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Stockholders' deficit
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
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As a result of the reverse acquisition of Better Choice Company and Bona Vida by TruPet in May 2019, the historical TruPet members’ equity (units and incentive units) have been re-cast to reflect the equivalent Better Choice common stock for all periods presented after the transaction. Prior to the transaction in May 2019, TruPet was a limited liability company and as such, the concept of authorized shares was not relevant.
A summary of equity transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is set forth below:
On February 12, 2019, the Company issued 69,115 Series A Preferred Units in a private placement at $2.17 per unit. The proceeds were approximately $0.2 million, net of share issuance costs. On May 6, 2019, all Series A Preferred Shares were converted to 2,460,518 shares of common stock.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 1,011,748 shares of common stock valued at $6.1 million representing its initial 7% investment in TruPet. These shares are recorded as an acquisition of treasury shares.
On May 6, 2019, the Company issued 5,744,991 units for gross proceeds of $3.00 per unit in a PIPE transaction.  Each unit included one share of common stock of Better Choice Company stock and a warrant to purchase an additional share. The funds raised from the PIPE were used to fund the operations of the combined company. Net proceeds of $15.7 million were received in the private placement, allocable between shares of common stock and warrants.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 2,633,678 outstanding shares of Series E, which represented an element of the purchase price and were recorded at fair value (on an as converted into common stock basis) based on the $6.00 per share closing price of Better Choice Company’s shares of common stock as they remained outstanding after the reverse acquisitions discussed in "Note 2 - Acquisitions" above. The Series E has a stated value of $0.99 per share; is convertible to common stock at a price of $0.78 per share.
On May 10, 2019 and May 13, 2019, holders of the Company’s Series E converted 689,394 and 236,364 preferred shares into 875,000 and 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.
Pursuant to the employment agreement of an officer with Bona Vida dated October 29, 2018, the officer was entitled to a $500,000 change of control payment. The officer later agreed to receive 100,000 shares of Better Choice Company common stock. The 100,000 shares of common stock were valued at $6.00 per share, which was the market value as of the date of the May Acquisitions.
On August 28, 2019, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock valued at $3.4 million to iHeartMedia for future advertising to be incurred from August 2019 to August 2021. Refer to "Note 5 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets" for more information.
On January 2, 2020, the Company issued 308,642 shares of common stock to an investor for net proceeds of $0.5 million, net of issuance costs of less than $0.1 million.
On January 13, 2020, the Company issued 72,720 shares of common stock to ABG in connection with the termination of a licensing agreement discussed in "Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill".
On March 3, 2020, the Company issued 450,000 shares of restricted common stock to three non-employee directors in return for services provided in their capacity as directors.
On March 5, 2020, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock for advertising services.
On March 30, 2020, the Company issued 5,956 restricted shares of common stock to an officer of the Company.
On September 22, 2020, the Company issued 200,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with a warrant exercise.
The Company has reserved common stock for future issuance as follows:
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Conversion of Series E 1,760,903  1,760,903 
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 7,241,942  7,791,833 
Warrants to purchase common stock 19,898,859  16,981,854 
Notes payable 7,346,568  4,437,500 
Total 36,248,272  30,972,090 
Warrants
On May 6, 2019, in connection with the May Acquisitions, the Company acquired 712,823 warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $3.90. The Company also issued 5,744,991 warrants with an exercise price of $4.25 on May 6, 2019 as part of the PIPE. Additionally, in connection with the PIPE transaction, the Company issued 220,539 warrants to brokers with an exercise price of $3.00. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On September 17, 2019, a Company advisor was issued 2,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.10 and 1,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $10.00. The warrants were exercisable as follows: 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”) were exercisable on the earlier of the twelve-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company; the remaining 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 2 Warrants”) and the 1,500,000 warrants with the $10.00 exercise price (the Tranche 3 Warrants) were exercisable on the earlier of the eighteen-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company.
On June 1, 2020, the Company entered into a termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with the advisor. Pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Tranche 1 Warrants were amended to reduce the number of shares of common stock purchasable thereunder to 1,041,666 shares, and the Tranche 2 Warrants and Tranche 3 Warrants were cancelled. The Tranche 1 Warrants (as amended pursuant to the Termination Agreement) were fully vested as of the date of the termination of the agreement and will remain exercisable until September 17, 2029. Furthermore, if the Company engages in any restricted business line as defined in the Termination Agreement, the Company will issue to the former advisor additional shares of common stock based on formulas intended to compensate the former advisor for the warrants that were reduced or terminated.
In connection with the Termination Agreement, the Company recorded expense of $5.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This amount is included in general and administrative expense.
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued 11,000 warrants in connection with the November 2019 Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued 937,500 warrants in connection with the Seller Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On June 24, 2020, the warrants related to the November 2019 Notes and Seller Notes were amended in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes to lower the maximum exercise price applicable to these warrants from $5.00 to $4.25 per share. The decrease in the exercise price resulted in an increase to the fair value of the warrants of less than $0.2 million which the Company recognized in general and administrative expense.
On December 19, 2019 the Company issued 6,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $1.82 in conjunction with the short term loan (the “Guarantor Warrants”). The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On March 17, 2020, 1,003,232 warrants were issued to holders of warrants issued on May 6, 2019 due to the dilutive impact of subsequent issuances. The Company issued an additional 2,560,883 warrants to holders of these warrants due to the further dilutive impact of subsequent issuances.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants (the “June 2020 Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share in connection with the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share to two non-employee directors. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $1.05 per share in consideration for a personal guarantee by a member of the Company's board of directors on the ABL Facility (the "July 2020 Guarantor Warrants"). Additionally, on July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock to two non-employee directors at a price of $1.05 per share (the "July 2020 Director Warrants" and together with the July 2020 Guarantor Warrants, the "July 2020 Warrants"). The July 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
Warrants Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2019 16,981,854  $ 3.23 
Issued 6,125,339  0.91 
Exercised (250,000) (0.10)
Terminated (2,958,334) (5.12)
Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2020 19,898,859  $ 2.13 
The intrinsic value of outstanding warrants was $0.3 million and $12.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.