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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number 001-39817

Boxed, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware85-3316188
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
451 Broadway, Floor 2
New York, NY 10013
(646) 586-5599
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001BOXDNew York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per shareBOXD WSNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
The registrant had outstanding 68,855,829 shares of common stock as of May 6, 2022.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that express Boxed, Inc.’s (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Boxed,” or "New Boxed") opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They may appear in a number of places throughout this Quarterly Report, including Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our future results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Quarterly Report and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, which involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks related to:
responding to market conditions and global and economic factors beyond our control, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and potential changes in the nature in which businesses are operated following the pandemic;
employing the capital we received through the Business Combination (as defined below) to develop and expand marketing and sales capabilities and to grow brand recognition and customer loyalty;
maintaining the listing of our common stock and warrants on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”);
retaining or recruiting, or making changes with respect to, officers, key employees or directors;
maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting;
managing litigation and adequately protecting our intellectual property rights;
growing market share in our existing markets or any new markets we may enter;
our capital needs and the ability to secure financing on reasonable terms, or at all;
our ability to expand our Software & Services business;
competing in the global e-commerce and consumer delivery industry;
attracting and retaining successful relationships with customers and suppliers in a cost-effective manner;
the impact of changes in customer spending patterns, customer preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, crime, weather, demographic trends and employee availability;
managing intense competition and competitive pressures from other companies worldwide in the industries in which we operate;
complying with laws and regulations applicable to our business;
our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future;
the success of strategic relationships with third parties;
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our ability to remediate existing and potential future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, which, if unsuccessful, may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or failure to meet periodic reporting obligations or impair access to the capital markets; and
other factors described in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, in Part I, Item 2. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under Part 1, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as updated in our subsequent filings with the SEC, and in Part II, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in Quarterly Report . The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
You should read this Quarterly Report and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report and have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We may use the Investor Relations section of our Website as a distribution channel of material information about the Company including through press releases, investor presentations, and notices of upcoming events. We intend to utilize the Investor Relations section of our Website at https://investors.boxed.com as a channel of distribution to reach public investors and as a means of disclosing material non-public information for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS
Each of the terms the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “Boxed,” “New Boxed,” and similar terms used herein refer collectively to Boxed, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise stated.
In this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires:
“ACM” refers to ACM ART VII D LLC.
“AEON” refers to AEON Co., Ltd.
“AOV” means average order value.
“ASC” means Accounting Standards Codification.
“B2B” means business to business.
“B2C” means business to consumers.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Combination” means the consummation of the business combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
“Business Combination Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 13, 2021, by and among the Company (f/k/a Seven Oaks), Blossom Merger Sub, Inc., Boxed, LLC (f/k/a Blossom Merger Sub II, LLC) and Giddy Inc. (d/b/a Boxed).
“Closing” means the closing date of the Business Combination, December 8, 2021.
“Earnout liability” refers to the associated liability with the Sponsor Earnout Shares as well as with the contingent consideration related to the acquisition of MaxDelivery.
“Exchange Ratio” means the applicable conversion rate for each security of Old Boxed common stock into New Boxed common stock.
“Forward Purchase Agreement” means the agreement entered into by Seven Oaks and ACM for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction.
“Forward Purchase Transaction” means the OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement.
“IPO” means the initial public offering, with respect to Seven Oaks' IPO.
“MaxDelivery” refers to MaxDelivery, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
“New Term Loan” refers to the term loan agreement entered into on August 4, 2021.
“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.
“Old Boxed” refers to the pre-merger Company, also known as Giddy Inc. (d/b/a Boxed).
“Palantir” refers to Palantir Technologies Inc.
“PIPE Convertible Notes” or “Convertible Notes” refers to the $87,500,000 in principal amount of convertible notes pursuant to Subscription Agreements between the Company and PIPE Investors.
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“PIPE Equity” refers to the aggregate of 3,250,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $32,500,000 pursuant to Subscription Agreements between the Company and PIPE Investors.
“PIPE Investment” means the issuance and sale to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 3,250,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $32,500,000 and an aggregate of $87,500,000 in principal amount of convertible notes pursuant to Subscription Agreements between the Company and the PIPE Investors.
“PIPE Investors” means certain third-party investors in the PIPE.
“Prepayment Amount” means the amount paid by the Company with funds from Seven Oaks' trust account to ACM pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, equal to the redemption price per share multiplied by the number of subject shares on the date of prepayment.
“Private Warrants” or "Private Placement Warrants" means warrants originally issued in private placement in connection with Seven Oaks' IPO.
“Public Warrants” means warrants originally issued in the IPO of Seven Oaks.
“Redemptions” refers to the holders of shares of common stock sold in Seven Oaks' IPO who have exercised their right to have such shares redeemed.
“Retail” refers to our e-commerce retail business unit.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Seven Oaks” means Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp.
“Software & Services” refers to all sales generated through the Company's software and services business unit.
“Sponsor” means the Company’s former sponsor, Seven Oaks Sponsor LLC.
“Sponsor Earnout Shares” refers to the portion of shares held by the Sponsor that are subject to certain vesting conditions.
“Sponsor Earnout Shares liability” refers to the liability recorded associated with the Sponsor Earnout Shares.
“SPAC Warrants” means the Private Warrants and Public Warrants.
“SPAC warrant liabilities” refers to the liabilities recorded in connection with the SPAC Warrants.
“U.S. GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, as in effect from time to time.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOXED, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$69,935 $105,027 
Restricted cash2,768 2,768 
Accounts receivable, net3,194 3,122 
Inventories13,066 11,428 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets12,000 4,915 
Deferred contract costs, current— 7,580 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS100,963 134,840 
Property and equipment, net6,602 7,019 
Unbilled receivables11,044 8,891 
Forward purchase receivable58,184 60,050 
Operating lease right-of-use asset (1)
10,520 — 
Goodwill7,444 7,444 
Prepaid expenses, noncurrent10,702 — 
Deferred contract costs, noncurrent— 11,847 
Other long-term assets1,431 1,514 
TOTAL ASSETS$206,890 $231,605 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable$16,542 $28,936 
Accrued expenses10,600 6,392 
Deferred revenue1,904 2,020 
Operating lease liabilities, current (1)
3,270 — 
Other current liabilities18,031 21,899 
SPAC warrant liabilities19,820 22,045 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES70,167 81,292 
PIPE Convertible Notes, net of transaction costs77,371 77,047 
Long-term debt43,386 43,287 
Forward purchase option derivative17,609 4,203 
Earnout liability20,145 27,134 
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent (1)
7,703 — 
Other long-term liabilities104 217 
TOTAL LIABILITIES236,485 233,180 
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 600,000,000 shares authorized as of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 66,915,204 and 66,647,242 shares issued and outstanding as of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Additional paid-in capital391,257 383,066 
Accumulated deficit(420,859)(384,648)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT(29,595)(1,575)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT$206,890 $231,605 
(1) Figures as of March 31, 2022 reflect the Company’s January 1, 2022 adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases. For additional details, see Note 1.
See accompanying notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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BOXED, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net revenue:
Retail$44,396 $39,876 
Software & Services(1)
2,230 982 
Total net revenue46,626 40,858 
Cost of sales:
Retail(40,049)(35,664)
Software & Services(1)
(482)(265)
Total cost of sales(40,531)(35,929)
Gross profit6,095 4,929 
Advertising expense(11,695)(5,707)
Selling, general, and administrative expense(23,410)(12,514)
Loss from operations(29,010)(13,292)
Other income (expense), net(7,201)(913)
Loss before income taxes(36,211)(14,205)
Income taxes— — 
Net loss$(36,211)$(14,205)
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share$(0.54)$(1.55)
Diluted net loss per common share$(0.54)$(1.55)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic66,861,005 9,419,197 
Diluted66,861,005 9,419,197 
(1) For information related to related party transactions, see Note 16.
See accompanying notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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BOXED, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Total Convertible Preferred StockCommonAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitTotal Stockholders’ Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balances at December 31, 2021— $— 66,647,242 $$383,066 $(384,648)$(1,575)
Stock-based compensation— — — — 5,180 — 5,180 
Exercise of warrants— — 821 — 11 — 11 
Issuance of awards related to acquisition— — 267,141 — 3,000 — 3,000 
Net loss— — — — — (36,211)(36,211)
Balances at March 31, 2022
— $— 66,915,204 $$391,257 $(420,859)$(29,595)
Balances at December 31, 202042,383,516 $325,201 9,888,776 $— $6,983 $(315,425)$(308,442)
Retroactive application of recapitalization(2,127,590)— (496,415)(1)— — 
Adjusted beginning balance40,255,926 325,201 9,392,361 6,982 (315,425)(308,442)
Stock-based compensation— — — — 375 — 375 
Exercises of common stock options— — 38,430 — 68 — 68 
Retroactive application of recapitalization— — (1,904)— — — — 
Series C-3 preferred stock remeasurement— 401 — — (401)— (401)
Other adjustments— — — — — — — 
Net loss— — — — — (14,205)(14,205)
Balances at March 31, 2021
40,255,926 $325,602 9,428,887 $$7,024 $(329,630)$(322,605)
See accompanying notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BOXED, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss$(36,211)$(14,205)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:— 
Depreciation and amortization1,016 1,230 
Stock-based compensation5,180 375 
Bad debt expense/(change in reserve)64 (43)
Change in fair value of warrants and derivative instruments4,193 786 
Amortization of debt discount423 — 
Noncash operating lease expense779 — 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net(136)(3,106)
Inventories(1,638)(460)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(7,085)(394)
Unbilled receivables(2,153)— 
Operating lease liabilities(768)— 
Prepaid expenses, noncurrent(10,702)— 
Deferred contract costs19,428 — 
Other long-term assets82 — 
Accounts payable(12,396)4,072 
Accrued expenses4,208 2,274 
Deferred Revenue(116)4,951 
Other liabilities(520)(1,738)
Net cash used in operating activities(36,352)(6,258)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures(599)(420)
Forward purchase payments(474)— 
Forward purchase receipts2,340 — 
Net cash used in investing activities1,267 (420)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on finance lease obligations(18)(19)
Proceeds from warrants exercise11 68 
Repayments from borrowings (938)
Net cash provided by financing activities(7)(889)
Total change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(35,092)(7,567)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH BEGINNING OF PERIOD107,795 30,043 
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD$72,703 $22,476 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Cash paid for taxes$$
Cash paid for interest$1,093 $117 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Shares issued related to equity consideration of acquisition$3,000 $— 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$69,935 $22,476 
Restricted cash at end of period2,768 — 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$72,703 $22,476 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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BOXED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(in thousands except share and per share amounts)
1.    DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business Description — Boxed, Inc. (the “Company”) is an e-commerce retailer and e-commerce enabler. The Company operates an e-commerce retail (“Retail”) service that provides bulk pantry consumables to businesses and household customers within the continental United States. The Company generates net revenue through direct retail sales of third-party and private-labeled goods, which includes all sales generated primarily through the Company’s website, mobile-optimized website, mobile applications, and software and services (“Software & Services”) offerings of its enterprise-level e-commerce platform (collectively, “Platforms”).
Business Combination — On December 8, 2021 (the “Closing”), the Company (formerly known as Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp. or Seven Oaks) completed the acquisition of Giddy Inc. (“Old Boxed”) pursuant to the definitive agreement dated June 13, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among, Seven Oaks, two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Blossom Merger Sub, Inc. and Blossom Merger Sub II, LLC, and Old Boxed. Upon the Closing, Old Boxed merged with Blossom Merger Sub, Inc., with Old Boxed surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Immediately following this initial merger, Old Boxed merged with and into Blossom Merger Sub II, LLC, with Blossom Merger Sub II, LLC surviving the merger and changing its name to “Boxed LLC.” Also upon Closing, the Company changed its name from “Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp.” to “Boxed, Inc.” and is referred to herein as “New Boxed,” the “Company,” or the “Post Business Combination Company.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Seven Oaks” herein refer to the Company prior to Closing.
Under the Business Combination Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire all outstanding equity interest of Old Boxed for $550,000 in aggregate consideration, which Old Boxed’s stockholders would receive in the form of shares of common stock of the Company (the consummation of the business combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, collectively, the “Business Combination”).
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with Old Boxed as the accounting acquirer and as the acquired company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, all historical financial information presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements represents the accounts of Old Boxed and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as Old Boxed is the predecessor to the Company.
The Post Combination Company common stock and warrants commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “BOXD” and “BOXD WS,” respectively, on December 9, 2021. See Note 2, “Business Combination,” for additional details.
MaxDelivery Acquisition — On December 9, 2021, the Company completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets and operations of MaxDelivery, LLC (“MaxDelivery”), an on-demand grocery delivery business in New York City. Consideration for the acquisition consisted of $4,000 in cash consideration, $3,000 in equity consideration, and a future potential earnout, or contingent consideration, discussed below. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method in accordance with guidance found in ASC 805, Business Combinations, and the related fair value considerations and purchase price allocation are detailed within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Operating results for this acquisition have been included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations since the date of acquisition and are reflected within the Retail segment. For discussion on the accounting treatment of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, refer to the Intangible Assets and Goodwill discussion below.
The Company recorded a contingent consideration liability of $1,711 as of the acquisition date, representing the estimated fair value of the contingent payable to former shareholders. The fair value of the contingent consideration is remeasured at each reporting period, as discussed in Note 14, and is included within earnout liability in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Principles of Consolidation — The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Boxed, Inc. include its wholly owned subsidiaries, Boxed, LLC, BOXED MAX LLC, Jubilant LLC, and Ashbrook Commerce Solutions LLC. Any intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Basis of Presentation — The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Boxed, Inc. are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC. They do not include all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements.
The unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of future results or results to be expected for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Company’s significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and related notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Considerations Related to COVID-19 — The ongoing spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States and internationally, as well as measures implemented by government authorities to minimize transmission of the virus have had, and continue to have, negative and positive implications for the Company’s business. Though many areas have begun relaxing such restrictions, varying levels of restrictions remain and may be increased, particularly in light of the proliferation of the Delta and Omicron variants.
In the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures we have assessed the impact that COVID-19 has had on the Company’s estimates, assumptions, forecasts, and accounting policies and made additional disclosures, as necessary. As COVID-19 and its impacts are unprecedented and ever evolving, future events and effects related to the pandemic cannot be determined with precision and actual results could significantly differ from estimates or forecasts.
Going Concern, Liquidity and Management’s Plan — As of March 31, 2022, the Company had total cash and cash equivalents of $69,935, restricted cash of $2,768, and an accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company’s net loss and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $(36,211) and $(36,352), respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. As an emerging growth company, the Company is dependent on outside capital to execute its strategy of investing in growth at the expense of short-term profits. As a result, the Company has incurred significant losses and net cash outflows from operating activities since its inception and expects to incur such losses and remain dependent on outside capital for the foreseeable future until such time that the Company can realize its growth strategy by generating profits and reducing its reliance on outside capital. Given the inherent uncertainties associated with executing the Company’s growth strategy, management can provide no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient outside capital or generate sufficient cash from operations to fund the Company’s obligations as they become due over the next twelve months from the date these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued.
In addition, as disclosed in Note 7, the Company entered into a term loan agreement (the “New Term Loan”) in August 2021 for principal of $45,000. The New Term Loan contains a certain number of financial covenants, which requires the Company to (i) maintain minimum unrestricted cash balance of $15,000, (ii) maintain minimum net Retail revenue based upon agreed quarterly targets; and (iii) maintain a Retail gross margin percentage of at least 8%. In order to achieve these targets, the Company expects to invest in growth initiatives including substantially increasing and maintaining higher levels of its marketing spend compared to historical periods. The Company expects these investments, among others, to result in an increase in cash used in operating activities over the next twelve months.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants required by its New Term Loan. However, the inherent uncertainties described above may impact the Company’s ability to remain in compliance with these covenants over the next twelve months. If the Company breaches its financial covenants and fails to secure a waiver or forbearance from the third-party lender, such breach or failure could accelerate the repayment of the outstanding borrowings under the New Term Loan or the exercise of other rights or remedies the third-party lender may have under applicable law. No assurance can be provided a waiver or forbearance will be granted or the outstanding borrowings under the New Term Loan will be successfully refinanced on terms that are acceptable to the Company.
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To date, the Company has raised a substantial amount of capital from outside investors and lenders through the issuance of stock and borrowings, including under our term loans and revolving credit facilities, as well as through the consummation of the Business Combination, and expects this reliance to continue for the foreseeable future. However, as of March 31, 2022, the Company had no additional capital available for borrowing and no firm commitment from current or prospective investors to provide the Company additional capital to fund operations in the foreseeable future. While management believes the Company will be able to obtain additional capital, no assurance can be provided that such capital will be obtained or on terms that are acceptable to the Company. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If management is unsuccessful in securing additional capital and/or executing its strategy of growth whereby the Company realizes profits and generates sufficient cash inflows from operations to fund the Company’s obligations as they become due, management may be required to seek other strategic alternatives such as a further reduction in the Company’s current cost structure, or a recapitalization of the Company’s balance sheet, including related outstanding debt and equity securities.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and settle liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Estimates — The preparation of the Condensed 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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include (i) revenue recognition and deferral in accordance with ASC 606 and (ii) the fair values of derivative instruments within the scope of ASC 815. On a regular basis, management reviews its estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in fact and circumstances, historical experience, and reasonable assumptions. After such review, those estimates are adjusted accordingly. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Information — The Company manages and reports its operating results through two reportable segments defined by its products and services: Retail and Software & Services. See Note 17 for Segment Reporting for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity (at the date of purchase) of three months or less to be the equivalent of cash for the purpose of balance sheet presentation. Cash equivalents, which consist primarily of money market accounts, are carried at cost, which approximates market value.
Restricted Cash — The Company's restricted cash is comprised of cash that is restricted as to withdrawal or use under the terms of certain contractual agreements. Restricted cash as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $2,768 for both periods, respectively, and consists of collateral for letters of credit related to the Company's relationships with certain product vendors, and letters of credit issued in lieu of deposits on certain real estate and facility leases.
Accounts Receivable, Net — Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The Company estimates that the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical losses, existing economic conditions, and other information available at the balance sheet date. Uncollectable accounts are written off against the allowance after all collection efforts have been exhausted.
Accounts receivable includes $2,177 and $2,318 of trade receivables at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company has recorded an allowance of $157 and $96 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Assets and liabilities are measured at fair value, which is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full-term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the asset of liability.
The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.
Concentrations of Risk — Certain financial instruments potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk. Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash balances are primarily on deposit at high credit quality financial institutions. The cash balances in all accounts held at financial institutions are insured up to $250 thousand by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) through March 31, 2022. At times, cash balances may exceed federally insured amounts and potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk. Management believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and financial viability of the respective financial institutions.
The risk with respect to accounts receivable is managed by the Company through its policy of monitoring the creditworthiness of its customers to which it grants credit terms in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, one third-party seller accounted for approximately 31.6% and 40.9% of the Company’s outstanding receivables, respectively.
Leases — The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease at inception and classifies the leases as either operating or finance leases. Operating leases are recorded within right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities, both current and noncurrent, on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are recorded within property and equipment, net and other liabilities, both current and noncurrent, on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are also adjusted for prepaid rent, initial indirect costs, and lease incentives. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise or not exercise that option, respectively. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company elected to exclude from its balance sheets the recognition of leases having a term of 12 months or less (short-term leases) and elected to not separate lease components and non-lease components for its long-term real-estate leases.
Inventories — Inventories consisting of finished goods are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory costs are determined using the first in, first out method. Inventory costs include price reductions and allowances offered by vendors.
The Company reviews inventories to determine the necessity of write-offs for excess, obsolete, or unsellable inventory. The Company estimates write-offs for inventory obsolescence based on its judgment of future realization. These reviews require the Company to assess customer and market demand. There were no material write-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.
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Property and Equipment, Net — Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are provided for using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3-7 years (see table below). Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the term of the respective leases. Improvements are capitalized while expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Estimated Useful Lives
Leasehold improvements7 years
Warehouse equipment5 years
Computers and small tools3 years
Furniture and fixtures7 years
Finance lease assets7 years
Software development4 years
Software Development Costs — The Company classifies software development costs as either internal-use software or external-use software. The Company accounts for costs incurred to develop internal-use software in accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal Use Software. Consequently, the Company capitalizes certain external costs and internal labor-related costs associated with the development of its platforms and internal-use software products after the preliminary project stage is complete and until the software is ready for its intended use. Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development, after the software is ready for its intended use and for maintenance of internal-use software are expensed as incurred. Upgrades and enhancements are capitalized to the extent they will result in added functionality. Capitalized software costs are included in property and equipment, net within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the remaining useful life of four years.
In accordance with ASC 985-20, Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased or Marketed, the software development costs incurred in the research and development of software products or the software component of products to be sold, leased, or marketed to external users are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. Technological feasibility is established upon the completion of a working model. Software development costs incurred after the establishment of technological feasibility and until the product is available for general release are capitalized, provided recoverability is reasonably assured. Software development costs are stated at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value for each software product is assessed based on anticipated profitability applicable to revenues of the related product in future periods. Amortization of capitalized software costs begins when the related product is available for general release to customers and is provided for using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the respective product. Technological feasibility is typically reached shortly before the release of such products and as a result, development costs that meet the criteria for capitalization were not material for the periods presented in this report.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets — The Company periodically evaluates the need to recognize impairment losses relating to long-lived assets in accordance ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. Long-lived assets are evaluated for recoverability whenever events or circumstances indicate that an asset may have been impaired. In evaluating an asset for recoverability, the Company estimates the future cash flows, on an undiscounted basis, expected to result from the use of the asset and eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the Company would write the asset down to fair value and record an impairment charge accordingly. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no such events or circumstances that indicate a need for such evaluation.
Deferred Contract Costs — The Company defers contract costs when there is a known current obligation that is not yet paid. In these instances, the Company records deferred contract costs to recognize the asset in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to offset the Company’s related liability. Deferred contract costs as of December 31, 2021 related to the asset associated with the Company's contract with Palantir as described in Note 11 as well as insurance premiums related to becoming a public company. There were no longer deferred contract costs as of March 31, 2022 as these obligations were paid in the first quarter of 2022 and the related assets have been reclassified to prepaid expenses, both current and noncurrent, on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Forward Purchase Receivable and Forward Purchase Option Derivative — On December 8, 2021, upon the closing of the Forward Purchase Agreement, as discussed in Note 2, the Company recorded a Forward Purchase Receivable on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $65,062 to account for the Prepayment Amount. The Prepayment Amount will be held in a deposit account until the Valuation Date (the second anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain acceleration provisions). On the Valuation Date, the Company will receive a pro rata portion of the then remaining Prepayment Amount. As of March 31, 2022, there was $58,184 remaining, gross of interest, as ACM sold 734,702 shares after Closing and through March 31, 2022. Also in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreement, the Company recognized a liability for a freestanding derivative, referred to herein as the “forward purchase option derivative,” on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 2 for further detail.
Intangible Assets and Goodwill — As part of the acquisition of MaxDelivery, as discussed above, the Company recorded intangible assets and goodwill on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The intangible assets acquired relate to MaxDelivery's customer relationships, trademarks, and internally developed technology which were valued via (i) the multi-period excess-earnings method (ii) relief-from-royalty method and (iii) cost replacement method, respectively, all of which are under the income approach in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. Also in accordance with ASC 805, the Company allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair values of assets acquired, including intangibles and liabilities assumed, was recognized as goodwill. As the Company views MaxDelivery as part of its Retail segment, the goodwill recorded is included within its Retail business unit. The Company's goodwill will be subject to annual impairment testing. Further discussion on the purchase price allocation is detailed within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Debt — The Company defers costs directly associated with acquiring third-party financing. Debt issuance costs related to the Company's long-term debt, including its PIPE Convertible Notes and New Term Loan (as defined in Note 6 and Note 7, respectively), are recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $423 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. There were no corresponding costs for the prior year period. Interest expense for total long-term debt was $3,023 and $112 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Equity — Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Company’s equity structure consisted of common stock, Series A preferred stock, Series B preferred stock, Series C preferred stock, Series D preferred stock, and Series E preferred stock. The Company analyzed the relevant provisions of ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and determined the preferred shares should be recognized as temporary equity.
