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ANNEX A | | | | | | | |
Name
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Age
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Position(s)
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Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D. | | |
62
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| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Sean D. Goodman | | |
56
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| | Director | |
Michael Harrison | | |
50
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| | Director | |
Stephen A. Lang | | |
66
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| | Chairman of the Board | |
David Naccarati | | |
69
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| | Director | |
Thomas Weng | | |
53
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| | Director | |
Marni Wieshofer | | |
59
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| | Director | |
Total Number of Directors
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7
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Female
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Male
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Non-Binary
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Did Not
Disclose Gender |
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Part I: Gender Identity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Directors
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2
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4
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Part II: Demographic Background | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
African American or Black
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Alaskan Native or Native American
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Asian
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—
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1
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—
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—
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Hispanic or Latinx
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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—
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—
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—
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—
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White
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2
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3
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Two or More Races or Ethnicities
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—
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LGBTQ+
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—
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—
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Did Not Disclose Demographic Background
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1
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($) |
| |
Stock Awards
($)(1) |
| |
Total
($)(1) |
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David Kirsch(2)
|
| | | $ | 48,750 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 123,750 | | |
Eugene Davis(3)
|
| | | $ | 72,500 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 155,750 | | |
John Ellis(4)
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| | | $ | 33,750 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 33,750 | | |
Michael Harrison
|
| | | $ | 62,000 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 137,000 | | |
Stephen Lang(5)(6)
|
| | | $ | 30,750 | | | | | $ | 125,000 | | | | | $ | 155,750 | | |
David Naccarati(5)
|
| | | $ | 32,000 | | | | | $ | 125,000 | | | | | $ | 157,000 | | |
Thomas Weng(7)
|
| | | $ | 62,500 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 137,500 | | |
Marni Wieshofer
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| | | $ | 70,000 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 145,000 | | |
Competencies
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| |
Garrett
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| |
Goodman
|
| |
Harrison
|
| |
Lang
|
| |
Naccarati
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Weng
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Wieshofer
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Senior Executive Experience
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| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience in the highest level of management responsible for setting and achieving organizational objectives, strategic planning, and overall decision-making)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Public Company Directorships
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience sitting on public company boards) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mining Industry Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
(Technical and leadership experience in listed mining companies (whether Canadian or US) of similar size, with similar operational assets and developing projects)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Literacy & Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Knowledge of financial accounting and reporting, internal financial controls, including the ability to critically assess financial viability and performance of the organization)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Management
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience in capital management strategies, including debt financing and capital
raisings) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Technical Mining, Engineering or Geology Experience & Innovation
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Background or experience overseeing and innovating the technical engineering
or geology aspects of mining) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mine Development/Operating Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Experience overseeing the development of mines and/or daily operations) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Development
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience in identifying and implementing growth opportunities, and creating
long-term value for the organization from investors, markets, and relationships) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Permitting/Regulatory Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
(Experience relating to regulatory approvals and permitting needed in connection with mining operations and development)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Legal Experience
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
(Experience overseeing significant legal matters at an organization including stockholder lawsuits/threats and/or government investigations) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Human Resources Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience with appointment and evaluation of senior executives as well as
overseeing strategic human resource management including workforce planning, employee relations and organizational change) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Compensation Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience on compensation committees of public companies; analyzing and setting executive compensation while balancing risks, incentives and investor relations)
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Competencies
|
| |
Garrett
|
| |
Goodman
|
| |
Harrison
|
| |
Lang
|
| |
Naccarati
|
| |
Weng
|
| |
Wieshofer
|
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Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience related to health, safety, environmental, social responsibility and
sustainability initiatives and their impact on the organization/investor relations) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corporate Governance Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Knowledge of best practice governance standards) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government/Regulatory/Political Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience in public and regulatory policies and management of impact on industry and the organization)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Nations/Community Relations Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Experience with public relations relating to native peoples) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Information Technology and Innovation Experience
|
| | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Experience with IT security/breaches and/or knowledge of the strategic use and governance of information technology and innovation)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Strategic Planning Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | |
(Ability to identify and critically assess opportunities and threats, and develop effective strategies to achieve the organization’s visions and objectives.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Management Experience
|
| | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | |
(Ability to identify key risks to the organization, and monitor risk and compliance
management frameworks and systems) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Name
|
| |
Age
|
| |
Position(s)
|
|
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D. | | |
62
|
| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Stanton K. Rideout | | |
62
|
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Name and Principal Position
|
| |
Year
|
| |
Salary
($) |
| |
Bonus
($)(1) |
| |
Stock Awards(2)
($) |
| |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation(3) ($) |
| |
All Other
Compensation(4) ($) |
| |
Total ($)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D.(5)
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 550,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 1,100,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 21,060 | | | | | $ | 1,671,060 | | |
President and CEO
|
| | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 172,617 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 1,250,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 5,026 | | | | | $ | 1,427,643 | | |
Stanton K. Rideout(6)
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 375,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 562,500 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 12,498 | | | | | $ | 949,060 | | |
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 75,419 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 400,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 37,222 | | | | | $ | 512,641 | | |
John Henris (7)
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 325,694 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 775,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 40,734 | | | | | $ | 1,141,428 | | |
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jeffrey Stieber(8)
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | | 215,306 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 230,000 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 15,011 | | | | | $ | 460,317 | | |
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer; former Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 215,417 | | | | | $ | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 102,500 | | | | | $ | 24,600 | | | | | $ | 52,508 | | | | | $ | 495,025 | | |
Name
|
| |
Year
|
| |
401(k)
Matching Contributions ($) |
| |
Life
Insurance Premiums ($) |
| |
Consulting
Payments ($) |
| |
Moving
and Other Expenses ($) |
| |
Total
($) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D.
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 19,500 | | | | | $ | 1,560 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 21,060 | | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 2,750 | | | | | $ | 2,276 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 5,026 | | |
Stanton K. Rideout
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 11,250 | | | | | $ | 1,248 | | | | | $ | 31,275(a) | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 12,498 | | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 4,525 | | | | | $ | 1,422 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 37,222 | | |
John Henris
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 19,271 | | | | | $ | 705 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,215 | | | | | $ | 40,734 | | |
Jeffrey Stieber
|
| | | | 2021 | | | | | $ | 13,595 | | | | | $ | 1,416 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 15,011 | | |
| | | | | 2020 | | | | | $ | 17,100 | | | | | $ | 705 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 34,703(b) | | | | | $ | 52,508 | | |
| | |
Stock Awards
|
| |||||||||||||||
Name
|
| |
Number of
Shares or Units of Stock that have not yet Vested (#)(1) |
| |
Market Value
of Shares or Units of Stock that have not vested ($)(2) |
| |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units, or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) (3) |
| |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units, or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
| ||||||
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D.
|
| | | | 23,427 | | | | | $ | 14,384 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 154,494 | | | | | $ | 94,859 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 96,154 | | | | | $ | 59,039 | | | | | | | | |
Stanton K. Rideout
|
| | | | 12,803 | | | | | $ | 7,861 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 32,982 | | | | | $ | 20,251 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 79,003 | | | | | $ | 448,508 | | | | | | | | |
John Henris(3)
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Jeffrey Stieber(4)
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | $ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Name
|
| |
RSU Grant Amount
|
| |
Grant Date
|
| |
Vesting Schedule
|
|
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D.
|
| | 34,966 | | | 12/15/2020 | | | See footnote (a) | |
| | | 154,495 | | | 03/02/2021 | | | See footnote (b) | |
| | | 96,154 | | | 9/8/2020 | | |
100% of the grant will vest on September 8, 2024.
|
|
Stanton K. Rideout
|
| | 19,109 | | | 12/17/2020 | | | See footnote (a) | |
| | | 79,003 | | | 03/02/2021 | | | See footnote (b) | |
| | | 32,982 | | | 10/20/2020 | | |
100% of the grant will vest on October 20, 2024.
|
|
John Henris
|
| | 73,736 | | | 03/02/2021 | | | See footnotes (b) and (3) | |
| | | 33,423 | | | 1/11/2021 | | |
100% of the grant will vest on January 11, 2025.
|
|
Jeffrey Stieber
|
| | 55,647 | | | 2/20/2019 | | | See footnote (c) | |
| | | 14,336 | | | 12/15/2020 | | | See footnotes (a) and (4) | |
| | | 32,304 | | | 03/02/2021 | | | See footnote (b) and (4) | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
| |
Shares
Beneficially Owned |
| |
Percentage of
Beneficial Ownership |
| ||||||
5% or Greater Stockholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. and affiliated entities(1)
|
| | | | 37,703,375 | | | | | | 17.9% | | |
American Multi-Cinema, Inc.(2)
|
| | | | 46,816,480 | | | | | | 21.2% | | |
2176423 Ontario Ltd.(3)
|
| | | | 23,408,240 | | | | | | 11.9% | | |
Named Executive Officers and Directors(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diane R. Garrett, Ph.D.(5)
|
| | | | 163,061 | | | | | | * | | |
Stanton K. Rideout(6)
|
| | | | 108,683 | | | | | | * | | |
John Henris
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Jeffrey Stieber
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Sean Goodman(7)
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | | * | | |
Michael Harrison(8)
|
| | | | 42,352 | | | | | | * | | |
Stephen Lang(9)
|
| | | | 29,280 | | | | | | * | | |
David Naccarati(10)
|
| | | | 29,280 | | | | | | * | | |
Thomas Weng(11)
|
| | | | 34,852 | | | | | | * | | |
Marni Wieshofer(12)
|
| | | | 34,852 | | | | | | * | | |
All executive officers and directors as a group (8 individuals)(13)
|
| | | | 442,360 | | | | | | * | | |
| | |
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | |
2021
|
| |
2020 (Including Services
Provided to Seller Prior to the Recapitalization Transaction |
| ||||||
Audit Fees
|
| | | $ | 380,500 | | | | | $ | 259,275 | | |
Audit-Related Fees
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | |
Tax Fees
|
| | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | |
All Other Fees
|
| | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 151,904 | | |
|
Share Awards Outstanding
|
| | | | 1,152,272 | | |
|
Shares Available to Grant following Approval of Increased Authorization
|
| | | | 12,000,000 | | |
|
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
|
| | | | 196,803,459 | | |
|
Overhang (Outstanding plus Available to Grant
|
| | | | 6.27% | | |
|
Overhang (Available to Grant only)
|
| | | | 5.72% | | |
| | |
2020
|
| |
2021
|
| ||||||
Share Awards Granted
|
| | | | 517,234 | | | | | | 1,171,869 | | |
Impact of Fluctuations in Common Stock Price(1)
|
| | | | | | | | | | 1,632,136 | | |
Weighted Average Common Stock Outstanding
|
| | | | 34,833,213 | | | | | | 60,101,499 | | |
Burn Rate
|
| | | | 1.48% | | | | | | 4.67% | | |
Average Burn Rate
|
| | | | | | | | | | 3.08% | | |
| | |
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights (a) |
| |
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights (b) (1) |
| |
Number of securities
remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
| |||||||||
Approved by security holders(2)
|
| | | | 2,762,316 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | — | | |
Not approved by security holders(2)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total
|
| | | | 2,762,316 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | — | | |
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