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FUELCELL ENERGY INC

For the period ended Jul 31, 2024. Filed Sep 5, 2024.

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Jul 31, 2024 · Filed Sep 5, 2024

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Note 1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, FuelCell Energy, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “FuelCell Energy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a global leader in delivering environmentally responsible distributed baseload energy platform solutions through our proprietary fuel cell technology. Today, we offer commercial technology that produces clean electricity, heat, clean hydrogen, and water and is also capable of recovering and capturing carbon for utilization and/or sequestration, depending on product configuration and application. We also continue to invest in product development and commercializing technologies that are expected to add new capabilities to our platforms’ abilities to deliver hydrogen and long duration hydrogen-based energy storage through our solid oxide technologies, as well as further enhance our existing platforms’ carbon capture solutions.

FuelCell Energy is focused on advancing sustainable clean energy technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy access, security, resilience, reliability, affordability, safety and environmental stewardship. As a leading global manufacturer of proprietary fuel cell technology platforms, FuelCell Energy is uniquely positioned to serve customers worldwide with sustainable products and solutions for industrial and commercial businesses, utilities, governments, municipalities, and communities.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 and results of operations as of and for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 have been included. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The balance sheet as of October 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but it does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K previously filed with the SEC. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect our accounts and operations and those of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest. We use a qualitative approach in assessing the consolidation requirement for each of our variable interest entities ("VIEs"), which are tax equity partnerships further described in Note 3. “Tax Equity Financings.” This approach focuses on determining whether we have the power to direct those activities of the tax equity partnerships that most significantly affect their economic performance and whether we have the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, that could potentially be significant to the tax equity partnerships. For all periods presented, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary in all of our tax equity partnerships. We evaluate our tax equity partnerships on an ongoing basis to ensure that we continue to be the primary beneficiary.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, revenue recognition, lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, excess, slow-moving and obsolete inventories, product warranty accruals, loss accruals on service agreements, share-based compensation expense, allowance for doubtful accounts, depreciation and

amortization, impairment of goodwill and in-process research and development intangible assets, impairment of long-lived assets (including project assets), valuation of derivatives, and contingencies. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results in future periods may differ from those estimates.

Liquidity

Our principal sources of cash have been proceeds from the sale of our products and projects, electricity generation revenues, research and development and service agreements with third parties, sales of our common stock through public equity offerings, and proceeds from debt, project financing and tax monetization transactions. We have utilized this cash to accelerate the commercialization of our solid oxide platforms, develop new capabilities to separate and capture carbon, develop and construct project assets, invest in capital improvements and expansion of our operations, perform research and development, pay down existing outstanding indebtedness, and meet our other cash and liquidity needs.

As of July 31, 2024, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaled $159.3 million compared to $250.0 million as of October 31, 2023. During the year ended October 31, 2023 and the nine months ended July 31, 2024, the Company invested in United States (U.S.) Treasury Securities. The amortized cost of the U.S. Treasury Securities outstanding totaled $107.8 million as of July 31, 2024, compared to $103.8 million as of October 31, 2023 and is classified as Investments - short-term on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On April 25, 2024, the Company (through one of its indirect subsidiaries) entered into three related term loan facilities (which are referred to herein as the “Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility” and the “Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility”), resulting in aggregate gross loan proceeds of $13.0 million. See Note 15. “Debt” for additional information regarding the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility.

On April 10, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Open Market Sale Agreement, dated July 12, 2022 (the “2022 Sales Agreement”), with Jefferies LLC, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Canaccord Genuity LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC (each, an “Agent” and together, the “Agents”) (the 2022 Sales Agreement as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Sales Agreement”), with respect to an at the market offering program under which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million(exclusive of any amounts previously sold under the 2022 Sales Agreement prior to its amendment). Between April 10, 2024 (the date of the Amended Sales Agreement) and July 31, 2024, approximately 101.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock were sold under the Amended Sales Agreement at an average sale price of $0.72 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $73.6 million before deducting sales commissions and fees, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately $71.7 million after deducting sales commissions totaling approximately $1.5 million and fees totaling approximately $0.4 million. See Note 11. “Stockholders’ Equity” and Note 18. “Subsequent Events” for additional information regarding the 2022 Sales Agreement, the Amended Sales Agreement and the sales made following the end of the quarter under the Amended Sales Agreement.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Company closed on a tax equity financing transaction with Franklin Park 2023 FCE Tax Equity Fund, LLC (“Franklin Park”), a subsidiary of Franklin Park Infrastructure, LLC, fortwo fuel cell power plant installations -- the 14.0 megawatt (“MW”) Derby Fuel Cell Project and the 2.8 MW SCEF Fuel Cell Project, both located in Derby, Connecticut (collectively, the “Derby Projects”). Franklin Park’s tax equity commitment with respect to the Derby Projects totaled $30.2 million. Of this amount, approximately $9.1 million was received on October 31, 2023 and the remaining approximately $21.1 million was received during the nine months ended July 31, 2024. In connection with the initial closing of this tax equity financing transaction in fiscal year 2023, the Company paid closing costs of approximately $1.8 million, which included appraisal fees, title insurance expenses and legal and consulting fees.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, the Company completed the Technical Improvement Plan to bring the Groton Project (defined elsewhere herein) to its rated capacity and the Groton Project reached its design rated output of 7.4 MW. The Company achieved all conditions precedent required for the first annual funding from East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West Bank”) under the tax equity financing transaction between the Company and East West Bank and, as a result, the Company received a $4.0 million contribution during the nine months ended July 31, 2024 which is recorded as noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We believe that our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, expected receipts from our contracted backlog, funds received upon the maturity of U.S. Treasury Securities, and release of short-term restricted cash less expected disbursements over the next twelve months will be sufficient to allow the Company to meet its obligations for at least one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements.