Immediately prior to Closing, all Series of Old Boxed preferred stock was converted into Old Boxed common stock based on the applicable conversion rate for each security and then upon Closing converted into the right to receive approximately 0.9498 shares of New Boxed common stock. As of December 31, 2021, the Company no longer had temporary equity on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Employee Benefit Plan — The Company sponsors a qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan covering eligible employees. Participants may contribute a portion of their annual compensation limited to a maximum annual amount set by the Internal Revenue Service. There were no employer contributions under this plan for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Stock-Based Compensation — The Company measures and records the expense related to stock-based awards based upon the fair value at the date of grant.
Employee stock-based compensation awards are recorded in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments to employees to be recognized as expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations based on their grant date fair values. The Company has granted stock options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards. Restricted stock units and awards are determined based on the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant.
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The use of the Black-Scholes Merton model requires management to make the following assumptions:
Expected Volatility — The Company estimates volatility for option grants by evaluating the average historical volatility of a peer group of companies for the period immediately preceding the option grant for a term that is approximately equal to the options’ expected term.
Expected Term — Derived from the life of the options granted under the option plan and is based on the simplified method which is essentially the weighted average of the vesting period and contractual term.
Risk-Free Interest Rate — The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues, with a term that is equal to the options’ expected term at the grant date.
Dividend Yield — The Company has not declared or paid dividends to date and does not anticipate declaring dividends. As such, the dividend yield has been estimated to be zero.
Prior to becoming a public company, the Company estimated the fair value of common stock. The Board of Directors considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of the Company’s common stock at each meeting in which awards are approved. The factors considered included, but was not limited to: (i) the results of contemporaneous independent third-party valuations of the Company’s common stock; (ii) the prices, rights, preferences, and privileges of the Company’s convertible preferred stock relative to those of its common stock; (iii) the lack of marketability of the Company’s common stock; (iv) actual operating and financial results; (v) current business conditions and projections; (vi) the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or sale of the Company, given prevailing market conditions; and (vii) precedent transactions involving the Company’s shares.
Since the Company's common shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company utilizes the closing share trade price of the Company's shares as the fair value of the Company's common stock.
Net Loss Per Share — Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, the SPAC Warrants, PIPE Convertible Notes, restricted stock units, and common stock options outstanding are considered to be potentially dilutive securities for the current period presented, and as a result, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per share for the current period. Similarly, for the prior period presented, the convertible preferred stock, common stock warrants, preferred stock warrants, and common stock options outstanding are considered to be potentially dilutive securities, and as a result, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per share for the prior period.
Historically, basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities as the convertible preferred stock was considered to be participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to share in undistributed earnings as if all income (loss) for the period had been distributed. The Company’s participating securities do not have a contractual obligation to share in the Company’s losses. Accordingly, the Company’s net loss was attributed entirely to common stockholders. As all of the Company's convertible preferred stock converted to common stock immediately prior to the Closing, the Company is no longer required to present its net loss per share in conformity with the two-class method as it no longer has participating securities.
Income Taxes — In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company applies the guidance accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the balance sheet recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination be taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon the ultimate settlement.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Revenue Recognition — In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09 and its related amendments (collectively, known as ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers) effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach to all contracts not completed at the date of initial application. Adoption of ASC 606 did not have an impact on the timing of revenue recognition in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company elects to apply the practical expedient to exclude form this disclosure revenue related to performance obligations that are part of a contract whose original expected duration is less than one year. Refer to Note 8 for details about the Company’s revenue streams and respective revenue recognition policies, including remaining performance obligations.
Other Income (Expense), Net — Other income (expense), net, consists primarily of gains (losses) resulting from fair value valuations and adjustments of the Public and Private Warrants and the Company’s derivative instruments, including the Sponsor Earnout Shares, forward purchase option derivative, and contingent consideration related to the MaxDelivery acquisition. Also included in other income (expense), net is interest incurred from the Company’s PIPE Convertible Notes and New Term Loan.
Customer Incentives — The Company offers its customers various sales incentives including sales discounts, loyalty rewards, and free items with purchases. The Company records a reduction of net revenue at the time the discount is taken and at the time loyalty rewards are earned. Historically loyalty rewards have been immaterial to the Company.
Vendor Rebates — The Company has agreements with its suppliers to receive funds for promotions, volume rebates, and marketing. Amounts earned and due from suppliers under these agreements are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Vendor rebates received by the Company reduce the carrying cost of inventory and are recognized in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of operations when the related inventory is sold.
Cost of Sales — Cost of sales consists of the costs of merchandise, expenses for shipping to and from clients and inbound freight, inventory write-offs and changes in the Company’s inventory reserve, payment processing fees, and packaging materials costs, offset by vendor funded promotions and various vendor allowances. Also included in cost of sales are wages of employees who provide promised services directly to the customer, including wages attributable to implementation and maintenance services for the Company’s Software & Services customers as well as wages attributable to delivery fulfillment services provided to the Company’s MaxDelivery customers.
Delivery Costs — Outbound shipping and handling costs incurred to deliver merchandise to customers amounted to $7,272 and $6,633 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The delivery costs are included in cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense — Selling, general and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries and benefits for warehouse employees as well as all regional and home office employees, including buying personnel. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include substantially all building and equipment depreciation, research and development expense, bank service charges, utilities, as well as other operating costs incurred to support e-commerce website operations. In accordance with ASC 730-10-25, Research and Development, research and development costs are charged to expense as and when incurred in the development of software products to be sold, leased, or marketed to external parties. Research and development expense incurred was $476 and $476 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Advertising Expense — The Company expenses advertising as incurred. Advertising expense was $11,695 and $5,707 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These costs are included in advertising expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are prepayments for future advertising expenses of approximately $1,390 and $78, respectively. In addition, beginning in the first quarter of 2022, the Company started to incur advertising costs related to a television commercial production. In accordance with ASC 720-35, Advertising Costs, the Company has elected to defer production advertising costs for its commercial production activities until first-time the advertisement takes place, while the costs of communicating advertising are expensed as services are received. As the commercial production first aired in March 2022, the costs were both deferred and recognized within the first quarter.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASC 842”), as subsequently amended, which requires a lessee to recognize in its balance sheet an asset and liability for most leases with a term greater than 12 months. These assets, or ROU assets, represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and the lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. In June 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-5 which deferred the effective date of ASC 842 for privately-held companies. According to the update, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. In accordance with guidance in Topic 10 of the SEC Division of Corporate Finance’s Financial Reporting Manual, an EGC may elect to comply with new or revised accounting standards as of the effective date for a private company; thus, the Company elected to use the extended transition period for private companies to adopt the standard effective January 1, 2022 using the “modified retrospective transition effective date method” which resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 1, 2022.
Upon adoption of ASC 842 the Company recognized operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities related to its office leases and fulfillment centers of $11,298 and $11,742, respectively. The difference in the initial operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities balances is $444 related to the de-recognition of existing deferred rent and incentive balances.
The Company elected the "package of practical expedients,” which permitted the Company to not reassess prior conclusions about whether any expired or existing arrangements are or contain a lease, lease classification and the treatment of initial direct costs under the new guidance. The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight practical expedient.
The Company’s accounting for lessee finance leases remains substantially unchanged from legacy guidance. All prior periods are presented in accordance with legacy guidance for both operating and finance leases. The standard did not have a significant impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or Statements of Cash Flows.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740). This standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in ASC 740 related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The standard also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2018-15 as of December 31, 2021 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This new guidance will change how entities account for credit impairment for trade and other receivables, as well as for certain financial assets and other instruments. ASU 2016-13 will replace the current “incurred loss” model with an “expected loss” model. Under the “incurred loss” model, a loss (or allowance) is recognized only when an event has occurred (such as a payment delinquency) that causes the entity to believe that a loss is probable (i.e., that it has been “incurred”). Under the “expected loss” model, an entity will recognize a loss (or allowance) upon initial recognition of the asset that reflects all future events that will lead to a loss being realized, regardless of whether it is probable that the future event will occur. The “incurred loss” model considers past events and current conditions, while the “expected loss” model includes expectations for the future which have yet to occur. ASU 2016-13 is effective for private companies beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the new standard on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2.    BUSINESS COMBINATION
On December 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Business Combination pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, by and among the Company, Blossom Merger Sub, Inc., Blossom Merger Sub II, LLC, and Old Boxed.
Upon consummation of the Business Combination and other transactions, the following occurred:
The Company changed its name from “Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp.” to “Boxed, Inc.” and is referred to herein as “New Boxed,” the “Company,” or the “Post Business Combination Company”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Seven Oaks” herein refer to the Company prior to Closing.
Holders of 18,098,335 shares of Seven Oaks Class A common stock sold in its initial public offering exercised their right to have such shares redeemed (the “Redemptions”) for a full pro rata portion of the trust account holding the proceeds from Seven Oak's initial public offering. The remaining 7,776,665 shares of Seven Oaks Class A common stock were each automatically reclassified into one share of New Boxed common stock.
The 6,468,750 shares of Seven Oaks Class B common stock held by Seven Oaks Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) were each automatically reclassified into one share of New Boxed common stock, of which 1,940,625 are subject to vesting under certain conditions (the “Sponsor Earnout Shares”). The Sponsor Earnout Shares will be considered outstanding for legal purposes prior to the achievement of the vesting conditions but will not be considered outstanding for accounting purposes until such vesting conditions are achieved. Refer to Note 14 for detail on the Company's valuation of these shares.
Pursuant to subscription agreements entered into in connection with the Business Combination Agreement (the “Subscription Agreements”), certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) subscribed to purchase an aggregate of 3,250,000 shares of Class A common stock at $10.00 per share and an aggregate of 87,500 in principal amount of convertible notes (the “PIPE Convertible Notes” or “Convertible Notes”) upon consummation of the Business Combination (collectively, the “PIPE Investment”). At Closing, the Company consummated the PIPE Investment and 3,250,000 shares of New Boxed common stock were issued. Refer to Note 6 for terms and details of the PIPE Convertible Notes.
After giving effect to the transactions described above, including the Redemptions and the consummation of the PIPE Investment, there were 15,554,790 shares of New Boxed common stock issued and outstanding (excluding the Sponsor Earnout Shares).
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Prior to the Closing, on November 28, 2021, Seven Oaks entered into an agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with ACM AART VII D LLC (“ACM”) for a cash-settled OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (the “Forward Purchase Transaction”). Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, ACM purchased approximately 6,504,768 shares of Seven Oaks' Class A common stock (the “Forward Purchase shares”) and, one business day following the closing of the Business Combination, the Company paid out to ACM an amount (such amount, as adjusted under the Forward Purchase Agreement, the “Prepayment Amount”) equal to the redemption price per share multiplied by the number of subject shares on the date of prepayment. The Prepayment Amount of $65,062 was paid out of the funds received by the Company from Seven Oaks' trust account and will be held in deposit account for the benefit of ACM until the “Valuation Date” (the second anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain acceleration provisions). At any time prior to the Valuation Date, ACM may elect an optional early termination to sell some or all of the Forward Purchase shares in the open market. If ACM sells any shares prior to the Valuation Date, a pro-rata portion of the Prepayment Amount will be released from the deposit account and paid to the Company. As of March 31, 2022, ACM has sold 734,702 shares, for which the Company received net proceeds of $6,878. Depending on the manner in which the Forward Purchase Transaction is settled, the Company may never have access to the full remaining Prepayment Amount of $58,184. Refer to Note 12 for further detail on the Forward Purchase Agreement and the related settlement scenarios.
As discussed above, a total of 18,098,335 shares of Seven Oaks Class A common stock were presented for redemption in connection with the Business Combination (the “Redemptions”). As a result, there was approximately $77,784 remaining in Seven Oaks' trust account, following Redemptions. Combined with the total PIPE Investment of $120,000, comprised of $32,500 in equity and $87,500 in Convertible Notes, and after deducting combined company transaction fees of $47,667, there was approximately $150,117 of cash proceeds received by the Company from the transaction. After paying the Prepayment Amount of $65,062 on December 9, 2021, the day after the Closing, the Company had $85,054 in net proceeds remaining. As discussed above, as of March 31, 2022, $6,878 of the amount initially subject to settlement under the Forward Purchase Transaction, has already been recovered by the Company.
Public and Private WarrantsIn December 2021, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company assumed a total of 18,525,000 outstanding warrants to purchase one share of Boxed common stock with an exercise price of $11.50. Of these warrants, 12,937,500 warrants (the “Public Warrants”) were originally issued in the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Seven Oaks and 5,587,500 warrants (the “Private Warrants”) were originally issued in a private placement in connection with the IPO. The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except the Private Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants were not transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of the Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis, at the holder's option, and are non-redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchases or their transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The Company evaluated its warrants under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, and concluded that they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Therefore, the Company recorded these warrants as current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value upon Closing, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values to be recognized in other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during future reporting periods. See further disclosure on the change in fair value of Public and Private Warrant liabilities within Note 14.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 821 warrants were exercised, leaving 18,524,179 outstanding.
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3.    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment, net consist of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Leasehold improvements$8,758 $8,716 
Warehouse equipment3,105 3,056 
Computers and small tools1,417 1,337 
Furniture and fixtures85 85 
Software development14,146 14,091 
Work in progress378 
27,889 27,292 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(21,287)(20,273)
Property and equipment, net$6,602 $7,019 
The Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $1,016 and $1,230 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $305 and $499 related to software development costs, respectively.
4.    PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the major components of prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Prepaid insurance$3,946 $476 
Prepaid services (1)
4,195 1,918 
Vendor funds receivable1,099 1,058 
Other prepaid expenses2,459 806 
Other receivables301 657 
Total$12,000 $4,915 
(1) Prepaid services represents the current portion paid to Palantir in the first quarter of 2022 in accordance with the Company’s Master Service Agreement, as discussed and defined in Note 11. The noncurrent portion of $10,702 is recorded as prepaid expenses, noncurrent on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
5.    OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the major components of other current liabilities consisted of the following:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Credit card payable$13,347 $13,738 
Accrued sales tax payable1,920 1,708 
Deferred rent –  short term— 451 
Credits liability648 641 
Obligation for equity consideration(1)
— 3,000 
Other accrued liabilities2,116 2,362 
Total$18,031 $21,899 
(1) For further detail on the equity consideration, refer to Note 1 within the discussion on the MaxDelivery Acquisition. The equity consideration was issued in March 2022.
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6.    CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination and for the purposes of raising the cash portion of the consideration for the Business Combination, Seven Oaks entered into Subscription Agreements with the PIPE Investors. Pursuant to these agreements, upon the Closing on December 8, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of $87,500 in principal amount of PIPE Convertible Notes. The PIPE Convertible Notes will bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2022. The PIPE Convertible Notes will mature on December 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or converted at the option of the holders. Upon conversion, the Company will settle conversions of PIPE Convertible Notes through payment or delivery, as the case may be, of cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company's election.
The initial conversion rate for the PIPE Convertible Notes is 83.333 shares of common stock per $1 thousand principal amount of the PIPE Convertible Notes (which represents an initial conversion of approximately $12.00 per share). The conversion rate for the PIPE Convertible Notes will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, if a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the PIPE Convertible Notes) or a redemption with respect to the PIPE Convertible Notes occurs prior to the maturity date, under certain circumstances as specified in the relevant indenture, the Company will increase the conversion rate for the PIPE Convertible Notes by a number of additional shares of the Company's common stock for a holder that elects to convert its notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or redemption.
The Company is required to repurchase the PIPE Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the PIPE Convertible Notes) at a fundamental repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest. On or after December 20, 2024, respectively, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the PIPE Convertible Notes, at the Company's option if the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30-consecutive trading-day period.
To the extent that the Company is unable to pay cash interest on the PIPE Convertible Notes on each interest payment date because of restrictions in the Company's new term loan agreement (as discussed in Note 6), or at the election of the Company to defer interest payments, an amount equal to the unpaid interest then due will be added to the principal amount, without any action by the Company or the lender of the new term loan. The interest that is capitalized with, or added to, the principal amount is known as “PIK Interest.” As of March 31, 2022, the Company accrued for $1,531 of interest. Prior to each interest period, at its election, the Company will determine whether to pay cash interest or defer to PIK Interest.
Of the total transaction costs incurred as part of the Business Combination, $10,534 was allocated to the PIPE Convertible Notes and treated as debt issuance costs. As of March 31, 2022, the remaining period over which the debt issuance costs will be amortized was 4.71 years.
The indenture related to the Subscription Agreements includes customary affirmative and negative covenants including, among other things, compliance with applicable law, payment terms, events of default, and the terms surrounding the ability to repurchase the PIPE Convertible Notes.
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7.    DEBT
On August 4, 2021, the Company entered into a new term loan agreement (“the New Term Loan”). The New Term Loan will provide the Company with $45,000 at a floating per annum rate of LIBOR plus 8.5%, with a maturity date of August 4, 2025. Should LIBOR no longer be published, the agreement provides for an alternative rate of interest based on the per annum rate equal to the greatest of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1% in effect on such day. The agreement provides the lender with a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets and contains a certain number of financial covenants, which requires us to (i) maintain minimum unrestricted cash balance of $15,000, (ii) maintain minimum net Retail revenue based upon agreed upon quarterly targets, and (iii) maintain a Retail gross margin percentage of at least 8%. These net Retail revenue and Retail gross margin targets are tested quarterly on a trailing twelve-month basis. The agreement also includes other affirmative and negative covenants, which, among other things, restricts the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make any distributions, incur indebtedness, incur liens, and sell substantially all of its assets. The agreement also subjects the Company to certain reporting covenants. The Company is required to provide monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, operating budget and metrics, and other financial information as requested. Also in connection with the New Term Loan, the Company issued 126,993 warrants to purchase price stock at an exercise price of $7.0871, which were cashless exercised immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
Further, on August 4, 2021, the Company repaid the outstanding principal balance of the Seventh Amendment of its existing term loan and security agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) of $5,000 and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $203. In connection with the loan repayment, the Company’s letter of credit was modified and the Company is now required to maintain cash collateral for the outstanding letters of credit. As a result, the cash collateral related to the outstanding letters of credit are segregated in restricted cash accounts as of March 31, 2022. Refer to the Notes to the Annual Report for further detail on the Seventh Amendment and corresponding Credit Agreement.
As of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $2,768 of letters of credit issued, respectively, of which none were drawn.
Amounts outstanding under long-term debt, including the PIPE Convertible Notes (discussed in Note 6), consisted of the following as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The estimated fair value of long-term debt is approximated at its carrying value as of these reporting dates.
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Term Loan, matures August 2025$43,386 $43,287 
PIPE Convertible Notes (1)
77,371 77,047 
Total debt120,757 120,334 
Less: current portion— — 
Long-term debt$120,757 $120,334 
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:
March 31, 2022
2022 (remaining nine months)$— 
2023— 
2024— 
202543,386 
202677,371 
Total$120,757 
(1) As discussed in Note 6, the PIPE Convertible Notes will mature in 2026, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or converted at the option of the holders.
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8.    REVENUE RECOGNITION
As discussed in Note 1, the Company adopted ASC 606 as of January 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective approach. The Company elects to apply the practical expedient to forego the disclosure of revenue related to performance obligations that are part of a contract whose original expected duration is less than one year. This practical expedient applies to all revenue streams except revenue generated from the Company's software license revenue, as the term of software is greater than one year. The related remaining performance obligations for software license revenue are discussed below.
Retail Revenue — The Company’s Retail revenue is generated from the following revenue streams:
Merchandise Sales — The Company offers merchandise in the following core merchandise categories: grocery, snacks, beverages, and household and cleaning products. Revenue generated through the Company’s e-commerce platform is recognized when control of the goods ordered are transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon delivery to the customer. Deferred revenue consists of payments received from customers for goods not yet shipped by the end of the period. As the shipments in-transit represent unsatisfied performance obligations, the revenue is deferred until delivery to the customer is complete.
Subscription Sales The Company charges a membership fee to customers who sign up for the Company’s Boxed Up program. That fee allows customers to earn cash back on every purchase, access to exclusive discounts, and free shipping over a minimum order amount. The duration of the membership is generally 12 months. Because the Company has the obligation to provide access to its website for the duration of the membership term, the Company recognizes membership fees on a straight-line basis over the life of the membership. The Company’s deferred revenue related to membership fees was $671 and $752 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Outbound delivery fees — Outbound delivery fees are included in customer billing and are recorded as revenue as control of the product is transferred to customers upon delivery. Delivery charges to customers were $319 and $472 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Outbound delivery fees are included in net revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Marketing fees — The Company provides a mix of marketing services to merchants. The Company provides merchants access to its e-commerce platform where merchants display and sell their products to users. The Company also provides advertising services to help merchants promote their products within the Company’s platform. The Company recognizes revenue when a user’s order is processed, and the related order information has been made available to the merchant. Revenue from marketing fees charged to vendors and partners was $371 and $359 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Marketing fees are included in net revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Returns and Refunds — The Company’s contracts with customers are generally sold with a right of return. Historically the returns have been immaterial and recognized in the period which the products are returned.
Tax Collected — In the ordinary course of business, we collect sales tax on items purchased by our customers that are taxable in the jurisdictions when the purchases take place. These taxes are then remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. We exclude these taxes collected from net revenue in our financial statements.
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Software & Services Revenue — The Company's Software & Services revenue is generated from its software licensing agreements.
Software License Revenue — The Company generates revenue through software license agreements, which allow the customers the Company engages with to take possession of the software for usage of the Company’s IP, and host that software in an on-premise, or cloud-based infrastructure environment, at the customer’s election. A software license contract with multiple performance obligations typically includes the following elements: implementation services, software license, training services, and maintenance and support services. The total transaction price of a software license contract includes a fixed fee and may include forms of variable consideration, such as platform usage fees. Revenue is recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. Specifically, implementation revenue is recognized over time utilizing the input method, based on a cost-to-cost analysis; software license revenue is recognized at the point in time at the go-live date of the software and upon settlement of variable fees, accounted using the sales-based royalty exception; training revenue is recognized when the training is delivered to the customer without regard to a detailed evaluation of the point in time criteria due to the short-term nature of the training services (completed within the same quarterly reporting period); and maintenance and support revenue is recognized over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, we allocate the contract price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. We generally determine standalone selling prices using a cost plus a margin approach. The total transaction price for the Company’s current contract related to software license revenue includes fixed and variable consideration.
For software license, revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations, which includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods, was $1,043 as of March 31, 2022 for maintenance fees for the remainder of the initial contract term of five years. The Company recognized $1,668 and $60 in implementation and maintenance fees during the first quarter of 2022, respectively, and expects to recognize approximately $240 in maintenance fees, respectively, over the next 12 months.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The difference in the opening and closing balances of the Company's contract assets (unbilled receivables) and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) results from the timing differences between the Company's performance and the customer's payment. The Company fulfills its obligations under contracts with customers by transferring goods and services in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company recognizes a contract asset when it transfers products or services to a customer for which the billings occur in a future period. As of March 31, 2022, the Company recognized contract assets (unbilled receivables) related to its software licensing agreement under its Software & Services segment. The Company recognizes a contract liability when consideration is received from customers in advance of revenue recognition as described within the revenue streams above.
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)
$11,044 $8,891 
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)
$1,904 $2,020 
The unbilled receivables and deferred revenue for the Company’s Software & Services segment are presented net at the contract level. The remaining deferred revenue that is presented separately on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 is related to the Company’s Retail segment.
The increase in unbilled receivables as of March 31, 2022 is driven by the recognition of the remaining deferred revenue related to AEON’s implementation, which previously offset a portion of the unbilled receivables. The unbilled receivables balance is attributable to the satisfaction of certain performance obligations for which billings were not yet invoiced as of March 31, 2022, partially offset by an increase in new billings for other certain performance obligations that were not yet satisfied.
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Revenue Disaggregation
The Company had total revenue of $46,626 and $40,858 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company manages and reports operating results through two reportable segments defined by our products and services: Retail and Software & Services. The Company’s Retail operations represent the majority of its consolidated total revenues.
The following table summarizes the Company’s net revenue disaggregated by sales channel:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Direct Sales(1)
$39,823 $36,273 
Channel Sales(2)
$4,573 $3,602 
Software & Services(3)
$2,250 $982 

