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

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
ATW I, ATW II, ATW III, MIF and SLS are considered related parties as they can significantly influence the management of the Company, and we require their consent on all material transactions. Further, MIF is considered a related party as Adam Sharkawy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the founder and managing partner of MIF. Transocean was considered a related party until December 18, 2023 as Mark Mey, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, was also the Chief Financial Officer of Transocean. Mark Mey resigned as a director of the Company on December 18, 2023.
SPA Warrants – As of December 31, 2024, ATW I and MIF held 336 and 106,194 SPA Warrants, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, ATW I, MIF and SLS held 615,924, 113,378 and 40,816 SPA Warrants, respectively (see Note 12 - Warrants). On January 30, 2024, SPA Warrants held by MIF and SLS were adjusted downwards by 258,621 and 93,103, respectively (on a pre Reverse Stock Split basis) in connection with the Second Lien Restructuring Agreements.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, ATW I and SLS exercised 22,161,186 and 1,376,267 SPA Warrants (on a pre Reverse Stock Split basis), respectively, in exchange for Common Stock. The Company did not receive cash in respect of these transactions.
Exchanged Senior Secured Convertible Debenture - On January 30, 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and ATW I entered into an Amendment and Exchange Agreement (the “Amendment and Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which ATW I transferred its existing 5% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debenture to the Company in exchange for a new Original Issue Discount Exchanged Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due September 9, 2026 (the “New Convertible Debentures”) in the aggregate principal amount of $29,591,600. In addition, on January 30, 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into additional Amendment and Exchange Agreements with MIF and SLS on substantially similar terms, pursuant to which MIF and SLS transferred their existing 5% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures to the Company in exchange for New Convertible Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $5,102,000 and $1,836,720, respectively. The fair value of the New Convertible Debentures was $99,195,791 upon issuance on January 30, 2024.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, ATW I and SLS converted Senior Secured Convertible Debentures with a principal value of $12,869,231 and $1,836,720 and interest of $442,140 and $4,785 into 4,818,836 and 699,053 shares of Common Stock, respectively. The fair value of the conversion was $29,741,859.
Second Amendment and Exchange Agreement - On November 4, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment and Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company and ATW I, SLS and MIF pursuant to which such investors would exchange the remaining portion of the amount outstanding under the New Original Issue Discount Exchanged Senior Secured Convertible Debentures and certain other amounts outstanding with respect thereto, into shares of Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 11 - "Equity").
On December 27, 2024, the Company and ATW I closed the exchange transaction, and the Company issued 27,588 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to ATW I. On December 31, 2024, the Company issued 2,504 and 5,342 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to SLS and MIF, respectively.
November 2024 Debentures - On November 4, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with ATW I, pursuant to which ATW I purchased, in a private placement, $1,150,000 in principal amount of debentures, with an option to purchase up to an additional aggregate of $20,000,000 in principal amount of original issue discount senior secured convertible debentures (the “November 2024 Debentures”). On December 11, 2024, ATW I purchased, in a private
placement, $1,000,000 in principal amount of debentures. The principal amount outstanding on the November 2024 Debentures at December 31, 2024 was $2,150,000 and had a fair value of $2,583,832.

2023 Term Loan Agreement - On September 18, 2023, the Company entered into a convertible senior secured term loan agreement (the “2023 Term Loan Agreement”) with ATW II as collateral agent and lender, and Transocean Finance Limited, ATW I, MIF and RCB, as lenders. The Convertible Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement provides the Company with up to $20.0 million of secured term loans and the initial amount funded was $11,600,000. On December 31, 2023, the Company, entered into an amendment to the 2023 Term Loan Agreement which provided the Company with an incremental loan in the aggregate principal amount of $695,000. On January 30, 2024, the Company entered into a second amendment to the 2023 Term Loan Agreement, which provided the Company with an incremental loan in the aggregate principal amount of $3,753,144 (see Note 7 - Notes Payable).

2024 Term Loan Agreement - On January 30, 2024, the Company also entered into a senior secured term loan agreement (the “2024 Term Loan Agreement”) with ATW Special Situations Management LLC, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and lender, and ATW III, MIF, VHG Investments LLC, ATW II and ATW I, as lenders. The 2024 Term Loan Agreement provides the Company with an aggregate $9,551,856 of secured term loans. On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the 2024 Term Loan Agreement which provided the Company with an incremental loan in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (see Note 7 - Notes Payable).
The principal amount outstanding on the convertible senior term loans on December 31, 2024 to ATW I, ATW II, ATW III and MIF was $2,933,362, $5,666,638, $1,112,943 and $4,224,983, respectively. The principal amount outstanding on the convertible senior term loans on December 31, 2023 to ATW I, ATW II and MIF was $2,338,933, $956,067 and $1,000,000, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2024 interest expense attributable to ATW I, ATW II, ATW III and MIF, on the convertible senior term loans was $351,640, $709,245, $154,297 and $551,753. For the year ended December 31, 2023, interest expense attributable to ATW I, ATW II and MIF, on the convertible senior term loans was $59,364, $34,525 and $36,111, respectively.
Flexible Consulting, LLC - On December 1, 2023, the Board appointed Victoria Hay as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer of the Company. Victoria Hay is the co-owner and President of Flexible Consulting, LLC, a financial and accounting consulting firm, with which the Company has engaged with since January 2023 to provide it with accounting and finance services relating to its quarterly reporting and mergers/acquisition activity. Flexible Consulting, LLC is considered to be a related party from December 1, 2023. The total value of services provided by Flexible Consulting, LLC to the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024 is $1,015,558 and accounts payable included $160,366 due to Flexible Consulting, LLC at December 31, 2024. From the period from December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, the total value of services provided was $65,735 and $95,177 was included in accounts payable.
Revenue and Accounts Receivable Revenue from Transocean Ltd. for contract services totaled $0 and $500 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Accounts receivable included $0 outstanding from Transocean Ltd. at December 31, 2024 and 2023.