To date, we have not achieved profitable operations or sustained positive cash flow from operations. The Company’s future liquidity, for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 and in the long-term, will depend on its ability to (i) timely complete current projects in process within budget, (ii) increase cash flows from its generation operating portfolio, including by meeting conditions required to timely commence operation of new projects, operating its generation operating portfolio in compliance with minimum performance guarantees and operating its generation operating portfolio in accordance with revenue expectations, (iii) obtain financing for project construction and manufacturing expansion, (iv) obtain permanent financing for its projects once constructed, (v) increase order and contract volumes, which would lead to additional product sales, service agreements and generation revenues, (vi) obtain funding for and receive payment for research and development under current and future Advanced Technologies contracts, (vii) successfully commercialize its solid oxide, hydrogen and carbon capture platforms, (viii) implement capacity expansion for solid oxide product manufacturing, (ix) implement the product cost reductions necessary to achieve profitable operations, (x) manage working capital and the Company’s unrestricted cash balance and (xi) access the capital markets to raise funds through the sale of debt and equity securities, convertible notes, and other equity-linked instruments.

We are continually assessing different means by which to accelerate the Company’s growth, enter new markets, commercialize new products, and enable capacity expansion. Therefore, from time to time, the Company may consider and enter into agreements for one or more of the following: negotiated financial transactions, minority investments, collaborative ventures, technology sharing, transfer or other technology license arrangements, joint ventures, partnerships, acquisitions or other business transactions for the purpose(s) of geographic or manufacturing expansion and/or new product or technology development and commercialization, including hydrogen production through our carbonate and solid oxide platforms and storage and carbon capture, sequestration and utilization technologies.

Our business model requires substantial outside financing arrangements and satisfaction of the conditions of such arrangements to construct and deploy our projects to facilitate the growth of our business. The Company has invested capital raised from sales of its common stock to build out its project portfolio. The Company has also utilized and expects to continue to utilize a combination of long-term debt and tax equity financing (e.g., sale-leaseback transactions, partnership flip transactions and the monetization and/or transfer of eligible investment and production tax credits) to finance its project asset portfolio as these projects commence commercial operations, particularly in light of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. The Company may also seek to undertake private placements of debt securities to finance its project asset portfolio. The Company is also pursuing financing to support its commercial efforts which includes deployment of modules to the repowering opportunities in the Korean market including the GGE project (as defined elsewhere herein). The proceeds of any such financing, if obtained, may allow the Company to reinvest capital back into the business and to fund other projects. We may also seek to obtain additional financing in both the debt and equity markets in the future. If financing is not available to us on acceptable terms if and when needed, or on terms acceptable to us or our lenders, if we do not satisfy the conditions of our financing arrangements, if we spend more than the financing approved for projects, if project costs exceed an amount that the Company can finance, or if we do not generate sufficient revenues or obtain capital sufficient for our corporate needs, we may be required to further reduce or slow planned spending, further reduce staffing, sell assets, seek alternative financing and take other measures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operations.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

There is no recently adopted accounting guidance.

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Effective

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the guidance enhances interim disclosure requirements, clarifies circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provides new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment and contains other disclosure requirements. The purpose of the guidance is to enable investors to better understand

an entity’s overall performance and assess potential future cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance to enhance income tax disclosures by providing information to better assess how an entity’s operations, related tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. Additional disclosures will be required to the annual effective tax rate reconciliation including specific categories and further disaggregated reconciling items that meet the quantitative threshold. Additionally, disclosures will be required relating to income tax expense and payments made to federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact that the new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Tax Equity Financings

Derby Tax Equity Financing Transaction

Since the Derby Projects became operational during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, we have begun to allocate profits and losses to noncontrolling interests under the hypothetical liquidation at book value ("HLBV") method. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024, the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests totaled $(1.8) million and $(28.6) million, respectively. There wereno amounts allocated to noncontrolling interest for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023 for Derby Fuel Cell Holdco, LLC (the partnership that acquired the equity interests in the project company that owns the Derby Projects) because the Derby Projects were not yet operational at that time. As such, the Company had not yet allocated profits or losses to the noncontrolling interest under the HLBV method. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024, the Company made priority return distributions to Franklin Park of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Groton Tax Equity Financing Transaction

The Company closed on a tax equity financing transaction in August 2021 with East West Bank for the 7.4 MW fuel cell project (the “Groton Project”) located on the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, CT. East West Bank’s tax equity commitment totaled $15.0 million.

During each of the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2024, the Company made priority return distributions to East West Bank of $0.1 million. There wereno priority return distributions in the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024, the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests for Groton Station FuelCell Holdco, LLC (the partnership that acquired the equity interests in the project company that owns the Groton Project) totaled $(0.2) million and $(3.5) million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023, the net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests totaled $0.1 million and $(2.8) million, respectively.

Yaphank Tax Equity Financing Transaction

The Company closed on a tax equity financing transaction in November 2021 with Renewable Energy Investors, LLC (“REI”), a subsidiary of Franklin Park Infrastructure, LLC, for the 7.4 MW fuel cell project (the “LIPA Yaphank Project”) located in Yaphank Long Island. REI’s tax equity commitment totaled $12.4 million.

During the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company made priority return distributions to REI of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. During each of the nine month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company made priority return distributions to REI of $0.4 million. For the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest for YTBFC Holdco, LLC (the partnership that acquired the equity interests in the project company that owns the LIPA Yaphank Project) totaled $(0.4) million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the nine months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest for YTBFC Holdco, LLC totaled $(0.5) million and $1.4 million, respectively.

