Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE J – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On March 26, 2021, the Company completed the reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-10. The reverse stock split was approved by the stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in November of 2020. All share amounts and conversion prices included in these financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for this reverse stock-split.

 

On March 26, 2021, we issued 1,586,786 shares of the Company’s common stock to the holder of a convertible promissory note upon the conversion of the entire outstanding balance, principal and accrued interest, of that note ($470,115).

 

On March 29, 2021, the Company drew approximately $31 million under its Senior Credit Facility to fund its ongoing refurbishing activities of the Bakersfield Biorefinery, cash interest due and current operations. The total amount drawn under the facility as of March 31, 2021 is approximately $182.5 million.

 

Effective March 26, 2021, the Company and its senior lender entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement to, among other things, establish a contingency reserve account to fund the costs of the additional capabilities and equipment and to fund possible cost overruns at the Bakersfield Biorefinery. Concurrently, the Company and the mezzanine lenders entered into Consent No. 2 And Amendment No. 2 To Credit Agreement to amend the $65 million mezzanine credit facility. Under these two amendments we agreed to establish an additional cash reserve of at least $35,000,000, which cash reserve would be used at the direction of the agent for the lenders to fund project costs of the Bakersfield Biorefinery to the extent that such costs exceed the amounts available under the two credit agreements. Funds remaining in the additional reserve account after the completion of the Bakersfield Biorefinery will, with the approval of the lenders’ agent, be used to first make a $5 million principal payment on the senior loan, and any remaining funds will be returned to us. In order to fund the new $35 million contingency cash reserve, the two amendments to the credit agreements provide that we will raise no less than $35 million by July 31, 2021 and that we will deposit at least $35 million into the new Bakersfield Biorefinery cash reserve account. The Credit Agreement amendments contemplate that the $35 million will be raised in a public or private financing transaction and, in connection therewith, that we will enter into an agreement with a placement agent or underwriter, or that we will file a registration statement with the SEC by April 30, 2021. As consideration for the amendments to the two credit agreements, we agreed to pay to each senior and mezzanine lender an amendment and consent premium equal to 1.00% of the aggregate commitments and loans of such lender. The fee is payable in the same securities that we may issue in connection with raising the $35 million cash reserve. If we fund the $35 million cash reserve other than through a financing transaction, we will pay the 1% lenders’ premium in shares of our common stock or in cash.