Arcimoto, Inc. announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement to issue 8,466 series D convertible preferred shares at a price of $800 per share and warrant at the price of $800 per share for the gross proceeds of $6.7725 million on August 15, 2023. The preferred shares have a coupon rate of 8% and are convertible into an aggregate of 1,760,298 shares of the common stock of the company at a conversion price of $1.20 and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,110,417 shares of common stock at an exercisable price of $1.50 per share, will be exercisable upon the earlier of six months from the first closing date or the date that the company has received shareholder approval of the transaction. As a part of the transaction, the company will pay $0.4725 as placement agent fees and expenses and estimated offering expenses payable by the company.
On the same date, the company received $4.515 million in its first tranche closing. The second closing of the transaction for $2.2575 million will occur after the date that the company has received shareholder approval.
Arcimoto, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of electric vehicles. The Company’s vehicle products are based on the Arcimoto Platform, which includes the basic lower framed structure and certain key components of its vehicles. The Company operates through three segments: fun utility vehicles (FUV), rental and TMW. The FUV segment consists of the sale of its electric vehicle product lines. The rental segment is engaged in short-term rental of its electric vehicles via various channels or networks. The TMW segment engages in the design, production, sales, and installation of a bolt on kit that converts a two-wheeled motorcycle into a tilting three-wheeled motorcycles. The Company has two vehicle products built on this platform that target specific niches in the vehicle market: its flagship product, the FUV, for everyday consumer trips, and the Deliverator for last-mile delivery and general fleet utility.