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Note 3 Stockholders equity
Preferred Stock The Company has authorized up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, for issuance. In connection with the Merger Agreement with Discovery, the Company issued to Discoverys security holders 1,000,000 shares of the Companys Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B). The Series B shares automatically converted into 205,083,086 shares of the Companys common stock on March 3, 2015 as a result of the Companys shareholders approving an increase in the number of the Companys authorized common shares to 800,000,000.
In connection with the merger with RFS Pharma in November 2014, the Company created a new series of Series A Preferred Stock (Series A). The Series A shares automatically converted into 340,760,802 shares of the Companys common stock on March 3, 2015 as a result of the Companys shareholders approving an increase in the number of the Companys authorized common shares to 800,000,000.
Common Stock The Company has authorized up to 800,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and had 694,374,850 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015.
On March 25, 2015, the Company entered into binding Securities Purchase Agreements with each of its directors and a number of other accredited investors who agreed to purchase 16,304,350 shares of the Companys common stock at $0.92 per share for a total of $15,000,000. The Companys principal shareholders and two of its directors, Dr. Raymond Schinazi and Dr. Phillip Frost, each purchased $3,187,667 of common stock. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had received the $15,000,000 related to these sales of common stock.
On April 13, 2015, the Company expanded its private placement offering of common stock from $15,000,000 to $18,000,000. On April 28, 2015, the Company closed on an additional $860,000 in proceeds to a total of four accredited investors for the sale of an additional 934,805 shares. All of the securities were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an effective registration statement or exemption from the registration requirements under the Act.
In June 2015, the Company's shareholders authorized an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation effecting a reverse split in a ratio of 1 for 5, 1 for 8 and any ratio in between. However, the Company has not yet determined whether to effectuate a reverse split, and if so, when to do so and by what ratio.
Shares of common stock are reserved for future issuance as follows as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands):
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