Note 4. Revenue Recognition

Contract Balances

Contract assets as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 were $50.1 million ($19.9 million long-term) and $42.1 million ($25.8 million long-term), respectively. The contract assets relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for work completed but not yet billed. These amounts are included on a separate line item as Unbilled receivables, and balances expected to be billed later than one year from the balance sheet date are included within Other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. We bill customers for power platform and power platform component sales based on certain contractual milestones being reached. We bill service agreements based on the contract price and billing terms of the contracts. Generally, our Advanced Technologies contracts are billed based on actual revenues recorded, typically in the subsequent month. Some Advanced Technologies contracts are billed based on contractual milestones or costs incurred.

Contract liabilities as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 were $12.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively. These amounts are included on a separate line item as Deferred revenue, and balances expected to be recognized as revenue beyond one year from the balance sheet date are included within Long-term deferred revenue on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contract liabilities relate to the advance billings to customers for services that will be recognized over time and in some instances for deferred revenue relating to variable consideration for previously sold products. The net change in contract liabilities represents customer billings offset by revenue recognized.

Consideration Payable to a Customer

As of October 31, 2023, the Company had recorded $6.3 million ($6.0 million long-term) as consideration payable to Toyota Motor North America (“Toyota”), which is included within Accrued liabilities and Long-term debt and other liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company received payment for the sale of an investment tax credit with respect to the Toyota project at the Port of Long Beach during the year ended October 31, 2023. The net amount of $6.3 million is being recorded as a reduction to revenue during the period of measurement, which is the 20-year term of the hydrogen production and power purchase agreement between Toyota and the Company (“Toyota HPPA”) that commenced in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Advanced Technologies Revenue – EMTEC Joint Development Agreement and Rotterdam Pilot Project Purchase Order

In May 2023, the Company entered into a second letter agreement with ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (formerly known as ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company) (“EMTEC”), pursuant to which the parties agreed that the conditions to the Company’s agreement to invest in the future demonstration of the technology for capturing carbon at an ExxonMobil refinery located in Rotterdam, Netherlands (such demonstration, the “Rotterdam Project”) were met in April 2023 and, as a result, the Company will recognize $2.5 million of the $5.0 million milestone payment received in fiscal year 2022 under the Company’s Joint Development Agreement with EMTEC as revenue across future deliverables to EMTEC. Of this $2.5 million, the Company recognized revenue of $1.4 million through July 31, 2024. The other $2.5 million of the $5.0 million milestone payment received in fiscal year 2022 under the Company’s Joint Development Agreement with EMTEC was applied during fiscal year 2023 to discount EMTEC’s purchase of the Company’s fuel cell module and detailed engineering design for the Rotterdam Project.

On January 31, 2024, the Company received a purchase order valued at $11.6 million from Esso Nederland B.V. (“Esso”), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation and EMTEC, for fuel cell modules as well as engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing and delivery services required for the construction and implementation of the modular point source carbon capture pilot plant at the Rotterdam Project. The Company expects that this pilot plant will be completed and commissioned early in calendar year 2026.

On and effective as of March 31, 2024, the Company and EMTEC entered into Amendment No. 5 (“Amendment No. 5”) to the Joint Development Agreement between the Company and EMTEC (as amended, the “Joint Development Agreement”). In Amendment No. 5, the Company and EMTEC further extended the term of the Joint Development Agreement such that it will end on December 31, 2026 (unless terminated earlier), so that the Company and EMTEC may pursue continued work to allow for technical readiness of the Generation 2 Technology fuel cell module as well as additional continuous technology development. In parallel with the Joint Development Agreement, the Company and EMTEC will pursue pioneer commercial deployments of the Generation 2 Technology with third parties, with the Company as the fuel cell module manufacturer for such deployments. Amendment No. 5 also removed the cap on the maximum amount of research costs to be reimbursed by EMTEC, and instead includes an expected annual budget for the

anticipated work through the remaining term of the Joint Development Agreement of at least$10.0 million per year, subject to approval by EMTEC.

In addition, Amendment No. 5 provides the Company with the ability to pursue new carbon capture projects with third parties for the remaining duration of the term of the Joint Development Agreement using Generation 1 Technology or Generation 2 Technology (provided that the use of Generation 2 Technology must be limited to the use of Generation 2 physical fuel cell properties and design elements in Generation 1 Technology modules), with any new sales of such activities, authorized work, and carbon capture projects, when summed together, having the capability of capturing no more than 250,000 tons of CO 2 on a cumulative annual basis. Under Amendment No. 5, following expiration of the term of the Joint Development Agreement, the Company will also have the opportunity to continue to service continuing obligations for such projects entered into during the term of the Joint Development Agreement (e.g., completion of contracted builds, service and repair/replacement of components, etc.). To allow the Company to pursue such projects, in Amendment No. 5, EMTEC also granted to the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable (during the term of the Joint Development Agreement), non-sub-licensable license to EMTEC’s Generation 1 Technology as well as to EMTEC’s Generation 2 Technology physical fuel cell properties and design elements.

Long-Term Service Agreement with Gyeonggi Green Energy Co., Ltd.

On May 28, 2024, the Company and Gyeonggi Green Energy Co., Ltd. (“GGE”) entered into a long-term service agreement (the “LTSA”) with respect to GGE’s 58.8 MW fuel cell power platform in Hwaseong-si, Korea (the “GGE Platform”). The GGE Platform is comprised of 21 SureSource 3000 molten carbonate fuel cells (each a “Plant”). Each Plant is comprised oftwo 1.4-MW carbonate fuel cell modules. Pursuant to the LTSA, GGE and the Company have agreed that (i) GGE will purchase from the Company 42 1.4-MW carbonate fuel cell modules to replace existing fuel cell modules at the GGE Platform, (ii) the Company will provide certain balance of plant replacement components if and to the extent the parties reasonably determine existing components should be replaced, and (iii) the Company will provide long term operations and maintenance services for the GGE Platform. The total amount payable by GGE under the LTSA for the 42 replacement fuel cell modules, balance of plant replacement components, and service is $159.6 million USD, with payments to be made over time as such replacement fuel cell modules are commissioned and the service obligations under the LTSA for such Plants commence.

