Item 4.02. Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
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The warrant agreement governing the Company's warrants includes a provision that provides for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent on the characteristics of the holder of the warrant. Upon review of the statement, the Company's management further evaluated the warrants under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entity's Own Equity. ASC Section 815-40-15 addresses equity versus liability treatment and classification of equity-linked financial instruments, including warrants, and states that a warrant may be classified as a component of equity only if, among other things, the warrant is indexed to the issuer's common stock. Under ASC Section 815-40-15, a warrant is not indexed to the issuer's common stock if the terms of the warrant require an adjustment to the exercise price upon a specified event and that event is not an input to the fair value of the warrant. Based on management's evaluation, the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (the "Audit Committee"), in consultation with management concluded that the Company's warrants are not indexed to the Company's common stock in the manner contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-15 because the characteristics of the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares.
On
As a result, the Company today is announcing that it will restate its historical
financial results for the Non-Reliance Periods, in each case to reflect the
change in accounting treatment (the "Restatement"). The Company will, as soon as
practicable, file Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended
The Company's prior accounting for the warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company's previously reported operating expenses, cash flows or cash.
The change in fair value of the warrants is a non-cash charge and will be reflected in the Company's statement of operations. Unless the Company amends the terms of its warrant agreement, it will continue to classify its warrants as a liability, which will require the Company to incur the cost of measuring the fair value of the warrant liability, and it may have an adverse effect on its results of operations.
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In connection with the Restatement, the Company's management reassessed the
effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of
The Audit Committee and management have discussed the matters disclosed pursuant to this Item 4.02(a) with the Company's independent accountant.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "assumes," "may," "should," "will," "seeks," or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's intent to restate certain historical financial statements and the timing and impact of the Restatement. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Form 8-K and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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