The Company

Ondas Holdings Inc. (“Ondas Holdings,” “Ondas,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) was originally incorporated in Nevada on December 22, 2014, under the name of Zev Ventures Incorporated. On September 28, 2018, we acquired Ondas Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ondas Networks”), and changed our name to Ondas Holdings Inc. On August 5, 2021, we acquired American Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“American Robotics” or “AR”). As a result of these acquisitions, Ondas Networks and American Robotics became our wholly owned subsidiaries. These two wholly owned subsidiaries are now Ondas’ primary focus. Ondas’ corporate headquarters are located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Ondas Networks has offices and facilities in Sunnyvale, California, and American Robotics’ offices and facilities are located in Waltham, Massachusetts and Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Ondas has a third wholly owned subsidiary, FS Partners (Cayman) Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“FS Partners”), and one majority owned subsidiary, Full Spectrum Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“FS Holding”). FS Partners and FS Holding were both formed for the purpose of operating in China. As of December 31, 2019, we revised our business strategy, and discontinued all operations in China. Both FS Partners and FS Holding had no operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, and we are in the process of dissolving these entities effective as of January 4, 2023.

Business Activity

Ondas is a leading provider of private wireless, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks and American Robotics. We operate our two subsidiaries as separate business segments.

Ondas Networks

Ondas Networks provides wireless connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. We refer to these applications as the Mission Critical Internet of Things (“MC-IoT”). Our wireless networking products are applicable to a wide range of MC-IoT applications which are most often located at the very edge of large industrial networks. These applications require secure, real-time connectivity with the ability to process large amounts of data at the edge of large industrial networks. Such applications are required in all of the major critical infrastructure markets, including rail, electric grids, drones, oil and gas, and public safety, homeland security and government, where secure, reliable and fast operational decisions are required in order to improve efficiency and ensure a high degree of safety and security.

We design, develop, manufacture, sell and support FullMAX, our patented, Software Defined Radio (“SDR”) platform for secure, licensed, private, wide-area broadband networks. Our customers install FullMAX systems in order to upgrade and expand their legacy wide-area network (“WAN”) infrastructure. Our MC-IoT intellectual property has been adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”), the leading worldwide standards body in data networking protocols, and forms the core of the IEEE 802.16s standard.

American Robotics

American Robotics designs, develops and manufactures autonomous drone systems, providing high-fidelity, ultra-high-resolution aerial data to enterprise customers. We provide our customers turnkey data solutions designed to meet their unique requirements in the field. We do this via our internally developed Scout System™, an industrial drone platform which provides commercial and government customers with the ability to continuously digitize, analyze, and monitor their assets and field operations in near real-time.

The Scout System™ has been designed from the ground up as an end-to-end product capable of continuous unattended operations in the real world. Powered by innovations in robotics automation, machine vision, edge computing, and AI, the Scout System™ provides efficiencies as a drone solution for commercial use. Once installed in the field at customer locations, a fleet of connected Scout Systems remain indefinitely in an area of operation, automatically collecting data each day, self-charging, and seamlessly delivering data analysis regularly and reliably. AR markets the Scout System™ under a Robot-as-a-Service (“RaaS”) business model, whereby our drone platform aggregates customer data and provides the data analytics meeting customer requirements in return for an annual subscription fee.

The Scout System™ consists of (i) Scout™, a highly automated, AI-powered drone with advanced imaging payloads (ii) the ScoutBase^TM, a ruggedized weatherproof base station for housing, charging, data processing, and cloud transfer, and (iii) ScoutView^TM, a secure web portal and API which enables remote interaction with the system, data, and resulting analytics anywhere in the world. These major subsystems are connected via a host of supporting technologies. Using a suite of proprietary technologies, including Detect-and-Avoid (“DAA”) and other proprietary intelligent safety systems, we achieved the first and only Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) approval for automated operations without a human on-site in the United States on January 15, 2021.