(1) Direct Sales includes retail direct to consumer sales on the Company’s e-commerce platform.
(2) Channel Sales includes retail sales on other third-party platforms.
(3) Software & Services includes revenue generated from software licensing agreements.
9.    INCOME TAXES
The Company has an effective tax rate of 0.00% and 0.00% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company has evaluated the available evidence supporting the realization of its deferred tax assets, including the amount and timing of future taxable income, and has determined that it is more likely than not that its net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Due to uncertainties surrounding the realization of the deferred tax assets, the Company maintains a full valuation allowance against substantially all of its net deferred tax assets. When the Company determines that it will be able to realize some portion or all of its deferred tax assets, an adjustment to its valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets would have the effect of increasing net income in the period such determination is made.
The Company has applied ASC 740, Income Taxes, and has determined that it has an uncertain position that resulted in a tax reserve of $1,399 and $1,349 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state authority examinations.
10.    LEASES
The Company leases its principal offices in New York, New York and maintains fulfillment centers and office space in various locations throughout the United States under operating leases which expire on various dates through January 2030. Certain of these arrangements have escalating rent payment provisions or optional renewal clauses. The table below only considers lease obligations through the committed term as the Company is not reasonably certain to elect the option to extend its leases beyond the option date.
The Company also entered into various finance lease arrangements for fulfillment center equipment. These agreements range from three years to approximately six years.
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and finance leases as of March 31, 2022 was as follows:

LeasesBalance Sheet ClassificationMarch 31, 2022
Assets
Operating lease assetsOperating right-of-use assets$10,520 
Finance lease assetsProperty and equipment, net157 
Total lease assets$10,677 
Liabilities
Current:
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities, current$3,270 
FinanceOther current liabilities74 
Noncurrent:
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities, noncurrent7,703 
FinanceOther long-term liabilities85 
Total lease liabilities$11,132 
As of March 31, 2022, for operating leases, the weighted-average remaining lease term is 5.1 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 11.16%. As of March 31, 2022, for finance leases, the weighted-average remaining lease term is 2.1 years, and the weighted-average discount rate is 8.84%.
The components of lease cost for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were as follows:
Lease CostStatements of Operations ClassificationMarch 31, 2022
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assetsGeneral and administrative expense$25 
Interest on lease liabilitiesGeneral and administrative expense
Total finance lease cost$29 
Operating lease costGeneral and administrative expense1,088 
Variable lease costGeneral and administrative expense35 
Total lease cost$1,152 
For office and fulfillment center leases and leased equipment, the variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as common area maintenance, utilities and equipment maintenance.
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The following represents a schedule of maturing lease commitments for operating and finance leases as of March 31, 2022:
March 31, 2022
OperatingFinance
Maturity of lease liabilities
2022 (remaining nine months)$3,398 $64 
20232,922 77 
20241,742 34 
20251,771 — 
20261,707 — 
thereafter2,926 — 
Total future minimum lease payments$14,466 $175 
Less: interest(3,492)(16)
Present value of lease liabilities$10,974 $159 
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2021 under ASC 840 were as follows:
December 31, 2021
2022$4,478 
20232,920 
20241,742 
20251,769 
20261,711 
thereafter2,921 
Total future minimum lease payments$15,541 
Other supplemental cash flow information for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was as follows:
March 31, 2022
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash used for operating leases$1,078 
Operating cash used for finance leases23 
Financing cash used for finance leases18 
Total$1,119 
There were no right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease or new operating lease liabilities during the period.
11.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Sales or Other Similar Taxes— Based on the location of the Company’s current operations, sales tax is collected and remitted. To date, the Company has had no actual or threatened sales and use tax claims from any state where it does not already claim nexus or any state where it sold products prior to claiming nexus. However, the Company believes that the likelihood of incurring a liability as a result of sales tax nexus being asserted by certain states where it sold products prior to claiming nexus is reasonably possible. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company estimates that the potential liability is approximately $1,399. All periods have been recorded as an accrued liability. Although it is reasonably possible that a change in this estimate will occur in the near term, the Company believes this is the best estimate of an amount due to taxing agencies, given that such a potential loss is an unasserted liability that would be contested and subject to negotiation between the Company and the respective state, or decided by a court.
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Legal Proceedings— The Company is not currently subject to any legal proceedings or currently aware of any claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
On February 8, 2022, a putative stockholder of the Company filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court alleging that he is entitled to attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with a demand he made on the Company regarding the ability of Seven Oaks Class A common stockholders to vote on certain charter amendments in connection with the Business Combination, which closed on December 8, 2021. The stockholder has not specified the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses sought. The Company’s response to the complaint was filed on May 2, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, no estimate of reasonably possible losses was available due to the early stage of this matter and the uncertainty inherent in litigation and investigations.
Service Agreements— The Company is currently engaged in the below service agreements under which it has certain long-term commitments in exchange for the described services:
On June 13, 2021, the Company executed a Master Subscription Agreement with Palantir Technologies Inc. (“Palantir”) under which it will pay $20,000 over five years for access to Palantir's Foundry software platform and related services for advanced data management and analytics to be used for the Company's strategic initiatives. In exchange for this agreement, Palantir agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to Palantir, an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Seven Oaks Class A common stock, for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $20,000, in connection with the PIPE Investment. On December 8, 2021, upon the Closing (as discussed in Notes 1 and 2), $15,000 of the $20,000 was due to Palantir, pursuant to the terms of the Master Subscription Agreement, thirty days after Closing. As of March 31, 2022, the initial $15,000 was fully paid to Palantir. Also upon the Closing, each share of Seven Oaks Class A common stock was reclassified into one share of New Boxed common stock.
The Company received access to Palantir's Foundry software platform on June 25, 2021; however; no software expense was recognized until after the consummation of the Business Combination as the Company could cancel the agreement if the Business Combination was not consummated.
On December 1, 2021, the Company entered into an addendum to a prior service agreement with Google LLC for access to the Google Cloud Platform. The addendum includes three commitment periods, with the first commitment period beginning on the implementation date and lasting 12 months and the next two commitment periods beginning at the end of the preceding period and lasting 12 months each. The minimum commitments for the first, second, and third commitment periods are $2,000, $4,500, and $8,500, respectively. Any fees the Company incurs in a single commitment period (other than the final commitment period) that in total exceed the minimum commitment for such period will apply towards the Company's minimum commitment for the following commitment period. As of March 31, 2022, the total remaining commitment, gross of discounts, was approximately $14,360, with a minimum of approximately $2,800 due within the next 12 months.
12.    FORWARD PURCHASE TRANSACTION
As discussed in Note 2, prior to the Closing, on November 28, 2021, Seven Oaks entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement with ACM for a Forward Purchase Transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, ACM purchased approximately 6,504,768 shares of Seven Oaks' Class A common stock in exchange for the Prepayment Amount of $65,062, which was paid out of the funds received by the Company from Seven Oaks' trust account and will be held in a deposit account for the benefit of ACM until the Valuation Date. There are a few scenarios in which the Forward Purchase Agreement can be settled either before or on the Valuation Date:
i.At any time prior to the Valuation Date, ACM may elect an optional early termination to sell some or all of the Forward Purchase shares in the open market. If ACM sells any shares prior to the Valuation Date, a pro-rata portion of the Prepayment Amount will be released from the deposit account and paid to the Company. ACM shall retain any proceeds from the sale of such shares in excess of such pro-rata portion paid to the Company. For example, if ACM chooses to exercise its right to an optional early termination and sells the common stock for $7.00 per share, it will be required to return $10.00 per share, plus accrued interest, back to the Company in cash from the deposit account. Similarly, if ACM sells its shares at $12.00 per share, it will be required to return $10.00 per share, plus accrued interest, back to the Company.
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ii.On the Valuation Date, if any shares subject to the Forward Purchase Agreement remain unsold and there is a remaining balance in the deposit account corresponding to the unsold shares, the settlement amount of the remaining funds in the deposit account will be allocated based on the difference between ACM's purchase price of $10.00 and the trading price of the shares over a specified valuation period, the length of which is based on the daily trading volume of the shares. Assuming the shares are trading above $10.00, the Company will receive the entire remaining Prepayment Amount held in the deposit account, less any applicable fees. To the extent there is any shortfall between ACM's purchase price of approximately $10.00 (adjusted for accrued interest) and the trading price, there will be a proportionate reduction in the cash from the deposit account that the Company will receive.
iii.If the volume weighted average share price (“VWAP”) of the shares falls below $5.00 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days (a “VWAP Trigger Event”), then ACM may elect to accelerate the Valuation Date to the date of such VWAP Trigger Event. If ACM elects to accelerate the Valuation Date, the settlement amount returned to the Company would be approximately equal to the VWAP of the shares on such date of the Trigger Event, net of $0.20 per share in fees.
As of March 31, 2022, ACM has sold 734,702 shares, for which the Company received net proceeds of $6,878. Of this amount, 233,593 was sold during the three months ended March 31, 2022 for net proceeds of $1,866. Depending on the manner in which the Forward Purchase Transaction is settled, the Company may never have access to all of the remaining Prepayment Amount.
In accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, the Company has determined that the forward option within the Forward Purchase Agreement is (i) a freestanding financial instrument and (ii) a derivative. This derivative, referred to throughout as the "forward purchase option derivative" is recorded as a liability on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has performed fair value measurements for this derivative as of Closing and as of December 31, 2021, which is described in Note 14. The Company remeasures the fair value of the forward purchase option derivative each reporting period.
13.    STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Common Stock and Preferred Stock
Common Stock— As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company was authorized to issue 600,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.0001 par value per share, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was 66,915,204 and 66,647,242 common shares outstanding, respectively. Each share of common stock has the right to one vote per share.
Preferred Stock — As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company was authorized to issue 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock at $0.0001 par value per share, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Equity Award Plans
Equity Incentive Plan — The Company historically had one Equity Incentive Plan, the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), under which the Company had issued equity awards to the Company's officers, directors, employees, and consultants. The option exercise price was determined by the Board of Directors based on the estimated fair value of the Company's common stock.
Incentive Award Plan — In December 2021, the Board of Directors adopted the Company's 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “2021 Plan”), upon consummation of the Business Combination. No new awards will be issued under the 2013 Plan following the approval of the 2021 Plan.
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Under the 2021 Plan, the Company has the ability to issue incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock units to selected employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company as an incentive to such persons. The Company has initially reserved 10,024,848 shares of common stock for issuance to officers, directors, employees, and consultants of the Company pursuant to the 2021 Plan. The number of shares initially available for issuance will be increased on January 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2022 and ending in 2031, by an amount equal to the lesser of (a) 5% of the shares of common stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) such smaller number of shares as determined by the Board. For fiscal year 2022, the Board elected not to increase the initial reserve under the 2021 Plan as it was only adopted in December of 2021.
Of such reserved shares of common stock, as of March 31, 2022, 2,588,500 options and restricted stock units have been granted and are currently outstanding, leaving 7,198,848 shares of common stock remain available for issuance pursuant to the 2021 Plan.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan — In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which will allow eligible employees to acquire a stock ownership in the Company. A total of 2,004,969 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP. In addition, the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP will be annually increased on January 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2022 and ending on and including January 31, 2031, by an amount equal to the lesser of (a) 1% of the aggregate number of common stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) such smaller number of shares as is determined by the Board. For fiscal year 2022, the Board elected not to increase the initial reserve under the ESPP as it was only adopted in December of 2021. As of March 31, 2022, there have been no issuances under the ESPP.
Equity Awards and Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options — Stock options granted under both the 2013 Plan and 2021 Plan are generally granted at a price per share not less than the fair value at the date of the grant. Options granted to date generally vest over a four-year period with 25% of the shares underlying the options vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date with the remaining 75% of the shares vesting on a pro-rata basis over the succeeding thirty-six months, subject to continued service with the Company through each vesting date. Options granted are generally exercisable for up to 10 years, also subject to continued service with the Company.
The following is a summary of stock options activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022:
Number of optionsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
5,832,519 $3.30 5.62
Granted237,500 10.00 9.96
Exercised— 
Forfeited(164,235)
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022
5,905,784 $3.56 5.56
Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022
5,905,784 $3.56 5.56
Exercisable as of March 31, 2022
4,282,866 $3.00 4.48
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was $1,047 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. All stock-based compensation expense is recorded within selling, general, and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As of March 31, 2022, total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock options was approximately $3,004, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.90 years. The total fair value of options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1,875.

