PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We have entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, or the
sales agreement, with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., or
Ladenburg, B. Riley Securities, Inc., or B. Riley Securities, Roth
Capital Partners, LLC, or Roth Capital Partners, as sales agents,
under which we are permitted to offer and sell shares of our common
stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000
through a sales agent acting as sales agent or directly to a sales
agent or agents acting as principal from time to time. The sales,
if any, of the shares made under the sales agreement may be made by
means of transactions that are deemed to be “at the market”
offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act,
including block trades and sales made in ordinary brokers’
transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
If we sell any of the shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus supplement in a transaction which is not an “at-the-market” offering, we
expect to enter into a separate agreement with the sales agent or
agents participating in such transaction and we will, if material,
describe the terms of such transaction in a pricing supplement.
On any day on which our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq
Capital Market (each, a “trading day”), we may sell shares through
only one sales agent and, if we determine to do so, we will
instruct the applicable sales agent as to the maximum number of
shares or dollar amounts to be sold on such trading day, the
minimum price per share at which such shares may be sold, and other
parameters. Subject to the terms and conditions of the sales
agreement, such sales agent will use its commercially reasonable
efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and
applicable law and regulations, to sell on our behalf all of the
designated shares in accordance with such instruction. We or the
sales agent through whom the sale of shares is to be made as sales
agent on any trading day may suspend the offering of shares for any
reason and at any time, upon notifying the other party.
If acting as sales agent, the applicable sales agent will provide
to us written confirmation following the close of trading on The
Nasdaq Capital Market on each trading day on which shares are sold
under the sales agreement. Each confirmation will include the
number of shares sold on that day, the aggregate gross sales
proceeds of the shares, the net proceeds to us (after deduction of
any transaction fees, transfer taxes or similar taxes or fees
imposed by any governmental entity or self-regulatory organization
in respect of such sales) and the aggregate compensation payable by
us to such sales agent with respect to such sales. We will report,
on a quarterly basis, the number of shares sold by or through the
sales agents during such quarterly fiscal period, the net proceeds
received by us and the aggregate compensation paid by us to the
sales agents with respect to such sales.
We will pay an aggregate commission of up to 3.0% of the gross
sales price of the shares sold through any of the sales agents in
“at-the-market” transactions.
For any transaction that is not an “at-the-market” transaction, the
fees payable to the agent or agents participating in such
transaction will be as agreed to between us and such agent or
agents. We have agreed to reimburse the sales agents for certain of
their legal expenses in connection with the establishment and
maintenance of the ATM program.
Settlement for sales of shares will occur on the second business
day that is also a trading day following the trade date on which
such sales are made, unless another date is agreed to in writing by
us and the applicable sales agent.
The offering of common stock pursuant to the sales agreement will
terminate upon the earlier of (1) the sale of all shares
subject to the sales agreement or (2) the termination of the
sales agreement by us or by the sales agents, which may occur for
any reason, at any time, by us or a sales agent, as to itself, upon
the giving of written notices to the other parties.
In connection with the sale of the shares on our behalf, the sales
agents may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act, and the compensation paid to the sales agents may
be deemed to be
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