Liquidity

We have incurred losses since inception and have funded our operations primarily through debt and the sale of capital stock. On September 30, 2022, we had stockholders’ equity of $93,802,698, net short and long-term borrowings outstanding of $0 and $300,000, respectively, cash and cash equivalents of $15,283,557 and working capital of $12,877,051. Also, on October 28, 2022, we closed the Notes Offering as explained in detail in Note 16 – Subsequent events, which provided us net proceeds of approximately $27,750,000 after deducting the placement agent’s fees and offering expenses.

Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including progress with developing, manufacturing and marketing our technologies, the time and costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and other proprietary rights, our ability to establish collaborative arrangements, marketing activities and competing technological and market developments, including regulatory changes and overall economic conditions in our target markets. Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability requires us to successfully market and secure purchase orders for our products from customers currently identified in our sales pipeline as well as new customers. We also will be required to efficiently manufacture and deliver equipment on those purchase orders. These activities, including our planned research and development efforts, will require significant uses of working capital. There can be no assurance that we will generate revenue and cash as expected in our current business plan. We may seek additional funds through equity or debt offerings and/or borrowings under additional notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. We do not know whether additional financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all, when needed. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on commercially acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, support the growth of our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly delayed or limited, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

COVID-19

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was identified and has resulted in increased travel restrictions, business disruptions and emergency quarantine measures across the world including the United States.

The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations were impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021 as follows:

The Company expects its business, financial condition and results of operations will continue to be impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic during 2022, primarily due to the slowdown of customer activity during 2021 and 2020, ongoing supply chain constraints for certain critical parts, and difficulties in attracting employees. The extent to which the coronavirus may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 and its variants. As a result, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the full extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its future business, financial conditions, and results of operations. In addition, if the Company were to experience any new impact to its operations or incur additional unanticipated costs and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such operational delays and unanticipated costs and expenses could further adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations during 2022.

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law. The IRA includes a 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (“Corporate AMT”) for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. We do not expect the Corporate AMT to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the IRA imposes a 1% excise tax on net repurchases of stock by certain publicly traded corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the value of the net stock repurchased or treated as repurchased. The new law will apply to stock repurchases occurring after December 31, 2022.

Other current assets consist of the following:

Property and equipment consist of the following:

Depreciation expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 were $153,213 and $27,553, respectively. Depreciation expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 were $280,195 and $77,825, respectively.

We account for acquisitions in accordance with FASB ASC 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”), and goodwill in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination is recorded as goodwill.

American Robotics

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “AR Agreement”) with Drone Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), Drone Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company “Merger Sub II”), American Robotics, and Reese Mozer, solely in his capacity as the representative of American Robotics’ Stockholders (as defined in the AR Agreement).

On August 5, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock, including shares of common stock underlying Warrants (as defined below), in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics.

On the Closing Date, American Robotics merged with and into Merger Sub I (“Merger I”), with American Robotics continuing as the surviving entity, and American Robotics then subsequently and immediately merged with and into Merger Sub II (“Merger II” and, together with Merger I, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II continuing as the surviving entity and as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Simultaneously with Merger II, Merger Sub II was renamed American Robotics, Inc.

Also on the Closing Date, the Company entered into employment agreements and issued 1,375,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Company’s incentive stock plan to key members of American Robotics’ management. These RSUs vest in equal installments on the next three anniversaries of the Closing Date and vesting is contingent on the individuals remaining employed by the Company. These RSUs are not included in purchase consideration and are expensed ratably over the service period. They were valued at the closing market price on the Closing Date. The compensation expense recognized in the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2022 in respect of these restricted stock units was $897,965 and $2,656,782, respectively, and as of September 30, 2022 the unrecognized compensation expense was $6,588,333.

Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into a lock-up and registration rights agreement, by and among the Company and the directors and officers of American Robotics (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (i) the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement for the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) no later than 90 days following the closing of the Mergers, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as promptly as practicable following such filing, (ii) the directors and officers and other American Robotics stockholders who sign a joinder to such agreement were granted certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the closing of the Mergers, and (iii) the directors and officers of American Robotics agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of an aggregate of 2,583,826 shares of Company common stock for a period of 180 days from the closing of the Mergers. In connection with the Mergers, the stockholders of American Robotics entered into a Joinder to Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for American Robotics and the final allocation of the purchase consideration to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

Consideration:

The intangible assets acquired include the trademarks, FAA waiver, developed technology, non-compete agreements, and customer relationships (see Note 6). The deferred tax liability represents the tax effected timing differences relating to the acquired intangible assets to the extent they are not offset by acquired deferred tax assets.

The goodwill represents the assembled workforce, acquired capabilities, and future economic benefits resulting from the acquisition. No portion of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

Our results for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2022, include results from American Robotics. The following unaudited pro forma information presents the Company’s results of operations as if the acquisition of American Robotics had occurred on January 1, 2021. The pro forma results do not purport to represent what the Company’s results of operations actually would have been if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2021 or what the Company’s operating results will be in future periods.

Airobotics

On August 4, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement of Merger (the “AIRO Agreement”) with Talos Ltd. (or such other name as shall be approved by the Israeli Registrar of Companies), an Israeli company in formation as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and AIROBOTICS Ltd., an Israeli publicly traded company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and a leading Israeli developer of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems and automated data analysis and visualization platforms (“Airobotics”).

The AIRO Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the AIRO Agreement, and in accordance with the Companies Law 5759-1999 of the State of Israel (together with the rules and regulations thereunder), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Airobotics, and Airobotics will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “AIRO Merger”). At the closing of the AIRO Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the AIRO Agreement, each ordinary share of Airobotics issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the AIRO Merger (other than shares owned by Airobotics or its subsidiaries (dormant or otherwise) or by the Company or Merger Sub) shall be exchanged for and converted into the right to receive 0.16806 of a fully paid and nonassessable share of the Company common stock without interest and subject to applicable tax withholdings (“Merger Consideration”). All fractional shares of the Company common stock that would otherwise be issued to a holder of Airobotics ordinary shares as part of the Merger Consideration will be rounded up to the nearest whole share based on the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to such holder of Airobotics ordinary shares.

Each of the Company, Merger Sub, and Airobotics has provided customary representations, warranties and covenants in the AIRO Agreement. The completion of the AIRO Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including (a) the requisite regulatory approvals being obtained; (b) the absence of any applicable order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) in effect which prohibits the consummation of the AIRO Merger; (c) the absence of any law of any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the consummation of the AIRO Merger; and (d) Airobotics obtaining the requisite stockholder approval. The AIRO Agreement contains customary termination rights for both the Company and Airobotics. Both the Company and Airobotics have the right to terminate the AIRO Agreement if the closing of the AIRO Merger does not occur on or before February 15, 2023.

The AIRO Merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

The components of intangible assets, all of which are finite lived, were as follows:

Amortization expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 were $904,051 and $662,622, respectively. Amortization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 were $2,726,295 and $682,239, respectively. 

We recognized losses on intellectual property amounting to $11,095 and $70,895 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

On March 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement to acquire the assets of Ardenna, Inc., a leading provider of image processing and machine learning software solutions for rail infrastructure monitoring and inspections. The consideration for the acquisition was $900,000 in cash and 780,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Ardenna Consideration Shares”). In connection of the acquisition, the parties entered into a Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, which required the Company to file a resale registration statement covering the resale of the Ardenna Consideration Shares no later than ninety (90) days after the closing date and restricted the holder from transferring the Ardenna Consideration Shares for 180 days from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions. On April 5, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized developed technology in the amount of $6,843,600. The Company filed the registration statement Form S-3 on July 1, 2022, and it was declared effective on July 15, 2022.