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Restricted Stock Units — Certain executive officers are eligible for (i) time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and (ii) performance-based RSUs under a three-year long-term incentive program (“LTIP”) through which these individuals will be granted shares of RSUs eligible to vest over a three-year period (the “LTIP period”). For each individual, certain portions of the RSUs granted (i) will vest over time based on continued service over the LTIP period (ii) will vest based on the achievement of certain gross profit targets over the LTIP period, and (iii) will vest based on the achievement of certain share price hurdles for the Company's common stock. Each of these grant types will be subject to the officers' continuous employment through each vesting date. Further, as part of its overall compensation strategy, the Company grants RSUs to its employees as part of the new-hire process as well as ongoing equity refresh cycles . RSUs granted to employees typically vest over a four-year period with 25% of the shares underlying the grant vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, with the remaining 75% of the shares vesting on a pro-rata basis over the succeeding thirty-six months, subject to continued service with the Company through each vesting date.
As of March 31, 2022, 1,518,500 time-based RSUs and 1,070,000 share-price target RSUs have been granted, respectively, to certain of the Company’s executive officers, employees, non-employee directors, and third party consultants. Of these grants, 1,008,500 time-based RSUs and 300,000 share-price target RSUs were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Of the RSUs issued to the Company’s executive officers, the time-based RSUs will vest annually over a three-year LTIP period, subject to the executives' continued service at each vesting date. The executive officer share-price target RSUs are subject to vesting based on the achievement of certain share price hurdles over the LTIP period. For the time-based RSUs, the stock-based compensation expense will be recognized evenly over the three-year LTIP period, with $1,312 being recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
A valuation to determine the fair values for the share-price target RSUs was performed using a Monte-Carlo Simulation, which includes the probability of reaching the share price hurdles in determining the fair value of the award. Total stock-based compensation to be recognized for these share-price target RSUs is based on a derived service period, calculated by the model. Total stock-based compensation expense related to these awards recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $2,821.
As of March 31, 2022, total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested time-based RSUs and share-price target RSUs was approximately $14,737 and $4,352, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.02 years and 0.65 years, respectively. No RSUs have vested as of March 31, 2022. To date, the Company has not yet granted RSUs which vest based on the achievement of certain gross profit targets.
14.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The table below presents information regarding financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy reflecting the valuation techniques utilized to determine fair value.
Fair Value Hierarchy
March 31, 2022Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets –cash & cash equivalents$69,935 $— $— 
Assets –restricted cash2,768 — — 
Total Assets$72,703 $— $— 
Liabilities:
Forward purchase option derivative$— $— $17,609 
Earnout liability— — 20,145 
Public Warrants13,841 — — 
Private Warrants— 5,979 — 
Total Liabilities$13,841 $5,979 $37,754 
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December 31, 2021Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets –cash & cash equivalents$105,027 $— $— 
Assets –restricted cash2,767 — — 
Total assets$107,795 $— $— 
Liabilities:
Forward purchase option derivative$— $— $4,203 
Earnout liability— — 27,134 
Common stock warrants15,396 — — 
Preferred stock warrants— 6,649 — 
Total liabilities$15,396 $6,649 $31,337 
Level 3 RollforwardForward purchase option derivativeEarnout liability
Beginning balances$4,203 $27,134 
Additions— — 
Changes in fair value13,406 (6,989)
Ending balances$17,609 $20,145 
The Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities include the forward purchase option derivative and earnout liability, which is comprised of (i) the contingent consideration related to the MaxDelivery acquisition (See Note 1) and (ii) the Sponsor Earnout Shares (See Note 2). The fair value of each instrument was estimated using a Monte-Carlo Simulation. The Company measures the fair value at each reporting period, with subsequent revisions to be recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Refer to Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for further detail on the valuations.
There were no transfers between levels during the reporting periods. All significant Level 3 fair value hierarchy were recorded during the periods ended March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
15.    NET LOSS PER SHARE
The Company uses the two-class method to compute basic and diluted earnings per common share. In periods of net loss, no effect is given to the Company’s participating securities as they do not contractually participate in the losses of the Company. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Numerator
Net loss$(36,211)$(14,205)
Less: accretion adjustment— 401 
Less: earnings allocated to participating securities— — 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(36,211)$(14,606)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities— — 
Denominator
Weighted-average shares–basic and diluted66,861,005 9,419,197 
Net loss per common share–basic and diluted$(0.54)$(1.55)
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The following securities were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share in the periods presented, as their effect would be anti-dilutive:
As of March 31,
20222021
Series preferred stock, outstanding— 41,289,914 
Common stock warrants, outstanding— 35,719 
Preferred stock warrants, outstanding— 1,188,848 
Common stock options, outstanding5,905,784 5,961,746 
PIPE Convertible Notes, if-converted (1)
7,291,667 — 
Restricted stock units, outstanding2,470,520 — 
Private Warrants, outstanding12,936,679 — 
Public Warrants, outstanding5,587,500 — 
(1) The PIPE Convertible Notes are presented using a conversion rate of $12.00, in line with the if-converted method under ASC 260, Earnings Per Share.
16.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In 2021 and prior, the Company identified three related parties, including (i) the employer of the Director elected by the shareholders of the Series C-1 class of preferred stock (ii) a shareholder of the Series D-1 class of preferred stock and (iii) AEON Integrated Business Services Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEON Co., Ltd. (“AEON”),
Immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination in December 2021, all shares of Old Boxed preferred stock converted into shares of Old Boxed common stock. Upon Closing, each share of Old Boxed common stock then converted into the right to receive approximately 0.9498 shares of New Boxed common stock.
As a result of the Business Combination and the related transactions, (i) the majority holder of the Series C-1 class was no longer a related party as of Closing as this holder no longer holds more than 10% of the Company's voting interest and the elected Director is no longer on the Board of Directors and (ii) the holder of the Series D-1 class, was no longer a related party.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company identified AEON as its only remaining related party. The following discussion includes related party transactions with AEON as well as prior year period related party transactions for the previously identified related parties related to holders of Series C-1 and Series D-1 preferred stock.
AEON
On February 12, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with AEON Integrated Business Services Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEON Co., Ltd. (“AEON”), a Series D-1 shareholder, to license its e-commerce platform through a software licensing arrangement. The objective of the agreement is for the Company to design, develop and support the e-commerce platform customized for the digital marketplace operations of AEON and AEON affiliates. The services provided include implementation services, license of the e-commerce software platform, training, and maintenance and support. The Company has been engaged to provide services to AEON and AEON Malaysia. The total transaction price for the contract includes fixed and variable consideration. Based on the Company’s estimates of the standalone selling prices of the performance obligations identified in the contract, the Company has allocated $7,300 to implementation services specific to AEON, $4,500 to the implementation services specific to AEON Malaysia, and $20 per month to software maintenance services with respect to the licensed software for AEON Malaysia. The transaction price attributable to the software license to AEON Malaysia is variable and consists of sales and usage-based royalties. Yuki Habu, a director of Boxed, is affiliated with AEON. Refer to Note 8, Revenue Recognition, for further details. Immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination in December 2021, all shares of Old Boxed preferred stock converted into shares of Old Boxed common stock, which then upon Closing converted into the right to receive approximately 0.9498 shares of New Boxed common stock.
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Holders of Series C-1 and Series D-1 preferred stock
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the majority holder of the Series C-1 class of preferred stock was a vendor from whom the Company purchases inventory. The collective shareholders of the Series C-1 class of preferred stock had the right to elect one Director to the Board of Directors and the elected Director was an employee of this vendor. In connection with the inventory purchases, the Company receives various volume rebates and incentives to continue doing business. Total inventory purchases and volume rebates and incentives for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were approximately $3,180 and $102, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, a holder of the Series D-1 class of preferred stock was a vendor from whom the Company purchases inventory. The collective shareholders of the Series D-1 class of preferred stock had the right to elect two Directors to the Board of Directors. The Directors elected by the collective Series D-1 shareholders were not employees of this vendor. In connection with the inventory purchases, the Company receives various volume rebates and incentives to continue doing business. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, total inventory purchases and total dunnage purchases were $583 and $616, respectively. The Company did not receive volume rebates and incentives during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
17.  SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The profitability measure employed by the Company’s CODM for allocating resources to operating segments and assessing operating segment performance is operating loss. The CODM does not receive or regularly review asset information when allocating resources and assessing segment performance.
Therefore, asset information by segment has not been disclosed. Substantially all of the Company’s identifiable assets are located in the United States. The Company currently does not have substantial sales outside the United States, nor does any customer represent more than 10 percent of total revenues for any period presented.
There were no material inter-segment net sales and expenses to be eliminated in computing total revenue and operating income. In addition, the Company allocates its selling, general and administrative expenses to its segment results based on usage, which is generally reflected in the segment in which the costs are incurred. The following table provides information for the Company’s reportable segments, including product category disaggregation for its Retail segment:
Information about Reported Segment Profit or Loss

RetailSoftware & 
Services
Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Grocery net revenue$30,539 $— $30,539 
Home & Household net revenue12,688 — 12,688 
Other net revenue (1)
1,169 — 1,169 
Software & Services net revenue— 2,230 2,230 
Total net revenue$44,396 $2,230 $46,626 
Operating income (loss)$(30,282)$1,272 $(29,010)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Total net revenue$39,876 $982 $40,858 
Operating income (loss)$(13,533)$241 $(13,292)

(1) Includes revenues related to our subscription services program, advertising and marketing fees, and third-party marketplace service fees.
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18.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transaction occurring through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q require adjustments to or disclosures in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Aside from the items discussed below, the Company did not have any subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
1.On May 9, 2022, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with an investor relating to a committed capital on demand facility (the "CCOD Facility"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company will have the right from time to time at its option to sell to the investor up to the lesser of (i) $100,000 of the Company's common stock and (ii) the Exchange Cap which, under the applicable rules of the NYSE, states that in no event may the Company issue more than 19.99% of the voting power or number of shares of common stock outstanding, unless certain stipulations are met.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations together with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes and other financial information of Boxed included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report , as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations and beliefs involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and in other parts of this Quarterly Report. Please read the information under the caption entitled “Cautionary Note Under Forward Looking Statements.””
Overview
Boxed is an e-commerce retailer and an e-commerce enabler. We operate an e-commerce Retail service that provides bulk pantry consumables to businesses and household customers. This service is powered by our own purpose-built storefront, marketplace, analytics, fulfillment, advertising, and robotics technologies. We further enable e-commerce through our Software & Services business, which offers customers in need of an enterprise-level e-commerce platform access to our end-to-end technology.
Founded in 2013 by an experienced group of tech pioneers, we have been a technology-first organization since our inception. The founders (including our Chief Executive Officer Chieh Huang and Chief Operating Officer Jared Yaman) had a simple idea: make shopping for bulk, household essentials easy, convenient and fun so customers can focus their time and energy on the things that really matter, instead of spending their weekends traveling to and shopping in traditional brick-&-mortar wholesale clubs with their families. From that initial concept, we grew into the e-commerce technology company that it is today, with our own purpose-built storefront, analytics, fulfillment, advertising, and robotics technologies. Now, in addition to offering B2C and B2B customers with bulk consumables, such as paper products, snacks, beverages, and cleaning supplies, we have also begun to drive high-margin revenue through our Software & Services business, helping the world to stock up through our technology.
Since our inception, we have been engaged in developing and expanding our Retail and Software & Services businesses. We have incurred net operating losses and have generated negative cash flows from operations in each year since our inception. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net operating loss and negative cash flows from operations of $36.2 million and $36.4 million, respectively. Since our inception, beyond sales of our product and services, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from the issuance of stock and borrowings, including under our term loans and revolving credit facilities, as well as through the consummation of the Business Combination.
Business Combination and Public Company Costs
On December 8, 2021, we consummated our previously announced Business Combination, at which time (i) Old Boxed merged with a subsidiary of Seven Oaks and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven Oaks and (ii) Seven Oaks changed its name from Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp. to Boxed, Inc., and is referred to herein as “New Boxed” or “us” or “we”. In connection with the Closing, among other things:
We became an SEC-registrant and our common stock and warrants commenced trading on the NYSE on December 9, 2021 under the symbols “BOXD” and “BOXD WS,” respectively.
Immediately prior to Closing, each share of Old Boxed preferred stock was converted into Old Boxed common stock based on the conversion ratios of each respective series. Then upon Closing, each share of Old Boxed common stock was converted into the right to receive approximately 0.9498 shares of New Boxed common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

