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Also says "common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock" So maybe this is about shares conversion?
by jngreenlee 9y ago
Also says "common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock"
So maybe this is about shares conversion?
- leroy_masochist 9y agoIt's likely an artifact of the nitty-gritty details of SpaceX's corporate structure; usually when you see something like this, it's reflective of a clause in their corporate charter saying something along lines of, "from now on, all additional equity stock issued for fundraising purposes will be in the form of a warrant that will convert to common once the preferred holders are able to cash out." - fmr investment banker
- pdshrader 9y agoPrivate venture-backed companies sell stock in the form of "preferred stock", which comes with certain rights like liquidation preferences (they get their money back first) and protective provisions (i.e. "SpaceX can't do Y without getting our permission first"). Preferred stock is "convertible" into common stock because, upon an IPO or other exit, it's generally desirable for those early investor special rights to go away, as they won't make sense anymore. Liquidation preferences would be obsolete, and the veto rights in protective provisions don't usually belong in a public company. - Source: venture lawyer, but not your lawyer