Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - DUE TO AFFILIATE, NET

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MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - DUE TO AFFILIATE, NET
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - DUE TO AFFILIATE, NET MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - DUE TO AFFILIATE, NET
The Company has authorized 35,000,000 shares of preferred stock, and has issued to a single investor (Searchlight) who is currently the sole holder thereof, 152,857 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, which is mandatorily redeemable for cash payable to the holder on November 15, 2033. The number of issued and outstanding shares are currently the same. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.

The following table sets forth the number of shares and the carrying amounts of Series A-1 Preferred Stock as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

Carrying amount
($ in thousands, except share data) Shares December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Preferred stock issued November 15, 2023 150,000  $ 150,000  $ 150,000 
Preferred stock issued December 13, 2023 2,857  2,857  2,857 
Preferred stock issuance costs (1)
N/A (4,733) (5,335)
Allocation of proceeds to preferred stock (2)
N/A (4,212) (4,746)
Preferred stock, end of year 152,857  $ 143,912  $ 142,776 

(1) Issuance costs were deemed to be allocated based on Day 1 relative fair values of the financial instruments issued, to which was allocated approximately 97% to the preferred stock, which costs presented above were capitalized and will be amortized through the date of mandatory redemption, and 3% to the Penny Warrants, which amount was immaterial and was expensed immediately upon issuance of the Penny Warrants.

(2) The redemption amount of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of approximately $152.9 million differs from the carrying amount above, which difference is attributable to an allocation of proceeds received to these shares upon issuance, as this liability is recorded based on its initial fair value as a Level 2 instrument in the fair value hierarchy, which involved an allocation of proceeds between the preferred stock as a freestanding financial instrument and the associated Penny Warrants issued concurrently to the same investor as a freestanding derivative. The accretion of this allocation of proceeds is further described below. See Note 11 — Fair Value Measurements.

The allocation of proceeds will be accreted so that the carrying value and redemption amount will be equal on the mandatory redemption date of the preferred stock on November 15, 2033. For the year ended December 31, 2025, total interest expense for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, including accretion of allocation of proceeds of $0.5 million and amortization of issuance costs of $0.6 million, was $25.2 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, total interest expense, including accretion of allocation of proceeds of $0.6 million and amortization of issuance costs of $0.6 million, was $22.5 million. Interest expense was recorded as interest expense incurred with affiliate, including amortization of deferred financing costs on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

The Company has the ability to redeem the Series A-1 Preferred Stock before its mandatory redemption date, at 104% of the liquidation preference per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends on or before the first anniversary of the closing date, 102% of the liquidation preference per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends on or before the second anniversary but after the first anniversary of the closing date, 101% of the
liquidation preference per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends on or before the third anniversary but after the second anniversary of the closing date, and 100% of the liquidation preference per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends on or after the third anniversary of the closing date.

The Series A-1 Preferred Stock accrues dividends at a rate of 13% per year, accrued and compounded quarterly. Dividends may be paid in cash when and if declared by the board of directors. Any accrued and unpaid dividends must be paid in cash on or before the mandatory redemption date.

The Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) contains a covenant such that if (a) a redemption of any of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 preferred stock occurs in connection with a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) or (b) an Optional Redemption (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) occurs, then the Company shall pay to Searchlight an incremental amount in cash for each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock held by Searchlight on the applicable redemption date that is so redeemed. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation, the foregoing obligation to satisfy the minimum return shall not apply in a transaction in which Searchlight, directly or indirectly, is the acquiror of more than 35% of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.

Searchlight is an affiliate of the Company (see Note 20 — Related Party Transactions).