UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2022 (February 22, 2022)
SOLUNA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-06890 | 14-1462255 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification Number) |
325 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, New York |
12205 | |
| (Address of registrant's principal executive office) | (Zip code) |
(518) 218-2550
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 22, 2022, Soluna Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued to certain institutional lenders (the “Lenders”) promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $7.5 million for an aggregate purchase price of $7.5 million (collectively, the “First Tranche Notes”). The Notes were issued as the first tranche of an aggregate financing of $20.0 million. The Company expects to issue to the Lenders (i) a second tranche of promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.5 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million (the “Second Tranche Notes”); and (ii) a third tranche of promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million (the “Third Tranche Notes” and, together with the First Tranche Notes and Second Tranche Notes, the “Notes”) along with Class D common stock purchase warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Warrants will be immediately exercisable for two years upon issuance, subject to applicable Nasdaq Stock Market LLC rules. The Warrants will only be issued if and when the Third Tranche Notes are issued.
The First Tranche Notes have a maturity date of February 22, 2027 and the Second Tranche Notes and Third Tranche will have a maturity date five years from the date of issuance (each a “Maturity Date”), upon which dates the Notes shall be payable in full, and accrue interest at a rate of two percent (2%) per annum. The Notes may be repaid, at such Lender’s sole election, either (a) at the applicable Maturity Date or (b) upon the first business day of each month that the Company keeps open a private offering of its shares of the Company’s 9.0% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) by presenting its Note in whole or in part as legal tender to purchase such shares of Series A Preferred Stock at price per share of Series A Preferred Stock on the date immediately preceding the closing of such subscription, provided that if the Notes are not repaid by May 2, 2022, the Notes shall automatically be subscribed for shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, will become, at the Lender’s election, immediately due and payable in cash. The Notes may be prepaid or redeemed upon written notice to the other party.
The exercise of the Warrants will be subject to beneficial ownership limitations such that the Lenders may not exercise the Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in each of the Lenders being the beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or, upon election of such Lender, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or decreased up to 9.99% upon notice to the Company, provided that any increase in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days following notice to the Company.
The Notes and Warrants each contain customary events of default, representations, warranties, agreements of the Company and the Lenders and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto, as applicable. The Warrants will be issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), based on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing transaction, the Lenders and certain investors (the “October Investors”) in the Company’s offering of notes and warrants pursuant to a securities and purchase agreement dated October 20, 2021 (the “October Offering”) have entered into an intercreditor agreement dated February 22, 2022 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”). Pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Investors have agreed that, for as long as the October Investors hold any secured convertible debt issued by the Company, the Lenders will not, without the consent of the October Investors, accelerate payment of the Notes, contest or object to the October Investors’ enforcement of their rights under the October Offering or accept any prepayment of debt under the Notes. Also pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Company has agreed to reduce the exercise price of certain Class A warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the October Investors in connection with the October Offering from $12.50 to $11.50.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The applicable information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K with respect to the Notes is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 28, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the financing transaction described in this Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express the Company's intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to the Company's future activities, or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guaranties of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks that may be included in documents that the Company files from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K, except as required by law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated February 28, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 28, 2022 | MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Jessica L. Thomas | ||
Name: Jessica L. Thomas Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
Soluna Holdings Announces Debt Financing
ALBANY, N.Y., February 28, 2022 -- Soluna Holdings, Inc. (“SHI” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: SLNH), the parent company of Soluna Computing, Inc. ("SCI"), a developer of green data centers for cryptocurrency mining and other intensive computing, today announced a debt financing.
Michael Toporek, CEO of Soluna Holdings stated, “This financing continues our commitment to fund our capital plan and minimize dilution to our common equity holders."
On February 22, 2022, the Company issued to certain institutional lenders promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $7.5 million for an aggregate purchase price of $7.5 million. The Notes were issued as the first tranche of an aggregate financing of $20.0 million. The Company expects to issue to the Lenders a second tranche of promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.5 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million and a third tranche of promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million along with Class D common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Warrants will be immediately exercisable for two years upon issuance, subject to applicable Nasdaq Stock Market LLC rules. The Warrants will only be issued if and when the third tranche notes are issued.
SHI intends to use the net proceeds of the financing for the acquisition, development and growth of data centers, including cryptocurrency mining processors, other computer processing equipment, data storage, electrical infrastructure, software and real property, and business, and for working capital and general corporate purposes, which include, but are not limited to, operating expenses.
The First Tranche Notes have a maturity date of February 22, 2027 and the Second Tranche Notes and Third Tranche will have a maturity date five years from the date of issuance upon which dates the Notes shall be payable in full, and accrue interest at a rate of 2% per annum. The Notes may be repaid, at the Lender’s sole election, either at the applicable Maturity Date or upon the first business day of each month that the Company keeps open a private offering of its shares of the Company’s 9.0% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) by presenting its Note in whole or in part as legal tender to purchase such shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share of Series A Preferred Stock on the date immediately preceding the closing of such subscription, provided that if the Notes are not repaid by May 2, 2022, the Notes shall automatically be subscribed for shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Notes may be prepaid or redeemed upon written notice to the other party.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Soluna Holdings, Inc.
Soluna Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNH) is the leading developer of green data centers that convert excess renewable energy into global computing resources. Soluna builds modular, scalable data centers for computing intensive, batchable applications such as cryptocurrency mining, AI and machine learning. Soluna provides a cost-effective alternative to battery storage or transmission lines. Soluna’s MTI Instruments division manufactures precision tools and testing equipment for electronics, aviation, automotive, power and other industries. Both Soluna and MTI Instruments use technology and intentional design to solve complex, real-world challenges. Up to 30% of the power of renewable energy projects can go to waste. Soluna’s data centers enable clean electricity asset owners to ‘Sell. Every. Megawatt.’
For more information about Soluna, please visit www.solunacomputing.com or follow us on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/solunaholdings and Twitter @SolunaHoldings.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this communication, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements herein with respect to the successful execution of the Company's business strategy. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our ability to possibly license from others patents and patent applications necessary to develop products; the availability of financing; the Company's ability to implement its long range business plan for various applications of its technology; the Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary partners; the impact of competition, the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology; and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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