On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into the asset purchase agreement with Field of View LLC, a North Dakota limited liability company. The total purchase consideration consisted of $250,000 of cash payable in monthly instalments over twelve months, and $75,520 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 16,000 shares (“FOV Consideration Shares”). The asset purchase agreement restricts the holder from transferring the FOV Consideration Shares for 180 days from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions.

The Company acquired computer and research and development equipment amounting to $18,506 and intangibles for developed technology for $307,014. As of September 30, 2022, the equity was issued in full and cash paid amounted to $41,667 the balance payable of $208,333 being accounted for as accrued purchase consideration included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities payable over twelve months

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years for the intangible assets currently being amortized is as follows:

On October 5, 2021, Ondas Holdings irrevocably subscribed and agreed to purchase 3,141,098 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of Dynam.AI, Inc. (“Dynam”), a tech-enabled services provider for critical or complex artificial intelligence and machine learning projects, par value $0.00001 for the aggregate price of $500,000 representing subscription price of $0.15918 per share by way of a non-brokered private placement for approximately 11% ownership in Dynam. In addition to the equity investment, Ondas Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, American Robotics, entered into a development, services and marketing agreement with Dynam on October 1, 2021. The agreement allows American Robotics to expand and enhance its IP library and analytics capabilities with artificial intelligence using physics-based algorithms and allows Dynam to further the development of Vizlab™, Dynam’s proprietary AI/ML platform, an advanced developer toolkit for data scientists.

On July 15, 2022, Ondas Holdings irrevocably subscribed and agreed to purchase 3,357,958 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock of Dynam for the aggregate price of $1,000,000 representing a subscription price of $0.2978 per share by way of a non-brokered private placement for approximately 8% ownership in Dynam. This brings Ondas Holdings investment in Dynam to 6,499,056 shares or approximately 19% ownership.

This long-term equity investment consists of an equity investment in a private company through preferred shares, which are not considered in-substance common stock, that is accounted for at cost, with adjustments for observable changes in prices or impairments, and is classified as long-term equity investment on our consolidated balance sheets with adjustments recognized in other (expense) income, net on our consolidated statements of operations. The Company has determined that the equity investment does not have a readily determinable fair value and elected the measurement alternative. Therefore, the equity investment’s carrying amount will be adjusted to fair value at the time of the next observable price change for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer or when an impairment is recognized. Each reporting period, the Company performs a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether the investment is impaired. The assessment includes a review of recent operating results and trends, recent sales/acquisitions of the investee securities, and other publicly available data. If the investment is impaired, the Company writes it down to its estimated fair value. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the long-term equity investment had a carrying value of $1,500,000. 

Our CEO Eric Brock is a director of Dynam.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

Steward Capital Holdings LP

On March 9, 2018, we entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Agreement”) with Steward Capital Holdings LP (the “Steward Capital”) wherein Steward Capital made available to us a loan in the aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 (the “Loan”). On March 9, 2018, the Company and Steward Capital, pursuant to the Agreement, entered into a Secured Term Promissory Note for $5,000,000, having a maturity date of September 9, 2019 (“Tranche A”). The Note bore interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) 11.25% or (b) 11.25% plus the Prime Rate, less 3.25%. The Agreement also included payments of $25,000 in loan commitment fees and $100,000, one percent (1%) of the funding in loan facility charges. The loan commitment fees and $50,000 in loan facility charges associated with Tranche A were recorded as debt discount and amortized over the life of the Loan. There was also an end of term charge of $250,000. The end of term charge was being recorded as accreted costs over the term of the Loan. The Note was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

On October 9, 2018, the Company and Steward Capital, pursuant to the Agreement, entered into a second Secured Term Promissory Note for $5,000,000 having a maturity date of April 9, 2020 (the “Second Note”) to complete the Agreement for $10,000,000. The Second Note bore interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) 11.25% or (b) 11.25% plus the Prime Rate, less 3.25%. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company was required to pay a $50,000 loan facility charge.

On June 18, 2019, the Company and Steward Capital entered into a letter of agreement to amend the Agreement (the “First Amendment”) to (i) extend and amend the maturity date, as defined in Section 1.1 of the Agreement, to read in its entirety “means September 9, 2020” (the “Maturity Date”); (ii) waive the repayment requirement to Steward Capital under Section 2.3 of the Agreement, in connection with the then proposed public offering of the Company as described in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, originally filed on April 12, 2019, and (iii) waive the restriction by Steward Capital on the prepayment of Indebtedness under Section 7.4 of the Agreement. In connection with the waivers, extension and amendment, the Company agreed to pay to Steward Capital, upon the earlier of (a) the completion of the public offering as set forth in Section 2.3 of the Agreement and (b) ten (10) days following the Company’s receipt of Steward’s written demand therefor, a fee equal to three percent (3%) of the current outstanding principal balance of the Loan (as defined in the Agreement), neither of which have occurred at the time of this filing. The Company concluded that the modifications created by the First Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring. As the difference between the effective interest rate method and the straight-line method was deemed immaterial, the Company continued to amortize the deferred loan costs using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the Loan.

On October 28, 2019, the Company and Steward Capital entered into a letter of agreement to amend the Agreement, as amended (the “Second Amendment”) wherein the parties agreed to (i) extend and amend the due date for all accrued and unpaid interest starting September 2, 2019 to the Maturity Date and (ii) extend and amend the due date for the 3% fee payable to Steward Capital in connection with the First Amendment and waiver dated June 2019 to be payable on the Maturity Date. In connection with the extensions and amendments, the Company issued Steward Capital 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $300,000 on December 15, 2019. The value was recorded as debt discount and amortized over the life of the Loan. The Company concluded that the modifications created by the Second Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring. As the difference between the effective interest rate method and the straight-line method was deemed immaterial, the Company continued to amortize the deferred loan costs using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the Loan.

The Agreement also contained covenants which included certain restrictions with respect to subsequent indebtedness, liens, loans and investments, asset sales and share repurchases and other restricted payments, subject to certain exceptions. The Agreement also contained financial reporting obligations. An event of default under the Agreement included, but was not limited to, breach of covenants, insolvency, and occurrence of any default under any agreement or obligation of the Company. In addition, the Agreement contained a customary material adverse effect clause which stated that in the event of a material adverse effect, an event of default would occur, and the lender had the option to accelerate and demand payment of all or any part of the loan. A material adverse effect was defined in the Agreement as a material change in our business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition or a material impairment of its ability to perform all obligations under its Agreement.

 On September 4, 2020, the Company and Steward Capital entered into the Second Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to (i) extend the Maturity Date to September 9, 2021 (the “Extended Maturity Date”) and agree to convert all accrued interest into the note, resulting in a new principal balance of $11,254,236, (ii) make all accrued and unpaid interest from September 9, 2020 through the date of maturity due on the Extended Maturity Date, (iii) on or before October 1, 2020, Company were to issue 40,000 shares of Company’s stock to Steward valued at $9.75 per share, or total of $390,000 (issued on September 30, 2020) and (iv) make the fee of 3% of the outstanding principal balance of the loan, or $300,000 (as defined in the First Amendment) due at the updated maturity date of September 9, 2021. The Company concluded that the modifications created by the Second Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring.

On April 14, 2021, the Company requested Steward Capital’s waiver of Section 7 (Covenants of Borrower), in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics, Inc (“American Robotics”). In connection with the waiver, the Company agreed to, upon consummation of the proposed acquisition, pay Steward Capital an additional $280,000, and upon the consummation of the proposed acquisition, Steward and the Company would amend the Agreement to modify the defined term “collateral” to include the intellectual property of American Robotics; however, the Company made a final payment to Steward Capital before closing of the acquisition.

