The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to March 31, 2022 and through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and filed with the SEC.

Rights Agreement

On April 7, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted an NOL rights plan in the form of a Section 382 Rights Agreement (“Rights Agreement”) to preserve and protect the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and other tax assets. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $164 million of NOLs available to offset future federal taxable income.

Under the Rights Agreement, the Board declared a non-taxable dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock of the Company. The rights will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires 4.99% or more of Navidea common stock. Existing shareholders that beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of Navidea common stock are “grandfathered in” at their current ownership level and the rights then become exercisable if any of those stockholders acquire an additional 0.5% or more of Navidea common stock. If the rights become exercisable, all holders of rights, other than the person or group triggering the rights, will be entitled to purchase Navidea common stock at a 50 percent discount or the Company may exchange each right held by such holders for five shares of common stock. Rights held by the person or group triggering the rights will become void and will not be exercisable. The Board has the discretion to exempt any person or group from the provisions of the Rights Agreement.

The rights issued under the Rights Agreement will expire on the earliest of (i) April 6, 2025; (ii) the effective date of the repeal of Section 382 or any successor statute if the Board determines in its sole discretion that the Rights Agreement is no longer necessary or desirable for the preservation of NOLs or other tax benefits; (iii) the first day of a taxable year of the Company to which the Board determines in its sole discretion that no NOLs or other Tax Benefits may be carried forward; or (iv) the day following the certification of the voting results of the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders if at or before such annual meeting a proposal to approve the Rights Agreement has not been approved by stockholders, unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, or upon the occurrence of certain transactions.

Stock Exchange and Loan Agreement

On April 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with John K. Scott, Jr., pursuant to which Mr. Scott agreed to make a loan to the Company in the principal amount of up to $2.5 million, of which $1.5 million was funded on the closing date. The outstanding balance of the loan, which is evidenced by a Bridge Note, will bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, with payments of interest only to be made monthly over a period of two years. All outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Bridge Note is due and payable on the second anniversary of the Purchase Agreement. The Company’s obligations under the Bridge Note are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets and personal property pursuant to a Security Agreement.

As consideration and a partial inducement for Mr. Scott to make the loan, at the closing, Mr. Scott agreed to deliver 50,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock, representing 100% of the outstanding Series E Preferred Stock, to the Company in exchange for the Company’s issuance of 1,740 shares of Series F Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series F Preferred Stock”) and 3,260 shares of Series G Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred Stock”). The number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue to the Investor upon conversion of the Series F Preferred stock may not exceed that number of shares that would result in Mr. Scott owning more than 33.33% of the Company’s then outstanding shares of Common Stock unless the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue more than the 33.33% cap. The closing of the loan and stock exchange took place on April 12, 2022.

In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Mr. Scott, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC to register the resale of the shares issuable to Mr. Scott upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock.