Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

At-the-Market Offering

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At-the-Market Offering
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Market Offering Sales Agreement [Table Text Block]

17. At-the Market Offering

On November 9, 2018, the Company entered into an At the Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley FBR, Inc., (the “Sales Agent”) to sell common shares, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “ATM Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $16 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market” equity offering program (the “ATM Offering”). The sales of the ATM shares may be made in negotiated transactions or other transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the ATM shares under the Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend sales of the ATM shares.

The Company has agreed to pay the Sales Agent commissions for their services in acting as agent in the sale of ATM shares, and the Company has agreed to pay $35,000 to the Sales Agents for their out-of-pocket legal fees incurred in connection with the ATM Offering. The Sales Agent is entitled to compensation at a commission rate up to 7% of the gross proceeds from the sale of ATM shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement contains representations and warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this type. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Sales Agent against certain liabilities on customary terms, subject to limitations on such arrangements imposed by applicable law and regulation.

No shares were sold under the Sales Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2018; 4,354,773 shares were sold under the Sales Agreement in 2019.