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The 6,468,750 shares of Seven Oaks Class B common stock held by the Sponsor, JTCM Ventures and related parties were each automatically reclassified into one share of New Boxed common stock (of which 1,940,625 shares are subject to vesting under certain conditions).
PIPE Investors contributed a total of $120.0 million, comprised of $32.5 million for 3,250,000 shares of New Boxed common stock and an aggregate of $87.5 million in PIPE Convertible Notes.
An aggregate of $181.0 million was paid from Seven Oaks' trust account to holders that exercised their right to have initial shares redeemed. In addition, on December 9, 2021, one day following the Closing, we paid the Prepayment Amount of $65.1 million to ACM utilizing funds from Seven Oaks' trust account, pursuant to the terms of a Forward Purchase Agreement entered into by Seven Oaks and ACM on November 28, 2021 for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction.
The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse capitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under the guidance in ASC 805, Business Combinations, Seven Oaks is treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Refer to Note 2, Business Combination, in Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” for additional detail about the Business Combination as well as Note 12 therein for further detail about the Forward Purchase Agreement.
As a result of becoming an NYSE-listed company, we have begun, and will continue to need to hire additional staff and implement processes and procedures to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We incurred and expect to continue to incur additional annual expenses for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting, legal and administrative resources and fees.
Factors Affecting our Performance
We believe that our performance and future success depend on many factors. While we believe that each of these factors present significant opportunities for our business, each factor also poses risks and challenges that we must successfully address in order to sustain our growth and continue to improve our results of operations.
COVID-19. During fiscal year 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a mixed impact on our results of operations. Throughout the pandemic our fulfillment centers have largely remained open as they were deemed as “essential businesses” in our locations. While we experienced increased demand from B2C customers, as many individuals adopted online shopping during the pandemic, that increase was offset by a decline of demand from our B2B customers, as many businesses reverted to work-from-home environments. The result of these two counteracting trends was slight growth in 2020 sales compared to fiscal year 2019. Further, during fiscal year 2020, we experienced a significant increase in organic new customer traffic to our web properties as a result of COVID-19. This rapid and variable surge in traffic put significant stress on our supply chain, with industry-wide inventory supply shortages limiting our ability to provide the products in demand from our customers. As such, during this period, we significantly reduced our growth-related investments (i.e. promotional spend and advertising expense) and temporarily shut down service to certain new customers in specific states. While industry-wide demand for e-commerce services remains elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels, the surge in organic new customer traffic we experienced in 2020 did not persist at the same levels in 2021, and we began to meaningfully increase our investments in advertising expense and promotional spend in order to drive additional demand. In addition, the wave of COVID-19 virus variants, including the proliferation of the Delta and Omicron variants, further delayed the return-to-office plans of many of our B2B customers in 2021, which yielded a slower recovery from our B2B customers than originally anticipated throughout 2021. While the Company remains optimistic on the recovery of B2B, the demand from our B2B customers may not fully recover to the levels that existed during 2019. These changes could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Additionally, the higher propensity for online shopping has led to increased demand for our technology, which we have begun to monetize in 2021, but could also reverse in the future as customer behavior changes. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and continuously evolving and the long-term impacts on our financial condition and results of operations are still uncertain. We are continuing to monitor the impact of the pandemic on the overall macro-economic environment, as well as the impact it has had on cost inflation in consumable products and transportation, which continues to drive up our operating costs.
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The COVID-19 pandemic may impact many of the factors discussed in this section, including, among others, overall economic trends, consumer preferences and demand, product mix, competitive dynamics, and sourcing and distribution, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Acquisition of new customers and retention of existing customers. The size of our customer base and our customers’ level of engagement and retention are critical to our success. Our ability to continue to attract and retain customers depends, in part, on our ability to consistently provide our customers with a convenient, high-quality experience with competitive pricing for consumer goods, groceries, household products, and other bulk or discounted products. If our customers preferences change or they do not perceive our service and the products we sell to be convenient, competitively priced, and of high quality, we may not be able to attract and retain customers, and as a result, our revenue may be adversely impacted.
Brand recognition and customer loyalty. Our ability to succeed in a crowded e-commerce marketplace will depend on our continued success at attracting and retaining a large number of high-value customers to the Boxed Sites who have traditionally purchased bulk consumer packaged goods from our larger competitors. We may be required to incur significantly higher advertising and promotional expenditures to differentiate Boxed Sites from that of our competitors. If our branding efforts are not successful, our operating results and our ability to attract and retain customers may be adversely impacted. In addition, we sell many products under the Prince & Spring private-label brand. Increasing the portfolio of private-label products offered is essential to developing and maintaining customer loyalty. Prince & Spring private-label products also generally carry higher margins than national brand products offered on the Boxed Sites, representing a growth portion of our overall sales. If the Prince & Spring brand experiences a loss of customer acceptance or confidence, our sales and gross margin results could decline.
Competition. We operate in a market that is rapidly evolving and in which we face competition, especially from larger and more well-established companies. These more well-established competitors may have longer operating histories, greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources, greater name and brand recognition, a larger base of vendors, or faster shipping times or lower-cost shipping. These factors may allow our competitors to derive greater revenue and profits, acquire customers at lower costs, or respond more quickly to emerging technologies and evolving consumer trends. If we are unable to compete successfully, or if competing successfully requires us to expend greater resources, our financial condition and results of operating could be adversely affected.
Effective sourcing and distribution of products. Our net revenues and gross profit are affected by our ability to purchase our products in sufficient quantities at competitive prices. While we believe our vendors have adequate capacity to meet our current and anticipated demand, our level of net revenues could be adversely affected in the event of constraints in our supply chain, including our inability to procure and stock sufficient quantities of some merchandise in a manner that is able to match market demand from our customers, leading to lost sales.
Software & Services offerings. Our Software & Services business, encompassing the licensing of our software and technology assets, is expected to be an increasing part of our revenue and profitability as we expand. As of the second half of 2021, we have begun to successfully deliver and market these services to customers, but if we are not able to continue and expand such services, we would fail to achieve the anticipated benefits of our Software & Services offering. The success of our early operations of our Software & Services offering may significantly impact our future business, results of operations and financial condition. Our results of operations and future revenue prospects will be harmed if we are unable to increase the adoption of our offerings.
Seasonality. Our Retail business is moderately seasonal, with a meaningful portion of our sales and promotional campaigns dedicated to back-to-school and back-to-work time periods, typically resulting in higher customer demand in the first and third fiscal quarters. Due to the importance of our peak sales periods, which include the post-holiday winter and fall seasons, the first and third fiscal quarters have historically contributed, and are expected to continue to contribute, significantly to our operating results for the entire fiscal year. In anticipation of seasonal increases in sales activity during these periods, we incur additional expense prior to and during our peak seasonal periods. These expenses may include the acquisition of additional inventory, seasonal staffing needs and other similar items. As a result, any factors negatively affecting us during these periods, including adverse weather, spread of seasonal infectious diseases and unfavorable economic conditions, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the entire fiscal year.
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Key Performance Indicators
We measure our business using both financial and operating data and use the following metrics and measures to assess the near-term and long-term performance of our overall business, including identifying trends, formulating financial projections, making strategic decisions, assessing operational efficiencies and monitoring our business. Key performance indicators (“KPIs”) are typically operational in nature, are not measures of financial performance in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net revenue, cash flows from operations or other measures of growth, profitability, liquidity or performance under U.S. GAAP. You should be aware that our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
We present the following KPIs to assist investors in understanding our operating results on an on-going basis: (i) Retail Active Customers, (ii) Retail Average Order Value (Retail “AOV”), (iii) Retail Net Revenue per Retail Active Customer (“RPAC”) and (iv) Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”). We have elected to update our disclosures from presenting information on a Last Twelve Month (“LTM”) basis to a quarterly basis in order to provide shareholders and investors with further insight into our quarterly trends and seasonal variability. We believe this disclosure change supports increased interpretability of our operating results. Further, we have elected to update our disclosures to not include Advertising Expenses within KPIs as it is discussed within Results of Operations, below.
This table sets forth our key performance indicators for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Figures disclosed for Retail Active Customers and Retail AOV reflect Retail segment metrics only, and do not aggregate metrics from Software & Services customers who are leveraging our software or technology for their own retail operations.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Retail Active Customers (in thousands)161 191 
Retail AOV (in whole dollars)$130 $112 
RPAC (in whole dollars)$276 $208 
GMV (in millions)
$53.4 $44.8 
Retail Active Customers
We define active customers as the distinct number of customers in our Retail segment who placed at least one order in the referenced respective time-period (“Retail Active Customers”). The change in Retail Active Customers in a reporting period captures both the inflow of new customers as well as the outflow of customers who have not made a purchase in the time period. We view the number of Retail Active Customers as a key indicator of our performance, which is influenced by the level of investment in Advertising Expenses, the number of new customers acquired during a given time period, as well as the churn of previously Retail Active Customers.
The decrease in our Retail Active Customers when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2022 to the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in B2C customers during the more recent period compared to the prior period, as the latter included the temporary impact of increased customer traffic resulting from COVID-19 related demand. Although there was a year over year decline, we saw quarter over quarter sequential growth in our Retail Active Customers during the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.
Retail AOV
We define Retail AOV as the GMV for the respective time-period divided by the total number of orders placed by customers during the same period. We believe Retail AOV is an important indicator of business performance as it is supported by our proprietary e-commerce technology, where our mobile app, website, and personalization engine provide a seamless shopping experience, enabling customers to easily discover new and relevant products and categories. This results in a trend where on average, Retail AOVs expand over the course of a customer’s lifecycle. Further, larger orders are on average more profitable, helping to drive margin improvement from shipping, packaging, and labor efficiencies.
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Total Retail AOV increased when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2022 to the three months ended March 31, 2021 as the result of (i) an increasing percentage of orders from our B2B customers who have, on average, significantly higher Retail AOVs than our B2C customers, (ii) ongoing pricing optimizations, and (iii) adjustments to the user experience designed to help drive Retail AOV increases across both our new and repeat customers.
We measure Retail AOV on a gross basis, comparable to the way that we measure GMV. As a result, it does not account for any discounts, promotions, or rewards that are offered to or redeemed by our customers, and therefore it is not intended for use as an alternative to net revenue recorded in accordance with GAAP.
RPAC
We define Retail Net Revenue per Active Customer as total Retail net revenue for the respective time-period divided by the total number of Retail Active Customers during the same period. We believe RPAC is an important indicator of business performance as it demonstrates customer engagement within our Retail business, combining the impact of both our Retail AOV as well as the order frequency of customers shopping our Retail e-Commerce offerings.
RPAC increased meaningfully by $67, or 32.4%, when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2022 to the three months ended March 31, 2021 as the result of (i) increasing mix of orders from our B2B customers who have, on average, significantly higher spend per customer than our B2C customer bases (ii) higher Retail AOVs and (iii) higher order frequency within both our B2C and B2B customer bases.
GMV
We define GMV as (i) the total value of Boxed goods sold, (ii) 3rd party goods sold on Boxed Sites, gross of any customer promotions, price discounts, credits, or rewards used, and (iii) goods sold on 3rd party (i.e. AEON) websites which are leveraging Boxed Software & Services technology, all of which are inclusive of shipping fees, service fees and taxes. We believe our ability to expand GMV is an indicator of the global scale of our technology services platform in any given period, and an indicator of end-customer engagement on our technology services platform worldwide. GMV is not intended for use as an alternative to net revenue recorded in accordance with GAAP.
GMV increased by $8.6 million, or 19.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months period March 31, 2021. The increase was largely attributable to accelerating B2B customer demand, combined with increases in GMV from MaxDelivery and Software & Services customer base. We believe that the COVID-19 pandemic primarily impacted our GMV through the Active Customer count, as discussed above.
Components of our Results of Operations
We operate in two reportable segments: Retail and Software & Services, to reflect the way our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews and assesses the performance of the business. Our Retail segment engages in the sale of consumer products and goods in bulk sizes to consumers and businesses in the continental United States. Our Retail segment includes net revenue from merchandising sales, subscription sales, and outbound delivery and marketing fees, as discussed below and within Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Until the first quarter of 2021, we had not generated meaningful revenue under our Software & Services segment, which primarily relates to our research, development, marketing, and production of our propriety software for sale to third parties. Both our Retail and Software & Services segments are recorded within net revenue in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Net Revenue
We derive net revenue primarily from the sale of both third-party brand and private-label brand merchandise through our e-commerce platform on which we offer merchandise in the following core categories: groceries, snacks, beverages, and household and cleaning products. Revenue generated through our e-commerce platform is generally recognized upon delivery to the customer, net of promotional discounts and refund allowances. Outbound delivery fees (if applicable) are included in customer billing and are also recorded as revenue upon delivery. Taxes collected from customers are excluded from net revenue.

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We earn additional Retail segment revenue through membership fees from customers who sign up for our Boxed Up subscription loyalty program. Membership fees allow customers to earn cash back on every purchase, gain access to exclusive discounts, and enjoy free shipping on all eligible orders. Because we have the obligation to provide access to our website for the duration of the membership term, we recognize membership fees on a straight-line basis over the life of the membership.
We also earn revenue through a mix of marketing services offered to merchants, including vendors, manufacturers, and other partners. We provide these merchants access to our e-commerce platform where merchants display and sell their products to users through our third-party marketplace offering. We also provide advertising services to help merchants promote their products within our platform. While these additional revenue streams have not historically been material, the generate higher margins and we believe there is substantial opportunity to expand these offerings to drive growth in both net revenue and profitability in the future.
In the first quarter of 2021, we began generating revenue through software license agreements with customers. A software license contract with multiple performance obligations typically includes the following elements: implementation services, software license, training services, and maintenance and support services.
Refer to the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional definitions of our financial statement line items included within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following tables presents our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Net revenue:
Retail$44,396 $39,876 
Software & Services2,230 982 
Total net revenue46,626 40,858 
Cost of sales:— — 
Retail(40,049)(35,664)
Software & Services(482)(265)
Cost of sales(40,531)(35,929)
Gross profit6,095 4,929 
Advertising expense(11,695)(5,707)
Selling, general, and administrative expense(23,410)(12,514)
Loss from operations(29,010)(13,292)
Other income (expense), net(7,201)(913)
Loss before income taxes(36,211)(14,205)
Income taxes— — 
Net loss$(36,211)$(14,205)
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Net Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Net revenue:
Retail$44,396 39,876 $4,520 11.3 %
Software & Services2,230 982 1,248 127.1 %
Total net revenue$46,626 $40,859 $5,768 14.1 %
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Total net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $5.8 million, or 14.1%, to $46.6 million as compared to $40.9 million for three months ended March 31, 2021. The total $5.8 million increase was attributable to increases of $4.5 million and $1.2 million in Retail revenue and Software & Services revenue, respectively.
The $4.5 million increase in Retail net revenue was primarily driven by a $5.8 million increase in merchandise sales generated through our e-commerce platform, partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in mark-downs (including refunds, promotions, and price discounts) during the period. This increase in merchandising sales primarily resulted from growth in demand from B2B customers in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021; as businesses have begun to return to in-person office environments, there has been an increase in demand from our B2B customers, who have begun to order at a higher frequency and in larger order quantities. This trend compared favorably to lower demand experienced during the prior year period due to the impacts of COVID-19 and a corresponding increase in work-from-home environments.
The Software & Services net revenue increase of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily the result of the completion of AEON implementation services.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Cost of sales:
Retail$(40,049)$(35,664)$(4,385)12.3 %
Software & Services(482)(265)(217)81.7 %
Total cost of sales$(40,531)$(35,930)$(4,601)12.8 %
Gross profit:
Retail$4,347 $4,212 $135 3.2 %
Software & Services1,748 717 1,032 143.9 %
Total gross profit$6,095 $4,929 $1,166 23.7 %
Gross margin:
Retail9.8 %10.6 %
Software & Services78.4 %73.0 %
Total gross margin13.1 %12.1 %
Cost of sales for our Retail segment increased by $4.4 million, or 12.3%, to $40.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to $35.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in cost of sales is primarily driven by a combined $3.3 million increase in in product and outbound shipping costs as we experienced a higher volume of sales, and vendors passed on ongoing cost inflation. Retail gross profit as a percentage of Retail net revenue (Retail gross margin) decreased to 9.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 10.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The slight decrease in Retail gross margin was primarily a result of increased promotions and discounts, as we strategically tried to offset some of the inflationary pricing pressures for our customer base with on-site sales.
Cost of sales for our Software & Services segment increased by $0.2 million to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in cost of sales is the result of a $0.2 million increase in wages incurred related to hours spent on implementation and maintenance services for our Software & Services segment.
Total gross profit increased by $1.2 million, or 23.7%, to $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $4.9 million primarily due to higher Retail sales and additional Services & Services revenue earned in the current period, partially offset by an increase in Retail product costs and sales markdowns. Total gross margin increased slightly to 13.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 12.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily resulting from an increase mix of revenue from our higher margin Software & Services segment, which more than offset a slight decline in Retail gross margin.
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Advertising Expense
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Advertising expense$(11,695)$(5,707)$(5,988)104.9 %
Percentage of net revenue26.3 %14.3 %
Advertising expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $6.0 million to $11.7 million as compared to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in advertising media costs used to acquire and retain customers, including costs for television and advertising commercial content.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Selling, general and administrative expense$(23,410)$(12,514)$(10,896)87.1 %
Percentage of net revenue52.7 %31.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $10.9 million to $23.4 million as compared to $12.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in salary and compensation costs, a $4.8 million increase in stock-based compensation, and a combined $3.2 million increase in legal fees and third-party consulting and software costs. These increased costs are due to our overall growth and expansion initiatives as well as costs incurred as a newly public company.
Operating Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Operating income (loss):
Retail$(30,304)$(13,533)$(16,771)123.9 %
Software & Services1,294 241 1,053 436.3 %
Total operating income (loss)$(29,010)$(13,292)$(15,718)118.3 %
Percentage of net revenue
Retail(68.3)%(33.9)%
Software & Services58.0 %N/M
Total operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $15.7 million to $29.0 million as compared to $13.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The total $15.7 million increase was attributable to an increase in operating income of $1.1 million in our Software & Services segment, more than offset by an increase in operating loss of $16.8 million in our Retail segment.
As discussed above, the increase in operating loss of $16.8 million in our Retail segment was primarily driven increases in advertising expenses and selling, general, and administrative costs, which were partially offset by a slight increase in Retail gross profit.
The increase in operating income of $1.1 million for our Software & Services segment was driven by period over period gross profit growth largely associated with implementation services provided during the first quarter of 2022.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021$ Change% Change
Other income (expense), net$(7,201)$(913)$(6,289)688.4 %
Percentage of net revenue(16.2)%(2.3)%
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Other expense increased by $6.3 million to $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase of $6.3 million was primarily attributable to a $13.4 million increase in the fair value of the forward purchase option derivative, offset by a combined $9.2 million decrease in the fair value of our earnout liability and SPAC warrant liabilities. In addition, we incurred an increase in interest expense of $2.9 million related to our New Term Loan and our PIPE Convertible Notes.
Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
We utilize Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to budget, make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance, and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and provide additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate our business. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as GAAP net loss adjusted for interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, one-time costs associated with the Business Combination and other debt financing transactions, gains (losses) attributable to the change in fair value of our warrants and derivatives, and other income (expense) outside of the fair value adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA is supplemental to our operating performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and has important limitations. For example, Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of certain costs required to be recorded under GAAP and could differ substantially from similarly titled measures presented by other companies in our industry or companies in other industries. Accordingly, this measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDA to our GAAP net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Net loss
$(36,211)$(14,205)
Adjusted to exclude the following:
Depreciation and amortization
1,016 1,230 
Change in fair value of warrants and derivative instruments (2)
4,194 786 
Interest income (expense)
3,026 116 
Other income (expense)
(19)11 
Stock-based compensation
5,180 375 
One-time costs (1)
654 721 
Adjusted EBITDA
$(22,160)$(10,966)
(1) One-time costs represent non-recurring consulting and advisory costs with respect to the Business Combination and other debt financing transactions.
(2) Included in the change in fair value of warrants and derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is an increase to other expense of $13.4 million from the increase in fair value of the forward purchase option derivative, offset by a combined increase to other income of $9.2 million from the decrease in fair value of our earnout liability and SPAC warrant liabilities. Included in the change in fair value of warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is the changes in fair values of our historical common and preferred stock warrants.
The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to an increase in net loss related to the increases in advertising expense and selling, general and administrative expense, offset by increases in (i) changes in fair value of our warrants and derivative instruments (ii) interest expense and (iii) stock-based compensation, all of which are part of the reconciling items.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview and Funding Requirements
As of March 31, 2022, we had a total cash balance of $72.7 million, including restricted cash of $2.8 million, and an accumulated deficit. In addition, we also had $58.2 million in receivables, gross of interest, remaining related to the Forward Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the Business Combination. The timing and terms of any recoupment of the receivables (or some portion thereof) are influenced by our stock price performance over the remaining term of the Forward Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our net loss and net cash used in operating activities amounted to $36.2 million and $36.4 million, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2022. As an emerging growth company, we are dependent on outside capital to execute our strategy of investing in growth at the expense of short-term profits. As a result, we have incurred significant losses and net cash outflows from operating activities since our inception and expect to incur such losses and remain dependent on outside capital for the foreseeable future until such time that we can realize our growth strategy by generating profits and reducing our reliance on outside capital. Given the inherent uncertainties associated with executing our growth strategy, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient outside capital or generate sufficient cash from operations to fund our obligations as they become due over the next twelve months.
In addition, in August 2021 we entered into a new term loan agreement for principal of $45.0 million, as discussed below. The term loan contains a certain number of financial covenants, which requires us to (i) maintain minimum unrestricted cash balance of $15.0 million, (ii) maintain minimum net Retail revenue based upon agreed quarterly targets, and (iii) maintain a Retail gross margin percentage of at least 8%. In order to achieve these targets, we expect to invest in growth initiatives including substantially increasing and maintaining higher levels of our marketing spend compared to historical periods. We expect these investments, among others, to result in an increase in cash used in operating activities over the next twelve months.
As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the financial covenants required by our new term loan agreement. However, the inherent uncertainties described above may impact our ability to remain in compliance with these covenants over the next twelve months. If we breach our financial covenants and fail to secure a waiver or forbearance from the third-party lender, such breach or failure could accelerate the repayment of the outstanding borrowings under the new term loan agreement or the exercise of other rights or remedies the third-party lender may have under applicable law. No assurance can be provided a waiver or forbearance will be granted or the outstanding borrowings under the new term loan agreement will be successfully refinanced on terms that are acceptable us.
Despite the substantial amount of capital that we have raised from outside investors and lenders, as well as our Business Combination, as of March 31, 2022, we had no additional capital available for borrowing and no firm commitment from current or prospective investors to provide us additional capital to fund operations in the foreseeable future. While management believes the that we will be able to obtain additional capital, no assurance can be provided that such capital will be obtained or on terms that are acceptable to us. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unsuccessful in securing additional capital and/or executing our strategy of growth whereby we realize profits and generate sufficient cash inflows from operations to fund our obligations as they become due, we may be required to seek other strategic alternatives such as a further reduction in our current cost structure, or a recapitalization of our balance sheet, including related outstanding debt and equity securities.
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Debt and Convertible Debt Financing
New Term Loan
On August 4, 2021, we entered into a new term loan agreement (the “New Term Loan”). The New Term Loan provided us with $45.0 million at a floating per annum rate of LIBOR plus 8.5%, with a maturity date of August 4, 2025. The agreement provides the lender with a first priority security interest in all of our assets and contains a certain number of financial covenants, which requires us to (i) maintain minimum unrestricted cash balance of $15.0 million, (ii) maintain minimum net Retail revenue based upon agreed upon quarterly targets, and (iii) maintain a Retail gross margin percentage of at least 8%. These net Retail revenue and Retail gross margin targets are tested quarterly on a trailing twelve-month basis. The agreement also includes other affirmative and negative covenants, which, among other things, restrict our ability to pay dividends or make any distributions, incur indebtedness, make investments, incur liens, sell substantially all of its assets, and consummate fundamental changes. The agreement also subjects us to certain reporting covenants. We are required to provide monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, operating budget and metrics, and other financial information as requested. Also in connection with the term loan agreement, we issued 126,993 warrants to purchase preferred stock at an exercise price of $7.0871. These warrants were cashless exercised immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and are no longer outstanding. As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants and reporting requirements under the New Term Loan. There was $45.0 million in principal remaining as of March 31, 2022.
On August 4, 2021, we also paid down the $5.0 million in remaining principal under our prior term loan. In connection with the loan repayment, our letter of credit was modified and we are required to maintain cash collateral for the outstanding letters of credit. As a result, the cash collateral related to the outstanding letters of credit are segregated in restricted cash accounts. Approximately $2.8 million of letters of credit were issued to us as of March 31, 2022.
PIPE Convertible Notes
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we issued an aggregate of $87.5 million of principal amount of PIPE Convertible Notes. The PIPE Convertible Notes will mature five years after their initial issuance. The Convertible Notes will be convertible, at our election, for shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and such shares, based on a conversion price of $12.00 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments) in accordance with the terms thereof. The PIPE Convertible Notes will bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum, paid-in-kind or in cash at our option and accruing semi-annually. We may redeem the PIPE Convertible Notes after the third anniversary of their issuance, subject to a holder’s right to convert prior to the redemption date, if (i) the trading price of the shares of common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on at least twenty out of the preceding thirty consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before we issue a redemption notice, and (unless we elect to settle conversions in connection with such redemption in cash) if (ii) certain conditions related to the ability of the converting holders to resell the conversion shares without restrictions under the U.S. securities laws are satisfied. For further detail regarding the terms of the PIPE Convertible Notes, refer to Note 6 of Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Quarterly Report.
Forward Purchase Agreement
As discussed above, prior to the Closing, on November 28, 2021, Seven Oaks entered into the Forward Purchase Agreement with ACM for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, ACM purchased approximately 6,504,768 shares of Seven Oaks' Class A common stock (the “Forward Purchase shares”) and, one business day following the closing of the Business Combination, the Prepayment Amount of $65.1 million was paid out of the funds we received from Seven Oaks' trust account, which will be held in a deposit account for the benefit of ACM until the “Valuation Date” (the second anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain acceleration provisions). At any time prior to the Valuation Date, ACM may elect an optional early termination to sell some or all of the Forward Purchase shares in the open market. If ACM sells any shares prior to the Valuation Date, the pro-rata portion of the Prepayment Amount will be released from the deposit account and paid to us. As of March 31, 2022, ACM has sold 734,702 shares, for which we received net proceeds of $6.9 million. Of the total net proceeds received to date, $1.9 million was received during the first quarter of 2022. Depending on the manner in which the Forward Purchase Transaction is settled, we may never have access to the full Prepayment Amount.

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Equity Financing
Common Stock Purchase Agreement
On May 9, 2022, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with an investor relating to a committed capital on demand facility (the "CCOD Facility"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company will have the right from time to time at its option to sell to the investor up to the lesser of (i) $100.0 million of the Company's common stock and (ii) the Exchange Cap which, under the applicable rules of the NYSE, states that in no event may the Company issue more than 19.99% of the voting power or number of shares of common stock outstanding, unless certain stipulations are met.
Cash Flows
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Net cash used in operating activities$(36,352)$(6,258)
Net cash used in investing activities$1,267 $(420)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$(7)$(889)
Operating Activities
Cash used in operating activities consisted of net loss adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, the change in fair value of warrants and derivative instruments, and other non-cash items, as well as the effect of the changes in operating assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in operating activities was $36.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily consisting of $36.2 million net loss, adjusted for certain non-cash items, which primarily included $5.2 million of stock-based compensation, $4.2 million in the change in fair value of warrants and derivative instruments, and $1.0 million in depreciation and amortization as well as a $11.8 million net decrease in operating assets and liabilities.
A significant driver for the net decrease in operating assets and liabilities was the $15.0 million payment for the Palantir software licenses, which per the terms of the related Master Subscription Agreement discussed below, was required to be paid 30 days after the closing of the Business Combination. The payment largely attributed to the decrease of $12.4 million in accounts payable. The payment also resulted in the reclassification of the associated asset from deferred contract costs to prepaid expenses, and as such, is the primary driver of the decrease in deferred contract costs of $19.4 million and increases in current and noncurrent prepaid expenses of $7.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively. Also contributing to the net decrease in operating assets and liabilities is an increase of $2.2 million in unbilled receivables related to our software licensing agreements, as well as other changes to our net operating assets and liabilities of $1.1 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily consisting of $14.2 million net loss, adjusted for certain non-cash items, which primarily included $1.2 million of depreciation and amortization, $0.8 million in the change in fair value of warrants, and $0.4 million in stock-based compensation, as well as a $5.6 million net increase in operating assets and liabilities. The increase in our net operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by the change in accounts payable and accrued expense of $6.3 million related to increased expenditures to support general business growth, as well as the timing of payments, and the change in deferred revenue of $5.0 million driven by the initial recognition of deferred revenue related to our software licensing agreement, as well as increase in accrued expenses. Also contributing to the net increase in operating assets and liabilities is the change in net receivables of $3.1 million related to our software licensing agreement as well as the change in prepaid and other current assets of $0.4 million driven by a ramp up in marketing and fundraise related services. These changes were offset by the other changes to our net operating assets and liabilities of $2.2 million.
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Investing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by investing activities was $1.3 million, primarily due to the receipt of $2.3 million in funds which were recollected from the Prepayment Amount of the Forward Purchase Transaction, as discussed above, as ACM sold additional shares during the first quarter of 2022. This net cash provided by financing activities was partially offset by $0.6 million spent in fixed assets capital expenditures.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $0.4 million, due to the purchase of fixed assets.
Financing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was relatively flat.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in financing activities was $0.9 million, primarily due to mandatory repayments of $0.9 million made related to a term loan debt facility which was outstanding during the period.
Other Commitments
We maintain our principal offices in New York City, New York and maintain fulfillment centers and office space in various locations throughout the United States. Our future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable leases was $15.5 million as of December 31, 2021.
In June 2021, we entered into a Master Subscription Agreement with Palantir Technologies Inc. (“Palantir”) under which we are contracted to pay $20.0 million over five years for access to Palantir’s Foundry platform, $15.0 million of which was due thirty days after the closing of the Business Combination, or on January 8, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the initial $15.0 million was fully paid to Palantir.
In December 2021, we signed an addendum to a prior service agreement with Google LLC for access to the Google Cloud Platform. Under the addendum, we are required to pay $2.0 million, $4.5 million, and $8.5 million for the first, second, and third commitment periods, respectively. The first commitment period commenced December 1, 2021 and will last 12 months. The next two commitment periods begin at the end of the preceding period and each last 12 months. As of March 31, 2022, the total remaining commitment, gross of discounts, was approximately $14.4 million, with a minimum of $2.8 million due within the next 12 months.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of new accounting standards.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no material changes to the critical accounting estimates and assumptions disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
For a discussion of all of our significant accounting policies, including our critical accounting policies, see Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Item 1 in this Quarterly Report.
JOBS Act Accounting Election
In April 2012, the JOBS Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” may take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Therefore, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
Boxed is an emerging growth company. Therefore, we have elected to use the extended transition period under the JOBS Act. Accordingly, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of interest rate fluctuations and inflation risk.
Interest Rate Risk
We had a total cash balance of approximately $72.7 million, including $2.8 million of restricted cash, as of March 31, 2022 and a total cash balance of $107.8 million, including $2.8 million of restricted cash, as of December 31, 2021. We have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being exposed, to material risks due to changes in interest rates. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates during any of the periods presented would not have had a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We are primarily exposed to changes in interest rates with respect to our cost of borrowing under our existing New Term Loan. We monitor our cost of borrowing under our New Term Loan, taking into account our funding requirements, and our expectations for short-term rates in the future. A hypothetical 10% change in the interest rate on our New Term Loan for all periods presented would not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Inflation Risk
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. If our costs become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of the disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the existence of the material weaknesses described below.
However, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, the financial statements in this Quarterly Report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As previously reported, we and our predecessor identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the prior year. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

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During the prior year, we determined that we had material weaknesses because we did not design and maintain an effective control environment and control activities commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. Specifically, we did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate degree of technical knowledge commensurate with our accounting and reporting requirements or effectively select and develop control activities that mitigate risk that involve more complex accounting judgments. These material weaknesses contributed to deficiencies surrounding the controls related to the preparation, review, and analysis of accounting information and financial statements. Our controls were not adequately designed or appropriately implemented to identify material misstatements in financial reporting on a timely basis.
Management's Plan to Remediate the Material Weaknesses
With the oversight of senior management and our audit committee, we have hired and will continue hiring additional accounting personnel with technical accounting and financial reporting experience and have implemented improved process level and management review controls with respect to the completeness, accuracy, and validity of complex accounting measurements on a timely basis. We also have supplemented internal accounting resources with external advisors to assist with performing technical accounting activities. Furthermore, we are implementing a process of formalizing procedures to ensure appropriate internal communications between the accounting department and other operating departments necessary to support the internal controls. The remediation measures are ongoing, and are expected to result in future costs for the Company. While we are implementing a plan to remediate these material weaknesses, we cannot predict the success of such plan or the outcome of our assessment of these plans at this time. These improvements to our internal control infrastructure are ongoing, including during the preparation of our financial statements as of the end of the period covered by this report. As such, management has concluded that the remediation initiatives outlined above are not sufficient to fully remediate the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, and will remain insufficient until the applicable controls have operated for an adequate period of time, and further, that through testing, management can conclude that the controls are designed and operating effectively. We are committed to continuing to improve our internal control processes and will continue to diligently review our financial reporting controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Except for continuing to take steps to remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined by 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this Quarterly Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On February 8, 2022, a putative stockholder of the Company filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court alleging that he is entitled to attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with a demand he made on the Company regarding the ability of Class A common stockholders to vote on certain charter amendments in connection with the Business Combination on December 8, 2021. Garfield v. Boxed, Inc., C.A. No. 2022-0132-VCZ (Del. Ch.). The stockholder did not specify in its complaint the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses sought. Our response to the complaint was filed on May 2, 2022. Given the early stage of this matter and the uncertainty inherent in litigation and investigations, we do not believe it is possible to develop estimates of reasonably possible losses (or a range of possible losses) for this matter.
From time to time, we may become involved in actions, claims, suits and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including assertions by third parties relating to personal injuries sustained using our services, intellectual property infringement, breaches of contract or warranties or employment-related matters. We continually assess the likelihood of adverse judgments or outcomes in such matters, as well as potential ranges of possible losses (taking into consideration any insurance recoveries), based on a careful analysis of each matter with the assistance of outside legal counsel and, if applicable, other experts. We are not currently a party to any actions, claims, suits or other legal proceedings the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Because most contingencies are resolved over long periods of time, potential liabilities are subject to change due to new developments, changes in settlement strategy or the impact of evidentiary requirements. Any of these claims could subject us to costly litigation, and, while we generally believe that we have adequate insurance to cover many different types of liabilities, our insurance carriers may deny coverage, may be inadequately capitalized to pay on valid claims, or our policy limits may be inadequate to fully satisfy any damage awards or settlements. If this were to happen, the payment of any such awards could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, any such claims, whether or not successful, could damage our reputation and business.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Besides the risk factor described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares, if any, we will sell under the Purchase Agreement to the Investor, or the actual gross proceeds resulting from those sales.
In May 2022, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an investor pursuant to which we have the right from time to time at our option to sell to the investor up to $100.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The shares of our common stock that may be issued under the Purchase Agreement may be sold by us to the Investor at our discretion from time to time over an approximately 36-month period commencing on the date of the Purchase Agreement.
Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we generally have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of our shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement. Sales of our common stock, if any, under the Purchase Agreement will depend upon market conditions and other factors. We may ultimately decide to sell all, some or none of the shares of our common stock that may be available for us to sell pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Because the purchase price per share to be paid by the Investor for the shares of common stock that we may elect to sell to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement, if any, will fluctuate based on the market prices of our common stock during the applicable pricing period for each of those sales, if any, it is not possible for us to predict prior to any such sales the number of shares of common stock that we will sell under the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price per share or the aggregate gross proceeds that we will receive from those purchases under the Purchase Agreement, if any.
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Depending on the number of shares of common stock we sell under the Purchase Agreement, use of the facility could also cause substantial dilution to our stockholders. Further, the resale by the Investor of a significant amount of shares at any given time, or the market perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline and to be highly volatile.
For more information regarding the terms of the Purchase Agreement, please refer to the section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Common Stock Purchase Agreement.”
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling DateFiled/Furnished Herewith
2.1†8-K001-398172.1†6/14/2021
2.1(a)8-K001-398172.111/26/2021
3.18-K001-398173.112/14/2021
3.2S-13.212/22/2021
4.18-K001-398174.112/14/2021
4.28-K001-398174.112/23/2020
4.38-K001-398174.312/14/2021
10.1*
31.1*
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31.2*
32.1**
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)*
________________
† Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Company agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BOXED, INC.
Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Chieh Huang
Name:Chieh Huang
Title:Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Mark Zimowski
Name:Mark Zimowski
Title:Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.1


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 15, 2022, is made by and between Boxed, Inc. (the “Company”), and Mark Zimowski (“Executive”). This Agreement shall govern the employment relationship between Executive and the Company from and after the Effective Date (as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Giddy, Inc. and such other parties set forth therein, dated June 13, 2021 and intends to effectuate the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Transaction”);

WHEREAS, the Company desires to be assured that the unique and expert services of Executive will continue to be available to the Company following the closing of the Transaction (the date on which such closing occurs, the “Closing Date”) and that the confidential information and goodwill of the Company will be preserved for its exclusive benefit; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, subject to, contingent and effective upon the Closing Date of the Transaction (the “Effective Date”), and Executive is willing and able to render such services and desires to do so on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.Retention and Duties.

(a)The Company hereby engages and employs Executive for the Period of Employment (as defined in Section 2) on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. Executive hereby accepts and agrees to such engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement.

(b)During the Period of Employment, Executive shall serve as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and shall have the powers, authorities and duties customarily vested in such office in the industry of the Company, as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) from time to time. Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company during the Period of Employment. This position will be based in New York, New York and Executive may be required to travel in fulfillment of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.

(c)During the Period of Employment, Executive shall (i) devote all of Executive’s business time, energy and skill to the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii) perform such duties in a faithful, effective and efficient manner to the best of Executive’s abilities, and (iii) hold no other employment; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Executive from participating in such charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or industry affairs as disclosed to and approved in writing by the Board so long as such activities do not, either individually or in the aggregate, interfere or conflict with Executive’s duties hereunder or result in a breach of any restrictive covenant obligation of Executive. Executive agrees to use best efforts to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities within and subject to the Company’s general employment policies and practices, and such other reasonable policies, practices and restrictions as the Company shall from time to time establish for its similarly situated executives.

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(d) Executive hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder do not and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict with, or otherwise contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which Executive is subject; (ii) Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity that would prevent Executive under the terms of any other agreement or arrangement from entering into this Agreement or carrying out Executive’s duties hereunder, or would give rise to a violation of such other agreement or arrangement by virtue of Executive entering into this Agreement and carrying out Executive’s duties hereunder; (iii) Executive is not bound by any employment, consulting, non-competition, confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this Agreement) with any other person or entity that would prevent Executive under the terms of any other agreement or arrangement from entering into this Agreement or carrying out Executive’s duties hereunder, or would give rise to a violation of such other agreement or arrangement by virtue of Executive entering into this Agreement and carrying out Executive’s duties hereunder; and (iv) Executive understands the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of Executive set forth herein.

2.Period of Employment. The “Period of Employment” shall be the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending at the close of business on the day before the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, unless Executive’s employment with the Company terminates earlier pursuant to Section 5. The Period of Employment shall be extended automatically on each anniversary of the Effective Date (each such anniversary, a “Renewal Date”) by successive one (1) year periods unless the Company or Executive provides the other written notice of an intention to terminate the Agreement at least ninety (90) days prior to such Renewal Date. The term “Period of Employment” shall include any such automatic one (1) year extensions. The Period of Employment may be modified only by a written agreement between the parties and in such case, the term “Period of Employment” shall be deemed to mean the Period of Employment as so modified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Executive’s employment with the Company shall be “at will.” For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall be deemed null and void and the terms herein shall have no further force or effect if the closing of the Transaction fails to occur.

3.Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.

(a)Base Salary. Executive’s annual base salary for the Period of Employment shall be at least
$330,000 (as may be adjusted from time to time, the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time and subject to all applicable taxes and withholdings. The Base Salary shall be subject to review for increase on an annual basis, and shall not be subject to decrease (except for any across-the-board reduction impacting substantially all executives of the Company of not more than 10%). The parties acknowledge and agree that a portion of Executive’s Base Salary shall constitute consideration for Executive’s compliance with the restrictions and covenants set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.

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(b)Annual Cash Bonus. Executive shall receive an annual cash bonus for each completed calendar year of employment with a target annual opportunity of 60% (sixty percent) of Base Salary, subject to applicable withholdings, with 75% of the bonus based on Company performance objectives, which shall be determined by the Board each year based on financial metrics consistent with the annual budget approved by the Board (with half of such metrics based on budget gross profit achievement and half based on EBITDA achievement), and 25% of the bonus based individual performance objectives, which shall be established by the Executive and approved by the Board (the “Annual Bonus”). The Annual Bonus shall be determined on a sliding scale with the minimum Annual Bonus payable at 40% of Base Salary payable if 90% of the overall performance metrics are achieved, the target bonus of 60% of Base Salary payable if 100% of the overall performance metrics are achieved, and the maximum Annual Bonus of 120% of Base Salary payable if 125% of the overall performance metrics are achieved), subject to applicable withholdings. The Annual Bonus amount payable will be subject to straight-line interpolation between 90% of the overall performance metrics achieved and 100% of the overall performance metrics achieved and between 100% of the overall performance metrics achieved and 125% of the overall performance metrics achieved. The determination of the amount of the Annual Bonus to be paid and the achievement of the applicable Company and individual performance metrics shall be determined by the Board in good faith. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Annual Bonus shall be subject to Executive’s continuous employment through the payment date and shall be payable in the first payroll period following the completion of the Company’s audited financials related to the performance year, which in no event shall be later than December 31st of the year following the year to which such Annual Bonus relates.

(c)Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Executive is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out Executive’s duties hereunder and shall, upon receipt by the Company of proper documentation with respect thereto (setting forth the amount, business purpose and establishing payment) be reimbursed for all such business expenses incurred during the Period of Employment, subject to the Company’s written expense reimbursement policies and any written pre-approval policies in effect from time to time.

(d)Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Company will establish a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) for the Executive applicable for three years (the “LTIP Period”) under which restricted stock units (RSUs) covering 800,000 shares of common stock of the Company will be granted subject to the following time-based or performance-based vesting conditions, which shall be enumerated in the LTIP plan document and an underlying award agreement:

(i)320,000 RSUs shall vest as follows: (i) 1/3 shall vest on the first anniversary of the LTIP effective date, subject to Executive’s continuous employment through such date; (ii) an additional 1/3 shall vest on the second anniversary of the LTIP effective date, subject to Executive’s continuous employment through such date; and (iii) the last 1/3 shall vest on the third anniversary of the LTIP effective date, subject to Executive’s continuous employment through such date (collectively, the “Time-Based RSUs”).

(ii)The remaining RSUs (collectively, “Performance-based RSUs”) must satisfy the following performance-based vesting conditions to vest:

(A)60,000 RSUs will vest if the Gross Profit Target during the LTIP Period is 85% achieved, as determined on a cumulative basis;

(B)An additional 60,000 RSUs will vest if at any time during the LTIP Period the common stock of the Company is trading above $12.00 for 20 trading days of any consecutive 30-day trading day period ((A) and (B) the “Below Target Plan RSUs”);

(C)An additional 72,000 RSUs will vest if the Gross Profit Target during the LTIP Period is 100% achieved, as determined on a cumulative basis;

(D)An additional 72,000 RSUs will vest if at any time during the LTIP Period the common stock of the Company is trading above $15.00 for 20 trading days of
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any consecutive 30-day trading day period ((C) and (D) the “On Target Plan RSUs”);

(E)An additional 108,000 RSUs will vest if during the last year of the LTIP Period the Gross Profit Target is 115% achieved; and

(F)An additional 108,000 RSUs will vest if at any time during the LTIP Period the common stock of the Company is trading above $18.00 for 20 trading days of any consecutive 30-day trading day period ((E) and (F) the “Upside Plan RSUs”).

(iii)In addition, in the event of a Change in Control during the LTIP Period and subject to the Executive’s continued employment through the Change in Control and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter (such period following the Change in Control hereinafter referred to as the period of “Transition Support”), Executive shall vest:

(A)In the Below Target Plan RSUs if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $12.00 per share;

(B)In the Below Target Plan RSUs and the On Target Plan RSUs if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $15.00 per share; and

(C)In the Below Target Plan RSUs, On Target Plan RSUs, and the Upside Plan RSUs, if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $18.00 per share.

(D)Any unvested Time-Based RSUs shall not accelerate upon a Change in Control and will remain subject to the vesting schedule described above. In the event of a Change in Control, if the performance metrics described above are not achieved, the Below Target Plan RSUs, On Target Plan RSUs, and/or Upside Plan RSUs, as applicable, shall be forfeited and cancelled.


4.Executive Benefits.

(a)Company Executive Benefit Plans. During the Period of Employment, Executive shall be provided the opportunity to participate in all standard employee benefit programs made available by the Company to the Company’s similarly situated employees generally, in accordance with the eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to amend any employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement from time to time, or to terminate such plan, policy, program or arrangement, consistent with the terms thereof at any time and for any reason without providing Executive with notice; provided that, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any replacement health insurance coverage is substantially similar to the health insurance coverage provided to Executive as of the Effective Date.

(b)Vacation and Other Leave. During the Period of Employment, Executive shall be eligible to receive paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time. Executive shall also be eligible for all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company.

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5.Termination of Employment.

(a)Termination by the Company; Termination Due to Death. Executive’s employment with the Company and the Period of Employment may be terminated by the Company immediately upon notice to Executive for an involuntary termination of employment for Cause (as defined in Section 5(e)(ii)), without Cause or due to Executive’s Disability (as defined in Section 5(e)(iii)). Executive’s employment with the Company, and the Period of Employment, shall automatically terminate upon Executive’s death.

(b)Termination by Executive. Executive’s employment with the Company, and the Period of Employment, may be terminated by Executive for any reason at any time with no less than thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the Company. Upon Executive’s resignation, Executive shall cooperate as reasonably requested by the Board and the Chief Executive Officer to effectuate an orderly transition.

(c)Benefits upon Termination. If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated during the Period of Employment for any reason by the Company or by Executive, the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to Executive, and Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows:

(i)The Company shall pay Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate) any Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 5(e)(i)) within the thirty (30) day period following the date Executive’s employment terminates (the “Separation Date”), or such earlier date as may be required by applicable law, and Executive shall receive any vested accrued benefits for which Executive remains eligible under the Company’s employee welfare benefit and retirement plans, payable according to the terms of such plans.

(ii)If, during the Period of Employment, Executive’s employment with the Company ends as a result of an involuntary termination by the Company without Cause, a non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company, or Executive’s resignation for Good Reason, then, in addition to the amounts payable under Section 5(c)(i), subject to Executive’s timely execution and non- revocation of the general release described in Section 5(d) (the “General Release”) and the other conditions and limitations herein, Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) twelve (12) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Separation Date, or if the termination is as a result of Good Reason triggered based on a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary under Section 5(e)(v) hereof, the Base Salary in effect prior to the reduction), payable in substantially equal installments on each of the Company’s regular payroll payment dates during the twelve (12) months following the Separation Date and subject to all applicable taxes and withholdings; (B) any earned and unpaid Annual Bonus related to the performance year prior to the year in which such termination or resignation occurs, less applicable taxes and withholdings and payable when annual bonuses are paid to all other employees; and (C) eligibility for continued vesting in the then-outstanding performance-based RSUs in accordance with Section 5(c)(iv) hereof, as applicable ((A) through (C) herein, (the “Severance Payments”); provided, that no installment or portion of the Severance Payments shall be payable or paid until the expiration of the applicable revocation period for the General Release. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Severance Payment is “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as defined in Section 5(e)(vi)) and the period to consider the General Release and, if applicable, revoke the General Release plus the first regular payroll date thereafter spans two calendar years, then no portion of the Severance Payments shall be paid until the Company’s first payroll payment date in the year following the year in which the Separation Date occurs, and any amount that is not paid prior to such date due to such restriction shall be paid in a lump sum along with the installment scheduled to be paid on that date.

(iii)Notwithstanding Section 5(c)(ii) above, if Executive breaches Executive’s obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement at any time, from and after the date of such breach and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, Executive will no longer be entitled to, and the Company will no longer be obligated to pay, any remaining unpaid portion of the Severance Payments.

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(iv)If during the LTIP Period Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason within six months prior to a Change in Control or within the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, then Executive shall vest:

(A)100% (one hundred percent) of all unvested Time-Based RSUs;

(B)In the Below Target Plan RSUs if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $12.00 per share;

(C)In the Below Target Plan RSUs and the On Target Plan RSUs if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $15.00 per share; and

(D)In the Below Target Plan RSUs, On Target Plan RSUs, and the Upside Plan RSUs, if the net sale price upon such Change in Control is at least $18.00 per share.

(E)In the event of a Change in Control, if the performance metrics described above are not achieved, the Below Target Plan RSUs, On Target Plan RSUs, and/or Upside Plan RSUs, as applicable, shall be forfeited and cancelled.

(d)Release; Exclusive Remedy; Cooperation Upon Termination.

(i)This Section 5(d) shall apply notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary. As a condition precedent to any Company obligation to Executive pursuant to Section 5(c)(ii), Executive shall provide the Company with a valid, executed General Release in the form substantially attached hereto as Exhibit A which shall not contain any more onerous restrictive covenants than those contained herein, and not revoke such General Release prior to the expiration of any revocation rights afforded to Executive by applicable law. The Company shall provide Executive with the General Release prior to the Separation Date, and Executive must deliver the executed General Release to the Company within twenty-one (21) days (or, if greater, the minimum period required by applicable law) after the Separation Date, failing which Executive will forfeit all rights to the payments and benefits set forth in Section 5(c)(ii) hereof.


(e)Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement:

(i)Accrued Obligations” means (A) any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid (including any amount for accrued and unused vacation time payable in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy then in effect or applicable law) on or before the Separation Date,
(B) any reimbursement due to Executive pursuant to Section 3(c) for expenses incurred by Executive on or before the Separation Date and (C) any other vested benefits or vested amounts due and owed to Executive under the terms of any plan, program or arrangement of the Company.

(ii)Cause” means (A) Executive’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; (B) Executive’s commission of fraud, theft, embezzlement, self-dealing, misappropriation or other malfeasance against the business of the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries (the “Company Group” and each a “Company Group Member”); (C) Executive’s material and persistent failure to perform Executive’s lawful duties or responsibilities for the Company Group (other than by reason of Disability); (D) Executive’s refusal to comply with any lawful policy of the Company or reasonable directive of the Board or its designee; (E) Executive’s commission of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence on material misconduct in the performance of any aspect of Executive’s lawful duties or responsibilities which have or may be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company Group;
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(F) Executive’s breach of any fiduciary duty owed to the Company Group; (G) Executive’s violation of any securities laws; (H) Executive’s material violation or breach of any restrictive covenant or any material term of this Agreement; or (I) Executive’s commission of any act or omission that materially damages or is reasonably likely to materially damage the financial condition or business of the Company Group or materially damages or is reasonably likely to materially damage the reputation, public image, goodwill, assets or prospects of the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Cause shall exist unless (1) the Company has provided the Executive written notice detailing the event constituting Cause within 60 days of the Company obtaining knowledge of such event, and, to the extent the event is reasonably susceptible to cure, the Executive does not cure such event within 30 days of the receipt of such notice; and (2) a resolution finding that Cause exists has been approved by a majority of all of the members of the Board.

(iii)Change in Control” shall have the meaning as defined in the LTIP.

(iv)Disability” means a physical or mental impairment that renders Executive unable to perform the essential functions of Executive’s employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for ninety
(90) days (whether or not continuous) during any period of one-hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, as determined in writing and in good faith by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such physician and those two (2) physicians shall select a third (3rd) who shall make such determination in writing.

(v)Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events without Executive's written consent, provided that Executive provides written notice to the Company of such event constituting Good Reason within 60 days of the occurrence and the Company does not cure such event within 30 days of the receipt of such notice from Executive: (A) a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary (except for any across-the-board reduction impacting substantially all executives of the Company of not more than 10%) or material reduction in Executive’s target Annual Bonus opportunity (except for any across-the-board reduction impacting substantially all executives of the Company of not more than 10%), (B) a material diminution in Executive’s duties, authorities and responsibilities,; or (C) a relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles; provided that, any severance payable to Executive hereunder shall be delayed until Executive completes the Transition Support, as determined by the Company, following a Change in Control if Executive’s base salary, target annual bonus opportunity, and employee benefits are substantially similar following such Change in Control and through such period of Transition Support.

(vi)Gross Profit Target” shall be defined by the Board in the LTIP (as determined by the Board based on the Board approved financial plan for each fiscal year commencing with fiscal year 2022).

(vii)Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”) and the regulations, rules and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

(f)Officer/Board/Committee Resignations. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive will be deemed to have resigned, without any further action by Executive, from any and all positions (including, but not limited to, any officer, board and/or director positions or positions as a fiduciary of any of the employee benefit plans of the Company Group that Executive, immediately prior to such termination, (i) held within the Company Group and (ii) held with any other entities at the direction of, or as a result of Executive’s affiliation with, the Company Group. If, for any reason, this Section 5(f) is deemed to be insufficient to effectuate such resignations, then Executive will, upon the Company’s request, execute any documents or instruments that the Company may reasonably deem necessary to effectuate such resignations.

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(g)Section 409A.

(i)It is the intention of the parties that Executive’s performance of the services under this Agreement and payments to Executive hereunder shall not implicate Section 409A. In the event that Executive’s performance of the services or any payment due to the Executive hereunder would subject Executive to the additional tax and interest imposed by Section 409A, or any interest or penalties with respect to such additional tax, the Company shall modify this Agreement to make it compliant with Section 409A and maintain the value of the payments and benefits under the Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Company be liable for any tax, interest or penalty imposed on Executive under Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.

(ii)If at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive is a “specified employee,” under Section 409A, any and all amounts payable under this Agreement on account of such termination of employment that would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid on the next business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death; except (A) to the extent of amounts that do not constitute a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A; (B) benefits which qualify as excepted welfare benefits pursuant to Section 409A-1(a)(5); or (C) other amounts or benefits that are not subject to the requirements of Section 409A. Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

(iii)Any reimbursement payment or in-kind benefit due to Executive pursuant to Section 3(c), to the extent that such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are taxable to Executive, shall be paid on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. Executive agrees to provide prompt notice to the Company of any such expenses (and any other documentation that the Company may reasonably require to substantiate such expenses) in order to facilitate the Company’s timely reimbursement of the same. Reimbursements and in-kind benefits pursuant to Section 3(c) are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such reimbursements or benefits that Executive receives in any other taxable year.

(iv)For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.

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6.Restrictive Covenants.

(a)Non-Disclosure and Non-Use of Confidential Information.

(i)Executive agrees that during the Period of Employment and thereafter, the Executive shall not, and shall cause his affiliates and representatives not to, disclose to any individual or natural person, partnership (including a limited liability partnership), corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental authority (each, a “Person”), except (i) to the Executive’s legal, financial, tax or accounting advisors, or (ii) as compelled by law, any Confidential Information (as defined below) for any reason or purpose whatsoever, and the Executive shall not, and shall cause Executive’s affiliates or representatives not to, make use of any of the Confidential Information for their own purposes or for the benefit of any Person except any Company Group Member. In the event that Executive or any of Executive’s affiliates or representatives are compelled by law to disclose any Confidential Information, the Executive shall promptly provide written notice to the Company of the request or requirement so that the Company may seek (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 6(a). If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive or any of the Executive’s affiliates or representatives are compelled by law to disclose any Confidential Information to any tribunal, the Executive or the Executive’s affiliates, as applicable, may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, that the Executive or the Executive’s affiliates, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, at the request and sole expense of the Company, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment shall be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the Company shall designate.

(ii)For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information of a confidential or proprietary nature concerning the business or affairs of the Company Group; provided however, “Confidential Information” shall not include information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Executive or any of the Executive’s affiliates to the receiving party in violation of this Agreement, (ii) becomes available to the Executive or any of the Executive’s affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any Company Group Member, so long as such source is not known by the Executive to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with any of the foregoing prohibiting such disclosure, or (iii) Executive’s personal contacts that are not associated with the Company’s business, whether in electronic or paper form (e.g., rolodex, outlook contacts, calendar, etc.).

(iii)For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6(a) does not prohibit or restrict Executive (or Executive’s attorney) from responding to any inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any other self-regulatory organization or governmental authority, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Executive understands and acknowledges that Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and that Executive is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures.

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(iv)Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive understands that Executive may, pursuant to the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), without informing the Company prior to any such disclosure, disclose Confidential Information (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (B) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Additionally, without informing the Company prior to any such disclosure, if Executive files a lawsuit against the Company for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may, pursuant to the DTSA, disclose Confidential Information to Executive’s attorney and use the Confidential Information in the court proceeding or arbitration, provided that Executive files any document containing the Confidential Information under seal and does not otherwise disclose the Confidential Information, except pursuant to court order. Without prior authorization of the Company, however, the Company does not authorize Executive to disclose to any third party (including any government official or any attorney Executive may retain) any communications that are covered by the Company’s attorney-client privilege.

2.Intellectual Property Rights.

