the NioCorp Assumed Warrant Agreement). In accordance with the NioCorp Assumed Warrant Agreement, any Private Warrants that are held by someone other than the Sponsor, its members or any of their permitted transferees are treated as Public Warrants.
The Company classifies Private Warrants as Level 2 instruments under the fair value hierarchy as inputs into our pricing model are based on observable data points. The following observable data points were used in calculating the fair value of the Private Warrants using a Black Scholes pricing model:
| Key Valuation Input | September 30,2024 | June 30, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Closing Common Share price | $2.18 | $1.73 |
| Strike price | $11.50 | $11.50 |
| Implied volatility of Public Warrants | 60% | 69.0% |
| Risk free rate | 3.58% | 4.45% |
| Dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
| Expected warrant life in years | 3.5 | 3.7 |
The change in the Private Warrants liability is presented below:
| Fair value at June 30, 2024 | $1,353 |
|---|---|
| Change in fair value | (205) |
| Fair value at September 30, 2024 | $1,148 |
Contingent Consent Warrants
As consideration for entering into the previously publicly disclosed Waiver and Consent Agreement, dated September 25, 2022 (the “Lind Consent”), between the Company and Lind Global Asset Management III, LLC (“Lind III”), Lind III received, amongst other things, the right to receive additional Warrants (the “Contingent Consent Warrants”) if on September 17, 2024, the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange on which such shares may then be listed, is less than C$10.00, subject to adjustments. The number of Contingent Consent Warrants to be issued, if any, is based on the Canadian dollar equivalent (based on the then current Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.) of $5,000 divided by the five-day volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the date of issuance. Further, the number of Contingent Consent Warrants issued will be proportionately adjusted based on the percentage of Warrants currently held by Lind III that are exercised, if any, prior to the issuance of any Contingent Consent Warrants.
On September 17, 2024, the Company’s Common Share price was below the threshold price set forth in the Lind Consent, and accordingly, the Company issued 2,816,742 Contingent Consent Warrants to Lind III. Each Contingent Consent Warrant is exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $2.308 and may be exercised at any time prior to their expiration on September 17, 2028. The number of Contingent Consent Warrants issued was based on $5,000 divided by the five-day volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on September 16, 2024. The Company valued the Contingent Consent Warrants at $2,262 based on a Black Scholes valuation with the following inputs:
| Key Valuation Input | September 17, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Closing Common Share price | $1.74 |
| Term (years) | 4.0 |
| Historic equity volatility | 67.14% |
| Risk-free rate | 3.44% |
The Company recognized a gain of $103 on the issuance of the Contingent Consent Warrants. This gain was recorded as a part of other gains in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
| 8. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
On September 11, 2024, the Company and Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chairman of NioCorp, entered into a loan agreement (the “Smith Loan Agreement”), which provides for a $2,000 non-revolving, multi-draw credit facility (the “Smith Loan”). The Smith Loan has an interest rate of 10% per annum, calculated monthly in arrears, through the date of repayment of the Smith Loan. The Company can pre-pay the Smith Loan at any time without notice and without penalty, but any amount of principal or interest repaid by the Company prior to the earlier of the date of expiration of the Smith Loan Agreement on June 30, 2025 and the occurrence of an event of default under the Smith Loan Agreement will be subject to an early payment fee of 2.5% of the value of any such payment. The Smith Loan is secured by all of the Company’s assets pursuant to a general security agreement between the Company and Mr. Smith dated September 11, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024, the principal amount outstanding under the Smith Loan was $33 and accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2024, included $29 of loan origination fees payable to Mr. Smith. Additional drawdowns totaling $471 were received subsequent to September 30, 2024. On November 6, 2024, the Company repaid $250 of the interest and principal outstanding under the Smith Loan, and $28 related to the loan origination fees payable.
| 9. | EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES |
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2023 | |||
| Technical studies and engineering | $ | - | $200 |
| Field management and other | 91 | 135 | |
| Metallurgical development | 47 | 746 | |
| Geologists and field staff | - | 19 | |
| Total | $138 | $1,100 | |
| 10. | LEASES |
The Company incurred lease costs as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Operating Lease Cost: | ||
| Fixed rent expense | $23 | $23 |
| Variable rent expense | 3 | 3 |
| Short-term lease cost | 3 | 2 |
| Sublease income | (9) | (6) |
| Net lease cost – other operating expense | $20 | $22 |
The maturities of lease liabilities are as follows at September 30, 2024:
| Future Lease Maturities | |
|---|---|
| Total remaining lease payments | $220 |
| Less portion of payments representing interest | (36) |
| Present value of lease payments | 184 |
| Less current portion of lease payments | (97) |
| Non-current lease liability | $87 |
| 11. | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
The following tables present information about the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical instruments. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates, and yield
curves. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the financial instrument and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the instrument.
| Total · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $150 | $150 | $ | - | $ | - | |
| Investment in equity securities | 4 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Total | $154 | $154 | $ | - | $ | - | |
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| April 2024 notes | $5,258 | $ | - | $ | - | $5,258 | |
| Earnout Shares liability | 4,633 | - | - | 4,633 | |||
| Warrant liabilities | 1,595 | - | 1,595 | - | |||
| Total | $11,486 | $ | - | $1,595 | $9,891 | ||
| Total · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $2,012 | $2,012 | $ | - | $ | - | |
| Investment in equity securities | 4 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Total | $2,016 | $2,016 | $ | - | $ | - | |
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| April 2024 notes | $7,089 | $ | - | $ | - | $7,089 | |
| Earnout Shares liability | 3,817 | - | - | 3,817 | |||
| Warrant liabilities | 4,016 | - | 1,651 | 2,365 | |||
| Total | $14,922 | $ | - | $1,651 | $13,271 | ||
| 12. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
The October Yorkville Consent
On October 3, 2024, NioCorp entered into (i) a consent and waiver (the “October Yorkville Consent”) to the April 2024 Notes issued and sold to Yorkville pursuant to the April 2024 Purchase Agreement and (ii) a consent and waiver (together with the October Yorkville Consent, the “October Consents”) to the April 2024 Notes issued and sold to Lind II pursuant to the April 2024 Purchase Agreement. The October Consents, among other things, extended the maturity date to January 31, 2025, reduced the amounts due to the April 2024 Purchasers on October 1, 2024 by an aggregate of $1,176 to an aggregate of $336 and deferred such amounts due to the April 2024 Purchasers until January 1, 2025, and prospectively waived any term of the April 2024 Notes that would otherwise be triggered upon a failure of the Company to pay to the April 2024 Purchasers the remainder of the amount due on October 1, 2024. Except as modified by the September Consents, as discussed in Note 5b, and the October Consents, the terms of the April 2024 Notes as previously disclosed are unchanged.
The November 2024 Offerings
On November 5, 2024, the Company closed the November 2024 Registered Offering, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, dated November 3, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Maxim Group LLC, as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), which consisted of 1,592,356 Common Shares, 1,672,090 Warrants (the “Series A Public Warrants”) to purchase up to an additional 1,672,090 Common Shares and 836,045 Warrants (the “Series B Public Warrants” and, together with the Series A Public Warrants, the “November Public Warrants”) to purchase up to an additional 836,045 Common Shares. Each Common Share was sold together with one Series A Public Warrant and one-half of one Series B Public Warrant at a combined public offering price of $1.57. The gross proceeds from the November 2024 Registered Offering were approximately $2,500 before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Company entered into a warrant agency agreement with Computershare Inc. and its affiliate, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., together as warrant agent, setting forth the terms and conditions of the November Public Warrants. The Series A Public Warrants have an exercise price of $1.75 per underlying Common Share, are exercisable immediately, and will expire on November 5, 2026. The Series B Public Warrants have an exercise price of $2.07 per underlying Common Share, are exercisable beginning six months and one day from the date of issuance, and will expire on November 5, 2029. In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriter a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase (i) 238,853 additional Common Shares and (ii) 358,280 Option Warrants (as defined below) to purchase up to an aggregate of 358,280 Common Shares. “Option Warrant” means one Series A Public Warrant combined with one-half of one Series B Public Warrant. On November 4, 2024, the Underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option to purchase 79,734 additional Series A Public Warrants and 39,867 additional Series B Public Warrants, which amounts are included in the amounts, discussed above, issued at closing of the November 2024 Registered Offering.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had accrued $459 of third-party costs related to the November 2024 Registered Offering. These costs were deferred until the closing of the November 2024 Registered Offering, at which time all costs incurred were charged against the related share capital account.
On November 13, 2024, the Company closed the November 2024 Private Offering, pursuant to binding subscription agreements with certain accredited investors as part of a non-brokered private placement of 2,199,602 units of the Company (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Common Share, one Warrant (collectively, the “Series A Private Warrants”) to purchase one Common Share and one-half of one Warrant to purchase one-half of one Common Share (collectively, the “Series B Private Warrants”). Each Unit was issued and sold at a price of $1.57. The gross proceeds of the November 2024 Private Offering were approximately $3,500 before deducting offering expenses. Certain directors and officers of the Company purchased November 2024 Units at a price of $1.7675 per Unit, which price includes $0.125 per Private Warrant and allows such directors and officers to participate in the November 2024 Private Offering in accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq. The Series A Private Warrants have an exercise price of $1.75 per underlying Common Share, are exercisable immediately, and will expire on November 13, 2026. The Series B Private Warrants have an exercise price of $2.07 per underlying Common Share, are exercisable beginning six months and one day from the date of issuance, and will expire on November 13, 2029.
NioCorp currently intends to use the net proceeds from the November Offerings for working capital and general corporate purposes, including to (i) advance its efforts to launch construction the Elk Creek Project and move it to commercial operation and (ii) repay the amount outstanding under the Smith Credit Facility. The Smith Loan will continue to be available to the Company following the close of the November Offerings.
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