On June 25, 2021, the Company made a final payment of $7,044,750 to Steward Capital, applying $6,574,278 to principal, $404,729 in interest and other fees, and $65,743 in early payment penalties. The agreement was terminated on July 1, 2021.

Convertible Promissory Notes

On September 14, 2017, the Company and an individual entered into a convertible promissory note with unilateral conversion preferences by the individual (the “Convertible Promissory Note”). On July 11, 2018, the Company’s Board approved certain changes to the Convertible Promissory Note wherein the conversion feature was changed from unilateral to mutual between the individual and the Company. 

The Company may at any time on or after a qualified public offering convert any unpaid repayment at the IPO conversion price. The conversion price is the lesser of the (i) price per share of Common Stock sold in the Qualified Public Offering, discounted by 20%, and (ii) the price per share of Common Stock based on a pre-money Company valuation of $50 million on a Fully Diluted Basis.

On both September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the total outstanding balance of the Convertible Promissory Note was $300,000. The maturity date of the Convertible Promissory Note is based on the payment of 0.6% of quarterly gross revenue until 1.5 times the amount of the Convertible Promissory Note is paid. Accrued interest on September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, was $38,481 and $40,152, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $3,750 and $11,250, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $11,250 and $33,750, respectively.

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On May 4, 2020, the Company applied for a loan pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), as administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The loan, in the principal amount of $666,091 (the “PPP Loan”), was disbursed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Lender”) on May 6, 2020, pursuant to a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement (the “Note and Agreement”).

The program was later amended by the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 whereby debtors were granted a minimum maturity date of the five-year anniversary of the funding date and a deferral of ten months from the end of the covered period. The PPP Loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), were to commence after the sixteen-month anniversary of the funding date. The Company did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the PPP Loan, nor did the Company pay any facility charge to obtain the PPP Loan. The Note and Agreement provided for customary events of default, including those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company could prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

All or a portion of the PPP Loan could be forgiven by the SBA upon application to the Lender by the Company within 10 months after the last day of the covered period. The Lender would have 90 days to review borrower’s forgiveness application and the SBA had an additional 60 days to review the Lender’s decision as to whether the borrower’s loan could be forgiven. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness was available for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered rent payments, and covered utilities, and certain covered mortgage interest payments during the twenty-four-week period beginning on the date of the first disbursement of the PPP Loan. For purposes of the CARES Act, payroll costs excluded compensation of an individual employee earning more than $100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 40% of the forgiven amount could be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness was reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually were reduced by more than 25%. On May 4, 2021, the Company submitted an application to the lender with supporting detail requesting forgiveness of the loan. On May 26, 2021, the Company received full forgiveness for both the principal and accrued interest, which was included in other income on the Company’s accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Common Stock

On September 30, 2022, the Company had 116,666,667 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”), authorized for issuance, of which 42,682,335 shares of our Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

Preferred Stock

At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001, authorized, of which 5,000,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”) and 5,000,000 shares are non-designated (“blank check”) shares. As of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company had no preferred stock outstanding.

The Company evaluated its Series A Preferred to determine if those instruments or embedded components of those instruments qualify as derivatives to be accounted for separately. The Preferred Shares include an embedded contingent automatic conversion option which is bifurcated from the Preferred Shares and recorded separately as a derivative liability, creating a discount to the Preferred Shares. The fair value of the embedded derivative is recorded as a liability and marked-to-market each balance sheet date, with the change in fair value recorded as other income (expense) in the Company’s accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The discount arising from the identification of the embedded conversion feature will not be accreted or amortized as the Series A Preferred has been classified in equity.

Form S-3

2021 Public Offering

The Underwriters agreed to purchase the 2021 Firm Shares from the Company with the option to purchase the 2021 Option Shares at a price of $6.51 per share. The 2021 Shares were offered, issued, and sold pursuant to the Form S-3 and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC under the Securities Act..

The Underwriting Agreement included customary representations, warranties, and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the 2021 Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement and were subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

The table below details the net proceeds of the 2021 Public Offering.

The Company will use the net proceeds of the 2021 Public Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which includes further technology development, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the Ondas Holdings business.

ATM Offering

On March 22, 2022, the Company, entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Oppenheimer. (the “Sales Agent”). Pursuant to the terms of the ATM Agreement, the Company may offer and sell (the “ATM Offering”) from time to time through the Sales Agent, as the Company’s sales agent, up to $50 million of shares Common Stock, (the “ATM Shares”). Sales of the ATM Shares, if any, may be made in sales deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Sales Agent is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of ATM Shares, but will act as a sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations and the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, on mutually agreed terms between the Sales Agent and the Company. The Sales Agent will receive from the Company a commission of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of ATM Shares by the Sales Agent pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Net proceeds from the sale of the ATM Shares will be used for general corporate purposes.

On October 26, 2022, Ondas entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated March 22, 2022 (“Amendment No. 1”), the Sales Agent. Amendment No. 1 provides for the reduction of the aggregate offering price from up to $50 million to up to $40 million of shares of Common Stock. 

The offering of ATM Shares pursuant to the ATM Agreement will terminate upon the earliest of (i) the sale of all ATM Shares subject to the ATM Agreement, and (ii) the termination of the ATM Agreement pursuant to its terms.

The ATM Shares are issued pursuant to the Form S-3 and the prospectus supplement thereto dated March 22, 2022.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2022 the Company sold 852,679 ATM Shares through the Sales Agent at an average price of $7.29 with the net proceeds of $6.03 million. In connection with the sale of these ATM Shares, the compensation paid by the Company to the Sales Agent was $225,091.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2022 the Company sold 11,995 ATM Shares through the Sales Agent at an average price of $5.62 with the net proceeds of $65 thousand. In connection with the sale of these ATM Shares, the compensation paid by the Company to the Sales Agent was $2,025.

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

We use the Black-Scholes-Merton option model (the “Black-Scholes Model”) to determine the fair value of warrants to purchase Common Stock of the Company. The Black-Scholes Model is an acceptable model in accordance with U.S GAAP. The Black-Scholes Model requires the use of a number of assumptions including volatility of the stock price, the weighted average risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average term of the warrant.

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates on zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity period is appropriate for the term of the warrants. Estimated volatility is a measure of the amount by which our stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected life of the award. Our estimated volatility is an average of the historical volatility of peer entities whose stock prices were publicly available over a period equal to the expected life of the awards. We used the historical volatility of peer entities due to the lack of sufficient historical data of our stock price.

As of September 30, 2022, we had warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 1,993,741 shares of Common Stock with a weighted average contractual remaining life of approximately 4 years, and a weighted average exercise price of $7.72 per share. 1,451,718 warrants expired in the month of September 2022. No new warrants were issued or exercised in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Equity Incentive Plan

In 2018, our stockholders adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) pursuant to which 3,333,334 shares of our Common Stock has been reserved for issuance to employees, including officers, directors and consultants. The 2018 Plan shall be administered by the Board, provided however, that the Board may delegate such administration to the compensation committee (the “Committee”). Subject to the provisions of the 2018 Plan, the Board and/or the Committee shall have authority to grant, in its discretion, incentive stock options, or non-statutory options, stock awards or restricted stock purchase offers (“Equity Awards”).

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on November 5, 2021, stockholders of the Company approved, among other matters, the Ondas Holdings Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Compensation Committee of the Board of the Company adopted the Plan on September 30, 2021, subject to stockholder approval. The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Company to attract, retain, reward, and motivate eligible individuals by providing them with an opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company and to incentivize them to expend maximum efforts for the growth and success of the Company, so as to strengthen the mutuality of the interests between the eligible individuals and the shareholders of the Company. The Plan provides for the issuance of awards including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance awards. The Plan provides for a reserve of 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

Stock Options to Purchase Common Stock

On August 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 86,500 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain employees. The stock options vest over a four-year period and are contingent on ongoing employment. They are included in compensation expenses.