Pursuant to the LTSA, the Company will provide various performance guarantees for each Plant related to power generation, fuel consumption, water consumption and heat production. If a Plant fails to achieve such performance requirements, the Company may be required to compensate GGE for such underperformance.

The Company’s service obligations under the LTSA will commence with respect to individual Plants as the Company replaces each Plant’s existing fuel cell modules and commissions the replacement fuel cell modules. The term of the LTSA with respect to each Plant will continue forseven years from the date of commissioning of the replacement fuel cell modules for such Plant. Commissioning of the first six 1.4-MW replacement fuel cell modules is expected to be completed in the fall of calendar year 2024, with an additional 30 1.4-MW replacement fuel cell modules expected to be commissioned throughout the course of calendar year 2025, and the remainingsix 1.4-MW replacement fuel cell modules expected to be commissioned in the first half of calendar year 2026.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations are the aggregate amount of total contract transaction price that is unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied. As of July 31, 2024, the Company’s total remaining performance obligations were: $178.4 million for service agreements (expected to be recognized as revenue over approximately three tofifteen years which is based on the remaining term of the service agreements), $396.4 million for generation power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) (expected to be recognized as revenue over approximately nineteen totwenty years based on the PPA terms remaining), $10.9 million for Advanced Technologies contracts (expected to be recognized within approximatelytwo years) and $136.7 million for product purchase agreements (expected to be recognized within the next year).

Note 5. Investments – Short-Term

The Company began to invest in U.S. Treasury Securities during fiscal year 2023. The outstanding U.S. Treasury Securities are classified as held-to-maturity and are recorded at amortized cost. The contractual maturities of investments as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 were within one year and the weighted average yield to maturity was 5.35% and 5.45%, respectively.

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​ · ​ · Amortized · ​ · Gross unrealized · ​ · Gross unrealized · ​
​ · cost · gains · ​ · losses · Fair value
U.S. Treasury Securities · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
As of July 31, 2024​$107,817$-$(2)$107,815
As of October 31, 2023​$103,760$1$-$103,761

Note 6. Inventories

Inventories (current and long-term) as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · October 31,
​ · 2024 · 2023
Raw materials​$37,737​$36,200
Work-in-process (1)​​94,355​​55,585
Inventories​​132,092​​91,785
Inventories – current​​(129,349)​​(84,456)
Inventories – long-term (2)​$2,743​$7,329
(1)Work-in-process includes the standard components of inventory used to build the typical modules or module components that are intended to be used in future project asset construction or power plant orders or for use under the Company’s service agreements.
(2)Long-term inventory includes modules that are contractually required to be segregated for use as exchange modules for specific project assets.

Raw materials consist mainly of various nickel powders and steels, various other components used in producing cell stacks and purchased components for balance of plant. Work-in-process inventory is comprised of material, labor, and overhead costs incurred to build fuel cell stacks and modules, which are subcomponents of a power platform.

Note 7. Project Assets

Project assets as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · October 31, · ​ · Estimated
​ · 2024 · 2023 · Useful Life
Project Assets – Operating​$308,657​$213,753​4-20 years
Accumulated depreciation​​(59,971)​​(46,263)​​
Project Assets – Operating, net​​248,686​​167,490​​
Project Assets – Construction in progress​​104​​90,576​​
Project Assets, net​$248,790​$258,066​​

The estimated useful lives of these project assets are 20 years for balance of plant and site construction, andfour toseven years for modules. Project assets as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 included twelve andnine, respectively, completed, commissioned installations generating power with respect to which the Company has a PPA with the end-user of power and site host with a net aggregate value of $248.7 million and $167.5 million as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively. Certain of these assets are the subject of sale-leaseback arrangements with Crestmark Equipment Finance (“Crestmark”). The increase in operating project assets as of July 31, 2024, compared to October 31, 2023, is a result of the inclusion of the Toyota Project and the Derby Projects, all of which became operational during the nine months ended July 31, 2024.

Project assets as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 also include installations with carrying values of $0.1 million and $90.6 million, respectively, which are being developed and constructed by the Company in connection with projects for which we have entered into PPAs.

Project construction costs incurred for long-term project assets are reported as investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Note 8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

As of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, the Company had goodwill of $4.1 million and intangible assets of $15.1 million and $16.1 million, respectively, that were recorded in connection with the Company’s 2012 acquisition of Versa Power Systems, Inc. (“Versa”) and the 2019 Bridgeport Fuel Cell Project acquisition.

The Versa acquisition intangible asset represents an indefinite-lived in-process research and development intangible asset for cumulative research and development efforts associated with the development of solid oxide fuel cell stationary power generation. The Company completed its annual qualitative impairment analysis of goodwill and in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) assets for fiscal year 2024 as of July 31, 2024, and determined that there wasno impairment of goodwill or the indefinite-lived IPR&D intangible asset. Amortization expense for the Bridgeport Fuel Cell Project-related intangible asset for each of the three month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 was $0.3 million and for each of the nine month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1.0 million.

The following tables summarize the carrying value of the Company’s intangible assets as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 (in thousands):

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As of July 31, 2024 · Gross Amount · AccumulatedAmortization · Net Amount
In-Process Research and Development​$9,592​$-​$9,592
Bridgeport PPA​​12,320​​(6,808)​​5,512
Total​$21,912​$(6,808)​$15,104
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As of October 31, 2023Gross AmountAccumulatedAmortizationNet Amount
In-Process Research and Development​$9,592​$-​$9,592
Bridgeport PPA​​12,320​​(5,836)​​6,484
Total​$21,912​$(5,836)​$16,076

Note 9. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · October 31,
​ · 2024 · 2023
Accrued payroll and employee benefits (1)​$8,147​$7,752
Consideration payable to a customer (2)​​2,550​​3,958
Accrued service agreement and PPA costs (3)​​10,557​​10,742
Accrued legal, taxes, professional and other​​4,716​​3,861
Accrued liabilities​$25,970​$26,313
(1)The balance in this account represents accrued payroll, payroll taxes and accrued bonus for both periods.
(2)The balance represents the net amount due to Toyota as an accrued liability, which will be reduced over time against billings to Toyota for hydrogen sales under the terms of the Toyota HPPA.
(3)Accrued service agreement costs include loss accruals on service agreements of $9.3 million and $9.5 million as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively. The accruals for performance guarantees on service agreements and PPAs were $1.3 million and $1.2 million as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively.

Note 10. Leases

The Company enters into operating lease agreements for the use of real estate, vehicles, information technology equipment, and certain other equipment. We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception, which is the date on which the terms of the contract are agreed to and the agreement creates enforceable rights and obligations. The impacts of accounting for operating leases are included in Operating lease right-of-use assets, Operating lease liabilities, and Long-term operating lease liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company currently has no finance leases.

Operating lease expense for each of the three month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 was $0.4 million, and for the nine month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1.1 million and 1.2 million, respectively. As of July 31, 2024, the weighted average remaining lease term (in years) was approximately 17 years and the weighted average discount rate was 7.0%. Lease payments made during the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 were $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and for each of the nine month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 was $0.9 million.

Undiscounted maturities of operating lease liabilities as of July 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

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​OperatingLeases
Due Year 1​$1,307​
Due Year 2​​1,243​
Due Year 3​​1,288​
Due Year 4​​1,307​
Due Year 5​​880​
Thereafter​​12,122​
Total undiscounted lease payments​​18,147​
Less imputed interest​​(8,679)​
Total discounted lease payments​$9,468​

Note 11. Stockholders’ Equity

2022 Open Market Sale Agreement and Amended Sales Agreement

On July 12, 2022, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “2022 Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, B. Riley Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Canaccord Genuity LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC(each, an “Agent” and together, the “Agents”)with respect to an at the market offering program under which the Company could, from time to time, offer and sell up to 95.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the 2022 Sales Agreement, the Company was required to pay and has paid each Agent a commission equal to 2.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of shares made by such Agent under the 2022 Sales Agreement.

On April 10, 2024, the Company and the Agents entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the 2022 Sales Agreement (the 2022 Sales Agreement as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Sales Agreement”), with respect to an at the market offering program under which the Company may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to$300.0 million (exclusive of any amounts previously sold under the 2022 Sales Agreement prior to its amendment). Pursuant to the Amended Sales Agreement, the Company is required to pay and has paid each Agent a commission equal to 2.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of shares made by such Agent under the Amended Sales Agreement.

During the three months ended July 31, 2024, approximately 95.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock were sold under the Amended Sales Agreement at an average sale price of$0.71 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately$67.3 million before deducting sales commissions and fees, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately$65.9 million after deducting sales commissions totaling approximately $1.3 million and fees totaling approximately $0.1 million.

During the nine months ended July 31, 2024, approximately 101.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock were sold under the Amended Sales Agreement at an average sale price of$0.72 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately$73.6 million before deducting sales commissions and fees, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately$71.7 million after deducting sales commissions totaling approximately $1.5 million and fees totaling approximately $0.4 million.

As of July 31, 2024, approximately $226.4 million of shares remained available for sale under the Amended Sales Agreement.

See Note 18. “Subsequent Events” for information regarding sales made under the Amended Sales Agreement following the end of the quarter.

Note 12. Redeemable Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 250,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, in one or more series, of which 105,875 shares were designated as 5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) in March 2005.

Series B Preferred Stock

As of July 31, 2024, the Company had 105,875 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per share, authorized for issuance. As of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, there were 64,020 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, with a carrying value of $59.9 million. Dividends of $0.8 million were paid in cash during each of the three month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, and dividends of $2.4 million were paid in cash during each of the nine month periods ended July 31, 2024 and 2023.

Note 13. Loss Per Share

The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share was as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

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​ · Three Months Ended July 31, · Nine Months Ended July 31, · ​
​ · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · 2024 · ​ · 2023 · ​
Numerator​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Net loss attributable to FuelCell Energy, Inc.$(32,660)​$(24,279)​$(84,593)​$(77,204)​​
Series B preferred stock dividends​(800)​​(800)​​(2,400)​​(2,400)​​
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(33,460)​$(25,079)​$(86,993)​$(79,604)​​
Denominator​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic​503,183,725​​415,867,594​​469,387,264​​409,361,826​​
Effect of dilutive securities (1)​-​​-​​-​​-​​
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted​503,183,725​​415,867,594​​469,387,264​​409,361,826​​
Net loss to common stockholders per share – basic$(0.07)​$(0.06)​$(0.19)​$(0.19)​​
Net loss to common stockholders per share – diluted (1)$(0.07)​$(0.06)​$(0.19)​$(0.19)​​
(1)Due to the net loss to common stockholders in each of the periods presented above, diluted loss per share was computed without consideration to potentially dilutive instruments as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. As of July 31, 2024 and 2023, potentially dilutive securities excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation are as follows:
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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · July 31, · ​
​ · 2024 · 2023 · ​
Outstanding options to purchase common stock​​17,318​​18,291​
Unvested Restricted Stock Units​​16,772,419​​7,280,952​
5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock​​37,837​​37,837​
Total potentially dilutive securities​​16,827,574​​7,337,080​

Note 14. Restricted Cash

As of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, there was $58.8 million and $49.6 million, respectively, of restricted cash and cash equivalents pledged as performance security, reserved for future debt service requirements, and reserved for letters of credit for certain banking requirements and contracts. The allocation of restricted cash is as follows (in thousands):

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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · October 31,
​ · 2024 · 2023
Cash Restricted for Outstanding Letters of Credit (1)​$14,152​$14,152
Cash Restricted for Crestmark Sale-Leaseback Transactions​​2,907​​2,901
Debt Service and Performance Reserves related to OpCo Financing Facility​​22,535​​19,698
Debt Service and Performance Reserves related to the Senior and Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facilities​​13,819​​9,294
Other​​5,421​​3,579
Total Restricted Cash​​58,834​​49,624
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents – Short-Term (2)​​(9,686)​​(5,159)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents – Long-Term​$49,148​$44,465
(1)Letters of credit outstanding as of July 31, 2024 expire on various dates through October 2029.
(2)Short-term restricted cash and cash equivalents are amounts expected to be released and classified as unrestricted cash within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

Note 15. Debt

Debt as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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​ · ​ · July 31, · ​ · October 31,
​ · 2024 · 2023
Liberty Bank Term Loan Agreement (Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility)​$5,938​$—
Connecticut Green Bank Term Loan Agreement (Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility)​​2,740​​—
Connecticut Green Bank Loan (Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility)​​3,500​​—
Connecticut Green Bank Loan (Groton Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility)​​8,000​​8,000
Liberty Bank Term Loan Agreement (Groton Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility)​​5,549​​5,876
Amalgamated Bank Loan (Groton Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility)​​5,535​​5,873
Finance obligation for sale-leaseback transactions​​18,817​​18,814
State of Connecticut Loan​​6,247​​6,908
Finance lease obligations​​—​​12
OpCo Financing Facility​​71,992​​77,510
Deferred finance costs​​(3,342)​​(3,526)
Total debt and finance obligations​​124,976​​119,467
Current portion of long-term debt and finance obligations​​(12,232)​​(10,067)
Long-term debt and finance obligations​$112,744​$109,400

Derby Back Leverage Financing

On April 25, 2024, FuelCell Energy Derby Finance Holdco, LLC (“Derby Holdco Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FuelCell Energy Finance, LLC (“FCEF”), which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of FuelCell Energy, Inc. (“Parent”), entered into: (i) a Credit Agreement (the “Derby Senior Back Leverage Credit Agreement”) with, by and among Liberty Bank, in its capacities as a lender (“Liberty Lender”), administrative agent (the “Senior Administrative Agent”), and lead arranger, and Connecticut Green Bank, in its capacity as a lender (“Green Bank Lender” and, collectively with Liberty Lender, the “Derby Senior Back Leverage Lenders”), for a term loan facility in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $9.5 million to be provided 68% by Liberty Lender and 32% by Green Bank Lender (such facility, the “Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility,” each such term loan, a “Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan” and such term loans together, the “Derby Senior Back Leverage Loans”); and (ii) a Credit Agreement (the “Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Credit Agreement”) with Connecticut Green Bank, as administrative agent (the “Subordinated Administrative Agent”) and lender (“Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Lender”), for a term loan facility in an amount not to exceed $3.5 million (such facility, the “Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility” and such term loan, the “Derby Subordinated Back

Leverage Loan”). The Derby Senior Back Leverage Lenders and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Lender are referred to collectively as the “Derby Back Leverage Lenders.”

Derby Holdco Borrower’s obligations under the Derby Senior Back Leverage Credit Agreement and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Credit Agreement are secured by a lien on all of Derby Holdco Borrower’s assets, consisting principally of its Class B Member Interests (the “Derby Class B Interests”) in Derby Fuel Cell Holdco, LLC (the “Derby Tax Equity Holdco”). The Class A Membership Interests (the “Derby Class A Interests”) in the Derby Tax Equity Holdco are held by Franklin Park (see Note 1 for further discussion of the tax equity financing transaction structure). Derby Holdco Borrower is also the Managing Member of the Derby Tax Equity Holdco. The Derby Tax Equity Holdco’s primary asset is ownership of all of the outstanding equity interests in Derby Station Fuel Cell, LLC and SCEF1 Fuel Cell, LLC (the “Derby Project Companies”). The Derby Project Companies, in turn, are the owners of the fuel cell power plants located in Derby, Connecticut (which are referred to herein as the “Derby Projects”). As additional context concerning the relationship among the parties with respect to the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility more fully described below, on October 19, 2018, the Derby Project Companies and Parent entered into an Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement (the “Derby Amended and Restated PPA”) with The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“CLPC”), pursuant to which the Derby Project Companies agreed to sell to CLPC, and CLPC agreed to purchase from the Derby Project Companies, all of the electricity output produced by the Derby Projects pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Derby Amended and Restated PPA.

At the closing (the “Derby Closing”) of each of the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility, which occurred simultaneously on April 25, 2024 (the “Derby Closing Date”), the entire amount of each of the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility was drawn down in the aggregate amount of $13.0 million. After payment of fees and transaction costs (including fees to the Derby Back Leverage Lenders and legal costs) of approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate, the remaining proceeds of approximately $12.8 million were used as follows: (i) approximately $0.9 million was used to fund debt service and module replacement reserve accounts (“DSCR Reserve Accounts”) for the Derby Senior Back Leverage Lenders in amounts of approximately $0.6 million for Liberty Lender and approximately $0.3 million for Green Bank Lender; (ii) approximately $0.4 million was used to fund a DSCR Reserve Account for the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Lender; and (iii) the remaining amount of approximately $11.5 million was released to Parent from the Derby Back Leverage Lenders. Additionally, the Company incurred legal fees of approximately $0.2 million in relation to the financing that was not deducted from the debt proceeds.

The Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan will accrue interest on the unpaid principal amount calculated from the date of such Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan until the maturity date at a rate per annum equal to 7.25%. Quarterly principal amortization and interest payments are required to be made by Derby Holdco Borrower on the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan based on aseven-year amortization period. The Derby Senior Back Leverage Loans have aseven-year term, maturing on March 31, 2031.

The Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan will accrue interest on the unpaid principal amount calculated from the date of such Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan until the maturity date at a rate per annum equal to 8%. Pursuant to the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility, during the “Derby Interest Only Period” (as defined below), Derby Holdco Borrower is required to make quarterly payments of interest only until June 30, 2031. Following the end of the “Derby Interest Only Period,” principal and interest payments are required to be made quarterly in quarterly level payments (“mortgage style”) of principal and interest until the maturity date on March 31, 2038.

Each of the Derby Senior Back Leverage Credit Agreement and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Credit Agreement contains certain reporting requirements and other affirmative and negative covenants which are customary for transactions of this type. Included in the covenants are covenants that: (i) Derby Holdco Borrower maintain a “Senior” debt service coverage ratio (which is computed taking into account debt service obligations on the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loans) of not less than 1.25:1.00 (based on the trailing 12 months and tested every quarter) and a “Total” debt service coverage ratio (which is computed taking into account debt service obligations on both the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loans and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan) of not less than 1.10:1.00 (based on the trailing 12 months and tested on a quarterly basis); (ii) Derby Holdco Borrower may make distributions or dividends only if the foregoing debt to equity coverage ratios have been satisfied and Derby Holdco Borrower is not in default under any provisions of either the Derby Senior Back Leverage Credit Agreement or the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Credit Agreement, including having made all required deposits into reserve accounts; (iii) Derby Holdco Borrower is required to exercise its right under the Derby Tax Equity Holdco limited liability company agreement to acquire the Derby Class A Interests from Franklin Park

during theninety day period beginning on the “Flip Point” (which, pursuant to the Derby Tax Equity Holdco limited liability company agreement, is the date on which the holder of Derby Class A Interests has realized a certain return on investment and, accordingly, Derby Holdco Borrower, as holder of the Derby Class B Interests, has the right to purchase the Derby Class A Interests); and (iv) the consent of the Senior Administrative Agent is required prior to Derby Holdco Borrower’s taking certain material actions under the Derby Tax Equity Holdco limited liability company agreement. Each of the Derby Senior Back Leverage Credit Agreement and the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Credit Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and customary events of default that cause, or entitle the Derby Back Leverage Lenders to cause, the outstanding loans to become immediately due and payable. In addition to customary events of default for transactions of this kind, the events of default include if a Change of Control occurs (meaning Parent no longer directly or indirectly owns Derby Holdco Borrower), a cross default (meaning that a default under the Derby Senior Back Leverage Loan Facility shall be deemed a default under the Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan Facility and vice versa) or if CLPC should become insolvent, is in bankruptcy or commits a specified number of payment defaults with regard to its payment obligations to the Derby Project Companies.

The Derby Senior Back Leverage Loans may be prepaid at any time at the option of Derby Holdco Borrower provided that (i) each prepayment on or prior to the second anniversary of the Derby Closing Date shall require a prepayment fee of 3% of the principal amount being prepaid; (ii) each prepayment after the second anniversary of the Derby Closing Date but on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the Derby Closing Date shall require a prepayment fee of 2% of the principal amount being prepaid; and (iii) each prepayment after the fourth anniversary of the Derby Closing Date but on or prior to the seventh anniversary of the Derby Closing Date shall require a prepayment fee of 1% of the principal amount being prepaid. The Derby Subordinated Back Leverage Loan may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty.

OpCo Financing Facility Interest Rate Swap – Fair Value Adjustment

The Company’s interest rate swap related to the OpCo Financing Facility (as defined elsewhere herein) is recorded at its fair value each reporting period, with the resulting gains/losses recorded to other income/expense. The interest rate swap is a Level 2 asset/liability since the value can be determined based on the observed values for underlying interest rates. The fair value adjustment for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024 resulted in a loss of $2.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively. The Company has recorded a derivative asset within other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which had an estimated fair value of $0.1 million and $3.3 million as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively.

Note 16. Benefit Plans

Long-Term Incentive Plans

The Board periodically approves Long-Term Incentive Plans which include performance-based awards tied to the Company’s common stock price as well as time-vesting awards. None of the awards granted as part of Long-Term Incentive Plans include any dividend equivalent or other stockholder rights. To the extent the awards are earned, they may be settled in shares or cash of an equivalent value at the Company’s option.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards for Fiscal Year 2024:

On December 11, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved certain awards to be made under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan for fiscal year 2024 (the “LTI Plan”). The LTI Plan is as a sub-plan consisting of awards made under the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated from time to time, the “2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan”). The participants in the LTI Plan are members of senior management. The awards under the LTI Plan consist of two components:

1)Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) Performance Share Units (“PSU”). The PSUs granted during the nine months ended July 31, 2024 will be earned over the performance period ending on October 31, 2026, but will remain subject to a continued service-based vesting requirement until the third anniversary of the date of grant. The performance measure for the relative TSR PSUs is the TSR of the Company relative to the TSR of the Russell 2000 from October 31, 2023 through October 31, 2026. The Compensation Committee established the performance assessment criteria for the relative TSR PSUs as the TSR of the Company relative to the TSR of the Russell 2000, with the award calibration being 100% plus or minus 0.5x the difference between the Company’s TSR and the Russell 2000 Index composite TSR. The award is capped at 200% of the target number of PSUs, and the award is further capped at 100% of the target number of PSUs if the Company’s absolute TSR over the performance period is negative. The Company’s TSR is calculated by subtracting the Company’s beginning

stock price (defined as the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the 20 consecutive trading days ending on October 31, 2023) from the ending stock price (defined as the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the 20 consecutive trading days ending on October 31, 2026), adding any dividends during the period, and then dividing the result by the Company’s beginning stock price. Given that the performance period is still open, the Company has reserved shares equal to 200% of the target number of PSUs, subject to performance during the remaining performance period as well as vesting based on continued service until December 11, 2026 (the third anniversary of the grant date).

2)Time-vesting Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”). The time-vesting RSUs granted during the nine months ended July 31, 2024 will vest at a rate of one-third of the total number of RSUs on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.

On December 11, 2023,6,548,760 RSUs were awarded to senior management under the LTI Plan, which included 3,274,384 PSUs (all of which were contingent) and 3,274,376 time-based vesting RSUs. The 3,274,384 PSUs granted during the three months ended January 31, 2024 were contingent upon approval by the Company’s stockholders of additional authorized shares under the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which approval was obtained at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 4, 2024.

In addition to the awards granted to senior management, during the nine months ended July 31, 2024, the Board also granted a total of 6,145,308 time-based vesting RSUs to certain salaried employees to promote ownership of the Company’s equity and retention. Of the time-based vesting RSUs granted during the nine months ended July 31, 2024,3,978,496 were contingent upon approval by the Company’s stockholders of additional authorized shares of common stock under the Company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which approval was obtained at the Annual Meeting. The time-based vesting RSUs granted during the nine months ended July 31, 2024 vest at a rate of one-third of the total number of RSUs granted on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. PSUs are issued assuming participants achieve 100% target performance. The Company also reserves additional shares assuming the maximum performance targets are met.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation was reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss as follows (in thousands):

​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​ · ​ · Three Months Ended July 31, · ​ · Nine Months Ended July 31,
​ · 2024 · 2023 · ​ · 2024 · 2023
Cost of revenues​$463​$389​$1,211​$1,137
Administrative and selling expense​​2,304​​2,285​​6,498​​6,546
Research and development expense​​483​​375​​1,257​​1,034
​​$3,250​$3,049​$8,966​$8,717

Restricted Stock Units Including Performance Share Units

The following table summarizes our RSU activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2024:

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Restricted Stock Units · ​ · Shares · Weighted-Average Fair Value
Outstanding as of October 31, 2023​​6,543,138​$5.06
Granted - time-vesting RSUs​​9,419,684​​1.27
Granted - PSUs​​3,274,384​​1.63
Vested​​(2,273,544)​​7.03
Forfeited​​(191,243)​​3.19
Outstanding as of July 31, 2024​​16,772,419​$2.15

Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies

Service Agreements

Under the provisions of its service agreements, the Company provides services to maintain, monitor, and repair customer power plants to meet minimum operating levels. Under the terms of such service agreements, the particular power plant must meet a minimum operating output during defined periods of the term. If minimum output falls below the contract requirement, the Company may be subject to performance penalties and/or may be required to repair or replace the customer’s fuel cell module(s).

Power Purchase Agreements

Under the terms of the Company’s PPAs, customers agree to purchase power from the Company’s fuel cell power plants at negotiated rates. Electricity rates are generally a function of the customers’ current and estimated future electricity pricing available from the grid. As owner or lessee of the power plants, the Company is responsible for all operating costs necessary to maintain, monitor and repair the power plants. Under certain agreements, the Company is also responsible for procuring fuel, generally natural gas or biogas, to run the power plants. In addition, under the terms of some of the PPAs, the Company may be subject to a performance penalty if the Company does not meet certain performance requirements.

Project Fuel Exposure

Certain of our PPAs for project assets in our generation operating portfolio expose us to fluctuating fuel price risks as well as the risk of being unable to procure the required amounts of fuel and the lack of alternative available fuel sources. We seek to mitigate our fuel risk using strategies including: (i) fuel cost reimbursement mechanisms in our PPAs to allow for pass through of fuel costs (full or partial) where possible, which we have done with our 14.9 MW operating project in Bridgeport, CT; (ii) procuring fuel under fixed price physical supply contracts with investment grade counterparties, which we have done fortwenty years for our Tulare BioMAT project, the initial seven years of theeighteen year PPA for our LIPA Yaphank Project (through September 2028), six years of thetwenty year PPA for our 14.0 MW and 2.8 MW Derby Projects (through October 2029), and the initialtwo years of thetwenty year hydrogen power purchase agreement for our Toyota project (through May of 2025); and (iii) potentially entering into future financial hedges with investment grade counterparties to offset potential negative market fluctuations. The Company does not take a fundamental view on natural gas or other commodity pricing and seeks commercially available means to reduce commodity exposure. If the Company is unable to secure fuel on favorable economic terms, it may result in impairment charges.

The Company net settled certain natural gas purchases under previous normal purchase normal sale contract designations during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 for one contract and the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 for other contracts, which resulted in a change to mark-to-market accounting. The Company recorded a mark-to-market net loss of $0.9 million and $5.1 million associated with the natural gas contract derivatives for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024, respectively. The Company has recorded derivative assets within other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which had an estimated fair value of $1.9 million and $4.1 million as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively. The Company has recorded derivative liabilities within long-term debt and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which had an estimated fair value of $2.9 million andzero as of July 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively. The natural gas contract derivatives are classified as Level 2 financial assets/liabilities since the values can be determined based on readily observable inputs for underlying natural gas forward prices.

Other

As of July 31, 2024, the Company had unconditional purchase commitments aggregating to $73.2 million for materials, supplies and services in the normal course of business.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, regulatory proceedings, claims, mediations, arbitrations and litigation, arising out of the ordinary course of its business (“Legal Proceedings”). Although the Company cannot assure the outcome of such Legal Proceedings, management presently believes that the result of such Legal Proceedings, either individually, or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the

Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no material amounts have been accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements with respect to these matters.

Note 18. Subsequent Events

Amended Sales Agreement

Subsequent to July 31, 2024, the Company sold approximately 2.2 million shares of its common stock under the Amended Sales Agreement at an average price of $0.51 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $1.1 million before deducting sales commissions and fees, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.1 million after deducting sales commissions and fees totaling approximately $21.9 thousand. As of the date of this report, approximately $225.3 million of shares remained available for sale under the Amended Sales Agreement.

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