(i)Executive hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to the Company all of Executive’s right, title and interest in and to all Work Product (as defined below). Executive agrees that all Work Product belongs in all instances to the Company. Executive will promptly disclose such Work Product to the Company and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the Period of Employment) to establish and confirm the Company’s ownership of such Work Product (including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of assignments, consents, powers of attorney, and other instruments) and to provide reasonable assistance to the Company (whether during or after the Period of Employment) in connection with the prosecution of any applications for patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks or reissues thereof or in the prosecution or defense of interferences relating to any Work Product. Executive recognizes and agrees that the Work Product, to the extent copyrightable, constitutes works for hire under the copyright laws of the United States.

(ii)For purposes of this Agreement, “Work Product” means all inventions, innovations, improvements, technical information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, logos and all similar or related information (whether patentable or unpatentable) which relates to the actual business, operations, research and development, or existing or future products or services of the Company Group and which are conceived, developed, or made by Executive (whether or not during usual business hours and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other person) during the Period of Employment together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name, and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and reissues thereof that may be granted for or upon any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Work Product” shall not include the patents and other assets set forth on Exhibit B hereto. Executive hereby represents and warrants that the patents and other assets owned by Executive set forth on Exhibit B are not related in any way to the Company Group, except as stated therein.


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(c)Non-Competition. During the Period of Employment and for twelve (12) months following the termination thereof for any reason, whether or not Executive is entitled to severance, Executive shall not, and shall use reasonable efforts to direct Executive’s affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through any other Person (whether as an officer, manager, director, employee, partner, consultant, holder of equity or debt investment, lender or in any other manner or capacity) own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, become employed by, render services to or otherwise engage in any business in the United States or any other jurisdiction that is competitive with the business of the Company as it is conducted or planned to be conducted as of Executive’s termination or resignation from employment; provided that, nothing herein shall prevent Executive from becoming a passive owner of not more than two percent (2.0%) of the outstanding stock of any class of an entity which is publicly traded, so long as Executive has no active participation or involvement in the business of such entity. The period of the post-termination restriction set forth herein shall be reduced by any period of Transition Support that Executive provides following a Change in Control, for a maximum reduction to the post-termination restricted period set forth herein of up to twelve (12) months.

(d)Non-Solicitation and Non-Interference. During the Period of Employment and for 12 (twelve) months following the termination thereof for any reason, whether or not Executive is entitled to severance, Executive will not, and will cause Executive’s affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through any other Person (whether as an officer, manager, director, employee, partner, consultant, holder of equity or debt investment, lender or any other manner or capacity): (i) solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any employees of, or consultants or independent contractors to, any Company Group Member to terminate their relationship with such Company Group Member, or take away or hire such employees, consultants or independent contractors; (ii) solicit or intentionally interfere with, subvert, disrupt or alter the relationship, contractual or otherwise, between any Company Group Member and any client, customer, vendor, supplier, licensor or licensee of any Company Group Member, or any prospective client, customer, producer, contractor, vendor, supplier, licensor or licensee of any Company Group Member; or (iii) intentionally divert the business or patronage (with respect to products or services of the kind or type developed, produced, marketed, furnished or sold by Company Group) of any of the clients, customers or accounts of any Company Group Member, or any prospective clients, customers, or accounts of any Company Group Member; or (iv) attempt to do any of the foregoing, either for the Executive’s own purposes or for any other Person.

(e)Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not make any negative external statements or communications about any Company Group Member or any of their respective direct or indirect equity holders, directors, managers, officers or employees, provided that nothing herein shall limit Executive from providing truthful information regarding Executive’s employment by the Company. The Company shall direct the members of the Board and other Executives not to make any negative external statements or communications about Executive, provided that nothing herein shall limit the Company or members of the Board from providing truthful feedback regarding Executive’s performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to require any person to make any untruthful statement or to violate any law. The provisions of this section shall apply during the Period of Employment and for five (5) years following the termination thereof for any reason, whether or not Executive is entitled to severance.

7.Acknowledgment and Enforcement of Covenants.

(a)Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that Executive has become familiar, or will become familiar, with the Company Group Members’ trade secrets and with other Confidential Information concerning the Company Group Members and their respective predecessors, successors, customers, and suppliers, and that Executive’s services are of special, unique, and extraordinary value to the Company. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not enter into this Agreement, providing for compensation and other benefits to Executive on the terms and conditions set forth herein, but for Executive’s agreements herein (including those set forth in Section 6). Furthermore, Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company will be providing Executive with additional special knowledge after the Effective Date, with such special knowledge to include additional Confidential Information and trade secrets. Executive agrees that the covenants set forth in Section 6 (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”) are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company Group’s trade secrets and other Confidential Information, proprietary information, goodwill, stable workforce, and customer relations.

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(b)Representations. Without limiting the generality of Executive’s agreement with the provisions of Section 7(a), Executive (i) represents that Executive is familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants, (ii) represents that Executive is fully aware of Executive’s obligations hereunder, (iii) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope, and geographic coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, (iv) agrees that the Company Group currently conducts business within the United States, and (v) agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods set forth above regardless of whether Executive is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. Executive understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company Group, but Executive nevertheless believes that Executive has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given Executive’s education, skills, and ability), Executive does not believe would prevent Executive from otherwise earning a living. Executive agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of Executive.

(c)Enforcement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants and that the Company or any of its successors or assigns shall, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing in their favor, be entitled to seek specific performance, injunctive and/or other relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the Restrictive Covenants (including the extension of the restricted periods set forth in Section 6 by a period equal to the length of any legal proceeding, arbitration, or other action necessary to stop such violation), provided, that Executive is found to have been in violation of the Restrictive Covenants by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any injunction shall be available without the posting of any bond or other security. In the event of a breach or violation by Executive of any Restrictive Covenant, the restricted period will be tolled for the Executive until such breach or violation is resolved; provided, that if Executive is found to have not violated the Restrictive Covenants, then the restricted period will not be deemed to have been tolled.

(d)Severability. If, at the time of enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants, a court or arbitrator holds that the Restrictive Covenants are unreasonable under the circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum period, scope or geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area determined to be reasonable under the circumstances by such court or arbitrator, as applicable. Executive covenants and agrees that Executive will not seek to challenge the enforceability of the Restrictive Covenants against any Company Group Member, nor will Executive assert as a defense to any action seeking enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants (including an action seeking injunctive relief) that such provisions are not enforceable due to lack of sufficient consideration received by Executive.

8.Withholding Taxes/Authorized Deductions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause to be withheld) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, social security, employment or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, and make such deductions as may be applicable pursuant to the Company’s policies and employee benefit plans.

9.Cooperation. During and after the Period of Employment, Executive shall cooperate fully with any investigation or inquiry by the Company, or any governmental or regulatory agency or body concerning the Company or any other member of the Company, provided that the Company shall reimburse Executive’s reasonable expenses incurred in providing such cooperation (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and lodging and meals) subject to Executive’s delivery of written notice to the Company prior to the time such expenses are incurred.

10.Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

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11.Consent to Jurisdiction. All judicial proceedings brought against any party arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any obligations or liabilities hereunder, shall be brought and maintained in the courts of the Southern District of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the Southern District of the State of New York. By executing this Agreement, each party irrevocably: (a) accepts generally and unconditionally the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts; (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute; (c) agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by nationally recognized overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such party at its address provided in accordance with Section 18; (d) agrees that service as provided in clause (c) above is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over the party in any such proceeding in any such court, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect; (e) agrees that the parties retain the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law but shall not have any right to bring proceedings against the other party in the courts of any other jurisdiction; and (f) agrees that the provisions of this Section 11 relating to jurisdiction and venue shall be binding and enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may seek injunctive or equitable relief to enforce the terms of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction.

12.Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

13.Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

14.Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify Executive in accordance with applicable law and to the extent set forth in the Company’s by-laws and certificate of incorporation and the governing documents of any applicable Company Group Members. Executive shall also be entitled to coverage under a director and officer liability policy at a level no less favorable than that made available to other similarly situated employees of the Company or its affiliates.

15.Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters within its scope and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, any existing employment agreement, any offer letters, term sheets and correspondence relating thereto), whether written or oral, that directly or indirectly bear upon the subject matter hereof, excluding any restrictive covenant agreement by and between Executive and any Company Group Member. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by written agreement executed by both of the parties hereto.

16.Waiver. No waiver of any of any provision of this Agreement will constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, nor will any such waiver constitute a continuing wavier unless otherwise expressly provided.

17.Successors and Assigns. This Agreement cannot be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of Executive, other than (a) an assignment to an affiliate of the Company made as part of an internal reorganization applicable to employees of the Company generally or (b) automatically or by assignment in connection with a transaction to any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, or to all or substantially of the business or assets of a portion of the Company which includes Executive, and shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and any permitted assigns. No right, obligation or duty of this Agreement may be assigned by Executive without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that it shall inure to the benefit of Executive’s heirs, estates, and executors.

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18.Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered, transmitted via telecopier or email, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder and received when delivered personally, when received if transmitted via telecopier or email, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.

If to the Company:

Boxed, Inc.
451 Broadway, Floor 2 New York, NY 10013 Attention: Chieh Huang Email: Chieh@boxed.com

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Boxed, Inc.
451 Broadway, Floor 2 New York, NY 10013 Attention: General Counsel Email: Legal@boxed.com

If to Executive, to the address most recently on file in the payroll records of the Company.

19.Section 280G. Payments under this Agreement shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (or any other payments to or for the benefit of the Executive) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Code without regard to whether such payments (or any other payments) would subject the Executive to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, that if the total of all payments to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether under this Agreement or otherwise), after reduction for all state and federal taxes (including the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code, if applicable) with respect to such payments (“Executive’s Total After-Tax Payments”), would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any payment under this Agreement, amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to maximize the Executive’s Total After-Tax Payments. The determination as to whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be made at the Company’s expense by a nationally recognized accounting firm after considering in good faith all available exemptions, including a fair valuation of reasonable compensation for services rendered by Executive and a fair valuation for any post-employment covenants.

20.Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. Executive agrees and acknowledges that Executive has read and understands this Agreement, is entering into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement and has had ample opportunity to do so.

21.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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Execution Copy

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.




“COMPANY”
Boxed, Inc.
By:/s/Chieh Huang
Name:Chieh Huang
Title:Chief Executive Officer
"EXECUTIVE"
/s/ Mark Zimowski
Mark Zimowski



































Signature page of Zimowski Employment Agreement
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EXHIBIT A


FORM OF AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (this “Agreement and General Release”) is made and entered into on     , 20 by and between Mark Zimowski (“Executive”) and Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp. (“Employer”).

WHEREAS, Executive has been employed by Employer and the parties wish to resolve all outstanding claims and disputes between them relating to such employment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and General Release, the sufficiency of which the parties acknowledge, it is agreed as follows:

1.In consideration for Executive’s promises, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and General Release, Employer agrees to make the payments to and on behalf of Executive provided under Section 5(c)(ii) of the employment agreement between Executive and Employer dated
    , 2022, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”), in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of such Employment Agreement. Executive would not otherwise be entitled to such payments but for Executive’s promises, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and General Release.

2.The parties agree that the payments described in Section 1 of this Agreement and General Release are in full, final and complete settlement of all claims Executive may have against Employer, its respective past and present subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, members, shareholders, employees, agents, advisors, consultants, insurers, attorneys, successors and/or assigns of each of the foregoing, each in their capacity as such (collectively, the “Releasees”) arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment with Employer or any of its affiliates or the termination of such employment. For the avoidance of doubt, other than pursuant to Section 5(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement, this Agreement and General Release provides for the sole and exclusive benefits for which Executive is eligible as a result of Executive’s termination of employment, and Executive shall not be eligible for any benefits under Employer’s severance plan, if any, or any other agreement or arrangement providing for benefits upon a separation from service other than the Employment Agreement.

3.Nothing in this Agreement and General Release shall be construed as an admission of liability by Employer or any other Releasee, and Employer specifically disclaims liability to or wrongful treatment of Executive on the part of itself and all other Releasees.

4.To the extent permitted by applicable law, Executive agrees that Executive will not encourage or assist any person to litigate claims or file administrative charges against Employer or any other Releasee, unless required to provide testimony or documents pursuant to a lawful subpoena or other compulsory legal process, in which case Executive agrees to notify Employer as soon as reasonably practical of Executive’s receipt of such subpoena so that Employer has the opportunity to contest the same. Executive further represents that Executive has reported to Employer in writing any and all work-related injuries that Executive has suffered or sustained during Executive’s employment with Employer or its affiliates.

5.Executive represents that Executive has not filed any complaints or charges against Employer or any of its affiliates with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or with any other federal, state or local agency or court, and covenants that Executive will not seek to recover on any claim released in this Agreement and General Release.

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6.Executive covenants not to sue, and fully and forever releases and discharges Employer and all other Releasees from any and all legally waivable claims, liabilities, damages, demands, and causes of action or liabilities of any nature or kind, whether now known or unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment with Employer or any of its affiliates or the termination of such employment. This release includes but is not limited to claims arising under federal, state or local laws concerning employment discrimination, termination, retaliation and equal opportunity, including but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”), the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (including but not limited to fiduciary claims), claims for attorneys’ fees or costs, any and all statutory or common law provisions relating to or affecting Executive’s employment with Employer or its affiliates, and any and all claims in contract, tort, or premised on any other legal theory. Executive acknowledges that Executive is releasing claims based on age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation or preference, marital status, religion, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, disability and other legally protected categories. This provision is intended to constitute a general release of all of Executive’s presently existing covered claims against the Releasees arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment with Employer or any of its affiliates or the termination of such employment, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

7.Nothing in this Agreement and General Release shall be construed to: (a) waive any rights or claims of Executive that arise after Executive signs this Agreement and General Release; (b) waive any rights or claims of Executive arising after the date of this Agreement including to enforce the terms of this Agreement and General Release; (c) waive any claim for ERISA, worker’s compensation or unemployment benefits (the application for which the Company shall not dispute); (d) waive any rights or claims for the provision of accrued benefits conferred to Executive or Executive’s beneficiaries under the terms of Employer’s medical, dental, life insurance or defined contribution retirement benefit plans; (e) limit Executive’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”); (f) limit Executive’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company; (h) release claims challenging the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA; (g) release the Releasees or any of them from any claim that by law cannot be waived or released; (h) release or reduce any existing rights that Executive may have, if any, to indemnification pursuant to the Employer’s or an affiliate’s governing documents and/or any directors’ and officers’ insurance policy of the Employer for acts committed during the course of Executive’s employment; or (i) waive any rights of Executive with respect to vested equity. Executive expressly waives and agrees to waive (i) any right to recover monetary damages for personal injuries for claims released herein in any charge, complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on behalf of Executive for any released claims and (ii) any right to receive any monetary relief from any action brought by Executive or on Executive’s behalf pursuant to the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S. Code § 3729, any federal law with a qui tam recovery provision, or any similar state law. This Agreement and General Release does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any Government Agencies.

8.Executive acknowledges that (a) Executive has been given at least twenty-one (21)1 calendar days to consider this Agreement and General Release and that modifications hereof which are mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the twenty-one day period; (b) Executive has seven (7) calendar days from the date Executive executes this Agreement and General Release in which to revoke it; and (c) this Agreement and General Release will not be effective or enforceable nor the amounts set forth in Section 1 paid unless the seven- day revocation period ends without revocation by Executive. Revocation can be made by delivery and receipt of a written notice of revocation to [INSERT NAME/TITLE AND ADDRESS], by midnight on or before the seventh calendar day after Executive signs this Agreement and General Release.

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9.Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised to consult with an attorney of Executive’s choice with regard to this Agreement and General Release. Executive hereby acknowledges that Executive understands the significance of this Agreement and General Release, and represents that the terms of this Agreement and General Release are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by Executive.

10.Executive agrees that Executive will treat the existence and terms of this Agreement and General Release as confidential and will not discuss this Agreement and General Release, its terms or the circumstances surrounding Executive’s separation from service with Employer or its affiliates with anyone other than: (a) Executive’s counsel or tax or financial advisor as necessary to secure their professional advice, (b) Executive’s spouse or (c) as may be required by law.

11.In the event of any lawsuit against Employer or any of its affiliates that relates to alleged acts or omissions by Executive during Executive’s employment with Employer or any affiliate, to the extent permitted by applicable law Executive agrees to reasonably cooperate with Employer and its affiliates by voluntarily providing truthful and full information as reasonably necessary for Employer and its affiliates to defend against such lawsuit, provided that the Employer shall reimburse Executive’s reasonable expenses incurred in providing such assistance (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and lodging and meals) subject to Executive’s delivery of written notice to the Employer prior to the time such expenses are incurred.

12.This Agreement and General Release shall be binding on Employer and Executive and upon their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, and shall run to the benefit of the Releasees and each of them and to their respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns.

13.This Agreement and General Release (and, to the extent explicitly provided herein, the Employment Agreement) set forth the entire agreement between Executive and Employer, and fully supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings between them regarding their subject matter; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement and General Release is intended to or shall be construed to limit, impair or terminate any obligation of Executive pursuant to any non- competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or intellectual property agreements that have been signed by Executive where such agreements by their terms continue after Executive’s employment with Employer terminates, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 6 of the Employment Agreement. This Agreement and General Release may only be modified by written agreement signed by both parties.

14.The Employer and Executive agree that in the event any provision of this Agreement and General Release is deemed to be invalid or unenforceable by any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, or in the event that any provision cannot be modified so as to be valid and enforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severed from this Agreement and General Release and the remainder of this Agreement and General Release shall remain in full force and effect.

15.This Agreement and General Release will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

16.All judicial proceedings brought against any party arising out of or relating to this Agreement and General Release, or any obligations or liabilities hereunder, shall be brought and maintained in the courts of the Southern District of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the Southern District of the State of New York. By executing this Agreement and General Release, each party irrevocably: (a) accepts generally and unconditionally the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts; (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute; and (c) agrees that the provisions of this Section 16 relating to jurisdiction and venue shall be binding and enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.


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17.Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement and General Release.

18.The language of all parts of this Agreement and General Release in all cases shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties.

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A
RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.




“EMPLOYER"
Boxed, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
"EXECUTIVE"
Mark Zimowski
Date:
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EXHIBIT B

EXCLUDED FROM WORK PRODUCT

XI have no inventions.
The following is a complete list of all pre-existing intellectual property and other assets to be excluded from the definition of Work Product relative to the subject matter of my employment with the Company that have been created by me, alone or jointly with others, prior to the Effective Date, which might relate to the Company Group’s present business:
Additional sheets attached.
Executive:Date:
    



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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Chieh Huang, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Boxed, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Chieh Huang
Name:Chieh Huang
Title:Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mark Zimowski, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Boxed, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Mark Zimowski
Name:Mark Zimowski
Title:Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (the “Report”) of Boxed, Inc. (the “Company”), I, Chieh Huang, as Chief Executive Officer, and I, Mark Zimowski, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Chieh Huang
Name:Chieh Huang
Title:Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: May 10, 2022By:/s/ Mark Zimowski
Name:Mark Zimowski
Title:Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.