On May 9, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 216,500 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain employees. The stock options vest over a four-year period and are contingent on ongoing employment. They are included in compensation expenses.

On March 18, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 135,000 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain employees. The stock options vest over a four-year period and are contingent on ongoing employment. They are included in compensation expenses.

On March 18, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 65,000 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain non-employees. The stock options vest on December 31, 2022. They are included in compensation expenses.

On March 18, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 210,000 performance-based stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to two non-employees that are subject to the attainment of pre-established performance conditions in the year ending December 31, 2022. The actual number of shares subject to the award is determined at the end of the performance period and may range from zero to 100% of the target shares granted depending upon the terms of the award. Compensation expenses related to these awards is recognized when the performance conditions are satisfied.

On February 7, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 1,248,000 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain employees. The stock options vest over a two-year period and are contingent on ongoing employment. They are included in compensation expenses.

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Model are set forth in the table below.

A summary of our Option activity and related information follows:

At September 30, 2022, total unrecognized estimated compensation expense related to non-vested options issued prior to that date was $3,025,086 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.99 years. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, $446,151 and $536,797, respectively, was recorded in stock-based compensation in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, $1,313,182 and $824,315, respectively, was recorded in stock-based compensation in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Restricted Stock Units

On May 9, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of 13,900 restricted stock units to three employees. The restricted stock units vest in two successive equal annual installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first anniversary of the award date and are contingent on continuing employment. The compensation expense recognized in the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022, in respect of these restricted stock units was $10,125 and $15,848, and as of September 30, 2022, the unrecognized compensation expense was $64,515.

On March 22, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of 14,800 restricted stock units to an employee. The restricted stock units vest in four successive equal annual installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first anniversary of the award date and are contingent on continuing employment. The compensation expense recognized in the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022, in respect of these restricted stock units was $6,701 and $13,984, and as of September 30, 2022 the unrecognized compensation expense was $92,428.

On November 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved the grants of 6,362 restricted stock units for each of Ondas’ directors (Messrs. Cohen, Reisfield, Silverman, Seidl, Bushey and Sood). Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. These restricted stock units vest in four successive equal quarterly installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first day of the next calendar quarter, provided that such director is a director of the Company on the applicable vesting dates. The compensation expense recognized in the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022 in respect of these restricted stock units was $90,150 and $271,276, and as of September 30, 2022 the unrecognized compensation expense was $91,349.

The Company recognizes restricted stock unit expense over the period of vesting or period that services will be provided. Compensation associated with shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued to consultants and other non-employees is recognized over the expected service period beginning on the measurement date, which is generally the time the Company and the service provider enter into a commitment whereby the Company agrees to grant shares in exchange for the services to be provided.

The following is a summary of restricted stock unit activity for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022:

Development contract

On August 29, 2022, the Company entered into a contract requiring 24 monthly payments, of which the first twelve months are noncancelable, to receive both 1) development services related to the advancement of a “detect and avoid” solution for the Scout System™, and 2) a long-term license for use of the developed technology. As of September 30, 2022, future payments due within the next twelve months related to noncancelable commitments under this contract are $4,995,833.

Legal Proceedings

We may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. There are no such loss contingencies that are included in the financial statements as of September 30, 2022.

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which discrete financial information is available and is regularly reviewed by the CODM in making decisions regarding resource allocation and performance assessment. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company determined it has two reportable segments: Ondas Networks and American Robotics as the CODM reviews financial information for these two businesses separately The Company has no inter-segment sales.  Our segment structure presented below represents a change from the prior year for the inclusion of our American Robotics segment, which the Company acquired on August 5, 2021. The following table presents segment information for three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022: