Transition report pursuant to Rule 13a-10 or 15d-10

Long Term Debt

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Long Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Long Term Debt

Note 9 - Long Term Debt


              Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2020:


Convertible Notes (at fair value)

  $ 13,398,000  
PPP loan     2,204,600  
Subtotal     15,602,600  
Less: current maturities     (11,707,363 )
Total long-term debt, less current portion   $ 3,895,237  


Senior Secured Convertible Notes


On June 8, 2020, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, or SPA, with two institutional investors, or the Note Holders, to sell a new series of senior secured convertible notes, or the Convertible Notes, of Akerna in a private placement to the Note Holders, in the aggregate principal amount of $17.0 million having an aggregate original issue discount of 12%, and ranking senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of Akerna. The Convertible Notes were sold on June 9, 2020, with an original issue discount pursuant to which the Note Holders paid $880 per each $1,000 in principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes do not bear interest except upon the occurrence of an event of default, in which event the applicable rate will be 15.00% per annum.


Pursuant to the SPA and the Convertible Notes, we and certain of its subsidiaries will enter into a Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) with the lead investor, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for all holders of the Notes. The Security Agreement creates a first priority security interest in all of the personal property of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries of every kind and description, tangible or intangible, whether currently owned and existing or created or acquired in the future (the “Collateral”).

 

Under the Security Agreement we agree to certain conditions on its maintenance and use of the Collateral, including but not limited to the location of equipment and inventory, the condition of equipment, the payment of taxes and prevention of liens or encumbrances, the maintenance of insurance, the protection of intellectual property rights, and limitations on transfers and sales.

  

Upon the occurrence of an “Event of Default” under the Security Agreement, the Collateral Agent will have certain rights under the Security Agreement including taking control of the Collateral and, in certain circumstances, selling the Collateral to cover obligations owed to the holders of the Convertible Notes pursuant to its terms. “Event of Default” under the Security Agreement means (i) any defined event of default under any one or more of the transaction documents (including the Convertible Notes), in each instance, after giving effect to any notice, grace, or cure periods provided for in the applicable document, (ii) the failure by us to pay any amounts when due under the Convertible Notes or any other transaction document, or (iii) the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant by the Company under the Security Agreement.

 

The Convertible Notes mature on June 1, 2023, are payable in installments beginning on October 1, 2020, and may not be prepaid. The Convertible Notes are convertible at any time, at the election of the Holders and subject to certain limitations, into shares of common stock at a rate equal to the amount of principal, interest, if any, and unpaid late charges, if any, divided by a conversion price of $11.50.

 

In connection with the occurrence of an event of default, the Holders of the Convertible Notes will be entitled to convert all or any portion of the Convertible Notes at an alternate conversion price equal to the lower of (i) the conversion price then in effect, or (ii) 80% of the lower of (x) the volume-weighted average price, or VWAP, of the common stock as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, or (y) the quotient of (A) the sum of the VWAP of the common stock for each of the two trading days with the lowest VWAP of the common stock during the ten (10) consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately prior to the applicable date of determination, divided by (B) two, but not less than $1.92.


We have elected to use the fair value option to account for the Convertible Notes. The fair value of the Convertible Notes on issuance was recorded as $15.0 million. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the fair value of the Convertible Notes decreased by $0.8 million. Of the adjustment, a decrease of $0.1 million resulted from instrument-specific credit risk and was recognized as other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity and a decrease of $0.7 million was recognized as current period other expense in our consolidated statement of operations. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of the Convertible Notes on our consolidated balance sheet was $14.1 million. During the six months ended December 31, 2020, we made $1.8 million in principal payments on our convertible notes, of which $1.5 million was settled in cash and the remaining $0.3 million was settled in common stock. During the six months ended December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Convertible Notes increased by $1.0 million. Of the adjustment, an increase of $0.1 million resulted from instrument-specific credit risk and was recognized as other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity and an increase of $0.9 million was recognized as current period other expense in our consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Convertible Notes on our consolidated balance sheet was $13.4 million.


Amendment

 

On December 23, 2020, we entered into waivers with all the Holders of its Convertible, pursuant to which we and the Holders, separately and not jointly, agreed to waive certain terms and conditions of the Convertible Notes as follows:


The Holders irrevocably waived the last sentence of Section 8(a) of the Notes requiring that all installment amounts payable under the Convertible Notes prior to April 1, 2021 be paid in cash pursuant to installment redemptions. We may now elect, in its sole discretion, to pay installment amounts under the Notes prior to April 1, 2021, by issuing shares of common stock pursuant to installment conversions or by paying cash pursuant to installment redemptions, in each case in accordance with the existing terms of the Convertible Notes. 

 

We irrevocably waived the prohibition on acceleration of installment amounts in Section 8(e) of the Convertible Notes solely in relation to the Installment Amount for January 4, 2020, to permit the Holders to accelerate the January 4, 2021 installment amount, in whole or in part, to one or more acceleration dates from December 24, 2020 through to and including January 4, 2021, as elected by each Holder.

 

We and the Holders agreed that we may irrevocably waive the installment scheduled principal amount for any installment date by setting forth in the installment notice for that installment date an installment amount greater than the installment scheduled principal amount due and payable on the next installment date. Each Holder may then consent to all or a portion of such increased installment amount for such installment date on the trading day immediately prior to such installment date. Any increased amount for an installment amount above the installment scheduled principal amount for such installment date will reduce the principal amount under the Convertible Notes.  

 

·In relation to the January 4, 2021 installment amount, the Company delivered installment notices to the Holders increasing the installment amount for January 4, 2021, in the aggregate, by $2,062,500.


Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

In April 2020, we were granted a loan, or the PPP Loan, from a lender in the aggregate amount of $2.2 million pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act. The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory note dated April 21, 2020, the Note. The PPP Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.0% per annum, with the first six months of interest deferred from the date of the Note, has an initial term of two years from the date of the Note, and is unsecured and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. We may prepay up to 20% of the PPP Loan amount at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. We must pay all accrued interest if we prepay greater than 20% of the PPP Loan amount and the PPP Loan has been sold on the secondary market. The Note provides for customary events of default. The PPP Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default. The PPP Loan may be forgiven in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act. The principal amount of the PPP Loan not forgiven and accrued interest is to be repaid in 18 equal monthly installments beginning seven months from the date of the disbursement of the PPP Loan. We applied for the PPP Loan and received the proceeds from the PPP Loan prior to the issuance of the recent guidance from the United States Treasury Department and U.S. Small Business Administration on April 23, 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance has on Akerna and the PPP Loan.


We are accounting for the PPP Loan as a liability and accrue interest expense using the effective interest method. 


The aggregate scheduled maturities of outstanding long-term debt obligations in subsequent years are as follows:


Year ending December 31,

       

2021

  $ 11,707,363  

2022

    5,669,965  
 Aggregate maturities  
17,377,328  
Original issue discount on Convertible Notes

(2,040,000 )
Unrealized change in fair value of Convertible Note

265,272
Long term debt outstanding as of December 31, 2020
$ 15,602,600